A rather amazing #short #animation from DUST and Guru Studio with an unwieldy title, “Strange Visitors Discover the Secrets of a Long-Dead Space Station”. Well worth the 10 minute run-time. #scifi #youtube

Hottest Trash for Fall 2025 - Mother's Basement

As I (inexplicably) do every new season, the following is a list of all the shows Geoff recommends in the dumpster fire category. There’s a load of hot, new trash, so it should burn for some time.

Trashpettizers

  • Let’s Play
  • Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?
  • Hands Off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun

Main Menu

  • A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
  • My Gift LVL 9999 Unlimited Gacha Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon I’m Out for REVENGE !!!!! †
  • A Gatherer’s Adventure in Isekai
  • Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator
  • May I Ask for One Final Thing? *
  • The Dark History of the Reincarnated Princess
  • With You, Our Love Will Make it Through
  • My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s
  • The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest
  • Dusk Beyond the End of the World *
  • Chitose is in the Ramune Bottle *
  • My Friend’s Little Sister Has It in for Me!

The Dessert Cart

  • Ninja vs. Gokudo

† AWARDS: Most Annoyingly Long Title for Anime, The President’s Prize for I’m Watching Not Reading a Book, Here, Mile High Power Fantasy Club - Anime Category, This is Getting Silly Trophy - Animation.

  • TKN’s trash picks

Oh my! This looks like an amazing game coming early next year for all platforms, including the OG #Nintendo #Switch. This in-house minidoc explains the basics. #videogames youtu.be/_BoP0f2tR…

The BEST Anime of Fall 2025 - Ones To Watch Master List | Mother's Basement

It’s that time again!? Wow! Got caught off guard and I’m a few days late. Also, tinnitus sucks, and that’s on top of my skeleton slowing falling apart. But hey, there’s animation to appreciate! Watch below and let’s dive in:

Geoff’s Choice

  • My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s (CR)
  • May I Ask for One Final Thing? (CR)
  • Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider (CR)
  • Yano-Kun’s Ordinary Life (CR)
  • A Star Brighter Than the Sun (Prime)
  • This Monster Wants to Eat Me (CR)
  • Digimon BeatBreak (CR)
  • Shabake (CR)
  • Ninja vs. Gokudo (Prime)
  • Wandance the Animation (Disney+)
  • With You, Our Love Will Make it Through (CR)
  • Sanda (Prime)
  • Dusk Beyond the End of the World (HiDive)

Bargain Bin

  • A Wild Last Call Boss Appeared! (CR)
  • Let’s Play (CR)
  • Pass the Monster Meat, Milady (CR)
  • SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes (CR)
  • The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest (CR)
  • The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess (CR)
  • Chitose is in the Ramune Bottle (CR)
  • The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess (CR)
  • Plus Sized Misadventures in Love (CR)
  • Gnosia (CR)
  • A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace (CR)
  • Touring After the Apocalypes (CR)

If it looks like everything is on Crunchyroll and wonder why I bother labeling them, you’re mostly right. Out of the 25 recommendations only four aren’t on CR. I bothered because it didn’t occur to me to consider that CR has sucked up most of it’s competition and what that might portend.

Oh well. Enjoy the list :)

#SatoshiKon is one of my favorite filmmakers of all time. His medium just happened to be #animation. #PerfectBlue. #TokyoGodfathers. #Paprika. #ParanoiaAgent. And, of course, the topic for this video, #MillenniumActress. Pancreatic cancer took him at age 46. youtu.be/1R1rOH4ws…

I believe this is the DVD sleeve art for Millennium Actress. The art features protagonist Chiyoko Fujiwara as herself surrounded by her in various roles she has played throughout her storied acting career. Here is a collection of panels illustrating director Satoshi Kon’s storyboarding technique. The style is very detailed and looks more like manga panels that just need a bit more polish as opposed to the rougher work typical of storyboards.

If you’ve never heard of “Wakfu” and enjoy animated series, then you might want to watch this #YouTube video about the #French series. If you know #Wakfu, then you’ll be pleased to know a fifth season has been funded. #animation www.youtube.com/watch

Oh, this is right up my #animation alley. Very funny … and weird … and nigh incomprehensible … and awesome AF. #action #short www.youtube.com/watch

I see a lot going on here and I’m liking it a lot. As one might expect, a lot of references made to those things of the #90s they’re paying homage to with #BulletTime #animation #shorts #SDCC www.youtube.com/watch

Episode 3 of #MECHWEST is the best yet. Definitely subscribe and share to show your support and help them make more episodes. This kind of indie #animation work takes of lot of dedication. www.youtube.com/watch

Hottest Trash Anime Master List - Spring 2025

Anime characters are featured on a dramatic background with the words Hottest Trash from the YouTube channel Mothers Basement by Geoff Thew.

It’s that time again! Every three months, or “cour” as seems to be the preferred terminology, Geoff Thew puts out his guides for Best and Worst #anime of said season. This round is for the freshest trash for Spring 2025. Make sure to watch along… youtu.be/PCNT1xSW3…

Trashpettizers

  • Rock is a Lady’s Modesty
  • From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
  • The Shiunji Family Children
  • Can a Boy/Girl Friendship Survive
  • Classic Star Stars
  • Please Put Them On, Takamine-san
  • Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World

Fantasy & Isekai

  • The Beginning After the End
  • The Brilliant Healers New Life in Shadow
  • Unaware Atelier Master
  • The Too Perfect Saint Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom †
  • The Gorilla Gods Go-To Girl

The Hottestest Hot Trash

  • I’m the Evil Lord of a Galactic Empire

† Longest title award for the Spring 2025 Trashies.