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On the whole I thought it was a relatively weak year of anime, which is understandable when Covid came in and kicked the legs out from under everyone. Looks like it's resulted in front-loading 2021 with some enormous shows, though. 1. Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! - The year opened with this show, and immediately made me go "Oh, this might be the best anime of 2020," and in the end nothing else managed to come close, really. Felt like the animators poured all of their love into every frame, along with the fresh cast. 2. A Certain Scientific Railgun T - Another solid Railgun season, which continues to be much more interesting than the main series, which I haven't even bothered with. Great action sequences, lovable characters, fluffy comedy. Very enjoyable all around. 3. Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2 - Couldn't really stand the excessively wordy manga, but this adaptation has the gift of an utterly divine cast. The two main girls in particular must have been born for these parts. They elevate the material to make it a properly funny comedy, and the more serious episodes toward the end added some nice depth. 4. Kakushigoto (TV) - Truly delightful and wholesome comedy, with that very Japanese nostalgic feeling that I never know how to name. Kept a nice balance between warm family life and quirkily funny work life. Only disappointment is how the finale played out with a lame coma and quickly resolved amnesia after all that ominous teasing. 5. Akudama Drive - Unusually consistent action show in a stylish package. Even finished nicely. Honourable mentions: Re:Zero s2, which kept me amazed week after week with how well it executed the story, but I've already read the original web novel, so it's a bit hard to judge how good it really is on its own. The season is technically just halfway through, with Covid pausing the broadcast for a few months, so I decided to wait and stuff it into my 2021 list instead. Haikyuu s4, which was highly enjoyable, but still such a massive disappointment compared to earlier seasons in terms of production. Honzuki s2, which was a decent adaptation of one of my absolute favourite web novels. Glad we're getting more soon.
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The Japanese forum 5ch had their best anime of the year votes tallied as such:pre:1. Akudama Drive (421p) 2. ID:Invaded (410) 3. Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai (386) 4. Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai? s2 (370) 5. Houkago Teibou Nisshi (310) 6. Mewkle Dreamy (299) 7. Ishuzoku Reviewers (295) 8. Deca-Dence (291) 9. Maoujou de Oyasumi (290) 10. Munou na Nana (273) 11. Adachi to Shimamura (265) 11. Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! (265) 11. Kakushigoto (265) 14. To Aru Kagaku no Railgun T (261) 15. Golden Kamuy s3 (223) 16. Oshi ga Budoukan Ittekuretara Shinu (202) 17. Dorohedoro (189) 18. Majo no Tabitabi (183) 19. Ochikobore Fruit Tart (181) 20. Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise 2nd Season (149) 21. Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta... (143) 22. Strike Witches - Road to Berlin (138) 23. Princess Connect! Re:Dive (128) 24. Nami yo Kiitekure (127) 25. Taiso Samurai (112) 26. Yesterday wo Utatte (107) 27. Jashin-chan Drop Kick' s2 (103) 28. Jujutsu Kaisen (102) 29. Attack on Titan - The Final Season (98) 30. Koi suru Asteroid (96) 31. Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha (92) 32. Gochuumon wa Usagi Desuka? Bloom (87) 33. Assault Lily Bouquet (82) 34. Oregairu Kan (76) 35. Honzuki no Gekokujou s2 (74) 36. Re:Zero s2p1 (72) 36. Gibiate (72) 38. Tamayomi (71) 39. Great Pretender (70) 40. Show By Rock!! Mashumairesh!! (67) 41. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou (61) 42. Major 2nd (53) 43. Bofuri (51) 44. Dragon Quest - Dai no Daibouken (50) 44. Murenase! Seton Gakuen (50) 46. Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita (45) 46. Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst (45) 48. Kiratto Pri☆chan (43) 49. Tonikaku Kawaii (42) 49. Iwakakeru! -Sport Climbing Girls- (42) pre:1. Attack on Titan - The Final Season 2. Jujutsu Kaisen 3. Re:Zero s2p1 4. To Aru Kagaku no Railgun T 5. Majo no Tabitabi 6. Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai? s2 7. Kimetsu no Yaiba movie 8. Date a Bullet OVA 9. Detective Conan 10. Fate/Stay Night Spring Song movie 11. ID:Invaded 12. Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Fine movie 13. Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidou Shuki Ningyou movie 14. Tonikaku Kawaii 15. Oregairu Kan 16. Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 17. Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld 18. One Piece 19. Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai OVA 20. Violet Evergarden movie 21. Doraemon 22. SpongeBob 23. Kamisama ni Natta Hi 24. Adachi to Shimamura 25. Akudama Drive 26. Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai 27. Princess Connect! Re:Dive 28. Maoujou de Oyasumi 29. Rick & Morty 30. 22/7
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Jan 4, 2021 06:36
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(and Jujutsu Kaisen isn't on the list)
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Jan 11, 2021 18:38
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Yeah, my point was that it's hard to count votes when they're not eligible in the first place.
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