Hello my fellow painters, and welcome to every nerd’s favorite pastime, NUMBERS. And what’s better than numbers? Putting those numbers in order, especially when those numbers are going to represent which anime of the last five years are the ‘best’ ones.
But listing out what are purely the highest rated anime would be a bit too simple. After all, that’s what the MAL charts are, and you don’t need some random blogger to explain to you that Frieren is ranked #1 because people gave it high ratings. No, we need MORE than that. We need a way to rank anime in a way that suits our refined tastes. I refuse to accept that The Angel Next Door is a 7.82 while Do It Yourself sits at 7.45. This just isn’t right. We need TASTE if we’re going to single out which anime are worth watching in 2024.
If you’ve ever looked into ways to sort ratings before (who hasn’t!), you may have heard of the Bayesian average. This is the method that websites like Rateyourmusic use to make sure an album can’t just rocket to #1 of all time after it gets a high average rating. The Bayesian average factors in popularity as well, since it’s far easier to get a higher score if you have a low amount of ratings compared to having a lot.
We’re not going to be using this method to calculate our anime scores for this document, but I’m going to be using something similar. First of all, I wanted to change my focus away from the basic bitch normies of the anime rating sphere. Instead I wanted to look at the anime reviewers. That’s not to say Myanimelist anime reviews are of high quality, but this gives more insight into the opinions of people who felt the need to say something, versus people who speedwatch mid and give it an 8 because they didn’t hate it.
I’ve experimented with reviewer scores before, but ultimately gave up on my old method for one simple reason that Myanimelist can’t be bothered to deal with: Botting. Even the god damn review sections are susceptible to this, with bot accounts upvoting negative reviews (and in many cases, upvoting positive reviews!) for popular anime in order to take over the top slots in the review section. This leads to catastrophic results, such as Redo of Healer scoring an 8.4/10 instead of what it would actually score when the botting is removed, a 2.5/10. This problem occurred so often, that I decided it was time to take matters into my own hands and come up with a new way of judging review scores. And, with time, I finally found a new method that cannot be altered by botting. At least not yet. Until people start churning out AI-generated reviews to litter the review sections with spam, this method is safe, and these beautiful numbers I’m going to be showing you today are PURE.
Truthfully, before we get started, some of these results are pretty stupid, but this is about as good a method as I’m going to get to shine some light on the good stuff. Reviewers are generally more critical about seasonal fodder, with popular shows often getting slammed for not living up to expectations. Because of this, I wanted to reward anime that managed to maintain highly positive reviews in addition to their popularity. If a show is popular, and a lot of reviewers like it, it probably did something right. Likewise, shows that are popular and have a lot of negative reviews can score deep into the negatives, here, as we’ll see with comical results.
I could go on and on about how this formula works, but let me start with the first season of the 17 seasons I’m going to sling at you, and then I’ll try to explain it afterwards.
Winter 2020
1299 Ishuzoku Reviewers
882 Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na
864 Dorohedoro
641 Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun
562 Somali to Mori no Kamisama
490 Runway de Waratte
481 Bofuri
475 Id:Invaded
288 Housekishou Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei
268 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T
241 Haikyuu!! To the Top
138 Pet
89 Koisuru Asteroid
49 RikeKoi
20 OshiBudou
7 Murenase! Seton Gakuen
2 Bokuhaka
-29 number24
-50 22/7
-266 Darwin's Game
-339 Nekopara
-634 Kyokou Suiri (In/Spectre)
-726 Infinite Dendrogram
-1056 Magia Record
-1467 Plunderer
Is this starting to make sense now?? If you’re wondering about the numbers, they don’t really line up with anything specific. Essentially, the max possible score you’re going to see in this post is around 1500. Higher score means that the anime is more interesting, and more people are satisfied with having watched it. A lower score means that reviewers find the anime to be a waste of time. It’s simple! However, Ishuzoku Reviewers ends up being a fork in the garbage disposal here. Anybody who knows their MAL history (I’m sorry if you do) might remember how MAL’s entire rating algorithm had to be reworked due to a spam campaign to get Interspecies Reviewers up to the top of the MAL charts. Because of this, the review scores are inflated in this one case. However, I consider Interspecies Reviewers to be an entertaining show for what it is. The same can’t be said for other targets of 10/10 spam ratings, like Redo of Healer, whose review scores couldn’t overcome the show’s diarrhea-like quality.
Seeing Haikyuu season 4 ranked towards the middle should give you a good idea of which anime people are actually willing to talk about. Despite its massive amount of high ratings, it doesn’t have that many reviews! This is par for the course on sequels. If there isn’t much to say about it, there’s not much reason to go out of your way to watch it, either. Fans will like it, us seasonal scavengers shouldn’t force ourselves to get into it. That is the nature of the Anime Interest Index.
Moving on!
Spring 2020
1196 Kaguya-sama S2
933 Kakushigoto
446 Fruits Basket S2
322 Nami yo Kiitekure
268 Houkago Teibou Nisshi (Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater)
217 Arte
178 Appare Ranman
152 Hamefura
136 Honzuki no Gekokujou (Ascendance of a Bookworm) S2
34 Kingdom S3
-29 Tsugu Tsugumomo
-50 Tamayomi
-86 Princess Connect Re:Dive
-221 Fugou Keiji
-339 BNA
-494 Listeners
-516 Gleipnir
-541 Shokugeki no Souma S5
-591 Yesterday wo Utatte
-850 Kami no Tou
-1195 Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle
-1865 Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou!
You see? It’s possible for a second season to get attention if enough people are willing to talk about it! Not every sequel is so lucky, however, as Souma S5 gets absolutely blasted here. Not nearly as bad as our lowest entry, though! The big negative numbers are starting to come out, and it’s only going to get worse from here.
Summer 2020
742 Great Pretender
407 Deca-Dence
199 Oregairu S3
77 Re:Zero S2
73 The Misfit of Demon King Academy
7 Lapis Re:LiGHTs
-96 Monster Musume no Oishasan
-155 Uzaki-chan
-253 Fire Force S2
-386 Dokyuu Hentai HxEros
-427 Peter Grill to Kenja no Jikan
-1128 Gibiate
-1160 Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld S2
-1509 Rent a Girlfriend
-2147 The God of High School
Not too many big scoring anime coming out in the summer this year. God of High School comes in and breaks the negative 2000 barrier, with notorious cuck-fest Rent a Girlfriend not doing much better. Uzaki-chan has been spared from a complete trashing, but only just.
Fall 2020
671 Maoujou de Oyasumi (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle)
653 Jujutsu Kaisen
485 Tonikaku Kawaii
326 Akudama Drive
209 Majo no Tabitabi (Wandering Witch)
102 Haikyuu!! To the Top Part 2
96 Yuukoku no Moriarty
78 Golden Kamuy S3
78 D4DJ First Mix
59 Taisou Zamurai
22 Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen
-99 Assault Lily: Bouquet
-100 Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
-125 Ikebukuro West Gate Park
-135 DanMachi S3
-145 Adachi to Shimamura
-404 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou
-568 Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko (By the Grace of the Gods)
-581 Noblesse
-582 Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou (Our Last Crusade)
-783 Munou na Nana
-847 Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (The Irregular at Magic High School) S2
-1079 100-man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru (I'm Standing on a Million Lives)
-1128 Hanyou no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi
-1289 Kamisama ni Natta Hi (The Day I Became a God)
Oh Jun Maeda… Once the king of the dating sim, now putting out the most reviled anime in an entire season. What HAPPENED? Higurashi ain’t doing so good, either. At least Kodaka managed to come out unscathed with Akudama Drive.
Here’s the top 10 of “anime you gotta see!” for 2020 overall, according to this scale.
1299 Ishuzoku Reviewers
1196 Kaguya-sama S2
933 Kakushigoto
882 Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na
864 Dorohedoro
742 Great Pretender
671 Maoujou de Oyasumi (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle)
653 Jujutsu Kaisen
641 Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun
562 Somali to Mori no Kamisama
Seeing Ishuzoku Reviewers at the top is a bit silly, though I’d consider this a freak occurrence. Something tells me the ensuing years will be more ‘normal’.
Right?!
Winter 2021
907 Attack on Titan: The Final Season
877 5-toubun no Hanayome (Quintessential Quintuplets) S2
564 SK∞
542 Yuru Camp S2
407 Hataraku Saibou (Cells at Work) Black
329 Jaku-Chara (Bottom-Tier Character) Tomozaki-kun
271 Dr. Stone: Stone Wars
196 Kemono Jihen
180 Horimiya
173 Non Non Biyori Nonstop
155 Kai Byoui Ramune (Dr. Ramune)
118 Idoly Pride
100 Re:Zero S2 Part 2
13 Beastars S2
-188 Tensura S2
-219 Mushoku Tensei
-291 Log Horizon S3
-554 Wonder Egg Priority
-570 Urasekai Picnic
-795 2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu
-831 Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? (spider isekai)
-1075 The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement
-1213 Ore dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon (The Hidden Dungeon)
-1407 Ex-Arm
-1464 Last Dungeon Boonies
-1647 Redo of Healer
-3595 Yakusoku no Neverland S2
This is the first season on this list where I actually watched a handful of these shows, if only for a few episodes. Neverland has by FAR the lowest score I’ve ever seen from this calculator, and I’d be surprised if anything else ever beats it. Redo of Healer also scores low, to nobody’s surprise. ‘Last Dungeon Boonies’ scoring stupidly low is a surprise to me however… I watched a few episodes of this and I remember it being a cute, mostly inoffensive comedy. Does that mean it falls off a cliff in the later episodes? Likewise, I have no idea how Tomozaki-kun ranked so high. Its premise and characters seemed bland to me. Cells at Work Black getting a high score is also funny.
Spring 2021
1206 Odd Taxi
1043 Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
990 Fruits Basket: Final
643 Nomad: Megalo Box 2
442 86
338 Fumetsu no Anata e (To Your Eternity)
309 Shadows House
285 Yuukoku no Moriarty Part 2
245 Zombieland Saga Revenge
242 Super Cub
236 SSSS.Dynazenon
206 Mairimashita! Iruma-kun S2
153 Shakunetsu Kabaddi
153 Bakuten
135 Mashiro no Oto
112 Mars Red
30 Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu (The Saint's Magic Power)
28 Nagatoro-san
27 Edens Zero
9 Tensura Nikki (The Slime Diaries)
-135 Shaman King 2021
-198 Slime 300
-212 Bishounen Tanteidan
-324 Sentouin, Hakenshimasu (Combatants Will Be Dispatched)
-461 Subarashiki Kono Sekai (The World Ends with You)
-468 Jouran
-535 How Not to Summon a Demon Lord S2
-667 Koikimo
-932 Higehoro
-994 Full Dive
-1380 Boku no Hero Academia S5
-1388 Tokyo Revengers
-1672 Osamake
For the first time in a year, we’re starting to see some more 1000+ rated anime popping up at the top. Two in one season! No shocker that Oddtaxi is a reviewer’s favorite. Though there’s a few I remember wanting to watch (Higehoro, Full Dive, Tokyo Revengers) that score shockingly low. Maybe I should heed their warning, but a part of me is curious to see how they derail. Full Dive I think I actually know already, it has an annoying Accel World dynamic between the real world drama and game world. Shoutout to the hidden iyashikei gem Super Cub as well.
Summer 2021
835 Dragon Maid S2
514 Sonny Boy
445 Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi (The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace)
350 Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid (The Duke of Death and His Maid)
268 Kageki Shoujo
258 Uramichi Oniisan
240 Vanitas no Karte
206 Love Live! Superstar
173 Tsukimichi
157 Meikyuu Black Company
96 Shiroi Suna no Aquatope
-40 Re-Main
-205 Scarlet Nexus
-225 Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!
-236 Bokutachi no Remake
-271 Megami-ryou no Ryoubo-kun (Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory)
-386 Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei (The Honor Student at Magic High School)
-491 Deatte 5-byou de Battle (Battle Game in 5 Seconds)
-499 Kanojo mo Kanojo (Girlfriend, Girlfriend)
-578 Hamefura X
-693 Cheat Kusushi no Slow Life (Drug Store in Another World)
-739 Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki (How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom)
-777 Tensura S2 Part 2
-960 Peach Boy Riverside
-977 Seirei Gensouki
-1217 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu
-2163 Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru (The Detective Is Already Dead)
Higurashi bros… Not like this… I’m running out of things to say here but Kanojo mo Kanojo doesn’t deserve to be that low!
Fall 2021
761 86 Part 2
673 Ousama Ranking
643 Blue Period
345 Mushoku Tensei Part 2
249 Taishou Otome Otogibanashi
45 Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu (The Vampire Dies in No Time)
-73 Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen (Demon Slayer: Mugen Train)
-76 Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi (My Senpai is Annoying)
-295 Henkyou de Slow Life suru Koto ni Shimashita (I Decided To Live A Quiet Life In The Countryside)
-362 Mieruko-chan
-496 Saihate no Paladin
-573 Sakugan
-632 Komi-san
-845 Kaizoku Oujo (Fena)
-1331 Ansatsu Kizoku (The World's Finest Assassin)
-1412 Takt Op. Destiny
-1508 Shinka no Mi (The Fruit of Evolution)
-1934 Platinum End
Mama mia… lots of flops in this season. It does pain me seeing 86 up at the top, so let’s not linger here.
The top 10 anime you gotta see from 2021
1206 Odd Taxi
1043 Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
990 Fruits Basket: Final
907 Attack on Titan: The Final Season
877 5-toubun no Hanayome (Quintessential Quintuplets) S2
835 Dragon Maid S2
761 86 Part 2
673 Ousama Ranking
643 Blue Period
643 Nomad: Megalo Box 2
What’s with all the damn sequels?? Can 2022 save us from this flood of followups?
Winter 2022
622 Sasaki to Miyano
486 Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku
472 Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen (Demon Slayer: Entertainment District)
406 Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru (My Dress-Up Darling)
296 Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3
252 Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to (Total Fantasy Knockout)
224 Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2
128 Heike Monogatari
72 Ryman's Club
2 Slow Loop
-107 Arifureta S2
-238 Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki (Realist Rebuilt the Kingdom) Part 2
-300 Tensai Ouji no Akaji Kokka Saisei Jutsu (Raising a Nation Out of Debt)
-349 Orient
-484 Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja (Pupil of the Wise Man)
-493 Sabikui Bisco
-575 Leadale no Daichi nite
-653 Shuumatsu no Harem (World's End Harem)
-1612 Shikkakumon no Saikyou Kenja (The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest)
2022 bros…. I’m not feeling so good…
It should be noted that MAL has always had a large share of fujoshi writing reviews on their website, which would explain the surprisingly high scores for shows like Sasaki to Miyano as well as the Bishoujo isekai (which I can confirm after having watched some of it that it is really bad).
Spring 2022
1252 Kaguya-sama: Ultra Romantic
1231 Spy X Family
956 Paripi Koumei
779 Ao Ashi
474 Summertime Render
439 Dance Dance Danseur
300 Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de (Love After World Domination)
221 Deaimon
101 Date A Live IV
4 Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu (Trapped in a Dating Sim)
0 Aharen-san wa Hakarenai
-57 Tomodachi Game
-153 Yuusha, Yamemasu
-197 Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road
-205 Mahoutsukai Reimeiki (The Dawn of the Witch)
-277 Komi-san S2
-522 Rikekoi S2
-961 Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu (Skeleton Knight)
-1232 Kakkou no Iinazuke
-1568 Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san
-1620 Shijou Saikyou no Daimaou, Murabito A ni Tensei suru (Reborn as a Typical Nobody)
-2566 Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari (Shield Hero) S2
A ton of flopping going on in this season, but you also have four anime with 700+ scores, so you can’t complain TOO much. Big big highlights coming out here.
Summer 2022
285 Isekai Ojisan
35 Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari (The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting)
-54 Danmachi IV
-64 Yofukashi no Uta (Call of the Night)
-122 Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru (When Will Ayumu Make His Move?)
-136 Made in Abyss S2
-160 Isekai Yakkyoku (Pharmacy Isekai)
-186 Lycoris Recoil
-477 Engage Kiss
-485 Overlord IV
-536 Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e (Classroom of the Elite) S2
-960 Kinsou no Vermeil
-1164 Rent a Girlfriend S2
-1170 Kuro no Shoukanshi
-1203 Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Motokano datta (My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex)
-1229 Hataraku Maou-sama (The Devil is a Part-Timer) S2
-1290 RWBY: Hyousetsu Teikoku
-1750 Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo (Harem in the Labyrinth)
-1945 Tensei Kenja no Isekai Life (My Isekai Life)
What the hell happened here? Not even Call of the Night, Made in Abyss, or Lycoris Recoil come out of this season unscathed from the MAL reviewers. The idea that ‘Isekai Ojisan’ is the only anime worth watching from this list is a bit comical. Blame the rising trend of MAL reviewer contrarianism that this is apparently how the MAL reviewers feel about this season. I haven’t watched anything from this list personally, however, so I couldn’t tell you if I actually disagree with these results or not, but I just have a feeling…
Fall 2022
1493 Bocchi the Rock!
747 Mob Psycho 100 III
601 Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen
423 Do It Yourself!!
268 Cool Doji Danshi
122 Boku no Hero Academia S6
0 TenKen
-23 Akiba Meido Sensou
-97 Chainsaw Man
-105 Futoku no Guild
-230 Spy X Family Part 2
-248 Uzaki-chan S2
-289 Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman (More than a Married Couple)
-315 Blue Lock
-321 Fumetsu no Anata e (To Your Eternity) S2
-379 Renai Flops
-454 Akuyaku Reijou nanode Last Boss wo Kattemimashita (Taming the Final Boss)
-567 Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo (The Witch from Mercury)
-607 Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute (The Eminence in Shadow)
-716 Arknights: Reimei Zensou
-887 Noumin Kanren no Skill bakka Agetetara Nazeka Tsuyoku Natta (I Improved My Farm-Related Skills)
-1228 Beast Tamer
-1381 Shinobi no Ittoki
FINALLY some fuckin JUSTICE for Do It Yourself. This brings back memories of the Escape This Planet anime podcast thing, as this was the first season me and Bematt covered, and we went in WAY too hard. We made the rookie’s mistake of trying to cover everything, and even with the ‘elimination’ rules in place, I ended up watching way too much mid. Bocchi the Rock manages to set a new record here with nearly 1500 points. Ironically, I dropped it after one episode, though thankfully Bematt was there to sing its praises as the season continued.
With Spy X Family and Chainsaw Man now in the negatives, it’s hard to tell if people actually dislike these shows, or if the “popular = bad” trend is continuing to form between this and the last season. For all I know, there could be some anime-review youtuber influencing these guys to shit on these shows, but I’ll spare my poor brain from trying to dig into it further.
The top 10 anime you gotta see from 2022
1493 Bocchi the Rock!
1252 Kaguya-sama: Ultra Romantic
1231 Spy X Family
956 Paripi Koumei
779 Ao Ashi
747 Mob Psycho 100 III
622 Sasaki to Miyano
601 Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen
486 Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku
474 Summertime Render
Unfortunately, Do It Yourself barely missed the top 10 here (ranked #12).
Winter 2023
855 Buddy Daddies
455 Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko
382 Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi (Campfire Cooking)
340 Danmachi IV Part 2
296 Nagatoro-san S2
217 Benriya Saitou-san, Isekai ni Iku
183 Vinland Saga S2
46 Isekai Nonbiri Nouka (Farming Life)
-222 Kubo-san wa Mob wo Yurusanai
-309 NieR:Automata Ver1.1a
-311 Onimai
-358 Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi (The Ice Guy)
-375 Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha (The Misfit of Demon King Academy) II
-389 Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
-406 Trigun Stampede
-416 Saikyou Onmyouji no Isekai Tenseiki (Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist)
-458 Bofuri S2
-477 Spy Kyoushitsu
-480 Tokyo Revengers S2
-543 Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei (The Magical Revolution)
-717 Eiyuuou, Bu wo Kiwameru Tame Tenseisu (Reborn to Master the Blade)
-1038 Ningen Fushin
-1101 Inu ni Nattara Suki na Hito ni Hirowareta (Inukai-san's Dog)
-1124 Hyouken no Majutsushi ga Sekai wo Suberu (The Iceblade Sorcerer)
-1129 Shin Shinka no Mi (The Fruit of Evolution) S2
-1233 Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken (The Angel Next Door)
Welcome to Isekai Hell. The fact that me and Bematt even bothered to record an Escape This Planet episode for this season is shocking. And, to no surprise, two of the four anime that Bematt cared about (Tomo-chan and Buddy Daddies) show up at the top. Onimai (the only anime from this season I cared about) sadly gets cucked into the negatives. Me and Bematt were smart enough not to tackle this season at full force this time. We ended up putting out a 30 minute video for it, with my general conclusion being that this season sucked ass. If you focus on the highlights, however, this season is pretty standard stuff.
Spring 2023
801 Bokuyaba
684 Skip and Loafer
490 Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia
137 Niehime to Kemono no Ou
59 Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru
40 Yuusha ga Shinda (The Legendary Hero Is Dead)
-53 Kamikatsu
-126 Megami no Café Terrace
-127 Oshi no Ko
-142 Tengoku Daimakyou
-232 Mashle
-236 Mahoutsukai no Yome (The Ancient Magus' Bride) S2
-256 Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu (Raeliana)
-291 My Home Hero
-382 Dead Mount Death Play
-388 Otonari ni Ginga (A Galaxy Next Door)
-450 Smartphone Isekai 2
-468 Mahou Shoujo Magical Destroyers
-629 Jigokuraku (Hell's Paradise)
-717 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen wo
-797 Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo (The Witch from Mercury) S2
-1113 Isekai Shoukan wa Nidome desu (Another World for a Second Time)
-1214 Tensei Kizoku no Isekai Boukenroku (The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure)
-1484 Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen (Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village)
-3040 Isekai de Cheat Skill wo Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai wo mo Musou Suru
And here’s the last season that Escape This Planet ever covered. It’s the last Escape This Planet recording, and it’s the last Bematt ‘Seasonals of the Abyss’. You know MAL reviewers are huffing some serious ass if we’ve reached the point where Tengoku Daimakyou is somehow in the negatives under Kamikatsu. It’s contrarianism at its peak, fellas. We’ve also gotten another rare negative 3000 breach from the Cheat Skill isekai, god knows why so many people bothered watching that one.
With only 3 seasons left to go, I’m going to find out just how much I regret pulling the brakes on Escape This Planet seasonal reviews.
Summer 2023
369 Dark Gathering
59 Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu (GoHands cat anime)
20 Horimiya: Piece
-4 Undead Girl Murder Farce
-93 Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Ketsubetsu-tan
-97 Zom 100
-205 Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai no Hanashi (My Tiny Senpai)
-222 Rurouni Kenshin 2023
-256 Seija Musou
-280 Okashi na Tensei
-298 Eiyuu Kyoushitsu (Classroom for Heroes)
-373 Rent a Girlfriend S3
-437 The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen
-493 Level 1 dakedo Unique Skill de Saikyou desu
-517 Masamune-kun no Revenge R
-569 Jujutsu Kaisen S2
-605 Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyou deshita (Am I Actually the Strongest?)
-625 Vending Machine isekai
-831 Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon (My Happy Marriage)
-852 Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai suru (Seven Spellblades)
-1162 Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta (The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses)
-1259 Liar Liar
-1308 Mushoku Tensei II
-1899 Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha (The Dreaming Boy is a Realist)
Ah yes. NOW I remember why we stopped writing about seasonal anime. I forgot all about GODHANDS summer and really, the results speak for themselves. Me and Bematt looked at this roster of upcoming anime and immediately noped out of our respective anime projects. That’s not to say it was all trash, however. Bematt wrote positively about Undead Girl Murder Farce for ETP’s Bite Sized Reviews. But beyond that, this season was mostly us talking about GoHands’ really weird animation style.
Fall 2023
1435 Frieren
576 Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo (100 Girlfriends)
522 Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries)
282 Migi to Dali
56 Spy X Family S2
-78 Undead Unluck
-102 Ikenaikyo
-127 Hikikomari Kyuuketsuki no Monmon (Shut-In Vampire Princess)
-163 The Eminence in Shadow S2
-176 Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri (Forbidden Deductions)
-243 Seiken Gakuin no Makentsukai (Demon Sword Master)
-254 Shangri-La Frontier
-432 Ragna Crimson
-433 Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou (In Love with the Villainess)
-450 Kikansha no Mahou wa Tokubetsu desu (A Returner's Magic)
-487 Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudouki
-748 Boushoku no Berserk
-917 Kimizero (Our Dating Story)
-963 Goblin Slayer II
-1011 Shield Hero S3
-1659 Hametsu no Oukoku (Kingdoms of Ruin)
There does seem to be a lot of whiffs in this line-up, but considering the highlights, I don’t have a real excuse to have skipped out on this season! Frieren is the big one, and I’ve heard good things about Apothecary Diaries as well. I was actually planning to watch 100 Girlfriends to write about for one of my ‘bite sized reviews’ pages, but I gave up on it. Maybe next time, though…
The top 10 anime you gotta see from 2023
1435 Frieren
855 Buddy Daddies
801 Bokuyaba
684 Skip and Loafer
576 Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo (100 Girlfriends)
522 Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries)
490 Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia
455 Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko
382 Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi (Campfire Cooking)
369 Dark Gathering
It’s strange to see the top 10 threshold getting lower and lower every year. Though, by the looks of it, this has far less to do with the actual quality of seasonal anime, and more to do with MAL’s increasing levels of cynicism. In any case, it’s funny to see Buddy Daddies ranked 2nd best of the entire year. Thanks, P.A. Works!
Last season, fellas.
Winter 2024
717 Bokuyaba S2
600 Dungeon Meshi
242 Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete
133 Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita (Journey to Pick Up Trash)
17 Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha (Unwanted Undead Adventurer)
7 Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata (The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic)
-151 Villainess Level 99
-167 7th Time Loop
-299 Yubisaki to Renren (A Sign of Affection)
-377 Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi (Hokkaido Gals)
-385 Classroom of the Elite III
-386 Sasaki to Pii-chan
-605 Mato Seihei no Slave
-880 Sokushi Cheat ga Saikyou sugite (Instant Death Ability)
-1196 Ninja Kamui
-1250 Metallic Rouge
-1388 Solo Leveling
And there you have it. Bokuyaba claims another throne, with a few other highlights here and there. Not bad, eh?
In case you’re wondering if I forgot to mention OVAs and Movies and such… I saved them for this section, so I could gather them all in one place. I don’t have anything to say about these, so enjoy the ranking of random crap.
Movies/OVAs/etc 2020
645 Violet Evergarden Movie
597 Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi
575 Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha-hen (Demon Slayer Movie: Mugen Train)
510 Fate/stay night Movie: Heaven's Feel III
475 Tian Guan Cifu (Heaven Official's Blessing)
136 Oresuki OVA
63 Made in Abyss Movie 3
-11 Umibe no Étranger (The Stranger by the Shore)
-81 Given Movie 1
-202 Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown
-205 Kimi wa Kanata (Over the Sky)
-494 Burn the Witch
-601 Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu (A Whisker Away)
-992 Xian Wang de Richang Shenghuo (Immortal King)
-1631 Nihon Chinbotsu 2020
Movies/OVAs/etc 2021
1067 Shiguang Dailiren (Link Click)
671 Gintama: The Final
537 Cider no You ni Kotoba ga Wakiagaru (Words Bubble Up)
439 JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 6: Stone Ocean
322 Summer Ghost
174 Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie
135 Ai no Utagoe wo Kikasete (Sing a Bit of Harmony)
126 Sword Art Online: Progressive Movie - Hoshi Naki Yoru no Aria
-88 Star Wars: Visions
-229 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
-340 Kaguya-Sama OVA
-628 Gokushufudou
-780 Boku no Hero Academia the Movie 3
-883 Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime (Belle)
-1531 Tenkuu Shinpan (High Rise Invasion)
-1760 Yasuke
-1941 Shuumatsu no Walküre (Record of Ragnarok)
-2238 Wonder Egg Priority: My Priority
Movies/OVAs/etc 2022
734 Romantic Killer
643 Kotarou wa Hitorigurashi (Kotaro Lives Alone)
325 Kaguya-sama: First Kiss wa Owaranai
118 The First Slam Dunk
113 JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 6: Stone Ocean Part 3
112 Fruits Basket: Prelude
110 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
-68 Ame wo Tsugeru Hyouryuu Danchi (Drifting Home)
-94 Oemojisangjuui (Lookism)
-126 Sword Art Online: Progressive Movie - Kuraki Yuuyami no Scherzo
-130 Kimi wo Aishita Hitori no Boku e (The One Who Loved You)
-180 Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi (The Tunnel to Summer)
-284 Vampire in the Garden
-363 Suzume no Tojimari
-468 Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin ONA
-542 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
-568 5-toubun no Hanayome (Quintessential Quintuplets) Movie
-731 Bubble
-736 Tensura Movie: Guren no Kizuna-hen
-1008 One Piece Film: Red
Movies/OVAs/etc 2023+2024
171 Haikyuu!! Movie: Gomisuteba no Kessen
154 Spy x Family Movie: Code: White
135 Pluto
-27 Shiguang Dailiren (Link Click) II
-280 Attack on Titan: The Final Season - Kanketsu-hen
-539 Black Clover: Mahou Tei no Ken
-569 Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka (The Boy and the Heron)
-617 Good Night World
And that’s it! That’s all the numbers! Hopefully you might have uncovered some gems throughout all this. But for now, I’m gonna finish this big ol numbers post by giving you…
THE TOP 40 BEST ANIME OF THE 2020S SO FAR (ACCORDING TO THIS RANKING THING THAT’S BASED OFF THE OPINIONS OF THE GENIUS REVIEW WRITERS OF MYANIMELIST)
1493 Bocchi the Rock!
1435 Frieren
1299 Ishuzoku Reviewers
1252 Kaguya-sama: Ultra Romantic
1231 Spy X Family
1206 Odd Taxi
1196 Kaguya-sama S2
1067 Shiguang Dailiren (Link Click)
1043 Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
990 Fruits Basket: Final
956 Paripi Koumei
933 Kakushigoto
907 Attack on Titan: The Final Season
882 Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na
877 5-toubun no Hanayome (Quintessential Quintuplets) S2
864 Dorohedoro
855 Buddy Daddies
835 Dragon Maid S2
801 Bokuyaba
779 Ao Ashi
761 86 Part 2
747 Mob Psycho 100 III
742 Great Pretender
734 Romantic Killer
717 Bokuyaba S2
684 Skip and Loafer
673 Ousama Ranking
671 Gintama: The Final
671 Maoujou de Oyasumi (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle)
653 Jujutsu Kaisen
645 Violet Evergarden Movie
643 Nomad: Megalo Box 2
643 Blue Period
643 Kotarou wa Hitorigurashi (Kotaro Lives Alone)
641 Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun
622 Sasaki to Miyano
601 Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen
600 Dungeon Meshi
597 Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi
576 Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo (100 Girlfriends)
Once the next season is finished in a couple weeks, I’ll total those shows up and make a new post about it. Stay tuned…
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