Winter 2024 First Impressions Thread Happy New Year Everyone and Welcome to Winter 2024!!! Last season was stacked with a lot of good anime from 2023. This season will feature more sequels to popular series and more new/original series that have potential to be hidden gems of the season. Here's what anime I'm going to be watching for Winter 2024. Chained Soldier Mashle 2nd Season Solo Leveling High Card Season 2 Sengoku Youko Metallic Rouge The Witch and the Beast Urusei Yatsura (2022) 2nd Season Bucchigiri?! Meiji Gekken: 1874 If I had to describe Winter 2024, I would say it would be the season of Original anime. You have Bones doing Metallic Rouge while MAPPA is doing Bucchigiri?! There is also The Way of Pon(still don't know how to play Mahjong) and Meiji Gekken: 1874. The only highly anticipated series I see is Solo Leveling and possibly Chained Soldier . The lack of big titles can also allow last season favorites such as The Apothecary Diaries and Sousou no Frieren to remain on top this season. What anime will you be ringing in the new year with? Feel free to share you first impressions in this thread. |
AddaeAkonoJan 17, 2024 7:44 AM
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| Beryl and Sapphire S4 After the events of S3, this arc is a surprise! Looking forward to Beryl x Sapphire moments with Sapphire fumbling his way through potions as a chem major XD Ishura Ready for the abundance of characters whose names I'll struggle to remember as hyped hehe. Loving the soundtrack. Too bad the eyecatch wasn't fully translated, it looked like a cool lore bit. :P A Sign of Affection Aahh I love it! The balance between sound and silence is on-point, and we get a nice blend of talking out loud, writing/texting, and learning sign language. Sign of the week: "sure" ^^ Solo Leveling This episode was so fragmented, with the narrator interjecting for exposition, that it didn't feel like an actual story. The "three years ago" prologue was also a bit of an odd placement, especially when coupled with the info dumps. I was also hoping the first episode would end with the protagonist acquiring his new power or undergoing the Big Change, even if the episode needed to be longer for it. :/ Mr. Villain's Day Off This was hyped as a healing sort of anime and it didn't disappoint. Right away, the main character has a huggable energy without being a literal Baymax, and little kids both approach him easily and are terrified of him cuz of his *evil aura*. Him eating ice cream in a cold room cuz he's afraid it'd melt is precious—strawberry mochi and the promise of a baby panda saved the world ^^ Doctor Elise As a pre-med, I was instantly drawn by this anime's premise. The fragmented beginning was a bit off-putting, but when the main story started, immediate respect for Aoi's poise, surgical etiquette, and ability to get her colleague to calm down and focus. And she has personality outside being the "surgeon queen"—the sweet tooth bit was cute and quirky! I both liked and disliked the plane scene: props for presumably saving everyone she could, but oof for not triaging, including for herself. :P Metallic Rouge You know it gets real when that song plays during Rouge vs Viola ^^ Sengoku Youko I went into this anime with no background knowledge besides the synopsis and the poster showing an awesome-looking white-haired character who I thought was Tama—the main visual has since changed to a more basic one showing the main trio, and Tama, it turned out, just looked like a little kid. Also, I thought Jinka's VA was Kiku from Rakugo Shinjuu, but that also turned out to be wrong—though he voiced Miyano, Moriarty, and Tanaka from Odd Taxi. :O |
ApocalypSnowJan 10, 2024 12:43 PM
Winter 2024 anime that I'm planning to watch (list not final)
Continuing from Fall 2023
Not interested:
Undecided on the rest. |
StyxParadiseJan 3, 2024 8:01 PM
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| For me not a season with bangers titles apart the continuing series like Frieren or Apothecary diaries. I'm looking forward to find surprises in this earlier part of the year. Winter 2024 Ranni watchlist Shows that i probably will like Hikari no Ou 2nd Season : finally the mysteries will be revealed and we are near the dawn of the war Dungeon Meshi : adventuring through dungeons, finding new recipes and a high potential for gags... could be stay among my favorites... Metallic Rouge :i don't know almost nothing but is Studio Bones stuff: animation will be awesome, sci-fi is one of my favorite setting. Sengoku Youko : it seems a long extraordinary journey with many battles, : it's a 3-Cour Anime that will fully adapt the manga Yubisaki to Renren :A Sign of Affection, it could easily trigger our emotions, it will be like A Silent Voice but in University continuing Kusuriya no Hitorigoto : they will start the second novel, really interested about the destiny of Maomao after the shocking end of the first cour. Sousou no Frieren : a solid arc is about to start Shangri-La Frontier : in these latter parts the show became more a MMORPG's adventure and i liked! Undead Unluck : in the last episode lost some of its shine, now is very shounen shows that i don't have high expectations COTE III Mashle 2nd Season High Card Season 2 Mato Seihei no Slave Solo Leveling |
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| Day 1 / Jan 1: Isekai de Mofumofu Nadenade suru Tame ni Ganbattemasu. What a way to start the already heinous 2024...with an Isekai, of all things. This just sounds like Sweet Reincarnation, just change the Sweets with the fluff. Alright, but just meh. |
KANLen09Jan 5, 2024 6:42 AM
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| Day 2 / Jan 3: Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun 2nd STAGE Tomozaki-kun is back with the social gamer vibe and interpersonal relationship! Hopefully he grows more to become the mediator of the class with the heroines and class minions, that's all I'm asking for. Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 3rd Season All I'm praying for at this point, is to see the LN conclusion of the 1st Year arc. Everything else since Season 2, was a massive disappointment that I don't actually care about much now. Ishura This show has me caught by total surprise. Apart from it being locked in Disney+ jail, it displayed a lot of potential just by mashing various things together, from Attack on Titan's titan-ish Golem to action prevalent of shows like Deca-Dence and Sabikui Bisco. This show will not get a lot of attention, but I hope it sure does, because it's one alluring premiere you WANT to watch more of. Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete POO-WEE it's Mahou Shoujo Ecchi goodness! This show is easily the MOST surprising for me, being partially uncensored (thanks Sentai / HIDIVE) for being a company of culture and it is good, SO GOOD. A girl wanting to be a Mahou Shoujo, but got blackmailed into evil with a sadistic side? That's unruly in the most batshit way possible, AND I WANT MORE OF IT! |
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| Day 3 / Jan 4: Dungeon Meshi Studio Trigger's newest anime since the SSSS.Gridman franchise series, and man, it's great to see them back into anime once again. And Netflix knows the game to market and simulcast this, so they've been given more Ws now than Disney+ who also licenses anime BUT barely markets them. Mato Seihei no Slave One of the more anticipated shows coming out this season, coming from the author of Akame ga Kill!. And...it was pretty good. The CGI leaves more to be desired, but there is potential in the new series focusing on alter Esdeath and her ability to fanservice on the MC. I haven't read the manga, so it's full on uncensored degeneracy from here on out! Sokushi Cheat ga Saikyou Sugite, Isekai no Yatsura ga Marude Aite ni Naranaindesu ga. Yup, this is as typical fantasy Isekai as it can go, being an Arifureta of sorts. But while that show is at least enjoyable in a sense, this show...it's pulling out all of the extreme stops for an Isekai with a One Punch Man-esque Saitama-like MC. Still on the fence about this, but it's just on the low space. |
KANLen09Jan 4, 2024 11:59 PM
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| Chained Soldier For a show that has a very kinky premise, I really liked it. I was definitely feeling the Akame Ga Kill vibes when Yuuki transformed into a demon with Kyouka's Eternal Chains: Slave ability. It was really badass. That kissing scene was very erotic, if that's Kyouka's definition of a reward then sign me up to be her slave. However, the one thing that is holding this series back is the CGI of the demons which could have been polished a little bit more to make smoother against 2D backgrounds so that they don't stick out as an eyesore. I like the ED, so I'm looking forward to seeing the next episode. This anime has the potential to be a hit, hopefully it will get a second season. |
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Reply to ApocalypSnow
Beryl and Sapphire S4
After the events of S3, this arc is a surprise! Looking forward to Beryl x Sapphire moments with Sapphire fumbling his way through potions as a chem major XD
Ishura
Ready for the abundance of characters whose names I'll struggle to remember as hyped hehe. Loving the soundtrack. Too bad the eyecatch wasn't fully translated, it looked like a cool lore bit. :P
A Sign of Affection
Aahh I love it! The balance between sound and silence is on-point, and we get a nice blend of talking out loud, writing/texting, and learning sign language. Sign of the week: "sure" ^^
Solo Leveling
This episode was so fragmented, with the narrator interjecting for exposition, that it didn't feel like an actual story. The "three years ago" prologue was also a bit of an odd placement, especially when coupled with the info dumps. I was also hoping the first episode would end with the protagonist acquiring his new power or undergoing the Big Change, even if the episode needed to be longer for it. :/
Mr. Villain's Day Off
This was hyped as a healing sort of anime and it didn't disappoint. Right away, the main character has a huggable energy without being a literal Baymax, and little kids both approach him easily and are terrified of him cuz of his *evil aura*. Him eating ice cream in a cold room cuz he's afraid it'd melt is precious—strawberry mochi and the promise of a baby panda saved the world ^^
Doctor Elise
As a pre-med, I was instantly drawn by this anime's premise. The fragmented beginning was a bit off-putting, but when the main story started, immediate respect for Aoi's poise, surgical etiquette, and ability to get her colleague to calm down and focus. And she has personality outside being the "surgeon queen"—the sweet tooth bit was cute and quirky! I both liked and disliked the plane scene: props for presumably saving everyone she could, but oof for not triaging, including for herself. :P
Metallic Rouge
You know it gets real when that song plays during Rouge vs Viola ^^
Sengoku Youko
I went into this anime with no background knowledge besides the synopsis and the poster showing an awesome-looking white-haired character who I thought was Tama—the main visual has since changed to a more basic one showing the main trio, and Tama, it turned out, just looked like a little kid. Also, I thought Jinka's VA was Kiku from Rakugo Shinjuu, but that also turned out to be wrong—though he voiced Miyano, Moriarty, and Tanaka from Odd Taxi. :O
After the events of S3, this arc is a surprise! Looking forward to Beryl x Sapphire moments with Sapphire fumbling his way through potions as a chem major XD
Ishura
Ready for the abundance of characters whose names I'll struggle to remember as hyped hehe. Loving the soundtrack. Too bad the eyecatch wasn't fully translated, it looked like a cool lore bit. :P
A Sign of Affection
Aahh I love it! The balance between sound and silence is on-point, and we get a nice blend of talking out loud, writing/texting, and learning sign language. Sign of the week: "sure" ^^
Solo Leveling
This episode was so fragmented, with the narrator interjecting for exposition, that it didn't feel like an actual story. The "three years ago" prologue was also a bit of an odd placement, especially when coupled with the info dumps. I was also hoping the first episode would end with the protagonist acquiring his new power or undergoing the Big Change, even if the episode needed to be longer for it. :/
Mr. Villain's Day Off
This was hyped as a healing sort of anime and it didn't disappoint. Right away, the main character has a huggable energy without being a literal Baymax, and little kids both approach him easily and are terrified of him cuz of his *evil aura*. Him eating ice cream in a cold room cuz he's afraid it'd melt is precious—strawberry mochi and the promise of a baby panda saved the world ^^
Doctor Elise
As a pre-med, I was instantly drawn by this anime's premise. The fragmented beginning was a bit off-putting, but when the main story started, immediate respect for Aoi's poise, surgical etiquette, and ability to get her colleague to calm down and focus. And she has personality outside being the "surgeon queen"—the sweet tooth bit was cute and quirky! I both liked and disliked the plane scene: props for presumably saving everyone she could, but oof for not triaging, including for herself. :P
Metallic Rouge
You know it gets real when that song plays during Rouge vs Viola ^^
Sengoku Youko
I went into this anime with no background knowledge besides the synopsis and the poster showing an awesome-looking white-haired character who I thought was Tama—the main visual has since changed to a more basic one showing the main trio, and Tama, it turned out, just looked like a little kid. Also, I thought Jinka's VA was Kiku from Rakugo Shinjuu, but that also turned out to be wrong—though he voiced Miyano, Moriarty, and Tanaka from Odd Taxi. :O
| @ApocalypSnow I got you for the Ishura eye catches fam: This week's eyecatch: Golems (written as "machine demon") Demons made using non-living materials. To a varying degree, they have a mind, intelligence and life, and if they have the ability to pronounce, they can use Word Arts too. "Life" is given to them using the "Word Arts of Life", and if it gets damaged, they "die". Word Arts of Life A Life Seal is located in different positions on each one, and identifying it from outside is extremely difficult. (these were translated by MaL user @Embient so please credit them if you reuse this somewhere.) |
| Day 4 / Jan 5-6: Sasaki to Pii-chan "Is this is real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught up in a landslide...no escape from reality." - Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen Isekai with a pet, it's quite the unique feature that involves money...and paranormal psychic powers/abilities? Regardless, I feel that this will be one of the shows this season that will be slept on. You'd better not skip this... Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha I sure as hell did not expect this to be entertaining, but this has got me pleasantly surprised. An undead MC is already unique enough, and his goal to grow and become human again is a plot that interesting as character growth. A pleasant watch this will be one. Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji A Shoujo akin to Kamisama Kiss and Fruits Basket, it's been a while since we've gotten anime focusing on the Shoujo side. It's OK for now, so will have to see where this will go. Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata: Senjou wo Kakeru Kaifuku Youin It's every bit the same as Sokushi Cheat, though still unimpressed. How this Isekai will change my mind into the territory of good, it has a lot of work to do to convince me that this is better than that. Pon no Michi A Mahjong series since Saki or even Akaji / Kaiji? It's quite the unique original show this season. Just either watch it to learn about Japanese mahjong, or just for the CGDCT. |
KANLen09Jan 6, 2024 4:36 AM
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| Day 5 / Jan 6-7: Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari Maybe's 3rd anime adaptation since Scared Beasts back in 2019, it's once again another decent showing, though it still gives me vibes from MAPPA's anime that largely is the same as this show. Still though, there is optimism for this one. Yubisaki to Renren This is peak Shoujo romance right here, and definitely one of the better shows this season. Koe no Katachi a.k.a A Silent Voice with romance? It's easily Shoujo fetish for the romance hearts. MASHLE: Kami Shinkakusha Kouho Senbatsu Shiken-hen One-Harry Potter-Punch Man is back with Mash, and he's about to face one of the biggest lessons in school. Beat the school system with your fists, Mash! Ore dake Level Up na Ken Well, well. The season's most hype show, coming from one of Korea's No. 1 popular Webtoon of all time, it truly delivered the full Solo Leveling experience. Only time will tell if A-1 Pictures can keep this level of hype incoming for the rest. Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu 2nd Season Being one of the standout shows of the Spring 2023 season, this romance show does feel fresh, and its characters strong. It's no surprise that this is getting the sequel now, and it may be more of the same, but it's still a romance show that's peak in its own right. Saikyou Tank no Meikyuu Kouryaku ~Tairyoku 9999 no Rare Skill-mochi Tank, Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou sareru~ Combine Shin no Nakama with Bofuri, and you'll get this show. It's quite the generic fantasy show, though it'll take much to impress of its offerings. |
KANLen09Jan 7, 2024 3:00 AM
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| Day 6 / Jan 7-8: Shin no Nakama ja Nai to Yuusha no Party wo Oidasareta node, Henkyou de Slow Life suru Koto ni Shimashita 2nd To have a sequel after 2 years, Shin no Nakama is one of those series that only one thing matters: a good time of a slow life. It's still just as relaxing as Season 1 a few years back, and I'm ready to be blessed with a good time once again. Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu suru Finally, something different from the villainess sub-genre that we've been seeing similar things over the past 4 years or so. I'm hoping that this'll break the similar Isekai trope of just gushing over similar matters from start to finish and give something fresh to the table. Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san A villain's day off? Everyone needs a day off, good or evil, to experience the fine things in life, from zoos to daily cooking at home. It's definitely something comforting and not to be taken seriously, so I appreciate the cooldown. |
KANLen09Jan 10, 2024 5:57 AM
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| Day 7 / Jan 8-9: High Card Season 2 High Card is back, and I know that not a lot of people cared for Season 1, which I did, and it was a near-perfect setup for what's to come. Season 2 here will definitely get uglier, but I'm praying that the action will remain the same as before. Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu 2nd Season Tsukimichi is back with Season 2, and it's double the capacity at 25 episodes long, despite being handed off to J.C. Staff (coz C2C is still very focused on Shangri-La Frontier). What this journey awaits us all, it's a slow burn...but it will be worth it in the long-run. Hime-sama "Goumon" no Jikan desu I'm like very surprised at this show for providing a tame torture, that at late in the night, is like a temptation to burn the midnight oil by snacking. It's definitely a better low-key show, though how all of this will go, remains to be seen. SYNDUALITY Noir Cour 2 Synduality: Noir is back for Part 2, and I'm still not impressed as of yet. Though Noir is the constant connection providing interest for this show, it still is yet to be seen of how Part 2 will redeem the setup of Part 1 as a whole, so all eyes are focused on this plot. Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi As if BokuYaba isn't enough, there is yet another show heating up the rom-com competition this season, and Dosanko Gal is a near potential for being one of the best shows of the season...but only time will tell if this sticks its plot. Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru This show is definitely not your usual rom-com, being of the Angels & Demons kind. That said, it sounds cliche as a comedy, though there is a need to see what lies ahead to make this a decent watch. |
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| Day 8 / Jan 9-10: Akuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura-Boss desu ga Maou dewa Arimasen There's just too many villainess shows that don't stand out from one another, and sadly this show still feels like one. Fingers crossed that this'll at least be a temperament different from the usual. SHAMAN KING FLOWERS Since there is Boruto for Naruto, then Flowers is considered the OG Boruto for Shaman King. I know that the 2021-2022 reboot/remake is considerably rushed and that not a lot of people gave a heck care about it, so I wish I have hope that this sequel Boruto series can be delivered in its own right. |
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| Day 9 / Jan 10-11: Gekai Elise A Korean manhwa reverse Isekai, I'll give it that at least this is interesting than your usual typical Isekai reincarnation show. That said, Korean authors tend to be more creative with their Webtoons, so I'm hoping that this will be a small game-changer for the interest portions. 30-sai made Doutei da to Mahou Tsukai ni Narerurashii BL series are generally very hard to be accustomed to being a niche theme, let alone a good one on the level of the most recent high-profile series: Given. But this show? It can bring me back to those days of watching a good BL show, I hope it does deliver. Sengoku Youko Famed mangaka Satoshi Mizukami can be said as one of AniManga's most revered authors. The anime adaptations, however, have been both hit (Planet With) and miss (Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer), and the 3rd rondo here through Sengoku Youko, I hope can be yet another hit, considering that White Fox is once again back on the anime track with the exceedingly rare 3-cour run (which I hope is a split-cour). Metallic Rouge Carole and Tuesday meets Blade Runner...for Bones's 25th Anniversary show. Still not feeling this as much, but will see wherever it goes. |
KANLen09Jan 20, 2024 8:50 AM
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| Sengoku Youko That was a good first episode although it ended on a cliffhanger. It kind of reminds me of Inuyasha without the time traveling aspect that merges elements from the samurai era with a mythological fantasy setting. Tama and Jinka are on a journey to rid the world of evil and Shinsuke tags along hoping that he will just as strong as them. Metallic Rouge Meh first episode, so far it feels like a knockoff version of Blade Runner The Witch and the Beast This was a strong first episode for a series that I had little expectations for. The Witch and The Beast is shaping up to be another dark urban fantasy series like Undead Girl Murder Farce except this time we have a soft spoken male mage named Ashaf and a very violent girl named Guideau who was cursed by a witch. Their mission is to subdue the witches and take them back to The Order of the Magical Resonance. I wasn't expecting the third option to lift the witche's curse was to kiss the witch herself instead of killing the witch. In Guideau's case, kissing a witch releases the curse that was sealed in the girl's body into Ashaf's coffin in the form of a monster. This may be one of the hidden gems of the season. |
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| Meiji Gekken: 1874 Onihei vibes, not quite as sexy. |
⭑･ﾟﾟ･*:༅｡.｡༅:*ﾟ:*:✼✿ Umehara is my daily dopamine ✿✼:*ﾟ:༅｡.｡༅:*･ﾟﾟ･⭑ |
| Bucchigiri?! I have no idea what was going on, but it seems like SK8 meets JoJo's Bizarre Adventure if MAPPA is taking inspirations from the old Bucchigiri(Bad Boys Boggie) manga. The premise plays out the same way Rokudou's Bad Girls except this time the MC gets powers to fight off the delinquents in his class. What a wacky way to start the series. Meiji Gekken: 1874 I didn't know Crunchyroll originals were still a thing, but I'm still a sucker for historical dramas as the first episode has hooked me in real good. The aftermath of the Boshin war in Japan has lead the the Meiji Restoration era which marked the end of the Shogunate rule and the samurai clans. However there are still some ronin trying to topple the new Meiji government that is still vulnerable in its 7th year. Shizuma, a survivor of the Boshin war in Aizu is looking for his fiancee as a rickshaw driver while the ronin were planing on assassinating a Meji government official who escaped with his life. I knew the gambling den that was run by the yakuza was cheating, but who were the group of guys that attacked the gambling den with eye patch guy? Shizuma managed to save the police chief who lured the ronin into another ambush and is now being recruited into the police force which will help him find his fiancee faster if she still alive. This show was announced at the last minute before the Winter season started so I don't expect this to catch on while there are other shows out there. This show kinda reminds me of Revenger from last year, so maybe I'll put re-watching the Kenshin remake to the side to watch this one. |
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