I thought i was a really fun anime. But I like my, not super high quality, turn your brain off, anime. It is by no way a great anime. I thought it was a lot of fun to watch. But I definitely wouldn't recommend it to everyone. You need to be the correct audience for this show.

As for surprise hit of the year, yup, this is not it. If we go by expected shitty anime that was surprisingly good. My vote would go to isekai ojisan. And if we go by expected good anime that turned out to be amazing, it would be kaguya.

lycoris recoil isn't in there it is just one of the enjoyable seasonal shows.