Top 5 Anime You Need to Watch in 2022 (Most Anticipated)

Can't believe it, 2021 is coming to an end and 2022 is coming. 

Throughout 2021, anime fans have been spoiled with various exciting anime, such as Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia Season 5, and many more.

Apparently, 2022 will also be filled with epic anime. 2021 has not ended, many anime studios have announced the release of cool anime in 2022. 

Of course, this makes anime fans can't wait to enter 2022.

Well, of the many anime that will be released in 2022, here are the five most awaited anime releases. Curious what anime?

1. Chainsaw Man

Produced by up-and-coming animation studio MAPPA, Chainsaw Man focuses on a man named Denji. Denji actually has a simple dream, where he just wants to spend his time with the girl he likes.

However, Denji is unable to do so because he is forced to work for the yakuza to pay off all his debts. When his contract runs out, Denji must be killed. 

However, Denji unexpectedly revived with the power of a chainsaw demon.

Now, with the ability to turn his body parts into chainsaws, Denji joins the Public Security Bureau to achieve his simple dream. MAPPA has not announced a release date for this anime. 

It is estimated that Chainsaw Man will premiere in the fall of 2022.

2. Uzumaki

After a long wait, Junji Ito's best horror story finally gets an anime adaptation. 

Produced by Production I.G, this anime was originally slated to be released in 2021. 

However, due to several reasons, the anime's release was pushed back to October 2022.

Uzumaki itself tells the story of a small town called Kurouzu-cho which is terrorized by a spiral shape. 

Mysteriously, the townspeople suddenly become obsessed with spirals and the obsession proves to be deadly. 

The anime focuses on Kirie Goshima and his girlfriend, Suichi Saito, who are trying to escape the city.

3. Spy x Family

An adaptation of the manga of the same name by Tatsuya Endo, Spy x Family tells the story of Twilight, a professional spy who never fails in his duties. 

One day, Twilight gets an unexpected mission, where he is assigned to get married and have a child.

Twilight is tasked with having a wife and a child to infiltrate an elite private school. 

Another unexpected thing happened after it was revealed that his wife was a murderer and his adopted son was an esper.

Until now, Wit Studio and CloverWorks have not announced the release date of this anime. 

Even so, this anime is scheduled to air in 2022.

4. Blue Lock

Blue Lock is probably the most awaited anime by sports anime fans. 

Raising the theme of soccer, this anime tells about the Japanese soccer team who experienced a slump after losing heavily at the 2018 World Cup. 

Not only were they humiliated, they also had to lose their best striker.

To find a new striker, the coach of the Japanese national team, Jinpachi Ego, finally proposed to hold a talent search event called Blue Lock. 

This event brought together 300 young strikers from all over Japan to compete against each other. 

Whoever wins the competition will be selected as the new striker for the Japanese national team.

Just like Spy x Family, the anime produced by this 8-Bit studio does not yet have an official release date. 

Even so, this anime is planned to air in 2022.

5. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie

The film is a prequel to the most popular anime of 2021, Jujutsu Kaisen. 

This film focuses on Yuta Okkotsu who has a supernatural disorder. 

After her childhood friend, Rika, dies in an accident, Rika turns into a Cursed Spirit and continues to cling to Yuta.

After learning about Yuta's case, Satoru Gojo invites Yuta to join Jujutsu High School. 

There, Yuta meets Maki Zenin, Toge Inumaki, and Panda. 

The plan, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie will be released on December 24 in Japan. 

Meanwhile, the film will be released internationally in early 2022.

Judging from the anime that will be released in 2022, it seems that next year will be filled with exciting anime that should not be missed. 

So, what anime are you most anticipated in 2022?