00:00 Intro
00:41 Draw This, Then Die!
13:32 Grow Up Show
27:37 Outro

Music Credits:
“Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain
“Seasons” by roljui

I’m really trying hard to drop things!

00:00 Intro
00:50 Dropped
BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA
Chainsmoker Cat
Dara-san of the Reiwa Era
The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life
Heroine? Saint? No, I’m an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!
I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day
The Insipid Prince’s Furtive Grab for the Throne
Iron Wok Jan!
Mebius Dust
My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked
The Oblivious Saint Can’t Contain Her Power
Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her
The Villager of Level 999
06:05 Clevatess Season 2
06:55 The Elusive Samurai Season 2
07:21 Hana-Kimi Season 2
07:53 Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance
09:52 Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3
10:13 Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2
12:12 You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2
12:35 BLACK TORCH
13:36 The Duke’s Son Claims He Won’t Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration
14:40 The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World
15:57 From Overshadowed to Overpowered: Second Reincarnation of a Talentless Sage
16:40 I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand
19:58 KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE
20:40 A Livid Lady’s Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires
21:51 The Ogre’s Bride
23:42 Recommendations from Iwamoto-Senpai
25:51 Red River
28:17 Victoria of Many Faces
29:55 The Cat and the Dragon
31:15 Draw This, Then Die!
32:55 The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System
35:10 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
37:37 Grow Up Show
39:00 Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky
40:55 Please Excuse My Younger Brothers
42:05 Rich Girl Caretaker: I’m Secretly the Caretaker of the Most Popular Girl in This Rich Kid School
43:18 Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
44:30 Sparks of Tomorrow
46:42 Though I Am an Inept Villainess
49:10 Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games
51:00 Goodbye, Lara
52:30 Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
54:54 The World is Dancing
56:12 Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke
56:30 Daemons of the Shadow Realm
56:37 Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4
57:00 Outro

Music Credits:

“Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain
“Seasons” by roljui

Shorts / Kids Shows: Skipping

44. Chainsmoker Cat
Couldn’t get past the first thirty seconds… Absolutely disgusting.

43. The World’s Strongest Rearguard
Felt completely soulless.

42. My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked
Happy families. Ugh. Don’t care.

41. The Oblivious Saint Can’t Contain Her Power
This was just painfully awful in every way… Zero subtlety.

40. Tomb Raider King
Ugh. How dark and cool. Not.

39. Let’s Go Kaikigumi
Sometimes I just don’t understand Japanese humor. Also, it’s shallow, but I can’t get past how ugly this looks.

38. The Insipid Prince’s Furtive Grab for the Throne
It feels at times like it has a good idea, but then it’s always betrayed by the terrible execution. Couldn’t stand this.

37. The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World
This felt so half-assed in every way…

36. Iron Wok Jan!
This was exhausting. Chill people. Try enjoying food and not being assholes.

35. Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life
A “comedy” about the demon king and hero reincarnating in the modern world. Not funny at all.

34. I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand
Usually a first episode will leave you with a hook to look forward to in the next episode. This show thoroughly convinced me that its best parts were already past.

33. The Ogre’s Bride
Ugh. I hate romances like this.

32. Please Excuse My Younger Brothers
I don’t care at all.

31. Mebius Dust
Magical children play capture the flag. How edgy.

30. Dara-san of the Reiwa Era
Children bully a god of misfortune. Eh, don’t care.

29. The Villager of Level 999
I confess I was low-key enjoying this until the very end, when the girl who looks like she’s five asked the main character to marry her. Please kill me.

28. Black Torch
A man and his cat fight monsters. Can’t do these fighting shows.

27. BanG Dream! Yume Mita
Meh, it was fine, but MyGO it is not. Also, damn do I hate the VR aesthetic.

26. Sparks of Tomorrow
I feel like I should give this a second shot, but I got bored and zoned out…

25. Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her
Childhood friends. Ugh.

24. Recommendations from Iwamoto-Senpai
Seen worse, didn’t particularly grab me though.

23 Victoria of Many Faces
Vaguely bored me.

22. The Duke’s Son Claims He Won’t Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration
It was cute, but I feel like it’s going to end up being a whole lot of nothing.

21. The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
I do enjoy this manga, but it’s kind of slow. Probably not going to bother with the anime.

20. Heroine? Saint? No, I’m an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!
Honestly, pretty good first episode, just not the kind of show I’m going to be able to stick through to the end and I know that. Too cute.

19. Red River
I want to like this… But in many ways the 90s shoujo has not aged well. Main character really pisses me off. Anyway, nothing new about isekai.

18. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance
Wasn’t bad, but nothing to write home about either… certainly didn’t need a double length episode.

17. I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day
Cute and fucked up show about assassins. Very torn on this one.

16. Rich Girl Caretaker: I’m Secretly the Caretaker of the Most Popular Girl in This Rich Kid School
I enjoy this manga too, it’s cute. Probably ultimately forgettable, but still cute.

15. Kaiju Girl Caramelize
It’s cute, but it already felt like it was dragging in the first episode.

14. From Overshadowed to Overpowered: Second Reincarnation of a Talentless Sage
This has like such a generic isekai title but the first episode was shockingly emotional. That said, I feel like it’s going to turn into every other isekai starting with the second episode, but it was a great first episode.

13. Though I Am an Inept Villainess
I love the shows set in the imperial court. And the actual villainess in this show is great lol.

12. The Cat and the Dragon
This is normally not something I would ever watch, but fuck, it is just too adorable!

11. A Livid Lady’s Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with Mighty Grimoires
Like the title says. Oh hell yeah I am here for this.

10. Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games
On the one hand, I felt like the manga is so much better. Way more intensity to it. On the other hand, yeah, I’m still going to watch this.

9. Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You
This manga is great. I do worry it’s not enough for a full series, but it had a solid first episode.

8. Grow Up Show
Cute girls doing cute things. I want to hate this but it’s just too well made.

7. The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System
Ashamed to admit I really liked the GoHands isekai show. Evil cousin best girl.

6. Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky
Really sweet so far.

5. The Ghost in the Shell
Great first episode, looks fabulous, I remember next to nothing of the original.

4. Draw This, Then Die!
Damn this looked so good. Love the teacher. Great first episode.

3. The World is Dancing
Beautiful first episode. My only concern is it didn’t even feel like it needed a second episode, the first one was so good.

2. Jaadugar: A Witch in Magnolia
Oh fuck I love this already and it seems like it’s only going to get better. Looks amazing.

1. Goodbye Lara
Holy shit this first episode ruled. And I have very little idea what to expect from the rest???

Listen to our thoughts on the past season!

00:00 Intro
01:00 I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class
02:22 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4
03:24 Welcome to the Demon School Iruma-kun S4
04:18 Always a Catch!
06:00 Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke
09:00 Dr. Stone Science Future Cour 3
11:22 The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt
11:53 Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods
12:30 The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2
13:45 Pardon the Intrusion, I’m Home!
16:15 Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon Season 3
17:17 The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King
18:38 Wistoria: Wand and Sword S2
19:15 Akane-banashi
19:30 An Observation Log of My Fiancee Who Calls Herself a Villainess
21:10 Classroom of the Elite 4th Season: Second Year, First Semester
22:57 Daemons of the Shadow Realm
24:02 Eren the Southpaw
26:55 Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!
27:55 Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble?
30:02 KILL BLUE
31:43 MARRIAGETOXIN
32:29 The Ramparts of Ice
34:25 Release That Witch
38:42 Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4
41:32 SNOWBALL EARTH
42:35 Dorohedoro Season 2
46:00 A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA
48:37 NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun
48:55 Witch Hat Atelier
50:50 Outro

Music Credits:
“Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain
“Seasons” by roljui

My favorite show of the season!

00:00 Intro
00:40 NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun
17:32 Outro

Music Credits:
“Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain
“Seasons” by roljui

I watched way too much anime this season…

22. I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class — D+
They start dating in six episodes. Also let’s rank all the girls by how pretty they are.

21. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime S4 — Ongoing
Surprisingly lack of genocide recently.

20. Ascendance of a Bookworm — Ongoing
This anime has somehow made me hate a child for being a class traitor.

19. Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun — Ongoing
This season was kind of boring… not enough president…

18. Wistoria: Wand and Sword — Ongoing
Eh, it’s fine.

17. Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt — C
I thought it was cute, still forgettable.

16. Always a Catch! — C+
Very mixed feelings… I liked parts, but it lacked focus and could have been so much better.

15. The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King — C+
Surprisingly good.

14. Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon — B-
Trailed off, but still enjoyable!

13. Dr. Stone — B-
It’s over! Damn that went on a long time. Mostly kept me entertained throughout!

12. Eren the Southpaw — B-
Things to like but also felt like it lacked focus.

11. Dorohedoro — Ongoing
It was good, but I’ve lost the plot. This is one show that does not work well with long gaps between the seasons. There are so many people and it’s pretty complicated.

10. Re: Zero S4 — Ongoing
This season was a lot better than some recent ones. I love when Subaru suffers.

9. An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess — B
This was adorable.

8. Akane-banashi — Ongoing
Pretty good show, although I have my quibbles. Check out our podcast episode!

7. Snowball Earth — Ongoing
Reminds me of Overman King Gainer lol.

6. Classroom of the Elite — Ongoing
I love betrayal so much.

5. Release That Witch! — B
Chinese communist isekai, fuck yeah.

4. MarriageToxin — Ongoing
So much fun and everyone is so cute.

3. Daemons of the Shadow Realm — Ongoing
Loving this. This is what fantasy should be.

2. Witch Hat Atelier — Ongoing
Looks gorgeous, story is great too.

1. Nippon Sangoku — A
Anime of the year?

All creative people are nuts.

On some level, I don’t really understand what this show was going for. It jumped through time, the titular character barely shows up for half the show, it keeps introducing new geniuses in totally different fields, and… none of this particularly seems to have paid off?

I mostly enjoyed this from the perspective of “what is this crazy person going to do next”??? I think the high point was when somebody got shot for the sake of art.

• Storytelling – C – Very complicated without much to show for it.
• Voice – B – Definitely feels unique…
• Characters – B – I hate them all but they were entertaining.
• Attention Grab – B – Kept my interest.
• Production – B – Looks good.
• Overall – B-

Recommendations – Shirobako, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

Post-apocalyptic Japanese Three Kingdoms.

This ruled so hard. Shows like this are why I watch anime. Clearly created by someone who loves Three Kingdoms lol. Truly recalled the most entertaining aspects of the book. The politicking. The speeches. The backstabbing. Most of the wars being won by people being idiots. Putting all this effort into establishing characters only for them to randomly die off-screen.

It looks absolutely fantastic. The characters have enormous personalities. This was truly a delight to watch.

Only complaint is the story has enormous ambitions, and it feels like we’ve barely started. Really hope this gets a sequel (albeit skeptical).

• Storytelling – A – Damn.
• Voice – A – Wild and brilliant.
• Characters – A – I especially loved the villains. Everyone has a huge personality though.
• Attention Grab – A – Kept me gripped.
• Production – A– Looks amazing.
• Overall – A

Recommendations – Hyouge Mono, Heike Monogatari

Like the title says.

Another villainess show, but with the slight twist that it’s told from the perspective of the prince who’s fated to be with the heroine.

It was adorable.

They are all too precious.

• Storytelling – B – Well told.
• Voice – B – Certainly we’ve seen shows with the same premise, but none did it this well.
• Characters – A – Very well developed. Not what I would have expected from this type of show.
• Attention Grab – B – Kept my interest.
• Production – B – Looks good.
• Overall – B

Recommendations – Hamefura, all the other villainess shows

We’re never going to run out of isekai ideas, are we?

I have to applaud the sheer creativity of the premise. They took the dumbest thing they could think of and they went all in. And it worked! It was an enjoyable, lighthearted show. It dragged a bit in the second season, there were possibly too many cute girls obsessed with the vending machine by the end, and the villains were a bit underdeveloped, but eh, overall I enjoyed it. The most important thing is seeing all the different types of vending machines and how they are used in battle.

• Storytelling – B – Simple but it works.
• Voice – A – I love this premise.
• Characters – B – Somehow the best character was the vending machine lol.
• Attention Grab – C – Interest started to waver by the end. First season was great though.
• Production – B – Looks good.
• Overall – B-

Recommendations – I’m a Spider So What?, Burateba