The Best Anime of 2024

Runner-Up: Oshi no Ko Season 2

This absolutely wild series based on the light novel series written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari made our best of list when it debuted last year, and Season 2 continues that streak. In case you don’t know the premise, it’s one of the weirdest mainstream anime set-ups in a while: A doctor struggling to come to terms with the death of a young patient dies and finds himself reincarnated alongside his patient as the twin children of a world famous idol named Ai.

After the death of their mother at the hands of a crazed fan, the pair dedicate themselves to solving the murder while also having to juggle their lives as idols themselves. The second season took a meta twist as one of the twins was cast in a stage adaptation of a popular manga, but of course the mystery of who killed their mother is still a central plot and, for many viewers, Season 2 managed to reach the starry heights of the first season.

With the third season officially greenlit, it’ll be interesting to see if the series can keep up with its ever-growing fandom and wild conceit.