The fall season is generally when the largest amount of new anime come out during the year. There are often dozens of new series coming for fans to fall in love with, but only a handful ever break through and becoming mega-popular with anime fans as a whole instead of just within their community.
This season has a mixture of series making their come back to finish out their seasons, combined with brand-new projects for people looking for something new. And judging by the rankings on MyAnimeList, there’s plenty of variety for fans looking for something more than the usual isekai or shonen offerings.
10 The World’s Finest Assassin Presents A New Kind Of Isekai Protagonist – 7.71
World’s Finest Assassin is yet another isekai anime series, but it takes some of the hoary tropes of this worn-thin genre and manages to do something new with them. This time around, the protagonist isn’t a teenage nerd, but rather a experienced assassin who was summoned to another world by a goddess.
He’s reborn into a new world with all his memories and even given new special skills. There’s just one thing he has to do: kill the hero, who the goddess believes will end the world after he defeats a powerful demon lord. What also helps with making the series feel new is the main character is clearly vastly stronger than most…but comes in at a distant third to both the hero and the demon lord, who can only be slain by the hero himself.
9 Blue Period Focuses On A Man Chasing His Dream As A Painter – 7.75
There aren’t nearly enough seinen series out there, but at least when they release, they tend to be great. Blue Period is about Yatora Yaguchi, a young man with a talent for everything yet a passion for nothing…until he picks up painting. When people recognize him for his abilities, he’s quickly invited to join Tokyo University of the Arts, a school so prestigious it only accepts 1 in 200 people who apply. Despite it’s difficulty, Yatora is undaunted and continues to do everything he can to make it into the university.
8 My Senpai Is An Annoying Is An Office Workplace Romantic Comedy – 7.86
Everyone looking for a romcom has one easy choice with My Senpai is Annoying. The lead character is Igarashi Futaba, a woman who’s just taken a new job and has a really annoying senior co-worker in Takeda Harumi. At least, she says he’s annoying, but really she’s just annoyed by how much taller than her he is and his boisterous persona. This series has a ton of wholesome moments and all the head pats people could want. It’s a great break from the usual anime that get majorly popular.
7 Takt Op.Destiny Is A Magical Girl Series Involving Classical Music – 7.91
Long ago, the world forgot exactly what music sounded like. A strange group of aliens known as D2 appeared for which humanity had no defense, and the only thing they could do was ban music, something D2s had intense hatred for. Eventually, humanity created the Musicarts and Conductors, who together had the power to defeat the D2s.
Takt op.Destiny follows a trio of characters on their way to the Symphonica Headquarts, taking down as many D2s as they can on their path. If people liked Symphogear but thought their outfits were too fanservicey, or prefer classical music over pop music, takt op.Destiny will be the series for them.
6 World Trigger Returns For A Third Season To Finish The B-Rank Wars – 8.15
World Trigger has been one of the most popular shonen anime series since it’s launch back in 2014. It was beloved enough for it to get a 70-episode order early on, even if that meant it was going to get a pretty lengthy filler arc and the pacing wasn’t exactly the best.
And despite going on a several year break from 2016 until 2021, World Trigger’s popularity hasn’t experienced much of a drop-off, with fans flocking back to check out the second season back in January, and the third season this fall. The series is still dealing with the lengthy B-Rank wars arc, but presumably that will wrap up by the end of this season.
5 Komi Can’t Communicate Follows An Anxiety-Ridden Girl Who Wants To Make Friends – 8.39
This slice-of-life series came directly out of Shonen Sunday, proving that there’s more to the shonen genre than just action series. Komi Can’t Communicate has a pretty appealing and straightforward hook. Shouko Komi is seen as perfect in her school thanks to her looks and her grace…but it turns out she has such crippling anxiety she can’t even talk, and can only communicate by writing on blackboards.
Komi has a dream of making one hundred friends while in high school, something she wouldn’t have much of a shot fulfilling if not for Tadano, who agrees to help her and becomes her very first friend.
4 Demon Slayer: Infinity Train Chapter Is The Television Version Of The Film – 8.44
Fans of Demon Slayer are all waiting for the new arc to start in December. But for now, there’s a television version of the Mugen Train arc. The film is split into seven episodes, but obviously it’s not just a direct rip of the film. The first episode gives a bit more spotlight to Rengoku, while the other six have added new animation as well as new music. And while everyone’s already seen this arc, that’s not stopping them from getting into this re-cut version to refresh their memories before the next arc starts in December.
3 Mushoku Tensei Part 2 Finishes Rudeus’ Journey Through The Demon Continent – 8.65
Mushoku Tensei was a breakout hit during the winter. The series is hailed as the light novel that started many of the isekai tropes fans have fallen in love with today, with Rudeus Greyrat being the reincarnation of a nerd that risked his life to save someone else. In this new world, Rudeus has vowed to do his very best.
In season two, Rudeus tries to make it off the Demon Continent alongside his friends Rujierd and Eris, but just because he’s able to escape doesn’t mean more adventures aren’t waiting. Studio Bind has done a solid job transforming this from light novel to anime, and hopefully fans have plenty of future seasons waiting for them.
2 86 Was One Of The Most Beloved Series Of The Spring – 8.65
86 continues to be one of the most popular anime not just of this season, but of the year. The series takes place in a world where the Republic of San Magnolia has convinced the rest of society that all of their wars are waged using unmanned drones. But in reality, their war against the Empire of Giad is waged with a group of humans from the 86th sector of San Magnolia, people regarded as less than human. The second season sees the members of the 86 granted humanity by the Federal Republic of Giad…but can that possibly fix decades of treating a group as nothing more than weapons?
1 Ousama Ranking Is Wit Studio At It’s Best – 8.79
Ousama Ranking follows Bojji, a deaf prince who has no talent for combat. However, that doesn’t stop Bojji from trying his best in the hopes of being king one day. Eventually, Bojji makes friends with a shadow named Kage, who was once an assassin but has changed his lifestyle to be a thief instead. Ousama Ranking focuses on the growth of this young prince as he meets new people in his life. This is actually one of the highest rated anime on MyAnimeList, a testament not only to how much people love the protagonist, but also the quality of Wit Studio’s brilliant adaptation.
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