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Going by the almost finished Cour 1, I think Ragna Crimson is the best anime i've watched all year. This list includes MHA S6 Dark Deku arc, High Card, Hells Paradise, Dead Mount Death Play, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 and Undead Unluck. My opinion is very unlikely to change unless the next few episodes shit the bed hard but I doubt it since it keeps getting better and manga readers say the upcoming fight(Ragna vs Voltekamui) is top tier.

I really like that this series really takes its time to set up and develop characters and events properly, rather than constantly rushing to "cool" fights and ... spectacle like a lot of modern shonen. Every major fight or plot event holds a lot of emotional weight behind it as a result. The main duo are very interesting, have great chemistry and parallel in various ways such as hero vs villain, brain vs brawn, stoicism vs emotional. But despite those personality clashes they are forced to work together for a common goal. The main antagonist is enjoyable to watch and well written. Her more empathetic nature which makes her shy away from standard methods of killing(preferring to "dissapear" people instead) and fighting in general really contrasts well with her peers who freely revel in the destruction they bring. But then later on as it turns out, this "angelic" persona is somewhat of a facade. She is inexperienced and prone to emotional distress which makes her freeze mid battle. Outside of battle her failures eat away at her, stopping her from being able to use her time control magic. She isn't exactly "pure" either, she has proven to be just as bloodthirsty as the others when someone gets in her way. The main set of antagonists grow on you. They feel like a real family, not just a bunch of evildoers conspiring together. Character dynamics are top tier and the latest episode is a prime example of that where you have Woltekamui pep talking the main antagonist and Princess Starlia putting on a tsundere front as she is in love with Ragna but sees him as a potential liability to her duties and because his accomplice is basically the devil.