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The BEST Anime of Spring 2025 - Ones To Watch
If you’ve gotten your fill of trash, Geoff has also posted his picks for the best new shows of the Spring cour of 2025 on his main channel, Mother’s Basement. This is a list of all the shows he mentions. Print it out and use it as a crib sheet to track what you’re interested in screening whilst you watch the episode. The main list follows, with additional lists for honorable mentions and the bargain bin. Enjoy all of your lost time!
The BEST Anime of Spring 2025 - Ones To Watch / Mother’s Basement
- My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
- To Be Hero X
- Anne Shirley
- Yaiba: Samurai Legend
- From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
- Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray
- Apocalypse Hotel
- Rock is a Lady’s Modesty
- Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX (pronounced Gee-Kwaks)
- Lazarus
Honorable Mentions
- Kowloon Generic Romance
- Witch Watch (cut from video)
- Once Upon a Witch’s Death
- A Ninja and Assassin Under One Roof
- Sword of the Demon Hunter
- Summer Pockets
- Food For the Soul
- mono
- Zatsutabi: That’s Journey
- Please Put Them On, Takamine-san
- Moonrise
Bargain Bin
- The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl (Gal?)
- I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire
- Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive
- Dinner Table Detective
- Muumuu the Extraterrestrial
- Maebashi Witches
- Teogonia
Hottest Trash Re:Heated Anime Master List - April 2025
Geoff posted a mashup of the hottest harem trash he’s covered in the lasts four years on his #YouTube channel, Basement Life (well, second channel, I guess). This is a list of all the shows he mentions. Print it out and use it as a crib sheet to track what you’re interested in screening whilst you watch the episode. Be prepared, however, as it’s two and a half hours long!
4 Years of Harem Trash - Hottest Trash Re:Heated / Basement Life
#ScienceSaru has teased a new TV adaptation of #MasamuneShirow’s legendary #GhostInTheShell slated for #2026. A close look at the teaser reveals that Aramaki, Kusanagi, Batou, and the Tachikomas are straight from the original #manga. #GITS #TV www.youtube.com/watch
Just to get a sense of how brilliant #BradBird is when it comes to #animation, check out this ancient pencil test from his post-CalArts days at #Disney. It’s formatted as a trailer for “The Spirit”, an adaptation of Will Eisner’s #comics. Watch. www.youtube.com/watch
1999’s Mystery Men was a box office bomb that deserved much better, but does enjoy strong cult status. I have it on Blu-Ray and adore it. I’d always wondered what happened to the Herkimer Battle Jitney. Check the first comment. #movies #MysteryMen #superheroes www.youtube.com/watch
If, like me, you always need Jay & Silent Bob in your life, then hit your local #comicbook shop on July 9th to pick up Kevin Smith Presents: Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob #1. Yes. Another epic crossover. #books #comics #ViewAskew www.gamesradar.com/comics/ar…
I’m really enjoying reading the #manga that was the source material for one of my favorite #anime of all time. The gags are still fresh and make me laugh out loud. #books #LoveHina
Hottest Trash Anime Master List - Winter 2025
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 trash. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch
Isekai Slop Buffet
- Possibly The Greatest Alchemist of All Time
- Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!
- The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World
- Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World
- I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic
- Promise of Wizard
- The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World
I Can’t Believe it’s Not Isekai
- Solo Leveling
- Farmagia
- Even Given the Worthless Appraiser Class, I’m Actually The Strongest
- I Left My A-Rank Party To Help My Former Students Reach The Dungeon Depths
- Bogus Skill Fruit Master: About That Time I Became Able to Eat Unlimited Numbers of Skill Fruits That Kill You
- I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time
Regular Fantasy Garbage
- ÜbelBlatt
Horny and Haremy
- I’m Living With an Otaku NEET Kunoichi
- Baban Baban Ban Vampire
- I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons
- Anyway, I’m Falling in Love With You
- Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms
- The Hundred Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
- I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class
Main Courses
- Grisaia Phantom Trigger
- Momentary Lily
- Beheneko: The Elf Girl’s Cat is Secretly an S-Rank Monster
Denis Kitchen should be mentioned alongside #comicbook avant-garde guerrillas like Crumb, Spiegelman, and Eisner. He created the #CBLDF and published #Gay Comix. He fought for the artistic expression of the oppressed and marginalized. Now a #documentary is on the way. boingboing.net/2025/02/2…
The first #trailer for #Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps has dropped. Previous outings have run the gamut from disastrous to not terrible. Very kitschy as it jumps back to the era of the first #comics. We’ll see, I guess. #movies www.youtube.com/watch