Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai suru

A list of anime that I've seen that I think are good enough to deserve more recognition. This list features anime that are both underrated (usually anime that are rated a 6 or lower by MAL) and series that are underappreciated (anime with solid ratings but are severely under watched).

mc with potion crafting ability or healing related with a lot of nice ladies companion...
-Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari
-Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku
-Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi
-Shin no Nakama ja Nai to Yuusha no Party wo Oidasareta node, Henkyou de Slow Life suru Koto ni Shimashita
-Isekai Yakkyoku

except for in the list for now.. this is the inverse
-Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou Desu

Part 2 of my list of anime which are considerably low in typical tropes.

Part 1 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/6133

ok this list includes gender bending mostly by magical means, some are through surgeries and lastly some of the list was a male in previous life that upon the reincarnation became female.

Summer 2023 Anime Recommendation

Note: Didn't include some sequels because I haven't caught up/watched them yet.

Animes with Harry Potter vibes, magic, magic school and friendship.

Tags: Harry Potter, magic school, school life, friendship, magic powers, wizard, witch, witchcraft, witches, magicians

Updates:
-- started Post-season
-- added Clockwork Dandy Noodles awards
-- added Otaku Spirit best of

Updates:
-- Mid-season update: Otaku Spirit, ViniiTube, Echidnut, AH Brandon Reviews
-- added Chibi Reviews discussion of ZOM 100 production problems

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This stack consolidates watch recommendations for Summer 2023 from several YouTube critics/commentators. URLs are frowned upon in stacks so go to YouTube and search if you want to watch the videos. Or you can watch them at this blog post:
https://myanimelist.net/blog.php?eid=900154

Mother's Basement (Geoff Thew) 1.32M subs: "Beat the Summer heat (and smoke) with the best new anime of the season!" MB only mentions his top 10 recommendations but includes a "bargain bin" with what amount to runners-up. In this stack, if MB is not in the description, then the show did not make his list. Returning or continuing shows are not included in his review. If you want to see his tier list for all shows, look for the Basement Life video noted below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YwoExo6hi4

Glass Reflection (Tristan Gallant) 582K subs: GR provides his first reaction to all the new seasonal anime in terms of whether he will be watching them: "Toss" those he is not interested in; "Hold" pending further judgment; "Keep" the ones to watch. GR watches at least the first episode of each show. Returning or continuing shows are not included in his review.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZiu3gHb-eA

Garnt 477K subs: "I Watched EVERY Anime in Summer 2023". Garnt's rating system: "Must watch" for shows he will be watching for sure; "three episodes" for shows that catch his eye but don't yet rate a full season commitment; "one episode" for shows he will give a chance; "skip" for those shows he is not planning to watch. Garnt passes judgment based on the show description and trailer. The review video is a 38 minute edit of a five hour (!) livestream. A few of the shows were cut from the edit, presumably because they were rated Skip without much fanfare.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-95z9B2pY4I

Gigguk 3.52M subs: "Summer Anime 2023 in a Nutshell". Garnt and Gigguk are the same person - I don't know the channels well enough to tell the difference. This video is a rundown of shows this season with often snarky commentary, but unlike the others supporting this stack, there is no systematic evaluation. I do enjoy the snark so I'll try to capture some of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfrZW6JVWvA

AH Brandon Reviews 59.4K subs: "What Will Brandon Watch Summer of Anime 2023". Brandon makes YouTube videos for shows that he enjoys watching and that pique the interest of his community. He will drop shows that either don't meet expectations or don't generate interest from his community. Brandon's subscriber count is modest compared to the others here, but his tastes and sensibilities are similar to my own so his review is included here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlZW-38sxiI

414Anime 151K subs: "DO NOT MISS These Summer 2023 Anime". 414Anime mostly makes listicle-type videos. Given his subscriber count, I guess people like these lists. His review doesn't include popular returning anime like Jujustu Kaisen. I will simply list 414Anime under the show if they make his list.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI4rpLf1PPk

Animeology 182K subs: "Top 10 Best New Anime For Summer 2023". Animeology also mostly makes listicle-type videos. This review contains 10 shows in rank order: 1 > 10. For each show, I'll just note the rank order (not too sure how a Summer 2023 top 10 list exists without Bleach).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ZAtaM2HU4

Basement Life (also Geoff Thew) 39.3K subs: "I Ranked EVERY Anime of Summer 2023". This is a side-channel for Mother's Basement. The MB review listed the top 10 in no particular order. This review is a tier list for *all* anime this season. In my opinion, this is a pretty good assessment across the board, but beware, this is a 56 min video. Tiers: Banger > Good > Ok > Mid > Bad > Trash. Thew uses "Trash" to mean a show could be real trash, but also could be "good trash" in that people with specific tastes might enjoy it. A nicely animated harem anime might qualify as "good trash". For each show, I'll simply note the tier level.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teAfAC7U84s

I will interject in a few cases but for the most part, the focus is on the recommendations from the YouTube commentators.

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Just eyeballing the consensus amongst the critics, these are the shows to watch, in alpha order.

Three returning heavy hitters:
* Bleach
* Jujutsu Kaisen
* Mushoku Tensei

Plus five new shows:
* Dark Gathering
* Reborn as a Vending Machine
* Reign of the Seven Spellblades
* Undead Murder Farce
* Zom 100

=-=-=- Mid-season Update -=-=-=

I'll add to this stack as more mid-season and post-season reviews roll in.

Otaku Spirit 14.4K subs: "Does Japan Love Your Favorite Anime? Summer 2023 Anime Ranking!" Contrasting anime popularity in Japan and the West using popular ranking systems and sites such as MAL and Anilist. I added the mid-season rankings for the top 10 on MAL and Anilist to the appropriate shows. I skipped the long-running and carry-over shows on the MAL "Top Airing" list (why is Eminence in Shadow still on the Top Airing list?). The other lists OS cites are: Anikore (Anilist equivalent), Akiba Souken, NicoNico Video (Japanese YouTube equivalent), and Dimora (weekly TV rankings). I don't read Japanese so I am going strictly and only by what OS says about these sites. He doesn't cover every ranking so if he doesn't talk about it, it is "n/a". A show that doesn't have a ranking was not mentioned at all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0eFWSpLRUw&t=201s

ViniiTube 1.06M subs: "Top 10 Best New Anime of Summer 2023". This is a mid-season Top 10 list of the best non-sequel shows. ViniiTube mostly produces listicle-type videos. The anime are described in order from 10 to 1, 1 being best. I've noted the placement in the appropriate description.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrbFBAfVx1s

Echidnut 241K subs: "Ranking the Best Anime in Summer & Spring 2023 (Tier List)". Tier list using TierMaker. Standard tiers: God > S > A > B > C > D. I only noted tiers for the Summer shows.

=-=-=- Post-season Update -=-=-=

Otaku Spirit 17.1K subs: "Best Anime of the Summer 2023 Season!". Top 10. "... unfortunately this season where we've seen a really big gap between the good and the bad."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqJp0ZqHwm0

Clockwork Dandy Noodles 719 subs: "Top 3 Summer Anime 2023! Summer Anime Awards!". More than three awards but I only noted the Top 3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jchk3BbYXRA

I watched all of these anime during Summer 2023

Top anime (in my opinion)

New in Summer 2023

Top 1. LV1 MAOU TO ONE ROOM YUUSHA after winning against the demon king, the hero party consisting of 4 people retires, while the others are successful, the MC is unemployed, but behind the comedy story there is a dark story, the MC is not even considered by the public and there is exploitation. done by the state, because of that, one member of the hero's party rebelled and became an enemy of the state. The demon king rises again but looks buffoonish and is better than humans and lives in the MC's house
Top 2. DARK GATHERING, after the supernatural incident that happened, ML locked himself up in his house, when ML decided to leave the house and live a normal life he taught ML's childhood friend's cousin, aka death kid, instead he was taken to horror places, targeted by demons only ML, The horror atmosphere in this anime is great
Top 3. DEKIRU NEKO WA KYOU MO YUUUTSU, about a cat who takes care of its owner, anime SOL which is relaxing but doesn't make it boring to see the characters' behavior

Sequel: it's hard to choose top 1 among these 4 anime because I think they're all good
Top 1. LINK CLICK S2, still one of the best donghua I've ever watched, to solve the case, Cheng Xiaoshi (mc with black hair) can enter the photo by getting into the person taking the photo while Lu Guang (mc with white hair) watches and directs xiao shi (it should be like that but because of the ending of s2 I'm doubting your strength)
The S2 case is related to the villain. There are lots of plot twists, the plot is unpredictable and it's really interesting to discuss, the cases are always sad and they're similar to real life, every episode's ending always has a cliffhanger, plus there are still several mysteries that haven't been revealed and maybe they will be discussed in S3 ( It's probably the season finale, but because this is an original anime, there are no spoilers for the sequel in any way)
Top 1. JUJUTSU KAISEN S2, adaptation of the manga, Gojo's past arc and Shibuya arc
Top 1. BUNGOU STRAY DOGS S5, adaptation of the manga n continuation of s4, Armed Detective Agency vs Decay of the Angel
Top 1. BLEACH TYBW part 2, adaptation of the manga and continuation of part 1, Shinigami vs Quincy

Movie: DETECTIVE CONAN MOVIE 26, this movie is related to the Black Organization

Completed Series:-

Notes: I have definitely watched/read the anime/manga that I give a rating
I will not give a rating below 5, Rating 5 for me = 1, >8 = recommended
if it's not good for me, the status "Dropped" and no rating

Top Anime Opening songs of Summer 2023 (in my opinion)
1. Spiral by Longman (Mushoku Tensei II)
2. Song of the Dead by KANA-BOON (Zom 100)
3. Ao no Sumika by Tatsuya Kitani (Jujutsu Kaisen S2 Gojo Past Arc)

Top Anime Ending songs of Summer 2023 (in my opinion)
1. Wasurenagus by GReeeeN (Ai No Idenshi)
2. Akari by Soushi Sakiyama (Jujutsu Kaisen S2 Gojo Past Arc)
3. Static by Saji (Helck)

New worlds, misteries, dunguons and many enemies to start off the spring with.
Some animes have multiple seasons, don't forget to check the whole series.

Romance Edition: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42949

Animes which got featured in the Kazoku Project

Stack to keep track of all new animes with queer content/characters :]!!
Here´s the second part of this stack with 2024/2025 queer animes if you want to check it out : https://myanimelist.net/stacks/66436
: •̩̩͙ ໋ some notes •̩̩͙ ໋:

꒰ this stack includes animes with wlw/mlm relationships,trans,aroace and queer characters in general even if they don't have a specific label on them :3 ꒱

꒰ animes aired during 2024 will be on top while animes aired during 2023 are at the bottom of the list ꒱

꒰ I will be adding animes that don't have a BL/GL tag if they have explicit or obvious lgbtq+ rep ꒱

꒰ Sex shift animes will be included if explicitly queer ꒱

꒰ I will be updating this stack whenever a new queer anime airs or I find a queer character in any 2023/2024 anime~ ꒱

꒰ Suggestions are welcome :D! ꒱

✦‎ Also please don't be homophobic If you don't like this stack just block me you don't need to send me slurs or death threats alright😭 ✦‎ ‎

ARRY Pottah INNIT? YER an Anime now Arry!

Anime with broken protagonists/MCs who have given up mixing with the society. Well atleast in the beginning of the series. This may be due to betrayals, shit parenting or simply because they're crazy. Also contains MCs with emotional trauma which broke them.

Even more transgender (trans girls/women, trans boys/men, non-binary, and/or intersex) characters in anime. Some are headcanons- those are indicated by question marks.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29150
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37484
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/72439

English Voice Actors who are out as LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, binary transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, intersex, queer, pansexual, asexual, aromantic, etc.) who have voiced canonically LGBT characters in anime.

Credit to:
https://animevoiceover.fandom.com/wiki/Category:LGBT_Voice_Actors
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/LGBTPlusCreators/Actors
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/QueerCharacterQueerActor

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/65183


Not on MAL:

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off!
Roxanne "Roxy" Richter (lesbian) was voiced by Mae Whitman (pan)

Rick and Morty: The Anime
Summer Smith (bi?) was voiced by Donna Bella Litton (non-binary?)


Not canonically queer, but gender non-conforming or queer-coded:

Pokemon (1997)
James (queer-coded) was voiced Ted Lewis (queer)
Meowth (trans-coded) was voiced by Maddie Blaustein (trans woman and intersex)
(The episode "Go West, Youth Meowth" inspired Maddie to come out as a trans woman)

Pokemon (2019)
James (queer-coded) was voiced by Edward Bosco (pan)

Kuragehime
Kuranosuke "Kurako" Koibuchi (cross-dressing man) was voiced by Jessie James Grelle (non-binary)

Youjo Senki
Salaryman/Tanya Degurechaff (gender-bending, reincarnation) was voiced by Jessie James Grelle (non-binary)

Vinland Saga
Canute (androgynous man) was voiced by Jessie James Grelle (non-binary)

One Piece
Izou (cross-dressing man) was voiced by Jessie James Grelle (non-binary)

Wonder Egg Priority
Momoe Sawaki (androgynous girl) was voiced by Michelle Rojas (non-binary)

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.
Saika "Sai" Totsuka (androgynous boy) was voiced by Margaret McDonald (non-binary and pan)

Onigiri
Veronica Vasilyevna Vonitsky (cross-dressing boy) was voiced by Margaret McDonald (non-binary and pan)

Free!
Nagisa Hazuki (gay-coded) was voiced by Greg Ayres (gay)
Rei Ryuugazaki (gay-coded) was voiced by J. Michael Tatum (gay)
Aiichirou "Ai" Nitori (gay-coded) was voiced by Jessie James Grelle (non-binary)

Nabari no Ou
Gau "Tenpa" Meguro (gay-coded) was voiced by Greg Ayres (gay)
Raikou Shimizu (gay-coded) was voiced by J. Michael Tatum (gay)

Baccano! specials
Graham Specter (bi-coded) was voiced by Chris Patton (gay)

Nerima Daikon Brothers
Hideki (bi-coded) was voiced by Greg Ayres (gay)
Ichiro (gay-coded) was voiced by Chris Patton (gay)

Kill la Kill
Ryuuko Matoi (bi-coded) was voiced by Erica Mendez (ace)

Dragon Ball Super
Freeza/Frieza (androgynous man) was voiced by Daman Mills (gay)

Double Decker! Doug & Kirill
Valery Vrubel (cross-dressing man) was voiced by Daman Mills (gay)

Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
Xianming Lin (cross-dressing man) was voiced by Daman Mills (gay)

Black Cat
Creed Diskenth (gay-coded) was voiced by Chris Patton (gay)

Beastars
Legoshi (bi-coded) was voiced by Jonah Scott (bi)

Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace
Yoshio Kobayashi (cross-dressing boy) was voiced by Jill Harris (queer)

Overlord
Aura Bella Fiora (androgynous girl) was voiced by Jill Harris (queer)

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou/Sotsu
Satoko Houjou (lesbian-coded) was voiced by Brittany Lauda (genderfluid and pan)
Mion Sonozaki (androgynous girl) was voiced Michelle Rojas (non-binary)
Rena Ryuuguu (pan-coded) was voiced by Emi Lo (agender)

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
Maomao (aroace-coded) was voiced by Emi Lo (agender)

Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko!
Tomo Aizawa (androgynous girl) was voiced by Lexi Nieto (non-binary)
Young Tomo Aizawa (androgynous girl) was voiced by Emi Lo (agender)

Ladies versus Butlers!
Kaoru Daichi (cross-dressing girl) was voiced by Brittany Lauda (genderfluid and pan)

Ouran High School Host Club
Kyouya Ootori (gay-coded) was voiced by J. Michael Tatum (gay)

Tsuki ga Kirei
Roman Yamashina (queer-coded) was voiced by Brandon McInnis (bi)

Versailles no Bara (2025)
André Grandier (queer-coded) was voiced by Brandon McInnis (bi)

A3! Season Autumn & Winter/A3! Season Spring & Summer
Yuki Rurikawa (cross-dressing boy) was voiced by Brandon McInnis (bi)

Dragon Ball Kai
Zarbon (queer-coded) was voiced by J. Michael Tatum (gay)

Bungou Stray Dogs
Gin (androgynous woman) was voiced by Allegra Clark (bi)

R.O.D. the OVA
Nancy "Miss Deep" Makuhari (lesbian-coded) was voiced by Amanda Winn Lee (queer)

Shingeki no Kyojin
Yelena (androgynous woman) was voiced by Anairis Quiñones (non-binary)

Saint Seiya
Shun Andromeda (androgynous boy) was voiced by Chris Patton (gay) in the ADV dub
Shun Andromeda (androgynous boy) was voiced by Blake Jackson (queer) in the Netflix dub

Net-juu no Susume
Himerelda (androgynous man/cross-play) was voiced by Brandon McInnis (queer)

Full Metal Panic!
Sousuke Sagara (ace-coded) was voiced by Chris Patton (gay)

Somali to Mori no Kamisama
Somali (androgynous girl) was voiced by Corina Boettger (non-binary)

Ishida to Asakura
Kinoshita (cross-dressing man) was voiced by Dom Dinh (trans woman)

Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun
Shino Inuzuka (former cross-dressing boy) was voiced by Greg Ayres (gay)

Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko
Norio Koga (androgynous man) was voiced by Jamie McGonnigal (gay)

Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai
Mitsuyoshi Tada (aroace-coded) was voiced by Jessie James Grelle (non-binary)

Kakegurui××
Rei Batsubami (cross-dressing girl) was voiced by Katelyn Barr (pan)

Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku
Souta Kishibe/La Pucelle (gender-bending boy) was voiced by Katelyn Barr (pan)

Fruits Basket (2019)
Young Ritsu Souma (cross-dressing boy) was voiced by Katelyn Barr (pan)

Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rogue
Retz (cross-dressing girl) was voiced by Kayli Mills (non-binary)

RWBY: Ice Queendom
Ruby Rose (aroace-coded) was voiced by Lindsay Jones (non-binary)

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
Rikka Takanashi (ace-coded) was voiced by Margaret McDonald (non-binary and pan)

Black Clover
Yuno Grinberryall (aroace-coded) was voiced by Micah Solusod (non-binary?)

Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi
Liszt Kiriki (cross-dressing boy) was voiced by Micah Solusod (non-binary?)

Kenka Banchou Otome: Girl Beats Boys
Hikari Onigashima (cross-dressing boy) was voiced by Terri Doty (pan)

Ranma ½ (2024)
Akane Tendou (bi-coded) was voiced by Valeria Rodriguez (non-binary)

Look Back
Ayumu "Fuji" Fujino (lesbian-coded) was voiced by Valerie Rose Lohman (non-binary)

Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Nosaru (androgynous boy) was voiced by Michael Kovach (ace)

Little Witch Academia
Atsuko "Akko" Kagari (aroace-coded) was voiced by Erika Mendez (ace)
Constanze Amalie von Braunschbank-Albrechtsberger (aroace-coded) was voiced by Jennifer Alyx (demi pan)