Best show of season?

thepath said:
Mob2 weaker ?!! You must be kidding man

Nyuu3 said:
Too soon to say, but I definitely think it's up there. I wish more shows that can't afford amazing animation would bank on the color design instead. The darkness and fog work to obscure the lack of detail and what's left there are these heavy reds and blues that are totally doing it for me. And all of that gives the show the strong atmosphere it needs to pull off the slower pace.
That said, it REALLY helps if you find Wakaba and the Rinas cute. I can easily see them driving some viewers up the wall.

Azumi-tei said:
Probably, I really love the feeling and story pacing, when the episode ends I wish the next one was already out there!

It's a unique story about discovering the world, and we can feel as clueless about that world as the characters. While some shows you can predict the path of the story from chapter 1, here we come to experience that mysterious feeling instead.

On another note, I don't expect it to have the same success that kemofure 1 had, because it doesn't have a lot animal girls and that is a big bonus for some people.

raccoon-child said:
He even put TateYusha on the same level as Mob. No standards. Mob is God and should not be taken for granted.

malMaxi said:


Mob1 is God.
Mob2 is below TateYusha level so far. Which is fine, TateYusha is pretty great so far and things might reverse in the future, too. Ultimately, TateYusha has a shelf life: you watch until you get tired of Naofumi emo. Mob is more stable in that way, however Mob2 specifically has the issue of all the real interesting stuff having already happened in Mob1. The scene i'm looking forward the most to doesn't even feature Mob (gogo Body Improvement club captain!).

Afloo said:
haven't seen it but for it to have a score under 6 in a site where everything is overrated it has to be a piece of Shite.

Andy_Roo_45 said:
I'm intrigued but I just think it's one of those shows that you can't really rate until it's complete, it can so easily be ruined or be great depending on the progression of the story. I don;t really think the characters are all that great tbh, can be a little annoying but it's early days.
But how can they think the kid was a monster all that time then she just falls in love out of nowhere - that was dumb.
Also - Mob is god, Mob 2 is already shaping up to be a masterpiece. Best shonen since Fullmetal

Piromysl said:
So far it receives hate for use of 3D CGI and quite annoying MC.
Like any show who does that.
Kemono Friends also had low score at after first few weeks. I hope it will get better too, clearly deserves it.

JJH_ said:


Houseki no Kuni started at 7. Kemono Friends started at 5,5. This site shits on everything 3D... until it turns out to be amazing.

rawrXtina said:
It's one of the more unique shows of the season and I love the mysterious setting and general ambience of the world, but I think it would be a million times better without Wakaba. I'm also hoping the story will start going somewhere soon, because so far it has felt a bit aimless and hasn't really done a lot with the setting beside traverse it. Compare that to a show like Girls' Last Tour which had a similar premise but was packed with poignant philosophical themes that made it so much more than a show about a bunch of girls exploring a ruined world.

-Rogue said:
It's quite soon to discuss the best of this season, isn't it?
I mean most of the animes haven't even reached half of the series.

2ego said:
What the heck is that artstyle, feels like I'm watching some fan-made YouTube cartoons... Sorry, but I can't watch that.

Succesful_Name said:
Well, i wouldn't say best, but it's definitely there inbetween the best with shield hero and mob psycho 2.
It's just the bad cg that drag it down alot, but it kinda fits in a way?

Hisomu said:
Not best but most interesting TV of the season

raccoon-child said:
Hmm... nope, completely disagree. Aside from Gratitude 1000% all the best stuff comes AFTER the first big arc (where S1 left off). The emotional growth of Mob, Reigen, and Ekubo is just delightful to observe. My only criticism of the anime adaptation is that it made the Mogami arc less violent and more fast-paced.

But I'll just agree to disagree as it seems you watch/read Mob for different reasons than I do. And I think we just have very different tastes I guess.

PaninaManina said:
I'm seeing virtually nothing this season because of lack of interest and backlog, but this must be the more consistent anime this season.

It's sad to see over hyped and clichéd anime with questionable content receive much more attention when the little jewels like this one is left overlooked. Worse, there's a army of dumb people hating this for no reason, making "criticism" that are obvious trolling and giving it 1 scores. I can't understand but... whatever.

Each episode get's me more excited, I have huge expectations about the next episode because of all the theories. I'm suspecting that the Sun may raise during episode six.

DonTrumpolino said:
I wonder why so many shows fly by under the radar of the majority. It must be either marketing or accessibility (but tbh I guess the first reason only matters)

astersteril said:

there a ton of ppl give a rating of 1-2 star on this one(hence 5.xx now)
from there you know how many dumb people out there.

Just watch ep7 ...god Wakaba starting to shrine!!!

malMaxi said:
I don't see how anything in second part eclipses both Gratitude 100% and all the preceeding events

malMaxi said:
The most recent Reigen ark, for example, simply falls flat on its face, despite somewhat working in manga.

raccoon-child said:
Wtf, that's not even what I said. Again, I group Gratitude 1000% along with all the important events after S1 as my favorite moments in MP100. Gratitude 1000% is fucking iconic and super important in the story.

See, this is what I'm talking about. I'm sorry, but I can't take you seriously when you say stuff like this, disregarding good writing on the basis that you just don't dig it. Clearly our tastes and the ways we engage with fiction ARE way too different, and that's FINE, I've already said this. You don't need to get annoying about how much you like the earlier chapters better for whatever reasons, I love them too, and they're essential, but it's the stuff happening later that truly completes the story.

I had my worries concerning Reigen's arc since it's central to MP100 and my personal favorite, but they absolutely did it justice. And like I said before they kinda messed up on the suffering part of Mogami's arc, watering it down, but the message itself and how these events tie in with the rest of the series is still the same, so it really is turning out to be a faithful, and beautiful, anime adaptation of a masterfully written coming-of-age tale in spite of a couple of hiccups.

Anyway. This is my last response－looking for your reply through a post full of quotes and having to quote it on top of that, and on mobile, was admittedly an actual waking nightmare, especially for someone who doesn't particularly enjoy interacting on MAL, 1/10 would not recommend. But thank you for your time... I guess? Not that you care about mine but, manners. I tried. (Oh my God, did I try.)

astersteril said:
I think it going to be the top 5 of the season without question
however if we sort it by genre
the top1 of general would likely be Mobs/shield bro,it just have a border viewer spectrum
the best daily life show I think it going to Kaguya sama,the production is tho the roof.
(shield bro and mob2 also very high)

I think those 3 and Kemurikusa would be the top 5 show of the season,each one is top tier in their own genre

now where the genre of kemurikusa belong to is a good question.The way tatsuki made the show is a very basic adventure genre,which the recent anime lacking.
I think a good match up is dororo,both anime is a bit rare in recent year.

Anyway,if Wakaba (the only thing that bring a bit negative value to the show)
character development would become better .If tatsuki could somehow turn the super over curiosity wakaba(less bad now compare to ep1-2) back into the story with some meaning.I think it will shoot up to the top show without a doubt.(like how kaban become much heroine in late eps) I cannot think of a way how to make it.but maybe maybe tatsuki could do it .

fancyjasper said:
If Mob and Dororo weren't airing it'd be my best show. For now it's the 3rd best show of the season for me, tied with Neverland.

malMaxi said:

Regarding the "why people don't watch anime like Kemurikusa more" topic, talked about by @astersteril and @DonTrumpolino
I don't really have much to add, beyoond a simple notion that there is much more media out there than one person can consume, so everyone has to have filters and red flags. If a show triggers a red flag, it is automatically discounted. For some people, it is CG. For others, it is the kind of rough visuals that Kemurikusa has. For others still, it is the screamy kind of protagonist. For others still, it is anything that even remotely resembles Isekai.
Kemurikusa just has bad luck because it gets stuck in too many different filters. Shows like that need to be more than just good to really stand a chance, they need to be talked about and propagated by the people who like them.

astersteril said:
Come to think of it I have some red flag on Moe show and harem stuff(damn I miss my young looking for every harem show).
If not the Super good special ED of Kaguya-sama catch my attention I will skip that show.

Hopefully Kemurikusa will become great success,and change more people view on "bad"anime(let them get used to wired CG haha).it will help more genre coming out in the future time.
I recall kemono friend is really low budget.If a few of those low budget show made a hit.Hopefully more hidden talented people will come out,and investor become more willing to gamble on those cheap title.

WeedCatx said:
I wouldn't say best but this actually became one of the better shows this season. Plot may be lacking but the show shines through the character interactions and the great world building.