We're a little past halfway through the year. Top 10 so far? And bonus question

@nishant0 Nothing egregious about Mushoku Tensei being so high and a 'disgrace' towards the fantasy genre, it's been excellent in actually developing characters and setting itself up well for the long run, showcasing personal struggles and conflicts and having the best episode this year in my opinion in Episode 22 of Season 2. And I like the other shows you mentioned but I liked MT more.

@animejas sorry, but turning a full fledge adventure anime into mc's ed drama for literally half of the season and then his family (the one he created by himself) drama isn't really my cup of tea, so I wouldn't call it a good fantasy either. A good fantasy anime explores its lore alongside with its plot just like in dungeon meshi and frieren. Again, I haven't watched latest part and don't wanna watch it either after the disappointment I felt in season 2 part 1, so yeah MT is anything but not a good fantasy.

@nishant0 It's not yours but the way his character basically symbolizes going through depression and how that affects him in this case mentally and physically with abandonment issues is something worth exploring, even if the idea on paper is crazy or sounds way too odd without any sort of context for people. It's a show that is phases, it can explore fantasy and lore building simultaneously with character drama or it can focus on one or the other naturally like Rudeus is actually living a normal life. The whole thing with Rudeus' characterization and issues he goes through is multilayered and not just black and white in a way with how it is presented. The whole thing with ED is a lot more than just the dumb idea of seeing ED be explored in an anime but how psychologically the whole thing from season 1's end affected him for a long time. If you're not a fan, that's fine but it being high on other people's lists can be reasonable and make sense in other ways, not unreasonable at all. Dungeon Meshi and Frieren are ultimately very different to Mushoku Tensei and while I liked all three (Frieren is in my favorites list too), Mushoku Tensei's characterization and buildup of characters and giving them weight and depth is something more personally impactful to me than the others. It's a really good fantasy story that does not have to be a fantasy story with adventure all the time and actually makes the adventure stuff, action elements or even lore involved have more weight to it when primarily focused on without having anything being overdone.

Hmm...It really depends on what genres you prefer as a baseline.