What better way to kick off the year than by revisiting our favourite topic: What’s the next big thing in anime/manga? In this episode we revisit our picks from 2024 and go through our new ones for 2026.
Timecodes:
0:00 Revisiting the topic: The Next Big Thing
3:25 Enzo’s #2 pick: Phantom Busters by Neoshoco
11:01 Samu’s #2 pick: Gokurakugai by Uto Sano
19:07 Checking in our preview picks for The Next Big Thing
19:21 Sakamoto Days and Gachiakuta - both had anime, neither became mega hits
24:45 Tokyo Aliens and Kindergarten Wars - neither have had anime yet
29:16 Spy X Family vs Chainsaw Man - which won in the long run and which do we prefer?
36:33 Apothecary Diaries vs Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End tight race as the current top hits
38:46 Refresher on the Enzo’s “Kaijuu” term
39:59 The Kaijuu Wall
55:04 Samu’s #1 pick: Kagurabachi by Takeru Hokazono
59:18 Enzo’s #1 pick: Ichi the Witch by Osamu Nishi, Shiro Usazaki
1:09:20 The Next (Next) Big Thing predictions for further in the future
