Going with the assumption that mystery (whodunnit) ≠ suspense, and judging them solely by the mystery element: Hyouka for me. It’s a grounded anime with nothing crazy going on, so the focus is purely on the mysteries. (There are the usual slice-of-life, school-life stuff, but those are secondary / don’t distract from the mysteries.)

Some runner-ups:

• Oddtaxi - It has one of the strongest twist I have seen in anime.
• The Apothecary Diaries - I enjoyed the political elements in addition to the mysteries.
• Gnosia - I enjoyed playing along as though I am one of the participants.

There is no one must-watch I’d recommend, because it depends on the person.

That explains the antics with her tail 😂

There’s even a video out there that shows both side-by-side

It’d be cool if you can share it - maybe as a clip? I’m not sure if I have seen this scene/IRL-comparison video myself.

Yuru Camp

I was just thinking that Botan is the grown-up version of Nadeshiko.

Unmei? (The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You - season 2 ending theme)

On The Way (Dan Da Dan - season 2 opening theme)

Muri Muri Evolution (There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… opening theme)

Floor Killer (Gnosia second ending theme)

Stare In Wonder (Wandance opening theme)

Mugen (Umamusume: Cinderella Gray ending theme)

Bow and Arrow (Medalist opening theme)

How many nominations is one person allowed to submit?

I recognised only Suzuka, Teio, Mcqueen and Urara in the first picture.

Anyone knows which umamusume the cosplayer between Mcqueen and Urara is supposed to be?

@rikka@ani.social Looks like episodes 1 and 2 were released together.

Last week I watched 2 anime that other members of this community have been discussing. They are both coincidentally Chinese animation.

The first is the Nezha movie and its sequel. It’s peak battle shounen with plenty of flashy fights. Personally, I enjoyed Nezha 1 more than Nezha 2 despite the latter being more acclaimed.

They are worth watching IMO if battle shounen is your cup of tea, or if you are interested in Chinese mythology.

The second is Release that Witch. I binged the few episodes that have been released and I am now all caught up. I love the world-building and politics, and there is definitely a conspiracy.

In fact, I got too impatient after catching up, wanting more of the story, so I picked up the manga adaptation. While I don’t regret it, I must confess that I felt letdown. The manga felt sloppy.

Yes, there are significant differences in character design, but that’s superficial. What mattered to me is how the work is presented. The anime gave me the impression that it’s all about politics and drama. The manga on the other hand turned the story into yet another generic isekai power-fantasy.

Maybe the anime would eventually go down the same path as the manga since they are both based on the same novel, but till then I’d say it’s better to stick with the anime. Personally, I hope that the anime would pick out the best part of the source material while leaving the worst out.

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I can make a thread later this week asking for submissions

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