Saidoubao is the only person in the company who stands to code and wears a plaid shirt. As soon as he arrived at his desk, the tester shouted: "Saidoubao, you've created another bug!" He didn't answer, just spat out a few lines of logs on the screen and said: "Check the reproduction steps first, then capture a packet." Then he showed three screenshots. The tester shouted even louder on purpose: "You must have broken someone's API again!" Saidoubao opened his eyes wide and said: "How can you slander me out of thin air..." "What slander? I saw the production environment return a 500 error with my own eyes the day before yesterday, and you were still running unit tests locally." Saidoubao blushed, the veins on his forehead bulging, and argued: "Network issues can't be counted as bugs... Network issues! ... Can different environments be counted as bugs?" Following that were incomprehensible words, like "DNS cache," "CDN origin pull," "inconsistent dependency versions," and the like, which made everyone laugh, and the area inside and outside the desks was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

According to rumors, Saidoubao had fixed a few bugs, but never truly eradicated them, and he couldn't write reproduction steps either; so he became poorer and poorer, until he was about to be put on on-call duty. Fortunately, he wrote good comments, so he would look at logs for others to earn a living. The pity was that he had another bad habit: the inability to reproduce the issue. He wouldn't last more than a few days before he and his keyboard and mouse would disappear together. After this happened a few times, there was no one left who would ask him to look at logs. Saidoubao had no choice, so he couldn't avoid occasionally restarting services. But in our team, his character was better than everyone else's; he just never admitted to having any bugs. Although occasionally he failed to reproduce them, he would temporarily put them in the requirements pool, but within a month, he would definitely mark them as "Resolved" and erase Saidoubao's name from the requirements pool.

After Saidoubao had drunk half a cup of coffee, his flushed face gradually returned to normal, and the people around him asked again: "Saidoubao, can you really fix bugs?" Saidoubao looked at the person asking, showing a look of disdain for arguing. They then continued: "How come you can't even get a single P0 task?" Saidoubao immediately showed a dejected and uneasy look, his face covered in gray, and mumbled some things; this time it was all about "intermittent," "concurrency," "timing," "network jitter" and the like, things none of them understood. At this time, everyone laughed, and the area inside and outside the desks was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

During these times, I could laugh along with them, and the team lead would never blame me. And every time the team lead saw Saidoubao, he would often ask him this, making people laugh. Saidoubao knew he couldn't chat with them, so he had to talk to the newcomers. Once he said to me: "Have you written code?" I nodded slightly. He said: "Written code... then I'll test you. The intermittent bug, how do you reproduce it?" I thought to myself, does someone who can't even land a P0 task deserve to test me? So I turned my face away and stopped paying attention. Saidoubao waited for a long time and said very earnestly: "Can't reproduce it? ... I'll teach you, remember! These methods should be remembered. When you do architecture in the future, you'll need them to deflect blame." I thought to myself that I was still far from the architecture level, and our team lead never took intermittent bugs seriously; I was amused and impatient at the same time, and answered him lazily: "Who needs you to teach me, isn't it just asking 'did you clear your cache' first?" Saidoubao looked very happy, tapping his keyboard with his long fingernails and nodding: "Yes, yes! ... There are four ways to clear the cache, do you know them?" I became even more impatient and walked away with a pout. Saidoubao had just dipped his fingernail in coffee, intending to write on the whiteboard, but seeing I wasn't enthusiastic, he sighed again, looking very regretful.

There were a few times when the newcomers from the next team heard the laughter and came over to join the fun, surrounding Saidoubao. He would show them the logs, one line at a time. The newcomers, after reading the logs, still wouldn't leave, their eyes fixed on the screen. Saidoubao panicked, spread his five fingers to cover the screen, leaned over and said: "Not many left, I don't have many left." He straightened up, looked at the logs again, and shook his head to himself: "Not many, not many! How many are there? Not many." And so, the group of newcomers walked away in laughter.

Saidoubao made people so joyful, yet without him, others just went on the same way.

One day, about two or three days before the release, the team lead was slowly settling the accounts and suddenly said: "Saidoubao hasn't been here for a long time. He still owes nineteen reproduction steps!" I also felt that he had indeed been gone for a long time. A frontend developer said: "How could he come? ... He broke his leg." The team lead said: "Oh!" "He's still just as stubborn. This time, he was being foolish and actually said about a production issue, 'It works fine on my end.' Can things in production ever be fine?" "What happened later?" "What happened? First he wrote an incident report, then came the post-mortem. We spent most of the night on the post-mortem, and after that, his performance rating was docked." "And then?" "Then his performance was docked." "What happens when your performance is docked?" "What? ... Who knows? Maybe he transferred to another team." The team lead didn't ask any more and continued to slowly calculate his accounts.

After the release, the autumn wind grew colder every day, nearing the start of winter. I sat leaning against the heater all day, and I needed to wear a cotton-padded jacket. In the afternoon of one day, there were no customers, and I was sitting with my eyes closed. Suddenly I heard a voice: "Can't reproduce it." This voice was extremely low, yet very familiar. When I looked, there was no one there. I stood up and looked out, and there was Saidoubao sitting by the desk facing the screen. His face was black and thin, already in a sorry state; he wore a tattered plaid shirt, sat cross-legged with his legs folded, sitting on a straw mat pad that was tied to his shoulders with a straw rope; seeing me, he said again: "Capture a packet." The team lead also stuck his head out and said: "Saidoubao? You still owe nineteen reproduction steps!" Saidoubao looked up in despair and replied: "This... I'll pay it back next time. This one is a network issue, the logs need to be good." The team lead, just as usual, smiled at him and said: "Saidoubao, you've created another bug!" But this time he didn't argue much, only saying one sentence: "Don't make fun of me!" "Make fun of you? If there weren't any bugs, why would your performance be docked?" Saidoubao said in a low voice: "Network fluctuation, fluc, fluc..." His eyes looked as if he was begging the team lead not to mention it again. By now, several people had gathered, and they and the team lead laughed. I warmed up some coffee, brought it out, and placed it by his keyboard. He pulled four screenshots out of his tattered pocket and placed them in my hand. Seeing his hands were full of dust, I realized he used those hands to change code. Before long, after he finished looking at the logs, he sat there and slowly walked away amidst the laughter of others.

From then on, I didn't see Saidoubao for a long time. By the end of the year, the team lead took down the whiteboard and said: "Saidoubao still owes nineteen reproduction steps!" By the release of the second year, he said again: "Saidoubao still owes nineteen reproduction steps!" But by Mid-Autumn Festival he didn't say it, and by the end of the year he wasn't seen again.

I still haven't seen him to this day—it's likely that Saidoubao has indeed transferred to another team.

# October 2026, Autumn New Anime Subjective Recommendations

## FX Fighter Kurumi

Forex trading, retail investor, quitting gambling

Passione, manga adaptation

Scheduled to be an A-share meme image

## Girl Co-habiting with the Dark Side

Superpower battle, spin-off work

A Certain Magical Index/Railgun/Accelerator, J.C.STUFF

## JOJO Steel Ball Run

david production, those who know, know

## Fool's Night

Sci-fi, mystery, social human nature

A world where plants have withered, technology to turn humans into plants is the means for human survival...

SUNRISE, SHAFT

## Brain Hole Student Council

School life, romantic comedy, lewd

Passione, Shonen Magazine/Kodansha manga adaptation

## Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2

Cyberpunk, combat, Trigger

## Super Patrol, Senior Chojo

Supernatural, comedy, police

Arvo Animation, manga adaptation

## Uncle Likes Cute Things

Slice of life, comedy, contrast, healing

Contrasting uncle and cute things...

LIDENFILMS, manga adaptation

## Zombie Searching

Zombie, road trip, comedy

Studio Comit, manga adaptation

## Tank Chair

Supernatural combat, siblings, assassin

The strongest assassin who fell into a coma after shielding his sister from bullets wakes up briefly when sensing killing intent; the sister believes extreme killing intent can wake her brother up...

Polygon Pictures, Kodansha, manga

## Crimson Mask

Supernatural fantasy, combat adventure, Jackie Chan Adventures mask arc

100Studio, manga adaptation

## The Story of Nia Liston, the Daughter of a Turbulent World: The Gaudy Peerless Record of a God-Slaying Martial Artist Reincarnated as a Frail Daughter

Fantasy reincarnation, contrast, martial arts fanatic, overpowered female lead

Konami Animation, light novel adaptation

The first work since Konami announced the establishment of an animation department in '24? The PV looks well-made

## Rail Travel: Encountering Railway Girls

Railway travel, slice of life, school, club

East Fish Studio, original animation

## Started Becoming the World's Strongest Witch

Fantasy adventure, comedy, overpowered female lead

Light novel adaptation, Bridge/AISLE

Scheduled to be a mindless show; awoke the 'Internet' talent skill, a strategy site for the world...

## New Sgt. Frog

Nonsense, strange daily life, long time no see

BN Pictures, manga adaptation, original anime aired in 2004

## Horror Collector

Mysterious boy who collects urban legends, girl who can materialize urban legends... ~~Jiahao and Jiaxin~~

Urban legend, adventure, mystery, StudioPallet

## Demon Crest

Online game, adventure, game and reality fusion

Reki Kawahara (Sword Art Online, Accel World) original work, Kadokawa, Production I.G

## The Seven Knights of the Hellebore Kingdom

Medieval style, ensemble cast, romance adventure, Medieval Calabash Brothers

J.C.STUFF, Shogakukan manga adaptation

## Suikoden

Fantasy, war, ensemble cast

Konami Animation, game adaptation

## Firefly's Wedding

Meiji era, assassin, obsessive love

David Production, Shogakukan manga adaptation, PV looks quite well-made

## New Ranma 1/2 Season 3

Gender-bender, romance, comedy, combat

MAPPA, manga adaptation, Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan

## The Apothecary Diaries Season 3

Fictional Chinese style, palace, mystery, cat girl

## Dragon Ball Super: Beerus

Dragon Ball needs no keywords

Semi-remake, enhanced, Toei Animation

## From Far Away

Isekai, romance adventure, retro art style

Studio Deen, Hakusensha manga adaptation

## The Cold Sato-san Only Spoils Me

School romance, drama contrast

Tezuka Production, light novel adaptation

## Hello, I'm the Witch Who Makes Love Potions at the Request of My Crush

Romance, fantasy, magic, sugary sweet

diomedéa, Futabasha light novel adaptation

## The Reincarnated Great Saint Hides Her Identity

Reincarnation, fantasy adventure, overpowered female lead

Felix film, light novel adaptation, two-cour split

## Magic Knight RainEarth

Magic, mecha, isekai, shoujo manga

E&H Production, Kodansha manga adaptation remake, original anime aired in 1994...

## Some sequels

- Sasaki and Peeps Season 2

- Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2

- The Prince of Tennis U17 World Cup Finals Members Decision Match

- Ace of Diamond Season 4

- Ao Ashi Season 2

## A few mecha shows

- Dark Machine

- Mecha, combat, near-future, esports, Production +h original animation

- Beast King Martial God Dan-D-Bane

- Sci-fi, mecha, combined robot

- VERTEX FORCE

- Sci-fi, mecha, siblings, SMDE, original animation

## Just wanted to record these 'Thunder' title series

- Waking Up with God-tier Gear and a Spaceship, I've Decided to Aim for Buying a Detached House and Live Freely as a Mercenary

- Magic★Explorer: So What if I Reincarnated as an Adult Game's Eternal Second-Stringer, I'm Going to Utilize Game Knowledge to Live Freely

- The Weakest Max Young Lady Actually Accepted the Iron-Fisted Fiancé's Bet

## 蒲公英
天使男主度化灵魂的故事
漫改 原作空知英秋 网飞放送

## jojo奇妙冒险 飙马野郎
赛马郎jojo

## 关于我转生成史莱姆这档事 第四期 p1
轻改 异世界转生 战斗 群像 傲天
隐约记得上一季开了好多会...

## re:从零开始的异世界生活 第四季
奇幻穿越 死亡轮回
本季丧失篇11话，夺还篇8月播

## 欢迎来到实力至上主义教室 p4
校园 智斗 群像
除了不上学啥都干的校园

## 库兹马在家唱歌哆啰啰
奇妙生物 日常 抽象喜剧
漫改 Studio云雀

## 摩绪
时间穿梭 妖怪 恋爱
漫改 高桥留美子 SUNRISE 半年番

## 尖帽子的魔法工坊
奇幻 魔法 师徒
漫改 bug films pv看起来很有钱 

## 黄泉的使者
异能战斗 妖怪
漫改 BONES FILM 荒川弘原作

## 主播女孩重度依赖
主播 电波系 游戏改
这都能动画化

## 公鸡斗士
抽象 热血战斗
硬核动作战斗，但是公鸡
漫改 SANZIGEN

## 木头风纪委员和迷你裙JK的故事
恋爱喜剧 校园 日常 反差
少年Sirius 漫改 ZERO-G（碧蓝之海）

## 一叠间漫画咖啡屋生活
日常 喜剧 福利
芳文社 漫改  pra

## 请求女神让我转生成勇者的肋骨
小说改 转生 抽象
从pv看抽象程度参考pop子

## 又被杀掉了呢 侦探大人
推理 异能 侦探
死后复活体质的男主肉身破案
小说改 钉宫理惠

## 弱弱老师
反差 恋爱喜剧 师生
漫改 少年magazine Brain's Base(无头骑士、永生之酒、回转企鹅罐、我的青春恋爱物语果然有问题)

## 杀手青春
抽象 杀手 校园喜剧
39岁的传奇杀手变成初中生..
漫改 原作藤卷忠俊（黑子的篮球）

## 婚姻剧毒
杀手 异能 婚姻
漫改 BONES FILM

## 雾尾粉丝后援会
校园恋爱 喜剧日常 奇葩 ~~痴女~~
漫改 SATELIGHT

## 一脸嫌弃表情的妹子给你看胖次R/淫狱团地
两个泡面番 涩涩

## 上伊那牡丹 酒醉身姿似百合
喝酒番 宿舍 日常 百合
漫改 Soigne制作(去年四月 mono女孩)

## 女仆小姐的贪吃日常
女仆 美食 治愈日常
美食番，虽然英国宅邸女仆吃的全是日餐...

## 楠木邸的神明庭院
神明妖怪 奇妙日常
总得来点安静下饭的

## 迦楠大人的白给是恶魔级
神魔 恋爱喜剧 奇妙日常
漫改 少年magazine STUDIO KAI（赛马娘第二季 本田小狼与我）

## 哪里有温柔对待阿宅的辣妹
校园 反差 日常
漫改 TMS娱乐

## 新 北斗神拳
漫改 格斗 血腥
TMS娱乐 集英社 3渲2
好不稳定的时间线，一下子干到哪年去了

## 女骑士成为蛮族的新娘
漫改 奇幻战斗 婚姻 反差日常
别册少年magazine

## 黑猫和魔女的课堂
漫改 魔法 搞笑
废柴魔女与黑猫老师

## 冰之城墙
校园 恋爱喜剧 日常 反差
孤傲少女、校园偶像、零距离男生与温柔篮球男...
漫改 StudioKAI

## 神之水滴
葡萄酒题材 解密 遗产竞争
漫改 Statelight 

## 朱音落语
落语 师徒 热血成长
少年跳跃 漫改
啥时候国内能整出点曲艺题材

## 淡岛百景
歌剧/音乐剧题材 校园 青春群像
漫改 Madhouse

## 左撇子艾伦
职场 美术题材 群像
画家与设计师的青春故事

## 灰原君的青春二周目
校园恋爱 倒流穿越
即将毕业的大学生意外重返高中入学前

## 魔法芥末露露与莉莉
魔法变身 偶像
Studio PIERROT 小丑社原创动画

## 当前 正北打扰中
漫改 恋爱喜剧 三角
龙之子制作 隐宅ol和帅哥漫画家邻居 ~~你们都是我的翅膀~~

## 欺诈游戏
智斗 推理 心理
漫改 Madhouse

## 加油吧 中村君
校园恋爱 喜剧 BL
漫改 Drive 看起来除了BL哪都好

## 钻石王牌 p4
热血漫改 棒球 续作

## 石纪元 第四季p3
完结篇最终季

## 异兽魔都 p2
漫改 奇幻战斗 血浆
MAPPA 上一季是 2020年

## 动物狂想曲 最终章p2
3d福瑞续作 音乐神前晓

## 转生成自动贩卖机的我今天也在迷宫徘徊 第三季
异世界转生 奇幻
不是这玩意儿都能出第三季，看起来真的很便宜

Although I didn't get to watch the new anime season preview until mid-January

## Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3

Culling Game, first half, still split into two cours

MAPPA, Shonen Jump

## Oshi no Ko Season 3

Manga adaptation, idol, siblings, drama

Doga Kobo

## Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2

Fantasy, adventure, road trip, lifespan theory, post-magic exam story

Madhouse

# Fate/strange Fake

Fantasy, ensemble, supernatural battle

Based on Ryohgo Narita's novel, produced by A-1 Pictures

## The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok (Kamihachi-chan isn't scary)

Supernatural, novice spirit, contrast, wondrous daily life, manga adaptation

## Eating by Winning Death Games

Battle royale, ensemble, mystery solving

Novel adaptation, Studio Deen

## Midnight's Melodic Heartbeat

School, ambition, voice acting industry

Rikuya Yasuda, Momoko Seto, Rumi Okubo, Kana Hanazawa

# Ikoku Nikki (Otherworldly Diary)

Family, slice-of-life, growth, adopting a niece

Seems less healing than Bunny Drop

# Eris's Grail

Novel adaptation, fantasy, political intrigue, suspense, growth

# Arne's Case Files

Non-human, detective, suspense

Game adaptation, Silver Link

# The Human-Hating Teacher of Non-Humans

Novel adaptation, non-human, school, wondrous daily life, comedy

## Death Account

Digital ghost, supernatural, school, supernatural battle

SynergySP

## The Demon King's Daughter is Too Gentle

Fantasy, contrast, healing, wondrous daily life, manga adaptation

## Hana-Kimi (For You in Full Blossom)

School, gender-bender, romance, shoujo manga adaptation

Seems like there was a domestic TV drama adaptation

# Poison Mushroom Witch

Fantasy, magic, emotion

A chance encounter changes a misunderstood witch

## Brave Execution: Prison Record of the 9004th Hero Squad

Fantasy, war, dark

A serious and brutal story, produced by Studio KAI

## The Magician Kuno Can See Everything

Fantasy, blind, genius, magic

A blind magic genius, determined to use water magic to create eyes...

## The Laid-Back Lord's Pleasant Territory Defense

Reincarnation, fantasy, territory management, farming genre

## Hero's Scum

Novel adaptation, fantasy isekai, supernatural battle, OML

## The Safety of Another World Depends on the Corporate Slave

Transmigration, fantasy, workplace, BL

Corporate slave reincarnated into another world as a civil servant

## The Graceful Noble's Vacation Guide

Fantasy, transmigration, adventure, wondrous daily life

Two handsome male leads, a show for women to watch while eating

## Black Moon: Altar of the Moon

Vampire, werewolf, school, romance, manga adaptation, TROYCA

Original work is a Korean manga, character designs are quite pretty, but the animation looks average

## Trigun: Stargaze

Sci-fi, space adventure, battle

## As a Demon, I Want to Confess to the Cute Girl in the Hero's Party

Fantasy, reincarnation, romantic comedy

Novel adaptation, good for watching while eating

## The Part-timer's Torture Daily Life

Fantasy workplace, dark humor, torture

Seems suitable for watching while eating

## Darwin Incident

Manga adaptation, sci-fi, superpower, suspense, social

BELLNOX FILMS

## Fire Force Season 3 Part 2

Final season, supernatural, shonen, action

Story of a boy with ape-like physical strength and superhuman intelligence

## New High School! Kimengumi

School, comedy, slapstick, Shonen Jump

Renaissance, original anime was from 1985

## New Ronin Warriors (Yoroiden Samurai Troopers) Part 1

Fantasy, battle, Sunrise

The previous version of the anime was from 1988, it was once imported to the country and broadcast in the 90s on TVB, Shenzhen, and Beijing stations, etc.

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## Some other sequels

* Hell's Paradise Season 2 - Shonen, battle, MAPPA

* Chained Soldier Season 2 - Supernatural battle, harem

* Tis Time for "Torture," Princess Season 2 - Food, fantasy

Versions Daily

Supernatural Action, Assassin Daily Life, Comedy

Jump Manga Adaptation, produced by TMS Entertainment

Reincarnated as a Villainess in a Noble Office Worker's Body

Isekai, Gender-bender, Comedy

Reincarnating as a cat last season was already wild enough...

Manga Adaptation

Somehow I Started Living with a NEET/Otaku Kunoichi

Peculiar Daily Life, Romantic Comedy

Quad, Manga Adaptation

Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World Season 3 Part 2

Isekai, Another World, Reincarnation

The previous season only covered up to episode 8

Majin Souzoutan (Wataru)

Kids, Mecha

Appears to be a sequel to that "Slice It Up, Ryujinmaru!" series, but transported to a new worldview

Rie Kugimiya, Tomokazu Sugita

The Apothecary Diaries Season 2

Fictional China Setting, Light Mystery, Episodic

Sousei no Aquarion Myth of Emotions

Mecha, Sci-Fi

From Shoji Kawamori

The BGM in the PV is actually an arrangement of "Aquarion" (Aishiteru)

Satelight, Original Animation

The Guild Receptionist Who Doesn't Want to Work Overtime Decides to Solo the Dungeon Boss

Fantasy, Overpowered Heroine, Comedy

CloverWorks, Light Novel Adaptation

The PV looks really good in terms of animation

Zenshu

Isekai, Supernatural Adventure

MAPPA, Original Animation

The protagonist, who became an animator after high school, quickly becomes a hot-shot genius director, but accidentally gets transported into the world of an animated film they loved as a child...

True Real-Life 'Shirobako'

Yomiuri Twilight

Suspense, Mystery, Drama

Game Adaptation

The Okinawan Girl I Like Speaks Dialect

Dialect, Daily Life, Romantic Comedy, Manga Adaptation

Using actual regional dialects for voice acting has potential

Honey Lemon Soda

Youth School Romance

Bright art style with high saturation

J.C.STAFF, Manga Adaptation

Gunka ga Saku, Shura no Gotoku

School, Club Activities, Youth, Ensemble Cast

Reading Club, Broadcasting Club, the PV has a good feel

Studio Bind, Manga Adaptation

Momentary Lily

Supernatural, Daily Life, Gourmet

GoHands, Original Animation

The setting has quite a strong RPG flavor

Grisaia: Phantom Trigger

Agent, Gunfight, Ensemble Cast

Mobile Game Adaptation, Pretty Girls with Guns

Medical Examiner Amakusa Ryu's Case Files

Suspense, Mystery

project No.9, Light Novel Adaptation

The Salaryman Went to Another World and Became One of the Four Heavenly Kings

Isekai Fantasy, Workplace, Peculiar Daily Life

GEEKTOYS & CompTown

Trashy trope collection

Ranger Reject in Another World

Isekai, Hot-blooded, Comedy

Satelight, Manga Adaptation

Middle-Aged Man's Isekai Online Shopping Life

Isekai, Adventure, Harem

Completely unrelated to that previous online-shopping gourmet series, wondering how it will turn out

The Unlucky Job Appraiser Is Actually the Strongest

Fantasy, Supernatural, Overpowered Protagonist

It's so generic, the only reason it's on this list is for the tag 2333

The Disgraced Noble Has Nothing to Do so He Studies Magic

Isekai Fantasy, Magic, Adventure

Studio DEEN & Marvy Jack, Light Novel Adaptation

Trashy premise, luxurious production team

Magic Maker: Isekai Mahou no Tsukurikata

Isekai Reincarnation, Another World Scientific Research, Growth

Studio DEEN, Light Novel Adaptation

An S-Ranked Monster Behemoth Is Mistaken for a Kitten and Starts Living as an Elf Girl's Knight (Pet)

Cat/Overpowered Protagonist, Reincarnation, Adventure, Harem

The title length is only average for this season

Hee Hee Hee Hee Vampire

Peculiar Daily Life, Comedy Manga Adaptation, Boys' Love

If it wasn't BL, I'd probably watch it

Married the Most Hated Girl in My Class

School Romantic Comedy

Studio Gokumi & AXsiZ, Light Novel Adaptation

Classic tropes, modern art style

Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!

Reverse Isekai, Romantic Comedy, White-haired Heroine

ZERO-G, Light Novel Adaptation