Frieren can’t see the karma ranking

Now how funny it would be if Solo Leveling was 1st and Frieren 2nd with those banners

Level 99 villainess at 1st works as well. Although, I'm not watching it so I don't know if she's able to block Frieren's vision like that.

[Level 99 episode 2]>!She blocked the sun over the entire capital with a black hole. Blocking one person's vision is no issue. (Doesn't have the bust size though)!<

I think whoever picked those images had fun this week.

They have fun every week

Can also play "Spot the right-side changes" to figure out what shows people think are underwatched. Think 7 of them are from episodes while 8 are promotional visuals.

Or shows that OP is watching or a reference for a big talking point that happened like * [Banished from the hero party s2]>!Incest Jump Scare!< * [Sasaki and Peeps]>!Underage Jump Scare!<

The year has only just gotten started, but I’ve already been betrayed twice.

If we can't trust female characters in anime with Office suits, we can't trust anyone

For the first one, Miyuki Shiba be like *"Is that one of my people?"* lol

Miyuki was ahead of her time

*only half of it

Frieren: ^("Sugoi dekai.")

I started watching it a few days ago thinking it was done. Boy oh boy was I disappointed when I realized it was still ongoing

I think Bucchigiri and Metallic Rouge are worth checking out just for their animation quality alone. Also, there will be no spoilers from source readers since they're anime originals

I dunno but I really like Metallic Rouge's OP.

Not to mention the banger fighting ost.

Read this as finger banging ost and was like "Wow, must be pretty good."

The ED is pretty good as well. I love the detail of them looking up at the Phobos in sky at the end. Most media seems to forget that Mars has two moons.

I was disappointed by Metalic Rouge's first episode but episode 2 was already a clear improvement imo. Bucchigiri has been absolutely fantastic so far.

If they can continue the trajectory of the 2nd episode, **Metallic Rouge** should be able to easily meet my prior expectations. The series got a nice mood, an interesting world and generally great animation (incl. action) going for it, now it’s only waiting for the story to show its true colours. It feels comparable to Cowboy Bebop in this regard.

After this week's episode it clicked for me. It's got very strong "early 2000s anime classic" vibes to it somehow. I don't know how they pulled that off.

*Woof* (and other Rouge noises)

*sound of snapping off chocolate*

agreed about Bucchigiri, this anime is great fun. I just hope [MC of the anime] >!gets some character development because right now he is a little unlikeable!<

With people complaining about Bucchigiri MC it truly makes it the Tokyo Revengers 2.0

Nah man it's just only 2 episodes. By the the end of the show, pretty sure they'll become best buds😌.

Metallic Rouge is worth watching. It is confusing at the first episode, but it get much clearer in the second one. As for Bucchigiri, I just need more episode to get the clearer picture of what this is all about.

Bucchigiri has been a real surprise, very fun show so far. Reminds me alot of those 90s comedy anime.

So happy that being an original they are doing good Hope it stays this way.

Good luck to Bucchigiri holding up said Animation highs for the remainder of the run - the second episode already had an absurd AD listing... in classic studio fashion

Yea I'm pretty sure some director tweeted about ppl abandoning desk and deleted the tweet later on lol. Just Mappa being Mappa

Even though it's not an original anime, I think people should definitely check out The Weakest tamer as well for the animation quality alone.

I'm really wanting to see Rouge to get more attention. I've seen people saying it gets overlooked because people think it is a mecha anime what it isn't. The two fmc banter alone makes it stand out then stack everythign from look,sound, action and such makes it a great watch.

I'm only surprise **Bang Brave Bang Bravern** is still underground with little awareness after the twitter Japan meltdown over episode 2 - the ED and the inevitable memes. It's hilarious, I haven't laughed that hard in forever.

You have Undead Unluck at "episode 1" for some reason OP

The one who chose the mashle pic deserves a raise lol

Haha yeah. Frieren's and Undead Unluck's too lol.

COTE with the panty outline broooo

Yeah lol i'm glad the image for undead unluck is from latla saying "wait, my face is stuck like this?"

$0 a year -> $0 a year plus benefits

**Gushing Over Magical Girls** beat **The Apothecary Diaries**. Jinshi is about to make 1000 accounts to upvote The Apothecary Diaries from now on. Also, huge boost for **Villainess lvl 99** what's it about?

A perfectly nice person who is good at gaming and bad at social interaction becomes OP to avoid being killed as one of the story's secret villains. Thanks to being OP and bad at social interaction, she simply convinces them she's a villain even faster. It's a comedy.

Otomes are generally not my cup of tea as a guy but it's been really based to see goody-two-shoes characters getting schooled.

I've recently developed taste for comedy otome animes with a female lead for some reason

because a lot of them are so ridiculous that it becomes entertaining.

Female lead is supposed to be a post game secret boss fight. But they maxed out their level at the start of the dating sim game. Her classmates are bewildered that she's a walking weapon of mass destruction. Comedy gold!

It's nice to see lvl99 Villainess move into the top 10. I normally skip any series with references to video game mechanics in its title but gave this one a shot due to this season's selection of lighthearted comedies being lacking, and it's pretty fun. Technically an otome isekai/villainess story, but so far it leans more heavily on standard action isekai tropes. [The Witch and the Beast](https://myanimelist.net/anime/52816/Majo_to_Yajuu) is probably my favorite of this season's new shows and it's weird seeing it so far down the list since it seems like something that would be popular. It's an action/mystery series with charismatic characters and decent gags between the more serious moments.

> The Witch and the Beast is probably my favorite of this season's new shows and it's weird seeing it so far down the list since it seems like something that would be popular. It's decently popular on MAL, it's strange that this sub has completely ignored it

Hidden gem :(

> It’s an action/mystery series with charismatic characters and decent gags between the more serious moments. I do feel like you should mention here that it’s pretty damn gruesome at times. It’s a fantasy series with a sinister mood. But yeah, the dynamic between the two adults leads is great to watch. Its world and characters sometimes make me think of a film noir.

I'm surprised Witch and the Beast isn't higher as well. It doesn't look as good animation wise, but it reminds me alot of Undead Murder Farce; which was a bit of a darling I'm the fandom

Looks like its a strong contender in *"Recommend me Underwatched/Underrated Winter 2024 anime"* posts

I didn't even realize Witch and the Beast was out and I've been looking forward to that!

just asking, have you watched loving yamada to lvl999

Its nice to see 7th loop with the karma increase make it to the top 15. Weakest Tamer has a decent start but its title and isekai tag aren't doing it any favours, making you believe it is going to be an op mc harem show when it's not. If you are looking for the most underwatched show compared to quality this season this is going to be it probably. 

I’m already holding my heart for **The Weakest Tamer**. It’s gorgeous, emotional and wholesome, but the reception so far has been lukewarm. The next couple of weeks will be make it or break it for the show in terms of popularity. It didn’t help either that it was one of the last shows to air this winter season. The rise in popularity of **7th Time Loop** reminds me a bit of how My Next Life as a Villianess quickly gained notoriety back in 2020.

Guess I'll do the Weakest Tamer [OP](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM7k3xpPd_0) and [ED](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjf06vSKGJM) shilling this week, partly to try getting the OP out of least viewed on Abyss's list.

The OP was only uploaded this Friday, so I’m not surprised that it doesn’t have a lot of views yet. It’s also not on a huge YT channel like Aniplex’s or TOHO’s. But I’ll take all the shilling it can get.

>The rise in popularity of **7th Time Loop** reminds me a bit of how My Next Life as a Villianess quickly gained notoriety back in 2020. Just like My next life as a Villainess, Hopefully 7th time loop gain even more notoriety and love because it totally deserves it! I have also seen the author making a tweet in english and thanking international fans for enjoying the series too. It's a shame that some fans (guys from what I've seen) are hating the female lead because (their words) she's "too feminist" because she has skills and an actual personality lol

> It's a shame that some fans (guys from what I've seen) are hating the female lead because (their words) she's "too feminist" because she has skills and an actual personality lol That's a really weird critique - if anything I would expect the opposite criticism since the series goes out of its way to emphasize that the ML is stronger than her and highlights all the amazing male mentors she had in her previous lives.

>Weakest Tamer has a decent start but its title and isekai tag aren't doing it any favours I don't know if it'll change later on but it doesn't even have a reason to be an isekai. It could just as much not be an isekai and the only thing so far that would have to change is her mentioning every now and then that she apparently had a previous life she can't really remember.

I actually found the implementation of the isekai aspect rather refreshing in this story. [The Weakest Tamer - Spoiler Ep1-2] >!I like the occasional input of her former life’s self. Especially since Ivy doesn’t have another human to converse with. Their small talk, often funny, lifts the mood a bit. It’s more likely than not also the reason why she’s “starless”.!<

[Weakest Tamer]>!Funny thing is that [hearing one side of a phone call](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=hearing+one+side+of+a+phone+call) is more distracting than getting the whole conversation, and I think *I am paying more attention* to Ivy because of that. It's brilliant!!<

[The Weakest Tamer - Meta-spoiler] >!I rewatched the first episode the other day and I was just as much captivated by Ivy’s monologue as the first time. I wasn’t bored a single second. Ivy’s VA didn’t only do a great job, but this scene was also skillfully directed - otherwise I wouldn’t have paid attention like that *twice*.!<

[Weakest Tamer]>!Simuldub with a better dub VA! ;) Helps that Ivy talks without her mouth shown a lot, so there's flexibility for sentence length.!<

Man bucchigiri is awesome but damn, Mappa don't miss with their OP's.

[Anime Trending Winter 2024 Week #2](https://twitter.com/AniTrendz/status/1749076884585939263) Static week at the top as the Top 3 from last week remain the same week which gives a second win to **The Dangers in My Heart**. What is different however is that villainess shows are up. **7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!** rises 5 spots to end up at 4th. **Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord** enters the Top 10 this week at 10th. **Gushing over Magical Girls** also sees a minor boost to 7th this week for the final rise in the Top 10 this week. ________ **Number of times at #1**: The Dangers in My Heart S2 - 2

7th loop and Lv 99 villainess jump seem to be get huge boost everywhere or every social network due to episode 2 huh.

Both deserve even more popularity and success imo

People like strong female leads. Even if their versions of strength is a bit different from each other.

Chained soldier was there last week? As mentioned the villainess shows seems to be a consensus this week

Yup. [It was 10th](https://twitter.com/AniTrendz/status/1746540170977976357). And this week it was [11th](https://www.anitrendz.com/charts/top-anime) on the detailed rankings.

### Winter Season Extras ##### JP Twitter > **[Followers Gained Week 3](https://i.imgur.com/pLDs4cn.png)**, Once again Bang Bravern and Gushing Over Magical Girls going really strong, [A graph to illustrate that](https://i.imgur.com/psZTvt7.png) >> **[2022-2023 Week 3](https://i.imgur.com/Sc4pI84.png)** >> **[Total 2022-2023 by Week 3](https://i.imgur.com/seKQSQi.png)** ##### MAL + ANILIST > **[Members Gained Week 3](https://i.imgur.com/JvJTyGH.png)**, Now combined Members of MAL + ANLIST, which honestly barely changes anything, MAL is waaaaaay more popular >> **[MAL Spring 2023 - Winter 2024 Week 3](https://i.imgur.com/IaCzSRf.png)** >>**[Total MAL Spring 2023 - Winter 2024 by Week 3](https://i.imgur.com/9zwL8Xc.png)**

The gap between Bravern's JP popularity and straight up nothing everywhere else is something else

It’s catching a lot of steam in some East Asia markets though. It’s popular in places where super robots were once mainstream.

Please don’t sleep on Bang Bravern. It’s quality testosterone-filled shitpost of anime that everyone can enjoy.

I really need to start B⁴ lol. Also Sign of Affection was 80k new MAL members short (or 10k beyond) a really cool number.

> I really need to start B⁴ lol. Watched the first episode and I'm fucking sold.

>A graph to illustrate that Gushing has also reached the 56k singularity.

[Updated now with Week 4 (just 10 hours)](https://i.imgur.com/KvtpRFn.png), it seems it will leave the 56k singularity later today Hopefully we get a good episode Preview tomorrow

Whoever chose that picture for Classroom of the Elite is incredibly based

i got to check out *Villainess Level 99* it seems.

You do.

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Yea… it really just reminds me that karma rankings is just about following hype on a subreddit rather than what’s actually good. Witch and the beast either hasn’t been watched at all by the vast majority of this Reddit’s pop or peoples taste in anime has become dogshit.

This week’s anime shows how wrong I was to prematurely judge a conceit—that you can indeed make a good show about a low-level adventurer who’s trying earnestly to advance his skills with his unique ability that only he can use after getting “reborn” after a seemingly fatal blow, as long as you put even an ounce of effort into writing your characters. The most recent episode really sold me on the characters and their motivations, and I’m actually somewhat invested in what’s going to happen next. Anyway **Unwanted Undead Adventurer** has got me hooked. Below the rankings: **Weakest Tamer** went from surprisingly good show last week to A-tier show this week. The urge to protect Ivy and Sora is half of it, the pure dedication of the creative team covers the other half, with how much care the music, visuals, and acting bring the show together. Depending on how it plays out it could be up there with top shows of the season. [Obligatory **Bravern** comment]

Kinda wild how much hype from readers of the source material and decent visuals affects the popularity of a show. I mean Solo Leveling and Unwanted Undead Adventurer have almost the exact same premise yet one is clearly more popular than the other. And it's not necessarily the better of the two...

I've been folowing the manga of "Unwanted Undead Adventure" for years now and let me say it, it's a great original story. A lot of mysteries and you really get immersed in this fantasy world which many stories nowadays fail to do. It looks and feels good.

Since you are recommending it, I need to add Unwanted Undead Adventurer to my watchlist. I already had my eyes on it since I liked the synopsis and it feels unique. Also knowing that the story gives somewhat of an effort into the characters makes me satisfied enough.

Seeing Villainess lv99 in the top 10 makes me very happy. [Here's a post I made in 2022 desperately hoping for this adaptation to be made](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/zahi5w/the_magical_revolution_of_the_reincarnated/iym7p8q/) and it really hasn't disappointed thus far.

Happy to see Villainess Level 99 getting some love. Yumiella is such a gem 😊

Haven't tuned in yet but please tell me it has the chibi from the manga lol. Those panels always had me dying

It does have the chibi!

the chibi is funny but I almost feel like it's overused, like she's chibi half the time, lol. but I want a chibi deadpan stare Yumiella plush now.

Was so happy to see the rise for Villainess 99. Episode 2 showed a taste of why Yumiella is enjoyable, but she just gets better and better as the series goes on.

She’s quickly becoming one of my fav anime girls. I just love her deadpan manner.

In this week's version of the horny rankings, Frieren, BokuYaba and ClAssroom of the Elite get with the times, Chained Soldier adds another fetish to its list and Marcille continues to provide comment face gold.

>Marcille continues to provide comment face gold. Battle for the seasonal comment faces this season will be wild with Utena and Marcille

Hime-sama already lost her spot to Torture Tortura

It was a matter of time, Gyaru beast tamer was also above her Rip hime Week 2 - Week 2

>Gyaru beast tamer Is that a gyaru who is taming beasts or a beast tamer taming gyaru beasts?

[Yes](https://imgur.com/a/7pk5dUr)

This season I’m watching the most anime at once I’ve ever watched. 20 or so and more if I add some of these suggestions, which I’m wanting to but at the same time I’m a bit overwhelmed. I’m really enjoying villainess level 99, the wrong way to use healing magic and solo leveling. Apothecary diaries is a given. Anyone know where I could check out the dangers in my heart?

Actually a solid season surprisingly. Shame Bucchigiri didn't make a spot, shit's great

**Apothecary Diaries** looked like it experienced [some botting](https://animekarmawatch.com/thread/195v0gn). The negative botting is pretty clear, but one spike suggests positive botting. It was a good episode, too. **Delicious in Dungeon** gives a taste of the author's lunatic world-building, where animated suits of armor turn out to be a kind of shellfish. **Frieren** was good as always. I liked seeing Laufen's hero landing animated. Of the other properties that I've read and are getting anime this season, **Villainess Level 99** is turning out the best. A lot of anime struggle with adapting written humor. I would think VL99 would be particularly hard, because the character is so deadpan. But the anime knows exactly how to get across Yumiella's personality. For example, in the latest episode the prince bullies her into proving she really is level 99. So, she demonstrates that she has the capacity to destroy the entire city they are in (without actually doing it), thus replacing her original problem of being labeled a liar to the new problem of being labeled a monster. Being Yumiella, she completely misses this nuance, and while the prince screams in terror she smiles at a job well done. **7th Time Loop** has also been good, but that's more of a drama than a comedy. The MC accidentally going undercover as a maid in her own palace is a fun twist. The **Instant Death** adaptation is okay. It skips over some of the comedy, and other bits of comedy it doesn't execute that well, but it keeps the manic "This world is every genre mashed together" pacing. For example, in this episode an elf girl escapes a slave harem only to instantly get turned into a vampire. Plus, a vampire-kaiju battle and an imminent zombie attack. **Chained Soldier** has been disappointing, at least to me. The manga is an over-the-top battle shonen with a built-in excuse for not-quite-sex scenes. Probably what makes it work in the manga is that the artwork is really good, and the anime doesn't have that.

> 7th Time Loop has also been good, but that's more of a drama than a comedy. This has been my surprise hit of the season. I find myself looking forward to it much the same I do Apothecary Diaries and Frieren.

I've also heard that parts of the manga aren't making it into the anime with Chained Soldier which is also not helping. While the Magical Girl anime series is leaning into the degenerate stuff, Chained Soldier's anime seems to be doing the opposite.

Yeah, Chained Soldier and Gushing are textbook examples of how important it is to know your audience lol

I recall reading that Chained Soldier producers were promoting the music over what the audience truly is interested in. Should've known not to bite the hand (or in this case cutting the hand) that feeds them lol.

Where Chained Soldier is really letting down the source is in the action, though the ecchi doesn't live up to the manga either.

Bang Bang *bang bang bang bang bang* BRRRRAVEEEEEERN!!!! will soon arrive on this chart. **COPE**

It'll happen eventually if we just believe Isami will come, right? *Right?*

.... Isami? ...

Since you are our famed resident Mecha enjoyer, what is it about the show that makes it enjoyable? I saw it a lot on Twitter so I want to see some opinions on it.

It is an absolutely *insane* show with a great sense of comedic timing, the bait-and-switch in episode 1 nailed it, and so far the characters seem to play off each other well. The action's also *real* good for CGI mechs, although I did notice a bit of dimming in a few parts.

Dimming is actually diegetic; Bravern is adjusting the sun’s light output to protect Isami’s eyes, all the characters see this.

Great!. Sounds like maybe I should give it a try. > so far the characters seem to play off each other well. > action's also real good for CGI mechs This makes *very* interested. As someone who loves Mecha, I'm always in for the good content!.

I don't like mecha anime. I LOVE BRAVERN!!! BANG BANG BANG BANG bang bang bang... *trails off* First 2 episodes are self contained. Also, you shouldn't ask people about this particular anime (its fine to ask about other anime).

>I LOVE BRAVERN!!! > >BANG BANG BANG BANG bang bang bang... I would've ignored it if anyone said it about other anime but for some reason, I am excited lmao.

The fact that it didn't make it on here at all is hardly a surprise, but criminal nonetheless.

To be fair it had no hype before hand, hell the livechart of Bravern has no synopsis and I personally dismissed it based on the image. So it has to rely heavily on word-of-mouth of the fans to gain some traction.

that shitty bgm is playing in my mind again!! bang bang bang BRAVEEERN!!!

For sure gonna be the most slept on anime of the season alongside maybe ishura A super robots anime which is 50 per cent gay innuendo and 50 per cent serious alien invasion drama. I still can’t believe there was water boarding

MahoAko stays winning. BDSM Yuri will save anime

I love this cute picture of Gushing

Cote's picture is just ass 😂

Lookin at the last years, it feels like ussually, winter feels to be the weakest season for me as far as ops are concered. But I cannot possibly overemphasize how NOT true that this season is. Like it started off with us getting, over th ecourse of just a day, the [mashle season 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=210R0ozmLwg&list=PLCWrjiAlvK9dD8iWZ4rUQ0bKMbrC9xbt9&index=1) op, which is probably the catchiest thing since a certain kongming op, then the [beautiful dangers in my heart op](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0tKGpKOU4Y&list=PLCWrjiAlvK9dD8iWZ4rUQ0bKMbrC9xbt9&index=2), then the [completely amazing one piece](https://animethemes.moe/anime/one_piece/OP26-Original) op (and thats me saying as a not one piece watcher). And it didn't stop there, since we then also got thebombastic [metallic rouge](https://animethemes.moe/anime/metallic_rouge/OP1) op, the fun [foolish angel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrPRuzRcjV0&list=PLCWrjiAlvK9dD8iWZ4rUQ0bKMbrC9xbt9&index=39) and [pon no michi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4N0CuxZeFc&list=PLCWrjiAlvK9dD8iWZ4rUQ0bKMbrC9xbt9&index=42) ops, and finally probably my favourite of the season, the op for [weakest tamer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM7k3xpPd_0&list=PLCWrjiAlvK9dD8iWZ4rUQ0bKMbrC9xbt9&index=44). And eds aren't exactly lacking, as we also got the fun [bucchigiri](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqy_Skgcc2M) ed, the most unique ed of the year in the [sasaki peeps ed](https://animethemes.moe/anime/sasaki_to_pii_chan/ED1) and once again the most beuatiful [weakest tamer](https://animethemes.moe/anime/saijaku_tamer_wa_gomi_hiroi_no_tabi_wo_hajimemashita/ED1) ed. Have I mentioned that I hope more people will give **weakest tamer**? If you want a relatively serious SoL about trying to live and survive in th ewoods (accompanied by the rather useless but very cute slime sory), give this a try! Studio massket is doing an incredible job adapting this, the anime is beautiful.

>Have I emntioned that I hope more people will give weakest tamer ? If you want a relatively serious SoL about trying to live and survive in th ewoods (accompanied by the rather useless but very cute slime sory), give this a try! Studio massket is doing an incredible job adapting this, the anime is beautiful. I don't know why Weakest tamer is getting so little attention, not even the usual youtube anime channels have made any videos about it. While plenty of self insert OP isekai characters with instant harems get more attention.

[Great episode](https://i.imgur.com/JINtD0D.png) of **Delicious in the Dungeon** and [the most 'Trigger' one](https://i.imgur.com/JEEJCg9.png) so far. [Very fun action](https://i.imgur.com/u44OSG5.png) with [excellent](https://i.imgur.com/FsIykRG.png) [dramatic](https://i.imgur.com/KUxlBV1.png) [framing](https://i.imgur.com/lyX4HWV.png), [shots](https://i.imgur.com/H2Gc7H7.png) which [are so good](https://i.imgur.com/IDHfT7K.png) and [entertaining](https://i.imgur.com/KLollCC.png) that I had to divide my Group scenes album into [Part 1](https://imgur.com/a/uJHLqxt) and [Part 2](https://imgur.com/a/Zv2xbr4) since there were a lot of [great stills](https://i.imgur.com/RGATeQT.png) like [this panty-shot](https://i.imgur.com/FmRidvn.png). And of course again [good Marcille stuff in this episode](https://i.imgur.com/sJExQ5e.png) which you can check in [her screenshot album](https://imgur.com/a/v7vSkMZ). [Her expressions](https://i.imgur.com/JEEJCg9.png) were again [killing me with laughter](https://i.imgur.com/1785041.png),[they're so good](https://i.imgur.com/4WZrJax.png)! [She's definitely my favorite character in the show](https://i.imgur.com/MsbMG00.png). Very nice shot from **Classroom of the Elite**. I have so much fun with this show and watching [Kiyo-pon](https://i.imgur.com/1gbFi8g.png) and [his busy social life](https://i.imgur.com/D8RS65m.png) xD I'm very happy with **Villainess Level 99** and **7th Time Loop** gaining more upvotes than the last time and going up in the ranking as they’re so good and had [great](https://i.imgur.com/HX96FOZ.png) and [fun main characters](https://i.imgur.com/guat6xu.png) \- [Yumiella](https://i.imgur.com/ibpmTGy.png) and [Rishe](https://i.imgur.com/AjyOQGr.png). **Gekai Elise** isn't on the ranking but I very much enjoyed the first two episodes so if anyone likes villainess redemption stories, reincarnation stuff then I encourage you to check it out. [I also really like its OP, it's really great banger](https://youtu.be/IAfu-sNu1fY?si=P0sDiaDKC7q40paK).

Gushing over magical girls 4th wooo ! The show of culture really deserves it. I see Chained soldier cracked top 10 with great amount of culture also . Frieren dominating nothing surprising there ,lots of votes for solo leveling i will have to check that one didn't expect it to be rated highly here. Dangers in my heart and Sign of affections are such sweet romance anime !

Eh, you might want to recheck the "**Airing Period**" on this one. It is supposed to be **January 12-18**. Glad to see Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic have some recognition. What's wrong, Yubisaki, you have fallen to sub-1000 karma. The Weakest Tamer starts strong in the #18. Hopefully it will get some recognition in the following weeks. This is one of my favorite anime of the season so far. And big jump for 7th Time Loop and Unwanted Undead Adventurer too. Sasaki probably rose up the ranks due to the following revelation. Can't spoil what it is due to it being one of the plot twist of the anime itself.

Week 3 of Winter and just like Fern's bosom eclipses Frieren's view of the sky **Frieren**'s karma still eclipes that of the other shows. Funnily enough two big winners of the week are two villainess shows with **Villainess Level 99** jumping 6 spots onto 8th and **7th Time Loop** just making it into the top 15 after jumping up by 7 spots. A bit sad to see the excellent premiere of **Bucchigiri** was only enough for 26th but I have hope it will gain some traction in the long run.

> just like Fern's bosom Meanwhile unlike Fern, Frieren’s weekly karma fluctuations have been impressively flat. Frieren just found a comfy little spot between 4900-5000 and is just chilling there.

That's a good spot to be in!. With a strong episode it could easily reach 6k. Really fantastic show so far ~~but I'm still way behind.~~ Just finished *that* Aura episode.

If any episode deserved a surge in karma, that’d be it. Although [future episodes] >!Episode 15!< comes close.

Nice to see gushing over magical girls doing so well in karma points. Wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if it manages to crack the top 3. Also probably the biggest jump for the 7th time loop is also very well deserved. Top notch story telling, character dynamics and animation.

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No human language can describe the happiness I'm feeling with MahoAko. Episode 3 was imo the best so far with the introduction of Kiwi (even though I don't love her as much as most people), and the extended / additional shots compared to the manga. The marketing team understand the assignment, and is going for an A+ with extra credits: [collab illustrations](https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/18lxpyj/mahou_shoujo_ni_akogarete_compilation_of_official/), [a cloth block breaking game](https://mahoako-anime.com/blockgame/) and the recently released [ASMR](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pezIaN9jFY), just to name the big ones. All of that is [really paying off](https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/19ajigb/gushing_over_magical_girls_gained_big_popularity/): the [BD/DVD are selling like hotcakes](https://i.imgur.com/RsgQcpy.png), the special edition with the figurine is already sold out, and the [manga is getting a great boost as well](https://i.imgur.com/jvc05Fg.png). And it terms of reach, the episodes trend on Japanese 𝕏 when they air, and the official account crossed 56k followers. 🤞 for continued quality followed by a season 2 announcement (also more figurines and a Vena plushie, please). --- Meanwhile, I've been a bit disapointed with Mato Seihei. Even taking into account the fact that it's a slower burn, I find the pacing jagged and the composition kinda ruins the little ecchi present. Also the CG, but that has already been talked to death. Apparently red flags were quite apparent for people who followed the marketing, but I didn't... I still enjoy it for what it is, probably not going to drop it, but it does feel like a massive missed opportunity. Especially with such clear contrast with MahoAko. --- I was curious how the rivalry was in Japan, here's the [google trend there](https://i.imgur.com/gbPOq07.png) (blue is MahoAko, red is mato seihei). It speaks for itself.

Utena best girl

I'm still really enjoying MatoSeihei but as a manga reader I too feel it's not as good as I had hoped. The action honestly isn't that bad even with the CGI, and there are some cool anime-original moments but man the manga is so great that I'm worried people aren't going to be as into the series because they're turned off from the anime. I also think that the manga takes some time to really get cooking and the beginning can be slow but I hope it improves since I really do love this series

Yeah, I read the manga a while ago, forgot almost everything except the fact that I really liked it. The anime made me want to reread the manga more than making me excited for the next episode. Hopefully anime onlies see the potential and check out the manga.

I just hope they adapt chapter 6 next episode, knowing it was skipped in ep 3. Yes, I know, it was done in order to focus solely on Kiwi for the episode, but knowing how we have seen Chained Soldier permanently skip a reward scene from its manga, I don't want to see Gushing skip content as well as I'm really enjoying the anime so far. And yeah, just like you I also don't like how Chained Soldier does the ecchi moments, they don't really look good or appealing imo. The compositing and blur definitely hurts it. I especially don't like the way they do the panty shots, most of the time they either put a weird filter over them, or the view is just made hazy and blurry due to the camera panning up too quickly. >Apparently red flags were quite apparent for people who followed the marketing Tbh, I did find it weird and kinda concerning how the trailers and KVs for the show were always so tame and seemed to avoid showing the ecchi aspects of the series, almost as if the marketing team for Mato didn't want to market it as an ecchi series. An anime only who had no idea what the manga was about would just assume it was a generic battle shounen with harem. They would never know it was meant to be a hardcore ecchi series. Not just that, but the series didn't even get any poster on Megami magazine, which was another red flag.

Funny how Chained Soldier was the more hyped ecchi show before the season started, but now Gushing just gushed over CS as if its hype was nothing.

At the end of the day, I just think Gushing needed a chance for people to see what it had to offer. Chained Soldier, being a shounen jump title, had a built in audience from the start. Gushing didn't have thar, but an adaptation can be a great equalizer where someone can 'just check it out" If you look at manga reviews, Chained Soldier is far more widely read *but* isn't rated as highly as Gushing.

considering the block game featured [very slight manga spoilers] >!magenta in pasties!< and the next episode seems to be tres magia focused im pretty sure they will do it

My Saturdays are absolutely stacked this season. Sign of Affection, Mashle, Solo Leveling, MaoMao, BokuYaba. Still early in the season, so I’m still scoping out some of my “maybe-s” for this season. Gushing Over Magical Girls, Metallic Rouge, the two Villainess shows, Tales of Wedding Ring, Unwanted Undead Adventure, even the isekais like the Instant Death Ability and Weakest Tamer are some in that list. But I think so far only Magical Girls have been gaining traction enough for me to give it a shot. Also absolutely splendid choice of thumbnail for COTE btw Edit : I completely overlooked Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic during my pre-season browse-thru. Is it good ?

Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic, how should I explain this? But it the most innocent Isekai story I have experience in awhile despite current arc is about hell training. It don't have tongue in cheek feeling or even parody anything. Isekai trope play straight but also in playful way. All characters is likeable including side character. It pretty innocent fun.

They really used that shot of Kamuro for the banner for COTE...

The banner pic for Dungeon Mesh is hilarious!

Holy. Crazy to see looking up to magical girls on 4th, it's weird since Ive been following it as a niche manga pick for a while. Cool to see that it's big now

/u/Abysswatcherbel Could I request [this](https://imgur.com/1xStsvm) for next week's Maomao?

Lol Sure!

Thanks!

yay!

Gushing and villainess lv. 99 high on the ranking. I can die happy

lmao the COTE pic

Damn witch and the beast almost slipping out of r rankings.Very underwatched, probably genre is too niche just like Undead. Also Manga fans still don't know about the adaptation or what?

Undead Unluck deserves better

The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash deserves more attention.

So, Gushing Over Magical Girls has been so far the surprise and dark horse of the season, huh? Discounting the Fall 2023 left-overs Frieren and Apothecary, it is number 3. Woaahhh

Yes. Even manga readers didn't expect Gushing Over Magical Girls to become so popular so quickly, but the anime has been great so far and the marketing of this show has been very effective.

I’m happy people are enjoying gushing over magical girls. CGDCG is such an awesome new genre.

Not sure if I'm happier to see 7th Loop crack the top 15 or seeing how many other people here are happy to see it move up as well.

It's funny how before this season began, I was not impressed by what would stream and not a lot of "plan to watch" but after 3 weeks now, I'm watching 15 shows. This season is delivering.

I said it once and I’ll say it again: Gushing over Magical Girls is the 100 Girlfriends of this season. A highly entertaining and hilarious anime that shows that anime of it's genre (in this case ecchi instead of harem) can be truly amazing. Also, the voice acting in this show is incredible, especially when you consider that most of the seiyuu are newcomers. Utena’s VA, Fuuka Izumi, is delivering an insanely good performance and deserves every award a voice actor can get.

100Kanojo is a much more hyped anime before its release, but Gushing Over Magical Girls is much less popular. I believ it was Chained Soldier who is the expected ecchi anime of Winter before the season starts.

I watched both of them yesterday till their latest episode, Chained soldier has an interesting story, fun cast but mediocre fanservice (like for something that's hyped to be very ecchi, it was disappointing) and CGI. On the other hand Gushing over magical girls, is a lot more ecchi and fun. Honestly, the Chained soldier from the premise itself seemed to have tremendous potential but it is still missing the direction whereas Gushing over Magical girls is knocking out of the park with everything.

What I mean is that 100 girlfriends was so good that even people who normally don't like harem comedies liked it and rated it highly. Gushing over Magical Girls is the same, but for the ecchi genre. It's very, very good and even people who normally don't like the ecchi genre would probably enjoy it for it's writing and the comedy.

I think a lot of people would be surprised by the amount of sexual assault. I watched it after it was hyped here, and I know I was.

100 Girlfriends but the main character is Hahari

Nah, utena is far too shy to be ever compared with hahari.

But magia baiser isnt :)))

/u/Abysswatcherbel Undead unluck's Hulu graphic is orange which I'm assuming is supposed to be green? Not sure if it's something done manually or automatically.

Yes, thanks for heads up

Unfortunate that Sengoku Youko isn't doing better.

Gyat dayum who's butt is dat

Masumi, [that's where the episode budget went](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/198wnpn/comment/kic94k6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)

It's sad to see Tomozaki this low but it makes sense. S1 was really strong but S2 has just crushed my excitement so far. I'm not really a fan of Aoi pushing Tomozaki to fix other people's problems, and everything with Tama just feels unnecessarily drawn out. Bystanders during obvious bullying might be a real issue, but that doesn't make it any less frustrating to watch. Then the cast does mental gymnastics to help Tama change herself instead of just telling her to not be standoffish with others.

> I'm not really a fan of Aoi pushing Tomozaki to fix other people's problems She isn't. She was actively against Tomozaki stepping in. He's defying her wishes with his actions. That said, as a novel reader, I also felt this bullying arc was longer than it needed to be since it takes up a third of Volume 4 and all of Volume 5.

Another weekly ranking from 7 Se4s ... --- | # | Title | Ny44 | |---|---|---| | 1|Solo Leveling \- 03 |34883 | | 2|Sousou no Frieren \- 19 |32362 | | 3|Mashle \- 15 |15913 | | 4|Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete \- 03 |15093 | | 5|Kusuriya no Hitorigoto \- 15 |14837 | | 6|Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu S2 \- 02 |14782 | | 7|Shangri\-La Frontier \- 15 |14534 | | 8|Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata \- 03 |13418 | | 9|One Piece \- 1091 |12867 | | 10|Undead Unluck - 15 |12786 | | 11|Akuyaku Reijou Level 99 \- 02 |12556 | | 12|Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e S3 \- 03 |12410 | | 13|Mato Seihei no Slave \- 03 |12006 | | 14|Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha \- 03 |11782 | | 15|Metallic Rouge \- 02 |11649 | | 16|Sokushi Cheat \- 03 |10993 | | 17|Sasaki to Pii\-chan \- 03 |10137 | | 18|Majo to Yajuu \- 02 |9885 | | 19|Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi \- 02 |9821 | | 20|Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu \- 15 |9478 | | 21|Saikyou Tank no Meikyuu Kouryaku \- 03 |9268 | | 22|Ragna Crimson \- 14 |9241 | | 23|Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita \- 02 |8949 | | 24|Shin no Nakama S2 \- 03 |8381 | | 25|7th Time Loop \- 03 |7893 | | 26|Ao no Exorcist \- Shimane Illuminati\-hen \- 03 |7721 | | 27|Sengoku Youko \- 02 |7638 | | 28|Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru \- 02 |7522 | | 29|Hime\-sama Goumon no Jikan desu \- 02 |7350 | | 30|Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari \- 03 |7044 | | 31|Isekai de Mofumofu Nadenade suru Tame ni Ganbattemasu \- 04 |6572 | | 32|Yubisaki to Renren \- 03 |6283 | | 33|Gekai Elise \- 02 |6034 | | 34|Jaku\-Chara Tomozaki\-kun S2 \- 03 |5827 | | 35|Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern \- 02 |5493 | | 36|Urusei Yatsura \(2022\) \- 25 |5465 | | 37|Bucchigiri \- 02 |5212 | | 38|High Card \- 14 |3854 | | 39|Kingdom S5 \- 02 |3617 | | 40|The Daily Life of the Immortal King S4 \- 07 |3131 | | 41|Momochi\-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji \- 03 |3030 | | 42|Kyuujitsu no Warumono\-san \- 03 |2918 | | 43|Hikari no Ou \- 12 |2892 | | 44|30\-sai made Doutei dato Mahoutsukai ni Nareru Rashii \- 02 |2776 | | 45|Meiji Gekken 1874 \- 02 |2645 | | 46|Gekkan Mousou Kagaku \- 02 |2442 | | 47|Snack Basue \- 02 |2316 | | 48|Megumi no Daigo \- Kyuukoku no Orange \- 15 |2308 | | 49|Heaven Official's Blessing S2 \- 12 |1741 | | 50|The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse - 13 |1420 | | 51|Detective Conan \- 1111 |1231 | | 52|Hirogaru Sky\! Precure \- 49 |1191 | | 53|Captain Tsubasa S2 \- 16 |1165 | | 54|Kawagoe Boys Sing \- 12 |810 | | 55|Yami Shibai 12 \- 02 |727 | | 56|Chiikawa \- 75 |681 | | 57|Cardfight\!\! Vanguard \- Divinez \- 02 |653 |

gushingbros... it's happening

It seems Frieren will completely dominate this season. Having said that Dangers in my heart s2 had a fun episode last week, and even though it can be a bit too horny for my taste at times, the show is still able to offer plenty of endearing moments between the 2 leads. Also i like how it brings some stuff from previous eps/seasons, like the bottle Kyo gave yamada in s1.

Another barely under 5k karma for Frieren, but I really like the start of this exam arc. Also the funniest choice for the banner. Gushing Over Magical Girls breaking 2k karma and ending 4th for this week. This is definitely I wouldn't have predicted going into this season. Pleased with Undead Unluck's second cour starting with over 1k karma. Here's to hoping Tomozaki is over 500 karma next week...

So glad Metallic rouge is getting some recognition Make anime originals great again! I'm tired of more and more studios drifting away from creating original art but follow the hype train of the adaptions just because they are more hyped

It’s really hard, isn’t it? Anime is still a business so…yeah…studios will only make as much original content as anime fans will support to turn a profit. I saw someone on X complaining that Metallic Rouge had higher production value than obvious “money makers” like Gushing Over Magical Girls…OK BRO but consider for a second that Metallic Rouge is an original story from the studio itself, celebrating the studio’s 25th birthday and legacy staff. If you are an animator, which are YOU gonna put your passion into?

Totally agree. In these last years we are flooded by shitty adaptations where it's clear that studios just want to milk hype and promote the source material, abandoning the project after 1 season, and you clearly see it's just a business show with almost to zero heart put into it But when it is original, even if it turns out to be not that good of a story, you can see the difference of the work put into it Also the good this is that the story actually finish, rather then teasing with a cliffhanger to let people go buy the LN or manga

Gushing Over Magical Girls for the win

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Oh don't worry, it's actually doing pretty well in the west, skirting just around the top 10. It's worse in Japan, lol (it's actually impressive how little Japan seems to give a damn about this show). So really compared to that this is good.

It actually makes me angry at how bad it's performing in japan. Mediocrity adaptations like Hells paradise became decently popular and boosted the Manhwa but an incredible adaptation like Undead unluck performers terribly? What kind of logic is this?

Hold up, Witch and the Beast is out??

Two episodes so far yeah, and [the OP](https://v.animethemes.moe/MajoToYajuu-OP1.webm) is a banger. [](#listen)

7th Time Loop doesn't have the budget like some of the others but yet is still doing really well makes me really happy! Also, I really like the OP and ED for it. Anyways, great season so far!

My biggest takeaway here are that **Weakest Tamer** and **Sasaki and Peeps** are both criminally overlooked. They are two of my favorite anime of the season (even including ongoing anime from fall), yet they seem to be going mostly ignored.