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At this point in time, the Winter seasonal shows have mostly either wrapped up or are airing their finale this week. So, I wanted to hear your thoughts on shows you watched this season. Shows you liked, disliked, were surprised by, disappointed by? Let those opinions rip!

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  • Unboxious@ani.socialEnglish
    12·
    1 day ago

    This season has been insane. Things I’m watching, in rough order of preference:

    • Golden Kamuy Final Season - Absolutely blowing my socks off. I think Lt. Tsurumi might be my favorite villain in all of anime. He’s absolutely crazy, and so are most of his subordinates and for that matter most of the characters in this show. I wish it had a higher animation budget, but the fights are so well choreographed they’re enjoyable anyways. Sorry JJBA, there’s a new homoerotic show about buff guys killing each other in town.
    • Journal with Witch - I still haven’t watched the latest two episodes because life has been happening, but this was the biggest surprise for me this season. Very well-written and emotional.
    • You and I Are Polar Opposites - Very cute and fluffy. A masterful adaptation.
    • Medalist - A great story with a pretty good adaptation. I wish I could say it’s perfect but something about the adaptation doesn’t feel quite right. Still a great show though, which I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to others.
    • Frieren - You know it’s a crazy season when this show is this far down the list. It’s good, but it kinda feels like it said what it wanted to say in the first half of season 1 and the mangaka has just kinda been flying by the seat of their pants since then. The weak worldbuilding makes me yearn instead for Witch Hat Atelier, which will be airing next season.
    • Jujutsu Kaisen - Some of the coolest fights you’ll see in an anime, but it doesn’t have much beyond that.
    • Oshi No Ko - It’s fine, but I just don’t think the author is good at writing serious drama and that’s starting to show now that we’ve reached the serious drama part of the story. TBH I’m quite behind on this one, and unfortunately having read the manga isn’t making me feel more like catching up.