How many episodes are in Anime AzurLane: Slow Ahead!?

Anime AzurLane: Slow Ahead! has 12 episodes in this listed season.

When does Anime AzurLane: Slow Ahead! premiere?

Anime AzurLane: Slow Ahead! premieres on 2026-07-05.

Is Anime AzurLane: Slow Ahead! a new series?

Anime AzurLane: Slow Ahead! is a returning series (Season 2).

Anime AzurLane: Slow Ahead!(2021)

Also known as Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! • Azur Lane: Bisoku Zenshin! • Azur Lane – Powoli przed siebie!

Archived · Tokyo MX

7.012 eps

S02

ComedyAnimeScience FictionAnimation

ON AIR: JUL 5Season 2Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Anime AzurLane: Slow Ahead! turns everyday mix-ups into bright, silly comedy, with short episodes built around quirky personalities and cheerful plans that go sideways. The chibi-style character designs match the playful scale of the trouble: misunderstandings, harmless mischief, and small rivalries rather than serious danger. Each installment tells its own little story, keeping the pace easy and the gags self-contained.

Girls from rival factions share classrooms and neighboring lives at the naval port, giving their friendships room to grow out of ordinary encounters. Rivalries soften into affection, while crushes and close pairings bring a gentle romantic flavor to the ensemble. The warmth carries through the mishaps, with the girls’ fondness for one another as much a part of the comedy as their competing quirks.

Best for

cozy school comedy, gentle romantic comedy and Comedy

Story lane

Comedy and Anime

Commitment

Season 2 · 12 episodes

Where

Tokyo MX

Official Premise

This is a slightly peculiar world where the shipgirls live in. A lively and enjoyable school life for girls from different factions will begin at the naval port of Azur Lane. Living out their lives to the fullest, these girls get into various shenanigans--slowly but surely!

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Strongest Match

The cheerful school comedy in Anime AzurLane: Slow Ahead! makes room for playful rivalries that turn into affection, and Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games has that same easygoing fun. Its classmates trade polished manners for loud, competitive game matches, with a budding romance keeping the teasing warm.

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Why this pick

The quick, affectionate gags in Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! suit the cheerful everyday mischief of Anime AzurLane: Slow Ahead!. Cartoonish characters turn petty rivalries and small mishaps into easy laughs, though this comedy leans more on workplace bickering than school friendships.

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