Top 10 Anime of the Week #01 - Fall 2023 (Anime Corner)

This just makes me sad because I'm too old now. It's bad to judge a book by its cover, but they all just look so... Shonen. Teen highschool romance, teen battle anime, etc. I've become so jaded wrt all the teen protagonist Shonen tropes.

At least frieren is at the top 😌

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I sympathize with this view as well. Romances in anime/manga are especially frustrating to me because all the characters tend to act in very childish ways and not act their age. If you are in high school, it shouldn't be heart-attack inducing to have a member of the opposite sex talk to you or share a textbook or whatever. The extra frustrating part is that these childish behaviors are not just limited to teens, but fully grown adults tend to act the exact same way in a lot of anime/manga; just swap high school for an office or izakaya. I can deal with it easier if the show leans more on the comedy side of a romcom, but the more straight romances tend to be tough to bear (with a couple exceptions).

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- Absolutely. Generally with Shonen, protagonists tend to be idiots, which is frustrating.
  
  I've started reading Korean manhwa mostly now, because their protagonists tend to be competent adults.
  
  I've only enjoyed a few romance titles, and they're all older now so I don't know if they still hold up. My fav was Lovely Complex. They actually acted like people their age might act, with a little leeway for comedic overreacting.
  
  Idk if you would consider a Silent Voice to be a romance, but that manga was god tier.
  
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#10 is Not Shonen

I'm older too, and don't enjoy cliched Shonen, school, romance. But there's a lot more than 10 titles per season it's just first week. I've already had more than 10 anime than I'm going to follow till next week at least.
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- To be clear, I'm ok with romance and even school romance to an extent (lovely complex was great). But almost everything that gets an anime with a budget is so formulaic.
  
  I'll take a look at #10 thought, a few people have mentioned it's different. It's giving "I Reincarnated into an otome game as a Villainess With Only Destruction Flags"
  
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I'm starting to hit that same point, but Eminence in Shadow is a blast once you realize it's parodying the isekai genre in the same way that Cabin in the Woods parodied horror movies.

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While I do often feel that way too, it needs to be pointed out that Anime Corner is a bit of a niche site and this reflects only the opinions of 5408 people. Their polls are known to have a bit wack results at times. If you look at other sites, MAL for example has had 25k people rate the list's top entry, Sousou no Frieren. If you want to truly gauge something's popularity, it's worth looking at more than just one site.

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Shonen gets old and tiresome real fast.

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I'm unfamiliar with all of these

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Recommend watching frieren. Amazing show that conveys how vital being in the moment is. And how ephemeral our moments are

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The only one I’ve seen is eminence in shadow and it’s a good time

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if you want older titles than those lists and it is currently running as a sequel on this season. Shield hero and Goblin Slayer is quite good. But, the story of those titles are quite mature though

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Looking forward to eminence in shadow!

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Lots of new shows. I know Friren because I've read a few chaoters of the manga. The only other show I know from the list is Eminence in the shadows, and it's a hilarious show.

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Goblin Slayer and Rising Shield should on the list. those two are very good

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I'm surprised they didn't make the list given the general popularity, but let's be real here, Goblin Slayer is honestly mediocre and Shield Hero has been spiraling down the drain ever since it started.

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- Frieren is ok, I like it. I think Shield Hero and Goblin Slayer have mixed review because the content/story is much more mature than Frieren.
  
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I did watch Goblin Slayer previous season, but just really enjoy the start. Dropped.

Shield Hero previous season start (1/3) was a mess, but later won me again. Watching
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