A classic dress watch would look better.

My favorites are Sousou no Frieren and The Apothecary Diaries! I can't believe they both aired in the same season and also both are getting 20+ episodes! We've truly been blessed

One thing I liked about My Happy Marriage that really positively surprised me was how respectfully and realistically Miyo’s trauma was treated. In lots of the “escape my abusive family into the arms of a hot, powerful, protective husband” type stories, it’s like the protag’s problems end when she gets the guy, and then it’s just wish fulfillment. For Miyo, it’s very clear that her abuse has SHAPED her and affects the way she perceives her fiance and herself. Once he learns of her trauma, Kiyoka even comments that “this isn’t something that I can fix quickly or easily with affection and compliments,” and he realizes he will have to work WITH her to help her regain HER confidence so they can both move forward. The moment Miyo finally stands up for herself ends up being much more impactful as a result, bc we have seen her genuinely have to WORK for it. (Plus, Kiyoka being understanding and supportive of her journey makes him 10x more attractive as a love interest lol). Side note, but the show also did a good job of Miyo gaining confidence not only through, gaining a friend in her fiancé, but in expanding her circle more broadly. Multiple scenes or even episodes focus on her relationships with the housekeeper or her future sister-in-law, and those female friendships actually end up helping her as much as her romance. It’s great.

My own favorite anime of the year was _Pluto_ . An excellent adaptation of incredible source material. _Pluto_ is arguably Urasawa's best work.

So awesome to see Sacrificial Princess make the cut! It was a pretty great adaptation of a fantastic manga so I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Frieren is masterfully written IMO. It has been a long time that I have anticipated every new episode of a series the way I anticipate Frieren Friday’s. This series is the complete package, for me.

Sacrifical princess surprised the hell out of me. I am so happy it got a spot on your top 10 animes of the year list. It's really really good

I'll be honest. It has been a long while since I last watched a Glass Reflection video, even though I've been subscribed for a few years. But man, I absolutely love your style of commentary Arkada. It's somehow both soothing and very entertaining, leaving me captivated the whole time, and before I know it, half an hour has gone by. I guess what I'm saying is, it's good to be back. Thank you for providing so much entertainment (and anime recommendations) over the years. :D

I appreciate the shoutout to Tearmoon Empire at the start, that show was legitimately the biggest surprise of the year for me. Also, I just put Sacrificial Princess, Otaku Elf and Apothecary Diaries in my PTW list, you've completely sold me on those

My Happy Marriage is literally about a happy marriage though. She was treated bad in the past, but after got married she loved her husband and her husband loved her. So yeah, the title of the show is just right

This video got me to binge My Happy Marriage. I consider it THE hidden gem of 2023.

My choice for AOTY is Insomniacs After School. A realistic and down to earth anime romance that is both honest and compelling, it does absolutely everything it needs to do in order to tell its story while avoiding doing anything that would take away from that same story. It is the simple tale of what happens when boy and girl meet, and I love it for that.

I always look forward to your videos and analyses. And the fact that you put in the time and dedication to watch every anime year is mind blowing to me - someone who hardly has time to indulge in the medium I love. I love your content man!!

Watched Heavenly Delusion two days ago, happy to see it in the list, was surprised how good and strange it is and that many people missed it.

Yessss so happy to see My Happy Marriage on here. Not only a great romance and a great working worldbuilding period drama and great animation, but the opening is one of my top OPs ever, if nothing else everyone needs to see that. So much emotion and characterization and the music fits perfectly.

Vinland Saga season 2 is my "Anime of the year" but that's not important. The reason I'm saying this is because watching Vinland Saga weekly is the reason why I picked up Stardew Valley and I was obsessed, so much so that I didn't watch anything for 3 months straight and finished the game. Its so fascinating that we both picked up Stardew Valley around the same time for 2 different series altogether. Anyways, you should catch up with Vinland Saga if you haven't already and yk get perfection in Stardew Valley if you have the time. P.S. Play on the beach farm 🏖️

I agree with your opinion on "farming life in another world" I was so confused when suddenly Ru got pregnant, like it came out of nowhere, so I read the manga. Damn, they remove all the mentions of sex in the anime. Some jokes suddenly start to make sense. Like why the MC wants more male villagers, or the "big bed" scene, or why Ru really wants Tia to stay in the village and why Tia invites other girls to the village. The MC is a literal sex demon with unlimited stamina, so weird that they remove such an integral part in the anime.

In no particular order my top 10 anime for 2023 are: - Vinland Saga season 2 - Trigun Stampede - Gundam: The Witch From Mercury - Oshi no Ko - Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 - 100 Girlfriends - Frieren - Pluto - Heavenly Delusion - The Boy and The Heron

FINALLY someone gave Sacrificial Princess some appreciation!

the lack of Vinland Saga mention, even in the comments, caused me to actually google whether or not it came out this year. am I in another dimension?? why isn't it here??? like, okay, I am not dissing any other anime that is here... but Vinland Saga _has_ to be among them. I rate it at least as highly as Pluto, and I friggin LOVE Pluto. I know Vinland Saga came out earlier in the year, and a lot of the other heavy hitters are newer, but please. there is absolutely no reason for it to be absent.

I always love watching Glass reflection's best of, because its always so different from everyone else's. I always find amazing gems here, Will never forget watching Shirobako as a recommendation from your video, all the way back in 2016

So happy that Sacrificial Princess is on here!

I know top 10 lists are inherently subjective, but this felt more subjective than I've ever heard from you. Also would have loved more of your personal opinion versus just a summary of the anime. I was really looking forward to hearing more of your thoughts since in 2023 I also watched the first episode of every single anime. I hope we'll get a deepdive on some of these later on.

As someone who personally don't look out for slice of life/slower anime, your list and perspective is really nice.

Got the chance to watch The First Slam Dunk in theaters, & since then I’ve been anticipating the day that it will FINALLY come out on Blu-Ray

My best of 2023 was Vinland saga season 2 i loved that shit from start to finish.

I'm just getting back into watching seasonal anime for the first time in about a decade (last time I followed anything currently airing was back in 2012 or so) and have watched very little modern anime other than a handful of things that some good friends have recommended to me. So a list like this is super useful for giving me some ideas of things to check out that are recent-ish. Already watching Frieren, and it's absolutely goated.

Thanks for this. A few I'd bookmarked and a few you've confirmed :) . Also, thank you for getting me to try Slice of life. I'm currently going through _The Demon girl next door_ for down time.

I thought vinland saga season 2 was great this year! So sad that it didn't make the cut. 😥

Frieren is personally my favorite of this year as well. That first episode made me tear up at the end, and I hardly knew anything about the hero. One of my favorite comments in the show was, "You know I had a dream about my wife last night," followed by Frieren's response was just so perfect. Those who have seen it know what I'm talking about. For those that haven't, watch the show, it's worth it. My Happy Marriage is a close second. It just hit well with me, and I loved it. The surprise anime of the year for me was Dark Gathering (which actually has the perfect title by the way). I saw it and said, "Eh, why not." What I ended up watching was a great horror anime that actually chilled me to the bone in some ways (Meatballs, man, the meatballs). It just hit another spot that I haven't had hit in a long while. I wouldn't recommend for the squeamish or those that don't like horror. But, if you're not and you do, WATCH IT!

For Heavenly Delusion, at the end of the anime there was only like less than 20 chapters left to adapt. Now there’s a bit more but it’s monthly so it only comes out every so often. So it might not be because of low viewership (although it could be) but because of lack of material.

The fact that Vinland Saga season 2 is not on here makes this list seem entirely incomplete.

My personal best 10 of 2023 1) Frieren 2) Jobless Reincarnation 3) Oshi no ko 4) JJK 2 5) attack on titan 6) skip to loafer 7) heavenly delusion 8) the apothecary diaries 9) campfire cooking in another world 10) demon slayer

Thank you for this video, man. And these are: My Top 10 (New) Anime Of 2023. 1- Pluto 2- Heavenly Delusion 3- Oshi no Ko 4- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 5- Hell's Paradise 6- The 100 Girlfriends 7- Trigun Stampede 8- Tomo-chan Is a Girl! 9- The Apothecary Diaries 10- Undead Unluck And also. My Top 10 Anime (With A New Season) In 2023. 1- Jujitsu Kaisen Season 2 2- Kengan Ashura Season 2 3- Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5 4- Attack on Titan: Final Season Part 3 5- Vinland Saga Season 2 6- Record of Ragnarok Season 2 7- Link Click Season 2 8- Baki Hanma Season 2 9- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation 10- Scissor Seven Season 4

Frieren is not just best of the year, it's the best of the last *10* years, I think. I don't know I've ever seen something that does as good a job at having a both cerebral plot and gorgeous visuals.

My fav of the year should be pluto, but surprisingly its trigun stampede for someone who never really heard of the classic series

Oh damn, this made me realize I never actually finished My Happy Marriage. I was fully intending to, but because it's on netflix I quite regularly forgot to check it for new episodes, so as it stands I've only watched 10 of the 12 episodes. Time to remedy that before continuing this video

I'm so glad you liked The First Slam Dunk! It absolutely blew me away when I watched it and it instantly became a favourite for me too. Just the way it made me and the whole audience sit on the edge of our seats in anticipation and excitement was truly special for a cinematic experience. I really hope it comes to streaming soon so more people can experience the glory of it.

Many new ones for me, thank you! Honestly, if I hadn't watched your other videos, I might have doubted your taste. But now, I'm just thrilled you've given me more to explore.

Frieren sweeeeep I bloody love this series and pray the whole manga gets adapted cause the later arcs get even better

While none of them made this list, Spring 2023 had to have had the best set of romances of all time. Insomniacs After School, The Dangers in My Heart, Skip and Loafer, Yamada-kun at Lv999, Galaxy Next Door, and more. It was nuts. Yes, Spring is always when the best romance anime come out, but that group was insane.

Frieren is that good!!!! It's beautifully animated and presented.

I really liked the Edo history vignettes in Otaku Elf that they dropped in every episode.

really solid list. my top list would also include Pluto, Oshi no Ko, Frieren, and Apothecary Diaries. I really did like Otaku Elf, but not enough for it to make my list. I think the other six for me would be Undead Murder Farce, Handyman Saitou in Another World, Skip and Loafer, Insomniacs After School, Bang Dream It's MyGo!!!! (yeah, I'm not kidding, and I'm not a fan of the bigger franchise, this is just the show on its own), and 100 Girlfriends. I could talk myself into swapping in The Dangers in My Heart, My Love Story with Yamada at Lv999, MagiRevo, Ancient Magus Bride s2, Stardust Telepath, or if I want to get myself in trouble, Onimai.

The first slam dunk is so good. One of my fave anime/films of this year. I love it so much.

My Happy Marriarge was a rather good anime that needed about 3 more episodes in its run time. But as Arkada said, between Kiyoka being wounded and cursed, the Saimori family backstory and mini arc, and Miyo finding her true, inner strength on her way to save her beloved, it feels like the second half of the series was supposed to be split between two seasons and it wasn't given that opportunity.

I feel moderately miffed that Link Click didn't make the list. I am not saying it should be first place but getting placed even in honorable mentions would have been enough. That being said I think it is funny how it is mentioned how series not yet finished wouldn't be on this list and the #1 spot isn't even finished this year.

Just started the video and I'm here to say "The 100 Girlfriends who really really really really really love you" is the Harem anime to end all other Harem anime. Rentaro is the Chad we all wish we never have to be. No more will they/won't they nonsense. No more best girl war. Every girl is best girl (Hakari😁). And they all bath in the light that is the best harem mc ever. Heil Rentaro.😊😊😊

I am with you on Apothecary Diaries! As soon as I saw the first 4 episodes, I jumped at the chance to find the manga to read it. And both the manga and anime are INCREDIBLE! There are small tweaks to scenes that work because translating from still motion to animation needs adjustment and everything was handled PERFECTLY!

Based on your argument for including the Slam Dunk movie (released in North America in 2023), you could also include, or at least mention Kaguya Sama, The First Kiss That Lasts Forever.

"Maomao's gremlin energy" gives ME energy. She's SO awesome!

Top 10 for me. 1. Frieren 2. Oshi No Ko 3. Vinland Saga s2 4. Fate Strange/Fake movie Next 3 are basically interchangeable 5. Mushoku Tensei s2 6. SpyXFamily s2 7. Eminence in shadow s2 Next 3 are basically interchangeable 8. Undead Girl Murder Farce 9. The apothecary diaries 10. Edomae Elf

Yes!!! Freiren!!! Also my favourite anime of the year, no doubts! Everything about it is perfect, I can't wait for your next video!!!

I can’t get angry at your #1 because I slept on Frienren for the first half of its release and dear god do I enjoy this sleeper of a series. Your video on it was spot on

I love how high Apothecary Diaries is here, it's such a fun and intriguing show and what makes it special is that it has these believably smart characters that are actually well-written, especially when it comes to Maomao as a protagonist. She might genuinely just be my favorite character anime has put out this year and I dived into the LN immediately after the first cour ended (although just read the first volume for now) ^^

Frieren's great! And now i need to make sure Pluto is on my netflix list. Im not even sure how i felt about Monster in the end, but it was different and certainly makes me intrigued to see something by the aame creator.

I'm so glad you liked Farming Life in Another World. It's definitely my go-to comfort show that I looked forward to every week and it still manages to be memorable to this day.

Episode 2 of Pluto was a masterpiece

I'm definitely more of an action fan than you but Frieren and Heavenly Delusion I'm fully with you on. For me those would probably be my top 2, followed by the continuation of The Ancient Magus' Bride and then some fun shounen/fantasy series.

Did anyone watch My Home Hero? Easily my favourite of the year. If you like incredibly tense narratives with high stakes and morally complex characters, I cant recommend it enough. If you loved Breaking Bad or Ozark, you'll love My Home Hero.

The Apothecary's Diary and Frieren hve been such great series for me personally this year. I figured out i was asexual this year and having both Maomao and Frieren being aromantic/asexual characters in the same anime season has been so refreshing. I only read part of Frieren before the anime aired, but i definitely need to go back and read it. The Apothecary's Diary i have been waiting to read until after the anime finishes for the season, but there have been a few days i have almost cracked open the light novel to read it, it's just too good.

Glad The First Slam Dunk got recognition. It was fantastic.

A full fat fuckin Frieren video? Let's fuckin GOOOO

Frieren is worth gushing about because while being a manga (and very talented adaptation) it has the vibes of a good fantasy novel, strokes tolkienesque fiction that are hard to properly describe. And despite that, the anime and manga use 'show don't tell' soooo freaking well. So many somber and little details are hanged here in there, as a piece of dialogue or as a visuel cue. Every frame and panel are working to progress the story. It's so rare and refreshing to see a story so laser-focused in the current landscape full of formulaic battle mangas and SoL timewasters.

i new you'd love Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts. good new on more content from that world, there is a sequel manga that is ongoing about their son Richard. said sequel manga, The White Rabbit and the Beast Prince is 4 volumes deep.

@GlassReflection Have you gotten a chance to watch Blue Eye Samurai? It may not be traditional anime from the champagne region of France a la Arcane, but the story quality, character development, and animation were, in my eyes, so good that it deserves some recognition. It’s one of my favorites I’ve ever watched. Would love to get your thoughts on it. To the extent you have not seen it yet, I think you’d find it very much worth your time

Your seasonal and yearly are great to watch everytime. Keep up the good work

You mentioned that you started reading apothecary diaries, I started reading it as well. It's very rare for me to pick up a light novels series or a manga. The only other light novels I've ever read were monogatari and re: zero. After reading through the 10 volumes of apothecary diaries that have been translated, I started reading Ascendance of a Bookworm on a hunch. I'm extremely glad I did, this series is just incredible, and I really hope that the upcoming anime of the third part does the novel justice. The final volume should be coming out in the next couple of months (translated that is), and I'm absolutely looking forward to completing the series as well as seeing it adapted completely to anime eventually. The same goes with apothecary diaries, I'm glad that it got a season 2 because it's such a fantastic series both animated and as a novel. As for frieren, I'm worried that if it does get a season 2 it won't be at the same level as season 1. From what I understand, it was animated by the same people who did one punch man season 1. They generally don't do sequels which might mean that we end up seeing a significant drop in quality as far as animation and overall quality goes. I really hope they see this through to the end though; it is truly a beautiful story. As an aside, while I like manga, I prefer a novels and unfortunately frieren is primarily a manga. One of these days I will read through it, but for now I'm going to wait for it to get more animated seasons.

This is why i love Arkada he is the one that has very different shows on his top list compared to every other anituber i love Edomae elf so much noone talked about it tho

Damn, talking about Heavenly Delusion and not mentioning it's production values is wild to me. The Animation and music of it stand shoulder to shoulder with it's characters and the world.

A fantastic list. Agree with all of it. I have yet to watch My Happy Marriage yet, due to not having my Netflix sub active at this time, but it's on the list to be binged the next time that I do reactivate the sub. I have seen everything else though and what an excellent year it was. XD

Honestly a bit surprised Zom 100 didn’t make the list

I recommend the Slam Dunk manga to anyone. It's ageless and one of the best stories told in the medium.

As a 30 something year old anime fan I really appreciate this channel as his tastes are more closely aligned with my own. So many anime sites and KZfaq channels would be quick to give top accolades to the most mainstream Shounen battle shows, but Glass Reflection's opinions, likes and dislikes are more on the mature side.

You have given me information I did not have for some of these shows so I will check them out. From the clips that you showed, I don't know how I feel about that Slam Dunk animation.

you are so correct about this. frieren being the absolute no.1 all the way 🔥🔥

GR always has the caveat of "this is just my opinion, some of these are not popular" but I'll be damned if I haven't been coming to this YT for YEARS to filter through because I have the exact same taste and I know if GR recommends in a top list, I will love it. Thank you for your continued work over the years! This elder weeb appreciates you.

Thanks Arkada for your #2 pick. I would have missed it. Instant buy.

Holy sheeet u sold the hell out of that Slam Dunk. I went straight to watch it and man I thank you 🙏🏿

Heavenly Delusion is my top 3 of 2023

I gotta mention Mushoku Tensei and Kings Ranking (even though the latter practically didn't move the story forward) this year also being great👌

Damn, putting that farming anime at no10 took gut. And that’s just awesome. I probably dropped it after a few episodes to go watch some other unremarked anime, but I definitely see the appeal.

the 2023 patch was aight cant wait to see what updates were getting to life with this 2024 season

16 Bit sensation: Another layer is got to be the best anime in 2023. It is nostalgic to look at the past of galgame, and also almost chilling to have commentary of the current gaming and also possible future of gaming

Saw Frieren coming for the top spot but I truly enjoyed it so far so I can understand why you praise it so much. It is truly gorgeous from an artistic standpoint and well written from a story standpoint. All the characters truly feel like real people with emotional struggles and not stereotypes. If you haven't seen it I tell ya to watch it. I have started to read the manga simply because of how good it is and I usually don't do that.

Not having Overtake on this list is a crime. Was kinda surprised it wasn't nearly as much about cars as I expected.

For me my aoty is dangers in my heart, I've never been so invested in romance genre like this before. It's Romance anime with one of the most realistic progress in anime with natural interaction,relatable character with their development, and great atmosphere. This show literally has a perfect amount of comedy, romance, sad moment but they make it feels so natural.

I'm glad I finally see someone putting Pluto as one of their favourites of the year. And of course it had to be you. We need more Naoki Urasawa representation. 😁

I've been away from anime review channel for a while. Good to see i've missed so much interesting series. Time to go back 4 years and catch up

The outfit and cadence are giving Twin Peaks, subbed immediately

FYI you and every anituber missed the AOTY and best-written drama anime of all time, Bang Dream It's MyGO, which is NOT a sequel. Seriously it's A Place Further than the Universe tier.

i just want to thank you for sharing your top ten 10 anime for 2023, because of this video, i was able to watch the anime sacrificial princess and the beast of king, and i had a blast, finaly got a youtube anime chanel that i can trust.

Frieren is one that I just started watching, and I totally get why you like it so much

Glad to see you back, I was concerned that you had been away for so long!

Frieren is no Made in Abyss but DAMNNN! The story telling subverts expectations in the best an most unique ways I have seen in a long time! 1) Heavily Delusion was so believable in a unbelievable world 2) Pluto.....HEAVY. Posses very big psychological questions about love and family with very unique ways of showing how people deal with those questions... 3) Frieren, the story is one we have hear 1000 times but told in such a unique way with a shift in focus from the Quests to the People.

I really appreciate your sensibilities when critiquing anime Always insightful and reliable

love and appreciate these detailed reviews. your channel is awesome!

Yup, I'll be looking forward to that Frieren video. As I reflected on how much I like it, I quickly came to the realization that this anime is clearly the best I've watched ever since FMA: B .

Tearmoon and the Great Cleric are probably the best "dumb fun" anime so to see them in the shoutouts is very deserved indeed.

Thanks for the video, put a couple of these on my list to catch up on.