The #1 must watch of 2026
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Anime Spotlight: Keijo!!!!!!!! Welcome to my very first recommendation! I wanted to kick things off with something that doesn't take itself seriously for even a second — because sometimes that's exactly what you need. The premise: In the near future, women compete in a sport called "Keijo," where the only rule is you can't use your hands or feet — just your butt and chest to knock opponents off a floating platform. That's genuinely it. And the show plays it completely straight, giving each hip-thrust and body slam its own dramatic technique name like it's a martial arts tournament. Why it's worth your time:
Total commitment to the bit. The show never winks at you apologetically — it just goes all in on the premise, which somehow makes it funnier than if it tried to be self-aware about it. A real sports anime hiding underneath. Strip away the absurd sport and you've got classic tournament-arc structure: rivals, training montages, teammates who become family. The bones are surprisingly solid. Big, cartoonish character designs that lean into exaggeration as part of the joke rather than going for realism — it plays more like slapstick comedy than anything else. Easy to binge. One 12-episode season, so it's a low-commitment watch if you just want something ridiculous.
Bottom line: Is it a top 5 anime of all time? Objectively, no — but subjectively, if your ranking criteria include "commitment to the bit" and "how hard did I laugh at something so stupid," it might just sneak onto the list. Keijo!!!!!!!! delivers exactly what the title promises, and honestly, that kind of confidence deserves some respect.
Reply from Big T
Counterpoint: Keijo!!!!!!!! is one joke wearing a sports anime trench coat.
Yes, it commits to the bit. Unfortunately, the bit is “what if butts had special attacks?” for 12 episodes. Funny? Absolutely. Secretly great? Let’s not get carried away by the Butt Guillotine.
Reply from CherryBlossomDays
Fair point—and I don't think I'd argue it's secretly a masterpiece. 😂
What won me over is that it could have coasted on the premise alone, but instead it goes full sports anime with training arcs, rivalries, power-ups, and increasingly ridiculous "techniques." It treats every match like the fate of the world is on the line, and that level of commitment is what makes the joke last longer than it probably should.
Is it one joke? Yeah. But it's a joke that somehow evolves into "what if this absurd concept got the same production effort as a shonen tournament arc?" I can respect that kind of dedication.
Also, the Butt Guillotine is objectively an all-time anime move name. I will not be taking questions.