Because the yr involves a detailed, it’s time to replicate on Kongbakpao’s Favorite Anime Of 2024! Whether or not it’s a model new sequence that has launched or a brand new season of an older present, the group has come collectively to offer you our high picks! In case you’re a fan of anime options, take a look at our submit the place we rank Each Hunter x Hunter Arc. (Sure, Yorknew will all the time be one of the best).
Rachel – Black Butler: Public College Arc
Black Butler is my all-time favorite anime and manga. Having first watched it after I was 11. (Which sure, was most likely approach too younger), I fell in love with it. Years go by, and a couple of William tattoos later, think about my shock after I discovered a brand new anime season is coming!
I beloved the Public College Arc within the manga. Though seeing the brand new artwork type within the trailers made me doubt it at first. I fell in love with it immediately. The scene the place Ciel removes his eyepatch for the primary time to summon Sebastian was superbly animated and had a lot element. I frightened that issues would really feel too ‘predictable’ since I already knew what was coming. However the build-up to the ultimate reveal saved me on the sting of my seat!
The artwork type grew on me and the soundtrack was excellent. I beloved that even Grell and Ronald made a quick look. My solely problem… the place is William? How may the opposite reapers make an look, however he didn’t? Pettiness apart, they did an exquisite job at animating this. I’m so excited to see the Emerald Witch Arc in April 2025 (particularly as William might be in it).
Adele – Dandadan
Dandadan is my decide for this yr! As somebody who began studying the manga earlier than the anime got here out, I’m completely blown away by how Science SARU has tailored the monochrome pages right into a burst of color, completely replicating the artwork type of Yukinobu Tatsu.
The comedy has transferred splendidly to the anime and has made it much more entertaining. Seeing Momo and Okarun’s dynamic facial expressions in movement alongside the sound of their bickering (the voice actors, Natsuki Hanae and Shion Wakayama have carried out a superb job!) is a pure pleasure. Every time I get to look at them taking the mick out of one another, I can’t assist however smile with every episode.
Apart from the superb adaptation usually, Dandadan’s story is one I maintain expensive to my coronary heart. It combines aliens and the supernatural, mixing it up with romance, drama, and an entire load of motion. It’s made for me, I worry!
Meriel – Dungeon Meshi
Now even for those who’ve not watched Dungeon Meshi, or Scrumptious In Dungeon, you’ll have heard of it as ‘the fantasy cooking anime’. And I got here into it conscious of that gimmick and anticipating one thing a bit foolish and entertaining.
What I truthfully didn’t anticipate was a very good fantasy story that simply stands up by itself. Dungeon Meshi is a genuinely compelling story about friendship and love for each other conquering the horrors of the world.
It treats all its characters with an admirable degree of empathy and kindness.
Whereas some scenes get extraordinarily darkish at factors, to levels you by no means anticipated from ‘haha dungeon crawler cooking anime’ it maintains a hopeful perspective to the world that’s extremely charming.
Even when the consuming monsters half doesn’t enchantment to you, I can completely advocate this sequence if you’d like a healthful journey with sufficient edge to maintain the stakes excessive. The true dungeon meshi was the buddies we made alongside the way in which.
Sho – One Piece Egghead Arc
Okay, look. I do know Egghead isn’t a brand new standalone anime, however given the size of One Piece and figuring out I spent nearly all of this yr catching up on the sequence I believe I’m allowed this exception. That, and Del claimed Dandadan who can be my runner-up.
Egghead, like Wano, has a refreshed artwork type to convey a sure aesthetic alongside the story. Egghead takes on delicate rounded options and an virtually pastel-like pallet. This selection vastly enhances Egghead Island for all its wacky scientific greatness and the colorful characters met right here. However, greater than that, Egghead has a number of the most intense lore drops and animation sequences, so the darker scenes tremendously distinction the in any other case bubbly and vibrant island.
The proficient palms that labored on this arc have spoilt us with their distinct artwork types and onerous work. It’s evident that the group love this decades-old sequence as a lot because the followers and that adoration involves fruition with their dedication to telling a narrative by way of animation.
Due to the fluid motion and genius story writing, Egghead packed such an emotional punch and dragged me by way of emotions scene by scene. Shock, pleasure, mourning, hopefulness. What an adrenaline rush! I can’t look ahead to the anime to come back off break in April 2025… I have to see the conclusion of this masterpiece arc. And, for those who haven’t watched One Piece but, now’s your likelihood to start out. (I’m taking a look at you, fellow employees writers).
