Time to wrap up the Winter season, though so far Spring has me wrapping up far more than the last few months did in order to keep warm! There’s not a massive amount of difference from my mid-…
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With the exception of a few standouts, winter 2024 was a very mediocre anime season. That, or I made poor choices when deciding what to skip, who knows?…
Winter 2023 End of Season Rankings
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Apologies if this one seems rushed and sparce; not only are my memories of these series being quickly overwritten by Autumn’s far better lineup, but also my original…
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Autumn 2019 End of Season Rankings
Before I share my thoughts on the year as a whole (let alone the past decade), here’s what I ended up watching to completion this season! As usual,…
Summer 2020 End of Season Rankings
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Spring 2024 End of Season Rankings
Now with an actual intro! A bit later than I’d have liked, but last week was super busy (in a very good way). Hopefully the extra time will…
Spring 2021 End of Season Rankings
We’re only a few days into the Summer anime season, and I’m already missing the Spring – the new lineup looks so small and mediocre in comparison, with…
Autumn 2023 End of Season Rankings
Pretty much all the winter anime have now aired, and (I think) I’ve got a lineup I’m happy with! But that can wait for a future post, this…
Autumn 2021 End of Season Rankings
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Spring 2020 End of Season Rankings
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Summer 2023 End of Season Rankings
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Summer 2021 End of Season Rankings
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Autumn 2020 End of Season Rankings
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Spring 2023 End of Season Rankings
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Summer 2024 End of Season Rankings
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Winter 2020 Mid-Season Rankings
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Winter 2024 Mid-Season Rankings
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Winter 2021 Mid-Season Rankings
Winter 2021’s episode counts are all over the place, some shows are about 3 weeks ahead of others! For the sake of fairness, I’ve watched no more than…
Winter 2023 Mid-Season Rankings
New year, new anime! And Winter 2023 has certainly delivered some good ones, enough that I picked up one more than originally planned. That plus the three ongoing…
Summer 2022 Mid-Season Rankings
Here we go again! I wasn’t feeling very optimistic about the Summer anime season, but while it’s true there are no stand-out hits, I’ve at least managed to…
Spring 2022 Mid-Season Rankings
It’s only Spring, and I’ve already given up my plans to limit myself to 8 new anime per season this year. :razz: Though I only went for one…
Autumn 2022 Mid-Season Rankings
This is, without a doubt, the strongest anime season I’ve experienced since I started watching shows weekly, more than a decade ago. I ended up skipping sequels for…
Winter 2018 End of Season Overview
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Winter 2022 Season Preview
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Winter 2022 Season Preview
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023
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Winter 2022 Anime Season Overview
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Winter 2022 Anime Season Preview
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Winter 2022 Season Guide (Updating)
This might be the latest (as in most tardy) season preview we’ve done, except for the early years when we’d just watch whatever whenever. It looks to be…
Winter 2022 Anime Season Preview
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