We rated the Top Ranked Anime's on MAL | Trash Taste

[@redox4088]

Garnt has some great takes on FMAB because he watched it time and time and understands the story deeply.

[@jeremygrandison1040]

Clowning on Nina's death is so unreal 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@martuut.9404]

​@@jeremygrandison1040nah, this death is way overhyped, I'd also clown a little at it

[@SetiKt]

​@@jeremygrandison1040it's only there for shock value. FMAB is the most 8/10 show. Not even worth the 9. Try rewatching that shit.

[@jakob3044]

@@SetiKt it's mostly there for shock value. FMAB, however, is probably the most 9/10 show. Not even debatable. Try rewatching that shit.

[@CooperSummersVA]

@@martuut.9404 To be fair its just not very well done in brotherhood. 2003 made that shit hit a lot better

[@talkbirdy2me]

Garnt reviewing FMAB is like if an AI had to write a review about FMAB but could only read AO3 content to do so.

[@Akiraspin]

Peak comment. Like even an AI would get the information more correct than Garnt lmfao.

[@Lilo_D._Boom]

What is AO3? Am I stupid or something

[@MJKeem_]

@@Lilo_D._Boom fanfiction site

[@pyagtargo1260]

@@Lilo_D._Boom archive of our own

[@coolbrotherf127]

​@@Lilo_D._BoomAO3 is a fanfic story website.

[@aaronwilson4258]

1:10:00 Joey is wrong. Popularity is calculated based on the number of people who have added the entry to their list, not to their favorites.

[@officialsasukeyt]

🤓

[@TheMindofagenius1]

ooooooh ok! then that list makes sense i guess.... of course more people would have watched Tokyo Ghoul than they did One Piece for example.

[@MrBsehratmaannking]

I thought so too but wasn't sure so ended up believing joey cause assumed he would've at least looked that up xD

[@rafaellogana692]

Hmm as the other guy said that makes sense, since popularity means the one people know more and it doesn't necessarily mean the best.

[@Ahhshit]

yeah its the number of people that have added them to their lists its not favorites.

[@dafewger]

I just have to say that the way Garnt described how the Edward brothers finally open their Domain Expansion - sent shivers down my spine. Truly Garnt and co understand all the subtle complexities of Fate Metal Apron Evangel Lion.

[@CrimsonCharan]

"Fate Metal Apron Evangel Lion" Japan will unironically try and make it a thing.

[@WisteriaBerlitz]

​@@CrimsonCharansomeone in Japan probably made it already 😂

[@likestosleep225]

garnt having ptsd and being worried about joey possibly dropping a hot take is so funny

[@FelixGalvanArt]

made me laugh so hard

[@azraieruslim]

Joey's take on JJK mid and AOT uninteresting really blows out of proportion, in compared to the other boys' and guests' hot takes.

[@doenerus]

Those takes are actually ones I'd very much agree with.@@azraieruslim

[@OK-mv4ih]

@@azraieruslim I agree tho. Jjk season 1 being mid is understandable, nothing to crazy there. And I do find aot uninteresting because I look for character dramas in anime and aot's cast of characters is really weak

[@martuut.9404]

@@azraieruslim JJK is kind of mid though. In the end t's just another shounen. It's ok to watch, but to me the unclear and wacky powerscaling is making all those hyped fights meaningless. Not to mention the plot and characters. As for AoT, I do consider it great, but I can also see why some people would find it lacking.

[@cornsoup797]

Joey's heartfelt rant about Gintama then saying it's not in top 10 but in his top 50 made me laugh

[@david24_]

L honestly

[@kentmarquez4929]

​@@david24_Gintama definitely has episodes or moments that were rock bottom in terms of any form of entertainment, and if he sees that as a big minus, then it makes sense. it does have a lot of it and we fans know it, after all. in my opinion though, Gintama has sooo many PEAK moments enough to override the trash ones to deserve top spot

[@DiffensiveE]

I don’t think u understand how much anime that man has seen, top 50 is a HUGE accomplishment

[@dgayle2348]

​@kentmarquez4929 rock bottom in any form of entertainment is crazy. It has bad moments like many other works none that I'd rank rock bottom of all media lol

[@therevolutionary5148]

It's something that would happen in Gintama probably

[@Raivon]

> Mistakes Roy Mustang for Hughes > "The Edward Brothers" > "Nino" > "The dog scene they were trying too hard" I can feel my brain cells liquidizing with each sentence about FMAB that comes out of Garnt's mouth

[@WieldMyWord]

So this is what he means when he "mentally check" out..

[@dbclass2969]

It insists upon itself /s

[@ApexGale]

Hello, my name's NINOOOOOOO

[@vak.o]

there's one more secret i feel i have to share with you i did not care for fmab

[@zapan9643]

​@@vak.oI mean it is extremely mediocre and the fact that it's in top 10 is blasphemous.

[@saqlainhyder5412]

If the boys were to do another video on MAL again, I would love for them use the waybackmachine and see the most popular anime during the 2010s era. I'm curious to hear their opinion on anime back then versus now.

[@35shadowthehedgehog]

Actually I'm curious how high School Days was back then lol.

[@halkun7191]

I liked that Garnt acknowledged that the boys have rated shows that the boys haven't actually watched in the past

[@real.jonghyun90]

❤

[@TheMindofagenius1]

wait when was that.... i literally just finished the video but don't remember him saying anything like that....? (unless you mean when he talked about FMAB)

[@jankopzmavc6834]

Yea he means that. Before he started talking about it@@TheMindofagenius1

[@gutzz1519]

Timestamp?

[@walidkhemakhem3639]

​@@TheMindofagenius1 When he said he wanted to pull a trash taste moment

[@Mikeyrew]

It's not that people nowadays would think of Okabe's character as cringe, but that he IS supposed to be cringe. Even the other characters in the show think that and have said so. That's why when he shifts from a character who is cringe and joking to serious and somber due to the events that happen in the story, it hits really hard.

[@Mellow_Yellow13]

That and the lack of appreciation about the good qualities of the first half left a bad taste in my mouth regarding that discussion. Didn’t ruin the episode or anything for me though. Been watching them too long for all that lol.

[@l2enegadesofFunk]

@@Mellow_Yellow13 They're right though, first 12 episodes are super slow, I just rewatched it last week.

[@LionsinofStraight]

Me during the first ep of Steins Gate: This guy is cringe af Me at the ep 12 of Steins Gate 0: Please be that cringy scientist again

[@smailchali5102]

​@@l2enegadesofFunkthe plot was still actively developing during those 12 eps

[@artenthusiastae7196]

@@l2enegadesofFunk i really enjoyed the first 12 episodes though, it's just friends hanging out until shit suddenly hits and everything suddenly goes wrong

[@Saffronlilies]

Joey talking about anime on an anime podcast. What an amazing feat!

[@Jujuboy0]

And about hunterxhunter

[@Oscar-qt6ll]

TheAnimeMan talking about anime on an anime podcast

[@arney1]

what an anime man

[@ActuallyFir]

​@@Jujuboy0 to be fair, he did watch it now!

[@Crystalhair2024]

What happened to that survey of his ?

[@partinmalm]

29:00 The boys talking about Gintama just perfectly sums up the show. Its one of the best shows I have ever seen and every little stupid plot is somehow memorable. Gintama is the Anime of Anime. It's every anime and also it's just Gintama

[@corey2232]

I felt the exact opposite of them talking about it. Only one has even watched it. Joey saying "it's on my top 50" and completely underselling it seems weird... There's a reason it's so rare to find anyone who's watched the show & doesn't absolutely adore it. Not saying it's perfect, but the more anime you watch, the better the show is.

[@DAS63]

⁠​⁠@@corey2232 It’s rare to find anyone who watched the show period. That’s the problem. Obviously people who could watch a good chunk of it, would like something about, but it turns off so many people way before that.

[@corey2232]

@DAS63 That's true, I've only met a single person irl that had actually watched it (aside from those that I introduced to the series). And all these people are self-proclaimed anime fans too. I think part of the problem is shounen and action-focused anime takes precedent in the west (maybe Japan too, but I'm not sure). It's difficult to sell general people on an episodic, comedy focused, heavy with references, slow starting series with an episode count as long as Bleach/Naruto

[@NinjapowerMS]

Gintama would always have special place in my heart. It's funny that I forgot about Gintama for years but when someone mentions it just unlocks every memory for me.

[@spooxy1]

yea it’s probably top 50

[@wuttatota148]

Garnt is the biggest Mob Psycho 100 peddler and i love him for it. I stand behind him 100%

[@lancebangle]

And I stand behind you ???%

[@ryohei9027]

Mob psycho is way better than one punch man, BUT, itt'll forever be in the shadows of OPM S1. I'm so fucking sad that they didn't make a mob movie with the same level of dedication/money ... If they did i bet you it would have been the new MAL top 1. :/

[@turbulentmind2044]

@@ryohei9027 i mean OPM just has a iconic tag on it . . .story wise its mainly just action, but just the niche it offers make it very iconic because it was one of the first big hit in its genre

[@AllTheArtsy]

Mob Psycho is arguably one of the best anime, ever

[@pnsdkrpndja12177]

mob psycho is one of the most overrated shows i have ever seen. it is a 6/10 at best

[@donq4483]

Joey: mad because Erased is so high in popularity Connor: mad because Erased isn't called "Erased"

[@Forwaken]

Have to say, they are definitely too negative towards the show, I thought it was alright. Doesn't deserve to be as popular as it is, but it was a 7.5-8 out of 10. (on anime scale, cause anime is the type of media where if you find an anime that is 5/10, it will be straight up painful to watch). Of course, I *AM NOT* dying on this hill, it ain't anything crazy, it just is made out to be the worst thing ever made when the show was over all a pretty decent show until it fumbled the ending due to heavy rushing. (though most complaints are because the adult MC who traveled back in time didn't get with the 11 year old girl he saved) Then again, I have seen Usagi Drop's manga ending, and any ending is going to seem amazing compared to that.

[@fluffbunn4175]

@@Forwaken Erased is a weird case. It for sure fizzled out for the last 3 episodes and the ending didn't land. But what usually gets remembered in anime are the highs of a show and the highs of erased were VERY high. Because that's how it works, people will remember the 4-5 best scenes of a show and not the show itself. Having a great start also helps with high score because everyone give it high scores after 1-3 episodes to give it visibility but that's how sites like M.A.L. work

[@chammndagold441]

erased deserve to be higher the loveble characters Enough for me

[@WillWilsonthesafetyguy]

I'm so glad Connor called out MAL for their bullshit with the Japanese titles. That drives me bonkers, wasting so much of my time having to look shit up when scrolling my PtW list. And it just plays up to the worst, most toxic, elitist shit heels in the fandom.

[@sonicuzumaki]

Yeah i get that it was a rushed adaptation, but its sort of like a journey over destinatiom type deal. Because the story and characters were very interesting. I still believe this anime is the perfect introductory show to anime, even moreso than deatnote or AOT, since it doesn’t have the over the top nature of most anime, yet it has some punch to it, and most people like suspenful criminal dramas, and this one does a great job at that (until the end which is pretty mild and predictable, but not necessarily terrible). So far I’ve used it to introduce my friends into anime and it’s worked around 5 times, 3 of them have watched more stuff while the other two simply watched the show and enjoyed it but didn’t watch other anime.

[@icebreaker6485]

I actually loved the first 12 episodes of Steins Gate, because every single character in the anime is just amazing. If Steins Gate were just a slice of life where Kurisu and Okabe are having a banter constantly I would still give it a 9. The time travel aspect of it is also just incredible and the explanations of all of the time travel concepts is phenomenally done. It has almost zero plot holes, which for a time travel show is quite rare as well. The best part of the anime is probably Okabe him self, who is a really funny and charming character while also being quite intelligent and someone who cares deeply about all of his friends. I am not very good with words and someone else can probably shed light on how much of a masterpiece this anime is better then me, but I think it's truly the best anime of all time

[@ARYS02]

Agreed. First episodes is incredible if you like the characters

[@bloody5081]

Every single character is amazing.... with the exception of Daru. My god I can't stand his voice. Even though his voice actor is one my favorites mostly because of Gilgamesh, but my god why did he voice Daru like that.

[@speedforce117]

Facts Stein's Gate is good from episode 1, especially after rewatch. Current anime fans just want instant gratification and get impatient and won't let a story build.

[@ARYS02]

@@bloody5081 Russian dub of Daru is amazing, because in Russian all steins gate was voiced by single person Ancord and he was incredible, If it seems strange that one person dubbed whole series, Ancord is sort of a legend in Russian anime, because he dubbed half of all anime by himself

[@yarion4774]

I recently rewatched the show and have to say, yes, it is slower than the second half. But there was so much building suspense way earlier than I remembered. The thrilling aspects of the story and the idea of doom looming was still very well done. Still on the slower side but not as bad as people tend to make it out to be.

[@KP-pf9lk]

They got so close to talking about Fruits Basket and then they just ... didn't. Absolutely devastated

[@D3_XT3R]

Yeah, would've loved hearing their opinions on that and Monster.

[@rullocompressore1550]

My same reaction when they didn’t reach Gurren Lagann

[@DameOfDiamonds]

They are allergic to shoujo anime

[@alejandrapedroza14]

Yeah and then they're talking about toradora? Like what?

[@rullocompressore1550]

@@alejandrapedroza14 yeah because they switched to anime sorted by popular, and the funny thing is that by this order Mirai Nikki and Akame Ga Kill are more popular than Vinland Saga and Gurren Lagann🥲

[@swxrn]

Wow the boys actually dedicated a whole episode to anime... am I dreaming?!

[@YnnaMuutaSellaista]

One thing to note on FMA Brotherhood is that it came out when the manga was reaching the ending climax, and the whole show was released in just one year. You could re-experience the whole story while the end of the only 104-chapter manga was approaching fast, and the hype around both manga and anime was immense. I'd be interested in seeing the reactions on the show from someone who has not seen the classic 2010's animes and only knows most modern animes.

[@WieldMyWord]

I watched it around 2012 or so and it was a good show, but its far from number 1. Given the modern pacing that show might be a bit slow and boring, if Mal got a reseted it would mainly be modern shows in the top 10.

[@IDKLOL-qj7sl]

see, my take on FMA Brotherhood is that the manga is just 100% better. I hate the way Brotherhood ruins the Leore storyline by pacing it poorly, adding too many jokes/ruining the somber tone of the brothers trying to convince Rose that her fiance is permanently dead, and also by dumping in this fast tracked hackneyed anime original first episode, which means that Leore is no longer the story's hook... that's pretty egregious to me. and especially because the guy's plan in that anime original episode, was to use a lot of anchor points over a wide area, in order to create a transmutation circle that sacrifices everything within it's bounds. that's borderline just spoiling major late series plot information, or at least stealing the thunder from those realizations. all of that was _supposed_ to be a revelation, when it naturally becomes relevant later in the story. why do this? why fuck it up this badly?? new fans are gonna be confused at best, and unimpressed by later plot reveals at worst (because they technically already knew this information), and older fans like me are gonna find this jarring, strange, and annoying. and I also hate that they cut out the part during the boys' flashback to Izumi's training, where Izumi sent a guy dressed as a monster to chase them around on the island. it takes away so much from that part of the story. Izumi sent that guy to make sure that the brothers could keep up on their hand to hand combat skills, but also to make sure they wouldn't die if they were struggling. if that guy isn't there, then Izumi really is the type of woman to just leave two children in the wilderness alone. but on top of that, Ed and Al only realize what "one is all and all is one" means, because they have to hunt for food to survive, but they _also_ feel like they're being hunted by this beast. they feel like they are both predator and prey, so they understand the feelings of both of those roles. this is how the life/death cycle creates balance in nature. it's important for understanding the fundamental laws of alchemy, but it was also probably Izumi's way of trying to lead the brothers to realizations that she'd already had, about why you don't do human transmutation. a lot of FMAB's blunders in the early parts of the story, as it attempts to fast track its way through the stuff that FMA 2003 already covered, kind of trample on themes that need to be well established, if the later parts of the story are going to hit with full effectiveness. I'm not saying it'll fully ruin the experience, plenty of people have loved FMAB when it's the only version of the story they've ever known, but I've also known people who fell off of it, because they gave it like 10 episodes (a more than fair shake) and just really weren't enjoying it. and I think knowing how the manga handled the early plot could potentially change that.

[@CoIacso]

Something similar happened to Assasination Classroom, the end of the manga and anime were lime 2 weeks apart

[@TGDPleaseDontLaugh]

My cousin has only really watched newer stuff that would be on the top 10 and slightly lower stuff. JJK, AoT adn a bunch of the other ones up there are are super popular today. He watched FMAB and still rated it top 1, so I feel vindicated.

[@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723]

​@@WieldMyWordbut for a show to be better it doesn't need to have the "modern" pace. It is not the show's fault that most people nowadays don't have patience or real commitment.

[@RieMUisthegoaT]

Personally I didn't get bored of the first episodes of steins;gate. It just gave an unsettling aura, it almost felt like a mystery and I had to put the pieces together. I then proceeded to read the VN and rewatched the anime and these first episodes/start of the VN were even better

[@arch8607]

I agree, I feel like most of the bad rep Steins gate gets is from old heads assuming it doesn't age well and shonent**ds having a tiktok level attentionspan. I watched it for the first time last year and the mystery the first half sets up of trying to figure out whats going on is great. There really wasn't any bad episodes. IMO the worst episodes were like 17-21 not the first half.

[@QMS9224]

Steins gate is a masterpiece and deserves its ranking. Even the first episode is heavily relevant, as when the story wraps up, every detail in every episode including the first episode comes full circle. It is a time travel mystery at the end of the day and the first few episodes set the tone.

[@yohanenightingale7615]

​mhm I agree I liked the first half quite a lot when Okabe starts getting messages and feeling paranoid makes you feel the tension even before the big reveal and I love the banter between the characters was super fun also just them talking about time travel was super interesting using real world events that happened it always had my attention.

[@tcrvo01]

The first part is much better than everything else. The humour and energy between the cast was amazing but the plot later on was so stupid. Forced myself to finish it

[@Butterbean32]

I think the rating is deserved, but I 100% agree with the boys that the start was slowaf. The thing that kept me watching was the hints of seriousness peppered throughout the beginning that hinted at something bigger

[@morgothable]

Parasyte is one of the shows that deserves its place by being a completed and consistent show that keeps a constant high quality. It doesnt necessarily reach as high as some shows, but it really doesnt dip in quality at any point either. That is incredibly rare.

[@ellusiv5121]

also one of the best adaptations that manages to "update" the story in the modern setting without destroying the story. We need more adaptations that understand the tone and message of the series like Devil Man Crybaby or Dororo instead of making a boring direct adaptation of something especially for really really old titles that might not be as appealing for audiences today.

[@boiledegg-h1c]

agreed. one of my personal favorites

[@thelaughingrouge]

​@@ellusiv5121completely agree, it's an absolute classic anime andcI was worried they were gonna ruin it. But they did a great job.

[@dunzek943]

Actual criminal how it's not more popular

[@Al-ji4gd]

Parasyte sucks, dude.

[@AttackRunRepeat]

Noragami being 27th doesn't surprise me. The fanbase is completely and utterly dedicated and it hit us with great VA's. People who love Noragami LOVE it.

[@Velacroix]

Meh

[@Axel-is2sp]

can confirm I was obsessed with at 15 years old and was like yo if I ever get a tattoo Yukine's will be the one i get 7 years later finally decided to do it haha,

[@GamesBeatGamer]

i fucking love Noragami, I really need to read the manga

[@AttackRunRepeat]

It just ended so now is a great time. It's a wonderful read and I highly recommend it. @@GamesBeatGamer

[@justinburley8659]

@@AttackRunRepeat Holy Shit! I’m gonna go binge read the whole thing as soon as I finish Spy X Family S2!

[@lukeanil1336]

As a gintama fan..... I am the happiest man out here just by mentioning the show

[@jeremygrandison1040]

This needs love And Symphogear

[@WILLEATSNREVIEWS]

It’s too comedy ish for me

[@AStixMatism]

Whatever may happen, Gintama will reserve my #1 spot until a series connects with me more than that show did. Joey described one of my thoughts on the show perfectly. The characters themselves and their interactions just feel so REAL The main group feels like it could've easily been my IRL friend group, I would've fit right in. There are very few anime that have made me just feel so "at home" the way Gintama did. Is it the best? Up to yall. But thank you sorachi for creating a show that even if it DOES move down on my rankings, will never leave my top 3.

[@alexstark4981]

Its fuckin best anime and also shogun assassination and farewell shinsengumi arc>>>>>

[@samuraigorilla2311]

Joey is a legend, loved to hear them talk about it. I don't know if he's seen Gintama 2015 though (the one at fourth place), it makes sense that is at least fourth in my opinion, and it's talked about separately by Gintama fans

[@samuraigorilla2311]

@YorozuyaPrince How do you know? I only thought so because I haven't heard him mention anything about gintama 2015 and later

[@samuraigorilla2311]

@YorozuyaPrince oh yeah he prolly didn't then. I hope he gets to because that's peak gintama and you can't rate it effectively without having seen it

[@samuraigorilla2311]

also, the "at home" feeling part is so on point

[@Mavis2599]

Everytime joey talks about any recent anime I feel like he is BSing his way around 😭😂

[@Silentstaraptor]

That moment when they swap lists and miss out on fruits basket killed me, that show is just so concerningly well written.

[@rainraisins2262]

and garnt almost mentioned it twice before being cut off 😭 i guess we’ll never know

[@SenseiAgot]

Agreed. It’s a great show, but it’s often overlooked because Shonen is the king.

[@laurenharris3217]

I know I was so ready for them to talk about it, and then was sad when they moved on. It’s such an engaging, well-done show

[@laurenharris3217]

I know I was so ready for them to talk about it, and then was sad when they moved on. It’s such an engaging, well-done show

[@aniphoenix9474]

@@rainraisins2262 I got off of my seat when they just cut to the sponsors. Garnt CLEARLY had something to say about it to! NOOOOOO!

[@lachlanjones903]

I’m literally half way through Steins:Gate right now, first time watching it. I personally LOVED the first half. It was slow but it always felt like it was building to something. I just got to THAT bit and it landed so well for me.

[@fax160]

Steins gate is the goat

[@yosefpaster9762]

Completely agree, I nevery undstood people saying it was hard to get through the first part. If your only halfway through and think its good you are in for a treat

[@FaySmash]

I found Steins;Gate 0 way harder to go through, felt really repetitive near the end (and I watched endless 8). I would also give it a 8,5 tho

[@cyborg_patat9492]

@lachlanjones903 The relative slowness of the first half is the biggets gripe for most people, but I personally enjoyed the first half as I just love the chemistry between the main four characters - Okabe, Kurisu, Mayuri, and Daru. I have to admit, however, that a couple of the other characters seem a just a bit... idk, boring? I won't say who, because I don't want to spoil, but they felt a little bit like fillers. But I guess that's because the anime is based on a visual novel, so the creators just wanted to give exposition even to the side characters. However, the rest of the anime is 10/10 and literally everything is crucial for the development of the plot. There's a tiny oversight at the very end of the anime, which I think is not well explained, but the emotion and the development of the story sort of mask it enough so it's not a big deal.

[@lemuelszeto]

Same - seems like some people have short attention spans and aren’t that intellectual (for a lack of a better term) and so just gloss over the character dynamics and exposition and build-up of tension in the first half - that are all crucial for the second half!! ‘No deaths and fights and explosions and zipping through timelines? Boring.’

[@ChrisMorray]

Frieren and Violet Evergarden are a similar genre of "apathetic main character learns about humanity", love them both and I wish that Violet Evergarden would be more popular. The animation there is just... Man... The jump over the lake gets me every time.

[@eclipsesonic]

Honestly, I'm surprised that Violet isn't in the top 50, or even the top 25 for that matter. It's one of my top 3 favourite Anime.

[@ChrisMorray]

@@eclipsesonic I think it'll always be a bit niche because it's not an action show, but anyone who loves animation would have a wonderful time watching it.

[@友-16]

​@eclipsesonic that's because they're looking at the wrong list. The actual top favorite list has Violet at 25. They were looking at most watched.

[@eclipsesonic]

Oh, that's cool about Violet. Thanks for pointing that out.@@友-16

[@Erinyes]

Both shows actually bore me at the start. I have Frieren manga a try years back from gigguk suggestion and I didn’g feel the crying. I was also recc it bc I was in love with To Your Eternity. But with the anime, i pushed through and it finally found a place in my heart. I didnt give Violet Evergarden the same treatment bc from what i know, she ends up with a groomer lol

[@kremit_frog4031]

I think the reason that the chimera ant arc was longer is because togashi really went all out with theming and general character development, so he needed more space to write. While the other arcs were amazing, they came no where close in terms of storytelling. Im not someone who cries a lot and i cried multiple different times in that arc.

[@zovawater2865]

When Connor said he would sell that little thing for exp in SAO I cried laughing. I can’t get it out of my head. 😂

[@leilahamaoui3564]

Was one of the times in SAO where I was left shook by what they decided to go ahead with. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

[@frosty7765]

Do you have a timestamp? I think i completely missed this

[@robertjohnpecayo8642]

​@@frosty77651:15:30

[@durarararara]

​​@@frosty77651:15:26 here ya go

[@NekoBatyx]

​@@frosty7765 1:15:30

[@Thraxelon]

This is a pretty damn good episode! It’s refreshing seeing all 3 boys talking while actually knowing what they’re talking about (and stepping back and acknowledging when they don’t). Kinda funny that they’re talking a lot about the nostalgia of old anime, when this episode gave me a good dose nostalgia of about old trash taste 😢

[@tearlach47]

They mixed up Most Popular and Most Favorited when Joey was explaining what the list was sorted by.

[@thunderfoolmlit1316]

Garnt raving about AOT and the boys saying they need to rewatch is a beautiful arc. The boys rewatched AOT will be a banger episode.

[@EnzymaticCatalysis]

I think Joey’s incorrect definition of the popularity list really skewed their critique and perception lmao

[@quazimutasimbillah2048]

This bothered me so much

[@xmaslieder]

Typical Trash Taste

[@galaxyrequiem8410]

In order to actually put the misunderstanding in this reply section. If im not mistaken, the popularity ranking is based on how many users joined said animes community, not based on how many people favorited it.

[@balagi]

@@galaxyrequiem8410 It's literally how many people have added an anime to their lists. No matter the rating, or if they've even dropped it ("plan to watch" probably also does count). Quote from the site: The "Top Upcoming" and "Most Popular" rankings are ordered by the number of users who have added the entry to their list

[@galaxyrequiem8410]

@@balagi isnt that essentialy the same thing just said differently? Adding it to a list is basically joining its community in my eyes. Idk I guess

[@Zavalarlz]

As someone that got into chemistry because interest in alchemy, the more I read about alchemy the more you learn that Arakawa did a lot of research, she's able to twist a lot of real world elements of alchemy and incorporate them into the story and plot, I respect her a lot just because of that, let alone be able to write such a good and moving story.

[@aussieboy4279]

The boys are definitely underestimating the first half of Steins;Gate which I can’t fault them for honestly. As someone who only watched it for the first time a couple of years ago and has rewatched numerous times since the first 12 episodes are masterfully written and directed slowly building up the tension and atmosphere evoking dread and anxiety in the audience. The second half is better but that first half is so underrated with how effectively it builds up all the elements and creates tension and suspense for the inevitable more bombastic second half.

[@APolygons2]

thank you

[@uatom]

I watched it for the first time last year after 200+ anime and I’d still put it in my top 10.

[@prithagore4870]

Ngl I stopped watching the show at I guess episode 11 many many years ago because I couldn't get past it. I'm fortunate that I picked it up after a few years but honestly that first half hurt the viewing experience a lot. And when I lot of people say that, I think there is definitely something that went wrong with it. There r shows that have a slow start like haikyuu, even vinland saga. But there has to be something to make the viewers make excited to continue. Steins gate couldn't get that well. It wad well written but there was definitely something missing that is rightfully criticised

[@APolygons2]

@@prithagore4870 That something was the mystery and the sci-fi mechanics of them testing the time travel stuff. the first half of steins;gate had a hook, the hook was just something that excites a weirdo who watches something like primer for fun like me. But even without it, it just had a fun ass group dynamic. which made it have an appeal similar to something like haruhi. If you find the first half of steins;gate boring, mystery or/and sci-fi are probably just not things that can keep your interest on their own. The second half of steins;gate isn't even more fast paced. it just changes genres from a mystery sol sci-fi, to a thriller sci-fi with some mystery.

[@aussieboy4279]

@@prithagore4870 yeah thats fair enough if you feel that way. Like the sci-fi and group dynamics are killer i loved them so much and was drawn in by the intrigue. I’m not trying to say that everyone will enjoy the first half, obviously it won’t be for everyone, but it is just as well made and well written as the second half and I don’t consider the slow pacing to be a detriment but a strength. Some people won’t jive with that style of storytelling and that’s totally ok. I just feel whenever the boys talk about it they clearly are speaking from shoddy memories and undervaluing how well crafted the first half is but there’s nothing wrong with them thinking it isn’t as good.

[@krishpache7271]

I love seeing Connor have so much love for Hunter x Hunter , its such a unique and amazing show .. I dont get how a lot of people even if they dont like it , cannot atleast respect the show .. I have never personally seen a show where there are just soo many different things put together yet it somehow sustains itself and is soo well written .

[@UchihaItachi-Anime-music]

The people who don't like hunter x hunter are just trying to be cool and sound mature.

[@ahmet51197]

popularity on Myanimelist is not what the guys said. They said "put into favourites" which is wrong. Popularity is the amount of people having the series in their list overall. That includes watching, completed ,on-hold, dropped , plan to watch. There is another section called "most favorited" , but they looked on the wrong list

[@Mvtrixx]

They did say they weren't sure

[@UchihaItachi-Anime-music]

Ya that's what I was thinking , I was so confused lol

[@evgenkhersonets880]

"Popular list" is based on how many people put the anime into their list (it can be plan to watch or dropped or completed), not how many people favourited the anime. Joey got it wrong, but there is a 'favourite list' (how many people cared about the show enough to click 'add to favourites' button)

[@omnart]

Honestly, I love it when the boys talk about anything really, but at the same time, it's good to have an episode about anime again!

[@johneversonpe8137]

NGL hearing them talk about Animes I've watched in the early 2010s when I was a teen filled me with so much nostalgia.

[@odracir9444]

This is the most serious, respectful and diplomatic I've seen the boys talking about anything, of course it had to be about which is the number one anime. Everyone shuuss, the gentleman's are talking.

[@fettwampe]

I miss Joey's alliterations. Bring 'em back!

[@TheToneBender]

Fairy Tail is an absolute banger, though

[@calen3152]

I'm so naive that I clicked on this episode thinking "maybe Garnt finally watched FMAB in preparation for this discussion".

[@joelmiller3218]

That's never gonna happen

[@neon_horizon4097]

Not gonna happen bubba

[@Azazantei]

Nah that shit is grasping at the Straw of Infinity at this point it'll never gonna happen.

[@key099able]

Trash taste special: Garnt watch FMAB and Joey watch Arcane in the span of a week

[@kibateo]

1:32:50 ok funny you mention that, basically the guy who kidnapped C2 was an example of a previous geass holder and was a lesson that basically eventually all geass become stronger than the user and can no longer be turned off. That moment with lelouch wasn't him "awakening a 2nd geass" it was his geass eventually going out of control and being unable to be turned off. Also the plot wasn't technically complete, basically euphemia was on suzaku's side of the argument that they could fix the system from within, lelouch points out it's idealistic and hopeful but admitted defeat since the majority of public sentiment was on her side already and the people had "lost the will" to fight beyond a minority of them. That's why lelouch conceded.

[@thechaoslp2047]

True🎉 But lelouch choosing to use something so horrible as his example to explain the geass in that moment did feel a bit forced

[@lolele_546]

@@thechaoslp2047 he uses that as an example since he is always depicted as a showman and very prideful character, enjoying his wins and showing off how amazing he is, laughing when his plans work. in that scene he's showing off that if he wanted to, he could do literally anything by giving that absurd example, hes just showing off saying he would do this if it wasnt for his morals, or the way he feels wrong doing so

[@LAAL0_O]

@@lolele_546 and how they follow that up is so perfect with lelouch realizing that he f'ed up but being sensible to realize he cannot stop now, I donno know its just perfect. To me code geass is the best anime ever, I also really love the animation style and the pointy characters, it just feels unique and its also quite stylish with like how lelouch moves or rather swings his arms around. Its just perfect

[@nomanrao7385]

Garnt looks so happy having the boys talking about anime with him (just look at the grin).😊

[@Kamioca]

For the people who aren't the 10 Bleach fans (I am one of the 10) the new seasons of Bleach are slightly deviating from the manga due to Kubo's involvement. There were some recent changes in the 2nd cour that don't necessarilly mean the ending will change, but there are brand new scenes in the show that were never in the manga. Especially in the last 3 episodes of cour 2, there were major deviations from the source material. There are a lot of indications that the future of Bleach will have more of these deviations because Tite Kubo stated that he wanted to add the things he couldn't add writing the arc due to health complications. Thanks for reading my TedTalk about Bleach.

[@jojosszz]

Hello fellow Bleach fan. Just wanted to mention that I agree, I doubt the ending will change but they redeemed the Squad Zero

[@sammulhall]

Always love seeing a fellow Bleach fan in the wild

[@therojoking7039]

Amazing how good a story can be when the creator isn't being rushed. Kubo cooked so hard with the last two eps of cour 2

[@bluesnow7004]

I'm not sure but I heard Bleach ending in the manga is rushed, hope they fix that.

[@shyguy5473]

Can't wait to catch up to it. I have recently started watching Bleach(on episode 32 currently) and I am enjoying it. One thing I am loving about this show is the soundtrack goes hard.

[@micah459]

42:16 to answer Joey's question. Yes, there is many changes and anime exclusives scenes that add more to the story of Bleach. Kubo wanted to add this in the manga but couldn't

[@nicolaemihai3581]

Scrolled down quite alot for a Bleach related reply so I had to hit like. I was thinking the same thing when Joey was talking about it. Hell, big fans were waiting and checking all the news for 2 years since it was announced. So of course they know all about it by now

[@nichescenes]

I feel like this is the AOT version of OMGOSH the anime fixed all my issues. The plot of bleach was what it was. It wasnt trying to be perfect no one really was back in the day. Anime fans feel like eliteist now when they used to just enjoy stuff. Bleach thousand year war was good to begin with and it hit a issue cause it had alot of losse ends to fix and the ending and so on. But the opening yes, mal rating worth of being that high. People complained for years bleach is MID etc and this non c ensored bleach showed it wasnt. Bleach on paper isnt a frieren level of deep and its not trying to be...top 10 maybe not, many fans helped that. But im happy for it. Given a realistic top 10 would only be short series since people hate series that take time to tell you "DRAMA and CONFLICT are HUMAN personal stakes" over and over. Cool fights let me know ok i dont need to hear how deep depression is in evangelion (i like that show) to be told ok you have good taste.

[@ryohei9027]

Also, saying that bleach's book is definitely closed when kubo dropped a bombshell revealing literally the most epic arc of the manga and probably one of the best arc is shonen period ? Lol. I'm well aware that it's a "one shot" but you're supposed to tell me that kubo the mastermind did this without thinking about the entire arc in details ? ... The guy is THE foreshadower way above oda lol. When the anime catches up, if this madman adapts the one-shot as well the entire anime fanbase will loose their shit xD.

[@nichescenes]

People stay hating on bleach and prop up one piece cause world building. Bleach has the stuff, and TYBW that all those people hating on it at release now eat crow...Reminds me how manga fans cry when reading week to week then the anime comes out of a series and the "BAD" arc turns out good...and their said "good arc" turns out too fast paced and dry for anime onlies. aka manga pacing cant have revelations every chapter kubo had great art and with modern pacing his manga flows pretty well episode to episode. @@ryohei9027

[@mysteriousmyst8169]

Legend of the Galactic Heroes isn't nearly as talked about as it should be, so this episode was extra exciting to listen to 👍🏾

[@FloridaTesfay]

Yeahhh, I was so excited!!! They had great takes too

[@rookless4121]

Yeah dude, i hope more people give it a shot

[@TheSpongyMallard]

I still don’t understand how you cannot watch the first episode of Stein’s;Gate and NOT need to binge it to figure out what’s going on. On a rewatch, that first episode hits so much harder.

[@alexli223]

Well that’s exactly the point Joey made. You want to find out about the mystery, but 6-7 episodes later the show still hasn’t revealed anything important. It really is a show that requires patience.

[@TheSpongyMallard]

@@alexli223 Those 6-7 episodes are explaining how the time machine works and drops hints about what’s actually going on. How is that not important? It’s also a mystery/thriller, why would you want major plot reveals early on in the show?

[@jeffmyname2211]

@@TheSpongyMallardidk ive tried to watch it a few time but its so slow i always drop it

[@TheSpongyMallard]

@@jeffmyname2211 That's fair. Some people just don't like slow shows. I've always liked slow and character driven stories. I also like thrillers and mysteries and Stein's;Gate is all of them in one package. At least you didn't start out trying SG0 like one of my friends after I recommended it and now he doesn't even want to try the actual ST. Maybe it will be easier if you watch the dub. The feel of it is a little different than the sub.

[@jeffmyname2211]

@@TheSpongyMallard yeah maybe i should give it another go ive just never gotten far enough for it to really grab me

[@soapar]

as someone who watched steins;gate for the first time very recently i didn't think it was that slow, i was interested im trying to guess who were the evil people and what was going to happen next. i took mental notes of everything i saw when it was happening so i could think about if it could be important in the future. i love when there's a "mistery" to be solved in a show and i definitely didn't think steins;gate was as slow as everyone says. i loved it (i gave it a 9/10) and i do think if it was faster the impact wouldn't have been the same. the details i caught on on the first episode being seen again on the 2nd to last episode was incredible for me bc i noticed A LOT and it was satisfying to see everything go full circle and piece together

[@bloody5081]

My god, just image them trying to read a visual novel xD. The reason why I loved stains gate's first part so much is because I'm a huge fan of mystery solving. But given the trash taste guys relatively short attention span, their distaste of the first part makes perfect sense.

[@fraktaalimuoto]

​@@bloody5081 Yeah. To love Steins Gate is to love mystery. And mystery stories required their own kind of pacing.

[@davidchavez4066]

@@bloody5081 tbf, garnt and joey watched it at the time when it was airing weekly and they probably didn't knew a thing about it. Most of us got the pleasure going into it knowing its a great mystery show. If I were to go back in time and watch it for the first time, I would've probably have the same take as them

[@bloody5081]

@@davidchavez4066 Makes sense. I didn't think about that.

[@valhallakombi7239]

@@davidchavez4066 Eh there is no excuse to just ignoring or glossing over great dialogue. This steins gate talk reminds of how there are so many people who glossed over the brilliant dialogues (for its genre) JJK had from the get go and it led to so many people not understanding it and thereby hate it. Ignoring dialogue and then calling something slow or boring is just an invalid take

[@winterxiii]

I think one of the defining feats of FMAB, especially in comparison to almost every shounen, is that it understood how to properly end a story. It understood pacing, and knew when to reach its climax and wrap up its story, while almost all flounder trying to stick the landing. People will always remember you for how you finish the race, and will judge you purely on that (look at GoT, Bleach, Promised Neverland, HIMYM, Death Note, Akame Ga Kill, Dexter, Soul Eater, Lost, and even AoT to its divisive ending for examples), and overlook the mistakes you made in the middle. In fiction and anime, creating a cool concept is easy, but telling a complete story is always difficult.

[@123Todayy]

Not dexter and hiymym getting a stray shot lmao

[@geraldgunasha5244]

Underrated take fr, Even Togashi, Isayama, Kubo can't make such consistent good writing and ending that they want. I respect all of them, but FMAB absolutely take w in this.

[@geraldgunasha5244]

@avaneesh3118 Bro has never watch FMAB and call it trash, is such a garbage take.

[@geraldgunasha5244]

@avaneesh3118 Idk man, which part u didn't like? but maybe you like something ordinary fantasy slice of life isekai genre, dark fantasy seinen alchemy just not for you.

[@geraldgunasha5244]

​@avaneesh3118 Brody u know what, is so fun discuss FMAB to non watcher let me reply your point one by one. 1. Actually I didn't watch the 2003 version because someone said that version is different from manga, maybe for some old fans watch FMAB will bring back their old memory, also let's talk about the story. - Maybe for some people the pacing, humor is bad and a lot of useless dialogue but can you give me that one anime that have good humor, pacing also meaningful conversation for the entire show? for the first point I'll continue for final part. and can you name the shonen author that can write the good story telling and know how to end their series?. 2. Alright you got me there, the anime is not a seinen the reason why for me to said that because the first 5 episode are truly diabolical abomination horror creature made by human also willingness to sacrifice anything, the show remind me a lot of what in the Berserk just happen. Even in FMAB the mc not even the strongest in his verse just like typical shonen protagonist, FMAB truly not your typical shonen genre. Not and even hxh can beat a diabolical of chimera episode in FMAB, no offense hxh fans just IMO. 3. Now for the final part let's continue from first one, u know what actually I didn't care about the sfx of action maybe some of you care, if you're talk about the real soundtrack, FMAB have 5 each for OP and ED. "predictable plot and bland villain" for that I didn't want to spoil sorry but the key is "King Bradley" that mf is a menace the only villain that I find fully using his true potential power even though he's the weakest homonculi. Bro just watch 20 episode and calling it a day then review the entire fucking show? like I let that slide didn't you? btw you're remind of my friend that watch the entire One Piece and Fairy Tail and calling the FMAB is too long and suck like wtf. Power system is boring yeah I know but let me quote some good shit alchemy wizard from the manga. "..BECAUSE HUMANKIND CANNOT GAIN ANYTHING WITHOUT FIRST GIVING SOMETHING IN RETURN" ~Alchemy the law of equivalent exchange

[@nameless1204]

When they start talking about the smoke guy from HxH, that hit super hard. That guy was cool as fuck and I would get super hype whenever he would use his ability, “deep purple.”

[@jonathancarranza6046]

Morel was the MVP of the chimera arc. He lowkey carried the mission.

[@matijasostojic4288]

God I love Morel. Also fucking funny when the lion ant made a SEA HUNTER fight in water with him.

[@dumon4264]

Garnt's rant about FMAB sounds like if you asked chatGPT to review FMAB

[@Rafalga84]

Garnt offscript (when not making videos for his channel) always sounds a little wierd. You see this a lot during his twitch streams

[@sohamchitkara2643]

wdym his opinions about edward edward were completely valid

[@duelworldmax9584]

Yeah he didn’t have any real takes about its undertones foreshadowing done right or wrong. literally no value at all

[@CaptainMirko]

The way garnt was describing Legend of the Galactic Heroes was just like how Connor described Game of Thrones. which def sounds like his kind of show.

[@Shadow-ashlad]

I liked how Garnt talked about MAL lists having the social aspect of having people judge your choices so everyone says "of course I like x anime." And Joey replies with "I, guess" while he is literally the guy who rates people's MAL lists and judges them based on it.

[@coolbrotherf127]

FMAB just has so much depth to it. Every time I return to rewatch it or watch videos about it, my appreciation only grows for it.

[@llawlir5576]

​@avaneesh3118Like you

[@heyo9309]

personally i think a lot of anime that skyrocket to the top of mal get there because of manga fans that just give it the same score as the manga. Frieren is an incredible adaptation and deserves all the love in the world. It's probably gonna fall once the anime is finished and other people's reviews and ratings start pouring in but i think if it keeps the quality it has had until the end it definitely deserves to be on the top 50. The animation has been super consistent, the music fits perfectly, the story takes it's time to tell itself well and the characters are lovable and well written. Also demon slayer season 2 is in the top 50 and it was fun to watch but it was basically just one fight scene and didn't have much substance.

[@blackoutgenez]

empirically, the only shows that skyrocketed top 1 in the past 2 years are oshi no ko, kaguya-sama, attack on titan. The three of these occured very recently and very much downplays frierens rise which is *gradual* instead of the singular episode hype like masterpiece premier which shot up oshi no ko or climax/ending of multiple seasons like kaguya and attack on titan

[@dazaieditor]

I personally agree with that take, especially seeing Tokyo Ghoul at n.9, for all of us who love it, we all fucking love because of the manga, even with all the memes and stuff and panels being used with different text, there are so many visceral and beautiful panels in that manga that I'll never forget, and the anime simply throws it out of the window, I've never watched Frieren nor read it to comment on it too, but no way you get an abysmal anime to top 9 without the manga.

[@kingdoom5022]

Top 50 is an understatement , if its holds up it can easily should stay in top 20 , like i would put frieren over steins gate any day

[@bluesnow7004]

True

[@rolo9115]

@@blackoutgenez I mean didn't it skyrocket to number 1 in 1 episode(or 4 episodes that were released at the same time) then fell for a little while but got back there there pretty quickly(def before less than half of the anime aired) so I wouldn't say it's completely like gradual.(Also kaguya/aot and also fruits basket ain't a good example here like they did shoot up there but that's not all because of just 1 particular episode since they've been building up to said episode for a long time. The oshi no no example is a perfect example of shooting up cus of 1 episode tho.)

[@Oblivionknight]

Thank you for giving Legend of the Galactic Heroes the respect it deserves. That show is 10/10 amazing

[@omnislack]

Absolutely and Garnt should finish the OG OVA.

[@curgunner]

Fr

[@Furitenma]

The only one who’s actually seen some of it is Garnt. Joey is just talking out of his ass, like always.

[@curgunner]

@@Furitenma Based Ippo and LotGH fan

[@tuvillo]

The episode 1 genius tactician play was shooting before the opponent did. That was it.

[@spartagamer1235]

I actually watched Steins Gate after watching this series and yes it feels a little slow but it is not as bad as I feel like is Connor believes. It was amazing and the ending is even better!!! I actually thought everything about discovering how it works as well was very interesting cause you could tell it was building towards something bigger

[@eeli8295]

Hey, if you haven’t I really recommend Chaos;Head as well, which Joey mentioned here and really shat on it. He was probably talking about the anime version, which I agree is god awful and not worth anyone’s time really, but if you like visual novels then it’s absolutely top class and the main character’s development especially is great! (It’s also a lot better with the Committee of Zero fanpatch)

[@gabrielwag]

The whole steins;gate segment made me really sad, they mostly bashed it as overated. I never thought the early episodes were boring, It hooked me from the start. I love seeing them experiment and incrementally develop the phonewave, and love seeing the characters interact. Connor saying it would be better if they made the first half shorter had me malding.

[@aeowinh]

I always enjoyed a lot the first half of Steins Gate, it is really tense with a build up that is also balance out by how Okabe as a protagonist is basically a clown to put it shortly that make you more invested in the characters using the time travel as a way to tell an interesty history with really memorable characters.

[@Carlos-ne3zf]

Exactly, the random shenanigans building up to that reveal are what makes it hit hard, because you get attached to the characters and you dont see it taking a turn like this

[@VVayVVard]

I originally tried watching the anime, and in episode 1 I was immediately put off by how entertainment-sparse it was. It felt like the story wasn't doing very much to keep the viewers' attention. I recognized this feeling though, since I had felt the exact same thing about the Fate/Stay Night Ufotable adaptations, so I decided to check out the VN, and my intuition turned out to be correct----the VN version is 10x more entertaining right off the bat. Basically, the reason anime-onlies seem to think the beginning is "too slow" is actually the exact opposite----it's too fast. Or rather, too poorly adapted. The anime drops tons of entertaining parts from the beginning just to rush to the midpoint. I actually liked the first half more than the second half in the VN. The writing is very solid. The sciency parts are interesting, the comedy is generally enjoyable, and it builds tension extremely well. Not to mention it has a great soundtrack. Meanwhile I found the anime (which I watched when Oozora Subaru was reacting to it) to be less effective in every metric. Steins;Gate 0 had the same issue. Though it was even more extreme, in that it dropped my favorite scene out entirely (the Christmas scene, which is one of my all-time favorite scenes in any piece of fiction).

[@KagatoAsuka]

Fun fact for those who don't know the plot of Steins;Gate that has to do with John Titor posting about being a time traveler on the internet this ACTUALLY HAPPENED in real life and was one of those crazy conspiracy theories going around the internet in the early days between 2000 and 2001 he was from the year 2036 and everything he stated would happen in the future still to this day hasn't reached the point where it could have happened but oddly enough bits and pieces of his predictions have come true.

[@pticu1]

Which bits and pieces? I've quickly checked his wiki page, and none of it is remotely close. No 2008 civil war in America, no world war 3 in 2015, no beef disease etc.

[@nyckollaus7397]

Steins;Gate is so old now that these fun facts need to be explained. Sigh, I am old too

[@ishansharma2463]

​@@pticu1in 2008 all US troops were ordered to leave the iraq war and it was completed in 2011. And also a pest was found that could make you allergic to red meat including beef. Maybe things didn't happen because we shifted the timelines 🤯

[@pticu1]

@@ishansharma2463 Maybe it didn't happen becuse of that but I am interested in the things that came true and nothing is close( Ok - maybe this pest that you mentioned is little bit similar )

[@KagatoAsuka]

@@pticu1 The current theory is by him explaining what was going to happen it delayed it/altered it in some way. John titor predicted civil unrest in 2005 due to presidential election scandals as well as riots and what not that sounds a lot like the year 2020-2021 doesn't it?

[@ddizzyme]

I really think steins gate being up there makes sense and somehow it's pleasing to see that its still up there amidst all the hype shonen anime we are getting nowadays... The fact that SG takes a lot of episodes to build up the universe and also it takes its time to breathe so that u get accustomed to the characters and also don't feel bombared with time travel stuff is actually pretty nice.. Those inital episodes makes SG special coz the time taken is to help u normalize the quirky characters so that u actually care for them in every timeline.. Its very easy to not care for them in different timelines if this was just a fast paced sci-fi info heavy show.

[@raimobin45]

As a new-ish anime fan who started in 2023, I was not at all bothered by the slow building up of Steins Gate. But it's also probably because Iam in my late 20s and can appreciate intricate character moments. After all I do really enjoy Hyouka as well.

[@Mikeyrew]

I watched it in 2022 and it instantly became my most favourite anime of all time. I even played the Visual Novels. The setting, the characters, the story, everything just clicked with me.

[@ddizzyme]

​@@raimobin45hyouka is amazing tbh..It's in my top10 most favorite anime

[@yosefpaster9762]

fax

[@WieldMyWord]

Its only 12 episodes which is not much time to really get very invested in every aspect of the show, if Mal had got a reset nowadays it would not be up there in the top spot. Only Gintama, FMAB and SG are up there because they were popular when Mal was made as an site and due to how many bots voted back then it pushed the amount of votes so high its impossible to move the scores today. Also a lot of those accounts are inactive today or has not been updated which would have changed the score given the hindsight.

[@quelhasquelhas]

this episode and the one where they rank their fav things in 2023 have been my favorite in a while, love seeing the boys talking about anime/media in general.

[@shyguy5473]

Yeah, while I kind of love to hear them talk about 💩 and food takes, I also get excited when they talk about the things they love.

[@Mellow_Yellow13]

Same, makes me think of how badly I wish they’d do like a quarterly “book club” episode where they spent 1/3 or half of it discussing something they all read, watched or played recently.

[@OdaGoda957]

“If I’m in this game I’m selling that shit for xp, I’m not fucking raising it” Yui got demolished by Connor here, that line killed me. 1:15:31

[@ironfistbeats]

I can't wait to hear Garnt's opinion on FMA. Waited so long...

[@ironfistbeats]

UPD : He outplayed us again lol

[@sharebear421]

He ain’t ever reading or watching it lol

[@ironfistbeats]

@@sharebear421 ye I know lol

[@crimsonstudios680]

Joey coming out and flexing his anime knowledge feels like that one character who’s wise and doesn’t fight much, but when they do, oh boy….

[@Ash_Wen-li]

Basically part of the DBS manga where Roshi knew Ultra Instinct

[@ctvuniverse4414]

@@Ash_Wen-li Yeah, that was stupid

[@nrrock23]

The Anime man is so knowledgeable about Anime. Certainly he watches everything

[@Christopher._M]

I'm pretty sure he spends more time picking up plot lines from conversations than actually watching anime.

[@ryana5435]

@@Christopher._M really? Source?

[@Christopher._M]

@@ryana5435 I'm pretty sure he's said it on former podcast videos and his channel.

[@yellowcard8100]

The guy HAS watched more anime than most people here. Before he burned put.

[@MinecraftLambo]

Aware

[@spooksnifff6523]

I watched steins gate recently after viewing around 200 anime and i can still say it has some of my favorite characters and possibly my favorite story in all of anime that i have seen, as well as a story that is a masterpiece to me with how it all comes together and connects all the pieces

[@joenicholas93]

Makes me so happy when the boys make actual anime-related podcasts.

[@kaazma]

22:18 "the whole appeal of slow burner shows is slowly dying out" he just saw Frieren at #1 and still makes that statement lmao

[@paulovinasrocha6166]

That is Just 1 example

[@bigmonkey7530]

i cant wait for them to do the manga version of this and connor has to sit in silence for 90 minutes

[@jaishkhan7442]

Honestly lmao the manga list is easily agreeable

[@CrisisghostOM]

Never gets old how awesome and wholesome is Garnt hyping up his bois

[@AiSherryChan]

Joey’s “hot take” on modern romance anime is SO TRUE. I miss 2010’s shoujo 😔

[@dzello]

I miss stuff like Kaichou wa Maid-Sama.

[@njcheddar]

Shoujo is slowly making a comeback. Now we have at least one or two shoujo anime per season and if they continue to be successful, we'll definitely see more shoujo animes.

[@dzello]

@@njcheddar Yeah but they aren't really good, that's the issue.

[@aSSGoblin1488]

"his and her perspective" i forgot the anime name. either i love that or i was too young to have a taste

[@Puffpuf]

​@@dzello i watch that sh** every 1-2 years. Think i've watched it 7-8 times already

[@camdenjoiner9651]

steins gate is my personal favorite show, the beginning is super slow i agree but seeing Okabe go through being like charismatic jokester, then his mental getting absolutely shattered and then finding the resolve to be himself again and find that happiness through all the shit he's going through was an absolutely amazing journey to witness. 100% the reason it hasn't been topped on my personal list

[@yarion4774]

I just enjoy so much how weird Okabe is at first. You need to have this "slow" start to get to know and even be a little annoyed with Hououin Kyouma, so that the break down of Okabe as a character hits so much harder. And I just realised the most obvious: You also need it to appreciate and feel the hype of Hououin rising again like the phoenix from the ashes. God damn it. xD

[@camdenjoiner9651]

i remember the moment hououin came back to him and that literal bliss I felt like HE'S DOING IT, HE'S BACK BABYYY @@yarion4774

[@QMS9224]

The beginning is not slow because every detail is relevant and you need to pay attention, as all those details will come full circle. I think certain fans saw the high rating and were expecting a shounen tournament arc, sorry this is a show about characters and plot and actual development

[@fgcaceninja]

I think steins gate does not work without getting to know the characters in those first 12 episodes. Its what makes the second half hit so hard.

[@ganymedehedgehog371]

@@QMS9224I think it’s paced well and written perfectly as a VN with all that detail, but that pacing doesn’t translate into anime well.

[@TheMindofagenius1]

i find it absolutely hilarious how Connor was so mad at MAL for keeping the titles in romaji throughout the whole episode xD

[@shyguy5473]

😂😂😂 his reaction to Erased Japanese title was hilarious.

[@TheMindofagenius1]

@@shyguy5473 i mean in that case specifically I kinda wanted to punch him xP because personally I prefer the original title 'cause it just has so much meaning in it that the english title feels like an outright insult, other than that it was just funny to see him lose his shit over Japanese romanization😂

[@naughty_swagger41]

He’s right, if I got the language set to English I want it in English not just Japanese with Roman characters

[@TheMindofagenius1]

@@naughty_swagger41 eh, I disagree, I like it the way it is🤷🏻‍♂️

[@naughty_swagger41]

@@TheMindofagenius1 thats awesome but surely there should be an option to opt out. I cant speak Japanese and only know the english titles of shows so it makes it a rather useless site to most casuals.

[@ratoh1710]

For me, one of the biggest reasons that FMAB deserves to be at the top though not necessarily number 1 is that it is one of the best series that is fully complete and held a high level of quality throughout the entire run. No matter how good most of the seasonal bangers are, they will never be finished.

[@Snzn_7]

kinda sucks how people diss the OG FMA though. Like the best anime experience for FMA probably is watch the OG first then Brotherhood. Because I personally think OG FMA does the Early arcs better and watching Brotherhood after the OG enhances the experience of the later arcs.

[@ionut-stefandinu9302]

@@Snzn_7 I completely agree with you. While watching the first episodes I had the feeling that the director expected that people already watched the OG FMA, and the good part is that most did. The first Arcs feel incomplete without the first anime. But on another matter, I am really sad that the first anime doesn't get the recognition it deserves. People keep comparing it to B, like they would be siblings, even though they are completely different. Of course it will lose, objectively speaking, FMA:B is perfect, no anime beats it, but OG FMA is amazing by itself. The stories hit much harder, the characters are closer to reality, and the stakes are much bigger. It doesn't deserve all the diss it gets, simply because there is that perfect sibling with straight A, who wears the same name

[@ocher8931]

@@Snzn_7absolutely right. FMB rushes through those first episodes to the point of barely making sense. I’d advise people to at least watch the first 10 or so episodes of FMA before starting Brotherhood.

[@rainscents]

@@Snzn_7 watch 50 episode to enhance an already great 60 episode shows? naaaaahhh, thats a whole 2 titles more i can watch i dont understand why ppl bothered by the fact some ppl dissed FMA, look at MAL and see the rating, if you like it, should ve stop looking at what minority said. of course you gonna only find ppl who dislike it, because they who like it, dont care enough to say their opinion about the inferior version of FMAB. there are tons who like it so dont focus on those who hate it.

[@Snzn_7]

@@rainscents it's not really minority when the "general opinion" and people who don't watch parrot it like a Bible is the "opinion" that FMA OG is "very bad". And for people who might want to watch it, and give some time to it just to do so. A "general opinion" that random people blurt out that the show is just bad and not bother to watch it is of course gonna discourage people to simply give it a shot. And I did not ever really check and personally went to comments dudding the OG. Since it is a "general widely known opinion". Even if I am not actively searching for it. Once FMAB is being discussed somebody will give that bad take about the OG regardless. For a widely spread opinion I still haven't really even watched or read a review that actually critiquing the "Good and Bad" of the OG or even a "Fair" comparison between them.

[@Cytrynid]

Man, the way Garnt is talking about FMAB is like a ChatGPT on steroids.

[@abrarankon8948]

Gintama was really a good show . the nostalgia still hits hard afk

[@KBthemediaG]

Hunter x Hunter 2011 gave me a feeling I’ve kept chasing for 300+ anime’s. Truly one of the greatest worlds and storytelling of all time you just kept wanting to get lost and learn more about the universe and powers and man what a great time.

[@itsaUSBline]

What I wouldn't give for a continuation.

[@ignatz2]

It is absolutely wild to me that Death Note has stayed top 5 on mal since 2007. 17 years and it hasn't fallen, it actually went up.

[@LatrinalDuckling]

I mean, it's top 5 in terms of most watched, it's not like people are going to un-watch it lmao

[@LAnite430]

It used to be the most common “gateway anime” for newcomers, so it makes sense. Even better that it has a great cast for dub watchers.

[@keithtestaverde3712]

The most insane part of Re Zero season 2 is that they almost never play the opening or ending so it's basically 30 minutes of straight GAS

[@emma_nutella58]

You can tell Garnt has watched FMAB over and over again and understood the lore and story deeply. He’s got some great point and takes on the show

[@shyguy5473]

I was so glad when he mentioned the Edward brothers. My favourite characters.

[@revenger211]

When he talked about Hues doing the finger thing, I'm not gonna lie, I moaned a little.

[@ricardo140]

its good hearing garnt and joey speak so highly of legend of the galactic heroes because im right there with them, not only does it deserve the spot but it should probably be higher.

[@michaelandrews117]

Frieren still at the top one month later, almost at the end of its season and not just hyped based off of one episode, proving that these lads do, in fact, have Trash Taste

[@ricardorivera7549]

fr im a huge fan of fast paced seinen or shounens but frierens slow pace is kinda nice idk why. its just so chill. the perfect sunday anime

[@ushankudagammana9963]

still no.1 four months later

[@boomboxzer0914]

Garnt and Joey: "We're glad bleach is just finally over" Tite Kubo: "How about we have at least one more arc with dead characters coming back from hell?"

[@rjmathew7303]

I personally think Trash taste should stop talking about Bleach as I enjoy it

[@placate9051]

​@@rjmathew7303I think you should stop commenting because I don't

[@Tatersalad666]

I know it doesn't rank too highly from a popularity perspective, but I think that March Comes in Like a Lion deserves way more love and attention. It was one of those shows that made in into the top 3 when it aired, then got brigaded a bunch by people who didn't want it to surpass their favorite show. When they were talking about if there is a show that you could justify being above FMA Brotherhood, March Comes in Like a Lion is the first thing that came to my mind. That was a show that I immediately got sucked into, and just kept getting better every episode. Its just the complete package of amazing visuals, beautiful music, incredible writing, and powerful voice acting. I know that the show isn't for everyone, but no show can appeal to absolutely everyone. I think that the more anime you have watched, the more likely you are to enjoy March Comes in Like a Lion.

[@namo2403]

sangatsu no lion is shigatsu wa kimi no uso but done right, the author actually written a really good story but since its not shonnen, it gets shadowed in the west

[@samuraigorilla2311]

Love that show. Manga is great too.

[@nekorosis]

AGREE!!

[@meodrac]

San-gatsu no Lion season 2 is at top 19

[@воваомелюх-к8о]

Lol, I drop it after ep 2, this show was my worst personal anime experience ever)) It is just ordinary life some extremely stupid (except this japan chess game) and super-duper "amoeba look like" boy. (and other characters not really better too). Watch this two episodes was so boring and annoying.

[@ching3220]

I was kinda nervous when I saw they'll talked about LoGH, but so glad they think the same. It has some of the most incredible writing I've ever seen. Its themes are almost too scholarly for an anime haha. But Tanaka, the author of the original novels, was a literature graduate iirc, and is well versed in history, so that generally explains the background on why LoGH is what it is. As they said, it really takes commitment to get into. Even with someone as dumb as me who is not really into themes about politics, ideologies, war, humanity, philosophy, and whatnot, the show really challenged me think deeper on these topics. But even if it places such great emphasis on those themes, it never felt overwrought. Because more than the intelligent writing aspect of it, the emotional writing of the show, most of the characters are just done extremely well. There are some lines in LoGH that almost read like poetry. You can tell that the author poured so much thought to his work, being it such an expansive world and story. And it has one of the greatest endings ever. It is by no means perfect, but is definitely a great piece of writing. For those that want to get into LoGH, the DNT remake is done well, if you find it hard to get into the old animation. Because truthfully, the animation in the earlier episodes of the original OVA were a bit rough to get into but it eventually got so much better. The ships looked so good in the remakes, Reinhard's Brunhild looked so pretty. And obviously, the quality of the battles is way better. But I honestly like the character design more in the OVA. The novels are great too, but they said the english translations aren't the best but honestly after reading almost all of the novels, I thought they were completely fine.

[@chrisv2712]

the english translation of the novels were completely fine! ova elitists just wanted an excuse to not have to read the original text 🤡 the ova they so highly hail like the second coming of jesus isn’t a completely accurate adaptation either (i.e. the first season has some changes from the first 2 novels, some characters especially reuenthal were not accurately depicted) but apparently they refuse to read the original source 🤷‍♂️

[@Kiluei]

HxH has a lot of great elements. And things like experience mattering is also so well done. Like you can be a prodigy, have some insane raw power but you need to first control that power within Nen and on top of that you need experience. If you lack that, the experienced Nen user, who could be even weaker, could beat you through creativity.

[@Nikkska]

Yeah Nen is the best situational power system in my opinion. Opposite of Dragon Ball like “Power levels” and instead about how an ability can counter their opponents. There’s a reason Nen is the gold standard for Shonen battle series!

[@Kiluei]

@@Nikkska Its wild how many rules it has but its still very creative. Its also crazy how Togashi had already created another very creative powersystem as well in YYH. Spirit Energy was very basic but then in the middle of the story he introduces characters who have ''territories'' which was done very well. And lots of modern day manga have copied versions of that. I think JJK has a version of territories. Haven't watched that series yet but it looked like it from what I read. Togashi was even able to add a whole different powersystem into HxH while explaining Nen. With Greed Island and the way the game worked. Which also was a Nen ability lol

[@SleepyGaming-ie9fb]

The boys on JJK S2 (currently Top 22): It's being underrated, it will go up after the season ends. Meanwhile, the boys on Frieren (Top 1) which is airing at the same time: Recency bias for sure I know they recorded this episode about 3-4 weeks ago, but boys, does it age badly.

[@itsyaboi7727]

Top 22 and Top 1 are very very different

[@ReidoFutebol98]

and what about nostalgia bias?

[@marwan_ht93]

Man I watched gintama when i was new to anime and it made my japanese culture knowledge so much bigger, especially with the insane amount of translation notes per episode it seriously tests your reading speed and comprehension.

[@requiemforameme1]

I’ll never not laugh at the Gintama bit about Ryutaro Nonomura. 😂

[@josiesetiawan9516]

fan translations for anime shows used to go SO hard with the notes. honestly, i miss them so much seeing as how streaming services never put in that much effort nowadays

[@ddizzyme]

Because of those inital episodes of steins gate i really like to rewatch steins gate every few years (and also SG0 VN) and sometimes when u go back to notice small comedy moments or wholesome moments like feris and mayushii throwing random partys or talking about chicken or soda or anything it just feels very nice to revisit this world.. Even in SG0 like SG0 is even more slower and repetitive than SG but thats the whole point of the show.. U get to live in this world with the characters and care for it.. For me SG is a masterpiece of an anime..

[@zackleonard8559]

My brother made my mom watch Brotherhood in her 50s and she really enjoyed it. She said it was 10/10. She also really liked Avatar the last airbender. One of the things that brotherhood does that I think makes it stand up, even today, is that it is incredibly original. It doesn't fall into any of the tropes that plague anime these days. It has 10/10 story, 10/10 emotional scenes, 10/10 characters, 10/10 action, 10/10 animation, 10/10 music, 10/10 world building.

[@ctvuniverse4414]

I mean, it's the best anime I've seen, but I wouldn't say it's a 10 out of 10 at everything, especiallly world building.

[@like2upload3videos]

Exactly. The show excels, not just 'does well'.. I'm talking completely excels, in literally every single category. Literally cannot get any more perfect.

[@AtomicZamurai]

Omg you're purely exaggerating

[@Sophia_JiYun]

When Garnt talked abt AOT being planned from the start I completely agree. I admit I fell off the anime but I avidly kept up with the manga. I remember when I first read the scene where we find out about Grisha’s past and my mind was blown. For a good 5 minutes all I could say was “he’s a genius. Hajime Isayama is a genius” and ranted to my dad about how everything was planned, everything led up to this. It’s a memory I can’t forget, the satisfaction of everything coming together and the realization that everything you were confused on was actually dangling right in front of you just can’t be beat.

[@samarjeetbhonsle6000]

AOT is a show that derserves a rewatch

[@shyguy5473]

Unfortunately the ending is still garbage.

[@samarjeetbhonsle6000]

@@shyguy5473 the ending is perfect in terms of themes. If ur argument is that not enough characters from the main cast died then that's the most useless thing to criticize with 0 literacy.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

​@@samarjeetbhonsle6000Nah the themes were muddled due to the ending

[@catbuzza1657]

Even tho the ending isnt that good, but it doesnt matter, snk is the type of show where everything before the ending is what makes it legendary.

[@DatzGameplays]

Connor doesnt realize that western anime fans are not only from usa and uk, the french speaking, the spanish speaking and so many other lenguages doesnt have to use the english name, that why MAL uses the japanese name, so anyone can find the show, doesnt matter what lenguage are you using to search for it.

[@quaidan]

As a counterpoint however, The whole MAL website is in English. Plus it’s just not consistent with some shows having their titles in English like full metal alchemist being the English title with shingeki no kyoujin being the jp name.

[@lartaguixa]

​@@quaidan Isn't Fullmetal Alchemist the original name?

[@rokxxu]

Also, fun fact, it's a configurable setting, if you want titles in english or romanized japanese, just that the romanized japanese is the default setting.

[@laboon344]

​@@rokxxujust what ?

[@robustanybody5138]

Data a bs take

[@witext]

Brotherhood obv benefits from the nostalgia factor, but I genuinely think that if it came out today, it would still be on the top of MAL long term, cuz it is genuinely just such a well written show thanks to being a remake. I mean I saw it for the first time in 2016/17 & it’s my favorite show for how fantastical & heartbreaking it is

[@onpu]

Agreee

[@bluemage5149]

I think brotherhood got a great hook intro where they revive their mother than lost there body part but other than that the 3 episode after that did not really make you want watch it compared to top new animes now. For example attack on titan and Vinland saga had a great 5 episode starting run.

[@WieldMyWord]

Nah it does not hold up that great today, the show has a lot of boring parts and dragged out scenes + the animation is not close to JJK or DS animation which is a big factor nowadays apparently.

[@namo2403]

It definitely has "nostalgic" bias, its like death note to me. Sure its not "bad" but it definitely doesn't hold a spot if it came out today, mal has primarily a western based audience which is more catered to shonnen, just look at dbz and opm popularity in the west

[@phaolo6]

I still mourn the previous version. I only managed to watch the first ~10 episodes of FMA and I already preferred the slower pace and the darker setting. FMAB felt more childish and less "scary" overall, even if it ended up being more faithful to the manga.

[@Atles101]

It's funny to me how Garnt managed to remember Ghost Banri in Golden Time, and how out of left field that whole scene was. No need to worry about turning down childhood best friend when they can get with your ghost!

[@asangante9405]

sometimes i forget joey is the anime man lmao he's like a retired war general but with anime 😂

[@nooaah8286]

As a new anime watcher, I have to say.Code geass is one of my fav shows… watched it 2023 for the first time and it was amazing, even though it hasn’t aged that well in your eyes…

[@solanumtuberosa]

I do like the show in terms of the world and setup, but watching lelouch feels like the light yagami chip scene summarised in one person.

[@inktea256]

The Knights of the Round should have been the main characters, the highest authority in the aristocracy juggling politics while struggling with the ethics of Charles’s conquest while learning about the beautiful culture of a long-isolated island nation that is still stuck in the medieval period. (Apparently the Black Ships are canon to the Code Geass universe because the lazy writers knew there likely wouldn’t have been another way for them to modernize. Gee, that’s not suspicious messaging.) Too bad the MC was nothing but a generic self-insert 2Cewl4U character that makes it clear the Director can only make one kind of protagonist (Gun x Sword is almost as bad) because he knows it makes money.

[@Thatll_Do_Pig_]

I also just watched it, and honestly I get what they are saying. Without any nostalgia, the issues stick out quite a bit

[@Nupleyboi]

Hyo Recent new Stein's Gate viewer (not a new anime watcher however) I adored the first couple of episodes of it, *especially* the "overly anime" parts of it I think it uses them in a much more casual and fun way than most other shows do, mostly because it feels almost nostalgic to that era of anime where people who were into that culture were SUPER passionate about it It makes it feel more like the characters are just talking about things that they like, rather than being cringe, but I do understand how others would see that differently

[@enzoidd]

As someone who just watched steins gate for the first time a couple months ago and has rewatched it twice with friends, I really don’t think it would hit as hard if it was cut down. The first 11 episodes are a slow burn but they dripfeed all the necessary info you need to build into the second half, and the payoff is absolutely worth it.