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The Best and Worst Anime of 2023

Thankfully we've already established that this wasn't a review Lynzee was doing, so that's not an issue

ATastySub wrote:

Pretending something doesn’t exist doesn’t make it stop existing. The people writing aren’t children and can hold multiple thoughts in their heads, and that includes talking about real life issues through the medium of anime, both in the shows and their production. If you want a child’s version of reality that ignores that there’s plenty of spaces available to you.

Really don't see how that's "child’s version of reality" to be honest. I also don't understand how not reviewing a show on it's merits but instead continually having to refer back to or continually bringing up the mangaka's conviction really helps. Can't imagine a critic writing a review about a Roman Polanski film for example, and then reading the review were it mentions nothing about the film and just goes on and on about his indictment for rape and nothing else. Fail to see how this would be helpful to the readers. The alterative to that would be not to review his films at all.

OMG REBECCA picking Otona Precure as her pick for the entire year was BEYOND ASTOUNDING!!! I really loved the show but thought no one else would. Especally NOT a professional critic! Thank you Rebecca!

I can almost understand the sentiment, as immature as it ultimately is, but there's something deeply sad about people with 10+ year accounts play this silly game. They don't want to talk about it, and therefore vehemently try and make everyone not talk about it either. Because if nobody is talking about it, it may as well not exist.

killjoy_the wrote:

Thankfully we've already established that this wasn't a review Lynzee was doing, so that's not an issue

Um sure, but surely you would need to articulate why it was the worst anime this season?

Children were abused for Watsuki's pleasure, and the industry responded by giving him a new show so that he could reach a new audience, and make more money that he can probably spend on DVDs of children being abused. That's disgusting.

It seems like the the only people being hurt by this mentality are everyone but the creator and anime industry itself. While Watsuki and everyone else are skipping down to the bank, almost all of the English dub VAs were pressured into donating their paychecks to charity in order to lessen the backlash they were receiving once they got identified as the voices. They're essentially doing the work for free now unless they bow out next season (if they legally can) and even after doing that they're still being criticized so they've effectively changed nothing. At some point I have to wonder if this is all worth it.

I boycott Israeli products. . .

It's completely deserved. Looking back on the comment I made here I might have come off too harsh but Rebeccas reviews for Otona have been a constant joy, so I hope she keeps doing Precure reviews into the far future.
Also it hit with it's intended Japanese audience, in regards to that "thought no one else would" comment.

PrawnIcecream wrote:

I boycott Israeli products. . .

That's your choice if you want to go there, but that's a hot button topic that has no direct relevance here. Just a general notice that any attempt to spin discussion in that direction in this thread will be treated as off-topic.

I voted for a couple of shows that aren't dominating the news.

https://myanimelist.net/anime/55153/Yuzuki-san_Chi_no_Yonkyoudai
Great characters facing a difficult life ahead.

https://myanimelist.net/anime/54301/Overtake
Much more about relationships than F4 racing. Episode 9 is a standout.

I'm a little surprised https://myanimelist.net/anime/50613/Rurouni_Kenshin__Meiji_Kenkaku_Romantan_2023 hasn't gotten more play. I never saw the original but thought this version was pretty good. Looking forward to the upcoming Kyoto arc.

ATastySub wrote:

The ‘quality of the show’ does not matter in the face of an industry that chooses to support pedophiles when there’s so so many alternatives they could’ve done. Tell me, how good does a show have to be to excuse pedophilia for you? What’s your bar on harming children to your entertainment? Do you find that question as repugnant as I do? Then why are you demanding it of Lynzee?

Then why doesn't this site just refuse to report on, review or even mention any Watsuki manga, or any adaptions of his work? I mean if you don't want to support that mangaka, then blacklist him. It does seem like a reasonable thing to do due to the reactions you have to his work.

Yes! Thorfinn made it!

best males are a tie between thorfinn & Helck (I am surprised that series did not even once get a mention at all)