It’s official: 2025 sucks. But as ever, anime provides a welcome escape and distraction from the real world. Here’s what got me through the first quarter~
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Summer 2025 End of Season Rankings
Temperatures are plummeting, clocks have turned back, and it’s getting very dark very early. Yep, summer sure has ended. Here are my thoughts on all the anime I…
DAN DA DAN, Grand Blue Dreaming, The Summer Hikaru Died, Nyaight of the Living Cat, Turkey!-Time to Strike-
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With the exception of a few standouts, winter 2024 was a very mediocre anime season. That, or I made poor choices when deciding what to skip, who knows?…
Winter 2023 End of Season Rankings
Enough procrastinating, here are my very belated final thoughts on this Winter’s anime. A lot of great series, but it’s amazing how quickly I start to forget things…
Winter 2022 End of Season Rankings
Time to wrap up the Winter season, though so far Spring has me wrapping up far more than the last few months did in order to keep warm!…
Winter 2021 End of Season Rankings
Here are my thoughts on all the anime series I picked up last season – lineup is exactly the same as for my mid-season thoughts, except that I…
Winter 2020 End of Season Rankings
Before my fading memories of this Winter’s anime are all overwritten by new Spring first episodes, here are my thoughts on their endings. For the first time ever,…
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Ending the season with a strong episode, The Apothecary Diaries turns the tables on Orb at the very last minute. Check out what else moved up or down…
Spring 2023 End of Season Rankings
Here are my final thoughts on last season’s anime; quite a few changes to the rankings this time, and a couple of new entries too! Nothing here is…
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Spring 2021 End of Season Rankings
We’re only a few days into the Summer anime season, and I’m already missing the Spring – the new lineup looks so small and mediocre in comparison, with…
Autumn 2023 End of Season Rankings
Pretty much all the winter anime have now aired, and (I think) I’ve got a lineup I’m happy with! But that can wait for a future post, this…
Autumn 2024 End of Season Rankings
Right, enough slacking, let’s get this published before I fully forget what happened at the end of these anime! Especially the ones that are still ongoing, it’s harder…
Autumn 2021 End of Season Rankings
10 days into the new year already! I’ve already picked up half my lineup for the Winter 2022 season, but first, let’s wrap up last year’s series lists…
Summer 2023 End of Season Rankings
I thought this season was never going to end – who gave Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai suru permission to be 15 episodes long!? :razz: I’m not waiting…
Summer 2022 End of Season Rankings
Apologies if this one seems rushed and sparce; not only are my memories of these series being quickly overwritten by Autumn’s far better lineup, but also my original…
Autumn 2019 End of Season Rankings
Before I share my thoughts on the year as a whole (let alone the past decade), here’s what I ended up watching to completion this season! As usual,…
Summer 2020 End of Season Rankings
Time for my final thoughts on the anime of Summer 2020… plus a few that technically started in Spring. This year has been a mess. Still, the small…
Summer 2021 End of Season Rankings
Despite my initial pessimism about the Summer season, there ended up being quite a few good shows, though none that really stood out. Despite this, I’m going to…
Spring 2024 End of Season Rankings
Now with an actual intro! A bit later than I’d have liked, but last week was super busy (in a very good way). Hopefully the extra time will…
Autumn 2020 End of Season Rankings
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Summer 2024 End of Season Rankings
Wow, this one got late! I’m glad I managed to get it done before the end of October at least, otherwise my autumn mid-season post might have gone…
Spring 2020 End of Season Rankings
The last three months were no doubt the weirdest of my life so far, so I feel more thankful than ever to the creators of these series for…
Spring 2022 End of Season Rankings
Spring 2022 was a great season for anime. There were several series that I wanted to pick up, but didn’t have time to follow weekly, which I’m determined…
Winter 2023 Mid-Season Rankings
New year, new anime! And Winter 2023 has certainly delivered some good ones, enough that I picked up one more than originally planned. That plus the three ongoing…
Winter 2024 Mid-Season Rankings
Another year, another season, another anime list~ Not a big one; winter 2024 didn’t have much that caught my interest, and while on one hand I’ve managed to…
Winter 2022 Mid-Season Rankings
Mid-season thoughts time~ For 2022, I’m only aiming to pick up 8 new series per season – we’ll see how long that lasts, but I managed it for…
Winter 2020 Mid-Season Rankings
Time flies, and we’re already half-way through this year’s first anime season~ And 2020 seems to be off to a good start… so good in fact, that I…
Winter 2021 Mid-Season Rankings
Winter 2021’s episode counts are all over the place, some shows are about 3 weeks ahead of others! For the sake of fairness, I’ve watched no more than…
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Jan 1-21
Here comes our first rankings of the Winter 2025 season, and returning favorites such as Orb and The Apothecary Diaries are hogging the spotlight!
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Feb 19-25
Sakamoto Days started strong but now appears to be losing steam? Find out how your favorite shows stacked up according to viewer votes.
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Jan 22-28
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Feb 12-18
Thanks to another great episode, Zenshu climbs the cumulative by severals spots. Meanwhile Übel Blatt suffers the opposite situation. See how your favorite shows stack up this week!
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Mar 12-18
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Well, the first season of the new year has come to a close, and what a season it was! With two shows that are easy contenders for best…
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Winter 2025 Season Preview
Wooper: Thanks for clicking on what may be Star Crossed Anime’s shortest season preview ever! We’ve got just one author handling things this time, and he is looking…
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Feb 26-Mar 4
After several weeks coming close, Zenshu grabs the top spot this week! And in the cumulative, Orb narrowly reclaims #1 from Apothecary Diaries. Discover what else is moving…
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Jan 29-Feb 4
Medalist breaks into the top 5 cumulative, while From Bureaucrat to Villainess emerges as a surprise comedy hit. Find out where your favorites rank this week!
Winter 2025 Season Set Menu
Here are the new shows I’m most excited about watching this winter, along with a list of sequels that made the cut (not all of them did). Let…
ZENSHU, Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective, Medalist, SAKAMOTO DAYS, Shangri-La
Winter 2025 Anime Season Preview
(Whoops, I actually wrote this a while back on 12/19, but forgot to post it. Well here it is!) It’s time to preview the first season of 2025!…
2025 Winter Anime Season Ranked
Ever since I started this blog two years ago, the Winter anime season has been the weakest. Thus, I’m not excited about this seasonal update, since I dropped…
Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time, Solo Leveling, Asura, Dragon Ball, Flower and Asura
Winter Anime 2025 Season Preview
Happy Holiday and New Year everyone! It’s time for the Winter 2025 Season Preview!
Asura, Flower and Asura, SAKAMOTO DAYS, The Apothecary Diaries Season 2, UniteUp!
Quick Summary Of The Winter 2025 Anime Season
Or as I like to call it, the Solo Leveling season.
Dragon Ball, Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, Solo Leveling, Blue Box
No winter 2025 mid-season post!
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Winter 2025 Mid-Season Report, part 1
The Winter 2025 season is wrapping up its seventh week, so it’s time to see how several of its series are doing. Like with the past few seasons,…
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Winter 2025 Season Preview and Video Companion
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Winter 2025 Mid-Season Report, part 2
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