In case you missed it, the 2025 Fediverse Anime Awards are open for nominations right now! I wrote over in that thread why I’m not running awards for the manga community, but wanted to have a discussion about last year.
So, let’s hear it! What series did you like from last year? hate? Did a series art catch your eye? One of your favorites come to a satisfying conclusion? As always, feel free to use this as a general discussion thread as well.
Like normal, please be careful with spoilers. I wrote a guide about spoilers in case you need a refresher on how to handle them (also linked in the sidebar).
This week I finished reading Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku. It was incredible. I don’t think I’ve laughed that much from any other manga except Kaguya-sama: Love is War - and even then it’s a tie.
I also borrowed a friend’s The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity collection. I enjoyed it, but not quite as much. Maybe it’s that the people all feel a little too idealized? I dunno. None of the characters seem to have any real flaws, and it feels like every time there’s even a hint of something bad or stressful in any way happening it immediately gets resolved. There’s no tension. All the same, I did enjoy it. Unfortunately the aforementioned friend only has the first 8 volumes so I’ll have to read the rest later.
Anyways now that I’ve finished those I’ll be reading Mobile Fighter G Gundam Re:Master Edition next. Unfortunately I only have the first volume, so after that I’ll probably be getting started on Laid-Back Camp; I picked up a set while I was in Japan and it’s just waiting to be read.
I get what you mean. I sometimes have the same feeling. I wouldn’t say they’re without flaws per se, but they are all almost saintly at times. On the one hand it’s refreshing because it means that the usual “misunderstanding arc” that could be resolved by just talking doesn’t happen or go on for ages. On the other hand they sometimes go too far and it feels unrealistic.