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The story
Animatetimes published its lineup of anime premiering in October 2026, and on 5ch’s Entertainment/Sports News+ board, users reacted to a rundown spanning new titles and reruns. Some shared what they’re planning to watch — Blue Box, The Apothecary Diaries, the To Aru (“A Certain…”) series — while others were stunned that the list swells to nearly 100 titles once reruns are included, asking “who’s actually watching all this?” Others vented over the Medalist rerun, demanding “just hurry up and give us new episodes already.” The thread also filled in extra details along the way, like confirmation that The Fable Season 2 starts in January 2027.
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Source: animatetimes.com / original article here
What people said
Gives off Dorohedoro vibes
Is this actually on the low end compared to usual seasons?
I remember playing the original on the first PlayStation
Romelia Senki has my interest but I couldn't watch it since it was a streaming exclusive
Here's a roundup of PVs for the ones that look most interesting out of this lineup
https://youtu.be/gNX-cn49y_4
https://youtu.be/4UGOafhGQeU
That top one is the Frieren video that got announced two days ago
*Note: that's not a fall anime, don't get fooled
First anime I'll have watched since Chiikawa
Wait, is this SIREN based on the game?
It's based on a manga that ran in Weekly Shonen Jump a long time ago
Who's actually watching all this lol
What were you all even doing 20 years ago?
Romelia
Blue Box
Ranma
Tank Chair
Blue Box and Ranma are safe bets — curious whether Tank Chair and Romelia turn into sleeper hits
No way anyone can keep up with checking all of these
Is this a new one?
Tetsudou Musume kind of has that Kirara vibe
The Tanuki and the Fox
Nice and wholesome.
That one's a solid ecchi comedy
I'm here for Rurouni Kenshin
When's the Fable sequel finally coming
>TV anime The Fable Season 2 is scheduled to begin airing on Nippon TV in January 2027
Fable Season 2 starts next January
Let's get Nezumi no Hatsukoi (A Rat's First Love) adapted instead
I mean, it's already finished anyway
There's a movie coming out in February, so there's a spinoff planned for the January season
Background and Points of Discussion
This roundup is based on the broadcast list that major anime news site animatetimes publishes every season, which by tradition includes not just new titles but reruns and spinoffs of past works as well. That’s why the Medalist rerun might look like a halfhearted move, but as the thread itself points out, it’s actually tied to a spinoff rollout timed with the theatrical film releasing in February — not simply filler. It’s also easy to overlook that shows like “Kamen Rider Meiss,” a tokusatsu series, get slotted into the anime programming block, blurring the line between genres. In recent years the number of titles airing in a single broadcast season (cour) has been trending upward, and the growing burden on viewers to decide what to actually keep up with underlies a lot of the reaction in the thread.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Anime] 2026 Fall Anime Roundup | Shows Premiering in October — New and Rerun Anime Info / 2026-09-29 edition.”
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