Top-Rated New Anime for January | Who Else Is Still Watching?
Machine-translated from Traditional Chinese
A lot of new anime came out in January, and I picked a few highly-rated ones to share with everyone
Journal with Witch
It's about a socially anxious novelist who takes in her 15-year-old niece, and the story follows their life together
It has a bit of a Hirokazu Kore-eda style, delicately portraying the cautious, sometimes over-interpreting, often mutually healing dynamic between East Asian women
More suited for people 30+
You and I Are Polar Opposites
I haven't really watched any pure romance anime since Tsukigakirei, but this one is simple and direct
The class's center female lead and a quiet, steady male lead like each other, and they hold hands in the first episode, which just warms your heart
The next three are sequels, so you need to watch the earlier seasons first
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2
It's been three years since season one, and there's no recap—the story just starts quietly, like setting off on a journey again with an old friend you haven't seen in ages
After the first-class mage exam, the old-timer and her two apprentices head north, still as calm as ever, but it leaves a warm feeling in your heart after watching
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3
Adapted from the first half of the Culling Game arc, Yuji has to face his trial and join the Culling Game to save people and Gojo
It's all about survival-game rule mind games, and this season feels like it has a solid budget—episode 4 with Maki going all out deserves a standing ovation
Hell's Paradise Season 2
Season one was about the death row convict Gabimaru going to Shinsenkyo to find the elixir of immortality for a pardon, and he ends up losing his memory
In season two, the group has to fight the Tenzan and help Gabimaru regain his memories
Produced by MAPPA, it's part of the dark trio with Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen, exploring life and death, desire, and self-acceptance
Anyone else following these too?
Journal with Witch
It's about a socially anxious novelist who takes in her 15-year-old niece, and the story follows their life together
It has a bit of a Hirokazu Kore-eda style, delicately portraying the cautious, sometimes over-interpreting, often mutually healing dynamic between East Asian women
More suited for people 30+
You and I Are Polar Opposites
I haven't really watched any pure romance anime since Tsukigakirei, but this one is simple and direct
The class's center female lead and a quiet, steady male lead like each other, and they hold hands in the first episode, which just warms your heart
The next three are sequels, so you need to watch the earlier seasons first
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2
It's been three years since season one, and there's no recap—the story just starts quietly, like setting off on a journey again with an old friend you haven't seen in ages
After the first-class mage exam, the old-timer and her two apprentices head north, still as calm as ever, but it leaves a warm feeling in your heart after watching
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3
Adapted from the first half of the Culling Game arc, Yuji has to face his trial and join the Culling Game to save people and Gojo
It's all about survival-game rule mind games, and this season feels like it has a solid budget—episode 4 with Maki going all out deserves a standing ovation
Hell's Paradise Season 2
Season one was about the death row convict Gabimaru going to Shinsenkyo to find the elixir of immortality for a pardon, and he ends up losing his memory
In season two, the group has to fight the Tenzan and help Gabimaru regain his memories
Produced by MAPPA, it's part of the dark trio with Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen, exploring life and death, desire, and self-acceptance
Anyone else following these too?
