Fall 2024 Anime: Most Anticipated of the Year

• JP/ROM Title: Blue Lock 2nd Season
• Source: Manga
• Studio: 8bit
• Genre/Theme: Sports
• Air Date: Oct 5, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II
• Source: Light Novel
• Studio: A-1 Pitures
• Genre/Theme: Action, Video Game
• Air Date: Oct 5, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Nanatsu no Taizai: Mokushiroku no Yonkishi 2nd Season
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Telecom Animation Films
• Genre/Theme: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
• Air Date: Oct 6, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran
• Source: Manga
• Studio: LINDENFLIMS
• Genre/Theme: Action, Historical
• Air Date: Oct 4, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su 2nd Season
• Source: Manga
• Studio: C2C
• Genre/Theme: Video Game, Action, Adventure
• Air Date: Oct 13, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Studio VOLN
• Genre/Theme: Action, Fantasy
• Air Date: Oct 6, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3rd Season
• Source: Light Novel
• Studio:  White Fox
• Genre/Theme: Isekai, Drama, Psychological
• Air Date: Oct 2, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen – Soukoku-tan
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Pierrot Films
• Genre/Theme: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
• Air Date: Oct 5, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Season 3
• Source: Light novel
• Studio: asread.
• Genre/Theme: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
• Air Date: Oct 14, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka V: Houjou no Megami-hen
• Source: Light Novel
• Studio: J.C Staff
• Genre/Theme: Action, Fantasy
• Air Date: Oct 5, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri 2nd Season
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Diomedéa
• Genre/Theme: Comedy, Mystery
• Air Date: Oct 7, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Shuka
• Genre/Theme: Slice-of-life, Iyashikei, Mythology
• Air Date: Oct 8, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: [same]
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Felix Films
• Genre/Theme: Sports, Racing
• Air Date: Oct 7, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Ooi! Tonbo 2nd Season
• Source: Manga
• Studio: OLM
• Genre/Theme: Sports, Drama, Slice-of-life
• Air Date:  Oct 5, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Hyakushou Kizoku 2nd Season
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Pie in the sky
• Genre/Theme: Comedy, Farming
• Air Date:  Oct 4, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun Part 2
• Source: Web manga
• Studio: Lerche
• Genre/Theme: Comedy, Supernatural, Parody, School
• Air Date:  Oct 8, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Shin Tennis no Oujisama: U-17 World Cup Semifinal
• Source: Manga
• Studio: M.S.C
• Genre/Theme: Sports, Shounen
• Air Date:  Oct 3, 2024

• CHI Title: Shi Cao Lao Long Bei Guan Yi E Long Zhi Ming 2nd Season
• Source: Novel
• Studio: LAN
• Genre/Theme: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
• Air Date:  Oct 2, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: [same]
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Orange
• Genre/Theme: Drama, Suspense, Psycological, Seinen
• Air Date:  Dec, 2024

• JP/ROM Title: Uzumaki
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Drive
• Genre/Theme: Horror, Psychological
• Air Date:  Sep 28, 2024

Synopsis: Kirie Goshima leads a normal life in Kurouzu-cho until one day, she notices her boyfriend Shuuichi’s father obsessing over a snail shell. Shuuichi confides that his father has been acting strangely and shares his desire to leave the town, which he believes is cursed by spirals. Soon, this obsession turns deadly, triggering a series of terrifying events that plunge the town’s residents into madness.

• JP/ROM Title: Ao no Hako
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Telecom Animation Films
• Genre/Theme: Romance, Sports
• Air Date: Oct 3, 2024

Synopsis: Taiki Inomata, a junior high student at Eimei Academy, joins the high school badminton team and always finds himself second to Chinatsu Kano, a basketball star and his crush. Despite the gap in their popularity and skills, a twist of fate brings Chinatsu to live in Taiki’s house. Motivated by his feelings, Taiki trains hard to qualify for Nationals and become a worthy match for her.

• JP/ROM Title: NegaPosi Angler
• Source: Original
• Studio: Nut
• Genre/Theme: Slice-of-slife, Comedy, Fishing
• Air Date: Oct 3, 2024

Synopsis: The story follows Tsunehiro Sasaki, a depressed college student burdened with debt and being told that he only has two years left to live. After falling into the sea while on the run from debt collectors, Tsunehiro is rescued by friends Hana and Takaaki and soon becomes hooked on fishing himself.

• JP/ROM Title: Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Ashi Productions
• Genre/Theme: Romance, Workplace
• Air Date: Oct 3, 2024

Synopsis: Takuya and Rika, introverted coworkers at a Tokyo travel agency, face a dilemma when non-married employees are first in line for a transfer to Siberia. To avoid this, Rika suggests they pretend to be engaged. The catch? They barely know each other. As they “fake” a relationship, will it lead to something real?

• JP/ROM Title: [same]
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Science SARU
• Genre/Theme: Action, Comedy, Supernatural
• Air Date: Oct 4, 2024

Synopsis: After being rejected, Momo Ayase meets a bullied boy obsessed with aliens. She dismisses his beliefs, claiming she believes in ghosts, sparking a debate over which is real. They make a bet and visit spots linked to aliens and ghosts, only to discover both exist. This kicks off their journey to fix the bizarre supernatural and extraterrestrial occurrences around them and restore normalcy.

• JP/ROM Title: Mecha-ude
• Source: Original
• Studio: TriF
• Genre/Theme: Action, Sci-fi
• Air Date: Oct 4, 2024

Synopsis: Long ago, aliens fused with humans, creating beings called “Mecha-ude,” resembling mechanized limbs. Middle schooler Hikaru Amatsuga is partnered with a rare Mecha-ude named Arma. To protect Arma, the group ARMS assigns Aki Murasame to watch over Hikaru while she hunts a dangerous Mecha-ude user. Meanwhile, the Kagami Group seeks the “Trigger Arm,” a Mecha-ude with limitless power. When Aki’s life is threatened, Hikaru must find the courage to fight alongside Arma, realizing his life will never be normal again.

• JP/ROM Title: Kabushikigaisha Magi-Lumière
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Studio moe, J.C Staff
• Genre/Theme: Magical, Mahou Shoujo, Comedy
• Air Date: Oct 4, 2024

Synopsis: “Magical Girl”—A profession that undertakes the work of exterminating a kind of natural disaster called “Kaii.” Kana Sakuragi, a female college student who struggles with job hunting, is picked up by a magical girl startup company and…?! Magical Girl work-life starts now!

• JP/ROM Title: Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Madhouse
• Genre/Theme: Historical, drama
• Air Date: Oct 5, 2024

Synopsis: In 15th century Poland, heretical thinkers were often burned at the stake. Rafał, a child prodigy expected to study theology, meets a mysterious man who sparks his interest in uncovering a hidden “truth” within dangerous, heretical ideas.

• JP/ROM Title: Ranma ½
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Mappa
• Genre/Theme: Action, Comedy, Romance
• Air Date: Oct 6, 2024

Synopsis: Soun Tendou runs the Tendou Martial Arts School with his daughters Akane, Nabiki, and Kasumi. Their lives are disrupted when their father announces that one of them will marry Ranma Saotome, the son of a fellow martial artist, to continue the family legacy. However, due to a training accident in China, Ranma turns into a girl and his father into a panda when splashed with water. As Ranma and Akane, the youngest daughter, navigate their engagement, they also face school life, friends, and rivals with opinions about their situation.

• JP/ROM Title: Kimi wa Meido-sama.
• Source: Web manga
• Studio: Felix Film
• Genre/Theme: Action, Comedy, Romance
• Air Date: Oct 6, 2024

Synopsis: Hitoyoshi Yokoya, a high schooler living alone, is surprised when a former assassin shows up at his door offering to be his maid. Though her only skill is assassination, she saves his life, and he decides to take her in. Naming her Yuki, Hitoyoshi helps her explore new emotions and leave her dark past behind as she strives to become a normal girl.

• JP/ROM Title: Saikyou no Shienshoku “Wajutsushi” de Aru Ore wa Sekai Saikyou Clan wo Shitagaeru
• Source: Light novel
• Studio: Felix Film, Ga-Crew
• Genre/Theme: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
• Air Date: Oct 7, 2024

Synopsis: Noel longs to be a Seeker like his heroic grandfather, slaying the beasts that emerge from Abysses and exploring far-off lands. Unfortunately, it turns out he’s nothing but a measly Talker–a job with no combat skills whatsoever. Undaunted, Noel sets out to establish the strongest clan in all the land, using his silver-tongued Talker skills to unite assassins and heroes under his leadership.

• JP/ROM Title: [same]
• Source: Manga
• Studio: Toei Animation, A-1 Pictures
• Genre/Theme: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Super power
• Air Date: Oct 11, 2024

Synopsis: Goku and his friends are shrunk due to a conspiracy and must journey to a mysterious new world to fix things. Facing intense action and challenges, Goku compensates for his small size by using his Power Pole, a weapon he hasn’t relied on in years.

• JP/ROM Title: Maou 2099
• Source: Light Novel
• Studio: J.C Staff
• Genre/Theme: Action, sci-fi, Fantasy
• Air Date: Oct 13, 2024

Synopsis: In the cyberpunk metropolis of Shinjuku in the year 2099, Demon Lord Veltol returns after five centuries. However, the world he once conquered has transformed, with magic and technology fused to create a dazzling civilization. Though Veltol is now a forgotten figure, he’s determined to reclaim this advanced world as his own.