BEST Anime of Winter 2025 - Ones to Watch

[@mothersbasement]

Apologies, I was forced to trim out the entire section on "Zenshu," the "something awesome" I said you should wait to the end for, because of a copyright claim. Unfortunately that also means I've lost all of the ad revenue for this video up until today, so if you feel like rewatching it or sharing it with your friends I'd really appreciate that!

[@nikres888]

Gotchu bro, I will rewatch the whole video in the background so I can grant you your .001 cents

[@allanolley4874]

This is awful it also makes the sign out at the end "Geoff Thew Zenshu evangelist" hard to comprehend. I just "rewatched it" (had it on in background while I was out of the room) would do again.

[@nestrac]

Copyright claims... 95% scams.. Well... It feels like 95 anyway...

[@Chris-r9k2z]

Re watched, still as enjoyable

[@alphacat77]

They must just not like money. Between the show description that seemed misleading and taking down this video they keep trying to make sure no one watches a very good show.

[@WillWightAuthor]

I’ll be honest: I watch your channel all the time, so hearing a shout-out for my own books was a big shock. I doubted my ears. The manga for that Red Ranger isekai made me change my plans for The Last Horizon. A specific plot point in Red’s backstory (no spoilers) was exactly what I was going to use for Raion. But he did it first! I had to rewrite Raion’s history so people didn’t think I stole it, but I wept bitter tears.

[@shadowacesonic2827]

That's so exciting man! You're living a version of the Medalist author's dream :) I hope you get some more traffic to your books from this!

[@RitzPlays]

So stoked for you Will, what a pleasant surprise to get a shout-out here!

[@WillWightAuthor]

@@RitzPlays Hey, thanks! Didn’t expect to wake up to that this morning.

[@WillWightAuthor]

@@shadowacesonic2827 Appreciate that!

[@jacmy]

@@WillWightAuthor That's an awesome callout! Cradle is excellent too! Thanks for all the good reads!

[@TwoPairSA]

Geoff I just wanted to say the jokes you put in the chapter titles of these videos are consistently hilarious, mad props. I almost did a spit take at "Hi In Another World, I'm Dad"

[@SnowOfAllTrades]

Same here, that is the funniest thing I've seen all day!

[@shadowacesonic2827]

That title got a guffaw out of me, I wasn't ready

[@maliareagan382]

As someone who constantly feels like they need to consume and finish everything, I really enjoy your type of review videos because you focus more on saying ‘if you like this, then you might like this’ and it’s based on a persons interests. I really appreciate it! Also, your humour is spot on.

[@PassingNeet]

To give receptionist girl credit, her logic is actually pretty sound. As much as being a high tier adventurer is basically free money, its unstable, has no benefits, the jobs are based on other peoples whims and needs, people can easily fucking die, you get essentially no privacy because you're basically a celebrity, etc. She's a receptionist because its exactly the opposite of those things. Stable, decent pay, benefits, retirement package, and i think she also likes the uniform.

[@DKNguyen3.1415]

"the jobs are based on other peoples whims and needs, people can easily fucking die" This is negated by her actually going into the dungeon though.

[@meganmartin3373]

You know what, fair; I too would accept a career on the basis of liking the uniform.

[@duncanlutz3698]

Right. If she becomes a famous adventurer, her quite days will be immediately over. She'll have tons of people bothering her about joining their party, challenging her to duels, asking for mentorship, etc. And worse, if she gets too much fame, she'll get the attention of the government/powerful people that will try to try to "make proper use of her talents." She 100% sounds like she doesn't want nothing to do with none of that shit. Just do her 9-5, clock out, reap benefits, and enjoy her private time. Being a self-employed/independent contractor doing dangerous work, and worse, getting famous for it.... is the opposite of everything she wants.

[@blarg2429]

"the jobs are based on other peoples whims and needs" also sounds like any public-facing job, such as being a receptionist. Still sounds like a good show though.

[@DKNguyen3.1415]

@blarg2429 Huh. That's true. At least as an adventurer you get to pick your quest.

[@jackgrove4621]

red ranger in another world has more legitimate claim to be an overpowered isekai protag because it is the freakin Red Ranger.

[@relloz6]

no cheat skill needed bro brought his own

[@linuxstreamer8910]

i love that red ranger is intense he means well but he is also intensely a super sentai red ranger

[@Blakewyattdunfee]

I flat out need to see this!

[@DKNguyen3.1415]

@@linuxstreamer8910 Red Ranger is a good boy.

[@spacespector]

Megumin would approve of the constant sentai explosions

[@craxnor]

A lot of people’s fanfic or fan art is just the happy ending their favorite characters never got. Bro that hit deep

[@Treegona]

Aside from the fanfic that pull the protagonist back through the wringer because the original didn't do their trauma justice. ...and _then_ they can have a happy ending. As a treat.

[@genderenigma8276]

Everyone lives/Nobody dies One of the most popular tags for shonen anime... And LOTR

[@Undrave]

There's a LOT of fanfic involving Shinji Ikari or Naruto finding an adoptive family with another franchise. Like Naruto ending in Equestria because of a botched summoning jutsu and Shinji Ikari being trained by the Gekirangers...

[@DKNguyen3.1415]

Minori knew how shit their ending was in Ef they made their own fanfic for Yuko.

[@crediblesalamander8056]

true, there's a guy who decided to learn how to draw just because he was unhappy with the AOT ending and wanted to make his own.

[@theeffingralyks5722]

as both a power ranger and isekai fan, red ranger isekai is literally everything i could ever want from a fusion of the two. it feels like such a love letter from someone who does genuinely love both genres, and has spent god knows how long just thinking about what kind of story would best suit both genres the best. ive read the manga for this, and let me tell you, it just keeps getting better and better, its not just a surface level "lets throw in all the tropes", but is instead a deep dive into like, 8 different characters psychology and a legitimately compelling plot

[@tiniestcyndaquil]

As a shoujo fan, I thank you for your sympathy. There are SO many great shoujosei manga that just don't get the adaptations and love they deserve

[@cordona8424]

Chihayafuru S4 when?

[@thelegendaryklobb2879]

Don't worry, "Kaoru hana wa rin to saku" is coming soon

[@XxsleepingterrorxX]

@@thelegendaryklobb2879 that's shonen, not shoujo. Just because it's romance doesn't mean it's shoujo.

[@madcrowmaxwell]

The scary thing is that as bad as things are now, we're actually in the middle of a bit of a shoujo revival. After the massive runaway success of the live action adaptation of Hana yori Dango, TV drama became the default medium for pretty much any shojo manga that didn't involve magical girls. We're only now starting to recover.

[@thelegendaryklobb2879]

@ Huh. Just checked, I was convinced it was being published in a shoujo magazine. I stand corrected. And I'm fully aware of shonen romances, I'm reading and have read a decent share.

[@Egavans]

DEEPLY appreciate the "this yuribait is bait, don't fall for it" warning, I always resent shows that perform that bait-and-switch on me even if I would have enjoyed them otherwise.

[@VultureSkins]

Me too!!

[@electricant55]

oh shut up

[@freshrimp9013]

Completely valid and understandable, even a great story can be disappointing if you were lied to about what it would be about. Imagine if like, the original StarWars movie was marketed as a mystery story, many people would leave disappointed they didn't get what they were told they were getting.

[@relloz6]

As someone who normally struggles with calling the mystery in mystery anime ahead of time, my psychology degree and experience working with disabled peeps giving me the frame 1 call of what happened in episode 3 JUST FROM THE EPISODE NAME made me feel like a freaking genius

[@relloz6]

…oh right yeah this is about Waifu House MD

[@Fvoarin]

Was just scrolling, saw this comment, and then thought something. You should watch Yatagarasu The first half of the anime is character based, behavioural intrigue. So you sound perfect for possibly enjoying that show. Most people who've seen it specifically love the first half for just how woven up the behaviours of involved characters are The second half is a pretty decent mystery, not as well done as the personal intrigue of the first half, but you struggle with working out mysteries anyway, so should be good

[@TheQuietTyper]

That episode had me yelling about why no one even thought to rule out epilepsy. Also, why act like epilepsy is some obscure condition? I didn't feel like a genius, I felt like everyone else on the show was stupid.

[@7792pnaurfr]

@@TheQuietTyperthey are japanese after all. The japanese medical and medical education system isn't exactly ....good.

[@relloz6]

@@TheQuietTyper as someone with, again, a psych degree and some insight into the industry, if the brain scans didn't catch it its pretty believable that they'd just call it a stress-induced suicide attempt. Especially with the cursed video story. Its pretty normal practice to go with your gut, especially if you're gut feeling means not needing to prescribe the patient anything so you just bill them for showing up. medical industra yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy .......

[@safixstorm6748]

Never sleep on Red Ranger Isekai and Bureaucrat Villainess The hidden gem of the anime

[@Jester2Mike09]

I have a blast watching Red Ranger and Ojisan

[@yaemikado1086]

That made me chuckle after the MC yeet her

[@mikeleesim1025]

I will give it a try

[@sakumimirai3885]

Already read the manga, it's gonna be amazing

[@misssuzietorial9931]

Sentai is peak

[@ObsidianKnight90]

32:40 It's outright stated in the first episode that being a guild receptionist has good pay and benefits, and that the protagonist wants a relaxing job where she can 9-5 and clock out instead of the full time fight to the death that comes with the adventuring lifestyle. It reminds me most of Legends & Lattes, a western fantasy book about a badass orc warrior who opens a coffee shop not because it's more profitable than adventuring but because she wants to do something with her life that doesn't involve murder.

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

I mean, seems legit, adventurer feels a shit job where you don't get to live to retirement, you never have a decent bed or toilet, and unless you team up with Senshi, never get to eat a decent meal either.

[@tinyetoile5503]

Yeah, being an adventurer doesn't really offer a pension. Also IIRC she was a guild receptionist before she unlocked the skill that allows her to one-shot bosses, so she didn't want to give up the job she already had.

[@katarh]

I binge read the manga and she also has some very specific reasons why she promised to NOT become an adventurer.

[@TheFullStar]

And we learn in episode 2 she got the job before the powers.

[@rachelh2816]

OMG I love legends and lattes! couldn't get as into the guild receptionist show though. Still, it's a neat concept for an anime.

[@tommihommi1]

why are there multiple "slavery is fine actually" isekais this season. Can this trope please go away

[@festiveobeliskus]

Fiction is fine actually

[@AeonKnigh432]

​@@festiveobeliskus Fiction isn't inherently bad. But. People are allowed to hate tropes.

[@Kefkaownsall]

We need John Brown isekai

[@Lamb666]

@@AeonKnigh432people will always find something to dislike. No hate like Christian love.

[@Aaronrules380]

@@Duskull666slavery is bad is not an American exclusive view point in modern society. Frankly America was late on the ball in terms of abolishing slavery compared to many other countries, and while slavery takes many forms beyond the chattel slavery that existed in the American south, none of them are really seen highly in any developed country. Slavery is ok is absolutely not a mainstream view in Japan

[@DerRotSpassvogel]

"Non-anime, but still a waifu, House M.D." .... I considered arguing. But, no, you're right.

[@awesomeares777]

My brain replied to this comment with “But he’s not hot” and then replied to itself with “Oh wait, no, they’re right there.”

[@nathanielvaughn6728]

House Meets Columbo, apparently.

[@hikarihime73]

@@nathanielvaughn6728 if there was a crossover like that in tv shows (with the real actors I mean) , I'd watch the sh** out of it :'D

[@bdletoast09]

I knew Sakamoto would never be as cool as the manga during the hideout raid scene where Sakamoto disassemble the mook's gun before hiting him in the face. In the manga you got those three panels decomposing the movement where you can see that the guy barely has time to move as Sakamoto is just unraveling his weapon and punching him. In the anime, it's like a blink and you miss it moment where it looks like the gun was just destroyed when the guy was hit. It's such a shame when Sakamoto's action scenes are honestly the best in shonen manga right now, it should really have been one of the priority of the adaptation to get them right.

[@apollolux]

Sounds like exactly the kind of thing to animate in Matrix-style Bullet Time slo-mo or something.

[@RvEijndhoven]

@@apollolux It does, but Sakamoto Days being what is it, this would require half of every episode to be in perpetual slow motion and that would just kill the dynamism of the actions scenes in the Manga in a different way.

[@Figerlin]

Just get mappa

[@Strike-nz5gy]

⁠​⁠@Figerlin too bad their currently busy with: Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, Hell’s Paradise, Dorohedoro, Campfire Cooking in Another World, the Ranma1/2 remake, and Potentially Vinland Saga. What I’m trying to say is it sucks, but Mappa can only do so many anime at a time, and there are other awesome studios out there(Clover Works, Bones and David Productions for example)

[@DuckGoat-mr9tu]

Tried ep 1, it bored me, its not my type. AoT and jjk are on that list too tbh.

[@maxisaac4370]

Having read the manga, Guild Receptionist actually makes its protagonist’s decision fairly understandable as it goes on. She doesn’t want to get rich as a famous adventurer living life on the edge of life and death (even if she’s powerful enough not much can stand up to her), she wants stability, peace, and a job with well defined hours and good benefits. And hey, that’s just a different kind of anime fantasy

[@alexisv625]

37:45 That little icon from where to watch every single one. Just Geoff kiss ❤ see you on the winter's trash 😊

[@shadowacesonic2827]

I forgot the icons in my excitement and was trying to track down every anime as it came on, and man winter is not kind in that regard 😭 I was 0/3 on Crunchyroll first guesses, and I'd be weeping for Medalist if I hadn't gotten a Disney+ sub purely to watch a movie recently (but I still am because it's in ENGLISH ONLY?? WHY)

[@TheeGreenDino]

​@@shadowacesonic2827 Maybe a regional thing? I can't imagine there not being a Japanese version

[@twentysides]

Geoff kiss 🤌

[@ayin1524]

I've literally seen no one talked about Flower and Asura before I saw this video despite how good and beautiful the first two eps was. It really is the hidden gem of this season.

[@zebrother]

it was basically the only new show I expected to be good this season, since it is written by the same person as Hibike Euphonium, one of the best anime ever

[@Chalo122790]

Not saying to go watch them but pretty sure Otaku spirit been covering it so far.

[@ayin1524]

@@zebrother The facts that it is from the same author of Hibike and was made by studio Bind are enough to sell it for me. And it didn't dissapoint

[@Otaku03494]

⁠@@zebrother Oh shit, now I’m even more excited to start watching it, Hibike Euphonium is a masterpiece.

[@DUFFAL02]

The OP is done by Shishamo!!!!

[@BrumBrumBryn]

10:30 "That's as many as four 10's, and that's terrible." it's always nice to see the old obscure memes getting some love

[@sozaj]

The Lex Luthor stealing cakes, thing?

[@nathanielvaughn6728]

Put to DC footage, no less!

[@BrumBrumBryn]

@ thats it!

[@clsandals9926]

i am expecting Zenshuu to still be a story about the creative process, just told allegorically through a fantasy plot

[@pyrock0227]

"The K-On of Triguns of John Wick-likes" is so hilariously and impressively descriptive

[@crimsoneclipse0618]

I love how in the dad villainess isekai, the family gets to watch and even help out because the game is still going and they can see him.

[@LamperougeCC]

Medalist is the best new anime of the season and one of the best Sports Manga of the past decade. The fact that Kenshi Yonezu asked himself to do the opening for the anime speaks for itself. He is a huge fan of the Manga.

[@Dangic23]

I just visited the TOEI Studio Park. They have an exhibition of every Red Ranger all together. Its epic.

[@FanTalks1]

Rewatching for your dough, Geoff. Always appreciate saving my time to what anime I should watch. I don't have money for your patreon or tips, but i do have time to watching ads

[@shirakawanaoya]

The near far eyesight situation kicked me hard. Thanks for including the returning anime!

[@NekoToChiru]

Thanks for mentioning Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Ojisan ! It's honestly the hidden gem of this season! We got so many Villainess Isekai the past few years that having one that actually have an original and new take on the genre that it feel so refreshing! The voice acting is perfect, the animation is surprisingly really nice, the story looks interesting and the jokes lands everytime... It's amazing and I really recommend it !

[@Kolumbidae]

It actually looks pretty damn good too, and manages to make cute, clever use of even its less animated sequences! Which it isn't even actually _lacking_ in to boot, with multiple cuts right off the bat really bringing us into Claire's/Kenzaburou's headspace or emphasizing the sheer elegance of her OP cheat skill from another world, Professional Salaryman. Even the most basic instances of them had me giggling, and I was in tears by the end of the episode. It's downright precious and I can't help loving almost everyone so far, with those I don't not having had enough focus for me yet. Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Ojisan treads comfortably familiar ground in between Kenzaburou's comically inept attempts at villainy being hardcore Dad Modeing at the heroine, or the classic attempts to bully or therwise flaunt ostensible superiority really being ways to uplift others and help them grow as a result of that Dad Mode, yet it's so slick and has such strong comedic timing that it could do all that for all I care and I'd be happy. (To wit, I know for a fact that it won't, and I'll leave it at that.) The chemistry is believably precious, to say nothing Anna's increasing infatuation bringing its own sort of misunderstandings; specifically the good kind, wrought either through coherent contrivances, how the characters actually exist and are in lieu of needing to establish a joke so that a punchline can be made, or both. I'm all in on this one, I really hope more people give it a chance. I really really dug I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History recently (which I am so thankful Mr. Basement Man pointed out in the video), on the subject of akuyaku reijō works given the anime treatment, despite its... uh, frankly painfully bad animation for an animated work. If I didn't love Villainess Ojisan for multiple reasons I could be feeling pretty bitter about a show I wish got a treatment even half as good as this is already, and which I can't help but feel got passed over as a consequence of subgenre uptick - despite not being nearly as actually saturated as what he pointed out in this very video - alongside painful animation, despite being a thoughtfully constructed and surprisingly heartfelt story that much like this one really recognizes the genre space it works in to tell a story of making the best with one's best. Take this as a tacit recommendation too, for anyone willing to stomach the caveats and interested in Dad's Been Reincarnated!, aside from select other complaints (mostly about Duke Seeker) I do think it'd be worth the time.

[@lob674]

YAAA I found the manga ages ago but so few chapters were translated so I'm super excited to watch

[@lucinae8512]

I've been following the Villainess genre for many years. While there are some that get repetitive, almost all the good ones get anime adaptations (that may not always land) and this one of my favourites.

[@Undrave]

I really like Kenzaburou's wife and daughter too, they're a great family.

[@TheOnlyTrueDedicated]

I literally described Dr. Ameku as “House if he were a tsundere anime woman instead of a grouchy addict mixed with The Apothecary Diaries” to my friends, so it’s funny to see that I’m clearly not the only one with that impression.

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

I mean, Maomao _is_ a grouchy addict instead.

[@MrLbroom]

I got you with that rewatch. 👍🏻 Sorry for the inconvenience.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

THANKS FOR THIS JEFF! YOU'RE THE BEST ❤❤❤❤❤

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

YES! your reccomendations are always great 😊😊😊😊

[@imALazyPanda]

The thing with akemu md is that, as far as the 3 episodes so far they are actually pretty solvable for people who have some medical knowledge. I am not a doctor but my sister is and my mom was a nurse. I have been expsed to ALOT of medical stuff, and while the first 2 EPs were a bit esoteric, i was able to call the reason for EP3 mystery as soon as the actual video was shown. So the mysteries are currently solvable by the viewer, which imo makes or break a mystery story. But it is definitely geared to people with some medical knowledge.

[@UltimusNovus]

*spoilers for episode 3* Really, the mystery was really obvious in the third episode. I was rather baffled how these doctors didn't think 'epilepsy' the moment a patient reports experiencing neurological symptoms as a result of watching a video.

[@esorb1334]

@@UltimusNovus EPISODE 3 SPOILERS I think it's because the doctor learned about the video in the context of it being a "cursed video." A patient saying that she felt a bit strange after watching a video is different than a patient saying that she was cursed by a video. Especially because they were teenagers, and so their words might not have been taken seriously due to their youth and the fact they were girls. The mystery itself wasn't too hard, but that's because the audience didn't disregard the most important clue. The most important thing about the episode was not that Takao was so smart for figuring it out, but rather that she'll investigate any possible lead, no matter how frivolous it seems.

[@elizabethmcwhorter3445]

@@UltimusNovus it actually makes a lot of sense, because the head of the psych ward has a persistent habit of immediately jumping to a diagnosis, and then outright refusing any evidence that might contradict her conclusions. we actually saw this in the flashback, where her response to getting called out a misdiagnosis was to ban the student who called her out from the psych ward. this is a problem that is *extremely prevalent* in the medical field. near where i live the oncology head at a hospital in a neighboring city got canned for pulling the same shit for decades with his cancer patients, including providing chemo to a man he never actually biopsied who never had cancer in the first place, and *euthanizing a 15 year old with severe mental health issues*. as for house waifu, between not having consistent access to the patient and also being an actual goddamn professional, it makes sense that she'd hold off on verbalizing her own diagnosis until she had concrete evidence

[@Qualjyn]

Episode 3 requires a frankly absurd level of suspension of disbelief. We could plausibly say the head of the psych ward just jumped to conclusions, sure. But the correct conclusion is so obvious many viewers with no medical training were able to make it. But neither of the two girls did. Or any of their immediate family. Or any other staff in the psych ward. Or anyone else who had a mysterious accident, or anyone in their orbit, or any medical professionals who treated them, or any journalist who covered the rumors. It's too implausible that nobody at any point made the connection, when the connection was THIS obvious.

[@elizabethmcwhorter3445]

@@Qualjyn what's obvious to one person may not be obviousus to another. I was only able to pick up on it because I've had multiple friends/classmates/coworkers with seizure disorders, including being in the room when a classmates had a seizure with extremely similar symptoms. People also have a well documented tendency to ignore evidence that contradicts their preconceptions about a situation. Hell I've personally been in similar medical situations where the cause should have been obvious, but everyone involved (including multiple family members with the same illness) refused to accept any data that would've proven them wrong

[@Pieninja14]

Engagement to counteract ridiculous copyright claims! Keep up the great work, always appreciate these videos even if I don't have the time/subscription services to watch them all!

[@HurricaneDDragon]

A sentai isekai might be the most Japanese concept ever conceived.

[@THATGuy5654]

The part where you mentioned jumping at the chance to try food from your favorite fictions speaks to me. When I was tiny, my parents got me a language learning video series called Muzzy, where you get an English and foreign language version of the same short animated movie full of simple language. The protagonist, an alien named Muzzy, ate metal, with clocks being his particular favorite. He made them look really tasty. I wanted to eat a clock so damn bad. I had a problem.

[@kingmurra]

I was not expecting a Will Wight book recommendation on this anime list! I approve

[@mothersbasement]

My friend got me hooked on cradle last year and I’ve binged everything but the Elder Empire series now

[@kingmurra]

@mothersbasement you have something amazing to look forward to, if It help I recommend reading book 1 of Shadow and Sea then book 1 of Sea and Shadow and keep going like that I think it improved my experience!

[@dominicshayler5323]

The Basement Advances!

[@timogul]

@@mothersbasement Elder Empire is _also_ good (although it starts out rougher since it was an earlier work). :D

[@Sam-ci2if]

@@mothersbasement Cradle is peak! You have excellent taste.

[@apostleofninomaeinais3578]

Zenshu is probably the only anime that baited me into watching an Isekai (the synopsis didn't help at all) and I'm still hoping it's a situation where she can go back and forth lol Edit: Ik there are plenty of great isekais out there and I actively look for them. It's just that Zenshu is that anime where you wouldn't know what you're getting into

[@vineeshkante9958]

It's turning out to be more of a love letter to pre-2000s animation wrapped in Isekai fantasy. And it reminds me more of Escaflowne, so I am guessing Hirose will just go back and finish her work in the end.

[@Fvoarin]

It's a shame that all the most well known isekai all follow the trash plots, which have now made isekai this monolith that people actively avoid as they think they all follow the same garbage setting. Not every isekai is a rezero, a slime, or a konosuba There are so many good isekai out there, Zenshu is just 1 of them

[@asherking159]

@@Fvoarin putting konosuba and rezero next to slime is diabolical work. You could’ve picked so many other popular isekai to better illustrate your point about the trash plot, unless I’m misunderstanding you here

[@asherking159]

Rezero and konosuba are 100% good isekai. Konosuba is definitely trashy, good trashy though. Even if you’re not a fan of them, they’re still noticeably different and unique compared to the normal trash isekai slop we get every season

[@asherking159]

I’m loving Zenshu so far as well

[@THEONETRUEOVERLORD]

32:45 thank you for putting where you can watch them it’s really useful.

[@arbknight12]

Apothecary Diaries FTW!

[@Inksternonimous]

I appreciate the warning to not get my yuri hopes up on Flower and Asura, because I was really hoping and you've saved me a lot of heartache.

[@Sam-ci2if]

20:35 Did NOT expect to see one of my favorite book series shouted out here! That made my night! The Last Horizon is so much fun. FRIENDSHIP

[@Fe3hEnthusiast]

Will Wight hits so hard with almost everything he writes

[@Scorpiofrfr]

Wow! I was expecting Sakamoto Days’ anime to be the next Jujutsu Kaisen, especially since the combat in the manga is as well coreographed as in the JJK manga. TMS should have put more work in this anime. I mean this is the same company that made Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray. And the was expecting that level of animation here :/

[@molluscumlore]

"Good new bandori season" is the understatement of the century lmao. They're cooking psychological horror in that thing. There's vore in bandori now

[@ailecheri]

man i always owe you for these videos, they really help me out every time! i love re:creators, so your recommend for zenshu is very appreciated

[@joshuajohnson4431]

The second half of Shangri-La Frontier is legit popping off in the best way right now. They dialed up the action and fight scenes to 11. The new rap OP is wicked fire as well 🔥🔥🔥

[@CoyotesOwn]

The OP so far were pretty good rock numbers, so I was a bit disappointed they did follow the pattern. :(

[@syaieya]

Im glad to hear its going good. Loved the first season but wow when season 2 dropped i couldnt latch on watching week to week. Definitely a binge show for me

[@notyourdad9548]

Not gonna lie almost dropped it when they took 3 episodes for the mech game. Glad I didn't.

[@LizardSpork]

Super frustrating the way a 5 min fight is dragged out over 1/2 dozen episodes though.

[@64fanatic]

@@syaieya It's easy to binge yeah. I'm settling with watching half the season all at once, then the other half (12 episodes) once they're all out.

[@air5723]

omfg thank you so much for the streaming icons & list at the end 10/10

[@shoxy-the-pinecone6113]

The power of friendship has always been one of my favourite tropes because ‘finding strength and peace through love and community the end point of main character character arcs so the only real difference between a Kamen Rider Fourze and a Shinji Ikari is that Fourze was enlightened first

[@Darkfae83]

Thank you for adding on to my list of things to watch. Appreciate it.

[@SonicFrake]

Wait, Yu Yu Hakusho was one of my gateway animes. Watching it on Adult Swim with Inuyasha is what got me into anime. Are you saying I'm...old?

[@xeshirem]

we all are. we all are...

[@krisc1684]

We are only a stone's throw from Spirit World my friend 😔

[@aaronwalcott513]

Being "old" is having Kenshin and Dragonball Z take up so much of your time that you've seen zero episodes of both YYH and Inuyasha. My wife liked both of those, but I couldn't be bothered.

[@SonicFrake]

@aaronwalcott513 I watched all of those.

[@jimgarrison9084]

Have some senior priced coffee and sit here with the rest of the olds, just not the robotech and gatchaman olds, you’re still too young for us.

[@HurricaneDDragon]

VERY appealing thumbnail. 👌🏾 ❄️

[@josephanderson530]

GOAT'd for the Last Horizon recommendation. Raion Raithe is premo husbando material.

[@VladdViever]

@37:45 Thank you so much for taking the time to show the where to watch list. I can't tell you how many times I see a clip for a series and it takes an inordinate amount of time to find it

[@Ozai75]

You had me at "Literally Columbo."

[@Croutonking65]

Watching the video again for the engagement. Screw the copyright system

[@andrerossel8394]

Birdie wing it such an amazing story full of drama. A story of fulfilling your dreams and how they get crushed at the same type. Of childish dreams and very adult sacrifices that still allows itself to be cool

[@ddean2891]

I am so impressed with your output omg

[@dirtybirdperson4020]

If absolutely nothing else I got a new Will Wight recommendation. Cultivation fantasy isn't always my thing but I enjoyed Cradle

[@samuelcoles378]

Really awesome with the end screen. Thank you and please keep doing that

[@theEevee098]

Rewatching at 0.8x speed for that sweet watch time revenue

[@mothersbasement]

Thanks you’re a real one

[@Melancholy_Scholar]

Really enjoying Sakamoto Days so far thanks to your recommendation!

[@timogul]

Yes! Last Horizon references! The Knight gave me literal heart palpitations. It probably was not healthy.

[@Sam-ci2if]

"Friendship to you too, buddy."

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

Whelp, you had my attention at "esoteric medical knowledge" (not a doctor, but I'm a disease nerd trying to get a Masters in Public Health) and you had it even more along with my mom's attention when you saud that one of the supporting cast members is Coloumbo - he's my and my mom's favorite fictional detective

[@Brightwick]

Gotta love finding one of these right after they come out

[@MrTerron888]

Wasn’t expecting a Last Horizon shoutout in this video! Love when my novel and anime worlds collide!

[@LynnHermione]

Sakamoto Days makes me mad for the Way off the Househusband anime we should have had

[@kitsunekun2345]

I'm so happy Bureaucrat Villainess got an anime! I adore the manga and more people need to know about and appreciate it!

[@chizzicle]

Okay this convinced me to watch Medalist. I was on the fence for that one and yeah, seems good. Also happy to see Honey Lemon Soda feature on the list. A good shoujo romance is always nice change compared to the more typical highschool romance aimed at guys, because it's just nice when the main boy is actually desirable in some way. Not unheard of in shounen/seinen either, but in those series it's typically enough that the guy is not awful, which often means he's just kinda bland.

[@Commenter839]

If you like the Medalist anime, I highly recommend checking out the manga. The anime left out a lot of stuff that made the emotional beats hit harder. Plus the art is absolutely beautiful and I don't think the anime quite does it justice. That said, the anime is also a good watch on its own, quite a miracle considering the studio behind it

[@AlmaWade-nc3cy]

I couldn't get into it, because it follows the exact same character tropes of every other shoujo romance I've tried. Shy helpless MC who gets picked on is saved from a life of loneliness by a handsome (emotional unavailability as a bonus) jerk who randomly chose her as a person to be nice to. And shounen romances have tired tropes too, ofc, can't deny that even if I wanted to, but most of them at least try to be funny about it. The shoujo romances almost always try to appear dead serious about everything that's happening and that kills my enjoyement when it's the exact same characters everytime. There are only like 3 exceptions that come to mind that made the tropes barable, either by being funny or by being set in an otherwise interesting world. I've seen and read a lot of romance stories aimed at women and I just don't get the obsession with emotionally unavailable dudes that have only one face expression with an occasional smile. Sorry for the rant, I'm just frustrated that HLS turned out to not be any different in how serious it's trying to be and had to vent it out somewhere.

[@bladefly18]

You made a Radiant Historia Reference! So Happy!!!!

[@Redstar-fh3xn]

20:42 Never expected a Will Wight shoutout! Love his books, and besides The Last Horizon, his current series, I also heartily recommend his Cradle series, especially for anyone that has ever read Chinese wuxia or xianxia web novels. Similar setup and power/magic system to those, but with a super interesting world and great characters.

[@WillWightAuthor]

I’ve heard you can’t trust him. He has shifty eyes.

[@ProfessorChaos2050]

Definitely added all the anime to my list.🥂😎

[@cake7134]

Honestly I was instantly hooked on Medalist, it's actually really good! Edit: Also I want to add that the main character is so great. She almost gives me some Bocchi vibes and her personality is infectious!

[@unbiased1023]

Thanks for the where to watch panel. Seriously helpful.

[@sketchycat6223]

I watched ‘100 girlfriends who really really really love you’ based on your recommendation from a previous video; thank you lol it’s a real trip🙏🏾

[@pixelbomb97]

Welcome to the peak of the landfill

[@billyblack2192]

What a weird season! You're the best G!

[@IDKLOL-qj7sl]

if you're looking back at anime from the past, mayhaps consider Vinland Saga and/or Golden Kamuy! I adore both, and I'd love to know your opinion on either one!

[@williambradley7824]

Here's a quick list for anyone interested, along with time-stamps and where-to-watch. CrunchyRoll (CR) 10; HiDive (HD) 3 1) 2:50 - Sakamoto Days 2) 6:38 - Medalist 3) 9:12 - Ameku MD: Doctor Detective (CR) 4) 11:36 - OKITSURA (CR) 5) 14:13 - I Have a Crush at Work 6) 16:24 - Honey Lemon Soda (CR) 7) 18:18 - The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World (CR) 8) 20:55 - Flower and Asura (HD) 9) 23:06 - From Bureaucrat to Villainess (HD) 10) 25:09 - Zenshu (CR) - HONOARABLE MENTIONS - A) 30:10 - Tasokare Hotel B) 30:57 - Sora-Iro Utility (CR) C) 32:12 - I May be the Guild Receptionis, But I'll Solo any Boss to Clock Out On Time (CR) D) 33:13 - Welcome to Japan Ms Elf (CR) E) 34:16 - Beheneko (HD) F) 35:30 - Anyway, I'm Falling in Love With You (CR) G) 36:34 - Aquarion: Myth of Emotions (CR)

[@Undrave]

I thought Elf-san already had an anime and I was late to the party when I went through the whole manga during the holidays! Nice! It's a very cool mix of fantasy and slice of life. They go to legally distinct Disneyland at some point! And the main character isn't super OP, has a fun mobility based build, but he is underestimated a lot because he looks younger than he really is in the other world. I'm also reading Red Ranger Isekai and that story just GETS what makes a good Sentai battle! The villains are basically Monsters of the Week with powers you need to puzzle out the rules to before you can defeat them and it gets pretty satisfying.

[@deltoralk]

Let's put the honorable mention of Fate/strange Fake because if that didn't only have two episodes it would be top tier

[@ShukakuTheCrazy1]

Ok, the background explosions gags of the red ranger one made me wanna watch.

[@nyon7209]

Every time there's a major oration in Flower and Asura, I watch it, rewind, close my eyes, and just listen. The effects might improve it, but the oration is still stellar. I also really like how the flashbacks to A Tale of Perishing has thicker linework and just... hits the aesthetic of older anime. Maybe not perfectly, but it def tries, and that's appreciated.

[@kenithy]

I love these videos because I always find shows I've not heard of to start watching

[@sonlen796]

I do really enjoy Ameku MD, but as far as quirky female leads in mystery anime go I think Takao Ameku would stand out more if the show wasn't premiering in the same season as the return of the GOAT Maomao.

[@laurabustos6560]

Jeepers and dagnabit!! I'm back again just because Geoff community posted the revamped thumbnail or some such. And now I have to faithfully click the link and watch the video again, again, again.

[@ssouriaa]

FATAMORU MUSIC LETS GOOOOOO

[@ZezFilmsGH]

My goat😭🙏, I want to be just like you day...one of the BEST anime content creators 🔥

[@kyoneko87]

thanks for your recs!

[@ruvindap66]

Zenshu? Never heard of shu!

[@annienunyabiz6627]

Holy crap. I gotta thank you for the recommendation of Zenshu. It's gorgeous, funny, and sweet. I absolutely love it. One thing you missed that the artists absolutely deserve all the praise for is designing all the fantasy characters with a touch of that 90's style vibe, just like the would be in the anime she watched as a child. That's such a great subtle touch.

[@Honorable-No.7]

Can’t wait for Toilet Bound Hanako season 2

[@runoutofwit]

Great list! I always look forward to these videos every season.

[@tinytarakeet]

18:16 the lotad killed me and it's my desktop background now

[@FLY1NF1SH]

Stuck like a damn frisbee

[@LivingGuy484]

28:05 Oh it's so cool to hear you played Radiant Historia! I really liked the game conceptually, still have to go back and play the 3DS version for the extra content

[@brandonjones5879]

Uh Jeff looks like you moved on from Cradle, to Will Wight’s newest series. I hope you checked out Threshold that just came out this month. The last in the Cradle series. I’m currently working through his first series, the Traveler’s Gate.

[@mariag.1670]

Nice video! I'm already watching Sakamoto days, Bureaucrat to Villainess, Honey Lemon Soda and Zenshu, (Tbhk, Apothecary Diaries, Link Click and Solo Leveling too) and I did write the other ones you recommended down, might check them out, thanks

[@DucNguyen-bd5ir]

My wife never watches anime with me but I was watching Houseless Dr. House. We both called out that the detective was definitely Colombo even down to the mannerisms. Zenshu was shocking good. I didn't know how they would pull the premise off but they have such a good take on it. Also you have to love that they shortcut all of the fantasy tropes and then add personality to those tropes. You like the character and give them depth so so fast.

[@iceman4169]

Great 👍🏻 video nice 👍🏻 hype!!!!!!!!

[@numatruehome100]

My favorite I found before you released this is the red ranger becomes an adventurer in another world

[@mikewj94]

that gamersupps ad was hilarious 😂

[@sbkidjamx]

always look forward to these videos, haven't been steered wrong yet. appreciate the effort every time