'Spy x Family' Season 3 and 7 Other Most Anticipated Anime of October 2025

October 2025 promises to be a hot season for fans of Japanese animation, filled with long-awaited returns and big premieres.

To build excitement for the new season, we've compiled a list of the most anticipated projects, ranging from completely new universes to new seasons of already beloved sagas.

1. 'Spy x Family' Season 3

Release Date: October 4, 2025

The Forger family is back with new adventures. Although past events have allowed them to bond and feel like a functioning unit, that's no reason to relax. Loid's dark past looms on the horizon.

The reasons behind his decision to become the spy Twilight will finally become clear. Mercenary Yor, telepathic Anya, and even Bond, who can predict the future, will have their own moments.

The new episodes will be darker – the creators promise to maintain their signature tone while occasionally delving into more complex topics.

2. 'My Hero Academia' Season 8

Release Date: October 4, 2025

The long-running confrontation between heroes and villains has reached its climax, with everything at stake. The season centers on the clash between two sworn enemies: Tomura Shigaraki and Izuku Midoriya.

Midoriya still hopes to save his enemy's soul, but whether this crazy plan will work remains to be seen.

As was the case with the manga, the final installment of the long-running title will likely divide viewers. Many readers were dissatisfied with the finale, so it will be interesting to see how viewers react and if anything changes in the adaptation.

3. 'Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!'

Release Date: October 3, 2025

Lady Melphiera Marchalrayd is an aristocrat with an unusual hobby – she enjoys cooking and eating monsters. This hobby greatly limits her potential partners, but social expectations dictate that she try to find someone.

Fortunately, during one of her social outings, she meets Aristide Rogier du Galbraith, a nobleman whose primary hobby is hunting mythical beasts.

Their interests seem to overlap and complement each other perfectly. What better way to start a friendship that could blossom into something more?

4. 'Sanda'

Release Date: October 4, 2025

Kazushige Sanda lived an ordinary life as a high school student. He socialized with his peers and went to school. Basically, he didn't stand out in any way. That is, until one weekday when his classmate, Shiori Fuyumura, attacked him with a knife.

For some reason, Fuyumura was convinced that Sanda was a descendant of Santa Claus and had kidnapped her friend. Attempts to resolve the misunderstanding led to an unexpected discovery: the suspicions about his relationship with Santa were true.

5. 'Yano-kun's Ordinary Days'

Release Date: October 1, 2025

Kiyoko Yoshida, the class president, has a unique feature: she loves helping others. Constantly worried about even the smallest things, she finds the perfect mentee in her deskmate, Yano Tsuyoshi. He always comes to school with bruises, cuts, and scratches.

Kiyoko begins to suspect that Yano is having problems at home or school. However, after keeping an eye on him, she discovers that he is simply incredibly clumsy and gets into dangerous situations literally every day.

6. 'Ranma ½' Season 2

Release Date: October 4, 2025

Ranma Saotome is a renowned fighter who trains rigorously alongside his father. One day, during a training session, they both fall into a magical spring, which greatly complicates their lives.

Now, when Ranma is exposed to water, he transforms into a woman, while his father transforms into a panda. As if that weren't enough, upon returning home, Ranma learns that he must marry Akane, the daughter of the head of another dojo.

Thus begins Ranma's daily life amidst bickering, unexpected transformations, and encounters with various characters, including childhood friends and combat rivals.

7. 'To Your Eternity' Season 3

Release Date: October 4, 2025

Fushi is an unusual creature that constantly transforms into new forms, from human to stone, yet retains all of its memories. Thus, Fushi has reached the present day, where he finds himself in the body of a young man once again.

He must now navigate the rules of his surroundings, make new friends, and encounter the mysterious Beholder once again.

This sad and thoughtful fantasy's third season promises to bring back everything viewers loved about the past seasons: heartbreak, deep reflection, and philosophy.

8. 'Ganglion'

Release Date: October 3, 2025

Kenji Isobe is a low-level employee at Ganglion Corporation, a company involved in rather unusual endeavors. The company's leadership dreams of world domination and attempts to achieve it through utterly insane missions, such as demolishing Mount Fuji.

Isobe often finds himself on the front lines, which almost always ends with him getting beaten up by the superhero Hopeman.

This is the first major project for Studio Maf – previously, they mostly assisted other companies with filming.