The year 2024 is over, it’s time for a short summary.
The best anime
The best anime in 2024 for me is Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction (DDDD).
The story starts with an alien spaceship in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the USAF dropping nuclear bombs on it. I immediately knew I would watch this show to the end. The mixture of anime and politics is my favorite. The story talks about the disaster, the alien invasion, the relationship between the US and Japan, and the relationship between the two main characters Kadode and Ouran.
The post-disaster scene is a perfect reflection of reality, just like Japan still struggles after the Great East Japan Earthquake. The story raises questions about how to deal with post-disaster recovery and incoming threats. However, the pace of the story feels too fast near the end. It doesn’t give answers to the questions raised either, but intentionally skips it by resetting the world at the end.
Episode 6 is easily one of the best single episodes in anime that I watched. The background story, the world setting, and the shocking turn of events are all included in one episode, and it’s tear-jerking.
The voice acting of Ano and Ikura are right on the point. It’s surprising as they are not professional voice actors, and I’m expecting more work from them in the future.
I watched the streaming version, there’s an episode 00 at the beginning. With some information from the movie version, I skipped it and started with episode 1. After watching all the episodes, I think placing episode 00 at the beginning breaks the continuity of the story arrangement. Watching it after episode 16 will be a better experience.
Overall, this is a good anime worth rewatching. It should be more popular without previous movie versions and non-standard streaming schedules.
Other worth watching anime released this year
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A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics
Funny comedy with interesting character design. -
Too Many Losing Heroines!
Perfect production quality, and generally popular. -
Train to the End of the World
Funny comedy with unexpected story. -
Mayonaka Punch
Story about Youtuber with funny storyline. Good comparison to other original anime this year. -
Tonbo!
Great story and introduction to golf. -
Delicious in Dungeon
Great world setting, and generally popular. -
Spice and Wolf MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
Production quality is not as good as previous versions, but still a good adaption. -
Dungeon People
Funny world setting and a touch of Yuri. -
Egumi Legacy
A good story with crappy 3DCG animation. -
Puniru Is a Cute Slime
Good production quality and cute Puniru.