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Apr 30, 9:13 AM
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mines apocalypse hotel. the setting is not original but still well written and the art style is phenomenal
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Apr 30, 9:18 AM
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Witch Watch
It's so much fun. Nico is such a delight to watch.
Apr 30, 9:22 AM
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If I had to pick just 1 Witch Watch. I have had trouble finding the ecchi anime uncensored though so my opinion might change.
Apr 30, 9:22 AM
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kowloon and mono are tied for me right now
Apr 30, 9:24 AM
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Too early to say, no clear favorite yet.
Apr 30, 9:32 AM
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My favourite anime of this season as of now is To be Hero X.
Apr 30, 9:41 AM
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Out of the 15 new series that I'm currently watching (which excludes the one continuing one - The Apothecary Diaries season 2) - and I already dropped three immediately from their first episodes and am not including them in this count here, and may eventually watch a few more still from this season which either have been inaccessible or I haven't gotten around to trying yet, my favorites have been:

1.) Kowloon Generic Romance
2.) Kijin Gentoushou
3.) Apocalypse Hotel
4.) Ballpark de Tsukamaete!
5.) Mono
6.) Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi
7.) Aru Majo ga Shinu Made
8.) Uchuujin Muumuu

But that is a loose order which is subject to change, although I can't see any of the series on it in their current placements changing more than one or two ranking spaces up or down. My second and third-ranked favorites, for example, could easily switch places depending on how they develop in their middle and ending portions in a satisfying manner or not to what degree and extent, since we are still very much now at (the end of) their beginning portions.

The first three are the only ones I can say which have a shot at rivaling my favorite series from last season, Tasokare Hotel.

Those are the only ones I'd say that I presently like well enough to consider as "favorites" (even in this context with this liberal use of the term, since I'm classifying eight out of 15 - or more than half, in that way). The ones I'd place after those eight would be The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the Mysteries and then Your Forma.

The remaining five (Rock is a Lady's Modesty, Teogonia, Lazarus, Summer Pockets, and Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey), I'd say I like just slightly above a "Drop" level. Or I've gotten far enough into them now that I feel like just continuing versus dropping, out of inertia. They're easily watchable.


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Apr 30, 9:51 AM
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Kowloon Generic Romance, potentially AOTY and best romance of the 2020s unless the upcoming Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku will turn out to be even better.

Apocalypse Hotel is also pretty good, potentially in my top 10 of 2025.
Apr 30, 9:56 AM
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Apocalypse Hotel is definitely in my top 3. Episode 4 this week was just so much fun.

My favorite so far is Kowloon Generic Romance (as of Episode 4). It just looks gorgeous, and the writing and storytelling is tight, weird and intriguing. But since the story depends so much on the mystery, it can all fall apart towards the end as they try to wrap things up... I have some faith in the show at the moment, though.

Anne Shirley is another one in my top 3.
Apr 30, 10:10 AM

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Apocalypse Hotel is definitely in my top 3. Episode 4 this week was just so much fun.

My favorite so far is Kowloon Generic Romance (as of Episode 4). It just looks gorgeous, and the writing and storytelling is tight, weird and intriguing. But since the story depends so much on the mystery, it can all fall apart towards the end as they try to wrap things up... I have some faith in the show at the moment, though.

Anne Shirley is another one in my top 3.
@perseii I guess we do share a braincell. My top 3 are identical to yours again
Apr 30, 10:36 AM

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I'm watching 15 anime this season (excluding aopthecary diaries). I have watched at least 3 episodes of each and my personal ranking (subject to change) is

1. Apocalypse Hotel
2. Anne Shirley
3. Kowloon Generic Romance
4. To be Hero X
5. Mono
6. Lazarus
7. Rock wa Lady no Tashinami deshite
8. Kidou Senshi Gundam: GQuuuuuuX
9. Wind Breaker Season 2
10. Minja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi
11. Kijin Gentoushou
12. Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey
13. Maebashi Witches
14. Aru Majo ga Shinu Made
15. Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru

Some shows could easily go up and down in my rankings, especially 1-6 are rather open. 11. and 13. could potentially climb in rankings a bit but I do not expect anything else from 14. and 15.
Apr 30, 10:55 AM
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Apr 30, 11:07 AM

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Apocalypse Hotel followed by Gquuuuuux

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Apr 30, 11:14 AM

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My favorites are

1. Aharen S2
2. Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray
3. Anne Shirley
4. Once Upon a Witch's Death
5. Witch Watch
6. Rock is a Lady's Modesty
7. Apocalypse Hotel
8. Killing Slimes S2
9. Loser Ranger S2
10. Mono

but they are many great shows that are underappreciated like Ninkoro or Catch me at the Ballpark!
Apr 30, 11:28 AM
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Kowloon Generic Romance
Summer Pockets
Kidou Senshi Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Witch Watch
Anne Shirley
Lazarus

There is a high chance that i won't finish any of them. The season itself is not bad at all, but everything is just way too mid i guess
Apr 30, 11:30 AM
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Just 3 so far
1. Super cube - a better version of solo labelling with excellent animation.
2. To be hero x - somehow this show reminds me of Tiger and Bunny. Animation, music and storytelling are top notch so far.
3. Kowloon Generic romance - Has huge potential to be sleeper hit of this season
Apr 30, 11:31 AM
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Apocalypse Hotel, Uchuujin Muumuu, and Ume Musume are the 3 that I watch as soon as they are released
Apr 30, 11:33 AM

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Based on what I look forward to most it's probably Go Go Loser Ranger
I'm also very invested in Wind Breaker, Lazarus, To Be Hero X and Black Butler

I've got a few anime on my ptw I've not started but thinking of removing like Kowloon Generic romance, Apocalypse Hotel, everyday Host and #Compass as I feel like I won't really like them much
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Difficult to choose as there is a lot I really like this season so far: Summer Pockets, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?, The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows, Rock Is a Lady's Modesty, Once Upon a Witch's Death,...
Apr 30, 11:52 AM

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Not counting sequels or ongoing anime from previous seasons, I'd order them roughly like this so far:

1. Kowloon Generic Romance
2. Witch Watch
3. Anne Shirley
4. Lazarus
5. Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals (spinoff, not a sequel, so I'm counting it here)
6. Kijin Gentoushou
7. Apocalypse Hotel
8. Danjo no Yuujou wa Seiritsu suru? (Iya, Shinai!!)
9. Mono
10. Kanpekisugite Kawaige ga Nai to Konyaku Haki sareta Seijo wa Ringoku ni Urareru
11. Gorilla no Kami kara Kago sareta Reijou wa Ouritsu Kishidan de Kawaigarareru
12. Ballpark de Tsukamaete!
13. Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi
14. Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru
15. Rock wa Lady no Tashinami deshite
16. Aru Majo ga Shinu Made

Obviously, this order will probably change a bit, but this is where things stand right now.

I'm enjoying all of these for the most part, and currently wouldn't rate any below 7/10. The only one I may drop is Aru Majo ga Shinu Made. There's really nothing wrong with it, but I'm just struggling to maintain interest. There's also a few series I'm still considering picking up.


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Apr 30, 12:45 PM

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The only one I may drop is Aru Majo ga Shinu Made. There's really nothing wrong with it, but I'm just struggling to maintain interest.


Due to Meg Raspberry's struggle to fill her tear jar?
Apr 30, 1:48 PM
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Yep, my choice as well! Had a good feeling about this anime from the start.
Apr 30, 3:32 PM

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Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray and Lazarus my faves
Apr 30, 3:35 PM

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Of the small selection I picked, Dinner table Detectives. Turning over the most recent case in my head kept me sane on my most recent shift.
Apr 30, 3:52 PM
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I'm only watching 6 shows from this season, but so far are Cinderella Gray and Anne Shirley. The latest Gundam GQuuuuuuX episode kind of made me lower its ranking. I'm also digging Apocalypse Hotel and Shoshimin Season 2, but I feel those need to progress more before I can put it on top.
Apr 30, 6:00 PM

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I kinda like catched up to what I wanted to see from last season, so I have been briefly exploring some shows on the current season. Old habits die hard after all.

TBATE, lol tbh I don't know what the F this is. It is not faithfull to the original manhwa. They are raping the story to fit a different narrative. I fully understand why it is getting so much hate. It's just weird & akward. A real shame, cause I don't think it will get more episodes now.

The Super Cube, I started watching this, cause I 2 was entranced by the lengthy nice action scene. However... the story is laughable bad. Hurray 4 the power of F social media to promote this slop lol.

To Be Hero X, only 4 episodes and there will be 24 in totall? I'm really curious to see where this wildride will take us. First minute was a bit akward seeying all the 3D animations, but once you witness the seemless transistions to 2D, back and forth... goddayum my dopamine levels spiked :D Visually a very cool show that will surely leave a mark in the industry and enter the hall of fame. Storywise I'm satisfied, it has an intrigue and good pacing.

That's it 4 now, I haven't seen more.

I plan to check out Lazarus, 2 bad the first impressions here on MAL seem to lean more towards the negative (= disappointing) side.

Furthermore I'll surely give Witch Watch a try, because I enjoyed Little Witch Academia back in the day (lol 2017 already, time is flying!)

Of course I'll see S2 of Go! Go! Loser Ranger! . I plan to binge it.

Lastly I'll give these 3 a try with zero expectations: From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows (You can thank this show for the chance I'll give you) & I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!


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Apr 30, 6:07 PM

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I feel like the art is NOT what's impressive about Apocalypse Hotel. It's the concept.
You got it all wrong, imo^^


But anyways:
For me it's To Be Hero, simply for the dumb, entertaining Popcorn-Fun it provides. And it looks amazing.

Disappointed by Lazarus....

Second Season of Loser Ranger is probably the Show I enjoy most, right after Hero X
Apr 30, 6:20 PM

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The Apothecary Diaries and To Be Hero X
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would've been kowloon generic romance had it been a faithful adaptation. so it's to be hero x for me, yaiba is up there as well though.
Apr 30, 7:07 PM

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I half want to watch a lot of stuff but can't at the moment.
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aru majo
its just so my type
it also feels like majo no tabitabi had at least some influence on it


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Apr 30, 8:17 PM

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Kijin Gentoushou is in a kategori of it's own, followed by Kidou Senshi Gundam: GQuuuuuuX and Kowloon Generic Romance.
Actually, why we're at it, lets make a ranking:

SS (9/10): Kijin Gentoushou
S (8/10): Kidou Senshi Gundam: GQuuuuuuX, Kowloon Generic Romance
A (7/10): Rock wa Lady no Tashinami deshite, Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals
B (6/10): Lazarus, Teogonia, Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi
C (5/10): Katainaka no Ossan Kensei ni Naru, Chotto dake Ai ga Omoi Dark Elf ga Isekai kara Oikaketekita, Princession Orchestra

No SSS (10/10), but that's expected. No D (4/10) or F (>=3/10) so far, but that's because I don't even given those a chance, or drop those in their first episodes (Dropped Haite Kudasai Takamine-san in episode 1, for instance), but technically some in the C tier could fall to there.
Apr 30, 8:28 PM
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I'd pick the Lycoris Recoil: Friends Are Thieves of Time. shorts, for keeping the best parts of Lycoris and making it short and accessible but that'd probably doesn't count as "anime". Then Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi is currently my favorite being a comfy college life show, basically yuru yuri but for college.
Apr 30, 8:46 PM
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Kowloon generic romance. Great atmosphere and it's the one I look forward to the most.

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Apr 30, 11:26 PM
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To be Hero X
My favourite anime of this season is To be Hero X. It's good. I don't know why only less people watching it.
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These aren’t ranked in any particular order, but overall, these are my favorites of the season:
As for Kowloon Generic Romance, I’m skipping the anime for now since I heard it’ll cover the entire manga in just one season. I’ve started reading the manga instead — and I’m pretty happy with it so far. But after seeing such nice receiving, I am now considering to watch.



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Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey
Uchuujin MuuMuu
The Mononoke Lecture
The Dinner Table Detective
Summer Pockets
Rock Is a Lady's Modesty
Shoshimin s2
Please Put Them On, takamine-san
Once Upon a Witch's Death
Mono weekend animation
Food for the Soul
Catch Me at the Ballpark!,
Lazarus
Your Forma
Anne Shirley
Kowloon Generic romance
My hero academica vigilante
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While I might cast another vote for Witch Watch, my big sleeper surprise of the season is Catch Me at the Ballpark. It's the series I most look forward to every week. It's got a great cast of characters, and if you've ever spent much time watching baseball games, you know they've caught the vibe of a ballpark down pat. It doesn't hurt that snaggly toothed Ruriko is the gyaru's gyaru either.
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Anne Shirley
Kuroshitsuji
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl
The Too-Perfect Saint

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I'm only watching two this season: NinKoro, and To be Hero X. I pick the latter because it's actually very compelling to watch
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Yeah, Apocalypse Hotel is pretty far up on my Spring List right now too.
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Mine is Lycoris Recoil: Friends Are Thieves of Time, this might be biased but this series is just so funny and fun to watch eventhough the episodes are only 3 minuetes.
If we count ongoing, then The Apothecary Diaries is in my top list.
But my hidden gem this season goes too Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey, this one is just peace, while you expirience diffrent sights and the hidden culutre of Japan.
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To be Hero X
My favourite anime of this season is To be Hero X. It's good. I don't know why only less people watching it.
@3033

MAL users are rather conservative towards donghua.
Also currently it sits on 8th place in terms of popularity, far from being unpopular compared to other seasonals.
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Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi I really enjoy watching it, so far it's my favorite

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@NS2D elaina and meg are quite opposite, but the magical world setting and the episodic nature reminded me of majo no tabitabi

speaking of witches, witch watch is kinda like saiki k

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Fluffygreygrass said:
elaina and meg are quite opposite, but the magical world setting and the episodic nature reminded me of majo no tabitabi


But do you think they'd get along?

Honestly, Meg is more like Saya than Elaina.

These two series have created a yearning among the masses (okay, me) for an urgent and wholehearted crossover. It must happen.

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Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc. Seriously, no one has mentioned that as their answer yet? Wtf.

I'm saving up to binge-watch To Be Hero X, but I absolutely love the art style and I'm sure I'll love it based off of what I've heard from other people, so I'll just throw that out there as a potential favorite. Anne Shirley was a huge contender, but unfortunately the rushed pacing is ruining the show for me. All the other 7 seasonal shows I'm watching/dropped are a 5.5/10 at best for me so far. Quite a lackluster season tbh.


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To Be Hero X is definitely one of my top favorite anime this season.
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Anne Shirley was a huge contender, but unfortunately the rushed pacing is ruining the show for me.


Then consider giving the original Akage no Anne series a watch at some point. According to some accounts, it's somewhere in the realm of 5x less rushed.
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