2024 is about to end, the last week of December could put you in two moods: one, melancholic, thinking about the past, and two, energetic, imagining what is coming, however, no matter what type of otaku you are, you should definitely think about the good anime that were released during the beloved year that left us with different learnings and great series. Here I tell you about the best of the year, because you can’t be left behind.
This list has the best anime of 2024, from comedy to romance to shonen, so get ready, because if you haven’t seen any, perhaps your otaku sense is losing its edge.
The best anime series of all 2024
Winter 2024
Yubisaki to Renren: A Sign of Affection
A beautiful romance anime melted our hearts just into winter. Yuki is a girl who cannot hear or speak, and Itsuomi is a young man who loves the different languages of the world. When they meet, everything changes and together they will forge a language that only the two of them will know.
A beautiful love story with which we begin a fresh and cheerful 2024. A beautiful anime with detailed animation in a range of pastel colors.
Dungeon Meshi
Dungeon Meshi is not limited to being one of the shonen hits of 2024, I am sure it will mark a before and after, both in manga and anime. Definitely, the new shades of adventure are really deep while elaborating well-defined alternate situations.
A path of grief and an adventure have never managed to coexist so perfectly. Without a doubt one of the best anime of all time.
Undead Unluck, The Apothecary Diaries and Frieren: Beyond the Journey, remained in deux cours format
It is true that the fall 2023 season presented us with anime series without comparison, however, now that we have the deux cours format, several of the best installments were extended and accompanied us to meet 2024. So they still count as best of the year, since we started with them.
Each of the series reported the renewal of their new seasons for 2025. The Apothecary Diaries returns in winter 2025!
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Primavera 2024
Kaiju No. 8
The series imposed itself and renewed the essence of shonen, in the end, the new adventure has everything to be a success: a protagonist with a heart of gold and zero talent, enormous creatures that destroy everything and come in alien format, a full cast of warmth to which a spectacular soundtrack is added.
Kaiju No. 8 is here to stay for a long time, so we will have to catch up with the manga work.
Wind Breaker
It is not Tokyo Revengers, nor Bucchigiri!, it is a better established installment with the classic essence of shonen—in addition to being composed of more husbandos than we can count.
The gang series completely refreshed the staging of classic shonen and embraced us in a unique way. It is worth mentioning that a second season was renewed and is currently in production.
A Condition Called Love
A romance without comparison and shojo is changing, just like shonen. A Condition Called Love showed us what happens while you’re in a relationship and it’s far from practical, it’s all about communication.
What seems toxic might not really be toxic, the meaning is in learning to love.
Fuente: East Fish Studio
Fuente: East Fish Studio
Summer 2024
Makeine: Too Mandy Loosing Heroines!
The story of the rejected girls was a true gem. Each of the protagonist’s friends suffers a real heartbreak, however, they decide to face it while moving forward having fun with new friends.
It is really interesting to see how the feelings develop of the girls who are far from letting go of their loves, but are also far from bitterness. Slowly the girls heal, at their own pace.
An unmissable anime.
My Wife Has No Emotion
A cyborg arrives at her new master’s house, and although she is designed to cook, she slowly begins to maintain a particular bond with her master. The time comes when they become a couple and try to deal with the social problems that this causes. In addition, there will also be a robust twist, when the cyborg girl’s past is shown.
Without a doubt, a new way of understanding romance in the age of technology.
Senpai is an Otokonoko
A delivery full of contrasts, in which three friends with different problems begin to appreciate each other for who they are. We will also have love affairs, but above all, truly warm and enlightening friendship bonds, since love, regardless of the type, lies in valuing friendships for what they are, in freedom and without judgment.
Anime revitalizes and invites us to put aside stereotypes and discrimination. It is a very mature and quite sensitive story.
My Dear Friend Nokotan
A more comical anime could not be missing, if what you want is to laugh at absurd things, this series is for you, it was one of the most beloved in the station, although, it should be remembered that it caused a lot of disaster in terms of dubbing and subtitles.
The delivery was even proposed for open television.
Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction
A pair of misunderstood girls will begin to live a kind of Apocalypse, however, by having each other they will manage to stay as sane as they can be. The girls begin to attend university, however, the aliens are still in their world.
Slowly the bond they have with one in particular will be shown, as well as the nature of humans and aliens.
The psychological dimension of the protagonists is beautiful. Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction is one of the gems of the year, but it makes you existentialist.
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Fall 2024
We well know that autumn sunsets are the most beautiful of the year, and they come with different moments for us. Anime series and video games are beginning to make their bright appearances, as the most sophisticated titles appear at the last moment of this season.
Dan Da Dan
The adventure of Momo and Okarun is a marvel, it came to regenerate the dark shonen and allows us to relearn to love adventure, to adore romance and to appreciate the ecchi tones it can bring, but in a healthy and respectful way.
Yokinobu Tatsu’s work was a true marvel. It will return in July 2025.
Ranma 1/2 remake
Rumiko Takahashi’s work returned with a brand new remake. Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo return with amazing designs by studio MAPPA. A true beauty of a fall anime, the second season reported renewal.
Blue Lock disappointed… but Blue Box did not give up
A couple of supposed spokon hit hard this year. Blue Lock was a complete disappointment, since 8-bit Studio’s animation left a lot to say… For its part, Blue Box’s delivery is cute, clear and quite contemplative, however, it lacks a lot of being a balanced spokon and vibe much more in pink tones.
Despite this, both stories are structured in a fresh way, and allowed us to share moments in the different sports fields.
TsumaSho
TsumaSho was a quite particular anime, and although there are many buts about it, it is undeniable that it touched heartstrings. A woman incarnates in the body of a girl and in this way sees her husband and daughter again. After this, they can support each other again in a strange way.
TsumaSho’s animation is warm and was one of the most successful anime of fall 2024…
Source: Signpost study
Source: Signpost study
Orb: Earth, blood, knowledge
If you love science anime and with several things to learn, Orb is one of the most interesting installments of 2024, it is set in a kind of Middle Ages in which everyone tries to follow the theory that supported theocentrism, when the hunt for Witches were especially against scientists and other thinkers who left the idea that the God supported by the Church had the only and absolute truth and salvation.
In this way we know different stories in which people begin to take seriously the possibilities that God is not the center of thought or the universe.
So, how many anime from 2024 have you seen? What level of modern otaku are you?
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