Anime Power Rankings

It’s been 2 years since the last one, let’s get right into it.

Winter 2021
1) Wonder Egg Priority
Worth watching for the animation alone. However the ending is chotto…
2) Re:Zero 2nd Season Part 2
A lot of yapping, slow payoff, but overall worth it.
3) Cells at Work! Season 2
Must watch as a Cell Bio major.
4) Yuru Camp Season 2
More Yuru Camp goodness.
5) Attack on Titan: The Final Season
More Attack on Titan!

Spring 2021
1) Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song
Interesting show about AI, automation, and good old fashioned backstabbing.
2) Odd Taxi
This is a masterpiece. Great writing, great mystery, great characters.
3) Zombie Land Saga: Revenge
More shenanigans with our favorite zombies.
4) Super Cub
Slice of life distilled down to a high school girl and her Honda Super Cub.

Summer 2021
1) Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon S
Kyoto animation is back with another season of dragon action.
2) Bokutachi no Remake
Interesting take on time traveling romantic comedy.
3) I’m Standing on a Million Lives Season 2
The animation continues to be terrible but the show is strangely watchable.
4) Kageki Shoujo!!
Drama. Drama everywhere. Also has tall genki girl.
5) Love Live! Superstar!!
More Love Live! Better than Nijigasaki!

Fall 2021
1) Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Arc
More Demon Slayer! Includes added scenes not in the movie.

Winter 2022
1) Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc
More Demon Slayer!
2) The Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation
Gary Stu and political intrigue and Isekai somehow combines to make a great show.
3) Akebi’s Sailor Uniform
Amazingly lewd!

Spring 2022
1) SpyxFamily
Amazing rendition of the manga. Anya so cute!
2) Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3
More librarian shenanigans.

Summer 2022
1) Lycoris Recoil
Lesbian tendencies, gunkata, political intrigue, what’s not to like?
2) Isekai Yakkyoku
Genius pharmacist isekai also plays Doctor.

Fall 2022
1) Chainsaw Man
Interesting rendition of the manga so far.
2) Mob Psycho 100 III
Still amazing.
3) BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War
20 years, worth the wait!
4) Bocchi the Rock!
Basically Hitoribocchi plus rock music.
5) Akiba Maid War
Maids and gang fights.
6) Do It Yourself!!
Amazing slice of life with just the right amount of tsun.
7) Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury
Gundam and Yuri! And Mamiko Noto!
8) Yama no Susume: Next Summit
Eagerly awaiting new material after episode 4!
9) Management of Novice Alchemist
Probably the closest to an Atelier anime that’s not an Atelier anime.

Time to get caught up now that I passed my board exam. I am now officially an attending Pediatrician!

Fall 2019
1) Sword Art online Alicization – War of the Underworld – Not gonna lie, this was pretty hype.
2) High Score Girl II – great show, depicts the gaming culture from the 90s to the 2000s quite well.

Winter 2020
1) Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T – Amazing sequel, worth the 7 year wait.

Spring 2020
1) Kakushigoto – heartwarming, simple yet effective artwork.
2) Wave, Listen to Me! – Surprise hit of the season, glorious ED song, glorious main character voice actress.

Summer 2020
1) Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season First Cour – Lots of things happened, and yet nothing really happened. 2nd Cour looks hype though.
2) Sword Art online Alicization – War of the Underworld Part 2 – So hype they went to SPACE!

Fall 2020
1) Jujutsu Kaisen – MAPPA can do no wrong, very good classic shounen
2) Tonikaku Kawaii – So lewd…
3) Majo no Tabitabi – Some sort of lewd Kino’s Travels?
4) Kamisama ni Natta Hi – Uh…
5) 100-man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru – The budget’s ass, the animation is quite off but the show itself is quite good, interesting take on Isekai.
6) Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club – Kind of different from the other seasons, all solo songs, no conflict.
7) Taisou Samurai – Surprise hit of the season, nice to see a grown man as the main character.
8) Is the Order a Rabbit? Bloom – More rabbits, more Aoyama Blue Mountain, more Chiya, more Chino!

Maceart and I don’t watch too much anime now that both of us are working.

Two shows are worth watching for Summer 2019:
1) Wasteful Days of High School Girls
2) The Demon Girl Next Door

Spring 2019 Anime I finished:
1) One Punch Man S2 (It’s okay)
2) Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu (It’s hilarious)

I’m only watching one show and it is the AOTS. Mob Psycho Season 2

Still alive, still watching anime. Anima Yell! – That Manga Time KiraKira Carat Magic is back. Sword Art Online: Alicization – Now with a more mature Gary Stu. SSSS Gridman – Trigger saves anime yet again. Boarding School Juilet – A fresh take on an old classic. Zombieland Saga – Read more…

Still alive, still watching anime.

1. Cells at Work!
2. Free! Dive to the Future
3. Yama no Susume S3
4. Hanebado!
5. Chio-chan’s School Road
6. Asobi Asobase

Residency still bumming me out, but just enough time for some anime. Full Metal Panic IV Steins;Gate 0 Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku Comic Girls Amanchu Advance

Shows I’m keeping up with:
1) Yuru Camp – Not enough Ena with her DOGE.
2) Sora yori mo Tooi Basho – Madhouse at it again, never thought a show about ANTARCTICA can be so good.
3) Violet Evergarden – Kyoani animating Saber from Fate Stay Night.
4) Koi wa Ameagari no You ni – Wit Studio with the fabulous art style.
5) Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card – I really should finish the first season.
6) Gakuen Babysitters – Pretty accurate depiction of 18-month old milestones.
7) Hakumei to Mikochi – Very nice slice of life about 9 cm tall people.
8) Dagashi Kashi S2 – Not as good as S1 but Hotaru still a riot.
9) Hugtto! Precure! – Junichi Sato is back in business. Pediatrician approved baby.

Shows to watch as soon as they come out:
1) Net-juu no Susume – MAMIKO NOTO IS BACK BABYYYY
2) Houseki no Kuni – Best CG anime about rocks.
3) Animegataris – Can a show get any more meta?

Shows to watch while you’re eating:
1) Himouto! Umaru-chan R – TSF is back and better than ever before.
2) Konohana Kitan – Spiritually comfy.
3) Love Live! Sunshine!! S2 – More Dia!

Not bad:
1) Inuyashiki – Ultimate hero vs anti-hero.
2) Kino no Tabi 2017 – Haven’t seen the original, but the new one ain’t bad.

Yet another season of anime…

1) Sakura Quest S2 – Wow, they’re really going on a quest now…
2) New Game S2 – Needs more NENE-CHI’s awesome C++ programming.
3) Tsuduzure Children – Confessions. Confessions everywhere.
4) Ballroom e Yokoso – Haikyuu with ballroom dancing. Get hype!
5) Action Heroine Cheer Fruits – the CGDCT of this season. Very relaxing.
6) Made in Abyss – Getting traces of Strange Dawn and Uninhabited Planet SURVIVE here. Quite dark.
7) Tenshi no 3P! – The loli show of this season. Same makers as Ryo Kyu Bu, so of course I’m watching this.
8) Gamers! – The main character is pure casual.
9) Centaur no Nayami – Extremely interesting premise.