Genre: Romance, supernatural
Date/Season Watched: December 2024
Original Air Date: Spring 2024
Length: 12 episodes

Thoughts: This one was pretty addicting. I ended up binging this in two sessions lol. It got a little tiring halfway through though - I just genuinely didn't understand why Mito didn't tell Ruka that she's a woman. I did however relate deeply to Mito, and this is exactly why I love these kinds of stories. Just like.... that feeling of being so deeply lonely and wanting someone to love you and choose you above all else. Idk. It hit me right in the feels and I def cried throughout the story.

Ren was a very annoying character though. I liked him at random times, but overall it just felt like he kept forcing his will on Mito and assuming he knew what was best for her, just based on his own trauma and past. I also just don't know why a character who so deeply hates vampires and his own father would go along with his father's plot...? I guess it was to "save" Mito, but it still felt a little forced imo. Maybe if they had time to build it up a little bit? I don't know how it is in the manga. But it just seems too quick of a turnaround for me for him to go from absolutely hating his father to going along with his obviously shitty plan????

I actually didn't even really hear about this one, but I was listening to Mother's Basement's video on the best and hottest trash of 2024 and this was on the trash list LOL. He mentioned it as being a cross of Vampire Dormitory and Ouran and I was totally sold (I love Ouran). So yeah! While this wasn't perfect, I definitely cried and ugh now I want to find more romance shows to watch that I can cry over.

Genre: Comedy, fantasy, romance, isekai
Date/Season Watched: Fall 2024
Original Air Date: Fall 2024
Length: 13 episodes

Thoughts: Hmm this one was okay. I think it started off really strong, petered out a bit, and then got a tiny bit interesting at the end? It feels a little convoluted but idk.. I guess it works. I do wish that she took Gill with her at the end. And idk. I wish that the light novels were already out in English because I would have happily picked them up to find out more of what happens in the story lol. Right now it looks like there's just one and then volume 2 is coming, but it doesn't look like the second one covers where the anime left off. Anyway yeah... idk. I do love villainess stories but yeah, Liz's character annoyed me so much that it got a bit annoying for a couple of episodes. I'm glad she dropped her goody two shoes act by the end.

Genre: Slice of life, iyashikei, drama, fantasy, supernatural
Date/Season Watched: Fall 2024
Original Air Date: Fall 2024
Length: 12 episodes

Thoughts: Love! I actually didn't feel like watching this at the beginning of the aseason, but I'm glad I changed my mind. I kind of forgot who some of the characters were, but overall it wasn't too bad. Some of the episodes made me cry a lot. UGH ESPECIALLY THE EPISODE WITH REIKO. I am SO FUCKING SAD. I wish so so so hard that she knew that Morinaga came back and waited for her. It breaks my heart that she never found out. Ugh, it hurts my heart and I'm crying again just thinking about it lolol. Anyway, and as usual Nyanko Sensei remains the best character ever. I love him so much.

Genre: Romance, comedy, drama
Date/Season Watched: Fall 2024
Original Air Date: Fall 2024
Length: 12 episodes

Thoughts: Oh my god I think this might be my favorite of the whole season. I was a little skeptical of the animation, but UGH I LOVE IT. Everyone is so toxic and it's completely unhealthy and totally unhinged but my god do I love all of the characters and the drama of it all. Yoshino is best girl and I hope she comes out on top in the end. All of the supporting characters are cool as shit too. I actually went and read the manga halfway through this one too, and I'm so devastated that it's on hiatus because I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. Once I figure out how to draw people, Yoshino is going to be top of the list of characters I want to draw a shitload of fanart for. I would definitely let her destroy my life too 😅

(from here on out I don't think I'm going to rate them anymore)
Genre: Romance
Date/Season Watched: Fall 2024
Original Air Date: Fall 2024
Length: 12 episodes

Thoughts: Meh, I didn't love this one. At first I thought it was cute, but man the characters got to be a little grating for a few episodes there. Just because it felt like there was zero progress and zero communication, and that shit drives me nuts sometimes. I understand that yeah, there are tons of people out there who just don't communicate their real feelings. But my god, it felt like it dragged on for like 3 or 4 episodes and I was just so sick of it. I'm glad I kept with it though because it ended on such a good note. I'm glad they got to come clean to all of their coworkers, and then decide like... yeah actually let's get married for real LOL. I also really liked some of the side stories. I hope Gonda gets the chance to properly apologize.

Rating: ★★★★✭
Genre: Fantasy, isekai, adventure
Season Watched: Fall 2024
Original Air Date: Fall 2024
Length: 12 episodes

Thoughts: Noooo I'm so sad this is over. I love all of the characters so much! Tbh I'm getting a little tired of the war setting and hope that it resolves itself in season 3, but who knows. I don't read the light novels for this one, but I'm almost tempted to (depending on how good the writing/translation is) just so I can know what happens next lol. This season had so many great moments though! I def cried a bunch throughout, including in the last episode. I LOVE that Pham is now a retainer! Pham is probably my favorite character of the series so far. I love that even the minor antagonists get humanized, so we actually understand some of their motivations (or at the very least, they don't feel cartoonishly evil). I hope we see more Lycia in season 3 as well, as she's grown on me a lot and she's a really fun character to watch work. Anyway, will definitely be watching season 3!! I saw that it got added to Anilist so I can't wait! I haven't yet tried to look up if there's already a date for it.

Rating: ★★★★☆
Genre: Action, comedy, scifi, supernatural, shounen
Season Watched: Fall 2024
Original Air Dates: Fall 2024
Length: 12 episodes

Thoughts: Maybe a controversial rating to not rate it five stars? I feel like this is a beloved show. And don't get me wrong, I surprisingly enjoyed it. I don't watch much shounen nowadays, and I also don't love shows that are super action heavy. However!!!! This show just reeled me in. I reeeeeeeeally liked the animation. It was so interesting and unique and I especially love the way that they drew/animated the faces. They just look so crisp and clear and I love it. Momo and Okarun are also just SUCH great characters. I love them and their friendship/relationship SO MUCH.

With this one, at one point I actually went and read a bunch of the manga just so I could know what happened LOL. I basically finished the current arc where the anime leaves off at the end of the season. Tbh I'm surprised they just stopped in the middle of an arc, but I guess it'll get pepople to watch the next one lol. At this point though I think I'm just reading/watching for the romance between Momo and Okarun and less for the action. I don't really find the humor to be to my taste too, and my god did I really hate Aira. I hope that things chill out with her and she and Momo become friends? Because as it is right now, I just find her really grating. Jiji is also a bit annoying, so... lol. I like him better in the manga though than the anime, but it could just be that his jokes and overbearing personality are just... less annoying in the manga.

Anyway! And of course, ugh I forgot what episode it was in the middle of the season... episode 7 or something? That was a huge fucking gut punch. I sobbed so hard. Definitely a highlight of the whole season. I really hope there are more moments like that in the future! I plan to keep reading the manga, but probably very sporadically. I'll definitely be watching season 2.

Rating: ★★★★★
Genre: Iyashikei, slice of life, fishing
Season Watched: Fall 2024
Original Air Dates: Fall 2024
Length: 12 episodes

Thoughts: SO MUCH LOVE!!!! This was such a wonderful show and I cried several times throughout the season. I've had depression for more than half my life at this point, so I related to Hiro maybe a bit too much at times. But that's what made it so emotional and heartwarming for me. Seeing how low he starts off at the beginning of the season, and then watching him slowly take an interest in something and actually make friends and start to feel comfortable around other people? Ugh, my heart strings. I thought it was really nice that he gradually changed throughout the season - it's not like he met Takaaki, started fishing, and then his life was automatically better in two episodes. I think the only thing that slightly disappointed me was the ending. It felt a little bit rushed but also so bittersweet. I wanted him to keep living with Takaaki forever, or at least make plans to move back in with him after treatment. But the ending does make sense for the show and character, and I'm glad that we at least got to "see" him meet up with Takaaki and Hana at the very end.

Oh, another thing I liked throughout the series were the side characters. I really liked learning about them and I liked that they felt random. In a sense that they weren't all the same age - they seemed like they were just a collection of random people who happened to come together because they liked fishing. So I liked seeing them and learning more about their backstories. Machida was probably my least favorite, but even then he had such a nice side story with his son that felt so heartwarming to watch.

In terms of the visuals and whatnot, I really liked the art style. So much that it makes me want to draw some of the characters! I like that it felt like all the characters were very distinct. Hana's eyes and hair were completely different than Hiro's or Takaaki's, and I really liked that the characters were so unique looking.

It looks like this was an original series? I don't see any indication on Anilist that there's a manga or light novel, so that's kinda sad. I mean, it's cool that they made something like this! But I wish there was more. Anyway! I'll probably rewatch this again. It felt very peaceful and healing and that's exactly my jam.

Okay so this is me trying something new! I'm going to write here about the shows I'm dropping this season that I've only watched 1-3 episodes of. If I drop a show mid-season, I'll give it its own dedicated entry. Anyway, the shows I've dropped so far are:

Farmagia: I found this one super boring. The characters look like Fairy Tail knockoffs, and there was just too much bad exposition in the first episode for me to feel intrigued.
Momentary Lily: I THOUGHT this one was going to be a cute slice of lifeISH story about cute girls fighting killer robots and making food and whatever. Then the second episode ended with the big sister character almost dying for WAY too long and then the character that was set up to sort of be the "leader" character ACTUALLY dying..... yeah no fuck that lol. Definitely not my cup of tea. I also just felt annoyed by how the characters talked and it felt like it was some kind of gimmick that I just wasn't in on.
Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest: Yeah this ended up being way more gorey than I thought it was going to be. I just assumed it'd be a nice trashy anime with a lighthearted tone and an overpowered protag-kun. This ended up being very edgey and with lots of gore and violence... nope.
Babanba Banban Vampire: Ugh.,... You know, there's a lot of stuff I ,can look past in the name of anime. But I was not able to look past this. Ranmaru has basically been "watching over" Rihito since he was 5, becuase he prefers the blood of 18 year old virgin boys. Like okay... if it was ONLY that then that'd be... passable? But he gets sexually aroused and gets full on boners when he thinks about it and it just felt so fucking gross.
Amnmeku M.D.: Doctor Decetive: This one wasn't bad but it just felt a little bit too dark for my taste.
OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying: The animation quality seemed nice, and overall it seems like a cute show. But idk, I feel like it'd hit better if I understood Japanese or something lol. It's just not for me but I think idk, maybe someday in the future I might try again.
I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class: Man, apparently this gets better with the second episode, but I was so freaking annoyed by the first one. I hated how much Akane just screams at Saito in the first episode. I'm not really a fan of characters who just... yell at everyone lol, even if she's supposed to be a tsundere character. It was also just giving me too much female harem vibes, and my god I just hate siscom shit so much (I guess looking at anilist it says they're cousins who were raised like brother and sister.... my point still stands). Maybe because I have a brother, but I just find it extremely repulsive. Anyway, idk. Honestly I can look past female harems if there's at least a fun plot or cool setting or SOMETHING, but at least with the firt episode, I didn't find anything that made me want to keep going.

Anyway, that's it for now (as of Jan. 13, 2025)! There are a couple other shows that I wouldn't be surprised I end up dropping, it I suppose it all depends on how the next few episodes go lol.

Genre: Fantasy, romance
Date/Season Watched: Fall 2024
Original Air Date: Fall 2024
Episodes Watched: 9/12

Thoughts: This one... tbh I was skeptical about it from the start. I cannot stress enough how creepy it felt to have the main character (Jill) be so young, even if the actual age gap isn't that huge between her and Hadis. I think if they at least made her look older it would have been not as bad to watch? Jill is technically older because she has been reincarnated, but yeah... I really don't understand WHY they had to make her look like a child and then make Hadis look like a grown man. That aside... idk. What kept me interested was just seeing how Jill would change the future and solve her problems. It reminded me a lot of 7th Time Loop and I was hoping it was going to be closer to that. But yeah, idk after a while I just got tired of the characters and tired of the age gap. I thought about trying to finish it, but I'm also just not interested in the action/battles, and that's what the last three episodes seemed like they were going to be about.

Genre: Fantasy, romance, politics, josei
Date/Season Watched: Fall 2024
Original Air Date: Fall 2024
Episodes Watched: 9/12

Thoughts: (Manga spoilers here too) Maaan. So like halfway through this one I decided I couldn't wait any longer and went and read the manga up to wherever it is now. And I really liked most of it tbh. It made me cry at times, and idk it was really moving. Until it wasn't. Until it started feeling like the author was going to start the cycle over again. The cycle being thus - Nina falls in love with tragic boi, then something happens and they get torn apart for one reason or another. Then she falls in love with another tragic boi, and then the cycle repeats. It seemed like things were finally going well with Sett, and then she found out that things were even MORE tragic with Azure, so it feels like it's going back in that direction. Anyway, once I started feeling like that, it became hard to watch the anime. Knowing that nothing is really resolved, that she's just going to keep flipping back and forth between two tragic boys and that Azure is being annoying as fuck, I just couldn't do it anymore.