brother crab's fall 2025 parting thoughts: basically everything
ok i'm not taking this into the new year with me so quick thoughts dump on pretty much everything i watched
sanda: anime of the season obviously. beaten out for anime of the year only by apocalypse hotel for me
gnosia: shockingly. shocking! number 2 of my top 2 of the season. among us anime i love you so so so much. ok but in all seriousness. best visual novel anime adaptation i have ever seen (though i speak as an anime only)
saihito: ohhhhh my god so so so much fun. loved this so much. number 3 of my top 3 of the season. i love everyone here
last boss: a super close runner-up for top 3 like. i could go either way on it and saihito tbh. really fun ride and i'm looking forward to s2 already
watatabe: OHHHHHH MERMAID CANNIBALISM YURI MY BELOVED this was great as its own thing but the best part of the experience for me was definitely watching it with an incredibly based mutual and screaming each week about the hitoramujakuness of it all
shabake: really strong start and stayed good but lost me a lil bit along the way. like i never stopped liking it but it was just hmmmmmm actually no i don't think it ever got worse it's just other things got better and more gripping. anyway it's almost natsume yuujinchou flavored so that was nice
ginpachi-sensei: i'm still ??? at the sudden canonization of takesugi/zura like wh
one punch man 3 & tougen anki: not without their uhhhhhh let's say shortcomings. however the voice cast hard carries for me. sorry i'm weak
spy x family s3: adorable as usual
ranma s2: wonderful as usual
fumetsu 3: stressful as usual
snv s3: FUCKS HARD AS USUAL SORRY TO THE HATERS BUT I LOVE THIS SHIT YES EVEN THE ANIME ADAPTATION YES EVEN IF IT'S BAD SORRY!! IT'S MY JAM!!! brocon hades was a nice surprise. still does not outdo gyaru buddha however
toujima rider: unhinged in the same way as ninja to gokudou which i deeply enjoyed. i'm enjoying this too! though i would say that like. if one of these got 2 cour i kind of wish it was. ninja and not. toujima. but anyway. i'm not mad about it, it's a ridiculous and fun series
debulove: ok jesus christ sorry but what the fuck even happened in this. GOD. i'm not completely mad at it bc like it was kind of fun and i really enjoyed the workplace shenanigans parts but like HAS IT FORGOTTEN THAT IT'S A MURDER MYSTERY BASICALLY. i just. a whole cour. and there was barely any movement on the plot. and i'm not invested enough to follow the story in the manga so i guess. whatever. the developing friendships are imo way stronger than the romance. anyway
imouza: "i will punch you in the womb tattoo to shut you up" is going to be staying with me for a while
tondemo skill s2: still fun and adorable!! this man and his giant dog dog husband and their adorable slime child will have my attention forever and ever!!!
towa no yuugure: hm. hmm. i mean. hmmmmmm. ultimately kind of ridiculous and not in the best of ways but i do like the poly that's baked into the world setting. ending doesn't feel fully earned imo like we could have used a more time in the final bit i think. overall still kinda fun tho
egatae: really fun and cute! imo the first episode and last episode were the strongest and most memorable, middle was all fun and enjoyable but i think will not stick with me much
si-vis: y'all i straight up forgot to keep watching this one after the first like three weeks. idk if i'll finish it. in theory the premise sounds like it would be right up my alley but in execution it was somehow just...... incredibly boring to me
akujiki reijou: really cute and fun but forgettable. like forgettable to the extent that i almost forgot i watched it this season. thus it being last on this list lol anyway i still think ban taito is about to break out
