It's mid-January and I've more or less completed my own initial watch of "series I was interested in" which differs from
@Rui who has the "Watch every series and see what works" approach. I enjoyed reading through some of your comments btw here! It reinforces that most of what I've not seen, wasn't worth seeing, the only exception to that sounded like it might be Sign of Affection.
In no particular order, my
things I think that may be worth checking out list:
Bucchigiri?! - This was good I liked the intro episode, a weird mix of Aladdin style setting (with some very Aladdin style names) in an interesting location, nicely animated by MAPPA, this looks like it will be a fun watch.
Metallic Rouge - Feels kind of Bladerunner-esque, I liked this one, it's refreshing leaving school and having more of a sci-fi theme. I'd recommend trying this. Interested to see where this goes.
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey To Pick Up Trash - Why is the animation quality of this so good?! This has had some real care put into it, and whilst I don't think it takes my top spot of the season, if watching a girl heal through befriending a slime in a wonderfully animated backdrop sounds interesting, it's worth trying. I know from the trailer that this also gets pretty dark, so fair warning, there is a juxtaposition here of light and dark elements. It gets some bonus points for the MC being a girl of action rather than just crying and accepting her fate.
The Witch and the Beast - I am a sucker for this kind of show I think, there isn't loads to say about the introduction episode without spoiling things, but the main duo are an interesting pair to watch.
Delicious in Dungeon - Whilst food based anime isn't my usual go-to, Trigger have done a good job so far of making this worth watching despite that. The care/attention is clearly there for this show, so if dungeon RPG with a food based angle sounds appealing, it's probably worth your time.
Solo Leveling - I've read some of this already so I kind of know where it goes. The production quality on this is really good and A-1 pictures have so far knocked it out of the park. This is a pure power fantasy show but it has more world building than most shows of this type, which is why it's not just a generic isekai.
7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! - This actually beat my expectations, the setup was interesting enough and some of those lives she led seem like they'd give her important insight/knowledge into this, the 7th time loop she finds herself in. I've only seen episode 1 so far, but I know 2 is available. I hope it manages to add some surprises to keep it interesting.
The Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic - Alright so this is an isekai among isekais, but damn I'm a sucker for an older senpai onee-chan who doesn't mess about. Not expecting this to wind up being amazing but so far better than the generic other isekai we've seen.
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! - It know what it is, and I'm here for it, this is not going to win awards, but it's interesting enough so far, my only complaint is that the MC is kind of generic, and the main girl has latched onto MC-kun for no reason other than "he breathes and he moves, and he's from Tokyo!".
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer - Fairly generic isekai so far, but I don't mind watching one or two of these per season, there are worse ideas than this one out there. This more serviceable than the one about the instant death ability.
