As far as new and unique styles we had the gorgeous animated manga Toilet-bound Hanako-kun with a warm but dark palette and beautifully drawn moving panels that are unlike any other anime this season. The Visuals! - Boy was Winter 2020 a memorable season to behold! We had a combination of new and unique art and animation styles and trippy borderline psychedelic arrangements. Interestingly enough, Dorohedoro might seem very relevant right now, but its source actually began 20 years ago! Whether positive or negative, these titles all took a good look at the world and got us all thinking. The dark side of humanity was also explored, however Pet showed how connectedness can affect our psyches and personalities and how given the power to, those with bad intentions could wreck havoc ID:INVADED gave us a tour into the literally twisted minds of murderers while giving us a silver lining and In/Spectre and Darwin’s Game showed us the power of the internet and technology and, again, how connected we are as a society and what influence that has in our realities, albeit with a supernatural/sci-fi twist respectively.Īnd then Dorohedoro gave us a look into a dark, grimmy world where those at the top take advantage of the ones at the bottom-imagine that!-and what it looks like when those from the bottom rise up. Even comedy shows like Seton Academy: Join the Pack! tackled topics like discrimination and closed-mindedness, bullying, LGBTQ characters figuring themselves out, acceptance, and most importantly, how no matter how different we are, in the end we’re all the same. The Case Files of Jeweler Richard dealt with old stigmas like being a single mother or a lesbain and how they still affect people in certain countries and societies among other things. Social Themes - There was a lot of socail commentary this season. And the beautiful and dedicated girls in Runway de Waratte and 22/7 gave it their all for their dreams. Unless they kinda had a thing for them… I’m looking at you Shuka (Darwin’s Game) and Kotoko (In/Spectre)! We also saw Maple and Sally rise to the top in NWO by just playing their own way no matter how weird others think they are. From the headstrong and creative high school girls in Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! who won’t take no for an answer to Noi, the muscle-bound, powerful magic using cleaner in Dorohedoro, anime in Winter 2020 put women in charge and they took no prisoners. Strong Women - Something that may have been a bit less noticeable than animals but certainly made itself known was the presence of strong female characters. Though Nekopara raises some questions when looked at closely-check out the article on that below! And finally, Sanrio brought us a new installment of their super-cute music anime with Show By Rock!! Mashumairesh!! which took us on a sweet-thoguh very familiar-journey with our new bandmates. Uchi Tama?! Uchi no Tama Shirimasen ka? and Nekopara went the kawaii iyashikei route and gave us adorable antropomorphic kitties and dogs as well as cute catgirls doing cute cat things respectively to relax at the end of the day. Murenase! Seton Gakuen took the school animals theme but went the lighthearted comedy route and did so splendidly also including educational bits about animals. The furry trend signaled-or started?-by BEASTARS really took off this season. Animals Everywhere - The most noticeable trend of the season was kemonomimi and animal anime.
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