Posts Tagged ‘Your Lie in April’

Dic 27

Ok, so, what’s this?

This is a list I’ll keep updated during this year about anime series/movies I really enjoyed during 2020 (some… well… in certain ways: looking at you, Scum’s Wish) and that I decided it will be worth rewatching in the following years (maybe before a new season will come out).
It does not contains:

  • series or movies I’ve rewatched this year (all of SAO first and second season, Guilty Crown, etc.)
  • series or movies I’ve enjoyed, but I’m not willing to rewatch again in a near future (like Code GeassAttack on TitansTrinity Seven, etc).
  • series or movies I will for sure rewatch multiple times, like SAO or EVA.

So, here’s the list, in purely alphabetical (in English) order, with some small comments. Related movies, OVAs, etc. are to be considered included by default (live actions not included). To see the original title in Romanji, hover on the Japanese title:

  • After the Rain [恋は雨上がりのように].
    Simple, delicate, gentle, small love story. Why not?
  • Assassination Classroom [暗殺教室].
    The heartbreaking comedy that will make you binge watch it (both seasons) through the night. Are you up to the challenge?
  • Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor [ロクでなし魔術講師と禁忌教典].
    I usually don’t like magic and stuff, but this was fun. (waiting for season 2! – but it’s unlikely to happen)
  • Are You Lost? [ソウナンですか?]
    One of two funniest series of 2020 so far (the other being Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It). Many thanks to the owner of FullMeta for suggesting it to me! (waiting for season 2!)
  • Boarding School Juliet [寄宿学校のジュリエット].
    Another Romeo and Juliet alternative story. Lightweight, fun, enjoyable. (alas season 2 seems like it’s not gonna happen…)
  • Cautious Hero: The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious [この勇者が俺TUEEEくせに慎重すぎる].
    Isekai almost completely deconstructed – à la Konosuba, albeit different – in one of the funniest ways ever.
  • DARLING in the FRANXX [ダーリン・イン・ザ・フランキス].
    Probably the masterpiece of Studio Trigger. Goes straight up to the top of the favourite series of the years, along with Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai. Highly recommended and, as a bonus, is full of references to previous Gainax’s works, so be sure to have seen Aim for the Top! Gunbuster, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Aim for the Top 2! Diebuster and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann before watching DARLING in the FRANXX (which I binge-watched in one single day).
  • GATE: Thus the JSDF Fought There [GATE 自衛隊 彼の地にて, 斯く戦えり].
    In an alternate universe there are dragons, goblins, elves and knights. JSDF’s soldiers have rifles. And tanks. And self-propelled howitzers. And choppers. Sounds interesting?
  • Golden Time [ゴールデンタイム].
    This is rather good but a bit complicated. Worth watching by the way if you like the genre.
  • Kaguya-sama: Love Is War [かぐや様は告らせたい~天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦~].
    A very funny, enjoyable and well paced rom-com. Highly suggested. Again, many thanks to the owner of FullMeta for suggesting it to me! (waiting for season 3!)
  • My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU [やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている.].
    Another rather good serie but not exactly lightweight. Definitely worth watching if you like the genre. (waiting for season 3! Season 3 is airing! Season 3 aired)
  • ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me? [俺を好きなのはお前だけかよ].
    More or less your standard harem, but characters make it interesting to watch. Also which other serie has a bench reported as a character (albeit minor)?
  • Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai [青春ブタ野郎はバニーガール先輩の夢を見ない].
    Ok, this was probably the most enjoyable serie I’ve seen this year as it’s a good mix of comedy, science, psicology, social matters… You have to see it!.
  • Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend [冴えない彼女の育てかた].
    Characters are so badly matched it’s so funny to watch… mind that this is an otaku-oriented serie, by the way. The final movie was good, really good.
  • Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It [理系が恋に落ちたので証明してみた。].
    This was, along with Are You Lost?, one of the two funniest series of 2020. Definitely science-oriented, but definitely a must see.
  • Scum’s Wish [クズの本懐].
    That. Was. Hard. It hurt. Badly. Maybe it was just me, after all…
  • TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You [トニカクカワイイ!].
    This was the sweetest, nicest rom com of the year. Can’t wait forthe upcoming OVA and maybe a second season.
  • Uzaki-chan wants to hang out! [宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい!].
    Rom com with some pretty funny gags, really enjoyable funny to watch. Higly recommended and waiting for season 2 (confirmed!)
  • Waiting in the Summer [あの夏で待ってる].
    If you were a fan of Please Teacher (I was, and still am), you won’t miss a story set in the same universe.
  • We Never Learn [ぼくたちは勉強ができない].
    Cute girls, clumsy main character, lots of funny situations. One of the favourite comedies of the last years.
  • Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku [ヲタクに恋は難しい].
    Another, funny, enjoyable, otaku-oriented serie. This one with adult relationships.
  • Your Lie in April [四月は君の嘘].
    I’m not gonna lie: it’s a beautiful story, but if you’re just a little bit sentimental, you’ll cry a lot (the good part: I’m not gonna cry for the rest of 2020 since I’m out of tears for the whole year thanks to this serie).

This list will be updated not so regularly… expect some new entries during the autumn.

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