The Best New Anime to Watch This Fall

If you’re planning your watchlist for Fall 2025, there’s a packed slate of fresh premieres and brand-new cours across genres—dance drama, sci-fi originals, dark fantasy, and a couple of long-awaited manga adaptations finally hitting TV. Below you’ll find quick, fact-filled snapshots so you can see what each series is about, who’s making it, when it airs, and where it’s streaming.

Everything here is new for this season in some way: October debuts, Japanese TV premieres, or first fall cours for titles that started in late September. Dates below use local Japanese broadcast timing; international streaming usually follows within hours.

‘WanDance’ (2025– )

The dance-themed series adapts Coffee’s manga and begins broadcasting on October 8, 2025. MADHOUSE and CYCLONE GRAPHICS handle animation; character design and chief animation direction are by Satoshi Tasaki and Taiki Imamura, with Riehata credited as dance producer. The opening theme is “Stare In Wonder” by BE:FIRST and the ending theme is “Wondrous” by ELSEE.

The story follows first-year high-schooler Kaboku Kotani as he discovers street dance through transfer student Hikari Wanda, with choreography and original insert songs featured throughout the show. Streaming is set for Disney+ worldwide.

‘SANDA’ (2025– )

Based on Paru Itagaki’s manga, the TV anime begins its regular broadcast on October 3, 2025, with a new opening theme confirmed alongside the premiere timing. The latest promo materials arrived September 28.

The series centers on a boy linked to a mysterious winter legend; the adaptation debuts simultaneously in Japan and the U.S. window this fall per the announcement. Keep an eye on official feeds for weekly episode times as the broadcast rolls out.

‘This Monster Wants to Eat Me’ (2025– )

Sai Naekawa’s horror-romance manga receives its first TV adaptation from Studio Lings, premiering October 2, 2025, on AT-X and other networks. Chief director Naoyuki Kuzuya and director Yūsuke Suzuki lead production; scripts are by Mitsutaka Hirota and music by Keiji Inai. Opening theme “nie (Sacrifice)” is by Yoshino and the ending theme “LiLy” by Reina Ueda (Hinako).

The plot pairs ordinary student Hinako with mermaid Shiori—who frankly intends to eat her—balancing everyday life with unsettling folklore. Crunchyroll holds streaming rights for the international release.

‘May I Ask for One Final Thing?’ (2025– )

The light-novel fantasy series premieres October 3, 2025, animated by Liden Films Kyoto Studio and directed by Kazuya Sakamoto with series composition by Deko Akao. The latest trailer confirms opening and ending theme artists and the broadcast date.

The adaptation follows noblewoman Scarlett as she upends aristocratic power games using wit and unconventional tactics. International distribution includes regional rights via Muse Asia and streaming on major platforms this fall.

‘Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days’ (2025– )

Yui Tamura’s romantic-comedy manga gets a TV anime by Ajia-do. The series premieres on Nippon TV’s AnichU block at 25:29 on September 30 (effectively October 1), with Deko Akao on series composition and Hideakira Kimura composing. Fantastics from Exile Tribe performs the opening “Pop Life”; iScream provides the ending.

Crunchyroll is streaming the title worldwide this season, with additional cast reveals and assets released ahead of broadcast.

‘Watari-kun’s ****** Is About to Collapse’ (2025– )

Staple Entertainment’s adaptation of Naru Narumi’s manga began airing in July and returns with Part 2 on October 3, 2025. The production has announced new theme songs for the second part alongside the fall start date.

The story follows Naoto Watari, whose tightly controlled school life unravels when a transfer student forces him to confront his past; the series streams on Crunchyroll with weekly episode updates.

‘Gachiakuta’ (2025– )

The dark-fantasy manga by Kei Urana and Hideyoshi Andou is adapted by Bones Film and began broadcast on July 6, 2025; it runs two consecutive cours without break, continuing through the fall season. Direction is by Fumihiko Suganuma with scripts by Hiroshi Seko and music by Taku Iwasaki.

Set in a stratified society that dumps both trash and outcasts into “the Pit,” the anime follows Rudo as he joins “Cleaners” who battle monstrous refuse using “vital instruments.” Crunchyroll streams the show globally as it airs.

‘Tougen Anki’ (2025– )

Studio Hibari’s action-fantasy adaptation premiered in July 2025 and continues with its second cour in October. Ato Nonaka directs, with series composition by Yukie Sugawara and music by Kohta Yamamoto; the TV broadcast is on Nippon TV affiliates.

The anime centers on Shiki Ichinose, who discovers he’s descended from oni and is thrust into a conflict against human-aligned organizations. Fall episodes pick up the next arc as the broadcast transitions into the new cour.

‘Dusk Beyond the End of the World’ (2025– )

This P.A. Works original sci-fi drama launched with Episode 0 on September 25 and begins weekly broadcasts from October 2, 2025. Naokatsu Tsuda serves as director and writer, with Masahiro Tokuda composing; HIDIVE streams the series as part of its Fall 2025 simulcast lineup.

Set centuries after a cryogenic sleeper awakens to a radically changed world, the story pairs the protagonist with an android named Yūgure on a search tied to his past. Weekly release timing through December has been published for the season.

‘Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26’ (2025)

Prime Video premieres this eight-episode anthology on November 7–8, 2025 (regional timing), adapting one-shot stories from the ‘Before Chainsaw Man’ collections. The project features multiple directors and studios, including contributors from Lapin Track, STUDIO GRAPH77, 100studio, Studio Kafka, and P.A. Works.

Episodes adapt shorts such as ‘A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin’ in the Schoolyard,’ ‘Sasaki Stopped a Bullet,’ ‘Mermaid Rhapsody,’ and ‘Nayuta of the Prophecy.’ Prime Video confirmed exclusive streaming alongside a teaser released in early September.

‘Dragon Raja II – The Mourner’s Eyes –’ (2025– )

The Japanese TV broadcast of the Chinese donghua’s second season starts October 8, 2025, with a new teaser and key visual. Channels include TOKYO MX, BS11, Tochigi TV, and Gunma TV; international availability includes Crunchyroll’s fall calendar listings. Studio credits for the Japanese version have been reported with promotional materials ahead of debut.

Based on Jiang Nan’s fantasy novels, the series follows Lu Mingfei at Cassell College as the organization confronts dragon-blooded threats; the Japanese broadcast organizes episodes for fall airing with weekly slots announced in platform calendars.

Share which fall premieres you’re most excited to start (and where you’ll be watching) in the comments!

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