The three recommended anime for Fall 2023: "Yakuya no Hitorigoto" and "Undead Unluck" with Aoi Yuuki's great performance, and "100 Kano" which is just the best! [EXILE/FANTASTICSThe world of anime as told by the world! Part 4]

In this 4th installment, we will be looking at the fall season anime from October to December 2023. In the fourth installment of this series, Sekai selects three recommended anime from the fall anime season from October to December 2023.

The Apothecary's Alone

Oh no, it's the best. Neko Neko, how charming! Mr. Jin, how handsome and nice. How beautiful Princess Jade Leaf is. How beautiful is Princess Ewha.

This work is full of such fascinating characters, but the mystery element, which is the main focus of the story, is also interesting. ！！！！！！！！！

This is already a dangerous multiplication.

The main character, Neko Neko, was a medicine man with his adoptive father in the flower district. She has an unusual love for poisons and medicines, and has a precipitous body with no flesh, but she is kidnapped and, for some unknown reason, sold into the back palace to do menial labor. She becomes interested in a rumor that the emperor's sons are cursed, and uses her knowledge of pharmacology to quickly solve the problem, and the story unfolds as she gets involved in curses and rumors, being forced into trouble by various people, including the Imjin clan.

The main character, Nekoneko, is abnormally obsessed with things that really interest him, such as medicines and poisons, but he is completely indifferent to things that do not interest him. On top of that, he is a very realist and very likable. Her curious expression is very cute when seen in animation, and Aoi Yuuki's performance shines through.

The setting is a fictional country that looks like China. The story is set in a fictional country that looks like China, and there are some adult-like descriptions, but I feel that this also contributes to the reality of the story, making it very interesting.

The palace where Neko Neko lives is a palace for empresses and queens. The interaction between the eunuch Im Ji and Neko Neko, who is caught between the empresses living there and the emperor, is also very good. The interaction between Neko Neko, who does not show much emotion, or rather, does not flatter, rely on, or depend on anyone, and the Hou-Queen and Mr. Jin, who are always full of emotion, is full of great scenes. I think it is because Neko Neko is in the position of taking a step back that she is able to come up with great deductions.

Personally, I think that Syaoran, who plays the role of a well-informed person, which is indispensable in a mystery story, is very cute, but the information she brings to the table is very bad (laugh).

The visual aspect of the work is also very gorgeous, with many beautiful scenes, but it may not be a contrast, but the scenes outside of the palace do not use flashy colors, and the way people live is depicted in a down-to-earth way, which gives it a great sense of reality.

I thought this was another expression that could only be achieved through animation, and that viewers could strongly empathize with.

My personal favorite episode is Episode 9, "Suicide or Murder? This work often deals with life, but this episode 9 was especially memorable because of the excellent direction, animation, and acting by all the actors, and because of the many depictions that convey so much emotion.

In this episode, Neko Neko ponders about her own life. Considering the historical background, culture, customs, and status of this work, it is not difficult to imagine that the cat often encounters life-threatening events for various reasons.

Living in such a world, Neko Neko is interested in poisons. Naturally, it is life-threatening. So, I think about my own death. If I were to die, what kind of poison would I use?

There is no escape from an unwilling death or fate. The story is very serious because we can see that this kind of thinking is inside Neko Neko. The sunset behind the mansion, depicted in this scene, was strangely beautiful and yet scary, so it was very impressive. I think it is an important scene that shows us a little bit about the mind of Neko Neko, who has examined various people.

The inserted song "Visiting Tomorrow" (sung by XAI) and the recollection description were uncommonly beautiful, and I was thrilled by Neko Neko's lines afterwards. Neko Neko is a commoner, and Im Ji is a eunuch. It was a scene that made me think that in this era, position is the most important thing. Although it was not a gag piece, there were many funny scenes, and I had inadvertently forgotten about them, but I was reminded that this is the world we live in.

It was a very nice scene.

The OP and ED themes are also very beautiful and deeply emotional. If you have not seen it yet, please take this opportunity to see it. It is a work that will truly move you with a variety of emotions.

100 girlfriends who love you very, very much.

What a guy, Koitaro. ！！！！！！

It has been a long time since I have seen such a hyper romantic anime that is so pleasant to watch!

The main character, Koitaro Aishiro, is a high school student who wants a girlfriend so badly that he confesses his love to a girl when she is 8 months old. As you can tell from this setting, it is an incredible romantic comedy anime. I loved reading the original manga so much, so I was looking forward to the anime!

In the first episode, Koitaro is told by the god of love that he will have 100 girlfriends. True to his word, he quickly meets the man of his dreams! The music and sound effects here were the most amazing.

By the way, he suddenly meets two people of destiny! That's right, he falls in love and is loved by 100 people! That's why the high pace! I envy you ！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！

Who decided that there is only one person who is destined to be? How many people can there be who are destined to be ！！！！ God of love! You're the best！！！！

But the luck is all gathered there, so when you meet the person of destiny, you discover that if you don't make love to that person, you and the other child will die! What a cruel fate!

Then, Koitaro thought about it. He accepts the confessions of the two fates - Hakari and Karane - who are the first to confess their love to him after entering high school, and honestly decides to go out with both of them!

Koitaro-kun explains this to the two. The scene is very emotional and thoughtful of him. I urge everyone to watch it in the anime!

As mentioned above, Koitaro-kun Aishiro is a very nice person in his basic character. I think that is one of the key points of this work. Wataru Kato's performance in portraying Koitaro is too good to be true. Not only his voice, but also his animation is very interesting. His rich facial expressions in the anime are even more expressive than in the original manga, making it even more enjoyable.

And the female cast members' quips and lines (......) are both cute and funny at the same time.

Every single behavior and line towards Koitaro-kun is really out of character! After all, the title of this piece is not "I love you" but "I love you so much, so much, so much". So all the girls are badass, too. I've already gone beyond liking them.

And yet, each heroine is so attractive that it would take an inordinate amount of time to talk about the charms of each one. The episodes with each heroine are very strong, and I think that is one of the charms of this book!

Hanazono Hakari is the royal dere-dere girlfriend! Karane Inda is the classic tsundere! Karanon Inda is a classic tsundere, and even more so, a bilidere! These two alone are enough to make a strong character, but there are 98 more people who are destined to be... ...... It's just like that, isn't it?

Personally, I was impressed by the third episode. I was moved by Koitaro's incredibly straight feelings. In the third episode, Shizuka, his third girlfriend, falls in love with him, and Koitaro's words and actions in response are very good. I'm sure there are many who watched episode 3 and thought to themselves, "I want to be Koitaro-kun's girlfriend too! I want to be Koitaro's girlfriend too! The scene in the original manga was also very good, but the music and dialogue, which are unique to the anime, were also very good.

The OP theme song, "Dai Dai Dai Dai Dai I love you ♡" is also very good.

The lyrics and tone of the song perfectly understand the world of "100 Kano" and the feelings of the "girls," so fans of this work will definitely fall in love with it!

The ED theme song "Sweet Sign" is also very nice, as it is a song that understands the relationships between the "girls" very well!

Also, the ED of episode 11 is sung by Hakari's mother (CV: Uesaka Sumire), and the reason why is a must-see! It is a song full of unforgettable feelings that you will probably never forget once you hear and see it! By the way, the title is "I bought the ending today, so you can do whatever you want ♡".

It is not chaotic in many ways like that, but it really is a great piece of work, so please watch it everyone!

Undead Unluck.

I've been waiting for the anime adaptation: ！！！！ It was made in the coolest way and I was so excited every episode. I felt that the way it was made was quite respectful to the original work! It is a work with lots of romance elements like a shoujo manga in a battle of different abilities, which makes the audience's emotions swing violently when watching it!

The main characters in this work are Kazeko, a super beautiful girl who has the ability to bring "bad luck" to others just by touching them in the flesh, and Andy, a super-horrifying macho guy who has the ability of "immortality". An organization called "The Union" appears before the two, who have the ability to be "deniers."

Andy and Kazeko are working together to achieve the best possible death, and he is a very cool, super physical, brain-muscle guy. He is played by Yuichi Nakamura. His performance was very meaty, and he did a great job of expressing Andy's voice exactly as I had imagined it from reading the original manga. Andy's first word, "Hey!

On the other hand, Kazuko was played by Moe Kahara. Her performance was wonderful, with a sense of boldness and strength amidst the cuteness of her character! Her screams are so funny and cute.

I think the action portrayal in the animated version of "Andella" was just awful! Andy was flying through the air with his shredded legs regenerating at high speed, his head flying off, and so on. Every time, bleeding scenes are depicted with great power. In order to express this power, not only the animation, but also the sound is really good.

The music was created by Kenichiro Suehiro! He has produced music for numerous anime and TV dramas. The background music and sound effects in the background have a profound and rock-like feel, and I thought that the world view of "Andela" was very carefully produced.

A total of 13 episodes were aired in the first season. In the original story, it was up to the good scenes involving Tatiana and Lip.

Personally, my favorite episodes were the 3rd and 4th episodes in which Gina appeared. From the very beginning, the character of Gina was shown to be incredibly attractive. The hourglass room and the message drawn in Andy's blood. I didn't expect them to bring this, so this was a surprise direction that made me happy! I think that the anime's unique style of presentation, which is different from the original manga, was very enjoyable and showed the anime's unique qualities.

I also like the way that Andy's commentary starts to be included around episode 3, and that there are more and more scenes where Andy's wiles come into play! I also love the gag scene at the beginning where Andy and his crew are suddenly shot from above the ship, and then Andy falls from above and lands on his feet.

Andy and Kazuko arrive in Russia. At the beach where they arrived, Kazeko meets a girl with a cheerful attitude, but this girl turns out to be Gina, with whom Andy has a close relationship. Kazeko starts painting with her on the beach. Kazeko responds to a question from Gina, who likes things to stay the same, by thinking about it for a while. The finished picture of the two of them is very contrasting, and this is where I was first struck by the contrast.

Then, Gina's tone of voice changes little by little after hearing Kazeko's answer to the question, and it takes on the powerful tone of a person with union abilities. I loved Aoi Yuuki's performance here.

Gina, Andy, and Kazeko fight in this way, and there was a lot of Gina's cuteness scattered throughout the battle. The animation, with its movements and voices, conveyed Gina's jealousy and negative emotions more directly, which I really enjoyed. Even if you have never seen it, I highly recommend you watch it just for this part.

The reason why Gina and Andy fight was also a bit sad. Gina is a very attractive character in the beginning of the show, so I decided to focus my impressions on Gina this time!

So, everyone, please check out "Undead Unluck"!

(Text by Sekai (EXILE/FANTASTICS), Photo by Shohei Kanazawa)