HOTTEST TRASH Anime of Summer 2023

[@mothersbasement]

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[@marekprazak]

my guy..how can you still enjoy anime.. ive invested as much time into anime as the next guy with bad childhood and existenial crises on every corner.. but god damn, it is scraping bottom of a barrel, or i might have gotten too cynical,.. the only interesting ongoing anime for me is zombie 100 as it playes with the idea of people in system being mindless and only getting out of "matrix" saves you, but thats mainly because so far there is no nonsense harem.. Ill be honest im starting to feel like anime is worse than porn for me.. in prn atleast they dont pretend that there is any story, most anime is just tease without story.. its god damn annoying and then you get to anime that doesnt have harem present(bleach) and its not wathcable as its based on worst part of the manga

[@Lianpe98]

I loved that segue! 😂 **chef kiss**

[@Kronman590]

This is a wild sponsor for an anime trash review LOL

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

Dude, I was just watching this video and I’m really really really surprised you missed this, but that “direct quote of Das Kapital” wasn’t supposed to be positive. Actually read the whole thing, at 5:01 “best girl” says *”But he was wrong.”* did you really not notice that while doing a huge pro-socialism rant? Besides, most Japanese people hate socialism so this doesn’t surprise me at all. It’s a trait they carried over from the Imperial era. Wanting to exterminate all left wing thought. BUT DID YOU SERIOUSLY NOT NOTICE HER DISSING DAS KAPITAL????

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

Also, yes I’d want the Internet in a fantasy world. You know what’s the worst thing about the fantasy genre? They have no fucking internet!

[@atlasdarkstone9361]

We need an Isekai where the MC starts out overpowered but then is slapped with "Your free trail of Lv100 has expired" like how some RPGs tease you with a very high level in the prologue and then bam, you're level 1.

[@kudo5385]

As an aspiring other, I will attempt to wright something like this. It might take me years, but I will try.

[@digitaljanus]

Damn, that's actually a genius idea for a fresh take. 👍

[@UNGGodYT]

i think it is more suitable to vrmmo animes, i believe there is one like that where he was a top players but lost the account and had to start a new char.

[@Ramsey276one]

Related, or at least usable: "Leveling up" in that world is like a sort of 'dungeon radiation' so your Levels are gone when you successfully exit (or GTFO you out of the dungeon when you lose. Yeah, roguelite universe) You get to keep like 1% experience and possibly ONE STAT POINT, so you can be IRL LV2 in half a year Or be really greedy/crazy and STAY IN A DUNGEON and get monster-like in a month... And get pitchfork mobbed when you go to town! [I loved Roguelite games, but NOT THIS MUCH] [I'M A GYM MONSTER, BUT NOT THAT KIND!]

[@normanj4007]

@@UNGGodYT ive read webnovels like that but most of them are pretty retarded.

[@Piromysl359]

Can we talk about Rent a Girlfriend literally had to introduce characters who's entire purpose is to drag story forward?

[@Monika-di7vv]

I like what Mini is doing in season 3!

[@Minnesota_Fatts]

RaG brought in Sisyphus?

[@nerdastics3987]

mini is RaG's version of megumin, THE MEMES

[@Piromysl359]

@@Monika-di7vv She only has like one five seconds cameo without any voice lines in this season. LoL

[@AlbertoXP35]

She keeps doing this role in the recent manga 😂

[@channingellison]

The trash inspector’s barely restrained laugh at “Trash Inspector open up” made at 0:48 made this bit even funnier oddly enough

[@DFloyd84]

She's from the FTC, the Federal Trash Commission.

[@pendaco]

Those nails though.. How does she wipe her ass I wonder?

[@joelwestman8809]

is she just his wife or something? I swear I recall her voice but he didn't link her channel or anything so it could be my mistake. I'm scratching my brain till I find out.

[@thomasi.4981]

​@@joelwestman8809She's his girlfriend, at least. On his second channel (Basement Life), they have many videos discussing full topics together.

[@lalaliet]

​@@joelwestman8809its his gf, she's in a few of his videos (and has a pretty awesome yt channel herself)

[@realperson69]

I'm calling it now; 300 more chapters until "Rent-a-Girlfriend" reveals that Chizuru was actually aro-ace the whole time.

[@timothymclean]

I might be tricked into buying a volume if that actually happened.

[@jadecirrus]

THATD BE SO FUNNY like actually it feels fitting in a sense where chizuru reads more like a neutral type of aroace person where she doesnt really care that her job is dating others, or it could be a stand in to immerse herself in romantic emotions without dating someone literally and i think itd be more interesting than whatevers happening rn

[@rainingnights1409]

that would be the perfect conclusion.

[@Narmatonia]

Yazy barely containing her laughter while reading her first line was very endearing

[@timothymclean]

She hasn't had as much experience with goofy sponsor breaks as Geoff. Yet.

[@lrgogo1517]

Huh, I was under the impression the inspector had a separate voice actor, hence her face being off-screen

[@johnnychopsocky]

​@@timothymcleanShe needs to take a training course from Cody Johnston, the reigning king of ludicrous ad reads. The course will finish when she can drink an entire glass of weird green vitamin juice and go right back to the read while pretending like it was healthy and delicious.

[@XohjaiSbarkeater]

You're the type of person to drink spoiled milk and say it has a nice zest.

[@MerlinCross13]

Considering how harem animes go; Tenpuru's protag of trying to get OUT of that life before it even became a thing was at least commendable. Even if he just ended up basically walking into a Love Hina set up.

[@Ijustusethistocommentstuff]

I respect the man. Harems end in one of 2 ways for the protag: Biblical heaven, or the darkest recesses of horny will-they/won't-they hell.

[@Bigbean2999]

The fact that rent a girlfriend is 300 chapters in and still hasn't finished is absolutely insane

[@timothymclean]

That's not surprising; One Piece is probably going to end up at least four times that long. The surprising part is that RAG didn't get anywhere near as much plot progression as OP's first 300 chapters. Or the first 30 chapters of most Shonen Jump series that were cancelled before they got 40.

[@cancerousfetus9889]

And yet in all those 300 chapters, basically nothing has happened

[@cryguy0000]

It's sad, Steel Ball Run is 97ish chapters and tells an awesome story. Yet 300 chapters in RoG has done jack shit

[@AErch]

​@@timothymcleanhey atleast One Piece is constantly moving forward with the plot. RaG is just a circle. You think you're closer to getting Kazuya a girlfriend, then back to step one again. OVER AND OVER AGAIN

[@someguyontheinternet1093]

@@timothymclean the difference is in those series. things happen

[@Khaisz.]

Rental Girlfriend is never going to end, because I'm starting to believe the writer don't know what romance is.

[@zandaroos553]

I’m genuinely concerned for the man’s wife

[@zandaroos553]

@@uu2379 Yeah, a kid too

[@lookingforlove839]

Well, he made a manga about renting a girlfriend. It's same as prostitutes saying they are "escorts"

[@Gonicku2143]

How to make an Isekai 101: - OP Protagonist - RPG system - Horny harem (no other boys allowed unless if they make the protagonist look stronger) - Demon Lord (optional, but recommended) - Plot (optional)

[@langadube9611]

Hey Slime and Overlord are pretty good.

[@MarsCarf]

You forgot slavery

[@ConManAU]

Also “OP introduces random stuff from the real world like ramen and guns and everyone thinks he’s a genius”.

[@The.flower.club.pmc17]

​@@langadube9611plus re zero and saga of Tanya the evil

[@lordcheesedevil]

No boys fuk that make a bi harem you cowards

[@magmasajerk]

I appreciate the use of "start to stat screen" as the isekai equivalent of the era-defining, nation-toppling "start to crate" rating system.

[@GothamKnight-hsw4vx526430]

What's Start to Crate? Like a breakable crate in a game?

[@magmasajerk]

@@GothamKnight-hsw4vx526430 Old mostly-joking rating system from Old Man Murray for FPS games. You time how long it takes from the game start until you see a crate (or barrel, which is just a round crate). The longer it takes, the better the game is (or at least, the longer until the level designer ran out of ideas).

[@EpicgamerwinXD6669]

There are three kinds of trash (in terms of entertainment just to clarify, and more specifically, anime in this context, but anyway) in my mind: 1) An anime so bad you have to show it to others so you can laugh at it together 2) An anime so over the top and ridiculous it actually somehow manages to outdo what should be objectively better shows in entertainment value & 3) An anime so awful, that you feel like you wasted 10% of your remaining life just by watching it

[@mothersbasement]

We got all three on today’s menu!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

​@@mothersbasementyou're awesome 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

[@KimandKamJam]

Very accurate 👌

[@appelofdoom8211]

​@@mothersbasementexcept rent a gf. Who manages to somehow consume 50%of your remaining lifespan imstead of merely 10

[@guyinthechair5795]

@@mothersbasementWhat about the sequel for an objectively great anime that fell down a flight of stairs larger than the Empire State Building?

[@boshwa20]

Zom 100: "Do the things you love. Dont overwork yourself to the bone" Also Zom 100: Starts delaying episodes not even halfway through its run because they're not even finished yet

[@Shyguy5104]

Well at least they aren't crunching it,

[@MasaokaKun]

@@Shyguy5104 My dude, they are literally crunching. The schedule for that anime is hell.

[@higherground9888]

That's a Japan problem.

[@elfrangofrito]

Slaving away in a subhuman job in order to give a message about how you shouldn't slave away in a subhuman job. Japan isn't doing well

[@TheArchersTungsten]

It’s so ironic when an animator is making an anime about someone escaping a death march job while working one . (Poster above said same thing )😂😂

[@luthientinuviel3883]

Zom 100 had me clapping my hands and giggling. I'm not usually into zombie shows but it was such a darkly humorous delight

[@JohnBoulden]

Best trash of the year in my opinion

[@gryphon4150]

@@JohnBoulden actually I'd say it's the worst trash cause it borders on art.

[@Amanda-C.]

I thought "zom 100", but then I thought, no. That has themes and metaphor and allegory. It's saying things. It's too artistic to be trash. Okay, fine. As Geoff points out, there's slow-mo titty sniping. It's trash. But trash piled up by a wandering, rogue street artist in the middle of a disused park that the city's parks and rec department refused to clean up.

[@JohnBoulden]

@@gryphon4150 ooo not bad. I stand corrected

[@lexofexcel886]

I was almost sold on it until the implication it was trying to sell me communism. No thanks, I'm good with not having to think about socialists aspiring to mass murder being sold as an upgrade to capitalism.

[@neutraluser7137]

Man I can't believe we live in a world where "Isekai Smartphone", "Masamune-kun Revenge", "Classroom of the Elite" and "Arifureta" got a second season, "Classroom for Heroes" got an anime adaptation and "Rent A Girlfriend" got THREE FREAKING SEASONS ! I know there are also good other stuff that got the same privileges, but still...

[@Bacteriophagebs]

The more mediocre something is, the more popular it is, especially among teenagers. Only once in a while will something incredibly brilliant break through to get super-popular. Everything that's "pretty good" to "really good" just sees some modest success and is forgotten. And not just in anime. Harry Potter, Star Wars, Hunger Games, Twilight, and Game of Thrones (among others) are _aggressively_ mid, and thus _incredibly_ popular. I'm an author. My worst book, a mediocre isekai which I wrote as a sort of pump-priming for real writing, outsells everything else I've written--combined--by a factor of ten.

[@kermitwithamustache3885]

@@Bacteriophagebs Could you name the titles in your portfolio? Interested in reading your work

[@Bacteriophagebs]

@@kermitwithamustache3885 Sorry, but I keep my online activity separate from everything else. I like my privacy and security, even if it costs me sales.

[@lukaschin1038]

"another thing they wrote stupid is the whole ass script for the entire show" got me rolling

[@digitaljanus]

The kind of brilliant segue I keep coming back to Geoff for.

[@colewintringham5609]

Tenpuru is honestly one of favourite shows this season. Between Kagura blatantly manipulating Mia, Kurage trying to set up one of her sisters with Akagami so he keeps cooking her meals, and Kiki's burning hatred for the one priest - the supporting cast is so delightfully warped.

[@Monika-di7vv]

I'm loving it. Reminds me of 2010's harem. Even though I started my anime journey in 2019, it still feels oddly nostalgic, lol

[@draconis17]

I read the Vending Machine manga recently, and 2 things I wanna point out: 1. They changed the method of death. In the manga, MC was on a street corner thinking about how much he likes vending machines when he successfully dodged truck kun, only to realize that truck kun clipped the vending machine and it was about to fall over, so he willingly threw himself under the vending machine and got crushed to save it 2. They added in the eyes in the anime. In the manga he didn't have any, a completely normal looking vending machine. I guess they thought he wasn't expressive enough.

[@langadube9611]

Not going to lie the eyes were a good call. It felt off looking at that ghost vending machine.

[@jaybeans981]

The eyes were in the LN, I think.

[@Ramsey276one]

And here I was thinking of Astral Chain Vendor-2 We're they all -2? I'll go play later XD

[@JeanneFeisont]

The eyes are metaphorical anyways. Other characters can’t see then

[@Sinovian]

Also compared to the light novel they have cut majority of the conversations and information about the vending machines out to focus on action anime stuffs which is a shame.

[@timothymclean]

"Am I Actually the Strongest?" could be interesting if the sister's enthusiasm for mundane otaku stuff was contrasted against the hero's interest in the fantasy world that seems mundane to the sister. But that second part is the exact opposite of the series's actual premise, so...

[@Gonicku2143]

There's gotta be a case study on why SO MANY isekai have to deal with OP protags and Demon Lords, you have a medium that let's you tell practically any story you want and yet they choose practically the same setup every single time

[@timothymclean]

1. Case studies study a handful of specific cases of a wider trend, not the causes behind trends. 2. Anime is a medium, isekai is a genre. 3. The same reason that half a dozen companies tried to make cinematic universes after the MCU got big, amplified by the fact that bottom-barrel isekai is written for a demographic that people age out of faster than they get tired of repetition. Also, I get the sense that Japanese pop culture broadly favors lots of smaller productions compared to American pop culture's monoliths. This is _very_ good for giving stories with weird premises or niche audiences a chance, but it also means there's a lot more samey trash, because there's a lot more _everything_ (and fewer of the filters that keep niche or awful movies out of Hollywood). That might just be me overgeneralizing from vibes and a few case studies, though. Don't take it as gospel.

[@TulipQ]

It's comfort fiction. The author just wants to hit the beats of Dragon Quest tropes, and audience members just want to be comforted by that.

[@MrBubblebox]

becuase your writing about a hero so putting them up aginst the ultimate evil is a no brainer it's not that deep bro.

[@xelldincht4251]

I bet many of them are written by Light novel authors who want to copy popular stuff like Sword Art Online...

[@Bladezeromus]

And they're always videogame power systems. Like, author... what if people just had powers without a system menu. Huh? Can that happen?

[@Cesaryeyo]

I gave up on Liar rail when I realized that it was never gonna be about clever strategy, just waifus bailing the guy out of everything.

[@phucdisshiet6838]

The strategies get better over time but yeah the beginning is a tad rough.

[@mlgnews115]

The only reason I’m forcing myself to crawl through liar rail is because it’s animated by geektoys and they’re handing seasons 4 and 5 of date a live and so I feel like I need to support them so they possibly get a little more money

[@viggokozak6468]

Goblin slayer s2 be like:

[@redmustangredmustang]

It's amazing how Rent a Girlfriend still gets a season and probably another one. If it gets to chapter 218 I'll just laugh at the meltdown on the NTR fantasy.

[@davidlanceescandor1310]

It's also stagnant as fuck. It doesn't move at all.

[@redmustangredmustang]

@@davidlanceescandor1310 still is. Nothing really is happening even in the current chapters.

[@KrytenKoro]

Why not kumodesu goddammit.

[@cryguy0000]

There are so many shows far more deserving of another season. Yet we live in the universe were freakin Rent a Girlfriend gets it

[@davidlanceescandor1310]

@@cryguy0000 The unfairness of it all stings me. Like who watches this shit? Even by harem anime standards this is maddening.

[@tea-cat-morin]

Vending Machine is one of those shows that knows it's stupid at times, but plays it straight because it knows that's what you're here for. It's got the same appeal that its own vending machine food does. Not necessarily great, let alone even good, but dang if it isn't comforting sometimes.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

After I watched it, I texted my anime-loving friend "There's an isekai where a guy gets reborn as a vending machine in a fantasy world. I thought they'd wuss out and give him a humanoid form, or at least wheels he can propel himself around on and the ability to talk, but it doesn't. He's just a sentient vending machine with two very limited magic powers. It's kind of brilliant."

[@yullu65]

This scoring system is so much better and more understandable than most other

[@nado1908]

Not even as a joke either, I've gotten pretty good at understanding the rating system. The contents of the trash are various components of the anime, the moistness being how horny it is, the quantity of trash being trashiness, and the heat being how glorious the whole thing is.

[@Dunkopf]

​@@nado1908that's pretty accurate ngl.

[@jasonreed7522]

​@@nado1908wait, it actually has meaning? Admittedly i normally don't watch enough of the animes he puts in the trash to recognize any patterns. Although the contents being a reference to the anime was always obvious.

[@Lianpe98]

​@@jasonreed7522Each trash can/dumpster is like a star, the minimum score is 1 and the top score is 5.

[@creatorsfreedom6734]

your teacher's never gave you star sticker's ?

[@Tyke-Myson]

I'm truly adoring Zom 100 so far. Show is fully aware of what it is at every point and indulges in it.

[@DeepestDankest]

It's an absolute mystery to how the hell Kanokari is still running and even getting its later materials adapted.

[@murderman8578]

Because people are financially supporting it you dummy

[@povilasl5383]

I actually quit the manga when he literally reset everything after the exhausting boner beach arc, I thought it was going to end, but it just went to the beginning. Have you been reading it? has anything changed?

[@DeepestDankest]

@@povilasl5383 Thankfully not, which is why I'm still stunned as to how it's continuing. I stopped reading and was successfully able to scrub it from my mind for at least 3 years now.

[@TheThunderbirdRising]

I have literally never seen a single person with any positive feelings towards the anime/manga. I have no idea why its still around

[@murderman8578]

@@povilasl5383 nope it has not

[@JoeyDCote]

Ah, I had wondered why the zombies had multicolored paint on them. Thanks for clearing that up!. Normally I don't care for ... well anything zombie, but the first episode with Akira and his life-crushing job and his exuberant glee at not having to go back to work while being chased by a horde of zombies made me want to watch more. Enjoying the dark comedy of it.

[@HeisenbergFam]

"trash isnt always a bad thing, I adore trash" bro doesnt discriminate and appreciates hottest trash imaginable, respect

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

Hey are you the latest comment bot? What makes you better than Just_a_turtle_chad?

[@firepuppies4086]

A burger can be bad for you... Doesn't mean it's not tasty

[@petrsevcik5044]

People often don't understand "bad"/"trash" isn't the same as "unenjoyable". There are many trash anime, I very much enjoyed, and there are some great ones, I just didn't. (And the same goes for any media.)

[@jasonreed7522]

​@@petrsevcik5044exactly, a lot of great bad movies/shows exist out there. And I'm not talking parodies like Space Balls or The Orville that actually have to understand the original. I'm talking the stuff that doesn't even realize its trash and dumb but still hilarious and entertaining. Z Nation is one of those shows for me, it started as normal as a zombieshow can, but it lost the plot in the later seasons while still being a fun zombie fest. Being trash is a statement about the quality of the writing, and not about if it was a fun time. In not nerd talk, its the difference between husband/wife material and a fun fling.

[@Sen_413]

Zom100 is honestly my favorite new show this season. I think it's been fantastic. It doesn't follow a lot of the usual tropes, and the characters feel pretty authentic.

[@Luinta]

Absolutely loving Zom 100. We started watching it for the "hey lets watch the nutty zombie anime" hype and stayed for the lovably simple "Survival is not enough, I WANNA LIVE" story. Absolutely worth it if you like some wtf fun with an actual heart in it.

[@DeoxTew]

you can absolutely hear the smile holding back the laugh at 0:50 edit: absolute fire sponsor segment

[@timothymclean]

He'd absolutely be in a _lot_ of trouble with the inspector if _nothing_ was on fire.

[@nathanblackburn1193]

Y'know what would be a fun idea for a comedy romance anime? A comedy romance anime where both of the main leads are stuck as harem protagonists, the main guy and main girl just want to date each other but their harems of pretty girls and pretty boys respectively keep getting in the way

[@KelShu]

The sad thing about Rent a Girlfriend season 3 is that no matter how good the arc it's adapting is, the story will majorly go down hill after it's done.

[@NinKenD064]

Yeah, if that hill was a speed bump...

[@timothymclean]

@@NinKenD064 Hills can be underground. You just need one of those fantasy cave systems that have dragons and dark elves and stuff in them.

[@PencilShavings]

Rent a girlfriend good? Those two words can't be put together.

[@KelShu]

@@PencilShavings Compared to the rest of the series, the movie arc is said to be good, I know that it’s not saying much but still

[@Monika-di7vv]

​@@PencilShavingsCry more, lol

[@ScottieBoy99902]

I love how Reborn as a Vending Machine made both the best of and best trash videos lol, it’s so fun

[@magicalgirlmel3289]

The biggest issue with Vending Machine Isekai is tht the whole time I was watching it, I was thinking more about how it would make for a fun game.

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

The "made in abyss fan" problem with less pedophilia

[@Shahars71]

IKR? The vending machine mechanics are realized well enough that you could probably build a full resource management game where you balance your products and prices to gain as much money as possible. Then, you'll use that money to upgrade yourself as well as use certain magical skills in emergencies.

[@magicalgirlmel3289]

@@Shahars71 Exactly!

[@Weremole]

Vending Machine Isekais has such an amazing internal logic for something that seems to have been written on a dare. Like how Boxxo needs the points to stay alive and can't just powerlevel. It sticks to its guns about what he can't and cannot do and half the fun is watching him work around it.

[@Sinovian]

I kind of hate that it has consistent world building and some decent hurdles for the protagonist to overcome, like the fact that he literally cannot live unless people keep paying him and he can't even move himself to get help if he ends up somewhere without people and he can't really communicate either. 😅

[@theidpboi6205]

As someone who got to see this video the hour it was released, I still haven't stopped smiling stupidly and laughing my ass off at it. So, the usual. Keep it up man

[@whizthesugoi]

each episode of this series fills me with happiness Geoff truly mastered his art

[@dvillines26]

Level One Demon Lord and One Room Hero is very, very good, maybe a bit cheesecakey, but it's repeatedly pointed out how weird it is that the secretary always wears a swimsuit, and it's congruent with her being a gigantic weirdo. the thing about it is that the manga is REALLY GOOD. seriously, it's a very good manga with great, dynamic paneling and expressions, and the show does a solid job translating that. Also, yeah, there's some increasingly strong romantic subtext between the Demon Lord and Max. And it's kind of cool that the Demon Lord kind of doesn't give a shit about gender, and takes the cute girl form initially just because they think Max will like it. I...really ship it, lmao. Enemies to lovers is hot to begin with, but the added bit of a formerly buff strong Demon Lord taking on a cute girl form to play house with the Hero is....come on that's gotta be a turn on for a lot of people, right?

[@ShipItChris]

This was already your best and most refined Hottest Trash video yet, and then you dropped a Garth Marenghi reference that had me literally standing up and applauding. This was absolute fire, keep up the amazing work! Edit: also surprised that Sweet Reincarnation didn't make the cut considering the MC's name is Pastry, son of Casserole.

[@timothymclean]

Anime uses European words for character names all the time. It's worth making fun of alongside other silly flaws, but it's nowhere _near_ enough to qualify a series on its own.

[@Ramsey276one]

Oh my GOUDA Praise Princess Paella! XD

[@ShipItChris]

@@timothymclean That's a fair point but I do have two counter points: 1: As an example of that trope, it's especially ridiculous to say out loud. 2: Having a pâtissier get sent to another world only to bake one solitary pie in the 6 episodes it's gotten so far is trashy enough for a bland isekai to stand alongside Great Cleric and Unique Skill. Heck if it had also had a blue haired bunny girl in the cast then it'd have been a lock for sure. Anywho, it's Geoff's list and I can see why he'd skip it - when I say that I was surprised, I mean that in the least extreme way possible.

[@tully6648]

Demon Eye for the Hero Guy (Lv 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero) is really, really good. It's really well paced with the first "Will they or won't they?" I've actually been invested in for the first time in aaages.

[@fraktaalimuoto]

Level 1 Demon Lord and the One Room Hero is the best romantic comedy this season and maybe even the year. As an 30+ adult I feel catered to.

[@a_troll_]

You clearly haven't watched Kubo-san wa Mob wo Yurusanai (Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible) which is literally SS tier rom-com of 2023 or Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta (The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses) which is A tier rom-com of summer.

[@tinyetoile5503]

The chairman's granddaughter just wanting to go to a normal school is the most realistic motivation a character in one of these "elite gamified high school" anime ever

[@hollowshield2315]

I would also add reign of the 7 spell blades. At first it seems like a self insert hogwarts story with an isekai mc mc and his one dimensional friend group who are pretty much the only non-assholes in the entire school. And everyone loves the mc! He’s the leader whose magic is so good, the only reason he’s not more popular is because he’s SO good, only an expert would be able to notice how good he actually is. So to make up for it, all of his female friends want to make out with him. Sounds generic right? Well, it is that… until the REALLY edgy twist in ep 6. Spoiler warning Turns out he’s secretly here on a revenge quest to kill all his teachers one by one for killing his mom, and he secretly has a super op sword, and he has this secret army of students who all see him as a king, and he has this secret bodyguard secretly sent by his cousin, who promises to secretly make sure he and his sister handle all the boring shit so he can secretly do all the cool shit like secretly killing all his teachers. And he has a secret coronation for his secret organization. CID from eminence in shadow would be jealous of this guy. Also, the animation during th fight scenes is actually pretty good

[@Nuthouse01]

I was wondering when the other shoe would drop with that show. I stopped after 4, got absolutely sick of one-dimensional friends and the sense of playing everything 25% too fast. I might re-open it if it gets that juicy

[@Ramsey276one]

I'll check the fights then XD

[@gregcourtney751]

That sounds like code geas of they revealed the terrorist angle later, so pretty good I'd say.

[@duncanlutz3698]

@@Nuthouse01 I barely made it through the second episode. That samurai chick feels so out of place in the setting BEFORE getting into the "manic pixie dream girl" tryhard vibe she has going... except replace "manic" with "suicidal." The pacing is whack, the instant nakame group was forced, the characters are either meh-to-terrible... I seriously can't see why so many are hyping that show.

[@hollowshield2315]

yeah. you kinda just have to embrace the cringe for this one@@duncanlutz3698

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

Zom 100 is really fun, and I'm happy to see how much the anime reinforces the tone that the manga has.

[@R2debo_]

Kamikatsu might just be the ultimate shitpost anime. Especially with the way they handle animating farm equipment!

[@WinterGirlRules]

That's what makes it one of the best anime of the year. I hope they announce a second season soon.

[@spiritwaker9595]

I love how we start with Zom 100, which admittedly is a trash anime BUT it is so over the top embracing how trash it can get that it becomes amazing and a work of art, is hilarious. Ep 1, while super dark, hooked me immediately with its clash of tones, and I find it balances the horror and comedy aspects of the story quite well. It truly is too much of a work of art to be in this list. Also, I want an anime about the background cast of Classroom for Heroes, just them living their lives and reacting to the bland antics of the protag and harem. And for my wish for Trash Manga I wish would get a full adaptation: Dragons Rioting. Where Hentai Syndrome is a thing and our Protag lives the harem ecchi life like it's his personal Hell.

[@timothymclean]

I don't think the vibrant, joyous violence would be as striking if it wasn't contrasted by the drab, banal misery of Akira's shitty office job. You can't really depict Akira escaping his late capitalist hell without depicting the thing he's escaping from. By the same token, Akira cruising his way through the zombie apocalypse wouldn't be as hilarious if he wasn't constantly running into other people struggling through conventional undead horror. It's that contrast which makes Akira an absurd character, and not a character in an absurd world.

[@mario98730]

Idk if you can call ZOM 100 Hottest Trash. It genuinely might be in my top 5 anime of the season! The first episode had me rolling on the floor laughing and I was so not prepared for the Ep 5 Zombie Shark either so best believe I was dying the whole time (get it?). While also getting hype that our boi Akira taser-punched a shark in the face and got the girl ('s number). So glad Geoff recommended this show I'm totally hooked.

[@TheZorginator1]

Honestly, I wouldn't even call it trashy.

[@jonathanhamlet1942]

Nah Zom 100 is amazing!

[@samt3412]

It is both trash and amazing

[@timothymclean]

Geoff has made it abundantly clear that he consideres "trash" and "good" independent variables. Zom 100 is far from the first anime to end up on both a season's Hottest Trash and its Ones to Watch.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

He did say he could call it the best anime of the season

[@vyldim3401]

The Zom 100 anime is what's keeping me going man. There are missing chapters ( ones that haven't been fan translated ) and the official ones are releasing sometime this month. They really did an awesome job with the anime.

[@Roler42]

Zom100 is so glorious, it gave me a serotonin overdose that has yet to wear off, I'm not even kidding, been dealing with depression a bit on and off and this anime just straight up skyrocketed my spirits up!

[@МаксимЗайцев-э7и]

True, idk why its on the list. All other titles pretty much deserve it

[@Roler42]

@@МаксимЗайцев-э7и Because it has trashy fanservice, lol. Also the hottest trash list is not a negative list, it's more refering to shows that lean on the trashy side, with either sexy fanservice or moronic storytelling that is actually fun to watch.

[@МаксимЗайцев-э7и]

@@Roler42 then why not add mushoku tensei to a list like this for its trashy/child oriented fetish fanservice? Thats just nitpicking. Its 8.27 on mal for a reason

[@Roler42]

@@МаксимЗайцев-э7и Simple: It's Geoff's subjective list. Also Mushoku Tensei being included would be redundant as it's one of the "big" anime of the season.

[@AgentSkyblueM79]

I regret nothing about getting a Sumi plushie for her English actress to autograph. I figured she could use a break from all the Makima merch.

[@gojo63377]

I love how Zom 100 manages to feel so fresh even though there are so many zombie manga ou there.

[@kronosis2767]

Right… how is that listed as trash!?

[@schiebay9196]

Yeah I’m still confused by that his didn’t really give a reason why it’s trash other than it’s similar to hotd but different

[@kronosis2767]

@@schiebay9196 yeah…. Pretty trash take imo

[@shupasopni]

@@kronosis2767 This whole series is trash takes, that's the point.

[@johannesgutenburg9837]

great editing! creative use of greenscreen and color grading gives the sense of an environment

[@fedupN]

Zom 100 is legitimately a good time with some incredibly relatable and based messaging, least ways the episodes I've see so far. It's not Full Metal Alchemist, but it is damn good in a different way. If anyone has ever worked, EVER, they will probably be able to relate to the protag, at least a smidge. Also, the bromance warmed my damn heart.

[@foxmind2490]

My favorite thing about this series is how much fun you are clearly having making it. Thank you for the lol’s!

[@fionashampine4134]

I read the Zom100 manga ages ago and watched the anime recently, which made me want to go back and read the manga to remember what happens. It's a really fun anime! Akira can be kinda dumb sometimes, but he's got such a good heart, and it's uplifting to watch him get back his will to live and do his best to help people. It's nice to see a zombie anime show that there can be hope. Also it's just very funny to watch Kencho and Akira be dumbasses.

[@00shmee]

I love these videos, and this summer one was spot one. Surprised Sweet Reincarnation didn't make this list. I have been enjoying the fact that protagonist desperately wants it to be cozy cooking anime, but normal isekai adventure stuff keeps getting in the way.

[@juanlash]

11:10 the way Geoff said "massive carrot" had me laughing so much lmao

[@timothymclean]

4:55: I am exactly the kind of nerd who dismissed Zom100 after reading one manga chapter, but is intrigued by the promise of Das Kapital. Thanks!

[@nelitogorostiza16]

Capitalist realism really hits hard: the world literally ended but capitalism endured lmao

[@stephenjenkins7971]

@@nelitogorostiza16 That's because Marxists are braindead and attribute everything to capitalism. Including the concept of property. It's to the point that reality itself is capitalist.

[@timothymclean]

@@nelitogorostiza16 The girl mentions the depression and not the apocalypse, so I assume that's a flashback of some kind.

[@deadcard13]

I thought about picking Rent-a-Girlfriend back up this season, but found much more enjoyable to pay someone to violently wake me from my sleep and just scream the wiki cliff-notes at me before smacking me with a dead herring. Got through it much faster. Also.....Thigh Clops?..... Well done.

[@Killroy007]

I really enjoy reading rent a girlfriend. Just consider it a government funded therapy billboard and it gets so much funnier

[@The_Wosh]

(the currently out 5 episodes of) Zom 100 is one of my favorite anime of all time, I just hope they don't fumble the second half

[@englandrulzall]

Episode 5 jumped the shark in one funny ass way, and I love it. Ah, a pun twofer.

[@boshwa20]

And now they're delaying the next epsiode for stupud sports

[@Phynastor]

How is Zom 100 trash? The animation and the artwork are both really good. It's a fun loving horror comedy doing something pretty uncommon for the zombie genre and it executes pretty well on everything it's trying to do.

[@raec5426]

Well trash isn't necessarily a negative thing as mentioned, I guess here the context seem to be because of the crazy premise and hi jinks with characters.

[@timothymclean]

As Geoff pointed out right before the trash inspector came in, he considers quality and trashiness to be wholly independent variables.

[@CORV3TT33]

Somebody missed the part when he said what he means by trash~~

[@Phynastor]

@@timothymclean That doesn't make any sense though. By that logic every comedy that doesn't have something deep, insightful or impactful to say is just self indulgent trash. Why is this anime specifically separated out from other comedies as being trash, but other comedies which aren't?

[@Phynastor]

@@CORV3TT33 Timestamp it then, I watched it twice and still couldn't find where he says WHAT makes Zom 100 trash or WHY it's trash.

[@Lukuknight695]

Oh yeah!! I've been waiting for this one!!! Always love your praise and seriousness for "the ones to watch" and the comedy and trash talk for "the hottest garbage!"

[@aLexDL]

"Another thing they wrote stupid, is the whole ass script for the entire show..." HAHAHAHAAHAH

[@AeonKnigh432]

I've not watched Zom 100 yet but I'm glad to hear that it is both the highest of art and the hottest of trash

[@The_Wosh]

Watch it, it's truly special

[@Weremole]

Yes.

[@kronosis2767]

It’s not trash. It’s peak anime. I will die on this hill

[@dragmire3D]

Still looking forward to "The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You" I hope it's good since the manga is pretty crazy but I'm not familiar with the animation studio.

[@DKNguyen3.1415]

Girlfriend girlfriend was already too many

[@agendernerd1134]

It's been a great season for Mid Isekai. I appreciate that this batch has an abundance of 'MC-kun interacts with the world in an unusual way' setups rather than the usual absurd powers.

[@Marek7_]

I think in "am I the strongest" not wanting to touch grass is a character motivation, because later on the clone also doesn't want to touch grass.

[@DKNguyen3.1415]

I like how honest the clone is, because it's too similar to him to be a stand in

[@sirfirebrand1529]

Honestly, I've found a lot of animes I've really enjoyed through this series, sure, some of them are kinda generic or poorly animated, and sometimes the characters have the personalities of cardboard cutouts, but it's still entertaining and it's nice to be able to turn your brain off and enjoy something mindless

[@UnreasonableOpinions]

Getting upset that someone called a thing you enjoyed trash despite its flaws is such an act of mediocrity. The true hero's response is always 'yes; bring beers, we're watching it tonight'. No matter how refined your tastes in a medium get there's always an appeal to letting your brain turn all the way off to yell at terrible stuff with friends.

[@spacemoose200]

Great Cleric gets quite a bit better during and especially after the next arc. The politics and world building improve dramatically as well as getting genuinely interesting side characters

[@geode5224]

“bear in mind” with a panda bear in the green screen background made me spit out my tea. my keyboard is now sticky from anime and not for the usual reason; thanks mr basement

[@KimandKamJam]

People shouldn't be so sensitive about another person's opinion about what is and isn't trash. If you love it, continue to love it. No need to get all caught up that other people don't think it's high art. 😂

[@timothymclean]

Also, Geoff literally says he thinks trash can be high art in this video.

[@battlesheep2552]

You know like they say, one man's trash is another man's treasure

[@bthsr7113]

"May as well be hacking into the Calvinball database." Gold.

[@Captain_Sosuke_Aizen]

"lvl 1 demon lord & one room hero" is actually a decent show. Its getting better each episode also.👍👍👍

[@haziqtheunique]

07:45 "T---y s-----g b--y f-----g..." - Geoff Fill in the blank challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

[@newfacepaula]

Im just waiting for Mami to appear most of the time in Rent-A-GF since she is the only 1 who moves the plot. the rest are just i wike u kazuya uwu.

[@KrytenKoro]

Mami is the only character I can stand in that show, and she's still awful. I hope she wins.

[@raec5426]

I don't think she'll appear this arc tbh.

[@aperson4097]

Reborn as a vending machine had a legitimately cool fight scene that actually made sense within the rules of the world, while also creating an exciting cliffhanger that progresses the plot. AND THE MAIN CHARACTER IS A BOX.

[@TheSassaboss]

Wait Zom100 is trash? Oh well I guess pull me up a chair at Chez Garbage

[@CollegeDroputPowerpoints]

"It stands out from the post snyder zombie trash and its bleak look" ''Its all about looking on the bright side of undeath" You didnt see dawn of the dead remake did you Geoff?

[@groovydude1576]

It’s ridiculous that we’re almost at chapter 300 of rent a girlfriend and nothing has happened since the perfect girlfriend speech

[@Kraiglyndor]

My Unique Skill is actually one of my favorite novels. The story regularly keeps on introducing new mechanics and worldbuilding or the MC visits new location and dungeon with its own unique rule set. It however is a pure slice of life and not a harem (at least for the first 400 to 500 chapters or so, our of 600 last time I read), and there are no situations taken too seriously to the point that the MC is treated as the richest, most powerful adventurer possibly before chapter 200.

[@CaptainVenusaur]

Zom 100 might be one of the greatest produced anime of all time And the story is top tier too

[@cesarfranco2720]

21:16 dude! Those eyes! Empty...cold!...WAS HILARIOUS!!!!

[@NeonIceyy]

With each new season, Geoff is committing more and more to the Chez Garbagé restaurant concept. One day we'll all sit in his newly acclaimed back alley dinery, getting to witness first hand how he prepares all the finest rubbishous dishes for his audience. I'm already booking reservations!

[@sxblck]

Love, love, love, LOVE Tenpuru and I consider it the highest of honors that it was included in this particular review. The manga is also amazing and highly recommended.

[@lenaalt2387]

the long awaited installment is finally here we eating good tonight

[@SIaanme]

The repeat recommendations from this season's "Ones to Watch" has made me more convinced that it came out too early. Not because I think you can't recommend trash - I'm watching this video after all - but because the way Geoff is able to talk about things like Zom100 and Vending Machine Isekai in this video (after he's got a better feel for the shows and isn't just summarising the first episode's plot/a very general synopsis) has made me way more interested in checking them out.

[@LynnGryphon]

I feel like you and Best Girl put so much extra effort into the skits and I'm loving it 💜

[@benburke3015]

So the premise of Liar raiL is kids playing games with largely made up rules, making up their own rules as they go and also competing for stars. The fact that this means there's at least one person in the world who looked at the duelist kingdom arc from yugioh and went "that, but high school and tiktok" genuinely terrifies me lmao.

[@AspieMemoires]

The vending machine one has been a journey I didn’t expect. 😂 Thought I’d be meh about it, actually enjoy it and think it’s pretty funny.

[@djcwittz3012]

Zombie show: *criticizes Japan's Black company system and work culture* Geoff: SOCIALISM

[@CrashDunning]

Vending Machine is a genuinely good show. It commits to him being a vending machine and does a million things with it. Other isekai wish they were this good.

[@pjmcintosh6147]

It's literally one of the most boring generic fantasy isekai out there Nothing about this show is good

[@CrashDunning]

@@pjmcintosh6147 It's objectively one of the most unique isekai just for actually sticking to its premise and having to work around it. They didn't give him a human body, they didn't give him powers that negate his shortcomings, they didn't give him a harem, and they structure every single thing he has to do through him being an immobile, mostly mute box whose sole power is giving people food. This is extremely rare in isekai. They all find a way to make it easy and projectable while immediately undoing the shackle placed on the protagonist. Yet again we have the average anime fan calling everything that's unique generic because they're incapable of actually connecting and thinking about what they're watching, and then treating the actually mindless, shallow, pseudo-intellectual bullshit like it's something new and different.

[@sageforasennight]

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[@DKNguyen3.1415]

@@pjmcintosh6147 one thing is good about it, and that is it is different. Cleric is infinitely worse in comparison for that reason.

[@GeebusCrust]

The OreImotivate book cover is absolute genius

[@PKMNCappy]

I love that like half of these were part of or honorable mentions in the ones to watch video for this season. Guess it’s just a good time to be an anime watcher

[@DecisiveZoom]

It fucking baffles me that Rent a Girlfriend got 3 whole ass seasons when there are so many more deserving anime ...like Ouran

[@Telawin]

So I've been really enjoying the vending machine anime. Partially due to how good a person boxo is. Literally every other scene is "boxo wants to help people and tries to think how he can."

[@MegaMinerd]

The best part of Reborn as a Vending Machine is that it's exactly the stupid premise it says it is. You actually will see how a fantasy world would react to a vending machine. And somehow it's actually interesting because of it?

[@leotamer5]

I have a J-Novel Club just for the Ascendance of a Bookwrom prebub, but because of that I had a chance to read a lot of Greatest Cleric while it was free. And the series really seemed like it had absolutely no idea what it was doing or why.

[@warpspeedscp]

I mean... it does appeal to the crowd who do like seeing protag kun suffer i guess

[@DKNguyen3.1415]

@@warpspeedscp it's so boring though. It's no fun to watch a boring person suffer in a boring way.

[@alicethemad1613]

Liar Liar is just Asterisk War but somehow… even stupider. I didn’t know that was possible.

[@FlorenceFox]

Really enjoying Zom 100 so far. I've been meaning to check out Lv1 Demon Lord some time too.