Top Winter Anime 2020
There were some good anime that dropped in winter 2020. It was better than fall 2019. 2020 is off to a great start.
Here are the best anime of winter 2020:
5. Darwin’s Game
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Super Power, Shounen
Studio: Nexus
Season: Winter 2020
Episodes: 11
Introduction
High school student Kaname Sudou receives an invitation from a classmate to play Darwin’s Game, a mobile game he has never heard of. However, as soon as he opens the application, a green snake suddenly pops out from his phone screen and bites his neck, leaving him unconscious. Waking up in the infirmary without any signs of a snake bite, he is told by the school to take the rest of the day off. Although he is puzzled by what has happened, he dismisses the surreal experience as a hallucination and boards the train home.
Unfortunately, his curiosity gets the better of him and he uses the application once again. As the application appears to be just like any other battle game, Kaname breathes out a sigh of relief and decides to start his first match. However, the pleasant surprise is short-lived, as his in-game opponent unexpectedly appears right in front of him and attempts to hunt him down with a knife.
As he desperately runs for his life, Kaname puts two and two together and realizes that Darwin’s Game is not an ordinary game, but rather, it’s a brutal fight for survival.
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Thoughts
Darwin’s Game is a decent action anime.
It’s essentially mindless entertainment filled with action and violence, which was lacking this season.
While it doesn’t do anything new or match up to the best survival anime, it is still an enjoyable ride.
4. Id:Invaded
Genre: Mystery, Police, Psychological, Sci-Fi
Studio: NAZ
Season: Winter 2020
Episodes: 13
Introduction
The Mizuhanome System is a highly advanced development that allows people to enter one of the most intriguing places in existence—the human mind. Through the use of so-called “cognition particles” left behind at a crime scene by the perpetrator, detectives from the specialized police squad Kura can manifest a criminal’s unconscious mind as a bizarre stream of thoughts in a virtual world. Their task is to explore this psychological plane, called an “id well,” to reveal the identity of the culprit.
Not just anyone can enter the id wells; the prerequisite is that you must have killed someone yourself. Such is the case for former detective Akihito Narihisago, who is known as “Sakaido” inside the id wells. Once a respected member of the police, tragedy struck, and he soon found himself on the other side of the law.
Nevertheless, Narihisago continues to assist Kura in confinement. While his prodigious detective skills still prove useful toward investigations, Narihisago discovers that not everything is as it seems, as behind the seemingly standalone series of murder cases lurks a much more sinister truth.
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Thoughts
Id:invaded was a thrilling and exciting ride.
The reason why Id:invaded worked is because it was well executed. It didn’t try to do too much and it had a reasonable pace. Loose ends were tied and questions were answered.
Rare to find a good mystery anime but Id:invaded delivers.
3. Dorohedoro
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Magic, Fantasy, Seinen
Studio: MAPPA
Season: Winter 2020
Episodes: 12
Introduction
Hole—a dark, decrepit, and disorderly district where the strong prey on the weak and death is an ordinary occurrence—is all but befitting of the name given to it. A realm separated from law and ethics, it is a testing ground to the magic users who dominate it. As a race occupying the highest rungs of their society, the magic users think of the denizens of Hole as no more than insects. Murdered, mutilated, and made experiments without a second thought, the powerless Hole dwellers litter the halls of Hole’s hospital on a daily basis.
Possessing free access to and from the cesspool, and with little challenge to their authority, the magic users appear indomitable to most—aside for a few. Kaiman, more reptile than man, is one such individual. He hunts them on a heedless quest for answers with only a trusted pair of bayonets and his immunity to magic. Cursed by his appearance and tormented by nightmares, magic users are his only clue to restoring his life to normal. With his biggest obstacle being his stomach, his female companion Nikaidou, who runs the restaurant Hungry Bug, is his greatest ally.
Set in a gritty world of hellish design, Dorohedoro manages a healthy blend of comedy and lightheartedness with death and carnage. Taking plenty of twists and turns while following the lives of Hole’s residents, it weaves a unique world of unearthly origin and dreary appearance not for the squeamish or easily disturbed.
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Thoughts
Dorohedoro is a weird anime but it works.
Dorohedoro is a unique blend of horror, action and comedy with a touch of fantasy to it.
Adapting Dorohedoro was no easy feat because of it’s aesthetic and graphic art but it was still a respectable adaptation.
It was very entertaining and it had some of the best background art you’ll ever see.
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2. Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, School, Seinen
Studio: Science SARU
Season: Winter 2020
Episodes: 12
Introduction
Midori Asakusa sees the world a bit differently. Always having her nose in a sketchbook, Asakusa draws detailed landscapes and backgrounds of both the world around her and the one within her boundless imagination. Even the simple act of doodling on a wall evolves into an emergency repair on the outer hull of her spaceship. She is only brought back to reality by her best friend Sayaka Kanamori. The pair are stark opposites, with Asakusa’s childlike wonder contrasted by Kanamori’s calculated approach to life.
After a chance encounter where the two “save” the young model Tsubame Misuzaki from her overprotective bodyguard, a connection instantly sparks between Asakusa and Misuzaki, as both share an intense passion for art and animation. Whereas Asakusa is interested in backgrounds and settings, Misuzaki loves drawing the human form. Sensing a money-making opportunity, Kanamori suggests that they start an animation club, which they disguise as a motion picture club since the school already has an anime club. Thus begins the trio’s journey of producing animation that will awe the world.
From the brilliant mind of Masaaki Yuasa, Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! is a love letter to animation, wildly creative in its approach, and a testament to the potential of the medium.
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Thoughts
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! was one of the best anime of 2020. It was adapted by Science Saru studio and directed by Yuasa Masaaki.
It is most similar to Shirobako (2014). Where Shirabako (2014) focused on the production process of making an anime, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! focuses more on the creative and technical aspect of making an anime.
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! is fun, imaginative, and highlights why anime can be so special. This is the case not only for viewers but also for the creators and the people responsible for making the anime happen.
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1. Pet
Genre: Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural, Seinen
Studio: Geno Studio
Season: Winter 2020
Episodes: 13
Introduction
Despite endless research, the human mind remains a mystery to this day. Unknown to the public, there exist special individuals who are able to dive deep into the minds of people and even manipulate their memories.
Gifted with this ability, Hiroki, Tsukasa, and Satoru are among those who use their power to commit crime under the orders of their leader, Katsuragi. The three step into the dangerous territory of the human mind in order to destroy their assigned targets while striving to keep their own minds and memories safe.
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Thoughts
Pet was the best anime of winter 2020.
The first episode is alittle bit rushed and disjointed. Viewers may not know whats going on but everything becomes more explained in the next episodes.
What makes Pet a gem is the awesome worldbuilding and unique concept. It is able to be a great mystery and psychological anime.
Pet is the most underrated and best anime of winter 2020.
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