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The leaves are changing colors and the weather is cooling down. You can smell it in the air. It’s fall. And you know what the means? New anime.




This month a slew of new shows are debuting. Here’s a massive list of what is coming out so you can figure out what you want to watch. There are over seventy shows in the list below. Seventy!

Update - October 10 5:40am: Several shows updated with places to watch.

Age 12: A Little Heart-Pounding 2nd Cour (12-sai: Chicchana Mune no Tokimeki)

Studio: Oriental Light and Magic Genre: Coming of Age, School, Romance, Shojo Premiere Date: October 3 Where to Watch: No simulcast announced What It’s About in One Sentence: A young girl makes the transition from child to adult.


Ajin 2nd Cour

Studio: Polygon Pictures Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller Premiere Date: October 7 Where to Watch: No simulcast announced What It’s About in One Sentence: The continuation of an anime about a high school student who discovers he is an “ajin,” a race of immortals that are not human and are hunted for scientific testing.

All Out!!

Studio: TMS Entertainment X Madhouse Genre: School, Sports Premiere Date: October 6 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation (dub) What It’s About in One Sentence: A student joins his school’s rugby team and learns the meaning of teamwork and giving it his all.


Ao Oni The Animation

Studio: Studio Deen Genre: Comedy, Horror, Parody, Short Anime Premiere Date: October 2 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: Students visit a mansion haunted by a blue ghost and try to figure out how to escape.


Anime De Training! Ex (Ani Tore!!XX)

Studio: Rising Force Genre: Comedy, Idol, Music Premiere Date: October 12 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: A group of idols returns to do exercise and lower their BMI.


BUBUKI/BURANKI The Gentle Giants of the Galaxy (BBK/BRNK: Hoshi no Kyojin)



Studio: Sanzigen Genre: Action, Robot, Sci-Fi Premiere Date: October 1 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, AnimeLab (AUS/NZ) What It’s About in One Sentence: BBK/BRNK returns for a second season, following the continuing adventures of Azuma as he wields weapons and robots in his fight.


Crane Game Girls Galaxy!

Studio: Mille*Mille Works Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Short Anime Premiere Date: October 5 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: Another season of the anime that follows idols who work at an arcade and help save the Earth from extinction.


Bloodivores

Studio: Creators in Pack with Namu Animation Genre: Action, Drama Premiere Date: October 1 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: After a half-human/half-vampire woman is arrested, she begins to unravel a mystery that dates back 60 years to when the vampires were first created.


Brave Witches

Studio: Silver Link. Genre: Action, Magical Girl, Military Premiere Date: October 5 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: It’s an alternate universe version of World War II in which anime girls engage in aerial combat.


Bungo Stray Dogs

Studio: Bones Genre: Mystery, Supernatural Premiere Date: October 5 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: The second half of an anime about an orphan who joins a supernatural detective agency.


Cardfight Vanguard G Next

Studio: TMS Entertainment Genre: Card Battle, School Premiere Date: October 2 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Daisuki What It’s About in One Sentence: The latest season in the long-running card battle anime Cardfight.


Cheating Craft

Studio: Blade Genre: Action, Battle, School Premiere Date: October 5 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: In a world where exams are everything, those who study and those who cheat battle to pass their tests.


Classica Loid

Studio: Sunrise Genre: Comedy, Music Premiere Date: October 8 Where to Watch: The Anime Network, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Viewster, AnimeLab (AUS/NZ) What It’s About in One Sentence: Classical composers with names like “Beethoven” and “Mozart” show up in modern Japan, wielding special powers and wearing funny clothes.


Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters

Studio: Toei Animation Genre: Action, Battle, Shonen Premiere Date: October 1 Where to Watch: No simulcast announced What It’s About in One Sentence: Think Digimon, but with smartphone-style app monsters called, wait for it, Appmon.


Dream Festival!

Studio: BN Pictures Genre: Idol, Music Premiere Date: September 23 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: A high school student joins a boy band talent agency, hoping to make his debut dreams real.


Drifters

Studio: Hood Drifters Studio Genre: Action, Fantasy, History, Samurai Premiere Date: October 7 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation (dub) What It’s About in One Sentence: Samurai warriors find themselves sent into other worlds where they must fight to the death.


Flip Flappers

Studio: Studio 3Hz Genre: Battle, Fantasy, School, Sci-Fi Premiere Date: October 6 Where to Watch: The Anime Network, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Viewster, AnimeLab (AUS/NZ) What It’s About in One Sentence: Two girls have adventures into another world, searching for a wish-granting crystal and battling foes.


Gakuen Handsome

Studio: Team YokkyuFuman Genre: Comedy, Parody, School Premiere Date: October 3 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: The lives of very handsome students at a very elite all boys’ school.


Gi(a)rlish Number (Girlish Number)

Studio: Diomedea Genre: Idol, Slice of Life Premiere Date: October 6 Where to Watch: The Anime Network, Hulu, AnimeLab (AUS/NZ) What It’s About in One Sentence: A university student tries to make her anime voice actress dreams real.


Glass Mask 3D



Studio: DLE Genre: Comedy, School, Short Anime Premiere Date: October 3 Where to Watch: No simulcast announced What It’s About in One Sentence: To mark the 40th anniversary of classic shojo manga about stage actresses, Glass Mask is getting a short-form version with 3D animation and characters reimagined as high schoolers.


The Great Passage

Studio: Zexcs Genre: Drama, Slice of Life Premiere Date: October 13 Where to Watch: Amazon Prime (UK) What It’s About in One Sentence: Putting together a dictionary is no easy task, so a publishing company enlists the linguistic skills of a socially awkward man to pull it off.


Hagane Orchestra

Studio: Fanworks Genre: Comedy, Ecchi, Military, Short Anime Premiere Date: October 9 Where to Watch: No simulcast announced What It’s About in One Sentence: Anime girls duke it out in a smartphone game.

Haikyuu!!: Karasuno Koukou vs Shiratorizawa Gakuen Koukou

Studio: Production I.G Genre: School, Shonen, Sports, Slice of Life Premiere Date: October 7 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: The third season of the Haikyuu volleyball anime.


Hey Bot!

Studio: BN Pictures Genre: Children’s, Gag, Robot Premiere Date: September 17 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: By putting special screws in their heads, VocabBots hope to tell some funny jokes and win comedy battles.


Idol Memories

Studio: Seven Arcs Pictures Genre: Comedy, Idol, Music, Sci-Fi, School Premiere Date: October 2 Where to Watch: No simulcast announced What It’s About in One Sentence: Young girls compete in a virtual reality idol league.


Izetta: The Last Witch

Studio: Ajia-do Animation Works Genre: Ecchi, Magical Girl, Military Premiere Date: October 1 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation (dub) What It’s About in One Sentence: Taking place in an alternate universe, Izetta imagines what would happen if a country’s last line of defense was a young witch.


Kaiju Girls ~Ultra Monster Anthropomorphic Project~

Studio: Studio Puyukai Genre: Comedy, Kaiju, Parody, Short Form Premiere Date: September 27 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: Short anime in which famous Ultraman kaiju are portrayed as cute anime girls.


Studio: XEBEC Genre: Ecchi, Comedy, Sports Premiere Date: October 6 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation (dub) What It’s About in One Sentence: Here’s an anime about women who battle each other with their butts.


Kiss Him, Not Me (Watashi ga Motete Dousunda)

Studio: Brain’s Base Genre: Comedy, School, Shojo Premiere Date: October 6 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation (dub) What It’s About in One Sentence: After an overweight girl becomes thin, she suddenly finds herself besieged with guys, but would rather they get with each other and not with her.


Kiitaro’s Yokai Picture Diary (Kiitarou Shounen no Youkai Enikki)

Studio: Creators in Pack Genre: Comedy, Supernatural Premiere Date: October 5 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: The adventures of a young boy who meets lots of spooky yokai.


Koneko no Chi Ponponra Daiboken (Chi’s Sweet Home 3D)

Studio: Marza Animation Planet Genre: Comedy Premiere Date: October 2 Where to Watch: Amazon Prime (US) What It’s About in One Sentence: This anime, which gets its first 3D CG adaptation, follows the adventures of a cat and her loving family.


Long Riders!

Studio: Actas Inc Genre: Slice of Life, Sports Premiere Date: October 8 Where to Watch: Daisuki What It’s About in One Sentence: A non-athletic young woman totally gets into cycling.


Lostorage incited WIXOSS

Studio: J.C. Staff Genre: Card Battle, School Premiere Date: September 30 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: The fate of two girls hinges on decisive card battles.


Luger Code 1951

Studio: Studio Deen Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Military, Shonen, Supernatural, Thriller Premiere Date: October 22 Where to Watch: No simulcast announced What It’s About in One Sentence: To crack encrypted werewolf code, a codebreaker realizes that the only way he can figure it out: Capture a werewolf.


Mahou Shoujo Nante Mou Ii Desu Kara.

Studio: Pine Jam Genre: Comedy, Magical Girl, Short Form Premiere Date: October 5 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: The second season about a magical girl who isn’t so sure she wants to be a magical girl.


Magical Girl Raising Project

Studio: Lerche Genre: Action, Fantasy, Magical Girl Premiere Date: October 1 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: A smartphone app turns young girls into magical girls, who must fight to survive after it’s announced the number of magical girls will be cut in half.


Magic of Stella

Studio: Silver Link Genre: Comedy, School, Slice of Life Premiere Date: October 3 Where to Watch: Daisuki What It’s About in One Sentence: A girl joins her school’s indie game club, making new friends and new games.


Magic-kyun Renaissance

Studio: Sunrise Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Romance, School Premiere Date: October 2 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: At a private school for magic-wiedling artists, a school girl organizes the upcoming cultural arts festival with a bevy of beautiful boys.


March Comes in Like a Lion

Studio: Shaft Genre: Drama, Slice of Life Premiere Date: October 8 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Daisuki What It’s About in One Sentence: The friendship between a depressed 17-year-old pro Japanese chess prodigy and a neighborhood family.


Matoi the Sacred Slayer

Studio: White Fox Genre: Battle, Comedy, Magical Girl, Slice of Life Premiere Date: October 4 Where to Watch: The Anime Network, Hulu, AnimeLab (AUS/NZ) What It’s About in One Sentence: A junior high school student learns that she’s actually a magical girl.


Miss Bernard Said (Bernard-jou Iwaku)

Studio: Creators in Pack Genre: Comedy, School, Slice of Life Premiere Date: October 6 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: A schoolgirl wants to be well-read but doesn’t want to actually read books.


Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans)

Studio: Sunrise/MBS Genre: Action, Mecha, Military, Sci-Fi Premiere Date: October 2 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Daisuki, Hulu, AnimeLab (AUS/NZ) What It’s About in One Sentence: The second season of a Gundam anime that follows a group of child soldiers who are assigned to protect a Martian princess who plans to secure her nation’s independence from Earth after an intergalactic war.


Monster Hunter Stories Ride On

Studio: David Production Genre: Adventure, Fantasy Premiere Date: October 2 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: A young boy aims to be the best monster-rider there has ever been.


Mysterious Joker (Kaito Joker) Season 4

Studio: Shin-ei Animation Genre: Comedy, Mystery Premiere Date: October 3 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: The fourth season of this anime continues to follow a thief who can steal anything in the world, almost like magic.


My Wife is the Student Council President! Plus! (Okusama ga Seitokaichou!+!)

Studio: Seven Genre: Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, School Premiere Date: October 13 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: This is the second season about academic life, school politics, and married life.


Nanbaka



Studio: Satelight Genre: Comedy, Parody Premiere Date: October 4 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation (dub) What It’s About in One Sentence: Four colorful characters are locked up in a high security prison manned by equally colorful guards.


Natsume’s Book of Friends Season Five (Natsume Yujin-cho Go)

[Image via Official Twitter

Studio: Shuka Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life, Supernatural Premiere Date: October 4 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: The latest entry in the anime about a young man who is able to see yokai and has a book of yokai friends (and enemies) his grandmother gave him.


Nazotokine

Studio: Tengu Kobou Genre: Mystery, Puzzle, Short anime Premiere Date: October 5 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: A young advertising employee is cleaning a meeting room when she’s surrounded by a light and unable to leave until she solves a puzzle.


Neko no Dayan Fushigi Gekijyou

[Image via Facebook

Studio: Kachidoki Studio Genre: Children’s, Short form Premiere Date: October 1 Where to Watch: No simulcast announced What It’s About in One Sentence: Amusing playhouse scenes with Dayan the Cat and other animals.


Ninja Girl & Samurai Master (Nobunaga no Shinobi)



Studio: TMS Entertainment Genre: Comedy, History Premiere Date: October 4 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: A ninja girl goes to see one of Japan’s most famous samurai, Oda Nobunaga.


Studio: Shirogumi Genre: Comedy, Short Form Premiere Date: September 27 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: Aliens that look like box-shaped cats get into all sorts of adventures on the planet Earth.


Occultic; Nine

Studio: A-1 Pictures Genre: Ecchi, Horror, Mystery, School, Sci-Fi, Supernatural Premiere Date: October 8 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Daisuki, AnimeLab (AUS/NZ) What It’s About in One Sentence: The stories of nine individuals are linked through their interaction on an occult-themed blog.


Pepepepen-giin (Pepepen Diet Member)

Studio: DLE Genre: Comedy, Politics Premiere Date: October 2 Where to Watch: No simulcast announced What It’s About in One Sentence: Pepepepen-giin is a politician who is only able to say “pepe,” but that doesn’t stop his fellow Diet members from speaking their minds.


PJ Berri no Mogumogu Munyamunya

Studio: Doga Kobo Genre: Comedy, Short Anime Premiere Date: August 18 Where to Watch: No simulcast announced What It’s About in One Sentence: The world of PaRappa the Rapper returns in super short anime form.


Pokémon Sun and Moon

Studio: JR Kikaku Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Gag Premiere Date: November Where to Watch: No simulcast announced What It’s About in One Sentence: Ash goes to school in the latest Pokémon anime series.


Rainy Cocoa in in Hawaii (Ame-iro Cocoa in Hawaii)

Studio: EMT Squared Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Shojo Premiere Date: October 2 Where to Watch: No simulcast announced What It’s About in One Sentence: The Rainy Color cafe might open a new branch...in Hawaii.


Sengokuchojyu

Studio: ILCA Genre: History Premiere Date: October 8 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: Short-form anime that recount stories of samurai and various creatures.


Scorching Ping Pong Girls (Shakunetsu no Takkyu Musume)

Studio: Kinema Citrus Genre: Comedy, School, Sports Premiere Date: October 4 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: This anime follows the lives of girls on their school’s ping pong team.


Show by Rock!!#

Studio: Bones Genre: Comedy, Music Premiere Date: October 2 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation (dub) What It’s About in One Sentence: The latest season about a rock group with a cat girl, a bunny girl, and a sheep girl.


Soul Buster

Studio: Studio Pierrot Genre: Action, Fantasy Premiere Date: October 4 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: A high school student who hates studying ancient Chinese history finds himself wrapped up in it.


Sound! Euphonium 2

Studio: Kyoto Animation Genre: Comedy, Drama, School, Slice of Life, Music Premiere Date: October 5 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: Sound! Euphonium returns for a second season, with the girls in the school orchestra practicing as hard as ever.


Teekyu Season 8

Studio: Millepensee Genre: Sports, Comedy, Slice of Life Premier Date: October 5 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: This is the 8th season of a short-form anime about the wacky lives of the girls in a high school tennis club.


Tama and Friends: Uchi no Tama Shirimasenka?

Studio: Kachista Studio Genre: Comedy Premiere Date: October 1 Where to Watch: No simulcast announced What It’s About in One Sentence: This anime follows the cute adventures of cats and dogs.


Tiger Mask W

Studio: Toei Animation Genre: Sports, Wrestling Premiere Date: October 1 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: The latest entry in the long-running Tiger Mask series features two wrestlers with the Tiger Mask persona, one of whom is the antagonist.


Time Bokan 24

Studio: Tatsunoko Production Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Shonen Premiere Date: October 1 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: An updating of the classic anime series Time Bokan, in which adventurers time travel in bug-shaped vehicles.


Touken Ranbu Hanamaru

Studio: Doga Kobo Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, History Premiere Date: October 2 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Daisuki, Funimation (dub) What It’s About in One Sentence: Set in 2205, the anime follows samurai swords that come to life as dreamy dudes to protect history from those who want to rewrite it.


To Be Hero

Studio: Studio.Lan! Genre: Action, Comedy Premiere Date: October 5 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: A single father must save the universe after getting sucked down a toilet.


Trickster

Studio: TMS Entertainment Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Shonen Premiere Date: October 3 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation (dub) What It’s About in One Sentence: Set in the year 203X, this anime follows a young kid who cannot die and his interaction with a group of boy detectives as they take on criminal masterminds.


Udon no Kuni no Kin-iro Kemari (Poco’s Udon World)

Studio: Liden Films Genre: Fantasy, Food, Seinen, Slice of Life Premiere Date: October 8 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll What It’s About in One Sentence: A web designer quits his Tokyo job to live in Kagawa Prefecture, famous for its udon, to look after a little boy with a secret.


Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love Legend Star

Studio: A-1 Pictures Genre: Idol, Music Premiere Date: October 1 Where to Watch: The Anime Network, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Viewster What It’s About in One Sentence: This is the fourth season of an anime based on a dating sim where a group of young men are in a school training to be idols.


ViVid Strike

Studio: Seven Arcs Pictures Genre: Action, Fighting, Sports Premiere Date: October 1 Where to Watch: Amazon Prime (UK) What It’s About in One Sentence: The story of two girls who grow up in an orphanage together, but find that their lives take different turns, only to bring them back together.


Studio: A-1 Pictures Genre: Comedy, School, Slice of Life Premiere Date: October 1 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Daisuki What It’s About in One Sentence: After his father’s company goes under, a high school student gets a job at a diner to help cover his own expenses.


Yuri on Ice!!!

Studio: MAPPA Genre: Sports Premiere Date: October 3 Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Funimation (dub) What It’s About in One Sentence: A Japanese figure skater named Yuri returns to the scene after a massive defeat, returns to compete against a Russian rival also named Yuri.




