• 1. Shirobako
  As stated by a vast majority of us, this show was the best. I loved a lot of anime this year, far more than I can stick on this list; but Shirobako takes the crown. The show was super easy to relate to and the characters felt very real in their mannerisms and interactions. A bit of a meta plot line really helped convey the stress of entering the workforce by focusing on something the viewer is familiar with. poo poo was great and that's all there is to it.
  
  
• 2. ONEPUNCH MAN
  I feel like there's nothing I can add here. Show is great, animation is great, Murata is great, ONE is great. Everything here is great. Wrapped up the season super nicely and proved to us all that Mumen rider is the hero we truly deserve.
  
  
• 3. Gatchaman Crowds: Insight
  Gatchaman is awesome. More Hajime was just what we all needed to keep our spirits high. Her and Katz continue to have the best relationship between all cast members and the conflict with Gel was masterfully crafted as a "Hajime" issue (in the sense she is off the wall enough to come up with a solution); with a little help from Katz. While this season definitely lacked the same punch as the first one for me, I like the characters enough to ignore some of the more labored problems with Gel and Tsubaki. In the end it was Hajime taking back seat to let Tsubaki really shine and grow up as a character. Rather than rushing her transition from country girl to Gatchaman, they really made sure to flesh out how hard it was for her to change her whole perspective on the world.
  
  
• 4. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Osu
  All aboard the feels train. I love a good tug on the heart strings and am an avid classic music fan. Here we have a show that delivered on both fronts and boy did it come at you hard. Tears were shed, laughs were had, and the show legitimately got me to start playing my piano again. It's not often I get touched by something so deepy, but here we are and I'm probably a huge nerd for it. Music is truly communication beyond words and can convey so many things language is simply incapable of. While the interactions and relationships between the characters was mostly cut and dry, there were a couple dangling strings that left you wondering what life would be like after the season ended. Another super special thing I felt was that the music being played almost felt like another character. There was emotional development between Kosei and the piece of music he was practicing for one reason or another. As he rekindled his love for music and for performing, you could feel his relationship with the music really broaden and turn into absolute passion. They helped this along by mirroring the development along side his love for Kaori to really help drive the nail home.
  

• 5. Hibike! Euphonium
  gently caress this was a hard choice. Honestly this was only edged out because of my love for KyoAni and classical music (particularly being a bass brass player myself). The characters are adorable and have that very special KyoAni touch in merciless attention to detail. Many scenes in the show were conveyed purely by reading character emotions rather than listening to words. The connections between the cast began to deepen to the point that you could physically FEEL them getting closer while watching events unfold on the screen.
  

• Shokugeki no Soma
  
• Death Parade
  
• Working!!!
  
• Yuru Yuri
  
• Prison School
  
• DanMachi
  

ChubbyThePhat fucked around with this message at 19:40 on Dec 31, 2015