Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen

MBS's late night anime programming block which currently airs on Saturdays from 1:55-2:55.

Collection of anime that focus on as a main theme or include visual, performing or literary arts that are considered a part of traditional Japanese culture.

Critics & Connoisseurs was a club that was founded in 2008 and ended club activities on the 31st of 2022.

The goal of the club was to come up with a list of highly recommended quality shows that are exemplary either within its genre or universally. An anime needed a 70% approval rate in our voting to get on the relation list. The following anime are all part of said list.

You can see the club page here:
https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=2913

Anime Relation List Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/324
Manga Relation List: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/334

Most unic anime form 2010s

being an artist is not easy

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, this is basically a list of all my favorite anime. Anything I give a 9 automatically gets on this list, but only the entry from each franchise I liked the most. Feel free to try and watch every single anime on this list.

Associated words: Light (Visually and/or Thematically), Character-centric, Dialogue-heavy, Personal, Artsy, Trippy, Existential, AND/OR Satiric
(Emphasis on AND/OR)



Do check out the other 'half': https://myanimelist.net/stacks/4922 (Some shows could also fit here)

Animes focused on the world of entertainment, the music industry, different types of disciplines and art.

Shows don't necessarily need to be about high stakes, fatalities, harshness or mind wrenching philosophies to make one contemplate their life and, perhaps, reinvigorate the will to live better.

This is a collection of works that while might not share anything in common on surface - have delivered on that hard to put a finger on feeling that makes us be glad to be alive or just revives a small part of that wonder that one loses overtime - be it through infectious optimism and passion or seeing characters prevail through profound suffering.
Shows here are everywhere from the things mentioned above, exquisite beauty or to the most light-hearted stuff that oddly strikes a chord with you in an existential way.. or just simply makes up for a good time, because it's in those moments that we stop to appreciate what we have and can still have while spinning a little vignette of hope into being.

As for the shows that didn't make the stack - it's most likely due to something else already filling the slot whilst delivering the same point across better. It's very vague and some shows might be surprising to see on a list like this - but it does make sense once you experience it. Just gotta be openminded enough to welcome it.

I've added some seasons to some of the entries or straight skipped over some - this is due to the fact that certain parts of a franchise often touch upon specific subjects, themes or emotions better than it's prequels.

This originally had over 80 items... but then I realized you can only do 50. Oops?

Dude he's flirting - Mark
- Bl that's actually good with well written dialogue and characters and is not cringe
There is bl inspired in this list but come onnnnnnnn, but my soul knows otherwise

I’m tired of men and their slutty little waist
Goddamn
See you lickin' frostin' from your own hands

Maybe it's a blessing in disguise
I see my reflection in your eyes

(Keyword : yaoi, shonen-ai, shounen-ai, danmei, BL, boys love, gay, fujoshi, fudanshi, josei)

These are the animes that have been nominated for Anime of the Year during the Crunchyroll Awards.

These are the animes that contain Best Boy nominees from the Crunchyroll Awards.

These anime were nominated for best anime Opening during the Crunchyroll Anime Awards

Anime where theres a strong lead female character
no fanservice, no moe or no lesbian stuff

We're in the midst of a rakugo manga golden age, so time to shout out some rakugo anime.

Honorable mentions:

* "Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai" for its many rakugo fan storylines
* "Oishinbo" for Stan Black, an American rakugoka and foodie

Anime series that covers all of its original source they're based on, with some notes.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/16812
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/19939
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20122
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20258
Part 5: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20709
Part 7: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21451
Part 8: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21523
Part 9: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29835
Part 10: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35847
Part 11: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39870
Part 12: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/41719
Part 13: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42460

Anime featuring romantic relationships between adults, featuring aspects of adult life. Feel free to let me know if there's any I've missed!
Still being updated.

A diverse list of anime in genre and type (OVA, specials, TV-show etc.) that is outside of #250 popularity. These are some of the ones that I hope more people will watch. The notes will indicate:-
1. Genre
2. Whether it is part of a franchise, if so which season
3. Review (if I did one)
4. Summary impressions.