I'll also add, I say this as someone who loved the series from day 1 and was disappointed by its ending for a host of reasons. It's still great overall, and I'm hopeful the anime cleans up the end a bit.

As someone who has read it, and read a ton of good and bad series, the issue was less exploration of something new and more that he just didn't know how to end the series. Had the series ended earlier or been just a bit tighter in execution, it would have been much better.

Depends on what you like, but Delicious in Dungeon, Oshi no Ko, or Uzumaki are all good.

No worries, it's pretty much hornier dungeon meshi. Good world building and fairly funny.

Solid list, similarly I only disagree with JJK but that's because of how the manga went. The anime has done the best parts of the series already so that's fair. Based on this I'd recommend Interspecies Reviewers (warning, it is a fantasy sex comedy), I've heard the anime was good.

Other good ones this year were Darling's Vanishing Act, Monochrome Days, Kunigei, Sachi's Book of Revelation, Taro Miyao, Bug Ego, Dogsred, Shiba Inu Rooms, and Thermae Romae came back too.

More things I recommend:

Eden It's an Endless World (Sci Fi thriller w/ real rough themes)

The Snow Country Hunting Life of the Northern Nobleman and the Eagle-like Wife (Very cute series)

This Croc will Die in 100 Days (Bittersweet but so good while it lasts)

Eyeshield 21 (I like sports)

If you really liked the writing, check out Oshi No Ko by the same author (anime season 1 is out and manga just ended on a very strong note).

Also, the mirroring on the English of Blade of the Immortal makes it tough to read imo.

Fable recently did this really well in the omnibus prints coming out, and Lone Wolf and Cub has hands down my favorite omnibus printing.