The streaming service Crunchyroll today announced two new simulcast licenses for the summer 2026 season. We summarize the details.
Two new licenses
The new simulcast titles include the anime adaptation of »Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games«which starts on July 7, 2026 in the original Japanese audio with German subtitles.
In addition, the fantasy series »The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System« From July 2, 2026, it will be shown on Japanese television for six months at a time (two courses) and on Crunchyroll in this country.
Further details on today’s new announcements can be found below. By clicking on the respective title you can go directly to more information and brief contents.
New simulcasts:
»The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System«
»The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System« runs from that July 2, 2026 for six months at a time Crunchyroll with subtitles in simulcast.
Action:
After a divine ritual, the young Elymas is given the supposedly useless class of Heavy Knight and is then cast out from his family.
But thanks to memories from a previous life, he knows that this class is actually one of the strongest of all – and sets out to conquer the world on his own terms.
»Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games«
»Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games« is from July 7, 2026 in the original sound with subtitles Crunchyroll seen in simulcast.
Action:
Aya attends an exclusive girls’ school and admires her elegant classmate Shirayui. When she discovers that her idol is secretly a passionate and extremely ambitious gamer, a friendship develops between the two, which is put to the test through exciting duels in fighting games.
© Eri Ejima, KADOKAWA / Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games Production Committee