I really don't know if I'd say that, even as a mid-2000s m-muh soul obsessive (big fan of stuff like Kuuchuu Buranko, Gankutsuou, Haibane Renmei, Texhnolyze, Hi

I really don't know if I'd say that, even as a mid-2000s m-muh soul obsessive (big fan of stuff like Kuuchuu Buranko, Gankutsuou, Haibane Renmei, Texhnolyze, Hidamari, Paranoia Agent, Aria, Standalone Complex, YKK) who's frequently down on new stuff. The interesting part is that I think I can come up with things in basically every subgenre, so it's not as if output is 100% isekai or something. Just off the top of my head, since 2020-ish, things that'll almost definitely be remembered at least among enthusiasts: Oddtaxi feels like Satoshi Kon reborn, maybe with some Yuasa on the side Summertime Render is basically Higurashi x Shiki Bocchi is powerfully in the tradition of Watamote/NHK Eizouken fits right in with the other Yuasa shows Kakushigoto is classic Kumeta and will be remembered alongside Joshiraku/SZS Chihayafuru was already classic alt-sports, so S3 is more of the same Dorohedoro was already a classic manga and the adaptation so far has been surprisingly soulful Jahy and Machikazo Mazoku are up there in comedic SoL with YrYr/Yuyushiki/etc Ousama Ranking is so thoroughly well-produced I have a hard time seeing it not being remembered Akiba Maid War and Paripi Koumei were sufficiently novel to be inherently memorable