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1. Summertime Render
- Synopsis: The protagonist, Shinpei Ajiro, returns to his hometown of Hitogashima in Wakayama Prefecture to attend the funeral of his childhood friend Ushio. However, there are many questions about Ushio’s death, and rumors have spread that people who witness a shadow will die.
- Charm: The complex story development and character growth are fascinating and will not bore viewers.
- Broadcast period: It was serialized from 2017 to 2021, and was also made into an anime.
- Online evaluation: Although there were negative comments such as the original work getting worse and worse, there were also comments that did not deny the happy ending.
2. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
- Synopsis: A 34-year-old virgin, unemployed, shut-in NEET man is kicked out of his house on the day of his parents’ funeral, but is run over by a truck and dies. When he wakes up, he has been reborn as a baby in another world of swords and magic.
- Charm: The story is divided into childhood, adolescence, youth, and the final chapter, in accordance with the protagonist’s growth.
- Broadcast period: The second season of the anime also began on October 3, 2021.
- Online evaluation: The original is a masterpiece novel that won the Japan Science Fiction Award, so the story has been highly evaluated both at home and abroad, and it was also selected as one of the “Top 30 Japanese TV Anime Selected by Foreign Journalists (18th place)”.
3. From the New World
- Synopsis: Saki, who lives in Kamisu 66 Town, begins attending a school to learn how to use her supernatural powers, known as “cursed powers.”
- Charm: The futuristic world view in which anyone can use supernatural powers matches with the mysterious depictions reminiscent of old Japan and the somewhat religious aspects, adding to the unfathomable atmosphere of the world of From the New World.
- Broadcast period: The first broadcast was aired on TV Asahi affiliates for six months from October 2012 to March 2013, with a total of 25 episodes.
- Online evaluation: The anime version was highly praised for its background and music, and many viewers were left on the edge of their seats by the furious developments that unfold in the second half, just like the original work.
4. 86-Eighty Six-
- Synopsis: In response to the invasion of the fully autonomous unmanned combat machine 〈Legion〉 developed by the Giaade Empire, the neighboring country, the Republic of San Magnolia, developed the unmanned combat machine 〈Juggernaut〉. However, it is only a drone in name, and those who are not recognized as “people” – the Eighty Six – pilot it and are treated like tools.
- Charm: You will be drawn in from the first cut of the battle scene. The music is also insanely good, and the use of Fido as a director is genius.
- Broadcast period: Two years after the first season aired in 2021, the second season “Mushoku Tensei II ~Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu” will air from July 2023, and the first season will feature the drama of Rudeus, who has grown since the first season. And from April 2024, the second season will finally start airing.
- Online rating: The story was beautifully concluded, and the final development brought tears to my eyes. This is a work that I truly felt was worth watching up to this point.
5. Funeral of Frieren
- Synopsis: Frieren, a magician who defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the world after 10 years of adventure with the hero Himmel and his friends. As an elf who has lived for over a thousand years, she promises to meet Himmel and his friends again and sets off on a journey alone.
- Charm: I think it’s great to have connections with people. Also, I personally think that the voice of the glasses character who is smart and tends to make fun of others is Komachi…
- Broadcast period: Broadcast starts from September 29, 2023.
- Online rating: The story was beautifully concluded, and the final development brought tears to my eyes. This is a work that I truly felt was worth watching up to this point.
Each anime has its own charm and is worth watching. It’s up to you to decide which one to watch first!
