Another year has come and gone, so it's time to reminisce about 2023, and how fondly Earthchild has changed Nik's life. 6:31 - 2023 Recommendations 6:56 - Earthchild 10:31 - Fullmetal Alchemist 13:21 - Monster Musume 15:19 - She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat 16:39 - Fire Punch 19:34 - Blank Canvas 22:03 - Oshi no Ko 24:21 - Beauty and the Beast Girl 27:15 - Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games 29:26 - Show-ha Shoten! 33:06 - To Love Ru 35:32 - Hideout 38:18 - The Walking Cat 40:43 - YuYu Hakusho 45:14 - Soloist in A Cage 47:40 - Worst 2023 Recs 57:14 - Best 2023 Recs 68:01 - Dropped Series 75:43 - Other Series 77:52 - Recap Series in 2023 78:57 - Ginka & Glüna 80:44 - Akane-banashi 82:59 - Black Clover 84:42 - Blue Box 87:07 - Discussing prior series 87:49 - Boruto 90:21 - Chainsaw Man 93:08 - Cipher Academy 96:27 - Edens Zero 100:14 - Green Green Greens 101:25 - Kaiju No. 8 104:17 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 107:10 - My Hero Academia 110:44 - Nue Sexorcist 112:02 - One Piece 116:08 - PPPPPP 120:14 - Spy x Family 123:09 - Tenmaku Cinema 125:48 - The Elusive Samurai 127:43 - Two on Ice 128:37 - Undead Unluck 131:49 - World Trigger 134:23 - Superlative Awards 2023 134:47 - Best Hero 137:36 - Best New Character 140:15 - Best New Power or Technique 143:05 - Best Cipher Academy Chapter Title 146:59 - Worst Relationship 149:18 - Best Speech 151:56 - Biggest WTF Moment 156:03 - Best 2-Page Spread 157:36 - Best Twist 160:31 - Best Fight 163:06 - Most Improved Character 165:55 - Bleach Memorial Best Severed Limb Award 168:29 - Coolest Moment 172:35 - Best Villain 174:38 - Best Series
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