The BEST Anime of Winter 2024 - Ones to Watch

Shake off the winter cold by cozying up with some quality anime!

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
2:37 5E Cookbook
5:20 Like Tears in the Rain But With More Explosions
7:56 Romantic Gestures
10:12 I Can't Possibly Make Up a Funnier Title
12:21 Hulk Smash Face
14:14 The Isekai'd Parrot Sketch
16:56 Is it Wrong to Violate OSHA in a Dungeon?
19:32 Tournament Arc of Thrones
22:16 Delinquent Anime is ACTUALLY Back
24:47 White Fox? She's Clearly Orange
26:43 Top Gun With Robots
29:37 Bargain Bin



Validate me!


In the depths of his Mother's Basement, Geoff Thew creates videos analyzing the storytelling techniques of anime and video games. He has been named the number one Worst YouTube Anime Reviewer by The Top Tens.

[AMVPunk]

"To anyone complaining that Delicious in Dungeon starts off too slow, just..."

puts on sunglasses

"....let it cook."

[thesauteedonion]

The contrast between Dungeon Meshi and Made In Abyss is quite funny if you've read the manga and know that the two are actually much more similar than at first glance

[RowanTS]

The deaf anime having more focus on the lips because of lip-reading etc. is such a brilliant stylistic choice to reflect character pov, that i think that decision alone might make me watch it.

[williambradley]

Here's a quick list, along with time-stamps and where-to-watch.
CrunchyRoll (CR) 16; HiDive (HD) 1; Netflix (N) 1; Hulu (H) 1
- TOP 11 -
01) 03:09 - Delicious in Dungeon (N)
02) 05:20 - Metalic Rouge (CR)
03) 07:56 - A Sign of Affection (CR)
04) 10:07 - CHERRY MAGIC (CR)
05) 12:20 - The Witch and the Beast (CR)
06) 14:15 - Sasaki and Peeps (CR)
07) 16:55 - Slolo Leveling (CR)
08) 19:30 - Ishura (H)
09) 22:16 - Bucchigiri?! (CR)
10) 24:48 - Sengoku Youko (CR)
11) 26:42 - Bang Brave Bang Bravern (CR)
- HONORABLE MENTIONS -
29:47 - 'Tis Time for Torture, Princess (CR)
30:17 - The Unwanted Undead Adventurer (CR)
31:01 - 7th Time Loop (CR)
31:35 - Villainess Lv.99 (CR)
32:05 - Fluffy Paradise (CR)
32:34 - The Wrong way to Use Healing Magic (CR)
33:15 - Chained Soldier (HD)
34:05 - Hokaido Gals are Super Adorable! (CR)
34:14 - Meiji Gekken: 1874 (CR)

[yu]

Thank you for giving “A Sign of Affection” the love it deserves!! As a junior VA in Japan who participated in this show (episodes 1 and 2), this really warmed my heart🥹 Thanks Geoff!

[TehPiemaygor]

I'm just gonna say it. Delicious in Dungeon is going to be fantastic. I've read the entire manga. It's amazing. Please, please, please don't sleep on this anime. It's more than just about cooking gourmet monster meals inside of a dungeon.

[rysiskailepai]

Jeff: Meiji Gekken is mostly for Japanese history buffs

Me: *currently writing my Masters thesis on Meiji Japan* well that was lucky

[Aquaria]

The link to your Shield Hero roast after you mention the atrocities of slave harems is the most underrated joke of the video

[jord]

I am totally here for Bang Bravern seemingly setting up a love triangle between two men and an alien mecha as earth is being invaded by other alien machines. We already have Bravern gushing over Isami, blushing when Lewis wanted to *ride him* and then uh the *ED* . I can tell it’s gonna be a lot of fun the whole way through.

[Nassifeh]

I was so, so ready to be performatively indignant about the absence of Bang Bravern from this list. I should have had more faith.

[del-la-sol]

The sentence "There are 10 isekai this season" shouldn't make me as happy as it does. Then again, I am isekai trash.

[flawedandnotperfect]

Last years season: YOU ARE MY SPECIAL 😈
This years season: Bling bang bling bling born 🕺🎶🗣️

[yundorphin]

Cherry Magic is a gem. The live action is also full of good feelings.

[princessjellyfish]

I actually really like the character designs in A Sign of Affection and especially the way they animated the mouths. It really helps emphasize that we're experiencing the world through Yuki's perspective, lip-reading along with her. Since anime as a medium doesn't usually overemphasize lip matching, it's a really wonderful detail. I'll also say, if you like A Sign of Affection I can HIGHLY recommend the manga "I Hear the Sunspot, " which is a BL romance story with a deaf/HOH character and is similarly detailed in how it portrays disability and specifically diversity in the deaf community (I think there may also be a live action tv adaptation but I haven't seen it yet!). What a great year so far for shojosei in anime! And now we can look forward to Honey Lemon Soda too!

[richatdastkey]

the key factor in me deciding to give Bravern a chance is the fact that his theme song is in universe canon playing while he battles 😂 you cant get any better than that

[abraveastronaut]

"Where did this song come from!?" was the exact moment I knew Bravern was For Me.

[trainerlyra]

SO glad cherry magic made it onto this list, the drama is an absolutely iconic classic!!! i hope everyone has fun with it!!

[astralrumpus]

YAY DUNGEON MESHI MENTION! Ryoko Kui is a master of her craft, in my opinion. To all those new to Delicious in Dungeon, please give it a chance. It truly grows into a wonderfully made story, that builds on its world and characters in a satisfying way.

[jgibson]

Sign of affection is a perfect, beautiful show... also I have that shoujo lower lip as a bearded man xD

[Adam-gmxe]

The greatest anime of this season for me is simply Gushing over Magical Girls.
From just the first episode of it, I knew that this would be the anime of this season.

I don't know how you can not appreciate this kind of masterpiece, Geoff.