The BEST Anime of Spring 2024 - Ones to Watch
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- Опубликовано: 12 июн 2024
- Can the anime industry PLEASE stop making every new season more stacked than the last? Spring's lineup is CRAZY GOOD and I need to sleep. (ps. sorry for the audio glitches, I'm on a new mic setup)
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:08 Spice and Wolf Brotherhood
5:39 Wake up Sheeple! 7G Will Doom Us All!
7:12 Maison Yatsura
9:46 A Japanaese Kaiju in Tokyo
12:08 Bullying is Worse Than World Domination
14:00 Amnesiacs in the Infield
16:02 Mr Raiju’s Neighbourhood
18:10 You Know MaoMao, Now Meet CawCaw
21:01 GAS PASSER
22:49 Callin' it Now, Anime of the Season
26:04 Overstuffed Bargain Bin
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No.
A tsundere delinquent voiced by Rock Howard is the best idea ever.
After My Home Hero, now The Fable. What a let down for still using Osamu Tezuka name.
I through the video, he didn’t mention Reincarnated as the Seventh Prince? That’s one of the gems of spring! It’s getting some haters because the character design is admittedly weird. But the show is good! It’s got amazing animation for what is basically a new studio (they only did one other thing which was a short thing)
Is it just me, or has Truck-Kun gotten lazy lately?
“Clearly MAPPA thinks it’s worth their animators’ time.”
They have time?
They can sleep less
@@priestesslucy3299 They sleep?
@@xikonorris5874 probably not enough.
They breathe, means they can animate
Oh yeah. They have plenty of time. More than most, in fact. Sometimes they work 32 hours a day.
After waiting 15 years I'm so excited to get my economics lessons from Holo again
I'm so freaking excited too. It was my like second anime ever. I started off good.
@@jackwilder2544 me too! With a few classics coming back lately we are getting some real treats
Shit is and has always been so peak.
Gotta say the old OP was a lot better, I really liked the menalcholy feeling.
Holo is the waifu that has captured several generations of love.
"WAIT DONT SKIP TO THE NEXT SECTION" I found it absolutely hilarious that he said that right when I was about to skip the baseball one lmao
lol same
Same
Same here lmao, basebal may be an absolute hit on japan, their market. But its just not in my taste
Bros! Clearly y'all ain't seen *Little Busters* from the same studio than made Clannad.
I skipped it anyway, because baseball ;)
This kind of video is why I love following the same reviewers over a long period of time. I know the differences between Geoff's tastes and mine. He likes cute girls doing cute things more than I do, and he's infinitely more receptive to sports anime, but conversely, we often share the same opinions on action shows or outright ecchi ones. You can't get that kind of familiarity by reading random review articles from people you've never heard of on sites where columnists are laid off and replaced every other month.
Honestly, same. Reviews of media really mean nothing as an aggregated blob, you end up getting the most out of finding a few reviewers who are good at explaining the strengths and weaknesses of the things they review over anything else (except maybe personality). Find a few cool people who have similar tastes to yours (or who have opposite tastes but are amenable) and use their explanations as a way to gauge for yourself.
Geoff likes a lot more Harem and Slice of Life than I do, as well as having a higher tolerance for Anime Bullshit™, but overall he's good at explaining why he does or doesn't like the things he does, and that makes it easy to figure out how much I'll like something even when it doesn't line up with his tastes. On top of that, where our tastes *do* line up, he's introduced me to some of the most beautiful anime I've ever seen, that I might've missed out on otherwise.
That’s why I valued old school movie reviewers.
you're describing the same reason I religiously watch Yahtzee game reviews
As an Omegaverse fan, the fact that it not only escaped the containment zone of AO3 but now has full-blown anime productions does make my soul leave my body a little bit.
Containment breach really is the only thing you can call this
And it's not even good Omegaverse! It's Omegaverse written by someone who only has a vague idea of what Omegaverse is.
But it's a super cute domestic slice of life
@@Siseja if it's a good anime leaning on omegaverse that counts as good omegaverse to me tbh. It's not exactly hammered in stone rules there. Just whatever people agreed on
At least it escaped containment in the form of a very sweet and wholesome family anime. It could have gone VERY differently
Right??? As an "older" fujoshi, I remember when the Omegaverse started, and we were called degenerates for liking that, haha! XD I can't believe we have a real anime now
Not me IMMEDIATELY directing my mouse cursor over the timeline to skip the baseball anime only for Geoff to read me for filth for it.
sports anime don’t do it for me. only one i like is birdie wing - thanks Geoff…
@@lordcupkakeI miss Baby Steps T.T
@@priestesslucy3299 Hey, another one of the five people (including me) who actually watched Baby Steps!
I recently realized that despite my love and participation in sports my whole life, early 2000s disney channel movie's lame "sport choreography" made anything but the real thing hard to look at
The moment the bit started I already was moving to skip forward. It's like Geoff knows his audience so well that he can anticipate their movements.
when I was in high school, my school had a rule that any club had to have cultural or academic merit in order to justify being school sanctioned, as did other schools in the area. my school and our rival school both justified the existence of anime club by showing episodes of spice and wolf to prove to our respective committees that anime had academic merit- SO excited for another generation to do the same BUT BETTER
I love how Kaiju #8 is basically Danny Phantom
Heh. I wouldn't have made that connection, but you're right.
Oh so it was by a guy who became a Christian nutcase?
Sorry the only connection i see, is becoming the thing you are fighting.
Which means Attack On Titan is also Danny Phantom....
@@michaeltb2746 you got it
@@michaeltb2746 The season with Valerie where she hunts ghosts, and the MC is actually a ghost and they have a thing for each other but he can't tell her even if he uses his powers towards the same goal as her? Does it ring a bell?
The first episode of "Train to the End of the World" is WILD... I'm all in for the ride.
All 3 episodes so far have been wild and amazing, prime candidate for personal anime of the season
@@Rockden YES!! They hit the 3 Episode Rules already
I agree, the thing that makes it so great is bo bo bo bo bo bo bo
it was pretty creative, but I am a bit apprehensive about continuing it, since it felt a bit like it was trying to be random and wacky way too hard. kind of reminds me of Sabikui Bisco from Winter 2022 in that way. (and that was one of the worst anime to come out in the last couple years IMO). gonna check it out again once its over.
@zebrother oh no, that anime sucks? I was really enjoying the light novels and looking forward to watching it...
Part of me is still hoping that Johnny Young Bosch voices someone in Go Go Loser Ranger, a full circle moment of going between sentai and voice acting
As the lead he could make it the greatest demotion ever, from Ranger to Putty Patrol.
I'd love to see him just be the lead bc you know, Black Ranger 😊. But his evil voice is so good too so 🤔
The first episode of Jellyfish Can't Swim in The Night actually made me cry. It just cuts so deep for me as an artist.
Go Go Loser Ranger (or Ranger Reject as us pesky manga readers prefer to call it) is definitely going to be one of the highlights of the season. I highly recommend it to anyone wondering what to pick up from the season. I hope it gets some traction for sure.
I see, you're one of us. (Still prefer the fantranslated title of the series over go go loser ranger) Hisui best girl btw.
@@amaugust7285 Hisui best girl.
Girls Band Cry is getting criminally overlooked because every English streaming service forgot to license it, but it's *really* good. The characters feel real and fleshed out after two episodes in a way that most anime don't succeed at with twelve, without falling back on anime-trope personality templates or just telling the audience what kind of person they are. The way the story's staying on a very small personal scale while still pulling big emotional moments without needing crazy-high anime stakes or situations is really impressive; the main plot throughline of the fairly emo second episode was the MC needing to install a light fixture for her appartment.
Yeah it definitely should be a crime to force me to make a crime watching it illegally.
This show had it already hard since it's 3D and as someone on the internet said, "most anime fans prefer bad 2D rather than a good 3D" and on top of that nobody licensed it in this side of the lake, it's such a shame.
No wonder the writing is good because it's the same script writer of A Place Further Than The Universe. Both this and Jellyfish is fighting for my favorite anime of all time haha
I just watched the second episode and this is going to be a contender for best of the season easily. It is criminal that it isn't licensed, someone get on that. I watched it because I was noticing recently how good Juuki Hanada is at scripts, and this is delivering so hard
I can't believe none of the English services picked it up. I'm enjoying it a lot so far. I love the protag. She's somehow timid and absolutely feral at the same time.
I just don't watch band anime, But I'll consider
Before I watch the video. Note to self. Don't let someone else tell you what you can or can not like. It's okay to like trash.
Hell yeah. Be a trash lover if that's who you are. It's also okay to be a lover of trash and genuine certified bangers. I know I am!
Yep. Like me who is enjoying “Reincarnated as the 7th Prince” even though it wasn’t even mentioned in the video. Is just to get further recommendations for watching more shows.
in the country where im from, Full Metal Panic counts as pretty trashy, but i love it to death because of the MC
@@hexi9595 yo? It's actually one of the two animes i am watching. I usually wait a little until there are a few episodes. But this one was too good to wait for me.
It's like Junk Food, we know it's bad but we always comeback for it.
Dude, you did Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again DIRTY!!! Very few anime have been able to make me swing between laughing my head off and crying my eyes out AT LEAST ONCE, PER EPISODE NO LESS, like that show. Basic premise is in the title, but it is wholesome, sad, and downright hilarious. The fact that it didn't even make the bargain bin is an absolute crime. I HIGHLY recommend watching this anime on Crunchyroll!!!
Agreed! I'm loving it!
Girls Band Cry really deserves to be picked up officially, glad you touch on it - though I feel it deserves way more than just 'bargain bin' status!
Both the animation and tone are top notch with some killer directing, impeccable comedic timing, and super fresh vibe throughout its first two episodes so far.
It should not be missed!
I assume it's only in the bargain bin because of the fact that its not available anywhere officially.
"Wdym you haven't watched critically acclaimed Xmen 97 on Disney + yet!"
This season of anime:
To be fair, some of the anime I was thinking of trying are on Disney/Hulu this season. I might actually think of resubscribing for a bit and catching the X-Men series while I'm at it.
@@DenverZennXmen AND Ranger Reject? Time to retreat to the darkest recesses of my domain
@@Ungraguaren t those reserved for stuff like Hatsuoji Jikan?
"Almost watched 40 new anime in the last two weeks". Sounds like you're not even trying bruh. Need to get em rookie numbers up.
You gotta pump those numbers up
I'm certain this post is /s but anyways gotta throw out the thanks for the recommendations and make sure our basement dweller knows he is doing a good job!
Only 40 in two weeks?
40 anime in the last 2 weeks, those are rookie numbers in our bracket
40 anime in a week sounds like a lot but imagine having to write this script too. Tf he find the timr
I've been waiting for years for both the Kaiju No. 8 adaptation, and to hear Geoff talk about this great series. I was completely blown away by the first episode and I seriously hope the entire season is good enough to warrant its own video. More people need to watch/read KN8!
23:20 I was half listening while doing something else, but when he said "A place further then the universe" I even got chills
I've seen some people dismiss Kaiju no 8 as just an Attack on Titan clone, so it's good to see it get recommended here. While there is definitely some influence there, AoT is nihilistic, and Kaiju is optimistic. That shift in world view really changes everything, and creates a very different experience. Plus, that story has some seriously awesome kaiju designs.
Really? I've seen it more compared as "Chainsaw Man, but with kaiju instead of demons". I've read the first 80 or so chapters, and can definitely see some ways both comparisons would be made
The ending scene with the deadpan old man sold me "uh he's reporting you"
@@SympleSymon on the surface all 3 can be described as "boy becomes monster, joins monster slaying group, they slay monsters". and there's plenty of shows that can be described like that. obviously each of these 3 has more going on, but it makes sense that people who've seen only one show of this type will make the comparison to the one they know
This is the new show that interests me the most.
They are stupid then. You only have to read a single chapter of KN8 to know its quality far surpasses its seniors. On every level KN8 is firing at maximum. From putting a regular service worker in the hero slot and actually making their experience relevant even after the power up (which is crazy considering how many series threw that potential hook in the garbage) to the gorgeous and READABLE action which hasn’t been this clear since the first pages of DBZ. I don’t even feel like continuing my illustration anymore because there isn’t any need. KN8 is already peak.
Spice and Wolf mentioned, so here I am ❤
That simple.
I was wondering if it would be the first or last thing mentioned
I heard the call too
I see Holo, i like
@@davidyodo24 the real question is would you give holo an apple?
I was so excited when you included Bartender: Glass of God. Two episodes in and I'm already fascinated and hooked. It might be more niche, but don't sleep on this one.
I started watching Bartender: Glass of God today but then I checked out Bartender (2006) to see the difference and I'm totally blown away by the old one. The vibes are absolutely impeccable for the whole 'customer comes into a mysterious bar, bartender gives them not what they wanted but what they needed' schtick. I also adore how the old one has a recipe card and a clip of a bartender making the same drink in the outro.
If you're more into Bartender for the plot then you're probably gonna prefer the new one but the old one is perfect late night before bed anime
@@Moocow2003 couldn't have said it better myself
I cannot express enough how much I appreciate and enjoy these seasonal best of lists.
I don't have a lot of time week to week and your breakdowns have REALLY helped me find some excellent series to love.
I wouldn't have had any idea about Frieren if it weren't for your videos.
This time around I cannot wait for Tonari no Yokai San. Based on the premise and title I don't think many people would have had this recommendation for me.
Also also!! Thank you for mentioning what streaming service each show can be found on! I really appreciate what ya do!
Glad to see you talk about Apothecary Diaries, its an amazing anime, first one to convince me to go read the managa and light novel. Super excited for season 2!
Conversely , i think its criminal MB missed Apothecary Diaries in last quarter and to hastily stuff it inbetween breathes this quarter. Hoping AD wins anime of the year for 2024, apparently it didnt count for 2023 because it ran past end of year
I loved everything about it!
@@guenevere I'm kinda hoping he'll do an analysis/praise video of it at some point though. Would make sense as he hasn't really gotten to talk even a little bit about it yet. :)
Thank you for mentioning Girls Band Cry. Absolutely blown away by the first 2 episodes so far ( the music, story and 3d are top class). Really sad this didn't get an official translation and will probably be missed by many.
Mission: Yozakura Family is so so so good. I highly recommend it to anyone, manga or anime, because the voice acting and soundtrack is so good and there are great animated cuts.
Girls band cry is clearly my fav of the season.
As a professional 3D animator myself, it warms my heart to see such a wonderful and lively animation, and I'm really lucky that the anime is available on French platform ADN ! Sublime characters, gripping story and 10/10 opening and musics.
The only downside I can find for the moment is that the rendering is not always on top.
I wish more people could talk about it
Yeah Toei is whiffing hard by not simulcasting it…especially if they’ve put this much effort into the show. It’s tragic that something of this quality with the potential to dispel childish stigmas against CG might end up being a total sleeper in the US. Silver lining? Maybe the entire show will get a fansub over time. The most hopeful I can get is wishing Toei airs it overseas after the season concludes
That Premiere Episode of Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night was "CINEMA"!!
Wish MB would've said the actual name of the anime
Right? The whole time I'm watching I'm like, "Sweet Jesus, when was the last time I saw 'camera work' like this in animation... Spiderverse?"
@@thomaspinkerton3450I literally thinking the same thing as well 👏
This season is starting off so strong it's insane. I've never had this many anime on my watching list at one time.
My pick for banger of the season is Mysterious Disappearances. That first episode was wild.
I was really surprised it wasn't at least in the bargain bin. Hope there isn't some bunny drop style source material badness that made him shy away
Interesting! Thanks for the recommendation, I think I'll check this one out.
@@morganbiddlecom Yeah not even mentioning it is wild. it's right up his alley and the style is incredibly appealing.
I haven't even had a chance to watch all the first episodes I'm interested in.😢
Oh come on, the premise is incredibly interesting, but the fetish bait is unbearable...
Jellyfish is seriously some of the best animation i've seen go into an anime in a long time, it breaths serious life into those characters
Whisper Me a Love Song is INCREDIBLE
The first episode captured the Manga's start well and it's only gonna get better from here!
It's so realistic! The girl confesses to the other girl in the first 9 minutes! Just like real lesbians!
may i ask where to watch it?
@@Risking_Ghost on hianime
yuri gang rise up !
OH GOD I LEGIT WAS LISTENING TO THIS IN THE BACKGROUND WHEN I HEARD BRUVH SAY
KAJU NO 8
I TURNED MY HEAD SO FAST I READ THE FIRST VOLUME LAST WEEK AND WAS LIKE DAMN I HOPE THIS GETS A ANIME.
Hey Geoff, thanks for getting this video out despite the move! I really enjoy watching these overviews of every season.
Seriously appreciate these videos, never have enough time to find the ones I might like on my own and I always enjoy your recommendations. Thanks man!
If you’ve ever liked Mecha, Bravern is essentially a love letter to the genre
I absolutely adored watching Bravern
I think he made a video of it on his other channel
I felt the same way about Metallic Rouge from last season
I just started watching this one and what a ride this one is.
Bravern was an excellent watch, highly recommend for mecha lovers
22:01 thanks for the Honda and Jonuchi from Yu-Gi-Oh reference
Congrats on being done with the move, and I hope you can get some rest soon. I definitely look forward to this video each new season so appreciate you getting that out.
Spice and Wolf will go hard af, but I will never accept another OP than Tabi no Tochuu
omgg RIGHT?!?!!? :D :D :D :D :D
Yep, that opening is one of my favorites in all anime
That and the ED! I have that literally in my Spotify unironically.
Parasyte the Grey released, not an anime but a Korean show that does live action incredibly well.
I loved reading Bartender over a decade ago. I can’t believe it’s back.
In spring 2019, I stumbled upon Konosuba and loved it. That was how I discovered anime (again for the first time). Now Konosuba's back with a long overdue new season. When I was a young padawan weeb, I used your Ones To Watch videos to help me find the anime I wanted to watch. Now, 5 years later, I have progressed to the point where I already watched every anime on your list (except the baseball one and Yatagarasu) before your video came out to discover for myself which are the Ones To Watch. I guess what I'm trying to say is thanks for all the guidance and knowledge your channel has given me along the way to becoming a well and truly full-fledged weeb.
Kaiju no.8 is the first anime thats come out after ive read the manga, so episode 1 was amazing and im so ready for more
ITS ALREADY OUT!?!?
Love kaiju 8 but unfortunately the manga has really fell off recently
Girls Band Cry feels like it very much has the potential to be the next Place Further than the Universe considering it's written by the same guy, yet it's getting no traction Westside because of the no English release, it's tragic
Jukki Hanada simply does not miss.
Don't know if Geof had finished editing before the release/announcment of the Spice & Wolf dub cast, but Brina & J Michael Tatum are back as Holo & Lawrence airing two weeks behind the sub looking to have releases at 1:30PST.
Congratulations on your new life in Japan, I hope you an Yazy will be very happy. Thanks for a great recommendation for this season, most of what you mentioned was already on my to-watxh list, but jellyfish really hooked me already...
Can't wait to see what the seasonal Menu at Chez Garbáge's new Tokyo location has to offer in it's grand opening menu...
I agree, Jellyfish Can't Swim at Night gives me A Place Further Than the Universe vibes
Also Spice and Wolf for the win!
Go Go Loser Ranger, Wind Breaker, Mission: Yozakura Family, and maybe Mysterious Disappearances are my favorites of the season
"15 years" is a good enough reason to do some remaking, I'm sure a lot of new anime fans haven't seen Spice and Wolf. I feel so old 💀
Thank you for the end of video recap!
I legit had to grab a scrap of paper and a pen for all of the good suggestions this time round. Holy cow.
When I finished Apothecary Diaries I went immediately searching for a Mother's Basement vid on its genius, since MB is how I found out about Bookworm and similar anime. Imagine my disappointment when there was nothing 😔
That being said, I'm super hyped for a few of these recommendations, so thank you for doing the hard work of testing the waters of the season since I don't have time to not be picky about what I'm watching
Anime Originals are absolutely DELIVERING this Season!
I've been obsessed with *Train to the End of the World* since the very first scene of the world getting all distorted! Such a charming surreal experience this show is so far and it gets crazier each episode!
Same goes for *Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night* and *Girls Band Cry!*
Both first episodes made me real emotional with their inspiring struggle to strife as indie artists.
(I know they're not really the same show, but they give me such similar energy and vibes so it's hard to not look at them through the same lens.)
Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night is incredibly beautiful to look at. Such vibrant colours and striking neon lights! Perfect in contrast to the painfully hard hitting realistic story.
And Girls Band Cry might be the best 3D animated show I've ever seen, they made it look so natural it's crazy impressive!
(That one scene with the middle fingers made me laugh so hard I knew I was sold for life on this show lmao)
I love watching these each season, can I make a suggestion/request? Just like you put the name/logo of the anime up in the corner at the beginning of each segment, can you do that again at the end of the segment? It's usually only when you've already sold me on the anime that I go start looking for it, but by then I've often already forgotten the name of the anime. Since neither the segment names nor the list in the description helps with that, just a little visual reminder of the name that I can pause on when you've already convinced me would be awesome
Spice and wolf was one of the first light novels I read and I am really exited to see it in anime form, having never watched the first anime.
Two animes I didn't expect to ever continue, but both do this season:
Spice and Wolf
Black Butler
Mega mega mega appreciate the full list at the end! Congrats on the move!
As a fan of the post apocalyptic genre, Train to the end of the world looks like its gonna be a wild ride (pun not intended)
The whole video i was sad that my favorite of the season didn’t even get a mention. And you just left it last. I can’t really say what makes me like glass of god so much but it just warms me.
Like the titular drink, Bartender is simply good for what ails ya. Definitely check out the original show if you like this new one!
@@mothersbasement Certainly will! Thank you.
Thank you Jeff for informing me of reincarnated as a slime season 3, who knows how long it would've been before I discovered that myself otherwise
Love the recommendations, but once again shoujo is being overlooked. A Condition Called Love might start of weird, but having read the manga, I would definitely recommend giving it a go. It is all about the development of the characters.
For sure! For any shoujo romance fans out there, A Condition Called Love is GREAT!
This was awesome! Great list and thank you for showing the list again at the end. Good luck with your move!
Spice and Wolf came back with both main pairs you say? I hadn't noticed since yesterday. But to be fair, J Michael Tatum and Brina Palencia had been narrating the Light novels' audiobook forms for the last few years. At the time of writing, the audiobook version is on volume 8, with 9 to escape next month and 10 in July. and like last time, I do hope this season gets the two short stories from Side Colors 1 again, as they do actually take place during it.
I have to take this opportunity to once again state...
As Geoff mentioned, if you haven't seen it.. Watch A Place Further Than the Universe!
There is a reason that a high point for Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night is, "It causes the same feelings that A Place Further Than the Universe did".
But yes. I've only seen the first episode of Jellyfish, but it 100% gave me that same stupid excited smile that Yorimoi gave me. Just looking forward to the journey that the girls would go on.
A Place Further Than the Universe is basically cute girls doing cute things slice of life? Looked really well animated but boring.
6:49 brought "because reasons" to a whole new level!
First off congratulations on the big move! HUGE. Really happy to see so many shows I started before this video came out on the list. I guess I have good taste. DO NOT sleep on Whisper me a Love Song it is by far and large one of my favorite Yuri manga I've ever read. I'm so excited that episode 1 was everything I hoped it would be.
I'm gonna consume this anime like I was gobbling an entire bucket of sweet honey
Rare that I catch a video so early I can comment before anyone has watched the whole thing. Thanks for making these videos, you never fail to showcase something that interests me each season.
Tonari no Yokai-san is INSANELY slept on for such a high quality show, glad you mentioned it.
I was JUST searching for a new sports anime to fill a hole in my heart and now you've listed a baseball anime that will give me exactly what i need. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Girls Band Cry is absolutely my favorite new show this season. I was absolutely blown away and kinda sad its getting so overlooked but at the same time, it's nice to have a 'secret' show with a tight nit community. Jellyfish is my second fav followed by Train and lastly Whisper
I agree with most of what you said.
This season is very great, whether in terms of anime with a new season or new anime. But for me personally, the anime I'm most excited about this season is still the Crossover Movie between:
' Baki Hanma vs Kengan Ashura '.
On vacation in Japan currently and saw an ad for Girls Band Cry on the subway. I'm disappointed that it won't be on any streaming services, but I'll find other ways to check it out. Hope you enjoy moving here, after my brief stay I wish I could stay longer too.
I skipped so many segments because the first minute made me so excited that I wanted to go in as blind as possible. And here I thought this was going to be a drought season… thanks Jeff for your excellent recommendations as always!
Tbh Wonder Egg Priority might have forever scarred my trust in original anime. Ever since I usually wait for the show to end before even giving its first episode a watch. Too deep are the scars of getting invested in a plot that trips over itself in the last few episodes and not just fails to redeem itself through the ending, but instead doubles down with a pre-finale cliffhanger ultimately dropping straight off the cliff writing-quality wise. Not to mention a delayed finale that somehow manages to scrape below the bottom of the barrel 🤕
Adaptations at least come with some chance of there potentially being at least one good arc to be had before the show is ultimately discontinued to make way for the next light novel / manga series to promote book sales for.
yeah I can't imagine Jellyfish crapping out because of its genre, but Train to the End of the World has heavy risks of going off the rails (pun fully intended). but if it crashes, at least the wreckage will be fun to spectate. I can't see it fizzling, it's going to be either great or a fiasco.
Gotta admit, I am more excited for our Hottest Trash of this season. Some of the ones I have been watching will DEFINITELY make that list. Good recs here though as well, so might be adding 1 or 2 more to my already large watchlist!
As someone who just read the entirety of kaiju no. 8 I must say it is absolutely peak and you all should read it.
You could do a top ten list for Mondays alone. First day of the week and we are dropped with an avalanche of terrific anime.
Bro stopped me from skipping the base ball anime 😂
Spice & Wolf is absolutely fucking fantastic. Watched the OG recently, and finished it just as the reboot launched, which was amazing timing. Holo is forever best girl, and the fact they have the original dub cast back, too (the SUPERIOR Holo voice) legit brought tears to my eyes.
One of the best stories out there, man.
Re:Monster got an anime adaptation??? Holy hell, that's a name I haven't heard in 10 years! I'm so happy!
I can’t tell you how happy it made me that you confirmed my opinion that Jellyfish Can’t Swim Alone at Night gives off A Place Further than the Universe vibes!! I love that anime so much 😭😭😭
I'm watching like 12 currently airing anime. Crazy. So much good stuff this season.
I appreciate girls band cry, yozakura family and whisper me a love song getting mentioned.
So far girls band cry has been a lot better than I was expecting, yozakura is actually a pretty good adaptation especially episode 2 which improved the original chapter a lot and whisper me a love song had a perfect first episode nailing the style of the manga which isn't easy because the art from the manga is really good.
Thank you very much for all of your hard work! Time to binge some new anime!
This is the season of romance anime for me. I love the Archdemon's Dilemma LNs, and Unnamed Memory and Whisper Me of Love Song have had strong starts. A little sad you didn't mention A Condition Called Love - the big shoujo romance of the season.
It's a good day when Mother's Basement uploads🙏
Train to the End of the World looks amazing. Has a high budget anime film style.
super helpful! thanks so much!!
Girls Band Cry is one of the most exciting in this season so far. Also, the songs are so good.
I didn't know why it wasn't talked about much overseas, so thanks for the reason.
It is still not very popular in Japan, but it is becoming a hot topic and I hope it will be seen in other countries as well.
Honestly, the mission yozakura family adaptation is better than i thought it would be, but then i was always rooting for it
Manga reader and Big Fan of Mission Yozakura Family. The anime is actually doing a great job in adapting the manga, so I definitely recommend checking out the anime! Especially if you are a fan of romance in action/battle Shonen
Yeah, the staff is doing a really good job.
Especially on episode 2 which actually improved the chapter that was adapting by making it flow better and adding a lot of foreshadowing and new scenes.
Much better than mashle even if I also did like that one.
@@alfocrack0355 I agree! Definitely looking forward to the next episode and how the anime does overall!
My god. This year so far ESPECIALLY WITH MY FAVORITE SERIES EVER coming back has really cured my disease of "why no season 3 of S&W" after over a whole DECADE AND A HALF! Along with many other factors, I will be watching both sub and dub since the original Va's have returned and I loved both versions so much that I rewatched it multiple times in both versions. So I'm going to continue that legacy and watch EVER SECOND of this remake in both Sub and dub. We're glad to have you back Lawrence and Holo.
Jellyfish Can't Swim is my favourite this season. Too soon to tell, but good to know you got a taste for quality. Their pilot episode really resonated with me.
God dang it you ALMOST had me with that Dragon Pow game, but the second my gacha alarm sounded it was blacklisted.
To be clear, that's because I'm already eyeballs-deep in Genshin Impact
Me with hsr and genshin
yeah man I think a gacha game called dragon prisoners of war might not be a great omen 🤧
I'd be terrified to see your My Anime List stats
How did I not know Spice and Wolf was getting a remake! I’m so excited for it, I might wait til I can binge it if I can hold off.
A Condition Called Love is the only anime I think you missed in this list. You did great highlighting some other hidden gems though!
I'm SO glad windbreaker made the list; it's full hype. You had your work cut out with the bargain bin this time, though. Yozakura and Bartender def deserved their spots, and the fantasy romances grabbed me, too. I had really high hopes for Re:Monster until it showed how hard it was speedrunning wish-fulfillment power fantasy, including Stockholm syndrome by e2.
It’s finally here