I have seen bits and pieces of both Clannads a lot but have never made it through the whole thing on my own. Maybe I would have more patience for it now but back when it never quite grabbed me (even though the premise was quite interesting). Dr. Stone was also quite good, watched it a while back and liked it quite a lot. I kinda watched a lot of anime earlier this year and took a break recently but I'm back to them now. This year so far I watched and really liked a lot. Carol and Tuesday really got me with it's musical stuff, Anohana hit me with some crazy feels, which in hindsight maybe watching it and Violet Evergarden back to back wasn't the best choice, but ohhhh weeeeell.
I ended up watching a lot more isekai this year than I thought I ever would in my life because I usually find them uninspired... but damn they're proving me wrong lately. I never thought I would enjoy 'Is it wrong to try to pick up girls in a dungeon' but I am now shamefully (to those who judge me based on glancing at it) admit that I enjoyed it quite a lot. Re:Zero season 2 also grabbed me pretty well and I put that show off initially for years. I was wrong to judge it by it's cover as well. Rising of the Shield Hero was also a pretty fun watch and subverted a few of my expectations. Definitely would recommend Re:Zero the most out of all of those.
Then there's the anime I picked up recently after discovering I can pull up Funimation ad free without a subscription. Appare-Ranman is easily worth your time. It's one of the coolest anime at
kisscartoon rick and morty I have watched this year and gives some Jojo pt7 and a bit of Cowboy Bebop vibes. Just started Deca-Dence as well, and so far I really love it. It starts out with an already interesting set up and then throws a HUGE curve ball I don't think I could have seen coming early on.
That's not even everything but I guess that's most of the more memorable new stuff I have seen this year so far.... and the new Promised Neverland season is soon approaching..... holy shit I can't wait for that.... (best thriller anime I have seen in years if you haven't seen season 1. Please do that. You won't regret it)