Fall 2026 Anime

How we pick Fall 2026 anime

This hub follows the season for adult viewers: mecha, seinen, dark fantasy, sci-fi and horror. We skip most of the rest of the chart on purpose. Every entry links to its MyAnimeTime page with a premiere date and content notes.

Last updated: 4 November 2026. Dates are for Japan. Streaming varies by country, including in the Philippines and Indonesia, so check your own region before you plan a watch.

Mecha and sci-fi

New mecha this fall: Vertex Force (October 3), Dark Machine The Animation (October 14) and Dandivine, a super robot revival that premiered in the second week of October. Reborn as a Space Mercenary is a space sci-fi comedy with fan service, so read its content note first.

Two films carry real franchise history: Armored Trooper Votoms: The Gray Witch (November 20) and Expelled from Paradise: Resonance (November 13). For the first, our catalogue already has the earlier Votoms titles, and the second follows Expelled from Paradise. Fool Night from Shaft and Sunrise is a far-future sci-fi horror arriving on November 26. Devils' Crest is a death game thriller from Production I.G starting November 6.

Seinen, cyberpunk and dark action

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is a ten-episode TRIGGER story set in Night City, with strong violence. Steel Ball Run 2nd and 3rd Stage continues the desert race in eleven episodes. TANK CHAIR is a full CGI assassin story with body horror. The Vermilion Mask is a dark fantasy about cursed masks.

Dark fantasy, horror and the unusual

Made in Abyss: Awakening Mystery opened in Japanese theaters on October 23, with the franchise's usual graphic violence. Witch on the Holy Night is ufotable's film on November 20. Horror Collector is an urban legend horror mystery, Magical Girl Raising Project restart is a dark magical girl death game, and GROTESQQQUE is a CloverWorks anthology film set for November 6.

Where to watch

Streaming is reported to include Netflix, Crunchyroll and Prime Video for several of these shows, while the films are Japan theatrical releases first. We add confirmed services to each title page as they are announced, in a "Where to buy or watch" block. Some links there may be affiliate links, which we label. Planning ahead? See our Winter 2027 anime hub and our guide to how anime seasons work.

Sources

• AniList season listings for Fall 2026 (premiere dates, studios, episode counts), checked 4 November 2026.
• LiveChart, Fall 2026 Anime Chart, checked 4 November 2026.