Anime

My early tierlist (after 1-3 episodes)

S Tier

• Raise wa Tanin ga Ii/Yakuza Fiance - Weird romcom in hardcore Yakuza society. A delightful surprise so far. Thanks @[email protected] for the recommendation!
• Dan Da Dan

A Tier

• Wajutsushi - The whole concept of the "Talker" as a character class is brilliant IMO, i.e. the guy shouting out commands and attack names to buff their allies. The standard fantasy world gets a nasty edge with betrayals, and other morally questionable decisions, which is the best feature so far.
• Maou 2099 - This was a surprisingly good first episode with good world building, but I'm waiting to see how it develops.
• Shangri-La Frontier - Ah, comfort food.
• Re Zero - It's deja vu all over again.

B Tier

• Acro Trip - Chrome/Kuroma the clueless yet deviously manipulative villain makes this work, but can it sustain a whole season?
• Tower Of God - It's getting too confusing now, with too many characters and not enough screen time to define them, and where the important conflict and drama is.
• Magilumiere - Workmanlike, like the dutiful office workers it portrays, but is it fun?
• Blue Lock - Powerpoint manga panel action is fun, but the mood music seems a bit off this season.
• MF Ghost - Watching little CG cars zipping around a CG track in virtual identical ways is boring. A much improved 2nd episode bumps this up to B Tier. This is by the same author as Initial D.
• Trillion Game - I found some heart in the 2nd episode, so it's staying
• Chi - Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite - Hard to watch. The problems are too true to life, when I want escapism.
• Uzumaki - Junji Ito's manga art bought slavishly to the screen, for good or ill. Only 4 episodes.'

C Tier

• SAO GGO2 - Decent production, but there's nothing at stake.

F Tier

• Danmachi S5 - I didn't watch S1-S4, so I have no idea who's doing what.
• Ranma 1/2 - Soulless remake. It might be more manga-accurate, but I am not amused.