Top 50 Anime – 30 through 21

30. Gamers

Some of these it’s been a while since I watched them, but I remember liking them. Gamers is one of those. It’s about a high school game club, not this time it’s video games. But it’s about the characters, really, who go from being a unique group to actually be a group and working together. They learn what the others are best at, and they grow together. There’s some romance sprinkled in as well, because, well, that’s a good enough reason for one of the kids to join the club that the person he likes is in it.

29. Little Witch Academia

Next up is Little Witch Academia, another one that I watched a while ago, but one that is again a lot of fun. What would you do if you really want to be a witch, but you aren’t that good of one. That’s the struggle of the main character as she tries to make it in magic school. The story is cute, it has some fairly classic anime feel to it. The character who is overcoming everything, the typical bad guy groups, but it’s a really enjoyable show. Mainly because the main character is do endearing.

28. A Couple of Cuckoos

A newer watch on the list is A Couple of Cuckoos. And I enjoyed it a lot, though how it ends season one, I feel like it was a bit disappointing. It has some of the typical harem anime style story to it, all the girls fall for the main guy, kind of. But the big hook is the two main characters find out they are arranged to be married. But they don’t know that’s the case to start the show. It is a fun premise and made even better by some of their interactions before they find out.

Now, why it is likely to drop is because of the harem aspect. I wish it just focused on the two main characters getting to know each other and how both of them are weird in their own ways, but also why they like that about each other, that’d be fun. But now it mixes in a bit more, and where it ends, I won’t spoil that, just feels lazy and like the writer didn’t have a good plan on how to stretch out the story. So they went with the most simplistic and harem focused approach.

27. Beast Tamer

A fantasy story, this one is not an isekai like a lot of the fantasy ones that I watch are. But it does have the harem elements mentioned above, but it’s less romantic in nature. The main characters “beasts” that he tames are all legendary creatures with female forms, that’s the main thing. And they protect him versus being damsels in distress almost all the time.

The plot is fun as well. The main character is kicked out of the heroes party because he’s just a beast tamer. That’s not that big a deal or that important. Turns out, he’s the best beast tamer that there is, and not just by a little bit, but by a ton. So no the question is, is he maybe the hero instead. But it’s not something that he really wants nor is it the title the other hero wants to give up. So the story has some standard things to it, but I like the beast tamer powers and how they play that out.

26. Restaurant to Another World

This is one that I’ve watched a couple of times. I like the food in this anime and the story is pretty simple but it works. There are doorways in another world that appear once a month. And those doorways open up to a restaurant in another world. Mainly, it’s a restaurant on Earth in Japan that is open to creatures and characters from this other world. You get their stories as you go through and you get to see lot of different foods. It’s a cute one that has some solid feel good elements to it which I really enjoy. I find it to be a nice relaxing anime to watch.

25. Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy

In standard isekai the main character appears from another world. But the goddess who summons him, well, she thinks that he’s disgusting and worthless. So instead of making him one of her heroes in the wars against the demons, she drops him off on the far side of the world.

Turns out that he is way less useless than she had thought and he starts to develop his own way in the world. It has a lot of Reincarnated as a Slime to it. There is city and society building, but really it’s about the character and how he’s navigating the world. I enjoy that sort of story. And this one doesn’t get bogged down into some kind of weird side stories or long stories that Slime does.

24. My Roommate is a Cat

Do you want an anime that is all about a lot of heart and a cat, this is the one for you. And it’s actually surprisingly emotional for just having a few characters and not that many settings. A novelist who just likes to stay by himself is adopted and adopts a cat. Well, that cat leads him into some new relationships and helps him through some tough times and some meaningful growth. But it’s also saving the cat as well, which is just adorable.

What really drives home this anime is that you get the episode played back, most of the time much more quickly, from the cats perspective. Of times that fills in some really meaningful and cute pieces to the story.

23. Cowboy Bebop

We’re going a bit more serious here with Cowboy Bebop. I say a bit because Cowboy Bebop does have a lot of light moments to it as well. But the story is much heavier in terms of the overall plot. But it works so well. Cowboy Bebop is a classic masterpiece of an anime that has some of the best music if not the best music for an anime ever. Each episode has it’s own well crafted score and that really drives the feel for that episode. It just works. I don’t know what more to say than that this is an anime that every anime fan should watch.

22. My Love Story with Yamada-Kun Lv999

Another romance and this one I watched just recently. Lv999 as I’ll be referring to it as, is the story of a girl who is dumped by her gamer boyfriend. She swears of gamers as all being horrible. Turns out, they aren’t as horrible as she thought when her life bumps her into Yamada. It’s a will they – won’t they – can they admit their feelings for each other sort of story. Neither of them really wanting to, or knowing how to as their relationship grows and starts to mean more to both of them, obviously. It’s really cute and the stakes are never that high, so it’s relaxing and enjoyable to watch as well.

21. Dagashi Kashi

And wrapping up this section we have Dagashi Kashi. Another one that I haven’t seen a bit, but it’s a cute story about a dagashi store being run by basically a kid. If you’re not familiar with dagashi, it’s basically cheap candies and snacks. They are one of a few of these stores that is still family run and owned. And it’s about that, but it’s also about the history and story of the food.

The cast of characters is fun, there’s a bit of romance to it, and overall just another one of those relaxing and enjoyable watches. It’ll make you want to try all of the foods as well, which is good and bad all at the same time.

Final Thoughts

I really love so many of these. Little Witch Academia is one where I feel like I want to watch again. And this time it’s a little bit less funny and more cute or heartfelt anime on the list. Is there one that stands out to you as a favorite? Or is there one that you’d want to watch?

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Top 5 Most Anticipated Anime of 2023

5. The Devil is a Part-Timer Season 2 Sequel

I really enjoy The Devil is a Part-Timer and while it’s not always the most consistent show, the characters are a lot of fun. I’m curious to see how the story is going to build. The current storyline is just fine in my opinion and I hope that they can wrap it up in a good way. But I’ll still watch it gladly for the fun characters in there.

4. Eden Zero Season 2

This one I consider just to be a fun anime, it’s not the best, but there is just something fun about it. The main character and side characters are likeable. There is a good amount, meaning a lot, of fan service. But the whole show is just absurd and a lot of fun. It’s from the same manga creator who did Fairy Tale and you can tell. But there’s just something fun about what has been created. And I want to see where this story goes because it should be going somewhere weird again.

3. Mashle

This is one that I just picked up the first manga for. But it sounds entertaining to me. Mash is a magic-less guy who lives in a world of magic. That sucks for him, so he makes up for it just with strength. But of course magic is everything in the world, and that just sounds like it’s going to lead to some good action and some good comedy. It reminds of Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town. Mash is most likely going to be way more powerful than he expects.

2. Bofuri Season 2

This is just a fun premise for an anime with fun characters. The main character is new to video games, but she joins an MMORPG. She just doesn’t want to get hurt in it. So she grinds away until she maxes out her defensive stats. And now she’s exceedingly over powered in this world with a build that no one would think of. Plus she’s still herself who is someone who doesn’t always want to try crazy things or new things. A second season sounds like a good time.

1. Solo Leveling

This one I am so excited for. I picked up the five books that are out and it’s a ton of fun. Or is it five books and four out in English. A Korean story originally, it is getting an anime adaptation which I want to see what they do.

The world is basically being connected to another realm or something. Dungeons that open up, and Jinwoo he’s a weak hunter who goes into dungeons for the money to help his family. But when things go sideways, he, instead of getting killed in the dungeon, is given a new lease of life, though one that seems a lot like a video game. The story is fun, and while Jinwoo is a bit of an edge lord at times, it isn’t nearly as bad as something like say Overlord. So I am very excited for this one.

Honorable Mentions

It’s harder for me to do honorable mentions. For stuff like movies or TV shows, it’s one’s that I know a bit about that I just won’t seek out immediately. With anime, a lot of the time it’s whatever comes up or whatever sounds interesting to me. So Jujutsu Kaisen which I’m reading now will be one that I need to checkout season one and then watch season two. There are other ones that I just need to catch up as well. Spy x Family, Beast Tamer, and more make sense to put in the honorable mention even if they don’t have a new season this year.

What anime are you looking forward to in 2023?

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