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Pictured: Ranma 1/2, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, and The Boy and the Heron.
September has just arrived, but we can already provide subscribers with an exciting early preview of the latest anime coming to Netflix in October.
In case you missed it, September is shaping to be another good month for new anime content on Netflix.
New Netflix Original Anime on Netflix in October 2024
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Season 1) N
New Episodes: 10
Genre: Action, Adventure | Runtime: TBA
Cast: Hayley Atwell, Allen Maldonado, Earl Baylon
Netflix Release Date: October 10th, 2024
Hayley Atwell, aka Agent Peggy Carter of the MCU, voices the legendary Lara Croft in Netflix’s latest anime from the incredible animators of Powerhouse Animation.
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.
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance (Season 1) N
New Episodes: 6
Genre: Mecha | Runtime: 30 Minutes
Cast: Celia Massingham
Netflix Release Date: October 17th, 2024
The Gundam franchise is one of Japan’s most popular and recognizable franchises. A brand new anime from Gundam will be available exclusively on Netflix for the first time.
In the later stage of the One-Year War, Red Wolves pilot Iria Sorari is tasked with defending the European frontline against the Earth Federation Forces.
New Anime Movies Coming to Netflix in October 2024
The Boy and the Heron (2024)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Genre: Adventure, Drama | Runtime: 124 Minutes
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Christian Bale, Florence Pugh, Willem Dafoe, Luca Padovan
Netflix Release Date: October 7th, 2024
With the exclusion of the USA, Japan, and France, the rest of the world will receive the latest Studio Ghibli movie, the academy-award-winning The Boy and the Heron.
Still reeling from the death of his mother, Mahito’s father is getting remarried, but when they move to his family’s estate in the country, the headstrong boy finds himself in a strange new world inhabited by the living and the dead.
New Weekly Anime on Netflix in October 2024
Dan Da Dan (Season 1) N
New Episodes: TBA (Weekly)
Genre: Action, Comedy | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Shion Wakayama, Natsuki Hanae, Ayane Sakura, Nana Mizuki, Kaito Ishikawa
Netflix Release Date: October 4th, 2024
Dandadan is an anime that has been in the making for a long time; finally, we have its release date for October 2024! Alongside Netflix, the anime will be streamed on Crunchyroll in select regions.
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!
Blue Box (Season 1) N
New Episodes: TBA (Weekly)
Genre: Romance, Sport | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Shouya Chiba, Reina Ueda, Akari Kitou, Chaki Kobayashi
Netflix Release Date: October 5th, 2024
We’re still not sure on the number of episodes g
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. As a beautiful rising star on the basketball team, Chinatsu is super popular. 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.
Ranma 1/2 (Season 1) N
New Episodes: TBA (Weekly)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance | Runtime: 24 Minutes
Cast: Kappei Yamaguchi, Noriko Hidaka, Kouichi Yamadera, Rei Sakuma, Minami Takayama
Netflix Release Date: October 5th, 2024
The beloved romantic-comedy anime receives its first remake since the 1990s and will introduce a brand new audience and generations to Rumiko Takahashi’s tale. Episodes will be released weekly, first being broadcast on Nippon TV before arriving on Netflix.
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. Genma, who becomes betrothed to the youngest of the Tendou sisters, Akane, must learn to get along with his future wife, and the pair begin attending school together.
What anime are you looking forward to watching on Netflix in October? Let us know in the comments below!
