There is a lot of entertainment out there these days, and a lot of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror titles to parse through. So we’re rounding up the genre shows coming out each month.
While it might be light in the broadcast realm this month, the anime roster is incredibly robust. A ton of new anime series premiere this month, and some beloved favorites, like Spy x Family and My Hero Academia, return. There are also new seasons of Ghost and Hazbin Hotel—perfect for spooky season.
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits — Crunchyroll (October 1)
(Season 2) In order to avoid marrying an ogre to pay off her late grandfather’s debts, a girl who can see spirits starts working at a bed and breakfast for supernatural beings! This way she can pay off her family’s debts without being stuck in a marriage. But is the ogre… kinda nice, actually?
Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! — HIDIVE (October 1)
The son of two legendary heroes learns that he has no powers! So he has to hit the training grounds in order to prove that a new kind of hero can succeed in this magic-filled world.
This Monster Wants to Eat Me — Crunchyroll (October 2)
In this horror anime, a depressed and lonely teenage girl named Hinako is rescued from a ravenous monster by a beautiful mermaid. But the mermaid has ulterior motives—she wants to be the one to eat Hinako. The mermaid offers Hinako a bargain: she will protect Hinako from other monsters until Hinako is at her most delicious. Cue the toxic sapphic situationship.
The Sisters Grimm — Apple TV+ (October 3)
Two orphaned sisters move to a town full of fairy tale creatures and learn that all the stories are real. And also… they’re descended from the Brothers Grimm. As they uncover more secrets, they learn that their parents might still be alive. The Sisters Grimm is based on the book series by Michael Buckley and Star vs. The Forces of Evil’s Amy Higgins serves as showrunner.
Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon — HIDIVE (October 3)
After a young adventurer is left for the dead, he swears revenge against his party. In his time of crisis, his formerly useless power of summoning mundane items brings him a very powerful (and gorgeous) fighter. Soon, he’s able to amass an army of beautiful and powerful warriors.
Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! — Crunchyroll (October 3)
Melphiera Marchalrayd is a young noblewoman with a peculiar palette. She really loves eating monsters! Most of high society turns their noses up at her taste, which has left Melphiera unable to find a suitable spouse. That is until she crosses paths with a brave swashbuckling duke.
Shabake — Crunchyroll (October 3)
In Edo Japan, Ichitaro, a frail young man with the ability to see spirits witnesses a murder! It’s just the first in a long string of strange killings. Ichitaro teams up with the spirits in order to track down the serial killer.
A Wild Last Boss Appeared! — Crunchyroll (October 4)
A man wakes up in the body of his MMORPG character, who at one point became the powerful unofficial last boss of the game. Trapped in the game’s world, he now has to reckon with all the demonic NPCs unleashed upon his avatar’s death.
My Hero Academia — Crunchyroll (October 4)
(Season 8) The final season of the super popular superhero anime My Hero Academia will depict the Final War Arc from the manga. And as “Final War” might imply, that means a lot of epic showdowns between the good guys and the bad guys.
May I Ask for One Final Thing? — Crunchyroll (October 4)
Scarlet is an icy noblewoman, betrothed to an idiotic and cruel prince. After unjust rumors of her being a bully surface, the prince breaks off their engagement. But it’s not an entirely bad thing. Scarlet makes one last request of the prince: She wants to punch him in the face. Finally, she can live freely as the violent and rebellious fighter she’s always wanted to be. And of course, that means she’s out for revenge.
Spy x Family — Crunchyroll (October 4)
(Season 3) On the outside, the Folgers seem like a normal family. But Loid Forger is actually a spy and his wife Yor is secretly an assassin—and neither of them know each other’s identities. To top it off, their adopted young daughter Anya is a telepath and the family dog, Bond, is psychic. The new season dives right back into their misadventures.
Sanda — Prime Video (October 4)
Sanda is a sci-fi dystopian anime… all about Santa Claus. The story is set in future Japan, where the birth rate has declined rapidly and Santa Claus has been sealed away. Most of society thinks Santa is just a myth. But one boy finds out his classmate is actually a descendant of Santa—and he can shift into a Santa form.
Tales of Wedding Wings — Crunchyroll (October 4)
A high school boy in love with his best childhood friend learns that she’s actually a princess from another realm. He travels to the magic world to stop her wedding to a prince—but learns that her world is under attack, and in order to save it, he now needs to marry four other princesses.
The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest — Crunchyroll (October 4)
A mage finds himself exiled from the crown prince’s court. He returns to his old magic academy and teams up with a former classmate. They decided to form a new adventuring party and get back into the questing life.
To Your Eternity — Crunchyroll (October 4)
(Season 3) An immortal being named Fushi takes on different forms and lives out lives on Earth, in order to learn more about what it means to be human. The show follows his journey through time, as he meets all sorts of different people.
Touring After the Apocalypse — Crunchyroll (October 4)
Two best friends go on a bike tour through Japan! Oh, and also it’s the end of the world, which means that they’re biking through desolate ruins and cities reclaimed by nature. This is their first time out of the shelter—but what happened that made humanity hide away in the first place?
Alma-chan Wants to Have a Family! — Crunchyroll (October 4)
Two bickering scientists are tired of being underestimated. So they team up to create an advanced self-learning robot child named Alma. But Alma wants her creators to be more than just creators. She wants a family! And she can sense that the two scientists aren’t as antagonistic to each other as they appear.
Digimon Beatbreak — Crunchyroll and Hulu (October 5)
Digimon Beatbreak is the 11th anime series in the franchise and the first new Digimon show in two years. The new protagonist teams up with a bounty hunting team and the future of the relationship between Digimon and humans hangs in the air.
One Punch Man — Hulu (October 5)
(Season 3) The newest season of One Punch Man continues the Monster Association Arc of the manga. One Punch Man is a super powerful hero who’s grown bored with the lack of challenge, so he sets out to find increasingly powerful opponents.
Ranma ½ — Netflix (October 5)
(Season 2) Netflix’s Ranma ½ is the third anime adaptation of the manga. It follows a teenager named Ranma, who has trained in martial arts all his life. But after a freak accident, he becomes cursed to become a girl when exposed to cold water (and turns back into a boy when doused in hot water). He wants to break this curse, but can’t deny that it can be useful, sometimes.
Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator — Crunchyroll (October 5)
Just as the title spells out, this anime is about a scientist… who dies and is reincarnated as Ellen, the powerful daughter of a hero and a spirit queen. Ellen has the ability to materialize anything she wishes, since she remembers the periodic table from her past life and can draw on her chemical knowledge.
SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes — Crunchyroll (October 5)
SI-VIS is a music group at the top of their game—but they’re also secretly battling mysterious forces of evil with their powers. Each concert is secretly a fight against evil. But their adoring public has no idea!
Let This Grieving Soul Retire — Crunchyroll (October 6)
(Season 2) A group of childhood friends make a vow to become treasure hunters! But their elected leader, Krai, has realized that he really isn’t cut out to be an adventurer. He just wants to rest! But his friends continue to seek out glory and adventure.
A Gatherer’s Adventure in Isekai — Crunchyroll (October 7)
A regular salaryman finds himself transported to a magical world. In addition to newly enhanced physical abilities and magical powers, he also has the ability to “search” an area for valuable items. Just like in a video game.
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s — Crunchyroll (October 7)
A group of classmates are summoned to another world. But while his other classmates get super cool character classes, Akira gets assigned the lowly assassin. His powers rapidly grow, but before he can look into this discrepancy, he’s framed for a crime.
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill — Crunchyroll (October 7)
(Season 2) A regular salaryman finds himself transported to a magical world—but this one has the ability to bring modern food to the fantasy setting. And as it turns out, modern food has some magical effects. Adventurers from all over want to try this man’s delicious cooking.
The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess — Crunchyroll (October 9)
A girl gets transported into the self-insert fantasy story she wrote in middle school. But instead of being the cool protagonist, she actually gets stuck as the villainess. She must recall every detail of her cringey childhood story in order to survive. And then, a handsome stranger that she doesn’t remember writing shows up…
Gnosia — Crunchyroll (October 12)
Based on the sci-fi timeloop deduction game from 2019, Gnosia takes place on a spaceship, where an alien monster stalks the crew. The monster blends in with humans, though, and the crew has no idea which one of them is secretly out to kill.
Li’l Miss Vampire Can’t Suck Right — Crunchyroll (October 12)
Luna is the most popular girl in school: cool, mysterious, and totally a vampire. But she’s hiding a big secret. She actually sucks (haha) at blood sucking. Luckily, a classmate offers to help train her in blood sucking.
Solar Opposites — Hulu (October 13)
(Season 6) A family of aliens crashlands on Earth after evacuating from their home planet. They must live among humans, and some of them take to this new development better than others. Season six will be the final season of the show.
Ghosts — CBS (October 16)
(Season 5) A couple opens a bed and breakfast, only to find out that it’s haunted by a bunch of different ghosts! Season five marks the return of Patience, a ghost from the Puritan era who has been hiding beneath the bed and breakfast since early season four.
Lazarus — Amazon Prime (October 22)
Sam Claflin stars as a forensic psychologist who returns home after his father’s tragic death. He begins to have disturbing experiences, which prompts him to look into old murders—including his sister’s killing some 25 years ago.
It: Welcome to Derry — HBO Max (October 26)
The horror series is inspired by Stephen King’s It, and serves as a direct prequel to the 2017 and 2019 movies. The show follows a family who moves to the seemingly quiet town of Derry, Maine, right as a child goes missing. And then, of course, more terrible things begin to happen.
Hazbin Hotel — Amazon Prime (October 29)
(Season 2) The raunchy, rowdy hellish musical is back! Charlie Morningstar, daughter of Satan himself, continues to run her rehabilitation hotel, where she hopes to reform the heathens of hell into souls worthy of redemption.
Star Wars Visions — Disney Plus (October 29)
(Volume 3) Star Wars Visions is an animated anthology series taking place in the Star Wars world. Each episode is animated by a different studio and tells a different story. Like the first volume, the third is all done by Japanese anime studios.
