The fall 2019 season of anime has almost concluded, ending the final season of anime of the decade and the final season of anime for 2019. Overall, fall 2019 wasn’t overly impressive compared to the rest of 2019, but still had its fair share of shows that were worth the watch.
This list focuses on the best anime that were released during this season. While the season has a few weeks left, these are the 10 best anime so far. All the anime are ranked according to their IMDb ranking. Keep in mind that IMDb doesn't separate a show by seasons, meaning sequels will be excluded, but spin-offs will be. Be sure to check out the fall 2019 anime that didn’t make this list too.
10 Oresuki: Are You Really the Only One Who Likes Me – 7.5
Kicking off the list is Oresuki: Are You Really the Only One who Likes Me. Oresuki is a school-rom-com series following Amatsuyu Kisaragi, also known as Jouro. He is an average high school student who is set to go on a pair of dates. The first is with the student council president Sakura Akino and the second is his childhood friend Aoi Hinata. Both girls are in love with his best friend Taiyou Ooga. Jouro is going on the dates to give advice on how to date his friend. Oresuki was adapted by studio Connect and is 12 episodes. The anime is one season.
9 Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious – 7.5
Better safe than sorry is the motto for studio White Fox’s Cautious Hero: The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious. The fantasy-comedy anime follows Seiya Ryuuguuin, a hero who was summoned by the goddess Ristarte to a fantasy world.
Seiya is overly cautious refusing to fight enemies or accept tasks until he is 100% prepared. This often frustrates Ristarte because it doesn’t matter how weak the enemy is, he will still overly train. Cautious Hero: The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious is 12 episodes and aired for one season.
8 No Guns Life – 7.7
No Guns Life is an action-drama series adapted by studio Madhouse. The anime is set in a time where technology has created cyborg soldiers known as the Extended. Juuzou Inui is an Extended with a gun for a head.
This often scares people away and he doesn’t let anyone pull his trigger. Juuzou investigates Extended-related incidents around the city including the investigation of a boy named Tetsurou Arahabaki. No Guns Life is 12 episodes and has been confirmed for a second season in 2020.
7 Ascendance of a Bookworm – 7.8
Adapted by studio Ajia-Do, Ascendance of a Bookworm is an isekai fantasy anime following Urano Motosu. Urano loves books and will read pretty much anything. She works at a library but dies in an accident. Urano is reincarnated in the medieval era as Maine, a five-year-old. As Maine, Urano still loves books, but there aren’t any in the time period. Since the printing press hasn’t been made yet, Maine must make her own books. Ascendance of a Bookworm is 14 episodes and has been confirmed for a second season in spring 2020.
6 Ahiru no Sora – 8.0
Ahiru no Sora is a sports anime revolving around Basketball. The school-drama series is adapted by studio Diomedea. The anime follows Sora Kurumatani who has a passion for basketball. Day in and day out he trains to be the best. However, Sora is limited by his short stature. Attending Kuzuryuu High School, Sora wants to join the basketball team, but the other players are unmotivated to play. Sora intends to make an impact to get the other players motivated the only way he knows how, through his amazing plays. Ahiru no Sora is projected to be 50 episodes and aired for one season.
5 Stars Align – 8.1
Also a sports anime, Stars Align is a school-drama revolving around Tennis. The girl’s tennis club is thriving, but the boy’s tennis club faces disbandment. Toma Shinjou wants to recruit new players after the boy’s club’s terrible performances. Maki Katsuragi, a transfer student, catches Toma’s attention due to his quick reflexes. Maki declines Toma’s initial offer, but agrees for compensation. Maki is a tennis prodigy demonstrating an elite level of skill. He pushes the rest of the club to catch up to him. Stars Align is an original anime adapted by studio 8bit. The anime is 12 episodes and aired for one season.
4 Babylon – 8.1
Revoroot studio’s first full anime is Babylon, a psychological-thriller series. The anime is set in the Shiniki district of Tokyo. Zen Seizaki works as a public prosecutor at the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. He is working on a case with his assistant Atsuhiko Fumio involving a false advertisement around a pharmaceutical company’s new drug. While investigating Zen finds a page stained with blood, hair, and skin particles and signed with the letter F. Zen thinks this could be tied to the election. Babylon is 12 episodes and aired for one season.
3 Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun – 8.2
Adapted by a studio you don’t see too often, Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun was adapted by Bandai Namco Pictures studio. The shonen-demon anime follows Iruma Suzuki, a 14-year-old boy that is victim to unfortunate circumstances. Sold by his parents to a demon named Sullivan, Iruma is pampered and starts a new life at Babyls, a school for demons. Iruma earns a reputation as the heir to be the next demon king because Sullivan is the chairman of the school. Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun is 23 episodes and aired for one season.
2 Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front - Babylonia – 8.3
Fate/Grand Order is back with another installment in their series, Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front – Babylonia. Adapted by CloverWorks, Fate/Grand Order is adapted from a game. The action-fantasy anime is an adaptation of the Seventh Holy Grail War in the Fate franchise set in AD 2016.
The Absolute Frontline is in a war against the Demonic Beasts Babylonia Singularity. The anime features returns of characters such as Gilgamesh, Ishtar, and many more. Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front - Babylonia is 21 episodes and aired for one season.
1 Beastars – 8.7
Rounding out the list as the best anime of the fall 2019 season so far is Beastars. Beastars is a psychological-drama adapted by studio Orange. The anime is set at Cherryton Academy, a school in an anthropomorphic animal society. Carnivores and herbivores both attend the school but don’t always see eye to eye. Legoshi is a wolf that tries his best to contain his carnivore tendencies. He is part of the school’s drama club where a student was murdered by a carnivore. While sneaking around at night Legoshi has an encounter with a white rabbit named Haru. He can control himself, barely, from eating her and finds himself feeling attraction for the herbivore. Beastars is 12 episodes and has been confirmed for a second season in fall 2020.