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SHORT Series ideas for replacing Dungeon Meshi? (Patreon)

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2025-04-21 17:40:02
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Hey all!

Dungeon Meshi Season 1 will be ending in Mid-May, and while we wait on Season 2 in November, I definitely want some ideas for the series to replace it!

SOME CRITERIA FOR COMMENTS & RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW:

PLEASE suggest only series that are between 6-25 episodes (with maybe an OVA or movie thrown in with that). Longer series will not be considered.

PLEASE DO NOT bash the shows in the comments that get recommended. You can express your agreement with "hearts" but also --

-- PLEASE don't tell me the show itself; y'all know I like going in as blind as I can!

Thank you for helping me! The replacement show will be chosen via the SPINNING WHEEL OF FATE in the May Channel Update video!

NOMINATIONS ON THIS POST END APRIL 25TH at 12:00 pm CST!

Have a great week and thanks for the support!

<3 RB

Comments

Be Happy

Erased 12 episodes is my suggestion 😁 Solo Leveling too 25 ep

Gus N

Made in Abyss

Anders Hallin

Gunbuster? Gainax project before EVA, and a really cool Sci fi story.

Greybeard

The saga of Tanya the Evil 12 episodes, 1 OVA and 1 movie in total.

Damage3245

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

bananab23

I think it’s been recommended before on a previous poll (so I get if you wanted to wait some) but wanted to throw out a vote for Wind Breaker 😊

Gus N

Dungeon People

Eric

* Kanata no Astra * Ranking of Kings

Anders Hallin

It's six longer episodes. And has some 80s fanservice unfortunately.

Rock

Your Lie in April or Tamako Market

Defuna

Revue Starlight is the first thing that came to mind for me - 12 episodes and a movie

Anders Hallin

Birdie Wing? I'll kill you, with golf!

Anders Hallin

Scrapped Princess, the least popular choice, but I like it?

yob

Oshi no ko! not spoiler- the first ep is an hour long so does that technically count as a movie?😄

yob

the elusive samurai

Whim

Odd Taxi

sanime

Dangers of my heart two seasons 12 episodes each with one OVA

Moroni W

rascal does not dream of bunny girl senpai 13 episodes and 3 movies

KumiRei

Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction, 1+17 episodes

Whim

Hell's Paradise

tinyTRUKK

Orb: On the Movements of the Earth. PLSPLSPLSPLSPLSPLSPSL you would like it.

Sunspots

Mashiro no Oto aka Those Snow White Notes 🥰

Brrmaster

Oshi No Ko would be my vote!

Will

Princess Principal. 12 episodes, 3 movies. A great series with an amazing soundtrack and story

KumiRei

I believe that season 2 is 13 episodes, but still qualifying if without OVA and I support the peak in my heart.

no nickname

Medalist! It's hard to find reactors to this one and It's such a shame😂

Setas

One Outs. I still have hope that you will react to it...

Eatchu

Kakushigoto: Hidden Things, After the Rain, Wotakoi... they are all about 12-13 eps I think

Will

Koi wa Ameagari no You Ni, Love is like after the rain. Or After the Rain for short. It is a great story with amazing characters. Great for discussion too

Flay

Kakuriyo: Bed and breakfast for spirits

Wong Viriya

Blue Box is perfectly fit 25 EPs

Coughme

Insomniacs After School

Coughme

Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!

Coughme

Sonny Boy

Diana Williams

Case Files of Jeweler Richard (12 episodes + books if interested)

Nicolas

I second this motion haha.

Coughme

Happy to see some Dangers in my Heart love

Coughme

Baccano!

Anna G.

Jellyfish Princess

sanime

You're right so 26 episodes i guess she could combine the OVA and a s2 ep 1 because its just bonus content compiled together a

Nicolas

Looking at the criteria.. I have two series in mind at the moment. Hope you guys don’t spoil ANY details pls. Just heart if you wanna “boost” 1) Claymore 2) Brave Bang Bravern

WuXian Suibian

Kono Oto Tomare! 2 seasons, 13 episode each

KumiRei

It’s been two years, I need the season 2 of this beautiful romance drama so badly!

Marsh

Revue Starlight!

Anime Annie

Cool Doji Danshi/Play It Cool Guys (24 short 11-minute episodes)

Anime Annie

Akudama Drive (12 Episodes)

Coughme

Otaku Elf

WuXian Suibian

Tengoku Daimakyou (Heavenly Delusion) 13 Episodes

Rose Jennison

Kaiju no 8 is just one 12 ep season so far, so that could work

Anime Annie

Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge/Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless (12 Episodes)

Coughme

Call of the Night

WuXian Suibian

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 2 seasons, 12 episodes each

Frank Ace Art

Here are some short 6 to 13 episode series to consider: Flip Flappers (13 episodes), After the Rain (12 episodes), Gunbuster (6 episodes), Sonny Boy (12 episodes), A Place Further Than the Universe (13 episodes) Blood Blockade Battlefront Season 1 (13 episodes) 😉👍

Bex H

i agree!!

KumiRei

I remember the OVA is still a normal episode length, so it depends on her to count it 26 or 25.

Plore

ZANKYOU NO TERROR: TERROR IN REESONANCE

L Freya

Snow White with the Red Hair

tinyTRUKK

You better, if you weren't seconding this, something could have happened ( -_•)╦̵̵̿╤─ (⊙_⊙)

Nadj

Yatagarasu : The Raven Does not Choose Its Master. 20 episodes, fantasy court drama.

Sarah

Heavenly Delusion or Erased

Coughme

The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today

Bex H

akiba maid war , 12 episodes

BeastialMoon

OOF. I'm just now realizing how few shows I love to recommend are 24 eps or less. I could talk about old OVA series that are really short, but I don't know how much discussion you'd get out of them. My one recommendation would have been Steins;Gate - were it not for the fact it got a sequel series five years later bringing its episode count to 50 t-t I have managed to find a few, though, so here goes: Gunbuster (6 episodes) Monthly Girl's Nozaki-Kun (12 episodes) Zombieland Saga (24 episodes)

Nicolas

OMG freya mhm

KumiRei

Lycoris Recoil, 13 episodes + 6 short episodes are airing in this season.

BeastialMoon

If only Witch Hat Alelier was out already 😔

Anime Annie

She's already seen it before she started the channel I believe. Not sure though if she's read the manga.

Pancake

A Place Further Than the Universe has already won a poll and will replace Dororo soon

piano1674

Girls’ Last Tour (one cour)

Cory

great recommendation!

Damage3245

Ghost Stories (English Dub)

Tarkus

Girls Last Tour (12 episodes) Sonny Boy (12 episodes) School-Live! (12 episodes)

romaniablack

Yes! I was definitely planning to include that one so thank you! :D

piano1674

A few more I meant to send: Princess Tutu (2 cour) , Little Witch Academia (2 cour + 2 ovas), Heavenly Delusion ( 1 cour) , Paranoia Agent (1 cour), Serial Experiments Lain (1 cour)

A

Dorohedoro.

Andres Lozano

Showa Rakugo 2 seasons 26(?) episodes

Alexandra Q

- Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night. 12 episodes long and anime original. - Kaiju No. 8. 12 episodes long with a second season on the works. - Lycoris Recoil. 13 episodes long with a second season on the works and a mini series currently airing (the mini series episodes are like 2 minutes long each) - NieR:Automata Ver1.1a. 2 seasons, 24 episodes in total. - Summer Time Rendering. 25 episodes.

romaniablack

That would be okay! Thank you and NOTED! :D

romaniablack

I'm okay with it being 26 - just not three full seasons or something like that, you know! Thank you and NOTED!

Anders Hallin

Both this and Kageki Shoujo! (completely unrelated except for being about theater girls) would be really cool!

Anastasia Lipgart

Hamatora (24 eps) Samurai flamenco (22 eps) Twilight out of focus (12 eps) Prince of stride (12 eps) Visual prison (12 eps) Toradora (25 eps)

romaniablack

Thank you! This show has peaked my interest! NOTED!

romaniablack

Thank you! I know Wotakoi was a romance one I was thinking of for later this year! NOTED!

romaniablack

Not committing to any manga/LN readings, but thank you! Noted!

romaniablack

That ones definitely in contention! Thank you!

Wong Viriya

just join back the support and realized that yorimoi won the poll, wow guessed I'll stay support for rest of the year

romaniablack

Of course! Poor 91 Days has been on allll the polls! Noted!

XanEcho

Blue Period

romaniablack

These all sound great! Thank you and NOTED! And yes, A Place Further than the Universe is starting this coming Saturday on Patreon!

jiyeoun

Showa Rakugo

romaniablack

This one seems so interesting! Thank you! Noted!

Bex H

i agree blue period would be great! (even if the mangas better)

romaniablack

Thank you for the recommendations! I've sadly already watched Monthly girl's Nozaki-Kun - it was the first series on my channel but before I could back it up and it's sadly been lost now. T_T And Stein's Gate WILL be on the polls when we get some of these longer series on the channel out of the way, so no worries! :)

romaniablack

Sadly, I've already seen Nozaki-Kun's anime, but if I do a manga poll down the road, I'll consider it! Thanks!

romaniablack

I knoooow, that one is ON MY LIST when it is out!

BeastialMoon

Oh noooo not Nozaki 😭 lmao great to hear though

romaniablack

NOTED! I have that one down as a "manga read" if I get to that poll, but I will note the recommendation!

romaniablack

Oh my gosh, THE OFFICIAL CLOUD BAKERY - Author of the Whiteboard-kun fan fiction - You're HERE! Thank you and NOTED!

Luigi

sarazanmai :) my love story with yamada kun oblivion battery

Richard Walker

My suggestiongoes to Girls Band Cry (13 episodes)

Kelven

Girls und Panzer (12 episodes, 1 full length (2h) movie, 5 fourty-minute OVAs, one 15 minute OVA) NOTE: There are also 9 small OVAs (ranging anywhere from 2 minutes to 15 minutes long) that, while aren't considered "required" viewing, are easily watchable in a single sitting or two if desired.

Lynden

Gunbuster (6 episodes). Probably the best, most classic, but shortest thing you haven't seen yet.

Kelven

EDIT (but new comment instead of edit): It may sound like a lot, but if you assume the movie counts as 4 episodes, and the 40-minute OVAs count as two, that puts it at 26 episodes and one 15 minute OVA, so I'd call that even with the "25 episodes and maybe a movie" threshold :)

romaniablack

That still sounds okay haha Thank you for letting me know!

el kuño

YES YES YES Please do Bravern!

LucyCry

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime/Snow White with the Red Hair 2 Seasons, 12 Episodes each (+ there's technically 1 OVA)

yob

this would be fun and CHAOTIC😂

yob

ah toradora..*takes drag of cigarette🚬* ain't heard that name in years I tell ya

River

Throwing Kill la Kill (24 episodes + 1 OVA) out there

iHatePiano

I din't know that and that is great!

Zeekutar The Immortal

a place further than the universe (just try to figure out the plot from that title) akiba maid war My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

romaniablack

Luckily, A Place Further than the Universe just won a poll on Patreon here! Backtrack on the channel! Or check it out in the Discord to see! It's starting this Saturday (PLEASE NO SPOILERS) on the channel! But thank you for the other recommendations!

A M Y

Fairy Ranmaru (if I keep suggesting it she's GOT to watch it some day right? XD)

killerqueen2000

underrated considering little to no ppl talked about it or watched it

killerqueen2000

Paranoia agent (13 ep) pet (13 ep) Parasyte (24 ep) Tatami galaxy (11 ep)

romaniablack

Awesome! Thank you for the recommendations!!

Gin

ORB!!! ORB!!! ORB!!! ORB!!!

Frank Ace Art

Oh a surprisingly overlooked one “Dead Dead Demons DeDeDeDe Destruction”

jiyeoun

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

AVi

Fr

AVi

Yes pls

Sulyeri

Sakamoto Days (12 episodes) Anne Shirley (24 episodes) Blue Period (12 episodes thooo manga would be better) Kaijuu no.8 (12 episodes) Toradora (25 episodes) Keep your hands of Eizouken! (12 episodes) Zombieland Saga (2x12)

yob

to be hero x currently airing but already a masterpiece

Ailton

Princess Tutu (2 cour) , Paranoia Agent (1 cour), Serial Experiments Lain (1 cour)

romaniablack

Thank you for recommending it as well! Noted!

romaniablack

Ooohhhhh honestly, WILL put down because I had watched it in high school but remember practically nothing and would love to do a re-watch! Thank you!

romaniablack

It's funny you mention that; I just heard about that series yesterday! Noted!

Merfhew

It looks like you have no shortage of choices, but I have a few more: -- Kowloon Generic Romance (currently airing, but it'll be 13 eps; I know you can't commit to reading, but I'd recommend the manga if this one wins and you enjoy it) -- Anne Shirley (currently airing, but it will be 24 eps) -- Akudama Drive (12 eps) -- Shadows House (25 eps) -- Shin Sekai Yori [also called: From The New World] (25 eps)

Bells

❤️ for Tatami Galaxy.

romaniablack

No, I appreciate the recommendations! Thank you!!

Plore

Gonna throw out some more Migi & Dali Children of the whales orange (if it doesn't win romance poll XD )

Merfhew

Omg, I'm so excited to see a Children of the Whales fan. You have good taste!

sanime

Im so glad to see Migi and Dali it was such a underrated gem for me

Dana

Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (24 episodes) Mawaru Penguindrum (24 episodes) Gosick (24 episodes) shooting my shot again with these 🥲 sorry if someone else mentioned any of these already; I don't know if we're supposed to vote with hearts again this time, but there's too many comments to look through at this point 😅

romaniablack

That is totally okay! Yeah....there are a LOT of comments! Thank you for the nominations!

BB

Twilight out of focus: 12 eps Blue eye samurai: 8 eps

Kiara

Blue Eye Samurai!^^^

Kiara

Oh, I haven't heard of Children of the Whales in a minute! I watched that forever ago lol

Angie Nayla

1. Cool Doji Danshi (Play it cool, guys) - 24ep 2. The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons - 12ep 3. My New Boss is Goofy - 12ep 4. The Ice Guy & His Cool Female Colleague - 12ep 5. Windbreaker (There's a season one and currently airing season 2). But if I need to choose one, it's Windbreaker. Is this too many? Just listed my favorite anime 🤣 Hope you have a good day!

Lynden

Haibane Renmei is a good one, I haven't seen that in a long time.

C.Davis

Moribito: Guardian of the sacred spirit (26 episodes, one over what you said but you did say an Ova could be thrown in so i figured 1 episode over would not be to bad, i hope. Anime from 2007. I say that because there was a live action done but anime is better) or if if that one extra episode is too much these other options: The Saga of Tanya the Evil (12 episodes + 1 movie) Lycoris Recoil (13 Episodes )

romaniablack

Those all work for nominations! Thank you!!

romaniablack

These all sound great! Thank you for the recommendations!!

Zachiel

I don't know if it fits the criteria becuase the second season is still coming out but id love it if you watched Wind Breaker. Otheriwse i recomend cherry magic or To be Hero X

romaniablack

Well, Cherry Magic looks like it's about to win the poll that's on here to replace Trigun Maximum, so there's that! ^^ But thank you for the other suggestions!

Sulyeri

och, I also forgot abo Twilight Out of Focus

Be Happy

I forgot to add Dakaichi : 13 ep + a movie

Be Happy

I ve seen it last January.. great suggestion 🥰

Eloise Rose

im hoping for that too someday brother but hibike is 3 seasons ;c

romaniablack

Yeah, the guidelines above say that I don't want shows above 25/26 episodes right now, since I have three long series on the channel already. #readingisfundamental but I've had that one recommended a lot so maybe later this year I'll get another long series on the channel! Thank you for the suggestion, though!

Megan

Haibane Renmei

LaliLove

To be Hero X

KumiRei

My Dress-Up Darling, 12 episodes, and the Season 2 will be airing in July. FYI, the manga just ended in last month.

romaniablack

NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED! THANK YOU SO MUCH! WOW! I am impressed with all the recommendations! The polls will be hearty for a while now!

Alex Tapisevic

Well you could do one season a year... hahah ok no.