The BEST Anime of Summer 2023 - Ones To Watch
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- Beat the Summer heat (and smoke) with the best new anime of the season! From magic schools to zombie vacations, we got something for everyone.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:04 Elementary, My Dear Severed Head
03:48 Cinderella With Psychic Powers
05:42 What if R2D2 Was a Cute girl?
07:40 Did What Junji Ito Collection Couldn't
09:31 HouseMD.exe
11:07 Harry Potter And The Actually Good Writing
13:12 Who Wants to be a Demon Lord
14:49 Love Live Fans Pls Help me Think of a Gag Title
16:03 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Kitchen Sink
18:14 Incredibly Loud And Violent Quitting
20:18 Big Fat Bargain Bin
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Basically, the mc in reborn as an varding machine is Basically an shopkeeper in jrpg
Hey Geoff, are you 100% sure it isn't the 09:38 "Gene of A.I. " ?? Not Aiigh ?
Where did you get that shirt?
I keep watching these videos but I hate that after the pitch I can't just click a link to get more info about each show, or even copy-paste the name of it as text. I have to pause the video, scrub back to the beginning of the section, and then transcribe the text on the screen.
I'm surprised that you didn't bring up the IRL story behind how Vending Machine actually got made. Knowing it completely reshaped how I read it.
The author's father died after falling from a ladder. As he and his family were trying to put their lives back together, he worked in his late father's convenience store (which had a bunch of vending machines). Understandably, he asked himself what he would regret not doing if he were to die suddenly like that and the answer he came up with was write a popular light novel. Vending machine was his fourth and final attempt because he was satisfied with following through on and chasing his dream even if none of them were popular. Then, unexpectedly, Vending Machine became a bigger hit than he ever hoped for getting a manga adaptation that also did well.
I'm not normally a big manga reader but I binged Vending Machine after a few things clicked in my head about choices made in the first chapter. Boxxo is powerless, he can't communicate his feelings, he's starting a new life after tragedy, he wants to find meaning, and he pledges to act so he doesn't have regrets. That all sounds like generic shonen stuff until you realize that isn't at all why the author chose it. It's a deeply personal story of a man trying to use isekai fiction to process tragedy in his own way. And he comes out of it happy, funny, and with a zest for life.
Woah. That changes my perspective on the show
Dammit you won me over
Thank you for writing that! It really adds to the show.
This is great thanks for sharing. I haven't read the LN but I'm loving the anime so far
This show is surprisingly entertaining. Thank you for letting us know there is a light novel, which I will need after this season is over.
Watching these videos is like a bookworm collecting even more books they're _"definitely"_ gonna read at some point. My watchlist looks like a phonebook
hahahaha ya , it is foolish of us to think that we could make use of geoff video to shrink our list down.
Same. In addition to my Steam and Gunpla backlogs...
@@hitachicordoba don't get me started on steam lol
Bro yeah
I have 300+ unread novels on Kindle alone. I finish a book every 3 to 7 days and still find myself reading samples to purchase another backlog book.
"from a wicked manipulative Snow White to a gold digging Cindirella and foot fetishing Prince" is such a wild sentence to say out loud
the upside of doing mobile game ads no youtuber talks about
@@mothersbasementyou do have some good lines like “No b!Tch is more that bi!tch than this b!tch.”
(you were talking about red hair from shield hero.)
@@swift-pawedteif386 you can say bitch on the internet dude
@@Hawk7886 I never payed attention to the CZcams rules. I’d rather not get banned or something cause if trolls.
Either way. It’s fair en
Tarantino Disney movie
I always wanted a zombie apocalypse that embraced a Shaun of the Dead meets Dead Island tone. Zom 100 thankfully is on my Bucket List!
I see what you did there
You should be a scriptwriter for these videos.
Thank God for a freaking anime protag who's an adult
Read the manga lol trust me
Bucket you say? Ooh Stanley....
My Happy Marriage honestly surprised me with its first 2 episodes. The show feels very human, no cliches, no silly anime gags just a beautiful romance drama that will probably make me feel alot of emotions.
Zom 100 probably has the best first pilot episode this year and I love how stylish the anime looks, the art direction and animation make the first 2 episodes feel like I'm watching a short film + the story is REALLY REALLY GOOD
All in all, this season is really good, it has a lot of banger shows and some decent shows that will be guilty pleasures for me
i was also surprised by my happy marriage! as soon as i understood it was a "abused woman married to cold high-standing man" premise i was bracing myself for some things i hated in previous shows/novels that do the same thing. maybe it sounds silly to say but the fact that the powerful guy does NOT yell/berate at her for her learned subservient manner/apologizing and instead becomes, not softer quite yet lol but, gentler with her, warmed me up to it. and if the op is anything to go by it'll be a lot about our main character healing, rather than *just* the romance. im excited about it
‘My Happy Marriage’ has a pretty good manga, so I was happy to see it got an anime
"Zoom 100" The last thing on the bucket list is simply accelerating until he dies.
>Happy
>Marriage
Only in an anime, lmao.
Hmm I gotta say both Oshi no Ko and Dead Mount Death Play had better first episodes this *year*. But Zom 100 was one of the best this season for sure.
Undead Girl Murder Farce takes the cake this season for THE dark horse. Brilliant witty dialogue between the mains, unique premise, good animation and direction. DIRECTION especially as we're talking about the same director that led Kaguya-sama so you know you can expect strong visuals.
Helck>>>
Show is amazing.
I'm really glad I decided to start watching that. Glad to see Geoff agrees.
You’re probably right but I’m not counting Helck out just yet
Honestly, along with Zom 100, Undead Girl Murder Farce was on my list as soon as it was announced because of Lapin Track's work with Kunihiko Ikuhara and the director's work on Kaguya-sama, and I was not remotely disappointed; in terms of ones I *wasn't* expecting to blow me away, BanG Dream: It's MyGO!!!!! and Helck are the two standouts, by far. Oh, and Yohane the Parhelion, which is extremely pleasant, although on the production side I'm not surprised at how tight that one is.
I found Earthsea before I discovered HP.
I will NEVER forget how the first Earthsea book ended. Never.
Nor will I ever stop occasionally using "Avert!" to turn aside spells lol.
And Discworld is just... Good. My favorite books being the Guards, granny weatherwax, and the stuff with Moist Von Lipwig... As well as the Tiffany Aching books.
As a fellow fan of Earthsea, and a former fan of HP.... have you read Naomi Novik's 'Scholomance' series? It's basically a hard magic take on Harry Potter, and I ADORE it.
I can't believe Rowling was named the greatest living British author while Pratchett was still alive.
I feel like comparing HP to the Tales of Earth Sea is deeply unfair. One of these was meant for children and one was meant for an adult audience. No shit Earthsea has more depth. It wasn't being marketed to ten year olds! Certainly agree that it is very very good.
@@greypotter1005 The scholomance series was great.
@@thomasfrazer8934
Plenty of things made for kids are great. It's no excuse
Better time stamps:
2:04 Undead Murder Force - Crunchyroll
3:48 My Happy Marriage - Netflix
5:42 Synduality Noir - Hulu/Disney
7:40 Dark Gathering - HiDive
9:31 The Gene or AI - Crunchyroll
11:07 Reign of the Seven Spellblades - Crunchyroll
13:12 Helck - HiDive
14:49 Yogane the Parhelion, Sunshine in the Mirror - Crunchyroll
16:03 Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon - Crunchyroll
18:14 Zom 100, Bucketlist of the Dead - Crunchyroll/Netflix
20:18 Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero
21:10 TenPuru, No One Can Live on Loneliness
22:06 Classroom for Heroes
22:42 Sweet Reincarnation
23:19 The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen, From Villainess to Savior
23:58 My Tiny Senpai
24:15 The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today
24:57 Bang Dream, It’s My Go
Thank you!
@@tsugaru_solos you’re welcome dude, I hate when the video creator time stamps the video but without the actual names of the animes
Please pin this, Geoff!
Love you dude or dudete :D
Thank youuu
Thank you soo much
Glad to see Geoff spending the budget to do the worst jokes the best way possible
You know, the chapter titles are great fun and all, but I really wish Geoff would repeat the name of the show (or leave the nameplate at the bottom) before moving onto the next one, cus sometimes you aren't really interested and then he pulls you in, at which point you have to go back in the timeline
Honestly, Geoff, I don't know of anyone that's better at narration than you, especially when it's your own writing. Your writing is fantastic, of course, but just the way you deliver it is phenomenal. Very clear and precise enunciation while also being able to play with the rhythm of the words to make the jokes pay off extremely well. Not to mention your willingness to extend a joke just to its breaking point if that's what's needed. It just never feels like you're reading a script, instead having a conversation. Just makes all of your videos a phenomenal watch.
aw shucks! thanks for the compliment!
I’m really loving the my happy marriage adaptation, I love the light novels and manga and it’s so wonderful to have a shojo get such a great budget and direction 💜
Manga fan here. Helck is something special, it’s a real hidden gem.
Zom 100 is an interesting-sounding take on the “zombies are always a metaphor” concept.
Do NOT sleep on Undead Girl Murder Farce. This is the show you need to watch this season
Helck is amazing and anyone who watches it is in for a ride. It's not just a humor series
Too bad it’s on Hi-Dive
Heck is a comedy Manga 😢
@@brandonjones5879just pirate it 😃
@@shay4261 Or just sub to it. Since the Funimation/CR merge, HiDive has been able to consistently pick up several of the top shows each season, and often the best one, plus has some great classics in its catalogue. Sure, it doesn't have the same quantity of shows as CR, but it also doesn't cost as much.
@@f.ayodejiosoba778 Why the fuck comment something like that.
It's not.
Helck is one of the stories that have an EXTREME shift in style of storytelling part through and then you're hooked for life and wanna cry about it
The Gene of AI... Ironically Futurama pointed out another reason why making copies of yourself is bad... Anyone remember the episode where Fry downloads an illegal copy of Lucy Liu into a sexbot?
Helck is, to this day, one of my all-time favorite manga.
YES IT IS AMAZING
Me too.
Same. Hope it gets fully adapted so everyone gets depression like me
@@joeycohen7533its slated for 24 episodes so it seems like theyre gonna try to cram it all in that, praying its not rushed
@@Meerkat__id rather they split it into 4 seasons
Just my opinion: It would be super helpful in future versions of these videos to put little cards with titles and viewing sources for each anime. That way, I could be disappointed by what isn't on crunchyroll before I go search for it. 😅
There's a list at the end, idk if it was there 12 days ago
He usually does, don't know if it's here in this one or not because I went looking for it and couldn't find it but oh well.
ever since playing the great ace attorney i have been ITCHING for more meiji japan meets victorian london type stories and the fact that it's also a mystery just makes it better (and the fantasy aspects mixed with the historical aspects sound very intriguing)
I know that many will not agree with me, but...
Personally, the first episode of Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead was even stronger for me than the first episode of Oshi on Ko. The first episode affected me with many forms, that made me sympathize with the main character and get excited with him and all the events, without mentioning the great production and directing. The first episode of it, I definitely give it 10/10, and it became one of the best three beginning episodes that I saw in my life.
I completely agree. This first episode really showed that unflinching look into the horrible salary man job market that has hurt many in Japan. Plus, the anime really seems to possibly lean into that meme of "I really hope there is an apocalypse, so that I don't have to live in the current society".
I feel like even if you for some inexplicable reason don't watch more than the first episode, that one would even stand out as a one shot and should be watched.
Hey Geoff? Thanks for the video. Hearing you say “Discworld” made me cheer (because its my favorite series) and I certainly needed that today.
Dude, you have no idea the time and effort you just saved me by putting the names at the end. Thanks a bunch!
"Go read some Earthsea or Discworld"
Best recommendation in the whole video!!!
As long as the anime adaptation doesn't drop the ball HELCK _will_ rock your socks off.
AYOOO! I visited the channel last night for this exact video. Thanks for coming through.
Thanks for the list of titles and where to find them at the end! This channel is always the one I recommend for friends who want to get into anime, but have no idea where to start.
I was actually shown Zom 100 last night at a party and it immediately hooked me, and turns out today was ep 2!
As my buddy said when he put it on: "If you're an overworked employee, this series is relatable."
So far, it's a nice balance of comedy and heavy horror, so it's easily one I will recommend to friends
Now, excuse me whilst I go check out My Tiny Senpai and other anime on this list.
Your videos are always the best, which is why I keep requesting Ai-kon to bring you in as a guest every year. One day it will work!!
That would be cool! We’ve never been to Winnipeg
As always, thanks for the tips. Ive been finding my anime watching experience actually quite a bit more enjoyable (or less frustrating, at least) since I started writing my Watch List off of your recommendations.
Thankyou
Still trying to catch up on two and a half seasons and genuinely needed to cut this one down to essentials
I like it when the cat appears in these videos. They look like a big cuddly critter.
Oh, and you sold me on a lot of these new shows, too, I guess
I'm never disappointed with Ones to Watch. Consistently one of my favorite sources of reccs, even after the fact. Glad Undead Murder Farce was on here.
You quite literally are the Harbinger of my endless anime backlog.
Damn you and thank you.
Thank you for putting the site the anime is streaming on, that's insanely helpful
'If u think Harry Potter is good.... Go read some Diskworld!' FAAAACTS
So if anyone is still on the fence about Summertime Rendering you should definitely do as suggested and go in blind that's what I did as it was coming out and by time it was ¾ of the way through I had decided to buy the whole manga and it is now one of my favorite series regardless of genre or format(I.e. anime, live action, movie, TV series)
the last bit was done by Studio Go hands i'm happy u got to collab with an anime studio finally!!
Dude, thank you for that perfectly screenshotable list of the anime AND where to watch them. Thank you.
As a love live fan and especially a "sunshine is best" love live fan, I'm actually surprised to see Yohane so high. I've been enjoying it of course, but I was thinking it would be a hard sell to non-fans (I'd even argue the pilot episode is pretty weak, compared to what we have now). Curious if that holds for other people, pro-love live or "what's a love live."
My top three of the season are Zom 100, My Happy Marriage, and Undead Murder Farce. The first episodes for Zom is a masterpiece, definitely has my award of best season premiere. I didn't realize Undead's director was the same as Kaguya's, but it explains how it maintains an engaging energy even with it being pretty talky at the start. Overall I think this season is mainly carried by its sequels right now (that I'm behind on so I can watch everything else), but there's definitely some hidden gems forming if they find the right audience.
I’ve never watched a love live show aside from the chibi one last season just because I want to binge from the start, but it’s hard to find! I will eventually get it all on dvd. But I started Yohane this season ignorant of the connection… it’s good! Will definitely watch the whole back catalogue 👍🏼
Fair warning: while Reign of the Seven Spellblades is in a lot of ways a more developed version of the Harry Potter wizarding world, I understsnd that it's also a LOT darker than Harry Potter as well. Not that that's a bad thing, but I do think that people shouldn't necessarily go in blind to this sort of thing.
Not completely blind, but mostly blind is best. The anime skipped the inciting incident from the book so it might come more out of left field when it pulls its big turn around episode 4 - 5 (at a guess) - so if they know that *something's* coming, that'll be enough. As to the rest of it, there's a fair chance it won't even get to some of the eldritch/cosmic horror elements it starts introducing later which is a shame.
Awesome episode thanks for the recommendations!
you know it's a packed season when every anime you've already picked up made it somewhere in the extended list (2 in the main and 3 in the Bargain Bin) and you still somehow found more things that also needed to go in your seasonal picks.
🤩 VENDING MACHINE FINALLY GOT AN ANIME?! OH MAN! I NEED TO GO WATCH IT NOW! I read the first few chapters and I LOVED it!
Discworld is really really good, Terry was a wonderful person with a very good sense of humor.
In discworld you can find deep criticism of real issues next to wordplay and puns.
If you can read the discworld series in a book/e-reader rather than an audiobook, you should. Not because of some traditionalist reason but because you might actually miss puns if you are not reading the words yourself.
Reading the books first is probably a good idea, but the narrator for the audiobooks does a pretty good job and still captures the feel of discworld. I enjoy listening to them while exercising or going on long drives.
Any books in particular I should start with?
@@niceemployee Going in chronological order of when they were written is a good way to do it. The color of magic is the first discworld book. It introduces my favorite character Rincewand, but it is a bit rough around the edges as Pratchett was still figuring things out. Guards Guards is also a good introduction to the series as well and doesn't require having read the previous books.
not just puns you might miss in audiobook form. Agnes's voice projection in Maskerade is completely impossible to portray outside of writing.
@@niceemployee the chronological order is one option, as mentioned - on the other hand, if you want a one off introduction to what Discworld is like at its best, instead of starting with the weakest pair back to back, pick up Small Gods or Monstrous Regiment.
Just started and finished Synduality today super excited to see that the second season is releasing as I finished the first. Great recommendation!
Hopefully this gets more people into love live. I didn’t have an opinion on it for years till the Dazzling White Town music video came on my recommendations and it was the coolest thing ever. Then I saw the Setsuna Yuki sings Chase scene and it was the coolest thing ever. I dived in and have loved it ever since
ep 1 of Helck had me rolling. Dude is Rune Solder Louie in his final form. this is def been the highlight of week 1 :p
Genuinely THANK YOU for telling us where we can watch these shows! Far too many videos never even mention that..
Bummer that you didn't talk about Ooku.
Netflix released it kinda in the middle of seasons, but I count late June as Summer XD.
It gets slept on and has a madly interesting concept.
I always wanted to ask you, Geoff.
Do you really watch all the anime that you recommend in these videos to the end, or do you drop some of them after the first 2 or 3 episodes?
Speaking of Earthsea and Ursula K LeGuin, The Dispossessed is an isekai.
Dude, I have been waiting for anime adaptation of Zom 100 for so long! I had no idea it was coming out!
Hey, Geoff! Love the list! Can’t wait to dive in now that I’m done binging Summer Time Rendering! But if you can, on the next list, could ya go back to putting what services they’re available on next to the name when ya pop them up on the screen? If not that’s cool :)
Finally someone acknowledging Yohane the Parhelion life good but you really should watch the rest of Love Live (beware really bad CGI in the first series but some of if not the best CGI in anime from Sunshine onward)
Nice to see Sunshine in the Mirror get brought up. You love to see it 😁👍
It's so charming! And also it's kind of turning into Symphogear a little? I mean that in a good way.
@@ConvincingPeople Are you perhaps talking about that ep battle with Chika and (Ehem, Super Sentai) Dia against the deer?
It's even getting game by Inti Creates XD
@@angelicaph483 Oh you bet I am. That was something else.
Happy to see Helck getting an adaptation since the manga isn't available in my country. Hopefully the anime will convince some publisher to get it.
Zom 100 is highly recommended.
I always love to hear an Earthsea shoutout!
A Vending Machine as the main character. This is what I love the most about Japan that they still embody that spirit that use to exist in Hollywood & other creative industries in the 80’s & 90’s where you can through anything against the wall as long as it’s written well to see if it sticks with no Bean Counting Accounts and Trend Chasers calling the shots like they do outside of Japan these days which is most likely why Manga & Anime are kicking ass in the west today
Great list! Also speaking of hard hitting sequels airing this summer don't forget about the 2nd season of probably the biggest Chinese anime hit Link Click. If nothing else you should check out the OP for the 2nd season because holy crap it's nuts especially with the visuals.
ty i didnt even know it got a 2nd season
Nice picks man thanks
Seeing bucket list of the dead getting an anime adaptation (that's also good) makes me overjoyed. I feel in love with the manga after reading it last year and seeing it reach an anime audience just makes things better.
The first few episodes of the Zom 100 anime had some of the most impressive sequences I'd ever seen and some really great camera work - sadly it started showing the production is kinda troubled right now.
Love the HP diss. Seriously go read Earthsea.
The Duke of Death and His Black Maid also is on it's second season... didn't hear anyone mention it.
I know that CGI is a bit... odd, but loved the manga and I enjoyed S1 (after I got used to the CGI). S2 has been a pleasant continuation.
Its an impressive feat where in a world with nightmarish ghosts that want to rip people to bits what terrifies me most in dark gathering is the love interest
Undead Girl Murder Farce has definitely grabbed my attention as the potential surprise of the season. I want to know more about the world, and the main character teaming up with a severed head definitely adds intrigue.
Diskworld mentioned neuron activate
On the whole "hero joins the Demon Army" subject, have you seen Yuusha Yamasu/I'm Quitting Heroing? It's WAY underrated.
Got a like, cause i was blown away by the realism!
Boxxo using mentos soda combo attack had me laughing so hard also i like how no one bats a eye a sentent vending machine like their has to be some realy weird stuff in the world
The main charther is literally the shopkeepers in jrpg genre
Can...can anime just go on strike for better conditions and pay too? I need some time to catch up on all the amazing shows from the rest of the year!
If normal people won’t get good working conditions, animation is definitely not going to give good working conditions to animators
@@thomasffrench3639 that's what the strike would be for lol
@@samd5959 I can’t imagine animators having better working conditions than normal workers.
Thank goodness this dropped, thanks Jeff
Came for the Anime recommendations. Pleasantly surprised by the reference to Earthsea
It’s a donghua, but Link Click Season 2 NEEDS to be mentioned!!!
I appreciate the seasonal lists. I also greatly appreciate when the lists are provided in screenshot format.
Helk getting an anime is something I've been waiting on for years. It's so fucking good! And if it actually goes all the way and adapts tge entire manga it's going to be so fantastic
Just watched My Happy Marriage and i loved it! Thank you for the recommendation!
Love Live AND Bandori spinoffs? Santa came early this year!
Thank you thank you thank you for the Earthsea and Discworld mentions!!! I've loved Earthsea for years and while I only just picked up Monstrous Regiment recently, I can tell that Terry Pratchett's going to be one of my favorite authors
Fun video, It's weird seeing you infront of the Anime, but I'm glad to see experimentation.
Always reliable and always straight outta the basement! Thanks fam.
happily surprised to see the yohane spin off on here, i've been looking forward to it for so long and i'm glad it's keeping up the hype! while i didn't expect to see link click season 2 on here as it's a sequel, i do highly recommend everyone go check it out. the wait after the season 1 cliffhanger was torturous lol
Wow you read discworld!!! Great man
Have you checked Oooku? It looks like not many people heard of it and I haven't finished yet, but it's really good.
Maybe a short video about it on your second channel would be nice.
Yeah I was very disappointed to see that it didn't even make the bargain bin selection 😢. It doesn't have the greatest animation but it's still a pretty good adaptation of a truly great manga of the kind that doesn't usually get an anime adaptation, it's kind of a shame not to mention it...
Sunshine in the mirror kinda was a joke at first, Love Live usually takes one of their April's fools and makes a real project out of it. GenYoha was one but we also had CyazaleaKiss, Setsuna's spinoff LN and this year a GenYoha themed game.
it's technically not really anime since it's chinese, but i was wondering if you'll be watching season 2 of link click?
Geoff Thew. Always funny, always informative. Thanx!
My backlog started growing way faster when I found you, not gonna lie.
I tend to find that summaries don't contain the information needed to actually pique my curiosity. Oshi no Ko, for example; I don't care about idol stuff, I only tried the first episode because I figured there had to be a reason it maintained such a high rating through the season. Your overviews don't spoil much, but absolutely give a better idea of what I'm getting into.
As someone enough read all of Helck, DO NOT SLEEP ON IT
The manga is so god damn good. Idk if the anime is gonna be of the same quality but please give the series the attention it deserves
I read Earthsea long before Harry Potter so I've always had a confused reaction to their popularity. The books aren't bad but not good enough to inspire that level of devotion. Discworld does deserve that level of devotion, containing so many laughs yet so much wisdom also.
Also, so glad you talked about My Happy Marriage, I've read the manga but completely missed the news that there was an anime adaptation!
Harry Potter was the first big fantasy series for a lot of people. I read the first four books multiple times although I started drifting off around the 5th book and my wife developed a love of reading thanks to the Harry Potter books so they will always have a special place for her. I fully agree with Geoff that Discworld is a much better series, but that doesn't diminish the impact or influence the Harry Potter books had on what kind of literature we are both interested in.
The thing that made Harry Potter special is how accessible it was. Easy chronology, simple language, incredibly approachable, with a universe fleshed out enough to be interesting for children but empty enough for OCs and self inserts. Rereading it with a critical lense, you realise its written with actually really good style and the universe is accidentally deep. Other series may be more impressive in an artistic sense, but in a pure consumable sense Harry Potter wins out
@@ravenanne1734 I can see the accessibility but the universe is actually very poorly thought out with many, many plotholes, inconsistencies and thrown away ideas. Series like Earthsea and Dragonriders of Pern are more what got me into the Fantasy genre. I pretty much only read Harry Potter because my family bought it for me knowing I liked fantasy.
@@MtnNerd I'd acredit that to the story, not the universe. That's what makes it accidentally deep, coming up with ways to work plot holes into your own headcanon or theories beats out anything jkr came up with on purpose. Kids don't see them as the mistakes they really are, instead it's a ✨ mystery ✨ and it ends up being a perfect storm of good writing voice, accessibility, and plot holes. It's like a whole ass phenomenon
@@ravenanne1734 That sounds like what you really love is the fanfiction, which I'd agree is a lot better than the actual books.
I think the first time I appreciated mixed 3D/2D animation was _Macross: Frontier._ The space battles were fantastic and reserving the CGI for the machines gave them a beautiful "otherness."
I have read reborn as a vending maschine twice and am so happy it gets an anime adaptation :)
I enjoyed many of the spring animes and can't wait to dive into some of these summer ones. I always enjoy these videos
NICE TEDDY FRESH SHIRT THOUGHT YOU COULD HIDE FROM THE FAMILY?
I had the venom tee on in my last video too!
@@mothersbasement legend
Bro's videos keep getting better
16:40 Now we just need the “I was reincarnated as a hot spring in an alternate world, and I'm way too effective” adaptation that we all deserve. Passione I’m lookin at you!
I'm not finding this season as stacked as spring was, but it's still got some great shows.
Also, +1 for the Earthsea shoutout! Those books, as are most of Ursula Le Guin's, are great. Did you ever read any of Charles De Lint's "Tamsen House" stories or Guy Gavriel Kay's "Fionavar Tapestry" trilogy? Those books, from the 80s, where my first sort of isekai experiences, and probably a bit of why I'm a lame isekai junky, even if it's rare for anything to come close to them. I'm just really enamored with the _ideas_ presented in the genre.