• 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

• 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

If I must nominate one anime out of all these top-tier anime to be anime-of-the-season, Medalist would be my pick. It's easy to root for the underdog pair of Inori-Tsukasa in season 1 while they are starting off. Now that they are entering the big leagues, the underdog aspect is no longer as pronounced. But, they made up for it by developing the side characters more (not saying they didn't in previous season). The result is a bunch of athletes I'd like to root for.

It reminds me of Umamusume (as opposed to another sports anime like Haikyu!): although there's a MC that we follow, each horsegirl is effectively the protagonist of their own stories, facing their own struggles. I can't help but root for many of them because they all deserve the win in some way. Same thing with the skaters in Medalist.

The good writing gave us character development, drama and story, but the cherry on the top has to be the comedy. The humour is on point and got me laughing out loud too many times. It can be so funny one moment, then be all touching and getting me emotional the next.

In a nut shell, this anime is peak. Don't sleep on it people! Here's a clip you can check out if you're still undecided: If you don't know that kind of pain, I'll never let you be a gold medalist!

There are quite a few significant unresolved plot threads in this last season IMO. Even then, they're not enough to reduce my enjoyment of the anime.

There is less suspense than in previous seasons, but it made up for it with the thrills. One thing it kept up - that I really liked - is the interactions between the characters. Not just the MCs but also the side characters. In fact, I have noticed a recurring theme among my favourite anime: they all have well-developed side characters.

I think the ending could have been better fleshed out, but all things considered, I am satisfied. Is this anime "objectively" peak? Maybe not. In terms of personal enjoyment though? Straight to the top.

Based on the title and synopsis alone, you can probably tell that it's not going to be a standard isekai story. Kazuma may complain that all he has is a useless goddess, and Subaru may lament that he only has return-by-death, but these are nothing compared to Seiichirou's experience: summoned with no cheats, no equipment, no nothing - not even basic magic resistance! Without magic resistance, he can't even handle the mana that exists around him. It's like having a permanent poison debuff at the start of the game, as a level 1 beginner. Talk about a rough start!

Thank goodness the people around him - with a few notable exceptions - are functioning adults. They see the value he brings to table despite the lack of cheats, and thus gave him support. What's his superpower you ask? That's right, it's being an accountant. Bro got isekai-ed just to do his 9-to-5.

Or in Seiichirou's case, probably 6-to-10 since he's that much of a workaholic. He's practically married to his job, and would have actually been had he not met his significant other.

I thought Cherry Magic's hook was fun, but Isekai Office Walker takes it to the next level. So, regarding Seiichirou's lack of magic resistance, how do you think it gets dealt with? Apparently, he's got to get acclimatised to someone else's mana - and the more directly and physical, the better 😏

Beyond this initial hook, I enjoyed the world-building and kingdom-building a lot. It is also refreshing to see quite a few mature characters in an isekai, though there are still the occasional tropish asshats.

I went in expecting just the tropes, possibly some spicy moments, but it ended up becoming one of my top favourites. I can safely say this is the greatest dark horse of the season for me.

I am grateful to everyone who mentioned how good this anime is in the weekly discussion threads. This may just be my bias but josei titles tend to have bland synopses. They would go something like "Due to circumstances, two person met. Follow the story of their life together". Where's the hook?? So if not for y'all, I may have missed out on peak.

If we strip all anime down to just their writing, I think this one is the winner. No need for fantasy, scifi, romance, comedy, etc. Just raw human relations and interactions. The fact that it can be so entertaining without all these devices is a testament to its quality of writing.

Others may have pointed it out already, but the characters are so relatable. Depending on the situation, I can see myself in each of them. Perhaps what this means is the all (or at least most) humans have so much more in common than we thought.

If there's one thing I must highlight about the anime, it's the episode titles. They are all just one-word long, and yet they capture (or hint at) the essence of the episodes so well. It's kind of tryhard, but it is indeed very clever.

This anime is definitely a must to check out.

Each season of Jujutsu Kaisen just gets better than the last. Season 1 was great, but it was really just setting the stage. Season 2 had some of the best world-building and twists, but I had to dock a point due to some dissatisfying shounen tropes. Season 3 has been nearly flawless thus far.

I really like the execution of the story / the writing, telling the story in a non-linear fashion. The way it was done reminds me of Your Name and Christopher Nolan's works.

If I have any complaints, it is that there is still too much narration / exposition. This is an animation for goodness sake. Show, not tell!