Fall 2026 anime: new releases, premiere dates and returning seasons

The fall 2026 anime season opens with an unusual mix of eagerly awaited returns and new adaptations. Franchises such as The Apothecary Diaries, Black Clover, Ranma 1/2 and Tokyo Revengers are back; Dragon Ball returns to Japanese television; and series such as Firefly Wedding, PSYREN and the new version of Magic Knight Rayearth make their debut.

This guide isn't a list of everything on air, and it isn't a ranking. It's a selection of 13 titles whose premiere dates are confirmed by official sources, in date order, with their studio, the work they're based on and where to watch them when the platform has announced it.

What the fall 2026 anime season brings

In Japan, the fall season covers the series that start airing around October and run until December. In 2026, most premieres fall between 2 and 11 October, although some series arrived early on streaming at the end of September. Some seasons are split into two parts: The Apothecary Diaries, for example, airs its first half now and holds the second until April 2027.

For this selection we've separated three things that often get mixed up: new series (a first anime adaptation or a new version of a work), new seasons of existing series and continuations that began before the fall. The first two are the focus of this guide; continuations are only mentioned for reference.

We've left out titles whose date or platform hadn't been confirmed by an official source in early October, and series that were postponed.

New anime premiering in fall 2026

Five series that debut as anime this season, or that arrive with a completely new adaptation.

Overgeared

• Premiere: 27 September on Prime Video Japan (as an early release) and 2 October on Japanese television (TOKYO MX and BS11).
• Studio: J.C.STAFF, directed by Ayako Kōno.
• Based on: the Korean web novel by Saenal, published on KakaoPage and also adapted as a webtoon.
• Where to watch: Crunchyroll has been streaming it since 27 September, with a Castilian Spanish dub among other languages.

Shin Youngwoo is an unlucky player in Satisfy, a virtual reality game, until he finds a book holding the knowledge of a legendary blacksmith. From then on, his character, Grid, starts crafting items nobody else can make.

Why keep it on your radar: it's one of the best-known Korean webtoon adaptations reaching anime this year, and it suits anyone who enjoys game-world stories and character progression.

Uncle's Obsession with Cute Things

• Premiere: 4 October on TOKYO MX, followed in the next few days by other Japanese channels.
• Studio: LIDEN FILMS, directed by Tomoe Makino.
• Based on: the manga by Tsutomu (Japanese title: Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki).
• Where to watch: Crunchyroll has announced it for Europe, the Americas, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the CIS and the Indian subcontinent.

Oji is a 42-year-old man who is serious, capable and respected at work. What nobody knows is that he can't resist anything adorable, and his daily life revolves around hiding it.

Why keep it on your radar: it's the lightest comedy in this selection, with episodes you can watch without knowing anything beforehand.

PSYREN

• Premiere: 5 October on TOKYO MX and other Japanese channels.
• Studio: Satelight, directed by Katsumi Ono.
• Based on: the manga by Toshiaki Iwashiro published in Weekly Shōnen Jump, which ended in 2010.
• Where to watch: in July, Crunchyroll announced it will stream the series worldwide except Japan and China. In its 15 September schedule it was still listed as "coming soon", and as of 3 October it hadn't published a specific streaming date.

Ageha Yoshina, a high school student, finds a red telephone card that pulls him into Psyren, a dangerous game whose participants end up in a devastated world. To survive, he'll have to develop psychic powers and find out what's going on.

Why keep it on your radar: the manga ended more than fifteen years ago and an adaptation was a long-standing request from readers; in AnimeJapan's 2024 poll of the manga people most wanted to see as anime, it placed in the top ten.

Magic Knight Rayearth

• Premiere: 7 October on TV Asahi.
• Studio: E&H production, directed by Yui Miura.
• Based on: the manga by CLAMP published in Nakayoshi magazine in the 1990s.
• Where to watch: Crunchyroll has been streaming it since 7 October, with a Castilian Spanish dub among other languages.

Three middle school girls who don't know each other, Hikaru, Umi and Fuu, are transported to Cephiro, a magical world, to become magic knights and rescue Princess Emeraude.

Why keep it on your radar: it's a new adaptation of the manga, around three decades after the original 1994 anime. It works both for those who remember it and for anyone discovering a CLAMP fantasy classic, with no need to have seen the earlier version.

Firefly Wedding

• Premiere: 9 October on Fuji TV, in the noitaminA slot.
• Studio: David Production, directed by Takahiro Kamei.
• Based on: the manga by Oreco Tachibana published by Shogakukan (Japanese title: Hotaru no Yomeiri).
• Where to watch: Crunchyroll has announced it for Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, Oceania, the CIS and the Indian subcontinent, with a Castilian Spanish dub among other languages.

In Meiji-era Japan, Satoko Kirigaya, the daughter of an earl, knows her health is fragile and only hopes to marry for the good of her family. Her life changes when she crosses paths with Shinpei Gotō, a hired assassin, and makes him an unexpected proposal.

Why keep it on your radar: it's the darkest romance of the season, with a historical setting, and it airs in a Fuji TV slot known for series aimed at an adult audience.

Big returns and new seasons

Eight series coming back this season. To avoid spoiling anything for those who haven't seen them yet, we only describe each one's starting point.

The Apothecary Diaries, season 3

• Premiere: 2 October on Nippon TV.
• Studio: OLM.
• Based on: the light novels by Natsu Hyūga (Japanese title: Kusuriya no Hitorigoto).
• Format: a season split into two parts; the second premieres in April 2027.
• Where to watch: Crunchyroll has been streaming it since 2 October, with a Castilian Spanish dub among other languages.

Maomao, a young apothecary working at the imperial court, is back solving cases through poisons, medicines and details everyone else misses.

Why keep it on your radar: it's one of the season's most notable returns. The franchise also has an original film opening in Japanese cinemas in December 2026.

Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans

• Premiere: 2 October on MBS, TBS and CBC, in the late-night slot.
• Studio: LIDEN FILMS.
• Based on: the manga by Ken Wakui.
• Where to watch: according to the official Japanese announcement, Disney+ holds worldwide exclusive subscription streaming rights.

Takemichi Hanagaki keeps trying to change his friends' fate in a new stage of the story, centred on the clash between three major gangs.

Why keep it on your radar: it adapts the manga's final arcs, so it's the season for anyone already following the series.

Black Clover, season 2

• Premiere: 3 October on TV Tokyo.
• Studio: Pierrot, directed by Ayataka Tanemura.
• Based on: the manga by Yūki Tabata published in Weekly Shōnen Jump.
• Where to watch: Crunchyroll has been streaming it since 3 October, with a Castilian Spanish dub among other languages.

Asta, a boy with no magic in a world where everyone has it, and his rival Yuno return with the Magic Knights of the Clover Kingdom.

Why keep it on your radar: the TV series returns several years after its first run ended in 2021. It's the longest-running shōnen action series coming back in this selection.

Ranma 1/2, season 3

• Premiere: 3 October on Nippon TV, in the late-night slot.
• Studio: MAPPA, directed by Kōnosuke Uda.
• Based on: the manga by Rumiko Takahashi.
• Where to watch: Netflix, exclusively, right after the Japanese broadcast.

Ranma Saotome, a young martial artist who turns into a girl when splashed with cold water, is still tangled up in rivals, fiancées and absurd fights.

Why keep it on your radar: it's the third season of the new adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi's classic, with much of the original voice cast.

Aoashi, season 2

• Premiere: 4 October on NHK Educational (E-Tele).
• Studio: TMS Entertainment, directed by Kazuki Yokoyama. The first season was made by Production I.G.
• Based on: the manga by Yūgo Kobayashi.
• Where to watch: Crunchyroll has announced it for 4 October; the specific territories aren't listed in its general announcement.

Ashito Aoi, a boy from a town in Ehime with a special talent for reading the pitch, continues his training in the youth academy of a professional football club in Tokyo.

Why keep it on your radar: it's the football anime of the season, and it focuses on tactical learning rather than superpowers.

Blue Box, season 2

• Premiere: 4 October on TBS.
• Studio: Electric Circus, directed by Daisuke Sakō. The first season was made by Telecom Animation Film.
• Based on: the manga by Kōji Miura published in Weekly Shōnen Jump (Japanese title: Ao no Hako).
• Where to watch: Netflix premieres it on 4 October.

Taiki Inomata, a badminton player, and Chinatsu Kano, the star of the basketball team, keep training and dealing with their feelings as they chase their sporting goals.

Why keep it on your radar: it mixes school romance and sport, and it changes studio from the first season.

Dragon Ball Super: Beerus

• Premiere: 11 October on Fuji TV.
• Studio: Toei Animation.
• What it is: a reconstruction of Dragon Ball Super, based on Akira Toriyama's work, with new scenes, revisions to existing ones, all footage re-rendered and voices and sound recorded again.
• Where to watch: in Japan, Prime Video and U-NEXT offer it shortly after broadcast. According to Toei Animation and Crunchyroll's announcement, Crunchyroll streams it with subtitles from 11 October, simulcast with Japan, in Europe (including the UK and Ireland), the Middle East and Africa; the announcement doesn't name Spain specifically. In the United States it arrives on Netflix on 17 October.

The story begins when Beerus, the God of Destruction, wakes up from a long sleep and goes looking for the Saiyan who defeated Frieza.

Why keep it on your radar: it marks Dragon Ball's return to Japanese television. Outside Japan, the platform depends on the territory, so it's worth checking the catalogue in your country.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2

• Premiere: 20 October on Netflix, with all 10 episodes at once.
• Studio: Studio Trigger, together with CD PROJEKT RED, directed by Kai Ikarashi.
• Based on: the Cyberpunk universe; an original story for the series.
• Where to watch: Netflix.

A new crew of mercenaries tries to make its way in Night City. It's a standalone story with new characters, so you don't need to have seen the first season.

Why keep it on your radar: it's Netflix's big premiere of the season and the only series in this selection you can watch in one go from day one.

Fall 2026 anime premiere calendar

Japanese premiere dates, unless the platform states otherwise, in chronological order:

• 27 September: Overgeared (Prime Video Japan and Crunchyroll; on Japanese television, 2 October).
• 2 October: The Apothecary Diaries, season 3; Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans.
• 3 October: Black Clover, season 2; Ranma 1/2, season 3.
• 4 October: Uncle's Obsession with Cute Things; Aoashi, season 2; Blue Box, season 2.
• 5 October: PSYREN.
• 7 October: Magic Knight Rayearth.
• 9 October: Firefly Wedding.
• 11 October: Dragon Ball Super: Beerus.
• 20 October: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 (Netflix, all episodes).

Where to watch the fall 2026 anime

No platform has the whole season, and rights vary by country. This is what the platforms themselves or each series' official announcements had confirmed as of 3 October 2026:

• Crunchyroll: Overgeared, Uncle's Obsession with Cute Things, PSYREN, Magic Knight Rayearth, Firefly Wedding, The Apothecary Diaries, Black Clover and Aoashi. Its season schedule lists more than 40 series.
• Netflix: Ranma 1/2, Blue Box and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2.
• Disney+: Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans.
• Dragon Ball Super: Beerus: Crunchyroll in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (from 11 October) and Netflix in the United States (from 17 October), according to the official announcements; in Japan, Prime Video and U-NEXT.

According to Crunchyroll Spain's announcement, five of these series will get a Castilian Spanish dub during the season: Overgeared, Magic Knight Rayearth, Firefly Wedding, The Apothecary Diaries and Black Clover. Crunchyroll warns that dub dates may change and that the available languages vary by series and country.

Which anime to pick, depending on what you're in the mood for

There's no way to know yet which will turn out best, but we can say what kind of story each one offers:

• If you want shōnen action: Black Clover, PSYREN, Tokyo Revengers and Dragon Ball Super: Beerus.
• If you prefer fantasy and game worlds: Overgeared and Magic Knight Rayearth.
• If you're in the mood for romance: Firefly Wedding, with a darker tone, and Blue Box, a brighter one.
• If you like sport: Aoashi (football) and Blue Box (badminton and basketball).
• If mystery appeals to you: The Apothecary Diaries and PSYREN.
• If you want comedy: Uncle's Obsession with Cute Things and Ranma 1/2.
• If you're after science fiction for an adult audience: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2.
• For those already following the franchise: The Apothecary Diaries, Black Clover, Ranma 1/2, Aoashi, Blue Box and Tokyo Revengers pick up where their previous seasons left off.

Frequently asked questions

When does the fall 2026 anime season start?

Most series premiere in Japan between 2 and 11 October 2026, although some arrived early on streaming: Overgeared reached Crunchyroll on 27 September. The season airs until December.

Where can you watch them in Spain?

Crunchyroll has announced a Castilian Spanish dub for Overgeared, Magic Knight Rayearth, Firefly Wedding, The Apothecary Diaries and Black Clover. For the other series, check the Crunchyroll, Netflix or Disney+ catalogue from Spain, because availability varies by territory.

Are premiere dates the same outside Japan?

Not always. In this guide we give Japanese premiere dates; on streaming, episodes usually arrive the same day or a few hours later, but the local date may change because of the time zone. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is an exception: it's a Netflix series that premieres directly on the platform.

When does The Apothecary Diaries continue after the fall?

The third season is split into two parts. The first airs in fall 2026 and the second premieres in April 2027.

Can you watch Dragon Ball Super: Beerus outside Japan?

Yes, in part of the world. According to Toei Animation and Crunchyroll's announcement, Crunchyroll streams it from 11 October, with subtitles and simulcast with Japan, in Europe (including the UK and Ireland), the Middle East and Africa; the announcement doesn't name Spain specifically. In the United States, Netflix premieres it on 17 October. In Japan it airs on Fuji TV and is available on Prime Video and U-NEXT.