It’s that time of year again for a brand new season of anime to begin. Every new season brings with it a fresh, new bunch of anime titles for us otaku to consume. Some look great, some look bad and others have potential but could swing either way. That is what this list is for! These are the new anime coming out this season that I personally think have the potential to be great, or at least, a fun watch. Yes, I know that some of these titles have had their first episode released already (and not all of them I’ve watched), but it’s never too late for a listicle like this.
With all that said, here’s the list!
1. Black Clover – October 3rd
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Shounen
Studio: Studio Perriot
Based on: Manga by Yūki Tabata
Synopsis: Asta is a young boy who dreams of becoming the greatest mage in the kingdom. He only has one problem, he can’t use magic. Luckily for Asta, he receives the incredibly rare five-leaf clover grimoire that gives him the power of anti-magic. Even though he can’t use magic, he plans to become the Wizard King. – Anime News Network.
Stream On: Crunchyroll, Funmation and Hulu.
2. Jūni Taisen /Jūni Taisen: Zodiac War – October 3rd
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror
Studio: Graphinica
Based on: Light Novel by Nisio Isin
Synopsis: The 12th Twelve Tournament gets held every twelve years. Twelve brave, strange warriors who bear the names of the signs of the zodiac fight each other for the lives and souls.The victor of this tournament gets to have one wish granted, whatever the wish may be. – Anime News Network.
Stream On: Crunchyroll and Funmation.
3. Ousama Game: The Animation/King’s Game: The Animation – October 5th
Genre: Horror, Suspense, School
Studio: Seven
Based on: Cellphone Novel by Nobuaki Kanazawa
Synopsis: An entire high school class of 32 people receive a message on their cellphones from a person known only as the “King.” The messages contain orders that the students must obey, or they risk the punishment of death. With their lives on the line, the students soon find out that the orders are getting more and more extreme as time goes on. – Anime News Network.
Stream On: Crunchyroll and Funmation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V9sxB-xdm0
4. Just Because! – October 5th
Genre: Drama, School, Slice of Life
Studio: Pine Jam
Synopsis: The original anime Just Because! focuses on subtly portraying the feelings of a group of high school students nearing graduation. Near the end of second semester at third year, when students have very little time in high school left, and are just waiting for graduation, the appearance of a new transfer student begins to change what remains of their high school lives just as they were about to graduate. – Anime News Network.
Stream On: Anime Strike
5. Girl’s Last Tour – October 6th
Genre: Adventure, Military
Studio: White Fox
Based On: Manga by Tsukumizu.
Synopsis: Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they’re sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for. – Anime News Network.
Stream On: Anime Strike
6. Dies Irae – October 6th
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Psychological
Studio: AGGT
Based On: Visual Novel developed by Light.
Synopsis: On May 1, 1945 in Berlin, as the Red Army raises the Soviet flag over the Reichskanzlei, a group of Nazi officers conduct a ritual. For them, the slaughter in the city is nothing but the perfect ritual sacrifice in order to bring back the Order of the 13 Lances, a group of supermen whose coming would bring the world’s destruction. Years later, no one knows if this group of officers succeeded, or whether they lived or died. Few know of their existence, and even those who knew began to pass away as the decades passed. Now in December in the present day in Suwahara City, Ren Fujii spends his days at the hospital. Every night he sees the same dream: A guillotine. Murderers who hunt people, and the black clothed knights who pursue the murderers. He is desperate to return to his normal, everyday life, but even now he hears his friend Shirō’s words: “Everyone who remains in this city eventually loses their minds.” – Anime News Network.
Stream On: Crunchyroll and Funmation
7. Garo: Vanishing Line – October 6th
Genre: Action, Supernatural
Studio: Mappa
Synopsis: In prosperous Russell City, a conspiracy threatens to shake its world has been set in motion. A man named Sword is the first to hear the earliest stirrings of the plot, and throws himself into a shadow war in order to expose it. His only clue is the keyword “El Dorado.” He meets Sophie, a woman searching for her older brother who left her with only a message with the same word: “El Dorado.” With Sword having also lost his younger sister in the past, both are drawn together by the word, and work together to find out its meaning. – Anime News Network.
Stream On: Crunchyroll and Funmation
8. Mahoutsukai no Yome/The Ancient Magus’ Bride – October 7th
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Magic, Mystery, Supernatural
Studio: Wit Studio
Based On: Manga by Kore Yamazaki
Synopsis: Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise’s life will never be the same again. The man is a “magus,”a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice–and his bride! – Seven Seas Entertainment.
Stream On: Crunchyroll and Funmation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0k03OaDDfk
9. Code:Realize – Sousei no Himegimi/Code: Realize − Guardian of Rebirth – October 7th
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Steampunk
Studio: M.S.C
Based On: Visual Novel developed by Otomate
Synopsis: Restricted to an abandoned mansion on the outskirts of London in fulfillment of a promise to her father, lonely Cardia lives day to day isolated from the world. Her body carries a deadly poison that rots or melts anything her skin touches, prompting the locals to call her a “monster.” Her last conversation with her father two years ago, telling her to stay out of sight and never fall in love, is the furthest back she can remember. One day, her quiet solitude is interrupted as the Royal Guards break in to capture her. It is then that Cardia meets Arsène Lupin, a chivalrous thief, who helps her escape the soldiers’ clutches. She soon finds herself on a journey with Lupin to locate her father, who holds the answers to her mysterious condition. – Anime News Network.
Stream On: Crunchyroll and Funmation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK0jQYySj6k
10. Net-juu no Susume/Recovery of an MMO Junkie – October 9th
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Slice of Life
Studio: Signal.MD
Synopsis: Moriko Morioka is a 30-year-old single NEET woman. After dropping out from reality, she has taken off in search for a fulfilling life and ended up in a net game or “netoge.” In the netoge world, she began her new life as a refreshing and handsome character named Hayashi. While starting out as a beginner, a pretty character named Lily reached out to help her. Meanwhile, in the real world, awaits a shocking encounter with a good-looking elite company employee, a mysterious blue-eyed blonde. – My Anime List.
Stream On: Crunchyroll and Funmation
11. Evil or Live – October 10th
Genre: Drama, Psychological
Studio: Haoliners Animation League
Synopsis: In modern society, a new kind of “illness” is striking young boys and girls; loneliness, disbelief and outrage push this generation to get more and more attached to Internet and technology. The experts call it “Net Addiction.” To prevent that, a certain rehabilitation facility has been set up to “lead the youth back to the right path.” Enrolled to treat his addiction, Hibiki had no idea that this rehabilitation facility is nothing more than a prison. – Anime News Network.
Stream On: Unavailable
12. Inuyashiki – October 12th
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Studio: MAPPA
Based On: Manga by Hiroya Oku
Synopsis: Ichiro Inuyashiki is down on his luck. While only 58 years old, his geriatric looks often have him written off as a pathetic old man by the world around him and he’s constantly ignored and disrespected by his family despite all that he’s done to support them. On top of everything else, his doctor has revealed that he has cancer and it appears that he has little time left in this world. But just when it seems things couldn’t get any worse, a blinding light in the night sky strikes the earth where Ichiro stands. – Anime News Network.
Stream On: Anime Strike
