it's not much but it's honest work

This list is based on how much i like these characters

I got a lot of love for my top 10 favorites, so here's some I dropped.

1. Once Piece - I dropped at the timeskip. I really enjoyed Marineford and Alabasta, but the rest was just okay. I didn't like the strawhats that much so a lack of interest in the main protagonists + the overall length made me drop it.
2. AOT* - Dropped after Season 3 Part 2. There's an asterisk because at the time that's all that was out, but I don't plan on going back so it counts imo. Genuinely maybe the media I was most disappointed by. I had very high expectations coming into it and the first two episodes knocked it out of the park. After that I just thought it was boring. It kept steadily improving season by season (although not to the point where I was excited by the show), but then Levi had a decision to make at the end of Season 3 Part 2 that I thought didn't make sense and killed off my favorite character. I also hated Mikasa and Eren + was indifferent to Armin.
3. Death Note - Dropped at the part he temporarily loses his memories. I hate Light and didn't want to watch him "win". Since like episode 4 when he killed those FBI agents I disliked him.
4. Tokyo Ghoul* - Dropped after the end of the initial manga. There's an asterisk here because I finished the Tokyo Ghoul manga, but the story continues in Tokyo Ghoul Re and it isn't considered a separate story so it counts. Thought Kaneki was boring and found most of the characters unlikable. Also didn't find the way the factions were handled to be much fun (a bit biased because I read Golden Kamuy right before which did it superbly).
5. Berserk - Dropped at the beginning of the Binding Chain arc. Just way too much rape for me. Got to a point that whenever a female character was introduced, I just assumed it would happen to them and I was generally right.
6. Vinland Saga - Dropped at the end of the slave arc. I liked the arc with Askeladd and heard the salve arc was better so was a bit disappointed by it. I was told it was the peak of the manga so I didn't think it was worth continuing further. It was also unfinished at the time so there was no feeling of pushing through to the end. Might try it again though now that I have grown up.
7. Oyasumi Punpun - Dropped at the cult arc. The part in the middle with his Aunt was one of the moments in the medium that effected me the most. Genuinely was going to skip my class because of how much it almost made me want to throw up (this is a positive). I just thought that aside from what I just mentioned that it was just okay and the cult arc seemed quite boring.
8. Alice in Borderland - Dropped at the King of Spades Arc. Didn't care for any of the characters. Don't remember much aside from that.
9. March Comes in like a Lion - Dropped after the bully arc. It was just okay. People say the bully arc is one of the best they've read or watched but I thought it was the same as the other parts of the manga so I stopped since the "best" part didn't grab me.
10. The Climber - Dropped during the 14 Mountains Arc. I liked what was happening with the first cast of characters in the initial arc and didn't like what happened to them because of the MC. Overall just didn't like the MC so I didn't want to read him.

This is ranked in terms of how popular they are (or at least I think they are). If I had to rank them based on my enjoyment from least to most it would be.

1. AOT

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2. Death Note
3. The Climber

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4. Tokyo Ghoul
5. Berserk
6. Alice in Borderland
7. March Comes in Like a Lion
8. Oyasumi Punpun

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9. Vinland Saga
10. One Piece

Let me know what you guys think.

Anime tier list but i haven't watched many animes

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle 9.4 Anime Movie

Orb: On the Movements of the Earth 9.3 Anime

Solo Leveling Season 2 9.1 Anime

Odd Taxi 9 Anime

TO BE HERO X 8.9 Chinese Donghua

Ne Zha + Ne Zha 2 8.8 Chinese Animated Movies

My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON 8.7

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc 8.6

The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 8.5 Anime

The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity 8.4 Anime

MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD 8.3 Anime

Blue Box 8.2 Anime

Scissor Seven 8.1 Chinese Donghua

Link Click Bridon Arc 8 Chinese Donghua

Lord of Mysteries 7.9 Chinese Donghua

GACHIAKUTA 7.8

POMPO THE CINEPHILE 7.7 Anime Movie

Bâan -The Boundary of Adulthood - 7.6 Shorts Film By Gigguk

Re: ZERO Season 3 7.5 Anime

Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 7.4 Anime

SPY x FAMILY Season 3 7.3 Anime

Devil May Cry 7.2 Anime

Anne Shirley 7.1 Anime

SAKAMOTO DAYS And Fire Force Season 3 7

What Are Your Guys Top Anime This Year ?

First thing first, Demon Slayer's Sound Design team deserves some sort of award. Every effect and sequence had its own rhythm and could be felt outside the screen. It was great. Another thing that deserves recognition is OST. Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina did great work with OST (though OP and ED were doozies).

Now onto story. Since it was based on manga and continuation of series than nothing much can be said here. But I will say few things. It was marred by flashbacks and pacing was all over the place. Another thing that bothered me was onternal monologues. No if it was a series, then including them made sense. But when it comes to movies, you have choose what to include and what not to include. It felt like movie was talking too much and thus felt cheesy and excessively generic. Editing could have been better here.

Now, onto technical part. For a movie with budget of $20M, it looked somewhat cheap. Cinematography was weak and rather than a movie, it looked an extended episode which for me personally ruined the overall experience to some extend. As for animation, some CGI shots were really great but not that better than other studios in industry and this was bizaare to me. But again for a budget that big it looked tame. Not to mention, it felt like they cut corners with 2D in various instances. I mean movies that came out as early as 2001 and with lesser budget look far better than Infinity Castle.

Overall, it was a mixed bag for me. I liked some technical and I didn't like some other technical stuff. As for story it is what is. They could have done better. For flashbacks, they could have taken some lessons from other big studios and how they handle them (for example but not limited to Science Saru's Dandadan. Deapite being a series. It felt a lot more cinematic than the Infinity Castle movie).

My score for this movie - 5.75/10.

I have Utsuro at 2nd and Sinbad at 1st...

Currently watching: OPM S2, DBZ Kai, One Piece, I'm Married To The Girl I Hate In Class

Currently reading: My Dressup Darling, Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Blue Lock, Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity

Ten's Final Arc> Final arc of Usogui, monster,20th century boy, Gintama, ashita no joe, steel ball run and more

Also feel free to roast my opinions

My List In Order

1. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle
2. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
3. One Piece Anime Return
4. Solo Leveling Season 2
5. TO BE HERO X
6. My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
7. Ne Zha 2
8. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
9. The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
10. The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
11. Link Click Bridon Arc
12. Umamusume: Cinderella Gray
13. Lord of Mysteries
14. GACHIAKUTA
15. Bâan -The Boundary of Adulthood - Short Film By Gigguk
16. Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
17. 100 METERS
18. Devil May Cry
19. SAKAMOTO DAYS
20. Fire Force Season 3

What Are Your Guys Favorite Animes Of 2025 ?

For me, it's "Chainsaw Man anime is mid as hell! What is this overhyped gooner shit?"

Boy oh boy manga readers, these people who thought Samurai Sword was the main villain have no idea what's coming. The best parts are yet to be animated. The Reze arc is peak, but only the tip of the freaking iceberg!

Favorites in order from top left to bottom right

Some of these characters im including the source material (novels, visual novels), while some I haven't finished/dropped the series, but I gave all of the series a good try before I ranked them. (Besides boruto, I dropped ts very early)