News / Aug 20, 2026

Fall 2026 Anime Release Schedule: Every Confirmed Premiere Date

Every confirmed Fall 2026 anime premiere date in one reference list — with TBA titles clearly labeled, not guessed.

Fall 2026 anime runs October through December, with roughly 66 titles tracked across seasonal charts. Only a handful have officially locked premiere dates so far — most of the season's biggest names are still confirmed only for "October 2026" or "Fall 2026" windows. Here's exactly what's dated versus what's still TBA, so you're not planning around a made-up date.

When does Fall 2026 anime start?

The season opens in earnest during the first week of October 2026, with the single earliest confirmed major premiere being Firefly Wedding on October 9, 2026. Several other high-profile titles cluster around October 2–4.

Confirmed Fall 2026 premiere dates

The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 (Cour 1) — TOHO Animation Studio / OLM — October 2, 2026
Tokyo Revengers: Santen Sensou-hen — LIDENFILMS — October 2, 2026
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 3rd Season Cour 1 — OLM — October 2, 2026
Blue Box Season 2 — October 4, 2026
Ao Ashi Season 2 — October 4, 2026
Firefly Wedding — David Production — October 9, 2026
Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita II — C2C — September 30, 2026 streaming premiere (technically a late-summer start carrying into the fall run)
MADE IN ABYSS Theatrical Series — Kinema Citrus — October 22, 2026
Mahou Tsukai no Yoru — ufotable — November 19, 2026 (theatrical)
The Apothecary Diaries film — theatrical — December 2026 (exact date TBA)

Confirmed for the season, exact date still TBA

Black Clover Season 2 — Fall 2026, no locked date
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 — Fall 2026, Netflix, no locked date
The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World Season 2 — Studio ZERO-G — October 2026 window
Magical Explorer — WHITE FOX — October 2026 window
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus — Toei Animation — Fall 2026 recut edition, no locked date
Ranma ½ Season 3, Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc, Kaiju No. 8: Narumi's Week at Work, From Far Away — all tracked for the October–December window without a locked premiere date as of this writing

Is there a full list of everything airing Fall 2026?

Yes — seasonal aggregators like LiveChart and AniCue currently track roughly 66 anime for the Fall 2026 window, spanning new series, returning seasons, and theatrical releases. The list above covers the titles with confirmed studio and date information as of August 2026; smaller titles are still being added to seasonal charts as their production committees finalize schedules.

Why so many TBA dates this close to the season?

It's normal. Japanese production committees frequently lock exact premiere dates only 1–2 months out, even for high-profile sequels. That's why, of the season's biggest headline titles, only Firefly Wedding currently has a confirmed specific date — the rest are locked to a month or a season, not a day.

Schedule data sourced from Comic Book Co.'s Fall 2026 anime lineup tracker and LiveChart.me, current as of August 2026. Dates change — always confirm against the official streamer or studio announcement before the premiere.