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qb's top 5 anime of 2023
This list is coming out in July 2024 because I needed to finish mygo first and also I needed several more months to write it that's my excuse
#1 Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - ROAD TO THE TOP
In order to explain why I put a gacha mobile game anime adaptation in the #1 rank I need to explain why Uma Musume Pretty Derby had a bad start. There was a flash of wild inspiration in the core concept, that this is a place where real world racehorses are, instead of awkward animals, awkward two-legged girls who do a victory song and dance when they win, and it accommodates this absurd gimmick in every part of their setting with humorously large phones and earmuffs and carrot burgers, but it lacked the confidence that this premise was funny enough on its face and frequently dumped dramatically less good comedy on top of a basic sports anime formula. There was a spark of something fun there, but it was ultimately covered up by too many bits that were tedious and unremarkable, and the anime didn't stand out from other sports anime in execution. Thankfully, Uma Musume Season 2 got a strong upgrade in animation and began to prioritize the simple but effective drama of competitive running, building a more coherent narrative around the real-life events that happened to these horses. Most importantly, it took itself more seriously (which is much funnier) and steadily accumulated memorable moments and running bits, then paid off everything in the bombastic final episodes that sprinted to the top of my 2021 anime list.
Uma Musume: Road To The Top further refines the formula of Uma Musume Season 2 into four lighting-quick special episodes with no wasted time and even more commitment to the bit that anime girls yelling their heads off while running is simultaneously thrilling and really, really funny. Road To The Top is pure gas the whole time, entirely composed of over-the-top highlights, and utterly confident that it can go as hard as possible on tragic drama and ferocious action, buoyed by the fact that all of this is inherently hilarious no matter what they do.
The 2024 horse movie Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA seems to have inherited this momentum and accelerated to ludicrous speeds, so it's my most anticipated anime and I need it as soon as possible. There's something to the fictionalized drama Uma Musume as a franchise has built on obsessively accurate results of horse races that is compelling in its authenticity, enabling Studio KAI to capture the feeling of the messy but true stories that get passed down naturally and retold among fans of any sport, but starring anime horse girls with profoundly stupid names. This is the highest compliment I can give in the sports genre.
None of this bizarre franchise should work on paper, but it does anyway, its momentum keeps growing, and it shows no signs of slowing down.
#2 BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!
BanG Dream MyGO!!!!! doesn't come up in the first page of results of any anime database when you start typing the title, it's something like the 4th or 6th entry in the BanG Dream gacha mobile game anime franchise, none of the other seasons are particularly notable aside from putting SANZIGEN on the map as one of the two rock-solid CG anime studios; the point is nobody really expected a lot from this show. MyGO!!!!! has the same core staff from the other seasons, it even shares some of the same characters as other seasons (although it's intended to be watched standalone). However, despite everything being stacked against it, MyGO!!!!! forced its way into many top 10 anime lists by word of mouth, where it was praised widely for its exceptionally powerful writing and lyrics, strikingly competent CG animation, and unique style that could only be pulled off on a TV schedule by a team that was supremely confident in their ability to execute the previous two things.
The personalities that make up the titular wildly dysfunctional band range from deeply unpleasant to generally infuriating, but MyGO!!!!! strikes a careful balance, endearing them as people without giving an inch in portraying how frankly awful they are to each other. Seeing these messy, manipulative musicians clash, break up, and unwillingly come together again over the course of the season reaches heights of drama I've rarely seen before, it's as though you're watching a house made entirely out of tires burn down.
The way the show's tangled relationships converge around the immovable object Tomori, who's inability to read a room or pick up on signals just so happens to cut through their collective drama like a hot knife through butter, is such a compelling way to utilize a character unambiguously on the spectrum that I haven't stopped thinking about it and I'll need at least a few more watches to fully appreciate. She's the X-factor that makes the entire show work and episode 3 rigidly forcing you to inhabit her first-person worldview isn't only a directing stunt uniquely suited to CG, it's a blunt declaration of the core mission of MyGO!!!!!.
Halfway through 2024, everyone's talking up different band anime about girls who are more than friends, but MyGO!!!!! will be known forever as the definitive band anime about girls who are closer to mortal enemies.
#3 Pluto
Pluto's my favorite manga and the anime took so long to come out we thought it was fake. My only major complaint is that the CG is unmistakably strange and evokes the feeling of observing an alternate history of animated special effects development that is more goofy and endearing than bad, but it's a consistent distraction from the all-timer material.
#4 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Totally unexpected drop on Netflix in the middle of a season, this caught me off guard and handed me a full platter of New Scott Pilgrim which I didn't know I was ravenously hungry for.
#5 Oshi no Ko
I adore the manga for Oshi no Ko, especially the more sicko it gets, but the anime is objectively better thanks to smart pacing decisions, an unreasonably powerful character designer, and better planning than most seasonal anime (everyone knew this would hit like an isekai truck so they just didn't stop after S1). S2 is airing now and it's already powerful in the ways I just said.
Heavenly Delusion and Apothecary Diaries were also pretty good. Expect my next 2024 anime list in 2028 - friend of the show qb
#vanilla blessing#horsies go fast#girls in a band cry#grittier astro boy#scott pilgrim stealth sequel#mom of the year
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#black girl moodboard#black girl tumblr#black girls winning#black woman femininity#black luxury#black woman in luxury#black women in leisure#blackgirlbeauty#black girl fashion#black women in luxury#art#digital art#artwork#pink aesthetic#pinkcore#pretty#black girl luxury#rich black women#manifesting#vanilla girl#it girl#that girl#clean girl#moodboard#clean moodboard#black femininity#black girls in luxury#blessings#black women in femininity
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72,000g of sugar
#mouthwashing#mouthwashing curly#is it real or is it cake?#in this case it’s cake.#Vanilla bean and strawberry jam.#The jam is hot#It sticks to your hands and lips#The gel feels uncomfortably organic#Bless your meal#Old friend Jimmy
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Hehehe see wut i did in the first one :)))
#cookie run kingdom#cookie run#cookie run fanart#crk pure vanilla cookie#crk shadow milk cookie#shadow milk cookie#pure vanilla cookie#stuffy doodles#soooooo I've been busy.... mainly with cookie run cuz i like the lil pastries on screen for all reasons#i gotta mention this cuz this was when i logged back in after a long time#so i decided to pull to see wut i would get the usual but somehow i was blessed by the gacha gods and got stardust cookie#soon i got enough soul stones to get capsaicin cookie too#crazy ass luck after not touching the game cjfjfjvjxhxv#also you can probably tell i like shadow milk cookie lil chaotic evil boi#that exclusively jaywalks and a gatekeep gaslight girlboss dude#yes im talking about a fuckin pastry im aware djdbdbxjkdkd
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The concept of Feng Xin being a sex god is hilarious. This man has slept with only one woman in 800 years and probably not even that often considering the circumstances of that particular disaster. But a random emperor dude made the equivalent of a xianxia typo and no one wanted to correct him, so now the entire world knows him as Tremendous Masculinity and prays to him for better sex.
#I frankly do not think feng xin actually knows that much about sex#he probably had vanilla sec with Jian lan and then spent the next seven centuries abstinent as he mooned over mu qing#feng xin#tgcf feng xin#nan yang#ju yang#jian lan#mxtx tgcf#tgcf spoilers#tgcf#tgcf donghua#tgcf manhua#tgcf novel#mxtx hell#mxtx fandom#mxtx novels#mxtx characters#mxtx#heaven official's blessing#heaven officials blessing
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🔮 occult townie dump! 🩸
let's get spooky, y'all. i've been working on this for a while, and i'm finally done just as @cowplant-snacks has asked for occult queer sims - perfect timing, lmao! 🧛
includes 2 everyday outfits, at least 1 option in the other clothing categories, traits, aspirations, skills, pronouns, sexualities, lifestyles, and likes & dislikes. 1 is a university student, 3 have jobs; the rest are unemployed. i also played around with their occult powers/levels, so they all have their own unique quirks!
my only rules are that you don't whitewash any POC, and don't change anyone's pronouns or sexualities - everything else is free game!
GALLERY ID: ohmydawn
to place them in your save, move the household to an empty lot, then evict them.
i use luumia's vanilla replacement skin default
please tag me if you end up using them! 🩷 you can find my other townie dumps here
(some) occult forms for these guys under the cut 👽
mermaid occult forms are very hard to get good pictures of in cas, so one of them is going to stay a ~secret~ for anyone who dls, i guess lmao
#simblr#ts4 simblr#townie dump#sims 4 townies#ts4 townies#random townies#occult townie dump#occult townies#townies#townie#the sims 4#ts4 cc free#ts4 vanilla#sims 4 vanilla#ts4 cas#YAAAAAAAY THIS WAS REALLY FUN#icyww there's 2 vamps 2 werewolves 2 spellcasters 1 mermaid 1 alien. god bless#making occult forms can take SOOOO long but im happy with how everyone came out i think :-)
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vanilla my good friend vanilla
#sonic the hedgehog#sonic#vanilla the rabbit#vector the crocodile#cream the rabbit#gemerl#gemerl the gizoid#love vanilla#i appreciate how normal she is#in this world full of crazy powered characters we have vanilla#bless#my art#sorry for the edit i’m a forgetful little guy
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isagi is so good at faux sympathy i think. he does feel bad for you, a little bit. but he also thinks the way you blink up at him with your eyes all hazy, so overstimulated you can't do anything but whine his name over and over is so cute. he likes gently coaxing you into talking (trying to talk. he knows you can't. he knows you're just gonna hiccup and whimper, push at his wrist as he plays with your pussy to his hearts content - bright blue eyes taking in your expression) it's faux sympathy because he doesn't really feel bad, but you seem comforted by the sound of his voice. he always lets you believe what you like, wipes your watery eyes and says oh? it's too much, huh? im sorry baby but his hands keep moving anyway
#aristotle.txt#i think isagi is a massiveee sub lean but if he does dom hes soooo. so so interested in ruining ur brain#its cause he thinks ur smart and cool usually#im gonna . im#i think hes mostly vanilla tho bless his heart
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NYX "PHOENIX" SHEPARD - 9/??? MASS EFFECT 1 - SAME GENDER ROMANCE MOD AFFIRMING RELATIONSHIP WITH KAIDAN ALENKO
#mass effect#mass effect 1#commander shepard#male shepard#nyx shepard#mshenko#liara t'soni#mass effect mods#mass effect modding#gamingedit#dailygaming#dailyvideogames#vgedit#meedit#mass effect gifs#mele#mass effect legendary edition#nyx shepard gif series#cleric's gifs#bless this mod for all it does#letting me get with my man early AND reject liara the way we should've in vanilla#yes please#probably the only liara gif I'll do lol
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qb's top 10 seasonal anime of 2022
2022 in anime was a year of many known quantities, but what really ended up sticking out were the shows few saw coming before they took the world by storm, and before we knew it, everyone was watching a guitar-playing pink blob with severe anxiety while drawing her band on every album cover ever made. 2022 was the year I watched a new Gundam for the first time, I experienced unforgettable trash gems like Pride of Orange, ESTAB-LIFE, and Extreme Hearts, and I was let down more by the wasted potential of the Biscuit Hammer anime than any anime I've ever watched, easily. All considered, this year was unusually good on average for the shows I finished, so I ended up with a glut of series I wanted to put on this list that I had to cut down for time. I would make this list longer, but you know, then it might come out in 2024.
Top 10 in order:
Cyberpunk Edgerunners - Studio TRIGGER's take on the world of Cyberpunk 2077 was an unexpected contender - it was announced so long ago I sort of forgot about it, I wasn't expecting much from the batch release of a Netflix-Trigger anime after BNA's messy release, I underestimated the potential of Cyberpunk 2077 as a setting after the very public trash fire of the video game, and it should have been overshadowed by the next thing after a quick Netflix dump in the middle of a season. Should have had its lunch eaten by the similarly edgy violent action of Chainsawman, should have been yet another failed videogame anime, but none of this stopped Cyberpunk Edgerunners from being the anime I enjoyed the most from 2022.
Bocchi the Rock - the breakout hit school band anime of 2022 was also relatively unexpected, although I at least knew it was stacked with talented animators going in, I didn't predict the sheer memetic power of the result. This series shatters the fourth wall over its knee and livens up an already pretty funny manga with demented, free-flowing gags in a particular way that wouldn't work at all without detailed and well planned sequences which come off so naturally it's hard to believe this was originally a (lightly subversive but still) 4 panel strip. The album cover redraws were the best thing to come out of Bocchi and I hope they never end.
Pop Team Epic 2 - some kind of fucked up comic strip but aoi shouta is there? I thought they promised they wouldn't make this
Mob Psycho 100 III - everything I said about the second season of the popular shonen manga adaptation but moreso, it finishes out the series in exactly the way I hoped it would. Third OP is just mad flexing. look how many hands we can draw. Episode 8 changed my life forever. knowing they nailed the landing retroactively improves the whole series for me.
Do It Yourself - original anime by studio PINE JAM, DIY is pure aesthetic hobby-ani with a mildly entertaining cast of extremely animated characters. very enjoyable but may not have enough momentum or things happening for some. soundtrack is another standout by y0c1e but at a noticeably different speed from Gleipnir and Spyce.
Kaguya-sama Love is War: Ultra Romantic - everything I said about the second season of the popular romcom manga adaptation but moreso, it reaches the climactic peak of the series in exactly the way I hoped it would. I'm still reeling from the entire rap battle episode (sub and dub), and can't believe the Starship Troopers ED was real.
My Dress Up Darling (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru) - excellent manga adaptation, effectively gets across the dangerously horny but strangely wholesome vibe of the series.
The Demon Girl Next Door Season 2 - everything I said about the first season of the popular magical girl romcom manga adaptation but moreso, it reaches an inflection point in the manga with exactly the same manic pacing and blatant disregard for breathing room I hoped it would. out of everything else on my list I hope the most this one gets another season, because it kind of needs it.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Witch from Mercury - original anime in the long-running GUNDAM series which is sort of like Robot Jox for kids. This is definitely the first time I've watched anything from Gundam before it was completed and I immediately regretted not having more to watch as a direct consequence. Half of my enjoyment right now is coming from experiencing it in tandem with the rest of the internet, but it's sure to hold up in retrospect as one of the best modern Gundam seasons. Look forward to a future very annoying post by me claiming g-witch ripped off Granbelm.
Call of the Night - another above and beyond manga adaptation, probably the anime OP of the year. It strongly intensified my longing for studio SHAFT to not be dead anymore.
Assorted Shoutouts
Going by rating number scale rules, Chainsawman and Spy X Family should be here, but I'm not going by rating, I'm going by what I feel deserves more attention. those anime already have too much recognition.
The Executioner and Her Way of Life (Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road) - If you asked me what the most hidden gem is from 2022, this is what I would answer immediately. Irresponsibly complicated and unusual take on the hated isekai genre in the most disrespectful way possible, twisting anything familiar about that tired setting into an unrecognizable pretzel shape. Recommending this is a challenge, because the less I explain the better it is, but nobody would want to watch this on its face. Everyone should watch it though.
Ya Boy Kongming - banger soundtrack and some eye-popping color choice elevates this manga adaptation from average to a certified Cool Time.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: STONE OCEAN - My favorite (not best) Jojo part, the anime greatly improves the readability of the last third from the manga. Tokyo Mew Mew New - It's almost comforting how little they tried to update the love triangle of incredibly shit boyfriends in this remarkably normal magical girl anime reboot. I pleaded for someone to make a normal regular magical girl anime reboot and they delivered something totally acceptable.
Reiwa Di Gi Charat - Dejiko drags society kicking and screaming into the Reiwa era. This is the anime of all time of 1999, 2022 and 2023.
qb - friend of the no show (@queuebae on twitter still, unfortunately)
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PRAY PRAY PRAY.. pray on your good days, pray on bad days, pray when you're unsure, pray when you just need someone to talk to, talk to God all the time no matter what it is!
#black girl moodboard#black girl tumblr#black girls winning#black woman femininity#black luxury#black woman in luxury#black women in leisure#blackgirlbeauty#black girl fashion#black women in luxury#it girl#clean girl#clean moodboard#that girl#lucky girl syndrome#blessings#blessed#vanilla girl#art#artwork#digital art
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I had a vision
They fr are so similar like??? Fallen kingdom??? Living as poor people??? (Healer Cookie and general Hua/Scrap immortal)
Also the gender envy???
No one gets it like I do
#tgcf spoilers#tgcf#tgcf crossover#xie lian#taizi dianxia#tgcf donghua#mxtx tgcf#tgcf manhua#tian guan ci fu#heaven official's blessing#cookie run#cookie run kingdom#crk#cr kingdom#pure vanilla cookie#pure vanilla crk#crk crossover#healer cookie
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Im. Having too much fun.
Pure Vanilla really was GOING THROUGH IT the past two episodes but especially the recent on lmao, I swear the company must absolutely love torturing this guy specifically because even in the beginning he was Suffering. World's most agonized hero lmao
I can't stop thinking about that "AKIRA!![happy]" meme whenever I look at this XD
#He's one of my favorites so I suffer right along with him#I also referenced one of my old sketches of him that's still on my Insta#Thank the gods I don't delete anything there lmao#cookie run kingdom#pure vanilla cookie#pure vanilla crk#digital art#ibispaintx#ibis paint x#sketch#No because WHY are they torturing this guy ALWAYS#Leave my handsome dude ALONE#Give him some PEACE#(ignores that I was EATING UP his pain these episodes)#Gods bless his voice actor. I love <3
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Twirling and dancing around my room after my bath cus I am the *sweetest* rosy ever ! :D
I am the happiest sugar plum fairy princess in *all* the land of sweets ~ !! ♡
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#♡#rosy things#translation : i used new bath products and my skin feels very soft now ! c:#and my hair smells good !!#i smell like honey and vanilla frosting !!#also i am glittery !!#i love this time of the evening if you could not tell hehe c:#i feel like using fun things and having fun at the end of a long day is such a nice blessing you know ??#i hope i never take such simple joys for granted c:#i really do have much i am thankful for !!#i am sorry it’s been so long !! :’)#i have just been busy ; ;#but i will try to talk and be around and do more soon !! c:#i miss you my friends and am praying for you !!#you are all so very loved !! ♡#here is a warm hug !! c:#please be safe and take care of yourselves !!#and have a truly wonderful day or night ~ !! c:#c:#xo ! ♡#🎀 ˚ ⊹ .˚ * ♡ ˚ ⊹ .˚ * . 🧁
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fancy girl era has arrived (feat these delightful mods)
#you would catch the amell ladies in hell before wearing their vanilla outfits god bless#we are HOT and we are COLOUR COORDINATED#amara hawke
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