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2020 may have been excruciating to get through, but at least we had some top-notch anime to distract us from the ever-increasing ennui of an unstable world! This year has had an abundance of character-focused dramas, so we thought we’d highlight five male leads who left a distinct impression on us, even long after their stories were over. Let’s toss our cares away and get started!
2020 has certainly been a year to remember, for better or for worse (it’s definitely for worse), but at least the anime was pretty great! Along with a smattering of sequels and remakes, we also got a wide variety of new tales to sink our teeth into – including some with highly memorable main characters who haven’t left our minds since they were introduced to us many far-flung months ago. To that end, we’ve gathered five of our favorite leading ladies from 2020 so we can gush about how outstanding they are! If you also enjoy simping over emotionally complex anime girls, please join us!
When overworked and beaten down salaryman Ryouma Takebayashi unexpectedly perishes in his own home, he finds himself sitting at a tea table with the three gods of the universe. Because he suffered so much in his previous life, they decide to reincarnate him as a young boy in a peaceful fantasy world so he can relax and enjoy himself to his heart’s content. And thus, Ryouma begins his new path – raising different types of slimes, making friends with a local duke’s family, starting a laundry service, and generally having a much better time than he was before. It’s certainly a charming premise for an iyashikei isekai anime, but how does By the Grace of the Gods actually hold up as a complete show? Let’s gather our slimes and take a closer look!
As another season of anime draws to a close, we must briefly hold back the hype train for the next season to discuss the best shows from this one. Fall 2020 was pretty stacked with stellar anime, from long-anticipated sequels to adaptations of rising star manga series to fresh original shows that kept us guessing at every turn. So, please join us as we take a look back at the best anime of Fall 2020!
Not all isekai protagonists have to depose tyrannical kings or rescue royals in order to have a positive impact on the fantasy world they’re transported to – some folks just open a useful shop or introduce a few key elements from modern society that make life easier. Such is the case with Ryouma Takebayashi from Fall 2020’s By the Grace of the Gods and Genzou Shibata from Fall 2019’s Kemono Michi! Rise Up, both of whom take a peaceful and (mostly) well thought out approach to spreading happiness in their respective isekai worlds. But who improved their new home the most? Let’s take a closer look at their strategies and see who the biggest benefactor to Generic JRPG-Topia really is!
So 2020 wasn’t all bad – well, it was... but having an abundance of genuinely hilarious comedy anime to take the edge off certainly helped a bit. They run the gamut of genres: dark absurdism, workplace/family sitcom, educational, reverse harem, and borderline hentai, but all of them kept up our spirits through the hard times and provided some top-tier reaction gifs that we’ll treasure forever. These are the five best comedy anime of 2020!
![[Isekai Battle!] Ryouma (By the Grace of the Gods) vs Genzou (Kemono Michi: Rise Up!) - Who Improved Their Fantasy World the Most?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594f053cbf629a4fd216a1b2/1613588691244-HRQ3EYZ2B7Y14RXI8WX3/Kemono-Michi-Wallpaper.jpg)
