Comment on Summer Anime Season Wrap-up and Discussion Thread [2026, Week 13]
Endmaker@ani.social 2 days ago
I haven’t been watching anime for that long, so this is in fact the most stacked season of anime that I’ve watched while they are airing.
Here are the ones that I have enjoyed the most:
- Medalist
- Beastars - last season
- Isekai Office Worker
- Journal with Witch
- Jujutsu Kaison - season 3
- Oshi no Ko - season 3
- ’Tis Time for “Torture”, Princess - season 2
- Frieren - season 2
- The Demon King’s Daughter is Too Kind!!
- Gnosia (continued from previous season)
- You and I are Polar Opposites
- Hell’s Paradise - season 2
- Watanare - season 1.5?
- Tamon’s B Side
- Love Through A Prism
- My Hero Academia: Vigilantes - season 2
That’s 16 anime!
Looking through my watch history, the second best season for me is Fall 2023 with 7 most-enjoyed anime:
- 100 Girlfriends
- Frieren
- Attack on Titan - final^final^ movie?
- The Apothecary Diaries
- Jujutsu Kaisen - season 2 (continued from previous season)
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid
- Pluto
This season’s list is easily double that of Fall 2023!
Here are some quick thoughts on each of them:
WIP
Endmaker@ani.social 2 days ago
Getting lazy:
Oshi no Ko - More suspense, more drama, more good music. It is building up towards a big climax, and I can’t wait to see it.
'Tis Time for “Torture”, Princess - It’s more of the same as season 1, but somehow I found this season funnier and more enjoyable. Maybe its pacing improved? Whatever the case, it is still a very cute and wholesome slice-of-life.
Frieren - With the shorter episode count and just the episodic stories, this season is clearly just an intermission, the calm before the storm, setting up for the next big arc. Even so, it still delivered with the direction, the soundtracks and just the rest of the production in general. I particularly enjoyed the light bits of humour.
The Demon King’s Daughter is Too Kind!! - This is my most anticipated anime of the season and I am glad to say that it has met my expectations. It’s production value may not be on par with the greats, but it captured the essence of the source material and that’s what truly matter for an adaptation IMO. They know how to exemplify Dou’s cuteness and kindness, providing the perfect healing each week.
Gnosia - Plenty of loose threads just like Beastars IMO, but I still enjoyed the journey. Very fun, and the closest to a whodunnit in anime. (Perhaps I watched too little anime.)
You and I are Polar Opposites - It is always refreshing to see a non-braindead couple, even if it is a standard romcom. Standard romances / romcoms tend to fall off and become boring to me, because it’s always the same story. What this anime did though - just like the rest of the greats in this season - is to develop the rest of the cast. Now there’s way more interactions, keeping things fresh.
Hell’s Paradise - After all the build-up in season 1, we are starting to get to the meat in season 2. There are still more reveals to come, so it should be staying interesting.
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