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Zero kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho (2017)
Not every good anime has to be flashy
This is a solid fantasy anime with protagonists who have clear values and beliefs based on their roles in the world. Without mind-boggling twists and over-the-top actions, this anime doesn't have chance in popularity compared to more popular series in the shounen genre. I think this show is more suited for introverts since the character development is more shown internally than externally.
Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King (2017)
A Comedy for the "Others" in the White Suburb
Someone once said that satire occurs when one faces an absurdly unjust scenario that can't be changed but only laughed at. For those who find Homecoming King boring, the white suburbia must've been a perfectly normal place to be themselves. So congrats for not being able to enjoy the show.
For those of us who have different skin color and are possibly immigrants, Hassan Minhaj told our similar experience with veracity and gut. Being the "others" has helped colored immigrants developed a third-person's perspective to look at ourselves, or specifically the ability to see ourselves as the exotic and foreign creatures from white people's perspective. If you don't find Hassan Funny, probably you've looked at yourselves in the first perspective your whole life.
As a Chinese immigrant who went to high school in the suburbs, I'm drawn to Hassan's story even though I know little of Indian culture. After all, who doesn't have that "white princess(or prince)" complex?