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Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion - January 18, 2026

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BigBootyBuff2026-01-18 11:21

I watched "A star brighter than the sun." Overall think it was fairly okay but didn't really think it was anything special. For the positives, I think the art was really nice and they did a lot with what was seemingly a very low animation budget. The characters, particularly supporting cast (but main too) are likeable. It's cute and has some fun moments. What I didn't like, and that might just be because at this point I watched too many romance/romcom anime, but the misunderstandings and characters convincing themselves of something to drag things out feels forced and tedious to me. One thing that really rubbed me the wrong way [A star brighter than the universe] >!I get that in Japan first cousin marriage is legal and that incest in anime isn't uncommon but making her think that he has the hots for his own cousin was really weird to me. Especially with how long she considered her to be his crush!<

Overall I don't think I'd recommend it. It's not bad but unless you have absolutely nothing to watch and crave romance anime (and if you don't mind the dragging things out/misunderstanding trope), then give it a shot. It has a fairly conclusive ending, so there's that (though I read season 2 is announced).

cppn022026-01-18 12:00

[My verdict on today's Polar Opposites.](https://i.imgur.com/tZ3wCKI.png)

cppn022026-01-18 12:11

In other news I prism'd the first two episodes and it started off really well. It's a shame that this show will completely go overlooked due to the Netflix release model.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-18 12:18

When there's like 15 great anime this season and like 2000 great anime from previous years a random 20 episode drop is a really hard sell.

entelechtual2026-01-18 12:48

I’ve heard nothing but good things about it so at least I expect to see more posts like this over the next few weeks. If it were 8-12 episodes I might have binged it all this weekend.

Puddo2026-01-18 12:14

Have you ever wanted to dive into anime short film but then didn't know where to start? Probably not, but I was bored so here is a [list](https://i.imgur.com/CdLCXEm.png) of 49 short films anyway; all from different creators and with various themes and styles.

cppn022026-01-18 12:23

I can appreciate the effort but a list of 49 (!) entries and with no further information to boot would surely overwhelm anyone who just wants to get started with short films.

Might make sense to either just straight up cut down the list of break it up into more palatable groupings of less than 10 each.

Puddo2026-01-18 12:54

Do plan on continuing with those posts when I've time/motivation enough. Which sadly won't be anytime soon. But yeah some basic tags would’ve made it more approachable I guess.

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-18 12:19

Ooh, Undead Girl Murder Farce. I did feel it was more interesting early on in the season, but I would watch a second season if we ever got it.

cppn022026-01-18 12:24

> I would watch a second season if we ever got it.

Absolutely. The cast in particular was so much fun. Banger OP too.

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-18 12:35

The OP is really good. In fact, gonna look it up on Youtube just now, thanks for reminding me. :D

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-18 14:34

Unfortunatelly, they only have on e book and a bnit left and nothing new came ouit since.

Fun-Sea-77532026-01-18 15:05

I'm fairly new to anime (barely a 100) and that was one of the first shows I truly started appreciating good direction in anime, that scene where they're having a discussion in the 1st or 2nd episode and it's so beautifully crafted it feels so dynamic and lively, I loved it. Would also love to see more of it.

oedipusrex3762026-01-18 12:52

[Congrats to Ave Mujica](https://x.com/AnisongtaishoAJ/status/2012518579003113618?s=20) for winning the [Reiwa Anime Song Awards](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BB%A4%E5%92%8C%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E5%A4%A7%E8%B3%9E). The awards are run by a Sony Music–affiliated group that’s very music-focused and actually plugged into the anison scene, which gives their picks credibility beyond the usual Oricon charts. What I really like is that they don’t overlook idol songs either and groups get proper recognition. Like Kukugumi (Revue Starlight) won Best Arrangement (2020) for 私たちはもう舞台の上, and last year (2025) Maebashi Witches won Special Award.

The past winners lineup is impressive too: LiSA (Gurenge, Homura), Suzuki Masayuki (Daddy! Daddy! Do!), Utada Hikaru (One Last Kiss), Yonezu Kenshi (Kick Back), YOASOBI (Idol), Creepy Nuts (Bling-Bang-Bang-Born). And for Reiwa 7 (2025), the winner is Ave Mujica’s KiLLKiSS.

Time_Fracture2026-01-18 13:50

Ah, I remember this awards when I watched the stream a couple of years ago (Kanojo mo Kanojo S2 OP and MF Ghost OP were among the winners back then). Then last year it was between two Creepy Nuts song (Dandadan and Mashle S2 OP) with [the latter](https://www.anisong-taisho.jp/reiwa06/) winning the award.

So that 30-second silence in the KiLLKiSS intro is really worth it. It's quite impressive considering there are Iris Out, Kaiju, Plasma, and On the Way.

Here's the [stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQhm6q-XURc) replay for those who wants to check it. Full nominees [here](https://www.anisong-taisho.jp/reiwa07/).

Other winners besides Ave Mujica are:

* Best Musical Piece: Kaiju - sakanaction (Orb OP)
* Best Lyrics: Shine in the Cruel Night - LisA (Demon Slayer Movie Infinity Castle)
* Best Composition: Ao no Kirameki - Spira Spica (My Dress Up Darling S2 OP)
* Best Arrangement: Muri Muri Evolution - Nanawo Akari (Watanare OP)
* Performance Award: Masayoshi Oishi
* Voice Actor Song Award: Singularist - Yuuma Uchida (Classic Stars OP)
* Character Song Award: Hypnosis Mic Division Rap Battle FINAL Commemorative Song
* Artist Song Award: skirt - aiko (Apocalypse Hotel OP)
* Planning Award: Harmony of Mille Feuille
* Newcomer Award: Bad Surprise - Tenrougun (Bad Girl ED)
* AniKara Award: Everyday Host Theme Song
* User Vote Award: Stare in Wonder - BE:FIRST (Wandance OP)

oedipusrex3762026-01-18 14:33

Thanks for putting together the list of winners from the other awards.

zairaner2026-01-18 13:07

I'm so lucky that polar opposites comes out so early, before the americans wake up. These extra hours are desperately needed when watching 15 seconds of the show is always followed by 40 seconds of walking around grinning or hugging my bed.

It's like watching bokuyaba again, just worse getting to that point much earlier.

TheA412026-01-18 14:52

How many new shows is everyone watching? When the top 20 list drops each week I always feel like im missing out because I only watch maybe 6 on the list. Though as a newer fan im far behind with franchises like JJK and fire force.

NormalGrinn2026-01-18 14:56

Two sequels and two non-sequels for me as far as seasonals go.

CerberusZX2026-01-18 15:00

14 new series, 2 ongoing, and 3 sequels. I recently dropped a couple and expect those to be the last ones I'll be dropping this season. I'm pretty sure these 19 are the most I've ever stuck with in a single season.

fuzaco2026-01-18 15:09

22, counting continuing shows from last season and sequels. I usually watch 10 to 15 seasonals, but this season is too stacked. And none of them feel like "might drop it in an episode or two", genuinely enjoying all of them so far.

Infodump_Ibis2026-01-18 15:12

7 new shows (+ 2 ongoing) and only one is a sequel (Trigun Stargaze), if I dorp nothing (thinking of dropping 2) it will become 8 (+ 1 ongoing) in February.

> When the top 20 list drops each week I always feel like im missing out because I only watch maybe 6 on the list.

Which one was a top 20 again? Anime Corner one is a top 10 (1 show for me), the r/anime one is a top 30 (week 3 chart data is all 7 present in the 9th-29th range 3/4 split between left and right side). Anyway, FOMO and grass is always greener are things that as you become an older fan bother you less or you start to appreciate how little overlap there can be with people that watch double digit amounts of seasonals, it just shows how broad the medium is.

Wanderingjoke2026-01-18 15:15

I haven't started winter yet, but I have ~35 shows to try. I usually drop 4-10 each season.

I watch a lot of the top karma list simply by the shotgun method.

cppn022026-01-18 15:18

Currently at 23 new shows but I also already dropped some.

1 more to be added when Medalist airs.

alotmorealots2026-01-18 15:21

These days I just cycle through "taste-testing" the first couple of episodes of new shows and seeing if they suit my current mood/state of mind, keeping ones that land nicely and pausing the others.

Because this lets me find exactly what I want at the moment, I don't really feel much FOMO from the top 20 list, as my custom selection is perfectly tailored to me.

IXajll2026-01-18 15:31

Currently at 27, but Medalist still not out and with probably dropping a couple more I‘ll likely end up with watching 25-28 shows this season.

KendotsX2026-01-18 15:32

10 currently. Which is about double what I usually watch.

>When the top 20 list drops each week I always feel like im missing out because I only watch maybe 6 on the list

Trying different things that you might not have heard of otherwise is not a bad idea. But don't let it restrict you, it's a hobby for fun, not a job.

IXajll2026-01-18 14:59

I like the story, dialogue and characters of **Polar Opposites** as much as the next guy (meaning *a fuck ton*), but I can’t stress enough how damn much this adaptation is elevating the source and I feel confident saying this even as an anime-only lol. The art, animation, OST, voice acting (Sayumin is so damn expressive in this role it‘s amazing), directing, cinematography and even little details like the implemantation of the art style switch ups and on-screen texts. All S tier across the board. Feels like a new text book example of a show winning the adaptation lottery ~~so the polar opposite of Mayonaka Heart Tune in that regard, sorry for beating the dead horse~~. Pretty sure once the anime is done (leaked to be split cour full adaptation iirc), this will be one of those series were people reach the consensus that the anime is just plain superior to the manga, like K-On for instance. And that’s not even throwing shade at the manga which is pretty good in its own right I‘m sure, the anime is just *that* good.

I fully expected this show to rate highly for me, but it’s even way better than I anticipated.

nwl1232026-01-18 15:00

Round 3 of voting for "Best Seiyuu of Fall 2025" has [started](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1qg9ag6/fall_2025_best_seiyuu_of_the_season_voting_round_3/)!

SSjjlex2026-01-18 15:51

Funny how divisive champignon witch is with equal measures on both sides pretty consistently (at least going by comment votes). Seen people complain about the narration, seen people love it because of it. Seen people hate the art style, others think its really charming. I've seen people complain about the animation but me personally I didn't see any issues with it.

IXajll2026-01-18 16:09

Personally I didn’t mind the art or animation, I just realized by the end of ep3 that I don’t care about any of the show‘s characters and ep3 was also just overall pretty boring and that tedious lore dump in the 2nd half didn’t exactly help in that regard. I don’t think the show is super bad or anything, but in a season as stacked as this, it’s just nowhere near good or engaging enough to keep for me.

Ocixo2026-01-18 16:09

The animation quality of Champignon Witch isn’t great, but it’s also far from terrible. Although the production might be a little lacking, the story and vibes are really good. That’s basically it.

cppn022026-01-18 16:25

The animation is pretty close to terrible most of the time but they make up a lot for it with the art direction. The show looks like a proper fairy tale.

Ocixo2026-01-18 17:02

I’ve seen the depths of animation hell, so I personally wouldn’t exactly deem this “terrible”. It could’ve been so much worse.

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-18 16:21

Maybe I should just accept that my idealized version of chained Soldier will never happen and be happy with what I've got

[](#thoughtful)

bandannadann2026-01-18 18:11

The manga will always be our idealized version!

Salty1452026-01-18 16:56

I have to wonder why there seems to be so many anime or episodes of anime about dreams, especially in the 80s and 90s and why they tend to be the best ones.

There’s just something about dreams that seems to get the animators blood pumping, and I think we should have more of that these days.

Salty1452026-01-18 17:30

Sure is nice having a ton of videos breaking down music theory in autistic detail. I’m not even a musician and it all goes over my head.

Sure wish I could get the same with anime. Why does God give his most cooked social media landscapes to his greatest art forms?

Sandtalon2026-01-18 19:59

> Sure wish I could get the same with anime

The sakuga community exists? If you want to be specific about a particular series, Evageeks exists?

Salty1452026-01-18 20:18

They don’t seem to exist on places like YouTube or anywhere besides Twitter appreciation posts and niche blogs. I do appreciate the niche blogs, but I want something more substantive.

hmmng-brd-ldy2026-01-18 17:34

I recently started watching anime!! I of course watched Kiki’s delivery service as a kid lol but recently I seen it on MAX and I watched it, which started a binge on ghibli movies. This ghibli binge caused an interest in the anime world. The first anime I watched was demon slayer and that was a month ago. When it was over I was sad lol. So I started Attack on Titan. I’m obsessed but I’m half way through the last season… I need to have my next watches lined up because I love AOT so much my hearts already broken because it’s almost over ☹️ help this new anime lover get her line up going !! #anime

AllSortsOfPeopleHere2026-01-18 18:02

[https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/wiki/recommendations/](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/wiki/recommendations/)

Maliblue132026-01-18 18:49

I would try some other recently popular shows like Jujutsu Kaisen, Spy x Family, Apothecary Diaries, and maybe Mob Psycho 100. And if you end up not feeling into something, don't worry about dropping it and trying something else. You'll find your own niche.

mighty_boy_lksh2026-01-18 19:32

Yeah I also dropped Jjk ,I ve been killing slimes ,my status as an assasin, but thinking of re watching Jjk properly I found many good ones too deep into Isekai but not all are good

Quiddity1312026-01-18 17:54

> This is the place!

Really hoping we get an Undead Murder Girl Farce S2 some day! Akin to being Penny Dreadful the anime.

I'd love to see more anime in this setting/era or a reasonable facsimile. Any others people would recommend? Princess Principal comes to mind.

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-18 21:47

There are a few, do you specificslly need someyhing actipny or anythkng in "Vicrorian" setting will do.

Also, unfortunatelly, they adapted everything sans one book + one short story and no new books came out since anime aired.

IXajll2026-01-18 17:57

Ikoku Nikki somehow gets better every single week so far, how is this even supposed to work out by the end, like just how goddamn high is this show‘s ceiling?

[](#cinema)

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-18 18:00

>Overheard in AQRADT locker room after a witch clip:

>“He got me,” /u/qwertyqwerty4567 said of /u/Ocixo's hat trick over him. "That f***ing /u/Ocixo boomed me."

>/u/qwertyqwerty4567 added, “He’s so good,” repeating it four times.

>/u/qwertyqwerty4567 then said he wanted to add /u/Ocixo to the list of clippers whose clips he will watch till the end before commenting on.

TheBlessedBoy992026-01-18 18:05

Why is it that the 13th opening of a long running shounen anime is always a banger?

I'm quantifying this based off of popularity (though I do love the openings I will list). Usually the first few openings of a series are the popular ones that are associated with the show. Those that people who haven't seen the anime have still heard a thousand times. Then it falls off and the later openings may be great songs that fans like, but they're not widely popular. Except for the 13th opening. They're usually great, popular, and show up in those youtube anime opening quizzes. The ones I'm thinking of are:

* [Sakura Mitsutsuki](https://v.animethemes.moe/GintamaEnchousen-OP3-NCBD1080.webm) from Gintama
* [One Day](https://v.animethemes.moe/OnePiece-OP13-NCBD.webm) from One Piece
* [Ranbu no Melody](https://v.animethemes.moe/Bleach-OP13.webm) from Bleach

Fairy Tail and Naruto are exceptions to this trend though. Fairy Tail's [13th opening](https://v.animethemes.moe/FairyTail-OP13.webm) is nothing special, and Naruto's [13th opening](https://v.animethemes.moe/NarutoShippuuden-OP4.webm) is immediately preceded by the immensely popular [Blue Bird](https://v.animethemes.moe/NarutoShippuuden-OP3.webm).

It's just interesting that of the few shounen anime that are long enough running to reach 13+ openings, three of them have opening 13 as one of their most popular ones.

Durinthal2026-01-18 18:10

> Sakura Mitsutsuki from Gintama

Even hearing just the first few notes of that made me feel a certain way.

[](#feelsgoodman)

Shimmering-Sky2026-01-18 18:21

>Sakura Mitsutsuki from Gintama

[](#gintamathispleasesme)

I ended up liking I Wanna Be more *specifically* in terms of the TV-size OPs, but Sakura Mitsutsuki is definitely the better song.

> and Naruto's 13th opening

That one's actually my favorite Naruto OP haha.

Retromorpher2026-01-18 20:29

The lost Naruto one-off OP sometime between OP6 and OP8 conspiracy continues to be fueled.

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-18 21:01

Black Clover OP13 - Grandeur by Snow Man.

I have to say, I had forgotten this. Its not bad, but I don't think its usually ranked among the most popular openings from Black Clover (those would probably be OP1, OP3, and OP10).

Salty1452026-01-18 18:14

Watching *One Piece* is making me realize that maybe a lot of the misconceptions people have about anime are because of Shounen series.

Story structures that maybe didn’t age the best? Check.

OPs that pretty egregiously spoil a sizable plot point? Check.

Filler? Pacing issues? Really out of place recaps and backstory flashbacks? Check.

Art that looks like ass? Ok I’ll give them this one.

That’s not to say I’m not enjoying my time here. However, in my experience the Big 3 haven’t aged as gracefully as some of their contemporaries in other genres.

I would put a joke here about creating a “new Big 3” but (like the title) people might misinterpret it.

theangryeditor2026-01-18 18:43

Battle shounen today are all lesser permutations of Bleach

I will not explain

[](#mug3)

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-18 20:52

> I will not explain

will you write a 2000 word blog about not esplaining it, though?

theangryeditor2026-01-18 21:52

I am the best poster of this generation after all

collapsedblock62026-01-18 19:32

> That’s not to say I’m not enjoying my time here. However, in my experience the Big 3 haven’t aged as gracefully as some of their contemporaries in other genres.

I always thought anime was also 'misunderstood' with the only battle shounen I had being MHA, HxH and Jojo.

Then I started Bleach and was absolutely dumbfounded at the amount of tropes and jokes that became the butt of memes in the anime community were being played completely straight.

Salty1452026-01-18 19:46

Yeah, you realize the deeper you dig that there are a lot more tropes buried in the refuse. Shounen’s the big one, but dig through the bottom of a lot of the seasons in the late-2000s and early-2010s and you realize that not everyone’s perceptions of anime were entirely wrong.

They weren’t entirely right, and we can always choose to ignore the slop, but these stereotypes came around for a reason

Double-Conclusion-422026-01-18 18:23

I’ve kinda gotten bothered by this since it seems like people disagree a lot on this topic, but is the correct watch-order for Fate as an anime-only new to the series Unlimited Bladeworks > Heaven’s Feel > Zero?

Durinthal2026-01-18 18:30

That works as an option, though if there was a single "correct" path there wouldn't be as much disagreement. [Here's the /r/fatestaynight guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/fatestaynight/comments/df8rvo/rfatestaynights_official_viewing_order_guide_v2/) to the franchise as a whole.

If you have the time and aren't opposed to another medium I'd say the *best* way to get into the franchise would be to [read the visual novel](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396980/Fatestay_night_REMASTERED/) and then pretty much everything else is a spinoff of that which can be approached in nearly any order, but that's the purist route.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-18 18:35

I wish that someone would properly adapt the Fate route. Unlimited Blade Works is my least favorite route by a sizable amount but I do think Fate/Stay should be experienced before Zero.

wloff2026-01-18 19:40

That's an interesting take. IMO Unlimited Blade Works is easily the best route of the three in the visual novel, but it also wouldn't have hit nearly as hard if I hadn't seen the Fate route first.

Totally agree though that someone should just do a new kickass adaptation of Fate already. Surely the series is popular enough that it'd be free money and an automatic hit, especially since it'd be an adaptation everyone could wholeheartedly recommend for complete Fate newcomers as well.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-18 20:07

Yeah, I've read the VN and seen similar feelings from a lot of people. On paper I do think UBW has some really cool moments but it feels like a redundant route to me honestly. It exists for a few very specific reveals and in my opinion it just doesn't do that much thematically interesting with them to justify 30 hours of my life. I was shocked at how much I loved the ending to the Fate route, and Heaven's Feel is just on it's own level.

Without getting into spoiler territory I unfortunately can't say much more.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-18 18:32

Any watch order really works.

There's no real anime adaptation of the first Fate/Stay Night arc so it's a little awkward, but unless you're wanting to read the visual novel you should just pick Fate Zero or Fate UBW depending on which one you think you'll like better.

Nomar_952026-01-18 18:55

Fate 2006 > UBW > Heaven's Feel > Zero

Double-Conclusion-422026-01-18 19:03

Is 2006 necessary or can I start from UBW? Haven’t heard many people recommend the 2006 anime.

Nomar_952026-01-18 19:07

UBW is part 2 of the main story. It assumes you already know the Fate Route

wloff2026-01-18 19:38

Short answer is yes, you can start from UBW. Go for it and don't think twice!

Long answer is yes, but *technically* you miss out on something if you haven't seen the Fate route first. But it's not that big of a deal, and Fate 2006 isn't really the answer either because it incorporates stuff from the other routes (plus it's just not very good).

Annoying answer is, just read the visual novel instead.

[](#seasonallaugh "Just kidding, but also, not really.")

BiggieCheeseLapDog2026-01-18 20:31

The watch order you’ve seen is correct.

theangryeditor2026-01-18 18:38

Half my seasonals are concentrated on sundays, I gotta space out watching them over the course of the week

[](#tiredaoi)

_Ridley2026-01-18 20:19

> Half my seasonals are concentrated on sundays

I've got seven on the schedule today, so naturally I've been watching sumo videos on YouTube instead.

Retromorpher2026-01-18 20:25

I mean, the emperor visited the basho yesterday - Sumo is hot right now.

_Ridley2026-01-18 20:30

Someone on bluesky linked a compilation of a short guy taking out big guys, and whoops, fell down a rabbit hole. Send snacks.

Retromorpher2026-01-18 20:35

Best I can do is [this](https://tachiai.org/2017/09/24/behold-the-giant-macaron-of-victory/).

_Ridley2026-01-18 20:43

Itadakimasu.

theangryeditor2026-01-18 20:27

https://i.imgur.com/UQdkni4.png

wloff2026-01-18 20:31

Watching sumo videos is never a wrong choice though.

[](#justright)

Dull_Spot_82132026-01-18 21:17

I went down the sumo rabbit hole before and I enjoyed the behind the scenes videos of the guys just making food back at the stable and living their best sumo life.

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-18 21:44

Npt for me, but I still have 3 shows on Sunday (thr most I have for any day of the week).

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-18 18:58

Reading that one "blog" post on the front page - I cant tell if Im missing something thats been lost in translation, or it's just some of the most delusional word salad writings i've read in a minute, even compared to recent reddit mod things.

[](#thoughtful)

pachipachi71522026-01-18 19:27

Well, just because you're a genius animator doesn't necessarily mean you're a genius writer lol.

Dull_Spot_82132026-01-18 21:14

Shout this from the rooftops, please.

GondolaMedia2026-01-18 21:51

I don't know how you manage to blame animators for the state of the industry.

Durinthal2026-01-18 19:00

Speaking of Fate watch orders, I had an idea earlier to make a "chronological" order infographic for the anime parts of the franchise. It would have at least five parallel timelines just to cover the full shows:

* Fate/Apocrypha
* Fate/Zero + Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files + Fate/Stay Night (which itself would have the three routes in parallel and then Today's Menu for the Emiya Family as a separate spinoff)
* Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
* Fate/Grand Order
* Fate/strange Fake

People keep asking for a chronological order to watch things in but I don't think they'd actually want to follow one.

[](#crazedlaugh)

wloff2026-01-18 19:34

Yeah, I mean, you can't even really watch Fate/Stay Night "chronologically", and that's the original main story!

[](#drink2 "You think you want it, but you don't")

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alotmorealots2026-01-19 02:34

/r/CatsStandingUp

Christathesleepy2026-01-18 19:38

Is Crunchyroll the only place that has subtitles for the English dub of One Piece? I'm like 300 episodes in and the Crunchyroll app on my TV stopped working and the PS5 app doesn't offer English dub captions for some reason.

Infodump_Ibis2026-01-19 00:13

If you're in the UK BBC iPlayer has subs for the English dub (in fact show itself is dub only there) but only have the show up to episode 1122. The BBC subtitles fully follow [the BBC TV guidelines](https://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/forproducts/guides/subtitles/) which is a higher standard than CR CC tend to be.

Salty1452026-01-18 19:48

I gotta pull back on how many seasonals I elect to watch. Not because of burn out, but because I keep shooting blanks.

It’s like God looked at me completing *Dusk Beyond the End of the World* and then said “how about another” and thus came *Champignon Witch*.

I think the two-episode debut broke me. I only go through one and haven’t brought myself to watch the other when there’s so much else I can watch instead.

At the very least, it compelled me to catch up on *You and Idol Precure*, so I’ll give it that.

_Ridley2026-01-18 20:17

I can't believe you even tried Champignon Witch. Someone as obsessed with production quality as you are had zero chance of enjoying something made by Typhoon Graphics, lol.

Rotorscope2026-01-18 20:23

Tbf Salty is an anime masochist. If he *wasn't* picking up low quality production shows just to torture himself, I would be concerned. Bro has 100s of series in his completed that he ranked 5 and below.

_Ridley2026-01-18 20:26

That's time better spent reading omegaverse manhwa, imo.

Salty1452026-01-18 20:34

211 5/10s is more 5/10s than series most people have watched period…

I’m not a masochist, just a completionist. I complete everything that makes its way onto my planning list.

In recent years I’ve tried to keep down the amount of entries I add that I don’t think could be good, but clearing off the backlog takes some time. Of the 82 entries of mine from 2025, only 10 I scored at or below a 5.5/10 and only 5 of which were actual series (as opposed to movies or MVs). My masochism shows up more with classic anime where I’m a junkie for whatever I can get my hands on.

Rotorscope2026-01-18 20:58

Completionist = Masochism in my book haha. And yeah you have more completed 5/10s than I have completed shows.

It's ok though I find your opinions interesting because of it.

Shimmering-Sky2026-01-18 21:06

What about when the completionist has a score distribution like I do? Because I'm a completionist, but I still love pretty much everything I watch.

[](#bigthink)

Rotorscope2026-01-18 21:10

Hmmm maybe there are different types of completionist? Because completionist to me gives off impression that you are completing things you don't like. If you naturally complete everything because you like everything you watch, it's different.

Shimmering-Sky2026-01-18 21:12

I don't like *literally everything* I watch, though. Sometimes I do come across a stinker and yet force myself to get through it anyways because I want to find something I hate more than Big Order (it hasn't happened yet).

Rotorscope2026-01-18 21:15

Well we all have a little bit of masochism hahaha, Salty is just more so.

Zeallfnonex2026-01-19 00:17

How soon until the "Everything only slightly better than Big Order" rewatch? [](#mugiwait)

alotmorealots2026-01-19 02:32

> Because I'm a completionist, but I still love pretty much everything I watch.

Obviously just have a heart of pure ~~gold~~ ~~*genki*~~

> because I want to find something I hate more than Big Order (it hasn't happened yet).

... secret deeply held bitterness?

Salty1452026-01-18 20:26

Must have been something in the water supply

_Ridley2026-01-18 20:27

Probably just a cursed prince.

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-18 20:32

TY to the PHOON is on it? Sold.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-18 21:06

I always want to keep on top of a lot of seasonals before realizing that there's at max like 7 good shows every season. A legendary season may have like 10 maybe lol.

bandannadann2026-01-18 19:58

Polar Opposites is blowing me away ngl. The energy is infectious, the vibes are good, and the progress!!!!

I love my action & fantasy anime, so it's kind of crazy that a romcom is one of my fave shows in a season *this* stacked with action & fantasy

BiggieCheeseLapDog2026-01-18 20:29

Yeah I was immensely surprised. I’m not typically a romcom guy at all but Polar Opposites was an absolute blast. It has such a sincere quality to its romance that I can’t help but enjoy.

alotmorealots2026-01-19 02:31

> The energy is infectious, the vibes are good

Sounds fun, will nudge up a little in the pile of Yet-to-be-tasted-this-season!

PGleo862026-01-19 04:39

I watched the first episode and immediately went out and bought all of the manga... it's SO good (the manga and the anime) and if they keep up this level of sheer LOVE for the source material all season there's a high chance it knocks off something REALLY high profile for my AotS. Nothing but absolute love for these ridiculous goobers.

DeadCaveman2026-01-18 20:49

I wake up today and what's the first thing running through my head?

_Sunday Morning~_

The Torture Princess OP might be a little too catchy.

Anyway, this is prompted by Polar Opposites, but one of the funny little anime quirks I like to notice is the voicing of animals/pets. Sure, they _could_ just use an actual recording of a cat, but why go that route when you could instead have a grown man saying _nya_ in falsetto?

Jusenkyo_52026-01-18 21:05

https://youtu.be/-01oDwXKSuE?si=CDzTBE530DWja02J

If you haven't already check out the music video. Sunday Morning is from a very popular kpop girl group "ILLIT".

DeadCaveman2026-01-18 21:39

I'll admit, I wasn't familiar with them before, but that's cool that the full version is already out; I'm used to having to wait a few months for that with a lot of anime songs. Thanks!

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-18 23:32

Damn you, now I have to listen to it in loop for another hour!

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-18 21:40

I am not even watching the series, but this damn OP of Torture Princess lives rent fre in my hrad. And the MV for it (anime one) is great.

Commercial-Focus84422026-01-18 22:28

where do you find it. I tried to look for it on Crunchyroll and other pirate cites and I could not find the show

cppn022026-01-18 22:38

It absolutely is on CR.

Commercial-Focus84422026-01-18 22:41

Oh found it but the name is ('Tis Time for "Torture," Princess)

Less_Party2026-01-19 11:03

Yeah they kind of set it up to be a nightmare to find with that title.

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-18 20:53

When are the nominations for the awards coming out? I need to stock up on salt

[](#mugiwait)

cppn022026-01-18 21:35

Voting ended three days ago. Looking at the threads on the sub it seems that last year it took 9 days from the end of nominations to the award voting being opened.

So probably some time later this coming week unless they changed their process in a way that makes it significantly faster/slower.

Komarist2026-01-18 22:10

I have brought great shame upon the Familia. I did not vote Freya for best supporting character ^(as I forgot the 15-episodes extended it into this year.) Hopefully the jury is taking its time to get the correct girls nominated

NormalGrinn2026-01-19 00:01

Should be on the 23rd if we don't mess things up (~~we definitely have already multiple times~~)

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-19 00:06

[dats a lifetime away](#maxshock)

gothxo2026-01-18 21:01

finished up SHIROBAKO. might be my favorite of the three P.A. Works working series i've seen so far (still need to get to Hanairo). i do have some problems with some of the extended cast in the second half of the show, but it delivers overall. [SHIROBAKO EP23] >!the scene where Aoi breaks out into tears after Shizuka finishes her voice acting role for 3rd Wing Girls is just absolute perfection. so many emotions all boiled into one scene. chef's kiss!<

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-18 21:39

Make sure to also watch both OVAs and movie sequel, they are great.

gothxo2026-01-18 21:46

yeah i'll have to give them a watch

StardustGogeta2026-01-18 21:21

I just watched *Polar Opposites* episode 2.

I'm certain that sometime in the past couple weeks, I just saw something else with the same gag of [joke] >!a person pulls out their phone to show someone else something, but then it reveals something embarrassing in their search history!<. Does anybody know what it could be? I just can't seem to put my finger on it.

StardustGogeta2026-01-18 21:24

Ah, just found it! [meta] >!*You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends* episode 2, when the two girls are talking in their room.!<

Salty1452026-01-18 21:42

Why am I not able to filter out Chinese shows on MAL?

They flood the ONA section and are questionable as to if they even count as anime. Regardless of where you stand, I should be able to at *least* filter them off of the list.

You know what site does allow me to filter by country? AniList. It can't be that difficult.

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-19 05:24

It is an option I wish they had as well. Nowadays I tend to miss especially Netflix content since the ONA section for future seasons is very hard to get through...

Jusenkyo_52026-01-18 21:48

I've been going through Ranma 1/2 for the past few months and it's crazy how much better the filler episodes are over the canon episodes.

Each canon episode seems to either focus on the worst characters in the show or introduce some really unfunny plot point of new character. It's actually such a stark contrast that it makes me wonder how Rumiko Takahashi's works took off so well in the first place.

Some of the worst parts of the remake are cut out by the original anime (creepy kid with the voodoo doll and the broadcasting club narration), it's a miracle by the anime that they came out with such a great end product.

KendotsX2026-01-19 09:50

>Each canon episode seems to either focus on the worst characters in the show

Meanwhile, the filler loved Happosai [](#elves)

>the broadcasting club narration

He wasn't "cut", he's an original character for the remake.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-19 13:23

Really? I've felt the opposite about Happosai, after his little introduction arc I feel like he's basically been written out of the story. I'd be interested to see the stats on it, but I would take Happosai over the principal any day.

As far as remake goes I thought it was 100% following canon, that's on me for not doing my research.

KendotsX2026-01-19 13:44

>after his little introduction arc I feel like he's basically been written out of the story. I'd be interested to see the stats on it, but I would take Happosai over the principal any day.

I did it recently, when I was trying to get a friend into the old series (he's not big on Happosai). He appears in 62 episodes, 35 of which are filler.

>I thought it was 100% following canon, that's on me for not doing my research.

All good. The new series has its small additions too, but not to the same degree as the original.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-19 13:49

Wow, that's wild. I didn't think he infected quite that much of the story, but I'm hoping in a lot of those he's just making a brief appearance lol.

theangryeditor2026-01-18 21:49

[SI-VIS]>!so they are doing a love triangle subplot. hopefully it doesn't last long [](#deadtired)!<

Big_Commission_22402026-01-18 21:52

sorry if this is not allowed but can someone help me find an anime name i forgot... the anime is a guy gets sent to another world where the gods are swords certain people can use.. he can use one and his sword can absorb other swords... later in the anime his bully in the old world gets summoned to fight him and the bullys sword is called orichi (like the boss from okami).... the art style made it look from an older anime but it might have been newer it was on crunchyroll.... thank you if you can find it and tell me if this is not where i should ask for this

Commercial-Focus84422026-01-18 22:24

Could it be "Arata: The legend"? Japanese: *Arata Kangatari*

Big_Commission_22402026-01-19 20:19

that is it thanks

cosmiczar2026-01-18 22:34

Ikoku Nikki with one of the most relatable scenes of all time today (Makio using a metaphor to explain to someone who doesn't really speak English what even is the logic behind the present perfect continuous, as I've done many times while I was a teacher)

CerberusZX2026-01-18 23:27

For me it was \[Journal with Witch\]>!"That was a full day's worth of talking" after a 4 minute conversation!<.

alotmorealots2026-01-19 02:29

> what even is the logic behind the present perfect continuous

Did you teach ESL? Teaching (and learning!) tenses that don't exist in one's first language is always quite the interesting exercise, especially with smart students. Then there are things like the subjunctive mood that I only ever learned intuitively to begin so had to learn it formally before being able to start teaching it lol

cosmiczar2026-01-19 04:45

> Did you teach ESL?

Yup

And, yeah, as someone who learned English as second language mostly on my own, it's was only when I started teaching that I really started to grasp a bunch of things about the language lol

Dull_Spot_82132026-01-18 22:46

I finished Prism Rondo and can happily report this is a great show. I watch a wide variety of anime in general, but this feels fresh in some ways. I’m not usually a fan of the romance genre, not that I dislike romance, I just rarely find the largely high school aged setting/relationships compelling enough to keep my attention. I’m old, and want something with a little more life experience baked into it.

And that’s exactly what you’ll find in Prism Rondo. It’s not just the college aged characters that help here, but the creators behind it. A lot of newer mangaka/writers/creators in anime seem to lack a wider life experience, either through the simple fact that they’re young, or they’re just not exploring the post adolescent experiences in their subject matter. That’s perfectly fine, and understandable. So, when a show like this pops up, it’s a breath of fresh air. You get more nuanced approaches to adult relationships/struggles from experience writers who have something to say and have actual life experiences to inform their stories. There’s whimsy and idealistic themes in here (it’s romance and you gotta have some wish fulfillment to have a good time), but it’s grounded in an emotional maturity that feels real. I’d absolutely recommend this to any fan of period pieces or romance.

Rotorscope2026-01-18 23:03

Glad to hear! Can't wait to watch more of it, really enjoying what I've seen so far.

Dull_Spot_82132026-01-18 23:14

The show looks really nice too. Great aesthetics all around, and there’s an interesting artistic choice in the latter few episodes that was scratching the Kurosawa part of my memory. I expect it was deliberate too. You’ll know when you get there if you Akira Kurosawa fan.

collapsedblock62026-01-18 22:55

Finally, [38 premieres of winter 2026 ranked exclusively from their first episode](https://i.imgur.com/rDj8Bz7.png). Order in the order that the images were up in the site.

You may notice Medalist is there, this is because it is Medalist and ofc it will be B tier. Prism Rondo isn't here either because fuck batch releases.

In the end I have kept 18 shows not counting nad will catch up to Fate SF one day^^tm. So far not much have changed, I think Champignon Witch ep 3 is a detour from what I was looking forward to. Othersie everything I have kept is keeping course.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-18 23:28

*Looks at the A tier to see if I have to something to praise/shill for, then the F tier to see if I have something to complain about*

Nothing... It's all in the middle!

[Ok no I will complain about Shiboyugi being C tier](#seasonalpout)

Jusenkyo_52026-01-19 00:02

What made Champignion Witch top tier for you? It's the only show I've dropped this season.

collapsedblock62026-01-19 00:53

Despite seeing the overall generic plot the first episode followed, I found it lovely. I dig the fairy tale book aesthetic even if it doesn't move a lot, the witch is adorable, the romance is endearing, the hat changes sizes, etc.

Its a charming show, but like I said, recent episode seems to be doing a detour in plot and tone so I will see if it holds up.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-19 01:15

That's valid, I was just curious. Thanks!

alotmorealots2026-01-19 02:25

I made it 10 minutes in before the picture-book style flatness of the character renditions made me pause it lol Perhaps I'll go back to it after having had my fill of 3D pneumaticness from the various bouncy fantasies this season....

Retromorpher2026-01-19 07:11

Hurts to see Golden Kamuy in C-tier, but that's pretty spot on from what's been showcased.

collapsedblock62026-01-19 07:13

GK premieres always suffer of screentime overspread due to their huge casts. I was desperately trying to remember who was who, what the factions looked like, etc. And fwiw, C tier for me is already in the 'good' side of things. It is D tier and below that ranges from mid to actively bad.

But it is already trending upwards, episode 2 was pretty good.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-18 23:25

[*The male torturer anime is denying the existence of the female torturer anime*](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/5bfa32e97b12.png)

[](#seasonalpout)

(They should have a crossover episode at the end of the season!)

(Hell, we're 2/4 to a Torture Quartet!)

Dull_Spot_82132026-01-19 00:23

This is somehow a wholesome work environment too. Boss actually gives a shit about his employees? In 2026?

TheShadowFlame19832026-01-18 23:43

I am looking for an anime. I heard another person play a short part of a meme, me and the person don't get along so I won't ask them. The short part they played, as far as I can tell sounded like Ka-Ku-de-nai it sounded like a woman singing.

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-19 00:00

Punch lady finally getting [good](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/98db51c82182.jpg)

Sporadia_2026-01-19 00:13

/u/HelioA

edit: I did not check what the link was when I tagged this.

[](#hahahawhat)

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-19 01:42

/u/HelioA will understand

HelioA2026-01-19 04:26

/u/iron_gland will too

Zeallfnonex2026-01-19 08:44

is pulling iron gland out of CDF even legal? [](#seasonalshock)

HelioA2026-01-19 09:01

wait, this isn't CDF

qwertyqwerty45672026-01-19 11:39

you were not supposed to notice

[](#gunfire)

TheBigIdiotSalami2026-01-19 01:49

Someone said how can that blonde girl in Solo Leveling smell anything her nose is just two lines. lol

Watching this show, I'm realizing there's a better Seinfeld version of Solo Leveling where you keep Sung and Yoo at the Jerry and George, add Cha as the Elaine and maybe switch Baek to a Kraemer role and you'd have something pretty interesting in its own right.

I just realized that who ever wrote this must have sunk thousands of hours into Shadow of Mordor

Mama2Ge2026-01-19 02:00

Every time I tell myself I'm going to take a break from romance anime another one pulls me in. There are so many other anime I want to watch, my list is so long but romance has me in a chokehold. Currently watching May I Ask For One Final Thing? and I'm loving it

alotmorealots2026-01-19 02:23

> *May I Ask For One Final Thing?*

Well, you could say that you were on a partial break, and claim Scarlet's show is an action show!

Then go watch *Pass the Monster Meat Milady* as a food series lol

And then *Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord* as a depiction of high functioning autism through extended metaphor?

*SaeKano* as an ecchi exploration of the lives and early careers of talented and less talented creatives?

Durinthal2026-01-19 02:44

That's why I didn't have a problem watching a hundred romance anime last year, the tag is applied liberally and they're frequently in a variety of genres with the relationship being a secondary aspect.

Salty1452026-01-19 05:26

One of these seasons, I’m just gonna end up watching everything that aired that season (or at least sampling it because committing to complete all of it might drive me mad).

If I want to answer my own question on whether anime is getting better or worse, the only logical process would be to take a full sample of *everything* and try to draw conclusions.

I keep putting that day off because it does not sound like a particularly fun experience.

Jusenkyo_52026-01-19 05:30

It's tough, 1 season isn't exactly a great data point by itself either. I think you'd have a better experiencing sampling the first few episodes of every show for a year, it's pretty obvious what will end up being decent by the end of the second episode for any experienced watcher.

Dull_Spot_82132026-01-19 05:42

You’re already abandoning logic by trying to using subjective feelings like “better” and “worse”. This is not a logical exercise. Save yourself while you still can.

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-19 06:04

Having reached the final 15 or so One Piece episodes before the end of the first season, the last (I presume...) opening song we get before the break is such a whiplash, doesn't feel like a One Piece song at all. Not bad, but it reminds me more of something from Naruto, Bleach, or even Gintama.

The last arc has been good though... after the long slog of Wano it feels like it is moving much faster and there have been some rather emotional episodes.

theangryeditor2026-01-19 06:12

I'm liking Polar Opposites' OST

[](#seasonallisten)

RabbitCity60902026-01-19 08:05

Just finished watching the following:

* **Milky Subway**: Good. Why is it only 2-3 minutes per episode? Need a full season.

* **From the New World**: Oh my god. Just blew my mind. Can't believe it is not that popular as other series like serial experiments lain, electrolyze, ergo proxy. Here are my thoughts on it:

* [From the New World]>!I need some clarification. shun said that she isn't an ogre. But she was. Was he lying?!<

* [From the New World]>!Was it mandatory to have gay/lesbian pairs before puberty? And then were they mandated to have hetero pairs? If so, then the committee was the biggest asshole that ever was.1!<

* [From the New World]>!What happened to the kids kidnapped by wheeler?!<

* [From the New World]>!Did the committee members know that powers were leaking through the barrier and hence destroying the whole world? I think they did and would rather destroy the whole world just so that they can cling onto power!<

Capable-Towel-63022026-01-19 08:13

I'd argue that at least here, it's more popular than Texhnolyze or Ergo Proxy.

[Your question 1]>!Shun likely meant that her power restraints didn't go wrong as with other ogres. The restraints were working correctly, it's just that Squealer and the rats managed to hijack them to work differently.!<

RabbitCity60902026-01-19 08:27

[From the New World]>!Hmmm. Makes sense. This whole shun thing was kinda weird.!<

throwaway_9768212026-01-19 08:45

> Milky Subway: Good. Why is it only 2-3 minutes per episode? Need a full season.

For something that was made independently largely by one person, with almost no budget, and released for free on YouTube, I'm honestly still in awe it was as long and high quality as it was.

RabbitCity60902026-01-19 09:58

Agreed 100%. This deserves to be picked up by some major studio asap. I'm gonna watch the hell out of this.

soulreaverdan2026-01-19 08:55

Arknights is going to have a collab with Ave Mujica coming up, with the focus characters being Togawa Sakiko, Wakaba Mutsumi, and Misumi Uika. Am I able to just watch the Ave Mujica anime on its own to get a feel for the characters/their story, or is the rest of the BanG Dream franchise/series generally needed?

Capable-Towel-63022026-01-19 08:59

Ave Mujica is a sequel of MyGo, so it might be harder to understand on its own (as far as I remember, it is still possible to do, but it's better to watch MyGo - it is a good show anyway).

The rest of the franchise is not needed.

ComfortablyRotten2026-01-19 09:09

Ave Mujica is a direct sequel to It's MyGO, but that's the only part of the BanG Dream franchise that I'd say is necessary for it

SpaceTurtleHunter2026-01-19 10:38

If you're not that interested in the anime itself and just want information to not get lost in the collab story, then watching Ave Mujica only should be fine. It'll have a bunch of side characters appearing seemingly out of nowhere and some scenes will have no effect on you because they were set up during the previous season, but overall it'll give you a thorough coverage of the main characters.

If you want to get the intended emotional experience - start with 'It's MyGO' and continue with Ave Mujica.

oedipusrex3762026-01-19 12:07

Mutsumi and Sakiko both play roles in It's MyGO!!!!!, and Uika also appears in a few minor scenes. While the season focuses primarily on the MyGO members, it also serves as the foundation for the formation of Ave Mujica, so I’d highly suggest watching it before Ave Mujica.

You’ll be missing some context regarding the relationships between certain members in Ave Mujica if you skip It's MyGO!!!!!, since an important scene for them is tucked away in that season.

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