| So, we are almost at the end of 2023 now. Let's talk about Anime of the Year for 2023. This will not be a poll or popularity contest. Instead, share the anime you've enjoyed most this year. You can pick two anime. Can be ongoing or finished. [1] Anime you've enjoyed (Must be released in 2023) [2] Anime you've enjoyed (Release date doesn't matter) My AOTY would be, [1] Sousou no Frieren - This was so much unique. No isekai bullshit, and we've got a proper fantasy anime which is also very good after so long. Has some of the best animations, soundtracks too. [2] Link Click - I love its storytelling. Every episode had such an interesting ending, and some scenes legit made me cry. Haven't seen the 2nd season, but this is one of the best one I've seen this year. |
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Edomae Elf is my favorite anime of the year. Second place goes to D4DJ: All Mix. |
SerafosDec 12, 2023 11:49 AM
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| Hard to pick only one, but here’s my top 11 anime of the year. -Oshi no ko -Bungou stray dogs s4&s5 -Sousou no frieren -Onimai -Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu -Aot final season kanketsu-hen -Hoshikuzu telepath -Jjk s2 -Dr.stone s3 -Vinland saga s2 -Mushoku tensei s2 |
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| gridman universe is my anime of the year ye i know its a movie honorable mentions are overtake and pluto |
| Winter: Vinland Saga/Gridman Universe Spring: Oshi no Ko/Skip and Loafer Summer: Link Click/JJK/Bungo Stray Dogs Fall: Frieren |
| Oshi no Ko. I thought it blew everything else I watched this year out of the water (yeah I know I’m boring). |
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| 1. Frieren 2. City Hunter 2 followed by Ranma 1/2 |
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| I don't have a clear choice, there was nothing extremely outstanding this year. If I should pick one it would be out of the three anime I rated 8/10-s this year: 1. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) ... it is still ongoing, so it is not perfectly clear right now how good it will be in the end 2. Tengoku Daimakyou (Heavenly Delusion) and the third one a bit lower on the shelf but maybe the most relaxing of all: 3. Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu (The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today) One of these three. |
IshitatesoDec 12, 2023 8:38 AM
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| Pluto or heavenly delusion. Watch them, they're great. |
| I can already sense that so many people (myself included) will say either Frieren, Oshi no Ko, or Pluto. Anyway, I’m picking Frieren and Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru. |
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| Vinland saga followed by frieren, these two are only 9/10 or above for me. rest are meh 😑 |
| I feel like I have seen this thread already. For now mine are Pluto and NieR:Automata ver1.1a, but there are still...six more titles (and a non anime series) that I want to watch. Oh wait you said the most enjoyed, and not exclusively from this year, I misunderstood. Nier:Automata ver1.1 first, I'm not sure about the second, there were a bunch that I enjoyed almost equally, maybe it's Ghost Hound, maybe Kizumonogatari, maybe Figure 17, maybe The Ravages of Time, it's hard for me to tell. |
CaptainKenshiroDec 12, 2023 8:55 AM
| Jjk, I don't remember the last time I had so much fun watching a shonen |
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This dance is the pinnacle of human achievement. |
| 1. Vinland Saga S2 2. Frieren 3. Jujutsu Kaisan S2 4. Attack on Titan S4 P4 |
| [1] 1. Sousou no Frieren 2. Pokémon (2023) 3. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 4. Pluto 5. Link Click II [2] The only anime not from 2023 that I've watched this year and ended up being a 9/10 at least is Digimon Adventure, so that's it. Best isekai confirmed. |
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| - JJK S2 - Frieren - Apothecary Diaries - The Eminence in Shadow S2 - Stardust Telepath |
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My top 3 anime of the year are:
Honourable mentions, no particular order:
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| from everything ive watched this year i would say its either frieren or vinland saga s2. Hm: Apothecary diaries (although i would like to see more to see if it gets even better or the quality of the story drops), oshi no ko I also want to show love to dangers in my heart, its not the best anime ive seen this year but it was pretty good. |
| I have to agree with Sousou no Frieren, I came late to the party and binge watched like 12 episodes, it is amazing As for the second one, it would be Seitokai Yakuindomo. |
| If I had to pick 1 Danmachi s4 p2 Other than that Dr Stone s3 Dekoboko majo |
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| baldur's gate 3 easy sweeeeep buddy |
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| Vinland Saga, Frieren, Pluto, Attack on Titan |
 "Don't let your memes be dreams."- Ancient Japanese proverb, probably |
| 1. JJK S2 2. Oshi No Ko 3. Onimai 4. Frieren 5. AOT Final chapters 6. VINLAND SAGA S2 7. Mushoku Tensei I will put JJK as number 1, but the rest arent in a particular order. |
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| Vinland Saga S2 Bungo Stray Dogs S4 & S5 Dr Stone S3 JJK S2 AOT S4 P4 |
| Best anime of 2023... For me the top spot is a tie between Tokyo Revengers s3, Attack On Titan final season part 3, and The Apothecary Diaries Close seconds Oshi no Ko and Buddy Daddies |
| What debating with DigiCat is like according to APolygons2 That's why I thought a discussion would be pointless. It doesn't feel like a debate. It feels like I'm playing chess and somehow lose to an uno reverse card after loosing all my monopoly money lol |
| Susu No Freerun Oh Shit No Coke Ten Goku's, Die Mack Yo Fargo Reservation Dogs |
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| the best one i watched this year also aired this year so i will give two SNK final Pluto |
| attack on titan of course, second would be idk mushoku or something. haveb't thought about it much |
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
| Aot JJK Vinland saga Idk which i like the most tho tbh |
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| Series 2023 Pluto Movie 2023 The Boy and the Heron Series general ??? I literally watched almost nothing this year Movie general Memories |
idk why I was here but I'm prob back to playing Dragon's Dogma 2 again when you read this |
| Trigun Stampede followed by Rent-a-Girlfriend S3. |
| My personal pick would probably be Vinland Saga S2 but from what I heard Oshi no Ko, AOT finale and Jujutsu Kaisen S2 are very strong and worthy contenders too. |
| Only 2? Winter 2023 - Buddy daddies (I enjoyed this one, so yeah I gladly mention it here) / Handyman Saitou in Another World (I rate this 5 Maderakas) Spring 2023 - Mashle / Edens Zero (FR it is good, a tad annoying to see some core characters being similar to the character design in Fairy Tail, BUT even so, Edens Zero has it's own DNA & it's great. I only hope Fairy Tail 1000year quest doesn't get dropped or delayed because of the development of Edens Zero. I want both to progress steadily) Summer 2023 - Mushoku Tensei II (a tad boring on the story progress department, but even with that, the storytelling is just captivating. will continue watching Rudeus being a Pervy Sage) / Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation Fall 2023 - Spy x Family Season 2 (it keeps being good, the cruise episodes were cool where Yor took the main spot) / Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023) (a very good remake, loyal to the manga, good art, good VA's, this is made with love & care) AOTY = 1) Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation, the hype is surreal, nothing beats this. 2) Mashle, I found this F funny and I love comedy. It's like One Punch Man goes to Harry Potter magic school |
| I don't know who quotes me and then deletes the comment, but know that you make my day. STEAM's GOTY 2024 the Ghost of Tsushima |
| In line with my usual disclaimer, I'll reiterate, as always, that I will not be including second (or any later number) seasons of the same series from series which started in different, earlier years when answering this question. Since for ratings and rankings with these type of questions and list-making, I like counting those series just once under the original year in which they started. In addition to new series, I watched and completed or am in the process of watching (for those still airing): Don't Toy with Me Miss Nagatoro season 2, Vinland Saga season 2, Mahoutsukai no Yome season 2, Mushoku Tensei season 2, Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story season 2, By the Grace of the Gods season 2, Shiguang Dailiren season 2, Arknights season 2, Goblin Slayer season 2, and Saihate no Paladin season 2. But I'm not putting any of those in the running. For new series, far and away for it's both Tengoku Daimakyou and AI no Idenshi significantly above all others. So: 1.) Tengoku Daimakyou 2.) AI no Idenshi For the two. My Top 5 would probably look like this: 1.) Tengoku Daimakyou - 7/10 2.) AI no Idenshi - 8/10 3.) Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon - 7/10 4.) Hikari no Ou - 7/10 5.) Handyman Saitou in Another World - 7/10 (probably; haven't formally rated it yet as I still have a few more episodes to go) Most other new series I've watched are 6/10-tier and a few 5/10s. I'm also presently excluding ongoing/still airing series from that consideration though. Of those, the one most likely to dethrone an existing entry and seize one of the slots (in something like a top five list) is The Apothecary Diaries, but I wouldn't feel comfortable placing or even mock-rating that yet until much closer toward the end. |
WatchTillTandavaDec 12, 2023 2:38 PM
| Fall is the best season and all may favs are in here with The Apothecary Diaries, Eminence s2, Spy x Family s2, and Tearmoon Empire. Well as long as they maintain this quality that is. |
| For me it's Sousou no Frieren by landside. |
| Pluto was the clear winner, being my only 10 this year. 9s: Bastard: Heavy Metal Dark Fantasy Season 2 Bungou Stray Dogs 5th Season Fate/Strange Fake: Whispers at Dawn Hell's Paradise Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon IV Part 2 Link Click Season 2 Trigun: Stampede Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You Season 2 |
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
| I didn't watch a lot of anime made this year but my favorite was definitely Pluto. From older anime I watched, my favorite would be Ouran High School Host Club, never thought I would love it but it's definitely great. |
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| As usual with these discussions, I always have to clarify that I only watch titles that have finished airing. Thus I've only watched maybe two or three titles of Fall 2023. Anyway... Here are my AOTY contenders, ordered roughly: Vinland Saga Season 2 Oniichan wa Oshimai! Pluto "Oshi no Ko" Oooku Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season - Kanketsu-hen Can we please stop asking what the best anime of the year is when it hasn't ended yet? |
| Hard to pick just one, I've liked quite a few animes in 2023, here are some of my favorites: Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu 2 Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Isekai Nonbiri Nouka Kaiko sareta Ankoku Heishi (30-dai) no Slow na Second Life Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. 2 Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta Temple Helck Kanojo mo Kanojo Season 2 |
| Tengoku Daimakyou but still i only gave it 7/10. This year just wasn't very good. |
| Still need to watch friren but so far: 1. Pluto 2. Vinland saga (would put the first slam dunk above it if we count it as this year) 3. Jujutsu kaisen s2 4. heavnely delusions (I probably enjoyed it the most though) 5. Love is war movie (if we count it as this year) |
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