It is safe to say that 2019 has been a really good year for anime. With a standout winter season that featured the return of Mob Psycho 100 and the debut of The Promised Neverland anime, a great spring with Demon slayer, One Punch man season 2, Attack on Titan Season 3 part 2, Fruits Basket, Bungou Stray Dogs 3rd Season and shows like Fire Force, Dr Stone,Vinland Saga and everyone’s favorite Demon Slayer airing right now, the year as a whole has been a true joy for anime fans.

The Fall 2019 anime season is set to continue this awesome trend and its jam packed with major titles like My Hero Academia, Food Wars, and the return of Psycho Pass. With summer continuations like Vinland Saga and Dr. Stone fleshing out this fall’s catalog, it’s looking to be a fantastic season for anime fans

So, let’s get into it!

MY HERO ACADEMIA (SEASON 4)

Premiering October 12th

Arguably the most highly anticipated release of the fall season, My Hero Academia season 4. The fourth season of Boku no hero Academia came quicker than we expected considering the third season only wrapped up during summer of 2018. As expected, the anime, picks up directly where season 3 left off, with Izuku and other members of Class 1-A looking to pick up hero studies work. Guided by Mirio Togota, one of UA High School’s big three and a character you will absolutely adore (take it from a manga reader) Midoriya pursues a hero studies internship under Nighteye, All Might’s former sidekick. A great season also needs a great villain and this time around we have a really vicious one —Overhaul, who is arguably the most brutal and grotesque villain Izuku has ever faced. With a terrifying quirk and a cruel personality Overhaul will be a great antagonist.

FOOD WARS! THE FOURTH PLATE

Premiering in October





In this season Soma and the rebels will continue taking on the Elite Ten Council let by Erina’s father. The visuals, animation , action, fan service and overall feeling of the show makes it one of this season's best anime to watch!Food wars has masterfully managed to create an ecchi shounen masterpiece that is revolved around cooking battles. Yeah for those who haven’t watched the show, you read it correctly, cooking battles or shoukogeki as the show calls them and they are damn entertaining, I will leave you with that, go watch it!

PSYCHO-PASS 3

Premiering in October

Psycho-Pass has been off the air since its second season aired in 2014, but the cyberpunk series is finally back for a third. The second season received mixed reviews; a fact largely attributed to season 1 writer Gen Urobuchi’s departure as the main writer of the series. For this exact reason Psycho Pass 3 is an unknown quantity. Let’s hope it takes after the fantastic first season and converts all doubters to loyal fans once more. If you like a show with dark tone, great animation and ethical dilemmas, give it a shot!

BEASTARS

Premiering in October in Japan – Rest of the world when Netflix releases it

Mark my words, Beastars will be a weird unique but certainly a quality show! Some people are going to absolute love it and for some others it simply won’t be their cup of tea. So, what’s the show about, I hear you asking?

Regoshi the shows protagonist is a wolf and member of Cherryton Academy’s drama club. The young wolf is extremely sensitive and has a heart of gold, however he cannot express himself. You see in his world there is clear distinction between carnivores and herbivores which has a huge societal impact on both species. The show, if it does justice to the manga, has a lot to give, with absolutely lovable and complex characters thought provoking social and racial messages and a fantastic story with twists and turns that you will enjoy!

BABYLON

Premiering in October

The show is based off the novel series written by Mado Nozaki; Babylon digs into a case of illegal clinical research. Zen Seizaki, a public prosecutor at Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, is investigating a drug company that seems to be tied to illegal research. During his investigation, he comes across a conspiracy involving a major election in an autonomous “new zone” located in western Tokyo. Babylon is basically a psychological thriller with a huge conspiracy in it and because of the lack of such works in anime, if you like this genre you should be extremely excited about it!

PET

Premiering in October

Pet takes place in a world in which some people have the ability to dive into a human brain and control others’ memories. The potential of said power is strong enough that it is able to destroy people's minds. These people or as they are called by society “Pets” are frequently leveraged in the illegal world to cover the memories of witnesses or assassinate targets. However, “Pets” must also learn to protect themselves from their own power, which threatens to corrupt their own soul. The information we have about this show is limited however it has a unique and extremely captivating style that made me immediately interested in this show.

DR STONE

Currently Airing and thankfully it will continue in the Fall as well

Dr. Stone will continue airing into the fall and thus we will continue following Senku’s amazing science journey into the “Stone World”.The series takes place over 3,000 years after everyone in the world was mysteriously turned to stone, preserving their lives as millennia crept by. Senku, a genius, is un-petrified and sets out on a mission to release humanity from the stone and restore civilization through science. With Senku as the protagonist and an incredible supporting cast, Dr Stone is the science anime we never we needed, but now that we got it we can’t get enough of it.

If you havent yet just go and watch it!

VINLAND SAGA

Currently Airing and thankfully it will continue in the Fall as well

Vinland Saga is one of those shows. One of those masterpieces, that when you watch them you know you are experiencing something special, something extraordinary. The only work that Vinland Saga can be compared to is Berserk but at the same time they are extremely different. Like Berserk Vinland Saga is a legendary manga, with a vast world, full of cruelty and war. Unlike Berserk the anime adaptation has done it justice, capturing the essence and feel of the manga combined with jaw dropping animation that makes this show an instant classic. This Viking tale about revenge and transformation will take you from a little peaceful village in Iceland to the heart of the brutal Viking-English war, in a dark but accurate portrayal of war and what it does to people. Unlike most shows the characters could be actual people, with true transformations, hidden motives and complex stories that make them relatable and multi layered.

Anime fans should be excited about quality shows us like this and we can’t wait for more!

FIRE FORCE

Currently Airing

Fire Force is, for the most part, what it says on the tin. The series is about a group of firefighters, with one catch: the fire’s they’re fighting are actually humans turned into fire monsters and another catch, our fire fighters have fire powers of their own allowing them to go toe to toe with those monsters. The show is phenomenal with great animation, a good plot and really likeable characters. Especially the shows protagonist Sinra is a shonen protagonist done right. He – as expected- is loud and wants to be a hero but he backs it up, he is driven by grief and a promise to the one’s he lost and his way of trying to keep that promise is endearing and doesn’t seem forced like in some other shows...looking at you Asta.

Sword art Online Alicization

Premiering October 13th

I couldn’t make Fall 2019 anime guide without mentioning Sword Art Online Alicization. The franchise is extremely popular and Alicization is one of its best seasons. It’s the same SAO that most people love or hate, but better.The story will continue where it left off after Kirito’s fight with the Administrator and with the powers of Darkness waiting for a chance to attack. The show ended in a cliffhanger so we must wait and see what they have in store for us!

Nanatsu no Taizai: Kamigami no Gekirin

Premiering in October 9th

Nanatsu no Taizai Kamigami no Gekirin is the third television anime adaptation of the manga series of the same name. The third season will be produced by Studio DEEN instead of A-1 Pictures, which produced the first two seasons. Wrath of the Gods will air in Japan during Fall 2019. Wrath of The Gods will be labeled as "Season 4" by Netflix. This shonen is extremely popular and for good reason. It hasn’t reinvented the wheel but it has followed the shonen formula perfectly, making it a show with likeable characters, well executed fights and those damn shonen hyfie moments that we all love. The show will continue where it left of with Meliodas and the Sins fighting his demon brethren!

Kabukichou Sherlock

Premiering in October 12th

Shinjuku ward east side... The center of the street with most chaos, There's a Kabukicho with full of neon lights. When the light is stronger, the shadow is deeper. The story begins when certain bizarre murder happens one night! Suspense? Or Comedy? Drama that cannot identify begin. From the title alone this mystery anime that doesn’t take itself to seriously, will have its own version of a Japanese Sherlock Holmes and many interesting mysteries for him to solve. This show has great potential and if mystery anime are your thing you should for sure give it a go!

No Guns Life

Premiering in October 11th

Ex-soldier Juuzou Inui has one question—who turned him into a cyborg and erased his memories? After the war, cyborg soldiers known as the Extended were discharged. Juzo Inui is one of them, a man whose body was transformed, his head replaced with a giant gun! With no memory of his previous life—or who replaced his head and why—Inui now scratches out a living in the dark streets of the city as a Resolver, taking on cases involving the Extended. When a fellow Extended showed up in Inui's office—on the run from the Security Bureau with a kidnapped child in tow and asking for help—Inui should have just thrown the guy out. But Inui's loyalty to a brother Extended makes him take the job. Keeping the child safe won't be easy, since everyone seems to want to grab him, from street punks to the megacorporation Berühren, who have sent out a special agent that knows exactly how to deal with the Extended.

This over the top violent short show will certainly be a good one!

Ahiru no Sora

Premiering in October 2nd

We couldn’t finish this list without a sports anime. It has been a long time since we have got a good one, with Megalo Box being a hybrid sports anime and with Haikyuu and Kuroko no Basket having stopped airing for what seems like an eternity. Ahiru no Sora is a more realistic sports anime and I personally am really excited about it!

A stout, weak, yet highly passionate Sora Kurumatani enters Kuzuryuu High School with hopes that he'll fulfill his mother's wishes to dominate his first high school tournament. However, the basketball club—turned den for delinquents—does anything but play basketball! Its club members, Momoharu Hanazono, a skilled blocker who can do power jumps but is horrible at shooting, and his twin brother Chiaki, a talented point guard, has also lost interest in the sport. With just one game overwhelmed with adrenaline rush and excitement, and Sora's pure love for the game, the youth's burning out spirit for basketball rekindles.