| | ---|---|--- | | The end of the year is here and it's time for the 20th Annual Reader's Choice poll. Do you have a favourite series you'd like to see win? Are you just curious to see what everyone else enjoyed this year? There's no electoral college here. The anime with the most votes wins! The post Reader’s Choice – Best of Anime 2025 Poll first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「ひとめあがり」 (_Hitome Agari_) "Happily Ever After" That was a nice little bow to tie _Shabake_ up with. The post Shabake – Episode 13 (END) Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「ひとめあがり」 (_Hitome Agari_) "Happily Ever After" That was a nice little bow to tie _Shabake_ up with. The post Shabake – Episode 13 (END) Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

< | | | | ---|---|---|---|--- | | | | __ The changing of the fall leaves and disappearing of pumpkin spice always heralds a start of the snow and sleigh bells on high. Not to be forgotten though? Anime, and lots of it. This winter isn't breaking with new years tradition, coming in hot (cold?) with over 50 new shows in some shape or form to look on in anticipation. Leading the pack comes the overwhelmingly awaited second season of elven fantasy _Sousou no Frieren_, followed up quickly by shounen sensation _Jujutsu Kaisen's_ third kick at the anime can and dramatic entertainment extravaganza _Oshi no Ko_ round three. Not to be forgotten either is the proper airing of Type Moon's _Fate/strange Fake_, finale season for _Golden Kamuy_, and the firefighting chaos of _Enen no Shouboutai_. Need a little more surprise in your Christmas stocking? Say hello to hard hitting drama _Ikoku Nikki_, the popcorn-first fantasy action _Yuusha-kei ni Shosu_, and the exceptionally cutesy romcom antics of _Seihantai na Kimi to Bok_u. And if that wasn't enough under the tree lies some fun with sci-fi thriller _Darwin Jihen_, the possessive fantasy suspense of _Eris no Seihai_, and the knuckledusting superhero carnage that is _Boku no Hero Academia Illegals_. The days may be short and the weather exceptionally cold, but anime is always around to keep us warm and content. This is Random Curiosity's Winter 2026 Preview! The post Winter 2026 Preview first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「しょうけい」 (_Shoukei_) "Yearning" The buildings weren't the only thing on fire. The post Shabake – Episode 12 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「ありか」 (_Arika_) "Hiding Place" Ichitaro is finally allowed to come into his own. The post Shabake – Episode 11 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「きょじつ」 (_Kyojitsu_) "Fact and Fiction" It's about time somebody told that helicopter yokai duo off. The post Shabake – Episode 10 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「TIME ATTACK」 "Race Against Time" Definitely not a guy you want to face in hand-to-hand combat. The post Gachiakuta – Episode 21 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「ゆえん」 (_Yuen_) "Relation" Well, that took a turn The post Shabake – Episode 09 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「うかぶせ」 (_Ukabuse_) "Opportunity" Wow- that was probably the most exciting episode we’ve had yet. The post Shabake – Episode 08 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「印」 (_Shirushi_) "Ensign" The other guy may be the one with the name, but Bundus is definitely a bro. The post Gachiakuta – 20 first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「番人シリーズ」 (_Bannin Shirīzu_) "Watchman Series" Anime’s _other_ boy Santa finally takes center stage. The post Gachiakuta – 19 first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「おんない」 (_Onnai_) "Affection" The road to hell is paved with good intentions. The post Shabake – Episode 07 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「かたこい」 (_Katakoi_) "Unrequited Love" Sometimes it's best just to move on. The post Shabake – Episode 06 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「凡の記憶/ヤバビリバリガチ」 (_Bon no Kioku/Yababiri Barigachi_) "Memories of a Mediocrity/Oh Zap, Totes Legit" Always bring a gun to a scissor fight. The post Gachiakuta – Episode 17/18 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「天の凡」 (_Ten no Bon_) "Gifted and Not" On balance I think this was one of the very best episodes of the adaptation, and there have been some superb ones. The post Gachiakuta – Episode 16 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「かたく」 (_Kataku_) "Residence" You've got your troubles, I've got mine. The post Shabake – Episode 05 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「あいしょう」 (_Aishou_) "Compatibility" Don't get between kappa and their cucumbers. The post Shabake – Episode 04 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「なぁマジ」 (_なぁマジ_) "Clash" Really, Riyo – that surprised, when you basically live on a giant pile of garbage? The post Gachiakuta – Episode 15 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「嵐の前の嵐」 (_Arashi no Mae no Arashi_) "The Storm Before the Storm" It’s a measure of the scope of the story that we’re still very much in world-building mode. The post Gachiakuta – Episode 14 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「さきぶれ」 (_Sakibure_) "Portent" My favorite part about this series so far is the dynamic between the yokai. The post Shabake – Episode 03 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「虚の瞳」 (_Kara no Hitomi_) "An Empty Gaze" As messed up in the head as Amo is, you figured there had to be some big-time trauma involved somewhere. The post Gachiakuta – Episode 13 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「ものうい」 (_Monoui_) "Melancholy" Yeah- a kid with 0 street smarts wandering the streets of Edo late at night- real great idea. The post Shabake – Episode 02 first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「あんや」 (_Anya_) "Dark Night" An adventure made to order for cooped up young boys. The post Shabake – Episode 01 Review first appeared on Random Curiosity.

| | ---|---|--- | | 「呪いのようなものかしら」 (_Noroi no You na Mono Kashira_) "Something Like a Curse" Enjin may say he’s bad with kids, but with this one he’s assumed something very much like a father’s role. The post Gachiakuta – 12 first appeared on Random Curiosity.