The 10 BEST Anime of 2023 (And the 10 Worst)

[@henriquebecker4453]

Did you avoid talking about 100 Kanojo because it wasn't finished yet or because you didn't feel it was worth mentioning? You talk a lot about the manga and praised the anime, so I got a little confused on why it didn't even got mentioned.

[@thehomiedamian]

Ngl I literally just forgot 😭 it for sure would have been an honorable mention or maybe I would have switched it for the dangers in my heart

[@Joel-tb2qy]

@@thehomiedamianit wipes all these shows tbh

[@henriquebecker4453]

@@thehomiedamian for me it's the best anime of the year, an amazing adaptation for my current favorite manga.

[@DestianoY]

he forgor💀

[@candralegend4965]

​@@thehomiedamian​​nah dangers in my heart better than that degenerate harem, it's the best romance in this year

[@Vexemwexem]

Can’t believe Damian has made it to 2023, 79 years old, lookin like he’s 28, and still goin strong, congrats Damian I hope you have a great year in 2024

[@philo2189]

It's bc he's Asian

[@VVVU2x]

The real life embodiment of the 1000 year old loli trope.

[@LuisHernandez-zc2ci]

I think he uses a filter

[@japandi780]

Best - 1:07 Pluto - 3:28 Heavenly Delusion - 5:03 Zom 100 - 7:01 Frieren - 8:23 Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - 11:08 The Apothecary Diaries - 13:23 The Dangers in My Heart - 15:12 Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 - 17:15 Link Click Season 2 - 20:12 Oshi no Ko Worst - 2:56 The Misfit of Demon King Academy Season 2 - 4:28 The Marginal Service - 6:23 Bullbuster - 7:57 Spy Classroom - 10:29 I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too - 12:25 Magical Destroyers - 14:21 In Another World With My Smartphone Season 2 - 16:47 Liar Liar - 18:10 Balala The Fairies - 18:48 Reign of The Seven Spell Blades

[@yacineyaker7485]

where is Bleach tybw

[@nappersrespite]

the BIGGEST defender of 100 kanojo didn't even put the show in honorable mentions... damn

[@thehomiedamian]

Bruh I forgot 😭

[@Punchy420]

​@@thehomiedamianno excuses

[@TheONLYpog]

​@@thehomiedamianexcuses 😤

[@arahul4045]

​@@thehomiedamian "in the world of Anime, being forgotten is the biggest crime" I guess now that anime has lost all of its rights to be defended...

[@elenoaducia4181]

I'm so glad you mentioned Skip and Loafer it's my comfort anime, I'm studying atm so I'm holding myself back from reading the Kaguya-sama Love is War manga

[@novAlex29]

My picks for the year would be vinland saga s2, link click, frieren, jjk s2, and kaguya-sama (all popular lmao, but it is what it is) Great video! ❤

[@Alex-bH1]

Nice list, Pluto and Vinland are vying for my personal AOTY so I def want to check out your other picks. I havent caught seasonal anime cause Ive been burnt out but im gonna give Frieren and Heavenly delusion a go soon

[@DefinitivelyZach]

Pharmacist here, you can just call Maomao an apothecary. It means both the shop and the person who runs it. Basically the predecessors to pharmacists and pharmacologists today.

[@SxmmyWasHere]

This man just don’t miss with the video ideas

[@shyguy5473]

My top 10 of 2023. I have only put those shows which are finished or close to completion. (Last three episodes of Zom 100 are coming out on 25th December) 1. Vinland Saga S2 2. Oshi no Ko 3. Zom 100 Bucket list of the dead 4. Suzume no Tojimari 5. Mushouku Tensei S2 (first cour) 6. Pluto 7. Spy x Family S2 8. Dr. Stone S3 : New World 9. Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc 10. Girlfriend Girlfriend S2

[@Pluto.1079]

ngl is slept during the second part of dr stone:new world

[@papi_chulo-]

For Zom 100 I'm waiting for the next few episodes to come back to re losten to that opening and that made it to my top tracks of 2023 that had 30000 minites

[@Tony_Montana248]

Oshi no ko, blue eye samurai, heavenly delusion, hells paradise, Frieren, and undead unluck have all been my fav non sequels this year. I feel like 2023 was actually an amazing year of anime

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

Blue Eye Samurai is Western animation. Just admit that cartoons from the West can be phenomenally amazing.

[@PedroCV]

I had genuinely never heard of any of the "worst" animes outside Spy Clasroom 🥴🥴 Oh and my top 5 (in no order) would be: Oshi no Ko, The Apothecary Diaries, Mushoku Tensei S2, My Happy Marriage and Heavenly Delusion

[@miczekc]

Spy room season 2 was kinda good, I hated season 1 with burning passion but decided to try out season 2 and it surprised me how well it actually turned out, apparently they did the novel much more justice with it, highly recommend if you already got through season 1

[@newshortsk]

anime that i hated the s1 with burning passion but didn't stop trying to like it because people are loving it and ended up loving it as well in the second season: spyxfamily jujutsu kaisen vinland saga

[@rohamebrahimi7844]

​@@newshortskliterally everyone loved those season 1 animes wdym?

[@newshortsk]

@@rohamebrahimi7844 i literally said that

[@rohamebrahimi7844]

@@newshortsk yeah i miss read that sorry

[@randompolygon8401]

I'm not sure if it's out online yet since I watched it in cinema, but the first slam dunk was definitely one of the best things this year. I strongly suggest you check it out! The lastest bungo stray dogs season is also apparently masterclass, I haven't seen the show though, this is just what I have heard.

[@diegomarcotty5690]

Dang 100 kanojo got snubbed my GOAT Rentarou deserved better

[@mustangace13]

Man I was convinced that final top 10 anime was gonna be Reborn as a vending machine. major snub there.

[@NeroPiroman]

bleach tybw part 2 was great, it improved apon some rushed things from the manga even

[@za-ir5ni]

Lol no. Part 2 was literally terrible with nothing but episodic fights against fodder enemies with no character. The animation was alsona downgrade from part 1.

[@happyyt5811]

​@@za-ir5ni Fodder?they are literally stronger than other enemies like the espada and the fights were still great like rukia vs asnodt and gremmy vs kenpachi,renji vs mask and the whole squad 0 showdown If ur still gonna cry about it than go on.

[@za-ir5ni]

@happyyt5811 No, fodder as in characters we don't give a shit about because they're barely characters at all. And the fights sucked. You only like Rukia vs As Nodt because she did Bankai. Gremmy vs Kenpachi is a contrived mess that doesn't make sense. Mask is a terrible character and just like Rukia you just like Renji using Bankai. And Squad 0 is still a joke where you just like that one of them did Bankai.

[@za-ir5ni]

@@GavrielRosario It literally takes a few seconds to type these comments. Stop crying.

[@za-ir5ni]

@GavrielRosario Criticizing bad shows is good actually. You don't have to respond back to me whining that I'm attacking your favorite mid shonen

[@jarod9115]

Yet another great year for anime, all good picks. Personally I'd have put Vinland over zom 100 but can see why it wouldnt be for everyone. Good point you made about jjk being so good partly because it does shit you wouldnt expect despite it being labeled peak generic shonen.

[@Ez.bake_evan]

Vinland Saga was my personal favorite but still agreed with all of your other choices 😅 It took some huge risks in S2 and really stood out amongst the rest with its setting, themes, character development and narrative.

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

With regards to the Oshi no Ko opening. I do sort of agree that while the song is good, it does have elements that can annoy me, especially the acapella at the end of the opening. But for the most part, instrumentals and the way the music videos are animated and their pace, they are phenomenally great. The Ending song, though, is next level and my favorite anime ending song of all time. I don't ever remember enjoying an ending theme as much as that.

[@wangchang6082]

Zero misses as usual, GOAT 😤

[@Haigen6]

6:24 I personally thought bullbuster is pretty good. I get that Cg is god awful but the character the overall premise is pretty good. It kinda unique compare to other Kaiju anime. If did know bullbuster deals with the financial side of killing a kaiju.

[@fabianpacukiewicz]

Blue Eye Samurai is amazing and i cant wait for season 2. I already re watched it twice bht sould gladly see your video about it.

[@Amaling]

No Skip and Loafer? No subscribed? Kidding, felt like classic Damian complaints

[@newshortsk]

it's in the honorable mention

[@badpiggy4177]

Had me for a sec with that Vinland Saga mention lol

[@minicooper1432]

the magical destroyers opening tricked me for 8 episodes. shit was generational

[@xunyo_edits]

If anyone haven't watched Dead Mount Death Play yet, you can try it it's actually good 👍

[@awsomevids3131]

Oshi no ko, Frieren beyond journeys end, Pluto, Jjk season 2, Mushoku tensei season 2, Insomniacs after school, Heavenly delusions, My happy marriage, Dr stone new world, Zom 100 my top 10

[@bipo4715]

I'm sure I'm not the only one who said out loud "why did you watch that???" irl a moment before you asserted the fact that I had asked that very question. Made me cackle.

[@labladylolo]

automatic W take with Pluto I wish more ppl talked about it~ it was so good and I shed so many tears while watching it lol

[@sizzledan31]

"Kiruko best" lmao

[@tontj]

Mushoku Tensei s2 part 1 is not here? Hmm maybe because it is not finished yet 🤔

[@Joopy_Ploopy]

Just started watching Oshi No Ko a couple minutes ago, seems like everyone likes Ai. I hope nothing bad happens to her 😁😁😁

[@arahul4045]

Guys, the reign of the seven spellblades is actually really good, trust me. Great music, great animation, so nostalgic opening and ending, and a Harry potter-ish theme, along with a strong story. It is very underrated...

[@niQmusiQ]

Very valid list. Though it pains me that you didn’t include Insomniacs after School as it is my personal favourite of the year but I love your list

[@MillyKKitty]

Pluto's really good. Personally I feel kind of mixed about it, mostly maybe because of my own expectations for it. The message it wants to tell is good but I feel like I have seen that before in another anime.

[@PaperbackWizard]

I feel like "I'm in Love with the Villainess" isn't getting *any* love. *sighs*

[@deadpool_r_us4705]

I thought spy classroom would build-up to the "impossible mission" were we would see the characters grow and learn, but the mission happened in episdode 3, while the next 5-6 episodes were the actual build-up to that mission. just a waifu bait show tbh

[@dvillines26]

year's not over yet and I fell off Heavenly Delusion early to the point I might need to restart it and just binge it near the end of the year. and this season hasn't quite run its course yet. oh, and I haven't seen Pluto yet but that's very much in the cards. leaving that aside... Kaguya-sama: The First Kiss that Never Ends Skip and Loafer Oshi no Ko Bang Dream It's MyGo!!!! Undead Murder Farce Frieren Apothecary Diaries The Dangers in My Heart Insomniacs After School Handyman Saitou in Another World shows at the second tier The Ancient Magus Bride s2 - the last episodes may genuinely bring it to my top ten My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv.999 The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady 16bit Sensation: Another Layer - if it somehow sticks the landing it's going on my top ten list Level One Demon Lord and One Room Hero Zom 100 Otaku Elf My Clueless First Friend Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury s2 Tomo-chan is a Girl Undead Unluck Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess ....sigh, Onimai the worst or most disappointing shows I subjected myself to were Reborn to Master the Blade, The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen, the first two episodes of IseLeve, My One Hit Kill Sister (which is bad in an entertaining way, I give it the WATCH IT UNDER THE INFLUENCE stamp of approval), KamiKatsu (which has to be the new cult classic of entertainingly dogshit anime, I'm almost of the mind that it deserves a spot in my top ten best instead...almost), Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible (just because it was boring as hell), the first two episodes of Ayakashi Triangle for failing to do justice to the decent manga, Yuri is My Job (I really should have liked this, but I didn't), The Fire Hunter, Reign of the Seven Spellblades (it's not bad, but there's a reason I haven't watched the last few episodes yet and fear I may never...it's too mid, man, it's the Curse of JC Staff, when that studio's in their groove they produce the most aggressively mediocre anime in existence). I also have to give special Despite Their Production awards to My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Ranked Adventurer as well as I'm in Love with the Villainess, for both having rather bad production values hard carried by other elements. mildly disappointing sequels/spinoffs: Konosuba Explosion, Mushoku Tensei II, Eminence in Shadow s2, Tonikawa s2 most improved from first season: In/Spectre s2 shows I liked well enough but didn't finish yet/catch up on: Trigun Stampede, Buddy Daddies, Campfire Cooking in Another World, Heavenly Delusion, Hell's Paradise, Helck every show I completed or am currently current on for this season but don't feel like mentioning: Ningen Fushin, Farming Life in Another World, Nagatoro s2, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, Hirogaru Sky Precure, The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, Endo and Kobayashi Live, Saving 80,000 Gold for My Retirement, The Goddesses of Cafe Terrace, Dead Mount Death Play, My Happy Marriage, Shangri-La Frontier, The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch, Tearmoon Empire, Spy x Family s2, 100 Girlfriends, Stardust Telepath, Shy. shows I'm not remotely current on that people swear are great: Jujutsu Kaisen, Link Click, Vinland Saga, Danmachi, Bungo Stray Dogs, Demon Slayer, Dr. Stone

[@cyberspacecat]

I was waiting around for the last best anime to be 100GFS but I guess it doesn't even clear the honourable mentions 😩

[@Knotyon]

I'd say the top anime this year were heavenly delusion, jjk, pluto, oshi no ko, Frieren and Vinland saga, maybe Dr. Stone aswell.

[@cmszd_]

my personal favorite anime of this year (ive only watched like 2 this year) are mushoku tensei, frieren, vinland saga, oshi no ko, aot (i didnt even like the ending of aot i just havent watched anything else that came out this year)

[@newshortsk]

you stole my list. give it back

[@AStixMatism]

The only thing keeping me from completely respecting Damian is the fact he hates on OREGAIRU then proceeds to put Rent-a-GF in his honorable mentions 💀💀

[@newshortsk]

in his defense, rent a trash s2 adapted the best (and the only good) arc of the manga. the rest are dogshit, and it's only going downhill from there

[@newshortsk]

damian how far have you watched vinland saga. cus i hated the s1 too. but if you keep watching until the last episode of s1, you'll maybe starting to like it. and then the rest of s2 is a masterpiece. because it was like that for me, and i believe we have a kinda similar taste (maybe)

[@TheAnimeMangaClub2121]

Oshi No Ko, Apothecary Diaries, Tokyo Revengers Tenjiku Arc, AOT (I liked the ending just fine, it’s not perfect, don’t come at me, I still love everything beforehand) and I’m kinda cheating with this one since it came out a year ago today, but Lookism, I love the Webtoons and I discovered it a couple months ago, although the anime isn’t up to the Webtoon, I still liked it a lot, especially that art style and music, the story is also not quite what you expect from the simple synopsis

[@matijamaksan4344]

To alternate between best and worst is best way.

[@doodlegame8704]

You are trying to start a fight with that thumbnail 😂 lmfao!

[@IAMA1]

Damn Now I have to write a 1000 word review on why Seven Spellblades is actually a good show and why Damien is bad for excluding Vinland Saga. Fr tho W list

[@champiggyfrm_pig5271]

Hard agree on seven spellblades, really recommend the light novel if you haven't read it yet

[@IAMA1]

@@champiggyfrm_pig5271 I just might. It gave me a well rounded, fantasy shounen experience. Maybe if I watched more JC Staff generic fantasy anime it would've felt less discussion, but the fun worldbuilding, surprisingly good writing, great main cast dynamic and the fact that the whole school is just a playground for wild ass shit made it a fun time. Honestly can't excited for season 2

[@mdhamim7552]

Watch dark gathering. Its Peak.

[@loganshalloe5927]

Attack on Titan, Vinland, Link Click, Frieren and Pluto are the best imo

[@Rasec14]

Jujutsu Kaisen and Heavenly Delusion were definitely my favorites 🔥🔥🔥

[@bibleman1117]

Lord of the Mysteries is gonna be the best anime of 2025

[@msh9488]

What about mushoku???

[@jonathanhamlet1942]

Yesssss so glad Pluto is on that list one of the best anime's of this year for real!

[@ozerune]

I really enjoyed Reign of the Seven Spellblades. I do recommend people watch at least the first episode before writing it off.

[@cookiebeast555]

This vid is basically “Top 10 anime I made a vid about” 😭

[@stevenbrown4001]

I would’ve added Mushoku tensei season 2 and hells paradise to my best list, but that’s just me.

[@jordanexstream2702]

i cant help but ask how old are you ?

[@brandonhughes4076]

When you said there was a show that you disliked because it was too over the top about everything, I was real worried you were gonna put Eminence In Shadow in the bottom 10. Thought I was gonna have to unsub for a second.

[@brotheris33]

Damn am I the only person who really liked smartphone isekai 😅

[@philo2189]

If you don't take these Isekai shows too seriously they can be fun to watch.

[@KaladinPaladin]

Based list (I haven’t watched the video yet)

[@ReZistar]

If only Damian knew how bad Kingdoms of Ruin was before making this video

[@rogueeBLU]

shibuya incident one of the most legendary arcs in anime history easy aoty

[@Static_Symphony]

Once again, the Homie Damian never fails to fill us up with his thick and juicy anime opinions. Thank you very much! Unsubbed.🔥

[@beepbeep2446]

Did you watch Oniichan?

[@maximmjalichev4496]

Nagatoro-san S2 not in honorable mention… What a shame, Damian😢

[@yonatankuper1953]

Pluto 😍

[@dreadful1928]

Magical Destroyers is a guilty pleasure

[@Xontroulis]

Link click s2 so high up on the list huge respect

[@Killerqueen2000]

Vinland and Dr Stone for me

[@emilybibby-zk6yq]

Bro has got to watch Scott pilgrim takes off it’s so good🎉

[@daveedhua3760]

He said on Twitter that he's not a big fan of the series, unfortunately

[@NeroPiroman]

winx was top tier

[@b3nj4ct83]

i agree about the spellblade anime, i've read the light novel and they have rushed a lot of stuff in the anime, i feel like if the season had been a bit longer it might've been so much better

[@middle_pickup]

I think Damian adds a decade to his claimed age every 3 videos. Also, Frieren clears. It's my fav I saw this year, and I've even started the manga because I'm so into it now. Worst for me was Gundam Witch from Mercury. What a terrible story. smh

[@wiktord9264]

I didn't start watching but I'm already triggered Ok the list actually wasn't that bad. My top 5 are Apothecary diaries Heavenly delusion Skip and loafer Insomniacs after school Vinland saga And the worst out of those I watched have to be oshi no ko and hell's paradise. Didn't enjoy them at all for some reason.

[@philo2189]

Mines is Link Click Vinland Saga Heavenly Delusion Skip to Loafer Insomiacs after school

[@hei7846]

Yo your top list is the same as mine, fuckin finally someone acknowledged Insomniacs After School. The main 2 were amazing and had great chemistry plus the side characters were also good. Heavily recommend watching Frieren

[@philo2189]

Also I liked hells paradise but Oshi no ko was mid. They lost me once they started doing the whole teenagers in this reality TV show garbage. And trying to be social media Influencers.

[@KebusuNiisan]

*My Top 10 Best Anime of 2023* 1. The Dangers in My Heart 2. Oshi no Ko 3. Frieren 4. The Apothecary Diaries 5. My Happy Marriage 6. The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten 7. The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today 8. The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really Like You 9. Zom 100 10. Demon Slayer Swordsmith Village Arc

[@fionawallace8847]

Quality list.

[@BigCookie6903]

Im sorry but Vinalnd Saga clears

[@Pyovali]

Scott Pilgrim?

[@AraumC]

GOAT list

[@xSoporific1]

👌

[@DavidSantos-st6fi]

The eminence in shadow?

[@HeavyTopspin]

Cheat Skill is in a weird place. It's an utterly stupid story with stupid characters, and I feel the anime did everything with it that it could. But more importantly, you forgot "In Another World With My Erectile Disfunction"... er, I mean Mushoku Tensei season2.

[@angelsivenov2324]

Bungou stray dogs fans...

[@jonnyives5018]

Bruh Inukai dog should be mentioned as the worst anime

[@daveedhua3760]

Inukai is good tho?

[@MillyKKitty]

​@@daveedhua3760 You aren't referring to the anime about a girl drooling over a guy inside of a real dog? 😭😭

[@newshortsk]

to make it to the list, he has to watch it first. so let's be glad that that wasn't the case

[@daveedhua3760]

@@newshortsk he made a whole video about watching it lmao

[@newshortsk]

@@daveedhua3760 oh fk

[@malipedduparthiv6147]

wheres mushoku tensai

[@newshortsk]

mushoku tensei is one of the best stories that i have read (i read the LN), but even i wouldn't put it in my top 10 anime of this year since cour 1 isn't a very strong arc. and the adaptation was kinda meh. everybody can see the inconsistency of the animation. cour 2 will be a better story, and hopefully they will adapt it as good as season 1

[@Sage-H26]

It’s garbage that’s why it isn’t on the list.

[@Vergilsjackpot]

Was expecting you to include the tybw and say it was either one of the best things or one of the worst things you ever watched Bleach is my favorite anime I love the TYBW

[@sademonn]

23:20

[@Vergilsjackpot]

Thx i didnt even realize there was an outro@@sademonn

[@MystyXsoul]

You look 30 not 50 lol

[@DiamondRYN]

No TYBW? Edit: I understand he’s still catching up

[@eyn1357]

😴

[@devOnCaffine]

He isnt caught up with bleach yet

[@DiamondRYN]

@@devOnCaffine makes sense

[@DiamondRYN]

@@eyn1357 whatever helps you sleep at night

[@daveedhua3760]

How tf did you know there was no TYBW within the first 5 minutes the video was uploaded, its a 20 min video 😭

[@0ah583]

father figure

[@justyash5347]

1st comment

[@heyyitsdexter]

guys i might be a damian clone here is my top 10 anime for this year oshi no ko frieren jujutsu kaisen s2 apothecary diaries bungo stray dogs s5 heavenly delusion kaguya-sama first kiss 100 kanojo zom 100 link click s2

[@sporkcutletbowl1565]

Lowkey enjoyed Bullbuster

[@logan-zf2wr]

Damn I had no idea about those extra Kaguya episodes, thanks!