"We return from our recent escapades into circlejerking and political commentary back to the things that truly matter: Anime-Opinions!" ;3

What is this about?

This will be the first in a series of index posts that aim to help others navigate what I write for more regular reference as opposed to the one-off ventures into variety blogging I mentioned above. Just like my various playlists, this series of posts will look like a large, multi-tiered mobile, once finished. (The kinetic sculpture; not the wireless phone.)

This time:

Anime-Opinions

One fateful day I thought: "You know what? The world sucks, people suck, and I have no patience left for all the "real" projects I was originally planning to do. This might as well be my last post on NG, so let's leave people with something timeless and useful. A spoiler free Top 13 for the anime series in 2024 aught to do the trick."

It was more work than it looked like, but I think I do a decent job with those lists and I actually like doing it, so I kept at it. (I'm experimenting with the frequency, though.)

Rankings 2024:

• Yatsufusa's Top 13 Anime Series in 2024 (Spoiler Free!) [2024-12-12]

Rankings 2025:

• Yatsufusa's Anime Ramble (Q1 2025) (Mostly Spoiler Free!) [2025-03-25]

• Yatsufusa's Anime Ramble (Q1 2025) (Spoiler Free!) (Ecchi-Appendix) [2025-04-11] [Rated "A" for Adults only!]

• Yatsufusa's Early Anime Overview (Q2 2025) (Spoiler Free!) [2025-04-13]

• Yatsufusa's Early Anime Overview (Q2 2025) (Spoiler Free!) (Ecchi-Appendix) [2025-04-17] [Rated "A" for Adults only!]

• Yatsufusa's Anime Overview Catch-Up (Q2 2025) (Spoiler Free!) [2025-05-13]

Surveys and Discussions:

• Do you like Anime? [2025-04-10]

Western Animation-Opinions

"Them European animés..." ;)

I usually cover western animation (as in "animation from the Western Hemisphere") as more of a side-dish on the articles covering recent anime releases. While series, movies, one-shots, and specials do come out frequently, for me they are usually more a case of "Oh, this looks 'decent'. If I had 12 more hours per day I might get around to watching those at 'some' point..." So I only cover them at surface level. That I usually have no access to the services hosting them legally is another factor.

I would like to point out that part of my limited coverage in this regard is also due to me being an adult with a very developed palate when it comes to animation and movies. Or phased another way: "It's not to my taste." The last movie that I watched and thought was "good" was The Outfit (2022), but I think the movie industry allowed that one to be good by accident. The last good movie I watched before that was The Spy Gone North (2018). What I'm saying is: If you are very much into western animation (or western cinema), you will likely be able to find recommendations for very watchable series that will be worth your time. But I will not cover enough of those to fill your evenings with western animation by any stretch of the imagination. I'm happy if you enjoy those short articles of mine, but I would strongly recommend that you should look for another source.

Full Articles:

• Yatsufusa's Western Animation Overview Catch-Up (Q2 2025) (Spoiler Free!) [2025-05-13]

Articles containing Sections about Western Animation:

• Yatsufusa's Anime Ramble (Q1 2025) (Mostly Spoiler Free!) [2025-05-25]

• Yatsufusa's Early Anime Overview (Q2 2025) (Spoiler Free!) [2025-04-13]

Next predicted Dates for Post:

I write "predicted", because of the various man-made catastrophes that could get in the way of my scheduling. Despite how it might appear to some users, my time for NG is actually limited and I cannot just magically make long, comprehensible articles appear. Except for that one time, I hold myself to the same standards I would expect from others.

("Festive" posts tend to manifest no matter what - because they are short and easy to write.)

• 2025-07-13: Anime Top 13 for Q2 of 2025

• 2025-07-25 or 2025-08-01: Discussion (with interested users) about the extend of my future anime coverage

( If you already have feedback about the structure of this very post, or something else I recommend you to write yourself some notes now, while you can still remember. ;) )

( Users who reacted to more than one of the posts listed here, will be notified in the post via @. If you suspect that qualify but do not want a public notification, drop me a short PM saying so. It should go without saying that a removal after the fact is also possible, but I thought I might as well use the opportunity to mention it. )

( Note that said discussion might dramatically change the schedule for 2025 after this point. )

• 2025-08-13: Early anime coverage for Q3 of 2025

• 2025-??-??: To make the recent subtext text: "Yatsufusa's Extended Hiatus or something." (It's never "just one thing". The issues with NG have been piling up. I do not blame all Moderators but I blame certain Moderators, who I do not even know the names of. If you do not want to be Moderators anymore and would rather just enjoy NG as a user - do that! Don't just click away every report as invalid and hope nobody will notice. Moderate according to the guidelines or stop moderating, please. Right now "I cannot work like this". Other issues are also available... As I said: It's never "just one thing". I tried my best. "Small stuff" piled up until it became unbearable.)

• 2025-??-??: Some collective piece about Western Animation, "probably." ;)

• 2025-10-13: Early anime coverage for Q3 of 2025

• 2025-12-13: Anime Top 13 for 2025

• 2026-02-13: Friday the 13th

• 2026-03-13: Friday the 13th

• 2026-11-13: Friday the 13th

• 2027-08-13: Friday the 13th

• 2053-02-13: Friday the 13th

• 2053-06-13: End of civilization as we know it (optimistic estimate)

Please Note: Last time I've made a "roadmap", something bad happened. This time, I came prepared: Trained rats have hidden a small, remotely detonated bomb in the server rack that stores NG's forums.

Best case scenario: Nothing bad will happen.

Worst case scenario: Nothing of value will be lost! ;D

Announced dates for upcoming Anime:

"Everybody is always afraid of 'dark' forces, but you know:

It's hope that kills you every fucking time."

 – Conrad Zimmerman, Mercenary Creative, The Spin-off Doctors: Silent Hill

• 2025-07-??: Dandadan

• 2026-01-??: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

• 2026-01-??: 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess

• 20??-??-??: [A lot of other series that have been "announced"] ( search for "CATS" ;3 )

See Also

What is "Anime"? (Wikipedia)

Alternative Reviewers

Other reviewers that cover anime and are more competent than me are plentiful, but here are two who's style I like and who are more or less on the same frequency as me when it comes to taste.

Tristan "Arkada" Gallant from Glass Reflection, Canadian Reviewer

Anyone who in the west who is interested in anime and has internet access probably follows him already. If it comes out and is legally available, he covers it - unless he forgets (which is a rate of under 2% I believe). If the world should end, Mr. Gallant would just cover mangas instead.

Matthew Stogdon from TheRedRightHand.co.uk, British Film Critic and Multi-Award Winning Director

While he reviews mostly cinematic releases, "Matt", as a man of culturre, loves anime. At the very least, you can expect coverage of the best eastern animations that were published that year.

Fun fact: If you, dear reader, know "Ashens", you might already be familiar with him through his work on the Sequelisers podcast.

Last Edited: 2025-06-30

♪ Then it's back to my room, where I resume

My attempt to write a hit

Just me and my beer and the terrible fear

That I might be losing it ♫

– Something Rotten - Hard to Be the Bard

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