The third weekly poll of the Fall 2026 anime season is in, and BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity has seized first place with 20.15% of the vote, ending Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!’s two-week reign at the top. A total of 7,067 fans took part in the Anime Corner poll this week.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity (Credits: Anime Corner)
BLEACH made its first appearance in this season’s weekly rankings — and did it in style. Its 20.15% share is the highest vote percentage recorded so far this fall, giving it a commanding 10.92-point lead over second place.
Fall 2026 Anime Rankings Week 3: Full Top 10
Firefly Wedding held onto second place with 9.23%, while The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 climbed back into the top three with 8.82%. STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 2nd-3rd STAGE landed fourth at 8.19%, and former champion Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! dropped to fifth with 5.62%.
The battle behind the runner-up spot was razor-thin: just 1.04 percentage points separated second-place Firefly Wedding from fourth-place Steel Ball Run. FX Fighter Kurumi-chan took sixth (5.26%), Black Clover Season 2 seventh (3.40%), and Ranma ½ (2024) Season 3 eighth (2.15%). Rounding out the top ten were The Ramparts of Ice Season 2 in ninth (2.14%) and Blue Box Season 2 in tenth (2.01%).
Bleach Returns, Apothecary Diaries Claws Back
BLEACH’s dramatic debut reflects the hype around the Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity arc, while The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 continues its steady climb back into contention after a quieter start. With the season still early, the race for Anime of the Season is wide open — and next week’s poll could shuffle the deck again.
As always, these rankings reflect the preferences of the Anime Corner community. You can vote for your favorites in the weekly polls on their site.
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