Delving deeper into the fall 2019 anime lineup, we are now entering the
2nd half of the season and thus, Yu Alexius team is proud to present
our list of best anime of the season far in our mid-season review. The entire
lineup of the season had been a fascinating one so far and gives us a new flavor
as opposed to the summer season which was rich in shounen-anime lineup. In
fact, we have wide arrays of interesting genre this season not only revolving
around shounen but one thing is sure though, dramatic series had been really
doing well this season.
To deliver, our mid-season review of anime series airing as part of the fall2019 lineup, I will include the leftover shows from the previous season and
that includes Dr.STONE, Vinland Saga, and Fire Force – three (3) notorious
top-notched shounen anime of 2019.
Alright, let’s start our list with our top-rated anime series of the
season so far as follows:
PSYCHO-PASS SEASON 3
Despite having minimal scenes for Akane, and one cameo appearance of
Shinya and Ginoza, Psycho-Pass Season 3 is actually doing well for a sequel
with only few of its characters from the previous seasons appearing in the
scene and with two new main characters taking the limelight from them. Arata
and Kei were good protagonists though and it’s amazing how they could cooperate
with each other despite the dark past that revolved around them. Although it’s
not clear yet who the real enemies were, I felt like we are facing into a big
and exciting journey in Psycho-Pass Season 3 and it shouts action, and more.
SWORD ART ONLINE: ALICIZATION –WAR OF THE UNDERWORLD–
The biggest surprise this season is definitely Sword Art Online, and I
felt like A-1 Pictures could somehow give us more seeing how well-animated and
written in the current season of the anime despite its terrible run in the
first half of the 4-cour story of Sword Art Online: Alicization. We didn’t see
Kirito in action yet but it feels great to know who the enemies are, their
backstory, and with the Integrity Knights finally redeeming themselves after
being the opponent of the main characters from the previous cour, as well as
having them struggle to protect the human empire from the invasion of the Dark
Territory.
KONO OTO TOMARE! (SOUNDS OF LIFE!)
One of our nominees for ANIME OF THE YEAR, Kono Oto Tomare! simply have
that magic that makes you fall in love with it over and over again. It is one
of the best drama anime this season, and it is even more amazing to finally get
a glimpse at the backstory of Hozoki on a deeper level. Furthermore, it’s great
to see the progress of the members of the Koto club and how they face their
demons and weaknesses. Another plus points were the budding romances in the
story despite not really giving too much attention to it.
AHIRU NO SORA
Yes, a sports-anime finally taking the upper echelon of our list this
year and it’s not just some kind of sports anime, as it’s definitely an
inspiring and exciting one to follow. I could definitely feel the Slam Dunk
vibes here and the influence of other sports-shounen anime, but there’s
something special with Ahiru no Sora that touched your hearts on so many
levels.
VINLAND SAGA
One of the leftovers shows from the Summer 2019 Anime Lineup is here and
it’s just really getting, even more, better in narrating its story as it
finally went as flashy as the quality of its animation which was solidly done. Although, I have to admit that at some point at
the beginning of Fall season, Vinland Saga had been a little bit boring on my
end until I found out it’s just the calm before the storm as we’re getting intense
episodes in the last few weeks from this masterpiece from WIT Studio.
Dr.STONE
Definitely, the most stable and consistent among the leftover shows of
the previous season and even this fall is Dr.STONE, the amazing storytelling
and exciting story that made us look forward to every next episode of the
series had been the case this season. Dr.STONE also gave us some of the most
memorable jokes of the year, and the glimpse at the backstory of Senku’s father
and his team from outer space is just heart-melting. Now, I just can’t wait to
see the Kingdom of Science and Tsukasa Empire to clash and for Senku to finally
reunite with Taiju and Yuzuriha.
FIRE FORCE
The flashiest anime of the year and always burning finally bared its
fang this season as it gives us entertaining action-packed episodes this
season. I really think that I’ve fallen for Benimaru Shinmon, and with the
White-clad finally appearing – it’s no secret anymore that some more flashy
fight scenes are coming soon and with our favorite fire soldiers from different
divisions put all their power together to defeat the greater evil (quite your
typical shounen plot though). Oh, lately I think Joker is an interesting figure
in the story too which makes me want to know more about him.
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL
Bloody and dramatic! I don’t know but I felt like I am the only enjoying
this reboot of Blade of the Immortal. The fight scenes were simply insane and
bloody, I don’t like gory stuff but I definitely enjoyed this anime so I think
it’s victorious on getting my attention and makes me even want to know more
about the characters in its story. I felt like every episode tells a story of
the harsh reality of the samurai world and how painful are the sacrifices and
burdens that they must bear.
CHIHAYAFURU SEASON 3
Karuta is definitely a fun game, isn’t it? Chihayafuru season 3 is
giving us an exciting ride of drama, tidbits of romance, and the world of
competitive Karuta. I am really enjoying how fascinating and interesting
playing Karuta is, and how our favorite characters from the story face their
emotions and learn more about life from their experience in playing Karuta.
STARS ALIGN (HOSHIAI NO SORA)
Not your typical sports anime, there’s more to its drama and I really
felt it is quite addicting paired with catchy and bop music. It is quite gay in
so many ways but I think that’s what makes Hoshiai no Sora an interesting one
to follow, as well as the story behind each member of the Male Soft Tennis
Club.
MY HERO ACADEMIA SEASON 4
The 4th season of My Hero Academia is definitely giving us a
good ride this season though I felt like it has some lackluster because I
believe that it could do even better or maybe I did just expect too much, after
all My Hero Academia is our anime of the year last 2018. Although, I believe
that the anime didn’t bare its fangs yet and still building that momentum to
finally explode it’s amazing story this season.
FATE/GRAND ORDER: ABSOLUTE DEMONIC FRONT –BABYLONIA-
Personally, one of my favorite anime this season and I am really
enjoying the fight scenes and the music in this anime. This is the only story
of Fate where I did root for Gilgamesh to be around. It seems that there is
more to the conspiracy behind the events in journey of our main characters into
the age of the gods as they travel back in time to retrieve the Holy Grail.
BABYLON
And here, we have one of the most psychologically-disturbing anime of
the year as well as having one of the most intriguing female anime characters
of 2019 – Babylon. It all started weak for me until it slowly bares its fangs
and how deep it could be until it eventually exploded with so much
political-crime thriller vibes in the later episodes. Then, we’ve been
surprised big time with the 7th episode which scares the hell out of
my league by showing us a heartbreaking and literally insane episode filled
with philosophical conflicts and leave us questions about what is right, what
is evil, what is accepted by the norms, and what is there left to be done by
our main character.
BEASTARS
Creepy and cringed at some point,
Beastars had been an exciting ride of action, psychological thrill, and a bit
of romance. The unique approach of this anime towards the issue on moral
standards had been a great aspect of the story to watch out for.
FOOD WARS: THE FOURTH PLATE
I am not a big fan of this anime, to be honest but I definitely had a
blast in the recent episodes of Food Wars season 4. It’s both hilarious and
interesting, and most of the time it’s making me hungry for no apparent reason
aside from its lusciously-looking cuisines. The characters are always
interesting as ever but I felt like we have too many this season and sometimes
it quite hard to identify each of them. The visuals and animation are solid
this time though, a big leaped from the little mess that J.C. Staff did with
the previous season’s DanMachi 2nd Season and A Certain Scientific
Accelerator. Good job to their team this time!
WELCOME TO DEMON SCHOOL!! IRUMA-KUN
This anime had been a big surprise for me as I never intended to have
this on my watchlist when the season started. However, I saw it and decided to
watch it randomly and I fell in love with all the music in it ever since. The
characters are fun, it’s not unique but definitely has decent animation and
with gradual character development – this anime could be a very good one. I
also enjoyed every bit of humor embedded in its story.
WE NEVER LEARN: BOKUBEN SEASON 2
Nariyuki and his girls continue to give us an insane and hilarious
season after their stint from spring this year. I think it’s pretty consistent
and always been able to deliver what it supposed to deliver and that is to make
us all laugh in so many ridiculous ways as possible. At the same time, I just
can’t stop myself from shipping Nariyuki and Furuhashi big time, and all the
ladies finally have shown a little bit of themselves more than usual.
HIGH SCHOOL PRODIGIES HAVE IT EASY EVEN IN ANOTHER WORLD
At first, I was quite skeptical about this isekai anime until I saw how
interesting it is with my own eyes. It’s nothing spectacular and follows the
same path as the other isekai anime of the recent years but I really enjoyed
almost every character in their group and how they will conquer the new world
where they discovered themselves. Obviously, I want to see them clashed against
the empire and surprise those ill-mannered nobles in the story, and destroy
them.
ASCENDANCE OF A BOOKWORM
This is a personal favorite of mine and definitely one of the biggest
surprises this season for me. This is not the typical isekai anime story that I
used to watch and I definitely enjoyed its plot. Obviously, there’s still the
cliché of the overpowered main character who got transported into another world
but there’s a limit to her (in this case it’s her newly acquired body which is
frail). I also like the fact that Ascendance of a Bookworm somehow gives me
that Spice & Wolf merchant vibes.
ASSASSINS PRIDE
Assassins Pride started as one of the strongest anime of the season for
me until it eventually loses its magic in the succeeding episodes. I think it’s
the uninteresting matchup between the two main characters, and having a ‘loli’
heroine for this story is quite dragging for me. Nonetheless, Kufa Vampir is
definitely one of the most interesting male characters this season, and the
fight scenes of this anime are among its redeeming factors for me.
And this is our current mid-season review showing our Top 20 Anime of Fall 2019. Which anime airing this season is your favorite? Would you mind
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