Saudi National Day falling in the middle of the week creates the perfect excuse to ignore the backlog, claim the best seat on the sofa and disappear into an anime marathon for a few hours.
For anime fans in Saudi Arabia, Crunchyroll has more than 1,300 titles available with Arabic subtitles, alongside a growing selection of Arabic-dubbed anime. Subscriptions start at SAR 19.99 per month, with seasonal simulcasts and more than 100 games through the Crunchyroll Game Vault also included in the wider offering.
More importantly, some genuinely big anime series are now available with both Arabic subtitles and Arabic dubbing. From supernatural battles and football obsession to ridiculous fantasy worlds and wholesome fake families, these nine shows should cover almost every National Day mood.
Solo Leveling is the obvious pick for action fans
If your idea of relaxation involves watching somebody transform from spectacularly underpowered dungeon fodder into a terrifying force of nature, Solo Leveling is an easy place to start. Sung Jinwoo begins as an exceptionally weak hunter in a world where humans enter dangerous dungeons and battle monsters.
After a disastrous encounter, Jinwoo gains access to a mysterious system that allows him to level up. Its videogame-inspired progression, new abilities and escalating enemies make the series dangerously easy to binge. Solo Leveling is available with Arabic and English subtitles and dubs.
JUJUTSU KAISEN brings curses, chaos and spectacular battles
JUJUTSU KAISEN takes the familiar idea of an ordinary teenager being dragged into a supernatural nightmare and turns the dial considerably past sensible. Yuji Itadori becomes entangled with curses after swallowing a cursed object containing part of the immensely powerful Ryomen Sukuna. As questionable snack decisions go, it ranks pretty highly.
Yuji subsequently trains alongside Jujutsu Sorcerers while sharing his body with something extremely dangerous. The series mixes horror, humour and elaborate combat without becoming buried beneath its mythology. Arabic and English subtitles and dubs are available.
SPY x FAMILY is perfect when everyone wants to watch
Not every holiday watch needs demons, dungeons or protagonists screaming attack names at the sky. SPY x FAMILY offers something lighter while still delivering plenty of action and absurdity.
Secret agent Twilight must create a fake family for an undercover mission, adopting the identity of Loid Forger. The complication is that his new wife Yor is secretly an assassin, while adopted daughter Anya can read minds and knows considerably more than either parent realizes. Its mix of espionage, comedy and family life makes SPY x FAMILY particularly approachable, with Arabic subtitles and dubbing available alongside English.
BLUE LOCK turns football into a battle anime
Football anime might sound relatively grounded until you meet BLUE LOCK. Instead of concentrating on wholesome teamwork and the power of friendship, the series throws 300 high-school forwards into an extreme training programme designed to produce an elite striker for Japan.
The result often feels less like conventional sports anime and more like football grafted onto a competitive survival game. Ego, individual skill and psychological warfare matter almost as much as scoring goals. Arabic and English dubbing and subtitles are available.
Dr. STONE makes rebuilding civilisation ridiculously entertaining
Most post-apocalyptic stories give their heroes weapons. Dr. STONE gives Senku science and essentially tells him to start crafting civilisation again from the tutorial level.
After a mysterious phenomenon turns humanity to stone, Senku awakens thousands of years later in a world reclaimed by nature. His ambition is to use science to rebuild lost technology and revive humanity, giving Dr. STONE its distinctive blend of adventure, comedy and science-inspired problem solving. Arabic subtitles and dubbing are both available alongside English.
Black Clover delivers classic shonen energy
Sometimes you don’t need anime to reinvent the wheel. You just need that wheel to be magical, ridiculously energetic and attached to a protagonist who refuses to understand the concept of giving up. Black Clover scratches exactly that itch.
Asta and Yuno share the ambition of becoming the Wizard King, but Asta has one substantial problem: in a world built around magic, he doesn’t have any. That doesn’t stop him, naturally, and the resulting adventure builds around rivalry, determination and increasingly large-scale magical battles. Arabic and English dubbing and subtitles are available.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is wonderfully weird fantasy
Anime has produced enough reincarnation premises to make death feel suspiciously like a character-creation menu, but That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime remains one of the genre’s more memorable concepts.
Corporate worker Satoru Mikami dies and awakens in another world as Rimuru, who happens to be a slime rather than the suspiciously handsome fantasy hero the genre usually hands out. What begins as a strange reincarnation story expands into an adventure about creating a society where different races can coexist, mixing comedy, world-building, fantasy politics and increasingly powerful abilities. Both Arabic dubbing and subtitles are available.
My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1 embraces videogame logic
My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1 doesn’t exactly hide its videogame influences. Former office worker Ryota Sato finds himself transported to a fantasy world where defeating monsters produces useful drops.
His low level initially looks like a serious disadvantage until a unique ability gives him access to rare drops. It’s unapologetically built around RPG mechanics and power progression, making it best suited to viewers already comfortable with isekai’s obsession with treating fantasy worlds like giant videogames. Arabic and English subtitles and dubs are available.
You and I Are Polar Opposites offers a change of pace
After curses, monsters, magical kingdoms and enough supernatural combat to make home insurance impossible, You and I Are Polar Opposites shifts towards romance and everyday teenage anxiety.
Suzuki is outgoing and conscious of fitting in, while her classmate Tani is quiet, straightforward and far less concerned with what everybody thinks. Suzuki also happens to like him, creating a romance around two very different personalities. Viewers wanting something character-driven rather than another marathon of boss battles should put this higher on the watchlist. Arabic and English subtitles and dubbing are available.
Crunchyroll’s Arabic support matters more than another giant catalogue number
Catalogue size looks impressive on a banner, but availability in a viewer’s preferred language matters far more. More than 1,300 titles with Arabic subtitles gives viewers in Saudi Arabia a substantial selection, while expanding Arabic dubbing makes anime more accessible to those who prefer not to rely on subtitles.
These nine shows are useful starting points because they offer both options and cover very different genres. Want absurd power progression? Solo Leveling. Something easier to watch with family? SPY x FAMILY. Football transformed into psychological warfare? BLUE LOCK apparently woke up and chose violence.
Bottom Line
There isn’t one perfect Saudi National Day anime marathon because it depends on what kind of geekery you’re craving. Solo Leveling and JUJUTSU KAISEN cover action, BLUE LOCK delivers sports anime with final-boss intensity, while SPY x FAMILY offers something lighter. Dr. STONE brings science and problem solving, while Black Clover and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime offer bigger fantasy worlds to sink into.
The bigger takeaway is that Arabic support is becoming less of an afterthought for anime streaming. With Arabic subtitles across more than 1,300 Crunchyroll titles and Arabic dubbing available on all nine featured here, the difficult part isn’t finding something to watch; it’s convincing yourself that “just one more episode” still counts as a responsible holiday plan.
