Best of Anime 2023 

I've been waiting for this!

Nice

Link Click Season 2 The forgotten one

GOD DAMN IT GARNT! Change the default countdown lol. The default is ear piercing bad.

Hell ya let's gooo

what's the second one from

​@@Thatguy-nh4byfrieren

Where’s the first one from

@@Pusheenowaaa Google says its from Vinland saga

​Vinland Saga s1 is where that quote comes from. It has significantly more impact in s2​@@Pusheenowaaa

2023 was absolutely amazing for anime with returning hits along with new bangers like Frieren, Oshi no ko, Zom 100, Hell paradise, apothecary diaries, undead unluck, heavenly delusion and many more. 2024 is already looking great with the amount of good sequels we are getting this year!

@@mdraj5655 Plus we've got new hits as well like Solo Leveling, Delicious In Dungeon, Chained Soldier and Metallic Rouge!

2024 in comparison seems like a blame year unfortunately 🥲

​@@zackfair4332the year didn't even fully start yet

@@smirg2975 the animes announced so far are mostly sequels to series I dropped at some point lol, so... Like Solo Leveling I knew about it one year ago, there is anime I know about that looks good coming out this year. 3 ànimes max

It is an awesome series!!

form your own opinion? eww that's gross

Nah, I would love to see your list

SO TRUEEEEEEEEEEEE

Wth man? Who does that?

What's an opinion??

Nay… the century

Nah I’d win Stand Proud Sukuna You are Strong Are you the strongest because you are gojo satoru or are you gojo satoru because you are strongest

In before people say it's a stupid message because they aren't able to adapt a simple phrase into different contexts

​@@Shiki0828 the two sides to an anime fan's brain: stoic philosopher vs lobotomised powerscaler

*dumbest quote

I had basically the same reaction xD

Keep forgetting VS came out last year, felt way longer ago.

I'm genuinely curious, reading frieren synopsis before it aired I too thought it's an easy 10/10. But watching it it felt like a 8.5/10. One of this most disappointing things was lack of "scars" from traveling alone, for example of hypothetical scars frieren casting a shield around when sleeping, or cooking meals only for her self, etc. I can't understand why everyone thinks it should be top of the year.

@@nhpkm1 Because you lost the point of the show itself. She never really felt that loneliness until Himmel's death (rewatch the first episode if you want) therefore there are no "scars" from when she was travelling alone.

@@nhpkm1 The writer is generally a coward and fails to deliver much story beyond the actual premise. Even after being up-to-date on the manga, all I can say is that it's an enjoyable but unfulfilling story meant exclusively to entertain rather than to give you something to take away from it.

MY CONTENT + YFGA IS BETTER THAN GIGGUK + ALL OF ANIME

MY CONTENT + YFGA IS BETTER THAN GIGGUK + ALL OF ANIME

EXACTLY my thinking!!!

@@expensivenes2645 2:50 to 3:40 is an ad

RU-vid came in as the Hero and gave me some stupid ahh adds

Shit anime

well said bro ( i need a season 2...)

It was shit, and boring.

Right on Money. Vinland and makoto supremacy

i cant wait for season 3! best waifu anyone? hild or gudrid? my votes on gudrid

Sadly I remembered a lot of complaints by people who wanted more of the same from season 1. Looking a gift horse in the mouth if you ask me

​@@CobGobblin69Hild. She's best waifu especially with what she's aboutto do

@@robadc yeah me. UUUUuuuuucch S2 was the HUGEST let-down in anime history. WTF was that boring shite? Episode after episode I was like... okay, enough farming , start the action. Okay, they made him mad now, now he will kick ass! And then he went all French on them and surrendered. DISHONORABLE!!!!

MY CONTENT + YFGA IS BETTER THAN GIGGUK + ALL OF ANIME🤣🤣

@@cowdudefan1236 I'm so sorry about your disease. I blame your parents. 😨

​@@cowdudefan1236oh man the username checks out

omg i get it like 2 seconds later and holy shit

no my dude... I C U M in Peace... that makes more sense

same here, Vinland Saga is the best anime I have ever seen

i really do agree. its a life changing anime

Clannad Afterstory is the best anime I have ever seen. But Vinland Saga is the best of the last several years.

the comment i was looking for

I know right. His videos are so good

Bravo -Vince- Gigguk 👏

Anyone know what the outro song is?

@@andrewstevens3717"Rusty sword" by Yutaka Yamada

Im one of the guys who didnt care about it. Actually when I first see it, I think it was another slice of life anime with steriotypes with no personality. So I didnt even bother to watch. But now I see there is more to it. I will give it a try.

That was a goated season. Skip and Loafer, Insomniacs after School, Dangers in my heart, Tonikawa and Yamada 999 and those were just the romance/slice of life - Not to mention the popular ones like Oshi no Ko, Demon Slayer, Tengoku Daimakyou, Mashle, Gundam etc. A new episode too look forward to everyday. Good times, good times.

I watched it and sure it was good but definitely doesn’t deserve to be top 10 of this year

Same! I'm reading the manga and when i heard it was getting animated i was so happy! It's easily in my top 5 for 2023 cuz sometimes watching shows with so much action (jjk 2 , pluto etc) is a bit much for one season so something just cute, wholesome is a breathe of fresh air. 🥹

ONG!!

"its probably mushoku tensei" "based gigguk for putting mushoku tens- VINLAND SAAAAAGAAAAAAA"

PEAKLAND!!!!!

same lol, i forgot about Vinland Saga even it's hit me the most

Is vinland saga finished with season 2?

​@@tudutumru0502 there's more to the manga so probably not but I don't think we'll be getting another season for a while

Frieren gives me the same vibe of finishing an amazing book or video game and feeling empty and satisfied at the same time.

I have outlived all my relatives and I didnt even know them I am an elf

It's just a wannabe sad anime. Literally ripping off the concept of To Your Eternity but remove all the great writing.

@@iknowwatdadogdoin5454 yeah it got repetitve after frieren after every two seconds said:"_________ reminds me of himmel" lol. It really kills the interest I had in the initial episodes.

tbh friren kinda feels disconnected to me so i dont really feel much from it. its almost as if i will die anyway before i feel like friren does in my life.

Yeah he's one of the few RU-vidrs left who actually write their own scripts He's the last of a few from an old era of RU-vid.

yeah this is just peak RU-vid. Im always happy when I see a new Gigguk video came out. They are just always the best they can be

​@@itsOZoneJust imagine hes been doing this for so long that he knows the entire history of the evolution of anime youtubers.

Ok imma watch it cuz of u

​@@genoswolf9494it's great:) have fun and prepare for warmth and joy

For anyone who thinks that Skip and Loafer is your typical Shojo series for girls, the series is carried on Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine. The same magazine for top series such as Blade of the Immortal, Vinland Saga, Heavenly Dilution, Blue Period, Parasite, Mushishi, Blame, Land of the Lustrous, and much more. They’re all series aimed at mature audiences.

ive watched 4 episodes of it and so far i like it, during that time Yamada kun lvl 999 had me hooked on so i didn't give this series a try but it's pretty good so far i like it

I mean its amazing but aot and oshi no ko are better

Same, at first I was wondering why then when I saw vinland saga i immediately went "no arguments king"

me too, i suddenly got flashbacks on how impactful was vinland season 2 when i watched it

yes congrats to thorfinn!

Exactly me. And I completely agree with that.

Imo Frieren is Top1. Everything in the Vinland Saga 2 is great except for Arnheid's arc, or rather herself, which is a lot of episodes.

For real man, that final speech on Vinland hit me nearly as hard as the show itself did 🥲

echoes* GAY

@@RushWheeler XD i pictured that soundbite when i wrote this

*Ghey*

shame the manga constantly disproves the mangaka's philosophy. thors dies to a random stranger a few chapters later because the bloke was paid to kill him, not to mention all the people slaughtered just because they had the misfortune to live in someone else's path. you have enemies, they want to kill you and your naivety while sounding pleasant while you are safe will ultimately leave you defenceless when violence comes for you

​@@Laughing_ChinamanI wouldn't say disprove but for this utopic philosopy to become a reality it would needs for everyone to apply it, and not everyone does. While it feels like Thorfin and his companions are but small fish in a vast ocean, they try to make a change, they at least make the first step so that those words can light the way. There can be no change if no one is trying and we all know through history that some big change happened because people kept trying (of course a lot of people failed along the way but they tried). Have a good day

@@Laughing_Chinaman That doesn't disprove anything, not everyone shares the same philosophy. Imagine what could be accomplished if people could let go of hate, grudges, and war. If there is even the slightest hint of that being possible, to avoid all these terrible things, why not at least try?

@@guydunn8259 because pacifists get their necks cut by non-pacifists. its all well and good to not go out and make enemies but to bury your head in the sand and pretend only gets you defenceless and dead

​​​​@@Laughing_Chinamanjust because thors died doesnt mean he was wrong. Death is merely a part of life. The purpose of life isn't to live as long as you can, that would be depressing tbh. Having no enemies is from one angle an ancient stoic philosophy and thorfinn's development has a lot of stoic elements. There will most certainly be people out there who wants to hurt you but that doesn't diminish your ability to choose to reject hurting him back. You have a will of your own, and you have power over your mind - not outside events. To have no enemies is to not give into your carnal and primal desires, but rise above it. You do good because Its easier to do harm than to do good; It's to choose peace when most people would choose violence. Isn't a human's greatest privilege the ability to change his nature? Become better and do great things? Violence is an impulse driven act and only kids act on impulses so isnt it fair to say that violence is a child's game? Maybe grow up then and simply recognize: that they're humans too, just like you, that they act out of ignorance, and against their will, and that you'll be dead before long. And above all that they haven't really hurt you; as they haven't diminished your freedom to choose how to react, or to not react at all.

I give Vinland Saga a 7/10. I like it, and I absolutely LOVE the message and what its trying to say. I just wish the way they said it was executed better. It felt a little too preachy and the things Thorfinn and Einar said were basically "Violence is bad, slavery is bad" on repeat for several episodes. The one moment that we can all say is goated is "I have no enemies"

W comment. And don't forget about the absolute legend Natsuki Subaru.

@@norwa3518 Yeah, because for a lot of episodes they were not the main focus. But I think that execution of the anime was just GOD tier

@@norwa3518 I'd like to respectfully push back just a little... I think the second season could be described this way, if Thorfinn and Einar are all you're focused on, but in order to absorb everything, you have to look at the season holistically. we all intuitively know that "violence is bad, slavery is bad" but if it's happening anyway, then what is actually doing that? what would need to change? that's really what this season is engaging with, and each character is a case study. how did Thorfinn end up as a slave? you could say the simple answer... he attacked royalty and had to be punished somehow, and this was the best Canute could finagle without killing him. or you could go the complicated route and talk about how Askeladd was giving him directives all his life. Thorfinn would fulfill just about any insane condition if it meant getting a shot at dueling him, which was something that only ever ended in frustration and injuries anyway... Thorfinn is used to being hurt, and never getting what he wants, and following orders, so of course he ended up like this. enslavement is the status quo for him. but then, even Askeladd wasn't really free. he acted like he was, because he could usually outplay anyone who tried to go against him, but when you sow resentment that freely, it eventually catches up. and in terms of people seeming like they're in control because they have power, or they can do violence, but who are actually beholden to many forces that are out of their control as well... this can apply to Ketil and Canute. Ketil is the master of his land, but he maintains it based on a false reputation of a violent man. if he doesn't seem enough like he is that guy, then he's busted. so he is beholden to the expectations of others, even though he's doing this to maintain what he thinks is power and control. Canute is this, but with like two whole countries' worth of people. how did Arnheid end up as a slave? what ties does her situation have to our main characters, and where does she differ? I noticed that Arnheid's story reminded me of Einar's mother. her husband went off to fight and never came back... later, their village was attacked, and in the case of Einar's mother, she died with one of her children, and one survived. Einar and Arnheid are vulnerable in similar ways, but Arnheid is much more stuck than he is. and it's because she has value to Ketil. Einar actually pointed this out pretty explicitly after their wheat field was destroyed... as slaves they're treated pretty poorly, unless someone likes them, in which case their rights are forfeit and they can't leave. damned if you do, damned if you don't. Thorfinn and Einar are almost safer _because_ they have nothing. how is a person supposed to navigate a situation like that? a position atop this power hierarchy is what Ketil is struggling to maintain by performing his role for others. even if all he wants is safety and security, this is a man who thinks he deserves more safety and security than other people, and he'll stand on their backs in order to have it. people resent that. how is a man like this supposed to maintain peace? how is a man like Canute supposed to do the same for England and Denmark? it's not just "violence bad, slavery bad" but the realization that these things create a cycle of desperation. what violent or exploitative things would a man do, just to escape violence and exploitation himself? if you ever catch yourself thinking that this is the only way, you're getting sucked into the cycle too. "I have no enemies" is how you stop resentment at the one thing you can control: yourself.

Man, you basically read my mind.

Me too bro Vinland Saga is a masterpiece!

You'll cry harder in season 3

Same 😭

I saw this comment and was NOT expecting to actually shed a tear. Is it really ok to forgive one's own flaws?

​@@solomonbyrne3909It is brother..

i think it's just gone a bit unnoticed because of all the popular anime this year but i think most people who've seen it agree that it's amazing

86

You mean overrated. It has a small community of people who believe it is actually a good anime. People who think it's ok the main girl was raped for days chained to a bed, and the characters and story move on a chapter later like it's no big deal. FUCK THAT ANIME.

Agree, the ending sucks ass

I feel like bungo stray dogs is the most underrated anime I’ve seen in years. I do not hear anyone talk about it (like RU-vidrs and streamers) but whenever I see comments about it it’s always super positive. Idk I just feel like it’s super under appreciated & in like 5 years people will look back on it as a sleeper anime for sure

I'm going thru existential crisis rn

@@s_ky03 You'll be ok, just realize that 8.1 billion people going through the exact same thing. Just develop proper support systems.

The man knows his stuff, and does it well.

bro that word is overused

i rolled my eyes for the 10th time

this made me cry...

from the start to "one small step at a time" made me think bro was gonna make a joke about rudy ed

He was cooking with the script

Cool quote!

its called being soft as fuck

She focused the fear of God into that slap, made them listen it's beautiful

That and Frieren with the kys scene was beautiful

​@@geraldzbrenzonagustin400that scene was dope 😂

Gigguk's " factory reset" blast had me on the floor!

LowTierElf was peak ​@@geraldzbrenzonagustin400

You got no game brother

@@aqup_ its obvious you havnt seen vinland saga

GAY sorry I had too

I prefer the other kind of slice of life.

YEAAA it was really hearth warming✨

@@amaduck2132Yea, but which one?

@@doodlegame8704 🔪 of ❤

Forreal the music is so good at sucker punching you

The music is excellent, I was expecting it and even with that I instantly got nostalgic for an adventure I haven't been in, truly LOTR level stuff

I didnt even watch the show and I was tearing up.

YESSS. Imo the best thing in Freiren is the ost first then the godly animation

@@fan4every1lol89 I forgot how good the animation was, but the background art I think was also fairly good, really made everything look so, calm, and the characters are also great

for real :')

It was beautiful

Fr

just swap 9 and 10 (i could be wrong) and the list would be perfect

For how much he stans Jobless, I'm surprised it's not on the list

heavenly delusion should be 4

did you not see the timestamps?

@@itachi4761 But he didn't specify the anime in each position though

Very true my friend

MY CONTENT + YFGA IS BETTER THAN GIGGUK + ALL OF ANIME🤣🤣

True, such a deep yet simple lesson this anime gave us for life. Those who watched it know. Cheers to us fellow comrades, avoid wars, be kind!

Whats ur fav

In heavenly delusion, the main character (girl) is raped for 2 days chained to a bed before the other main character rescues her. The rapist gets off free, with nothing but a punch. Both protagonists are then back to their comedy antics the next chapter like nothing happened. I'll let you judge for yourself now if this is the kind of show you want to watch.

It came out in 2023?

it was,until that rape scene 💀

Agreed, I loved heavenly delusion

​​@@potatomatoes5571 but what came after was great

And she didn’t even understand it

And she only realized what it meant 80 years later

Hits even harder when you find out they both had feelings for one another

"Why didn't I try to know him better.."

@@jnieto490nah she barely knew him

You grew up with AOT but consider yourself an “older” anime fan?

Yeah, this year's anime we're really good. And the fights in Frieren going on right now have a totally different vibe because, all of them act like how you would act in a fight.

​@@mookiestewart3776.... the first season came out 10 years ago, that's pretty fucking old

​@@LORDdrPepperPersonally I don't consider anything past 2010 to be old

@@mookiestewart3776 i'm right around the age of Garnt and Joey, AoT aired when i was in the middle of HS. it would not be wrong to say i'm an older fan and also grew up with it. Even if it was on the tail end lol i consider anything before i started college as "growing up with it"

We all know it’s gonna be 100 girlfriends

I think it's Vinland Saga

I think it's aot but maybe i am biased as hell.

To those who watched the Trash Taste podcast beforehand....

@@army128 and were WRONG

What are you even trying to say? What is it that you like about Freiren? I think a lot of things are spelt out or obvious in the anime

MY CONTENT + YFGA IS BETTER THAN GIGGUK + ALL OF ANIME🤣🤣.

Eisen says at one point that he likes sour grapes

@@BboyReso what are the obvious things in the anime?

Capitalism copyrights I assume?

Yeah it was so hard to watch the video when so much of the sound and dialogue disappeared…

@@SoulWhite Ah yes, copyrights, the definitive characteristic of a free market...

@@CHIEF__ I hate the government so much. Don't worry, I'll fix it soon. GOD's honor

​@@CHIEF__Thank god.

Literally every other comment praises the video quality

I'm pretty sure Alan (BakaShift) still does the editing for Gigguk. EDIT: There are several editors actually.

Audio needs some work though. This mic is constantly louder in the left channel, and the #12 anime has audio cut out inexplicably for the first few seconds.

​@@PiggyMcCultRead the description.

MY CONTENT + YFGA IS BETTER THAN GIGGUK + ALL OF ANIME🤣.

Same here

Must be copyright

Thought it was on purpose. I couldn't wait to hear another sounds aside from the moan I heard so I can convince people I wasn't watching p*rn but I never came.

He says why in the pinned comment.

I just assumed it was on purpose, but it's actually copyright issues.

In heavenly delusion, the main character (girl) is raped for 2 days chained to a bed before the other main character rescues her. The rapist gets off free, with nothing but a punch. Both protagonists are then back to their comedy antics the next chapter like nothing happened. I'll let you judge for yourself now if this is the kind of show you want to watch.

I would have agreed if it wasn't for that last episode. It dropped the ball so hard that I'm not even sure I'll watch a second season

Personally, watching basically two or three story lines play alongside each other has just made me WANT s2. Trying to figure out how it all connects cant wait to see it

@rosssteyn4189 I am incredibly eager to see it all play out. After each episode, I just thought about everything for like 5 minutes and crafted some theories. I was right pretty often but most of the time, the story took such an unexpected turn, which was amplified by me connecting the dots immediately after. I am going to watch it again right before season 2 to try and find more information. Can't wait!

The best thing I watched last year

Pluto needs more popularity that show is incredible, even if it was written 20 years ago it’s greaf

Overated. 😅

​@@LucasdeFarias *Underrated

​@@LucasdeFariasAint no way.. Vinland saga and Jjk are overrated.. so much unfinished work 🥱

Vinland Saga S2 is that much better because we already got Season 1. Only because of S1 we know Thorfinn and his journey and S2 is the payoff of that. So I will say its not fair to compare them theyre both are the same stairway just different steps of it.

s2 wouldn't have been what it is without Askeladd's actions and decisions in s1

Love season 2 but season 1 felt like the golden age arc for me, just so damn peak and self contained

hell no, it was an awful downgrade

S2 was ok but I do miss best boys Thorkell and Askeladd

Yeah, its definitely in my top 5 or 7 of this year And once again with a cliffhanger ending

Well it's not an anime, can't do much,.. Absolutely peak though

SAME. I've been listening to the songs on repeat. It's just damn good. Hopefully Garnt will continue to watch season 2 soon. Kinda want to know his opinions on it.

Wait its out?

this is the only anime i watched last year, and s3 will be the only anime I'll watch next year

MY CONTENT + YFGA IS BETTER THAN GIGGUK + ALL OF ANIME🤣🤣

@@cowdudefan1236 If you're aiming at an audience of autistic redditors, then you've definitely hit the mark.

that beast do look strange ngl

come on man, thats just cruel. the ps2 had far better graphics than that.

MY CONTENT + YFGA IS BETTER THAN GIGGUK + ALL OF ANIME🤣🤣.

I'm saving this list to go back and watch shows later

thnx

Why is dangers in my heart being sleeped on

@@proximitive3872 cause its dogshit cant believe i wasted so much time watching those 2 seasons

gay

amazing show ngl

Agreed. My favourite type of anime.

​​@@vilxxblack2472if gay people like these kind of shows fuck yea i am

Facts

meh... Watch VIKINGS, all 6 seasons... More entertaining...

nah Oreimo takes that place

Yes.

​@@kalad000boring as fuck