cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/7255347

> Original scene for comparison. > > Relevant Crunchyroll article.

This video is done by Geoff Thew, who you might better know as the person behind the youtube channel Mother's Basement. This channel is their secondary channel that they use to post less edited and polished content.

Bravern is a show that I dearly loved this past winter season. Every episode was so much fun and unpredictable. I highly recommend the series for all the same reasons that Geoff talks about in this video.

>revealed at the IGN Fan Fest on Saturday

>Bamm voice actor Taichi Ichikawa presents the video [Spoilers include]

tl;dw

1. Vinland Saga
2. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
3. Jujutsu Kaisen
4. Pluto
5. Apothecary Diaries
6. Heavenly Delusion
7. Skip and Loafer
8. Attack on Titan
9. The Eminence in Shadow
10. Oshi No Ko
11. TRIGUN STAMPEDE
12. The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You
13. Zom 100

For fun, you can also check out the end of year discussion thread from this community.

There are two videos I look forward to each season of anime. The first is the "In a Nutshell" video from Gigguk (discussion post here), and the second is this, the "Hottest Trash" video from Mother's Basement.

This isn't a new video or anything like that, but I wanted to evangelize my favorite anime, Mushishi, just a bit. Plus, there are all of a half dozen posts in this community, so one more won't clog up anybody's feed.

As for a quick synopsis, the main character, Ginko, is a traveling Mushishi. In this world, Mushishi are tasked with helping others with problems that are caused by lifeforms that are invisible to most people called Mushi. Each episode sees our protagonist travel to a different rural Japanese town and try to help solve Mushi-caused problems for the people residing there.

I think this video review best captures the aspects that I like the most in the series. There is no other show that I have come across that has emulated the feel of Mushishi. It is calm, slow-paced, sad, hopeful, touching, and threatening all at the same time. The linked video suggests against bingeing this show and I completely agree. This is the kind of show that you should take some time between episodes. Let the episode sink in and process it before moving on. If you take the time to appreciate this show, it will reward you with complex moral dilemmas, subtle character interactions, and a satisfying trickle of world building.

Mushishi is one of those truly special shows that I have only grown to love more as I have watched more media and gotten older. Back in the day when I was in grad school, Mushishi was one of the first anime that I watched while getting into the hobby and I have been chasing that high ever since. I cannot recommend it enough and hope that you take your time and enjoy it.