The Best, meh and Worst anime of 2023

Finally, the end of year video is here. Definetly gonna ruffle some feathers with more than a few of the choices but hopefully I've made a convincing case here.

Great
1. Attack on Titan: Final season part 3
An absolutely fantastic ending to one of the greatest anime
2. Hell’s Paradise
An epic decent into the beautiful corner of hell
3. Demon Slayer: Swordsmith arc
Proof that a true artisan will give their all in honing their craft
4. Helck
Filled with comedy, great characters and a surprisingly deep narrative, Helck is something that shouldn’t be ignored
5. Dr Stone: New world
Couldn’t ask for more fun than watching Dr Stone

Good
6. Tearmoon Empire
Great comedy, decent characters and a delightful tone all wrapped in a truly unique premise. Quite the gift last year
7. Apothecary Diaries
An outstanding portrayal of the ancient Chinese palace filled with excellent characters, interesting storylines presented in a truly charming manner
8. Jobless Reincarnation season 2
This show remains a great in-depth character-focused show with an incredible portrayal of Rudeus’s despair and growth. Just a shame about that one horrible scene
9. Record of Ragnarök part 2
Hercules fights Moriarty. What more do you want?
10. Saving 80,000 Gold for my Retirement
No subtly at all here and it’s fantastic
11. Kana of the Great Snow Sea
It may have some really stupid moments but the world and how it’s shown is truly superb
12. Spy Classroom season 2
This season has lept off the rather tedious first season and made something quite good
13. Goblin Slayer season 2
This season has stumbled off the great first season and is now plodding along doing the same thing
14. Mashle
BARRY TROTTER HERE
15. Reborn as a Vending Machine
Expecting an absolute disaster but got a fairly alright show
16. The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess
Tone was flip flopping between comedy and tragedy but overall an enjoyable experience
17. Reign of the Seven Spellblades
THERE’S SIX OF THEM!
18. Spy Family season 2
Wouldn’t even say it was plodding along as there’s not any progress made at all. Still got some funny jokes but was hoping for a lot more

Unfinished (sorry)
19. Frieren
So far it brilliantly shows the life of an immortal being starting to endeavour to connect with humanity

Meh
20. Shy
Kind superheroes fight mean villains
21. Eminence in Shadow
Tone’s an absolute mess, characters are terrible and plot is absurdly complex. Were at least a few fun moments that kept it sinking any lower but certainly not something good
22. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
You were the chosen one! You were supposed to destroy depression, not worsen it!
23. Dead Mount Death Play
Became so unfocused it couldn’t even keep the fun carnage enjoyable
24. Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange
They’re firefighters
25. I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady a Crash Course in Naughtiness
How did I end up watching this
26. Giant Beasts of Ars
Could this be the most convoluted plot on this list?
27. Overtake!
The protagonist was an idiot and leached off someone crying in private.
28. MF Ghost
zzzz
29. Justice League x RWBY part 1
But why though?
30. Reborn to Master the Blade
Adventure over, now back to school
31. Bofuri season 2
They play the game
32. Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch!
Wouldn’t even suggest it to actual children
33. Revenger
“Murder is wrong.” Has someone who enjoys slowly ripping apart people’s throats
34. Heavenly Delusion
“Where are we going?” Repeat for all episodes
35. Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy
A whiny kid take orders from obnoxious teenagers.
36. Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions
Why try to piece together a mystery when you can have it immediately solved. After all, people enjoy escape rooms because they can just instantly use the door.
37. Shangri-La Frontier
Would much rather watch his playthrough of the trash tier game

Bad
38. Vinland Saga season 2
You can add the greatest music and animation the world has to offer but if it’s attached to something that has all the depth of a toddler’s paddling pool then it’s all for naught.
39. Witch from mercury season 2
Was hoping for something exciting to happen after the first season’s finale
40. Make My Day
Mado my day bad.
41. A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life
The only interesting thing was that someone actually wrote the title
42. Ningen Fushin
Awww, you think you’re a good anime
43. Endo and Kobayashi Live!
Shame they weren’t going for a genocide run

Terrible
44. The Legend of Heroes: Northern War
The legend of the worst spies imaginable
45. Liar Liar
Truly dire
46. RWBY season 9
It appears evident the people now in charge of RWBY desire to tear apart everything that made the series good. If the tenth season ends up in the hands of these inept writers then RWBY as a franchise is truly dead.

00:00 Introduction
00:12 GREAT
04:29 Good
21:17 Unfinished
22:22 meh
39:28 Bad
46:54 TERRIBLE