

Ah, I didn´t realise you were manually going to be sifting through the nominations. Fair enough!


Ah, I didn´t realise you were manually going to be sifting through the nominations. Fair enough!


Regarding the formatting, the anime series themselves are relatively straight forward, but what about the OPs/EDs and VAs? There are many ways of writing this down. Is the song name + anime sufficient? Or just the anime + OP 1/2? Or do you need song + artist + anime? Does the order matter? Do you want streaming links?
All I’m hearing is “good animation” and “action”.
That’s all it really is tbh, and good music. The animation is insanely good and would’ve kept me hooked if it wasn’t for incredibly obnoxious side characters (Zenitsu mainly)
I definitely second watching Hibike Euphonium. It means so much to me. The way the characters act and interact is what makes the show. Don’t forget Liz and the Blue Bird!
Despite Frieren being in your “havent watched cuz unappealing/overrated” list, I’d still recommend it. It’s very unlike the others in that list.
The big hero story is done, the big evil is no longer an existential threat. This anime takes place after your typical hero-demon king story from the perspective of a very long lived elf. The journey you go on with Frieren as she undertakes a nearly the same journey from 80 something years ago, while discovering what that meant/means to her and the world, is quite special. Seeing how an elf perceives things compared to short lived races like humans is a perspective I’ve never quite seen like this. It’s quite introspective, while mostly staying really relaxing. The world it builds is the most expansive fantasy world I’ve seen in anime in a long time.
Aside from that, the music by Evan Call (same composer as Violet Evergarden) and the animation are just incredible.
Some other recommendations:


Thanks, then I’m not gonna go further.


Just watched the 1st ep. Is this anime just going to be this? Like, is there anything driving the plot towards a less fucked up world or something? Or is it going to stay as despair porn? I’m not particularly excited about the prospect of people getting killed in despair every episode without a payoff


Idk, it doesn’t sound like teasing to me. A constant feed of judgemental remarks will make you dislike, if not hate, someone. They didn’t really seem like quips, especially if you follow it up with “what? don’t you have anything to say?” when you notice the other person isn’t laughing and actually looks quite angry. That’s bully behaviour. If my brothers did that, I’d hate them too.
Makio’s sister may have loved Makio and didn’t look down on her (though I don’t really get the latter from this), but if that’s how she’s showing it, then it doesn’t matter.
These are my picks: :::spoiler Nominations
2025 Anime Series of the Year
2025 Anime Film of the Year
2025 Anime Character of the Year
Best Comedy
Best Drama
Best Fantasy/Adventure
Best Romance
Best Slice of Life
Best Action
Best Animation
Best Soundtrack
Best Voice Acting (specific role in any language)
Best Musical Sequence (OP/ED or insert song)