Comment on Anime Fall Season and 2025 Year-End Discussion [2026, Week 1]
esc27@piefed.social 1 week ago
Wow I’m late, but I wanted to comment just to have a reason to look back through the past year.
Random Superlatives:
* Best Overall - Apocalypse Hotel - I liked parts of other shows more, but this one was the best overall. It had a bit of everything, somehow held it together, and kept consistent to a satisfying end.
* Most likely to rewatch - A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof - A couple rough spots but a lot of fun overall. Maybe my second favorite new series.
* Best Guilty Pleasure - Solo Leveling Season 2 - Very satisfying as power fantasy
* Most disappointing - Vending Machine - I actually really enjoyed the first season but the second was just bad. The writing, pacing, etc.
* Worst drop off - I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons - I loved the first episode. The show should have stopped there as the show immediately undermined what I liked and turned into a problematic mess.
* Most surprising - Magic Maker - I liked the different take on magic. Having the main character have to invent it almost as a science. Not sure how it would hold up in a second season. Considered dropping it at one point, but glad I watched it through if just for being a bit different than similar shows.
* Best adaptation - Silent Witch - There were some rough pacing issues in a few episodes, but the first arc was perfect, and the art, presentation, etc. were incredible. Really hope they adapt the rest.
wjs018@ani.social 1 week ago
Yes! I am another person willing to defend the first season of this show as more than just a joke title. However, the second season was really not great. IIRC they ran out of source material. I can’t remember now if they just stretched out the existing material or created filler/original content. Episodes like the beauty pageant just made no sense in the middle of what was otherwise a life or death struggle. Very poor showing in season 2.
I knew I liked the story since I had been reading the manga, but the love and care that was put into this adaptation was superb. I loved this series and wish that more people checked it out.