The Ten Most Anticipated Anime Releases Coming This Fall
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
The fall 2026 anime season features major returns and adaptations, including new chapters for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Sekiro, and Black Clover.
As the summer heat fades and we settle in for cozy nights on the couch, the fall 2026 anime calendar is stacking up with major returns and massive new adaptations. Studio Trigger is heading back to Night City with a brand-new chapter in the Cyberpunk universe, following a fresh cast of characters navigating the brutal realities of corporate dystopia. At the same time, gaming crossovers are hitting the screen in a big way, most notably with Qzil.la bringing FromSoftware's brutal Sengoku-era masterpiece to life in Sekiro: No Defeat, which is expanding beyond its initial theatrical run.
Romance and high-stakes drama are also finding plenty of room to breathe this season. Telecom Animation Film is returning with the second season of Blue Box, blending sports and slice-of-life comfort watching, while MAPPA continues its reimagining of Rumiko Takahashi's classic martial arts comedy with the third season of Ranma ½. Fans of supernatural sci-fi and sweeping fantasy epics are getting major treats as well, highlighted by the long-awaited return of Black Clover for its second season and the continuation of The Apothecary Diaries.
Deeper sci-fi thrillers are rounding out the slate with ambitious premises that push contemporary animation to its limits. Studio Sunrise and Shaft are teaming up for Fool Night, a dystopian mystery about a world stripped of sunlight where humans can volunteer to transform into plants. Whether you are catching up on long-running shonen arcs or diving into fresh urban legends like Psyren, this upcoming lineup offers plenty of ways to unwind between gaming sessions and community streams as winter approaches.
Tags: Anime, Streaming, Cyberpunk 2077, FromSoftware
Original article: Polygon