Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie gathered 15.37 million audiences and 20.48
billion yen in first 24 days that is the best box office record
in history. And Kyoani's Violet Evergarden Movie was greeted
by fans' warm welcome. While the movies of popular series like
Made in Abyss, Princess Principal, Meitantei Konan and High School
Fleet got struck by the new corona virus, more or less. So, Kimetsu
is looked as a savior of anime and movie industeries. It blew
away the dark clouds of the pandemic and brought sunshine to us.
If it's only a relief.

While Japan has never experienced a lockdown, our daily life have
some restrictions to suppress the infection. The number of new
daily cases increases. Although it isn't as severe as western
countries, the restrictions will likely be tightend. See below:

as of 2020/Nov/13 COVID-19 pandemic data
USA GERMANY JAPAN RATIO (US: DE: JP)
POPULATION 329M 83M 127M 2.6: 0.6: 1.0
CASES 10,746K 785K 115K 93.4: 6.3: 1.0
DEATHS 244K 12K 1.9K 128.4: 6.3: 1.0

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This is the list of my ratings to new shows based on every
first episode. Most of proper nouns in this list are my
guess instead of official ones.

Ratings may vary episode by episode.
The number isn't the rank but only a sequence for
convenience. Sorted by stars.

Indication:
[for k:kids, s:shoujo, g:grown-ups]
(studio/production)
*:fair, **:enjoyable, ***:must see
a:good animation/artwork, d:good drama/story,
h:humorous/hilarious, m:good music, v:violent,
w:heartwarming, +:outstanding (e.g. a+ means
outstanding animation/artwork)

1) Sen'yoku no Sigrdrifa (A-1 Pictures): **, adh
Huge towers, Pilar, suddenly appeared in the world. Monsters
came out from Pilars and destroyed cities. Ordin descended
upon the human's round table and gave them war-maiden Valkyries
to attack Pilar. Claudia, aka Schwertreise, an Europian Valkyrie,
joins Japanese army to fill a vacancy. In Europe, she is called
Death because she always returns alone from attack. At the first
mission in Japan, however, as her pleasant surprise no comrade
is missing.
2) Jujutsu Kaisen (MAPPA): **, adh
In school campus, Yuuji accidentally picks up an extra-cursed
item, a finger of evil spirit Ryomensukuna. When his friend of
occult club breaks its seal, monsters appeare. In order to
defeat the monster, Yuuji swallows the finger to gain its power.
Ryomensukuna takes over Yuuji's body and destroys the monster.
Despite the huge power of spirit, Yuuji gets back his body.
3) Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou... (Silver Link.): **, adh
The Nebulis Sovereignty and The Empire have long been in a war.
Empire orders Isca to kill Alisriese aka Iceflower who is a
pure-bred witch and the queen of Nebulis. In a mission, Isca
confronts Alis and comes to know that her wish is same as his.
To end the war. They stop fighting and separate with no side.
The other day, she goes to see an opera in a neutral country
and she meets him again by accident.
4) Kamisama ni natta Hi (P.A. Works): **, adh
While Youta plays basketball, a girl who calls herself Ordin
the God appeares and says that the world will end in 30 days.
In a ramen restaurant, they see a horse race on live TV and
she guesses the result correctly. Youta wants to believe her
power and to make his wish come true. To be Kyoko's boyfriend.
But Kyoko turns him down. Since the god has no home, Youta's
mother allows her to stay in their house.
5) Majo no Tabitabi (C2C): **, ad
Elaina passed a witch qualification at 14 that's the youngest
record in history. She needs to get authorization from a proper
witch and becomes an apprentice of Fran The Witch of Stardust.
A year later, Elaina passes Fran's test and gets authorized as
The Witch of Ash. And then, she goes out to travel around the
world to write an essay.
6) Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (EMT Squared): **, dh
A black viper attacks a village. A boy Kai runs into the
guild office for help. Although any high rank adventurer is
available at the time, Yuna, a girl in a bear costume, goes
to the village. She doesn't look strong enough to kill the
monster, but she kills it. It's a world of online VRMMO
game. Real Yuna is a yong girl and a rich daytrader. So she
doesn't go school and stays enjoying the game world.

7) Ikebukuro Westgate Park (Douga Kobo): *, dh
G-boys is a gang of justice that maintains security of Ikebukuro.
When a driver on drug runs a car hazadously, G-boys stops the car
and makes him pay for his sin. A girl Mion tries to set fire to
a building where is a drug dealer's shop. Because her mother was
hit by a car driven by a drug addict. Takashi, the head of G-boys
asks Makoto to clean up the drug dealer's nest.
8) Yuukoku no Moriarty (Production I.G): *, ad
In New York 1911, the seventh boy is killed. William Moriarty
reads a newspaper and does profiling of the kidnapper. He
investigates the case and identifies count Argleton as the
murderer. He helps the father of the boy take his son's revenge
on the count. Crime consultant is Moriarty's business.
9) Iwakakeru! (BLADE): *, dh
Konomi is searching for a club to join. She tries sport climbing
and enjoys to resolve the puzzle to find a route to climb. A
club member Jun challenges her and reaches the goal a blink
earlier. Konimi used to play ballet and has supple body. She
is good in games and knows how to make tactics to win a game.
Those qualities make her a good climber and make Jun allow her
to join the club.
10) Tonikaku Kawaii (Seven Arcs): *, h
Nasa sudies hard to not disgrace his name NASA and could enter
top rank highschool. While he is walking in a snowy day, he is
enchanted by a pretty girl Tsukasa and hit by a truck. She takes
care of him, they get engaged and he is survived eventually.
A year and half later, she visits his home and gets married.
11) Kamitachi ni hirowareta Otoko (MAHO FILM): *, h
Ryoma lives in a forest with a lot of slimes. One day he saves
a wounded guard of a party led by the feudal lord. Three years
ago, Ryoma was a worker of a black company and died by accident.
Then gods saved and sent him to another world. The lord's party
visits Ryoma two weeks later. In the party he finds a pretty girl.
12) Maou-jou de oyasumi (Douga Kobo): *, h
Satan comes out from Hell and kidnaps Suyaris the princess of
Kaimeen. He asks the nation to give up the sovereignty and accept
him as the ruler of the country. While Hero Akatsuki stands up and
leaves for Satan's castle to save the princess, Suyaris spends
rather easy life in the castle. Her chief complain is not to sleep
well. So she begins to reform her sleeping environment demonically.
13) Adachi to Shimamura [s](Tezuka prod.): *, a
Shimamura skips classes frequently and Adachi doesn't come to
school regularly. They come to spend free time together and find
something new everyday. They feel that the world is uncertain and
full of wonder. It's like sudden rainfall. They don't know what
future lies in front of them. Life goes on that way.
14) Maesetsu! (Gokumi+Axsiz): *, h
When Mafuyu was a kid, she was enchanted by owarai (cross-talk
commedy) and wanted to make people laugh in the future. In high
school, she made a owarai team Tokonatsu with her class mate
Fubuki. After graduation, they continue to study owarai. In the
school's festival, the program has to be changed due to a
cancellation and Mafuyu is asked by her sister to fill the program.
Mafuyu accepts her request and invites a sempai team R-Deco to
the stage as well. Their air band gets big applauds but Mafuyu's
mimicking makes audience freeze.
15) Magatsu Wahrheit (Yokohama Animation): *, d
As mutants increse and so does loss of human society. Citizen's
dissatisfaction causes terrorism and the governer is losing their
credence. Leo becomes a soldier. He mistakenly load a wrong box
into a truck. It contains weapon of smuggling group. The army
catches the group and they go into battle. It's Leo's first battle.

16) Ochikobore Fruit Tart [s](feel.): h
Ino goes to Tokyo to be an idol and joins a small production Rat
Pro. The production has a finance problem and the manager Hoho
makes a plan to survive. She teams up performers as Fruit Tart
and they'll appeare as main cast in a new TV program. Although
not everybody in the team is happy, Hoho gets ready to take the
firts episode of the program.
17) Hypnosis Mic (A-1 Pictures): a
Kotonoha Party wins an election and issues new policy to prohibit
any weapon. The only leagal arm to fight is hypnosis microphone
that has mythical effect to deliver the power of words. Groups of
different opinion should use the mic to argue the rival down.
18) Akudama Drive (Studio Pierrot): av
Bad guys get a mail telling that someone who release a murderer
planned to be excuted today will get 100 million yen. The bad
guys gather in the prison, fight with a large guard robot and free
the murderer. But the murderer has an evil plan.
19) D4DJ First Mix [s](Sanjigen): a
Rinku is transferred to a new high school. At the lunch time, she
hears a rock music as the school's broadcast. She runs into the
broadcasting room and tells the DJ, Maho, that she loves the music
and wants to join Maho's activity. Maho invites her to join a
girls' rock band.
20) Assault Lily (Shaft): a
Riri enters an academy of training Lily that is a figther against
Huge monsters. Huge suddenly appeared in the world 50 years ago.
In the academy, trainees are asked to catch a sample Huge escaped
from the labo. Yuyu, Kaede and Riri find and kill the monster.
21) Taisou Samurai (MAPPA):
Jotaro fails to win a gymnastics competition and gets trouble in
his shoulder. His coach strongly advises him to retire. His wife
has passed away already and left him a daughter Rei. Rei loves
ninja and they go Edo-mura to see a ninja show. Leo who is a ninja
in the show follows them to their house. In a gym, he shows people
his physical ability that pleases Rei. And Jotaro decides to stay
a gymnast.
22) Munou na Nana (Bridge):
An order is issued to kill all enemies nesting in an island
where is a school for ESPers. Nanao is tranferred to the school
but he doesn't get used to his class because he has useless
power only. One day, two new students join the class and Nanao
gets caught in a serious trouble.
23) King's Raid (OLM+Sunrise Beyond):
In the capital of Orbelia kingdom, discriminated dark elves hang
around the street and monsters appeare in the King's forest. A
team is sent to scout the monsters. In the forest, monsters attack
the team and Glan is the only survivor to return the city. Kirsel
and Fray go to the forest to save their friend Klaus.
24) Hyakuman no Inochi no ueni Ore wa tatteiru (MAHO FILM):
Yusuke falls into another world of dangerous monsteres where are
his class mate Iu and Kusue already. Game master comes close to
them, gives them a quest and determines Yusuke's role as a farmer.
Players should clear the quest in 14 days. This time, the quest is
to kill a troll that threatens a village.
25) NOBLESSE (Production I.G): v
Union is a high-tech terrorist group that develops and employs
soldiers of bio-chemically reinforced body. M-21 is a faulty
product. He deserts the group and gets hired as a school guard by
a mysterious president of the high school. Union sends soldiers to
Japan to chek the current situation.


Sequels/Another stories/Spin-offs/Remakes:
A3! Seaon Autumn & Winter
Dungeon ni Deai wo motomeru nowa machigatteiru darouka III
Gochuumon wa Usagi desuka? BLOOM
Golden Kamui III
Haikyu!! To The Top
Han-Yo no Yasha-hime
Love Live! Nijigaoka Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai
Mahouka-Koukou no Rettousei - Raihousha hen
Strike Witches Road to Berlin

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