Welcome back to another installment of GGA’s monthly Anime Roundup, where we cover everything coming out in October 2024 on the most popular streaming services, such as Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu and HIDIVE.
October means the 2024 Fall Anime Season has descended upon us. This month, we have a slew of new, original animes and fan-favorites alike releasing.
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World (Season 3)
A year has passed since Subaru’s victory at the Sanctuary. He savors a life of fulfillment while Emilia’s camp stands united for the royal selection—until a fateful letter arrives. Anastasia, a royal selection candidate, has invited Emilia to the Watergate City of Priestella. But as the party begins its journey, crisis stirs beneath the surface and Subaru meets a cruel fate once again.
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II
In the world of guns and steel that is Gun Gale Online, LLENN has been a devoted, female solo player. She is obsessed with two things: donning herself entirely in pink and honing her skills with consistent gameplay. She soon discovers her love for hunting other players (aka PK), soon to be known as the “Pink Devil.” Meanwhile, LLENN meets a beautiful yet mysterious player, Pitohui, and the two click right away. Doing as she is told by Pitohui, she enters the Squad Jam group battle.
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II streams on Crunchyroll starting October 4, 2024.
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Dan Da Dan (Season 1)
Momo, a high schooler from a family of mediums, befriends her classmate Okarun, a fanatic of the occult. However, an argument between the pair over the existence of aliens and ghosts sees them set out to prove the other wrong.
The first season of Dan Da Dan will begin streaming weekly on Crunchyroll and Netflix beginning October 4, 2024.
Look Back
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.
The specialty event showings of Look Back will play in NY and LA on October 4, 2024, with nationwide showings on October 6 and 7, 2024. Check for showings near you.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth (2024)
We will also get a rare, beautifully animated historical anime in October. In the 15th century, anything deemed heretical would result in a person being burned at the stake, especially science that challenged God’s word. In Poland, child prodigy Rafal is expected to major in Theology at university. Still, after meeting a mysterious man, Rafal begins researching the “truth” that could land him in the hands of the Inquisition.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth will begin releasing in weekly installments on Netflix starting October 5, 2024.
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Ranma 1/2 (Season 1)
The classic, iconic romantic-comedy anime receives its first remake since the 1990s and will introduce a new audience to Rumiko Takahashi’s tale. The lives of three daughters, Akane, Nabiki, and Kasumi, get turned upside down when their father, Soun Tendou, who runs the Tendou Martial Arts School, promises that at least one of his daughters will be wed to another martial artist’s son. Ranma and his father, Genma, arrive, but they hide a great secret: whenever water touches the pair, Ranma turns into a girl, and Genma turns into a giant panda.
The first season of the Ranma 1/2 remake streams on Netflix starting October 5, 2024.
Blue Box (Season 1)
Taiki Inomata, a third-year junior high student at Eimei Academy, is a high school badminton team member. He rises early to get to the gymnasium first, but Chinatsu Kano, Taiki’s crush and a first-year student in senior high, always beat him there. Chinatsu is super popular as a beautiful rising star on the basketball team. Taiki has the opportunity to grow closer to Chinatsu when a strange twist of fate sees her move into his house. However, Taiki is first determined to be a worthy match for her and sets out the goal of competing in the badminton nationals.
Season 1 of Blue Box will begin streaming on Netflix weekly on October 5, 2024.
The Boy and the Heron (2024)
If you missed the chance to see The Boy and the Heron in theaters, then you are in luck. The critically acclaimed film is a hand-drawn animated masterpiece that tells an original story written and directed by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki. A young boy named Mahito, yearning for his mother, ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning.
The Boy and the Heron will be available in the Netflix catalog starting October 7, 2024.
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Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Season 1)
Something about this new Tomb Raider anime reads spooky to me, so I’m excited to see it leading the 2024 Fall Anime Season. The series takes place after the conclusion of the video game Shadow of the Tomb Raider video game, in the Crystal Dynamics reboot. The series will bridge the gap between the prequels and beloved original games.
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft comes to Netflix on October 10, 2024.
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance (Season 1)
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance is an all-new original animation composed of six 30-minute episodes focusing on the European front of the One Year War, which was the setting of the first Gundam series, Mobile Suit Gundam.
The first season of Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance will be added to the Netflix catalog on October 17, 2024.
Dragon Ball DAIMA
Dragon Ball DAIMA is an all-new episodic series from the beloved Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama. This little series shrinks the beloved cast of characters for a chibi-style adventure set in the Demon Realm. The less serious nature of the “mini” character designs harks back to the early days of Dragon Ball when Goku was going on fantasy/sci-fi adventures.
You can watch Dragon Ball DAIMA on Crunchyroll starting October 11, 2024, with a specialty movie event coming in November.
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