Tonari no Youkai-san

TV Asahi and ABC (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation)'s late night anime programming block which broadcasts on Sundays from 2:00 - 2:30, launched in October 2020.

Not to be confused with Anisata (アニサタ) which aired on Saturdays from April 2016 to September 2020, rebranded into ANiMAZiNG²!!!.

Anime in the genre of horror or paranormal that are set in the Japanese province and rural region. Such shows often have a characteristic "Shinto" paranormal atmosphere and a rich collection of Japanese horror tropes, so I thought this stack would be quite interesting for people who like authentic Japanese horror or paranormal anime.

When creating a stack, the following criteria were used:

* Provincial or directly rural setting.
* Characteristic Japanese paranormal or horror elements.
* Melancholy, philosophical and thoughtful storytelling style
* "Esoteric" music.
* As a more urbanized alternative, Japanese macabre humor and play on urban legends.
* Strong use of Shinto elements and mentality
* Vibrant visual style of anime in general.

Part 2 of my list of anime which are considerably low in typical tropes.

Part 1 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/6133

Shows where anthropomorphic animals, animal people, and the like feature prominently.

One entry per franchise.

For non-anthropomorphic animals see https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26380

Anime related to animals, where animals have an important role in the story

Notes: I have definitely watched/read the anime/manga that I give a rating
I will not give a rating below 5, Rating 5 for me = 1, >8 = recommended
if it's not good for me, the status "Dropped" and no rating

Anime with major characters who shapeshift into different (non-human) body forms and back.

Exclusions:
- One-off transformations.
- Shifts of only gender or ears/tail.
- Robots changing form purely through their own technology.

One entry per franchise.

if you like dark stories, unpredictable plots or plot twists, anime that affects the audience's emotions such as sadness, annoyance, hatred,
heart-wrenching tragic anime, you can watch this

Notes: I have definitely watched/read the anime/manga that I give a rating
I will not give a rating below 5, Rating 5 for me = 1, >8 = recommended
if it's not good for me, the status "Dropped" and no rating

Anime set (mostly) in the countryside: inland rural areas and small semi-urban towns with lots of nature. These anime will take you away from the huge metropolises like Tokyo or Osaka, and provide you instead with much more laid back, slow-paced, natural places.

Finalmente vendo os animes da temporadaaa >_< Lista com todos os animes que eu me interessei de 2024, pra pelo menos ver uns 2 eps e ver se curto ^^

I watched all of these anime during Spring 2024

Top anime (in my opinion)
New in Spring 2024:
1. KAIJUU 8-GOU, In a world filled with Kaijuu monsters, MC, a kaiju corpse cleaner, turns into a Kaijuu and uses his powers to fight Kaijuu by joining the Japanese Defense Force. Adapted from the popular manga with the same title, produced by Production I.G so it displays good action and fight scenes including top 3DCGI, there are comedy scenes too

2. WIND BREAKER, Fighting between high school gangs, initially MC just wanted to be the strongest then he entered Furin High School where the school is a gang that protects society, adapted from the manga with the same title, very good hand to hand wrestling scene and details, then there are funny scenes/moments

3. JIISAN BAASAN WAKAGAERU, A couple of grandparents who have lived together for decades, one day they became young again because they ate a golden apple. Adapted from a manga with the same title, it presents a slice of life story which has many moral messages, teaches about family relationships and friendship, there are funny moments but there are also sad moments which depict the togetherness/moments of the grandparents couple whose age has reached its limit.

Sequel:
1. BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA S7, continuation of the Hero vs Villain battle

2. KIMETSU NO YAIBA S4, Hashira Training Arc

3. KUROSHITSUJI S4, Public School Arc, Ciel received orders from the queen because the queen's nephew, who was at school, did not come home, to investigate this, Ciel entered as a student at the school. As usual, about half the season presents fun things and the MC tries to get along with the people at the crime scene while carrying out the queen's orders

Completed: SHUUMATSU NO WALKURE, The large number of humans doing things that make the gods angry (such as destroying nature, etc.) makes the gods decide to destroy humans, but this is blocked by a Valkyrie and she suggests holding a one-on-one Ragnarok fight between 13 Gods Vs 13 Humans chosen to decide whether humans should be destroyed or not.
Adapted from the manga with the same title. The plot is quite slow because every fight is really detailed. There has been criticism of the anime because there are fight scenes that are like PPT, but the storyline is still interesting. The gods and humans are also quite famous, such as Poseidon, Hades, Thor, Zeus, Hercules, Shiva, Buddha, Adam, Lubu, Jack The Ripper, Okita Soji, etc. In my opinion, an interesting fight is Hercules (God) vs Jack The Ripper (Human) because it is sad, a murderer but represents the human side, while the god who is a former human who protects humans actually represents the god side and in my opinion it is quite sad in this fight, but there are other fights too. no less interesting

Movie: HAIKYUU THE DUMPSTER BATTLE, Karasuno vs Nekoma match, Salute the camera movement (cinematography) in every scene during the match, but unfortunately the duration is short, next Movie Final Part II Karasuno Vs Kamomedai

Top Anime Opening Songs of Spring 2024
1. "Sugar Blood Kiss" by FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE (Vampire Dormitory), adaptation of the manga by Ema Toyama (If Nakayoshi readers definitely know this author), FL has always looked male (unlikely no one realizes that she is a woman, including ML even though beautiful, not like men), living in a sedentary life because she was staying with her relatives, one day she was thrown out and was looking at a bridge, then slipped and was saved by ML. FL is allowed to live with ML in the men's dormitory on the condition that FL gives his blood (which ML says is not tasty) to ML, who is the successor to the vampire king.

2. "Stardust Memory" by Takaya Kawasaki (Bartender: Kami no Glass), Remake of the 2006 anime, Miwa and her partner are looking for a bartender to run the bar counter at the Cardinal Hotel. The hotel management only demands one thing from the candidates, namely that the bartender must be able to make the best drink known as "Glass of God", then Miwa meets the MC at Eden Hall. The bar there provides drinks that can ease the customers' worries at any time. Every glass served providing much needed entertainment for the people who come

3. "Obake Himawari" by Pii (Tonari No Youkai San), a village where humans, demons/youkai, gods live side by side, youkai here are animals/objects that transform/reincarnate to become like humans/living creatures

Top Anime Ending Songs of Spring 2024
1. "Nobody" by OneRepublic (Kaijuu No.8)

2. "Blue Star" by Sayaka Yamamoto (Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii?), in a world where wizards are feared by humans, the MC who is a wizard buys a female elf slave when there is an auction for the king's relics devil (the strongest magicians are called devil kings), because the MC usually lives alone, at first it was a bit awkward to talk to the elf he bought (the MC is Tsundere)

3. "Iro no Naka” by Aoi Kubo (Tonari No Youkai San)

Not really a dub watcher, just like make lists.

As a reminder, this stack is intended for shows that contain a variety of healthy queer representation (or other minority or marginalized or underrepresented people and communities) without "implied" speculating in "general" shows that either don't directly address queer issues as main theme or treat it as a normal part of life rather than a moe. The second part, the first here - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/13449

Warning, for some of the included shows, this topic, as well as its image, may be a spoiler. Also, English is not my native language, so if my vocabulary in describing a particular topic may sound problematic, feel free to let me know. I will correct the text as soon as possible.

Animes starring anthropomorphic animals.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/3719
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/3720
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/6893

Thanks to the users eblf2013 for collaborating.