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Written by Hayley Samulski, Staff Writer
October is here, and the fall 2026 season is in full swing. This season’s lineup is packed with highly anticipated new seasons of Black Clover and The Apothecary Diaries, plus the final episodes of Bleach. Also catch the premieres of brand-new series, including Firefly Wedding, Overgeared, and The Vermilion Mask.
Read on for a look at some of the best anime coming this Fall!Â
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity
Series Synopsis: When a new enemy appears, Substitute Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki jumps back into the battlefield with his Zanpakuto to help those in need.
Studio: Studio Pierrot
Platform: Hulu/Disney+
Airtime: 8:30 a.m. PT / 11:30 a.m. ET Ep 49 Sub- October 19th, Dub- November 23rd, Ep 50 Sub- October 26th, Dub- Nov 30th
What to Expect: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War adapts the final arc of Tite Kubo’s Bleach manga series, with the final episodes officially marking the end of Bleach. Part 2, titled The Separation, ended in September 2023, and Part 3, titled The Conflict, ended in December 2024. The final episodes of the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity anime are set to air in just a few weeks. Creator Tite Kubo and Studio Pierrot added extensive anime-original content, expanding scenes from the manga and introducing new lore beyond the original manga.Â
The Apothecary Diaries Season 3
Season Synopsis: Maomao chases a new mystery, as whispers of famine and an immortal maiden lead her far beyond Li.
Studio: OLM
Platform: Crunchyroll
Airtime: Oct 2nd (Friday), Sub- 8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET Dub-TBA
What to Expect: Season 3 follows Maomao, who has returned to the pleasure district to work as a pharmacist. In the aftermath of the Shi Clan’s rebellion, things have finally settled down until breakfast at the Verdigris House pulls Maomao into a new investigation.Â
Black Clover Season 2
Season Synopsis: Asta and the Magic Knights raid the Spade Kingdom to save their captains from the Dark Triad.
Studio: Studio Pierrot
Platform: Crunchyroll
Airtime: Oct 3rd (Saturday), Sub- 8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET Dub- TBA
What to Expect: Black Clover returns to adapt the Spade Kingdom Arc after a five-year hiatus. Asta and the remaining Magic Knights join forces and invade the Spade Kingdom to stop the Dark Triad, who captured Captain Yami Sukehiro and Captain William Vangeance.Â
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus
Series Synopsis: Goku’s peaceful life ends when Beerus, the God of Destruction, awakens to battle Earth’s strongest warriors!
Studio: Toei Animation
Platform: Crunchyroll/Hulu, Disney+ (UK), HBO Max, Netflix
Airtime: October 11th, October 14th, October 16th, October 17thÂ
Sub- 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET Dub-TBA
What to Expect: Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is a remastered, recut version of the first part of the continued Dragon Ball Super anime. It covers the God of Destruction Beerus, Golden Frieza, and Universe 6 Sagas.Â
Aoashi Season 2
Season Synopsis: Aoi Ashito is now on the elite A team, but he’s quickly overwhelmed by his harsh new reality.
Studio: TMS Entertainment
Platform: CrunchyrollÂ
Airtime: October 4th (Sunday), Sub- 2:00 a.m. PT / 5:00 a.m. ET Dub- TBA
What To Expect: The season is set up as 24 episodes across two cours. Season 2 returns with a new creative direction. TMS Entertainment, the studio responsible for Dr. Stone, Fruits Basket, D.Gray-man, Sakamoto Days, and more, is taking over from Production I.G.; the series is also getting a new director, Kazuki Yokoyama. Artist 10-FEET is confirmed for the opening, while Ai Higuchi covers the ending. Season 2 follows Ashito’s fight to climb the academy’s ranks in the J-League.
Ranma 1/2 Season 3
Series Synopsis: Martial artist Ranma Saotome (who turns into a girl when splashed with cold water) and his fiery arranged fiancée Akane Tendo navigate more chaotic martial arts rivalries, unwanted suitors, and cursed transformations.
Studio: MAPPA
Platform: Netflix
Airtime: October 3rd
What to Expect: Ranma 1/2 Season 3 continues the manga remake, cutting anime-only content from the 1989 series. The show will continue its 12-episode season format and will focus on the evolving relationships between Ranma and Akane, with rivalries involving Ryoga, Mousse, Shampoo, and Ukyo escalating.Â
Tokyo Revengers Season 4
Season Synopsis: Picking up right after the Tenjiku conflict, Takemichi and Mikey decide to dissolve the Tokyo Manji Gang (Toman) at the height of their power.
Studio: LIDENFILMS
Platform: Disney+
Airtime: October 2nd (Friday) Sub- 7:30 a.m. PT / 10:30 a.m. ET Dub- TBA
What to Expect: Tokyo Revengers Season 4: War of the Three Titans Arc follows Takemichi, who ends up caught between three ruthless factions (Kanto Manji Gang, Rokuhara Tandai, and Brahman) as they rise up to fight for control over Tokyo. Takemichi leaps back into time to try and save Mikey from joining Bonten. The opening song is “IGNITE” by JO1and the ending is “Trickster” by go!go!vanillas.
The Vermilion Mask
Series Synopsis: The mask brings calamity. The mask revels in slaughter. The mask has a will of its own. The mask made Peru kill his master and friends. He won’t rest until every last one is destroyed.Â
Studio: 100Studio
Platform: Crunchyroll
Airtime: October 10th (Saturday) Sub- 2:30 a.m. PT / 5:30 PM ET Dub- TBA
What to Expect: Pelle, a student of legendary mask maker Gaston Roux, possesses the ability to craft masks that give their wearers unique powers. Controlled by the “Mask of the Warrior God,” Peru unintentionally kills his friends and even his own master. Vowing to atone for his sins, Peru sets out on a mission to destroy all of Gaston’s masks that are spread around the world. Tetsuaki Watanabe (Blue Lock) is set to direct the anime, with character designs by Hisashi Tojima (MASHLE: Magic and Muscles) and music by Alisa Okehazama (The Apothecary Diaries).
Firefly Wedding
Series Synopsis: Dying noblewoman Satoko Kirigaya proposes marriage to her kidnapper, only to spark his dangerous obsession.
Studio: david production
Platform: Crunchyroll
Airtime: October 9th (Friday) Sub- 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET Dub- TBA
What to Expect: Satoko Kirigaya is a noblewoman who has everything she could ever want, everything except time. With only a short time left to live, she’s determined to marry well and make her father proud. When a ruthless assassin, Shinpei Goto, kidnaps her, she makes a desperate offer of marriage to save her own life. Accepting her offer, Shinpei becomes dangerously obsessed with her, vowing a promise of “till death” seriously.Â
Dreamland
Series Synopsis: Terrence finds himself in the world of Dreamland, a place where dreams and nightmares bring all-new possibilities.
Studio: Ellipse Animation, La Chouette Compagnie
Platform: Crunchyroll
Airtime: October 17th (Saturday) Sub- TBAÂ Dub- TBA
What to Expect: Dreamland is a comic book adaptation by French artist Reno Lemaire. The story follows TerÂrence a teenage boy who isolates himself from the world after his mothÂer dies in a fire. Every night he’s plagued by nightmares and his extreme fear of fire as he’s forced to relive her death. Until one night he decides to confront his fear and awakens as a TravÂelÂer. Travelers are a dreamÂers able to explore DreamÂland, the dimenÂsion born from dreams and nightmares. Season 1 is set to air with a total of 10 episodes and is directed by Juan Pablo Machado.Â
If you still want more anime to add to your watchlist, then be sure to check out Crunchyroll’s Fall 2026 Lineup. Let us know what your top picks are going to be for this season!
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