Crunchyroll published its full fall 2026 simulcast slate on Tuesday, and it is the densest October the platform has put out in years: The Apothecary Diaries Season 3, Black Clover Season 2, a brand-new Magic Knight Rayearth, Aoashi Season 2, Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season's second cours, and roughly thirty more titles staggered between September 26 and October 16.
Quick answer
Crunchyroll's fall 2026 season runs from September 26 through October 16, with the marquee premieres landing in the first week of October: The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 on October 2, Black Clover Season 2 on October 3, Reborn as a Space Mercenary and Aoashi Season 2 on October 4, and the Magic Knight Rayearth remake on October 7. Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season returns for its second cours on October 11, and PSYREN is listed as "coming soon" without a date. According to SenpaiRanks, the strongest returning franchise on the list is The Apothecary Diaries — its first two seasons hold 7.67 and 7.69 adjusted on the Consensus board, both inside the upper tier of the site's ranking. Dub tracks roll out later than subs on nearly every title.
What Crunchyroll actually locked in
The schedule is front-loaded. Four titles land before October even starts — A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Season 2 on September 26, Overgeared and As a Reincarnated Aristocrat Season 3 on September 27, and The Prince of Tennis II U-17 World Cup: Final Member Selection Match on September 30.
Then October 3 does the heavy lifting: Black Clover Season 2 alongside A Tale of the Secret Saint, Magical Explorer, Romelia War Chronicle, VERTEX FORCE and #I'm Looking For a Zombie. October 7 is the other pile-up — Magic Knight Rayearth, Sasaki and Peeps Season 2, The World's Strongest Witch, The Detective Is Already Dead Season 2 and A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2 all in one day.
Five summer 2026 shows keep running straight through: Red River, The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System, Please Excuse My Younger Brothers, Case Closed (Detective Conan), and Star Detective Precure!.
Here is the Apothecary Diaries Season 3 trailer, the single biggest draw on the list:
The dub situation
Crunchyroll listed dub languages per title, and the spread is wildly uneven. The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 and Black Clover Season 2 both get the full twelve-language treatment — English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, French, Castilian Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Polish. Firefly Wedding matches that.
Meanwhile HOTEL INHUMANS Season 2, So What's Wrong with Getting Reborn as a Goblin? and DARK MACHINE THE ANIMATION have no dub listed at all. Uncle's Obsession with Cute Things gets only Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. If you watch dubbed, the practical read is: the flagship sequels are safe bets, the mid-card is sub-only for now.
Where this leaves the neutral viewer
Crunchyroll's schedule is not the fall schedule — it is Crunchyroll's slice of it. Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season's second cours streams on Netflix inside Japan. Several fall titles will land on Netflix, Disney+ or HiDive elsewhere. We track availability platform by platform rather than pushing one service, so cross-check our fall 2026 premiere date guide and the ranked fall board before you build a watchlist around a single subscription.
Magic Knight Rayearth is the interesting stress test. The 1994 TMS original sits at 7.21 adjusted on SenpaiRanks with a mature vote base; the 2026 E&H Production remake has no board position yet because nobody has voted on it. That gap is the whole reason to have an account — when it airs on October 7, the first ratings in decide where it lands, and they come from anime watchers, not a general-audience star average.
Frequently asked questions
Q: When does the Crunchyroll fall 2026 season start?
A: September 26, 2026, with A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Season 2. The last listed premiere is Dreamland on October 16.
Q: What day does The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 premiere on Crunchyroll?
A: October 2, 2026, with sub plus twelve dub languages rolling out later.
Q: Is Black Clover Season 2 on Crunchyroll?
A: Yes — October 3, 2026, with a full dub slate including English, Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.
Q: Which fall 2026 shows are NOT on Crunchyroll?
A: Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season streams on Netflix within Japan, and several fall titles are exclusive to Netflix, Disney+ or HiDive in other regions. Crunchyroll's list only covers its own catalog.
Q: Where can I see the fall 2026 shows ranked rather than just listed?
A: SenpaiRanks ranks the season on two axes — Consensus (how broadly liked) and Quality (how well it holds up) — on the fall 2026 board. A single platform schedule tells you what is available, not what is worth your evening.