• Free! Iwatobi Swim Club 10/10

My absolute favorite, really gives slice of life in sports anime.

• Demon Slayer 10/10

A popular one for a reason, love the art and the story.

• Mo Dao Zu Shi 10/10

Beautiful queer love story- Recommend reading the manga or story as well, lots of censorship in the animated version.

• Heaven Official's Blessing 10/10

Another beautiful queer love story- Again, recommend reading the manga or story as well, lots of censorship in the animated version.

• A Sign of Affection 10/10

As a HoH person, this really showcases the good and bad parts of being Hard of Hearing or Deaf. Great representation. The love story being cute is a plus.

• My Happy Marriage 10/10

Absolutely love this. Another romance with some fantasy to keep it interesting.

• Japan Sinks: 2020 10/10

Reader discretion, my avid-horror-loving husband had to drop out of this one quickly due to fear of natural disasters, but as a (future) Disaster Anthropologist, it was super interesting to me and well done. Apocalyptic themes.

• Grave of Fireflies 10/10

This one is incredibly sad, themes of war and its effects on children. Trigger Warnings.

• Spirited Away 10/10

Love this Ghibli Film, one of, if not, my favorite.

• Attack on Titan 9/10

Kind of horror, kind of not. Apocalyptic. Worth the hype.

• My Hero Academia 9/10

Very cute while still having dark themes. Death Trigger Warnings.

• Tokyo Ghoul 9/10

Another dark anime. Very well done but if horror isn't your thing, it's probably not for you. Has demonic themes. Trigger Warnings.

• Yuri!!! on Ice 9/10

Another good queer love story, wrapped in a pretty sport anime.

• Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits 9/10

This one deserves more hype. A young girl finds herself taking care of Japanese Oni and other fantasy creatures.

• Howl's Moving Castle 9/10

Fantastic and pretty Ghibli film, enough said.

• A Silent Voice 9/10

Definitely proceed with caution, this one has dark mental health themes, Massive Trigger Warning! If you can handle the heaviness, definitely recommend it.

• A Whisker Away 9/10

Cute, adorable, fun love story.

• Vampire in the Garden 8/10

Another queer love story, this time with WLW. Vampires and Humans are at war but the main characters follow a Romeo and Juliet trope.

• Solo Leveling 8/10

Couldn't put this one down. Picked it up for Stray Kids, kept watching for the story and animation improvement.

• Jujitsu Kaisen 8/10

A good fantasy anime, definitely not perfect but still very worth the watch.

• Haikyuu!! 8/10

Sports anime, very fun.

• Frieren 8/10

A great fantasy anime, has an interesting story of an interesting main character.

• Dan da Dan 8/10

So fun, really love the art.

• The Ancient Magnus' Bride 8/10

Another good story, fantasy themes of cross species becoming close. Bride can be interpreted in different ways in this anime.

• The Promised Neverland 8/10

Dark themes. Some people only watch season 1 but I watched both. I'm also not very picky.

• Erased 8/10

Interesting concept. Really enjoyed it.

• Your Name 8/10

Really pretty animation with a captivating story, another one I couldn't stop watching.

• You and I are polar opposites 8/10

Very cute, it had me giggling.

• Chainsaw Man 7/10

Pretty good, maybe not as good as the hype. Still worth the watch.

• Darling in the Franxx 7/10

Pretty good, follows some kiddos who have to learn to live alone and fend for themselves. Cons: ending was iffy, plot is also kind of vague, and the fandom is not it.

• The Devil is a Part-Timer 7/10

Just a fun casual watch. Goofy.

• Usagi Drop 7/10

Cute story of an adoptive dad.

• Angels of Death 7/10

Intersting and dark themes.

• Spirit Pact 7/10

A lesser version of animes like Mo Dao Zu Shi and Heaven Official's Blessing. Very similar but I didn't get as into it.

• Ao Haru Ride 7/10

A less fluffy love story, definitely captures the 'teenage angst' of coming of age animes.

• Devil's Line 7/10

Not perfect but still worth the watch, it's a dark fantasy romance series.

• I'll Become a Villianess Who Goes Down in History 7/10

A casual watch for sure. Reincarnation trope.

• Aggretsuko 7/10

Sanrio for adults, follows Aggretsuko the salary woman and her life in and out of work.

• Tamon's B-side 7/10

Cute, if you like Kpop, this might be a good watch for you. Has a lot of silly moments.

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