The best anime of 2023 so far
2023 is shaping up to be yet another spectacular year for anime fans. We’ve only just managed to catch our breath from the avalanche of the best anime 2022 had to offer, and we’re already swimming in an embarrassment of riches this season.
There’s so many exciting shows to look forward to on the horizon this year, from the final final season of Attack on Titan and the return of both Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Jujutsu Kaisen to the eagerly anticipated premiere of new anime like Witch Hat Atelier, Delicious in Dungeon, Heavenly Delusion, and Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku. That’s not mentioning some of the even more elusive anime set to come out this year, like thelong-awaited Uzumaki anime and the even longer-awaited anime of Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto from famed anime producer (and Madhouse co-founder/MAPPA founder) Masao Maruyama.
From Trigun Stampede and The Fire Hunter to comedies like Tomo-chan Is a Girl and the anime adaptation of Nier: Automata, here are the best anime to air in 2023 so far. All titles are listed by chronological order of release.
Tomo-chan Is a Girl has delivered us one of this season’s strongest female protagonists, literally. This romantic comedy follows Tomo Aizawa, a tomboy who has a crush on her childhood friend, Junichiro “Jun” Kubota. Well liked by her friends, confident, and physically strong, Tomo has a lot going for her. There’s just one problem: Tomo has trouble getting Jun to see her as a romantic interest and not just another one of the guys.
Over the course of the show, Tomo enlists her girly-girl friends to help give her advice on how to be seen as a woman. Whereas some stories can reinforce the idea that their protagonist is “not like other girls,” Tomo finds strength in both
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