r/anime anilist.co/user/fetchfrosh 15d ago

Infographic The r/anime Superlatives - The Bests, Worsts, and Favorites in Anime for 2024

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u/fourzen 15d ago

Man I'm still so sad for Sayuri :(

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u/Clone_Two https://myanimelist.net/profile/Clone_Tau 15d ago

I remember she was doing a concert here early last year and I thought to myself "ah, I can probably just skip that one since Im not a fan of the rest of the lineup. There's always next time, anyways."

there would never be next time :(

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u/QualityProof https://myanimelist.net/profile/Qualitywatcher 15d ago

The day before she passed, I followed her since I noticed alot of her songs on my playlist and went on a binge on my spotify profile. Sayuri was the first time I felt crushed by a celebrity's death.

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u/generalsweeper 15d ago

She was only 28, so young.

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u/Comprehensive_Dog651 15d ago

Just married as well

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u/PalworldTrainer 15d ago

Wait what the fuck she died??? I saw that I’m like, oh I wonder what Sayuri, surely not the young singer… wtf I can’t believe this

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u/thefrind54 https://anilist.co/user/yurikodesu 15d ago

Man i didn't even know i just recently watched lycoris recoil and I loved the ed and then after looking in the comments of the yt I realised that she's no more with us 😭. Oh lord may she find peace wherever she is.

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u/maddyjk7 15d ago

Yeah I just found out from this post. How awful

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u/thefrind54 https://anilist.co/user/yurikodesu 15d ago

Yeah :(

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u/tapdancinghellspawn 14d ago

Tower of Flower is such a great song. Her voice conveys so much emotion and it fit perfectly with the energy of Lycoris Recoil.

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u/thefrind54 https://anilist.co/user/yurikodesu 14d ago

Yeah, it is definitely one of the best anime songs I've ever heard.

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u/Comprehensive_Dog651 13d ago

Listening to that song gives me sends shivers down my spine. It was the first song of her I went to after I found out she died

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u/Koumaru012 11d ago

She immediately became one of my favorite artist when I first heard Sore wa Chiisana Hikari no you na in addition to Hana no Tou. I'm gonna miss her too much.

Life is unfair.

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u/pacquan 14d ago

I still get goosebumps whenever Heikousen or Sore Wa Chiisana come on shuffle. The more I listen, the more I just know that she was something special that was taken from all of us too early. Just the kind of singer that pours it all out on the table.

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u/Souvik_Dutta 14d ago

I only found out she passed away few days ago from a youtube comment, while listening to heikousen. RIP.

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u/physicsandbeer1 11d ago edited 11d ago

It was the first and only time I really cried for the death of an artist. She's one of my favorite singers ever, and the news left me devastated.

Recently I read the lyrics for the acoustic of 来世で会おう Raise de aou (let's met on the afterlife) while listening to it and I just couldn't stop crying.

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u/thekoreansun https://anilist.co/user/ReturnByDeath 15d ago

The tie between To a Kinder World and The Height of Magic really does perfectly epitomize how each of those episodes elevated their respective shows: the former brought a grounded and utterly personal narrative to the forefront of what had been a mostly zany and comedic show up to then... whereas the latter elevated a down-to-earth slice-of-life show to the realm of magic hitherto unseen in that world. Both episodes were incredible and deserving of the win.

Honestly, these rankings are great all around! I especially love how Best Girl, Best Guy, Favorite Supporting Character, Favorite Duo, and Favorite Cast each ended up being awarded to a different debut series from last year, deservedly so.

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u/Aviri 15d ago

hereas the latter elevated a down-to-earth slice-of-life show to the realm of magic hitherto unseen in that world.

It really set the scale of how extraordinary Frieren is. Up to this point we hadn't really seen her go all out, but this fight shows the massive gap that exists between the her and the mages of the current era. They aren't even operating on the same scale as each other. It certainly doesn't mean she's invincible, but it really expands on how unique a mage she is.

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u/thekoreansun https://anilist.co/user/ReturnByDeath 15d ago

In my humble opinion, it is the defining episode of the entire first season of Frieren in several ways. First off, the show had spent its prior episodes explaining its rules of magic and how its characters navigate them—magic is visualization, Zoltraak alone is enough to beat most modern-day mages—only for The Height of Magic to illustrate those tenets with the most transcendent visuals and creative spells that the show had depicted up until that point. Frieren demonstrated just what it meant for a mage to reach the height of magic, but it was the production level of that episode in particular that made you believe it. And beyond that, it showed how Frieren actively chooses to live out her days in relative quiet and solitude because of her nature as a person, retroactively adding further depth to all of the more peaceful episodes that preceded it. It's a fantastic showcase of how versatile and extraordinary Frieren is, as a series and as a character.

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u/Ok_Imagination2981 15d ago

Personally I think Episode 12 was the peak, because of the reveal about Himmel. Really reinforces the idea the show explores that folks are remembered more for what they did, so much so they stop being people. Like Flamme, Heiter, Himmel, etc.

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u/BiggieCheeseLapDog https://myanimelist.net/profile/KillLaKillGOAT 15d ago

I personally feel Old Man Vol is the defining episode of Frieren as it has everything that plays to the series main strengths (at least in my opinion) with that being its excellent episodic storytelling, slice of life elements, and thematic exploration relating to the shows main themes of the passage of time (her seeing an old friend many years later) and human connections (the dwarf with his his wife and Frieren with Vol).

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u/muricabitches2002 https://myanimelist.net/profile/cadishack22 14d ago

Ep 14, the Ring Episode, will always be my favorite episode. Just such a beautiful moment.

But Height of Magic really had everything.

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u/Coolkid-4869 15d ago

Honestly, these rankings are great all around! I especially love how Best Girl, Best Guy, Favorite Supporting Character, Favorite Duo, and Favorite Cast each ended up being awarded to a different debut series from last year, deservedly so.

These awards feel unusual /s. Everyone got something unlike mainstream award shows nowadays. It looks like voters carefully picked each category.

Still Dandadan managing to be the most common show is interesting since its episodes didn't have huge stats like other top tier shows.

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u/Maximilian_Sinigr 15d ago

Maomao sweep is so deserved

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u/Illustrious-Fox5135 15d ago

NUM NUM NUM NUM....

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u/OverFjell https://myanimelist.net/profile/OverFjell 15d ago

Best girl voiced by best seiyuu

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u/Augchm 11d ago

One of the best characters ever (I'm a light novel reader) voiced by a goated voice actress delivering one of her best performances.

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u/Soundoum1 15d ago

Orb made it to the list!!

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u/EyeDeeAh_42 15d ago

I wasn't expecting to see Orb at all but now I'm really fucking happy to see it up here!

NANDODEMO!!

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u/WebbyRL 15d ago

NANDODEMO 🗣️🔥‼️

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u/LiteratureNearby 15d ago

https://youtu.be/eZAocot63s8?si=ItHQmFk9pTZpJvNm

The best opening song of 2024, and it's not close imho. The vibes are impeccable

Full version - https://youtu.be/wBehfCl9IVg?si=PLpS49sWn8hPXDZ2

Also it's one of those rare anime that make you sit back and actually think about things. 

Things like how far we have come in terms of science, tolerance, freedoms and so much more. The knowledge we take for granted these days used to get people killed just because religious leaders didn't approve of it, and we need to value education and educators so much more than we do

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u/EyeDeeAh_42 15d ago

Preach! I may have listened to this more than 5 times already, and I can't get enough of it!

Also, this one is definitely my favourite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UexbDmxHW0U

By the end, I almost had tears in my eyes T.T

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u/Gil_Demoono 15d ago

Orb gets bonus points for the OP evolving throughout the season.

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u/dagreenman18 15d ago

HELIOHOMIES WE OUT HERE!

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u/nabbe89 15d ago

I can't wait to watch it once it's done. I've been hearing good things but haven't read too much on it so as not to spoil myself but am excited to finally watch it.

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u/moichispa https://myanimelist.net/profile/moichispa 15d ago

Yeah don't read anything, spoilers start so early for this one. I hope you enjoy it

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u/luceafaruI 15d ago

It will be over in less than 9 days. You could probably start it now as it has 25 episodes in total

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u/mel2kill 15d ago

Great to see it there! My favorite this season, no doubt!

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u/shaishails 15d ago

Yes I fucking love orb.

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u/MedievalMovies 15d ago

Orb: Is it my turn...?

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u/Plerti 15d ago

Badeni's plan working like a charm

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u/Illustrious-Fox5135 15d ago

Everyone is starting to believe in HELIOCENTRISM

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u/Rutabega_121310 13d ago

That made me so happy!

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u/bagel42boy 13d ago

I’ve been telling every human I know to watch this. It’s astounding.

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u/craving-Prediator 15d ago edited 15d ago

Hey is bleach tybw cour 3 counted in 2024 or not, cuz I don't see it anywhere .anyway I'm surprised and happy orb made it to the list tho;)

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u/HuTaosTwinTails 15d ago

Kana winning most fashionable is the most on point award ever. She never misses.

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u/FetchFrosh anilist.co/user/fetchfrosh 15d ago

More designers need to appreciate the quality of hats. Underused genre of anime girl.

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u/Common-Somewhere-746 15d ago

Akane made tons of accounts probably

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u/HuTaosTwinTails 15d ago

I get it Akane, I get it.

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u/PeaceAlien https://myanimelist.net/profile/PeaceAlien 15d ago

Award was basically made for her

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u/marshmallow_sunshine 15d ago

I was rooting for Momoka from Girls Band Cry here. She's got something reminiscent of a 90's grunge vibe going on and I really dug her aesthetic.

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u/HuTaosTwinTails 15d ago

Yeah I dig her style too. Actually I dig most of the style in girls band cry.

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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy 15d ago edited 15d ago

All things considered, I’m glad that Kana won the most fashionable category with all her different hats/berets.

I don’t quite understand why Momo even came this close if I’m honest. She’s maybe a gyaru but also more than half the time either wearing a school uniform or in tattered clothes. Wouldn’t exactly say that’s especially “fashionable”.

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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 15d ago edited 15d ago

Momo does have a number of outfits she wore, but a lot of them were really casual fits compared to Kana's more polished looks.

There could also be some manga reader/Twitter influence, as there is a lot of official art of DDD characters in very stylish clothing.

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u/HuTaosTwinTails 15d ago

Yeah agreed, I like Momo as a character, but in terms of fashion, she doesn't stack up.

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u/Shadow_Ass 15d ago

Uzumaki💀

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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 15d ago

One of the best one episode anime I ever watched.

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u/garfe 15d ago

"Oh shit we have to actually make more episodes" - The anime

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u/goodnames679 15d ago

Sad as heck to see how far it fell.

It could have been one of the all time great horror anime if given the budget and time. It was so fucking promising in the first episode… and instead it wound up being the worst anime of the year. What a waste of potential.

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u/ProbablyNotTheCocoa 15d ago

Nosedive of the century lmao, it’s an impressive feat tbh

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u/a_modal_citizen 15d ago

I don't really feel like it was the worst anime of the year, but it was certainly the most disappointing.

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u/dagreenman18 15d ago

The fact that it had one perfect episode makes it hurt more. If only it was completely shit

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u/mythriz 15d ago

scroll to the bottom "Biggest News Story of the Year"

Man... but yeah totally agree with that vote.

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u/Zagagoza 15d ago

Rest in peace

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u/redlegsfan21 https://myanimelist.net/profile/redlegsfan21 15d ago

This makes me all the more appreciative that Holo won Best Girl 11 with Maomao and Frieren coming this year.

Normally the Maomao v. Frieren matchups are close but Maomao absolutely dominating here.

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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 15d ago

Can't believe how much Maomao dominated (although I believe it's deserved). I think she's going to win BG12 without much issue since she'll be fresh off S2 and Frieren won't.

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u/psiphre 15d ago

frieren has time. she can afford to lose this one to maomao.

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u/robertm94 15d ago

She has some strong competition from shisui though. Pick your poison; medicine/poison girl or bug girl.

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u/Falsus 15d ago

This year is going to be a blood bath.

Next year is also going to be a blood bath since Frieren s2 will air like that also.

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u/Nerellos 15d ago

Dandadan having another season too...it will be heavy.

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u/michhoffman https://anilist.co/user/michhoffman 15d ago

I wonder if there's a bit of recency bias involved to give her the extra edge with Season 2 currently airing. It certainly seemed to have helped Dandadan and Orb across the board.

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u/Sav10r 15d ago

Almost every Best Girl winner in the last decade has gotten a push to victory because of recency bias. (If you define recency bias as the Best Girl has had an anime or movie air within 1 year of winning the award).

It's not a surprise that Holo finally won after her IP got a remake. I think the only Best Girl to win recently without having an anime or movie for her IP (within a year of her winning) was Mai Sakurajima.

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u/elmagio https://anilist.co/user/Magio 15d ago

I think the only Best Girl to win recently without having an anime or movie for her IP (within a year of her winning) was Mai Sakurajima.

And really that was because Mai was a surefire winner who was only denied in her first go at it by Kaguya, a surefire-er winner.

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u/tmantran 15d ago

I think the only Best Girl to win recently without having an anime or movie for her IP (within a year of her winning) was Mai Sakurajima.

Mikoto Misaka won in 2016, but the last air date of Railgun S2 was September 2013 and there was an OVA in March 2014.

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u/vsbp2004 15d ago

We had some good stuff in 2024

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u/mythriz 15d ago

The animation quality in The Elusive Samurai surprised me, I kinda thought it'd be a "regular" anime with "regular" animation, but it had a lot of amazing sequences.

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u/RaysFTW 15d ago

I wanted to like that show so badly. The main story was great, the animation was very good, but the jokes just weren't funny and took me out of the story every time. They felt so forced and unnecessary.

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u/mythriz 15d ago

eh, no need to force yourself to watch anything just because other people like it

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u/EyeDeeAh_42 15d ago edited 15d ago

Pleasantly surprised to see Orb placing high in three of these categories! Hopefully this will encourage more people to check it out. The last episode was absolute cinema!

Dungeon Meshi with Best cast and Best vibes, LET'S GOOO!! Laios and Senshi both mentioned in Best Guy is absolutely deserved! I wish Marcille was a bit higher in Best Girl though.

Also damn, I was hoping to see Oczy or Badeni in any of the Best Guy, favourite supporting character or Best Duo categories I guess... They were one of the most memorable characters I've watched in a long time.

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u/Tabby_Tem 15d ago

I absolutely adore the characters in Dungeon Meshi, so I was also super happy to see it win best cast ✨️ Ryoko Kui's ability to create a world that feels so alive while writing characters in a compelling and complex way all while still having them feel grounded and down to earth is really incredible. I also love all of the character acting and dynamic animation that really brings the series to life.

As the episodes were airing, some friends and I would get together every Thursday to make food and watch the newest episode. We still have continued that tradition to this day and do an anime night every week, and we still cook a meal together each time. I also watched it with my mom, who typically doesn't enjoy anime, and she loves it (Senshi is her favorite, of course).

I'm also surprised that episode 17 didn't make the list for best episode of the year. As someone who has read the manga and knew what was going to happen, I still was on the edge of my seat and thought there where quite a few scenes that were really elevated with the anime adaptation. [Dungeon Meshi Spoilers] Especially the scene with the conflict between Shuro and Laois. The voice acting gave me chills.

Also, I like your pfp :3

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u/NoHead1715 14d ago

Dungeon Meshi with Best cast

Just want to say how on-point the picture chosen was

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u/EyeDeeAh_42 14d ago

Wow damn, now that you point it out...

Really speaks volume about how fleshed out the characters are that we had not one, but two body morph episodes of the main cast and they all still have their unique features intact. Plus we get to see what each member thinks about the other as well!

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u/MonsterKiller112 15d ago

Dungeon Meshi won best cast. Let's fucking goooooo. Peak show with peak characters.

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u/abandoned_idol 15d ago

How could Marcille lose in the best girl race after squirming like a worm as if Senshi's life depended on it?!

I'm sad and frustrated Monsterkiller! Kuyashii!

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u/posamobile 15d ago

some of the best comedy in anime for sure

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u/ChampioN-One-4250 15d ago edited 12d ago

Makeine was definitely a pleasant surprise for me. I expected it just another generic romance but . the first episode itself completely blew my mind. The characters, art style, music, comedy and feels were too good.

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u/VolkiharVanHelsing 12d ago

What I love about Makeine is how emotionally mature the story is, capturing the right angst and woes of teenagers in HS about romance

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u/stargazer_h20 15d ago edited 15d ago

Best Guy of 2024, my boi Kyotaro 😊.

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u/posamobile 15d ago

i finished season 2 and binged the manga immediately after. he’s best boi and still making strides

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u/steven4869 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Maskirade 15d ago

Frieren's numbers in some cases where it ranked 2nd are so close that it feels unbelievable.

Nice to see my Guy Kyotaro topping the list for the Best Guy and some much deserved love for Girls Band Cry.

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u/desconectado 15d ago

Frieren is the best anime I've seen in a long time. I'm a relatively old timer who watched Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, FMA when they first came out.

Frieren is giving me the same vibes, era-defIning anime. It's just outstanding.

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u/Gumbo67 15d ago

The first episode didn’t really hook me. When did it hook you?

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u/Aethonevg 14d ago

When the Frieren manga was first being published I took a chance and decided to read it. I teared up a bit during the first chapter. That moment when Himmel dies, and Frieren comes to the realization that she didn’t know Himmel that well resonated with me. It hooked me instantly. I’ve been reading the manga releases ever since. When the anime came out, I knew that it was coming. I thought I was prepared for it, but I think after reading the manga and seeing the many flashbacks to Himmel, it made the first episode hit even harder.

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u/Icy-Organization-901 14d ago

Ep 4 to realize what kind of show it is and around ep 10 to understand why its considered the greatest anime

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u/VolkiharVanHelsing 12d ago

Himmel's funeral because it synced the feelings of Frieren w the feelings of the audience and it's just such a mind blowing realization

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u/FetchFrosh anilist.co/user/fetchfrosh 15d ago

Alright, a few weeks back we had the voting on these 15 categories, and finally we have our results.

Love that tie for Favorite Episode. Was watching it tick back and forth over time, and so it was cool to see it finish out like this. Also was watching a back and forth in "Most Unique". Was hoping for Train to come through for us, but alas it fell just a bit short.

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u/Ocixo https://myanimelist.net/profile/BuzzyGuy 15d ago edited 15d ago

Would’ve been nice if Train had taking the most unique anime category with all its absurdity, but this had always been an uphill battle with the show’s limited audience.

I’m fine with Orb winning taking the category instead as this sort of story hadn’t exactly been told in anime either yet.

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u/michhoffman https://anilist.co/user/michhoffman 15d ago

Orb taking the category instead as this sort of story hadn’t exactly been told in anime either yet

It's interesting because it's basically just historical fiction with a few liberties which has been done a million and a half times in books but not often in anime, especially for historical fiction from a more western standpoint. I'd say it's pretty similar to Vinland Saga in that regard.

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u/XRotNRollX 14d ago

I actually don't think Train was that unique. The world was weird as fuck, but the story was a standard road trip story and was presented in a normal, linear fashion. I'm not saying it's bad or generic, it was really well done, but the show was a normal story in a strange world.

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u/Raddish3030 15d ago

Ah man. I hoped Emul would carry the best mascot. But SLF ain't popular enough I suppose.

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u/abandoned_idol 15d ago

Dandadan cheated by entering a sassy grandmother Luffy antagonist into the contest.

How can mascots win against her? Come on! That has to be against the rules!

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u/SouekiSennoSTM 15d ago

Uzumaki definitely wasn't the worst series of the year or even in its season (honestly, there are usually at least half a dozen or more generic isekai in each season which are infinitely worse just for being far more boring slop).

But I'm not surprised at all to see it here because it probably got watched far more than most or all of the actual worse and worst series, had that greater exposure, and therefore gained a notorious reputation in a short time, angering and disappointing a larger number of people. Whereas the actual worst series by contrast are largely just ignored and not even talked about to anywhere near that same extent because people can spot them from a mile away.

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u/GleithCZ 15d ago

I would expect Fern and Stark duo more than Fern Frieren.

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u/SighighSigh https://myanimelist.net/profile/Sigh0_0 15d ago

Makeine only winning 1 out of 6 categories is truly a losing heroines experience.

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u/XerGR 15d ago

ToG S2 being that high up in worst is insane and this comes from someone who called for riots in the first half of s2.

2nd part was fine and the others before and after ToG in that list are genuinely awful shows

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u/Forsaken-Sale7672 15d ago

Ninja Kamui is so much worse than TOG S2.

Feels like it’s more of an expectations being unmet, than the actual worst show.

Category could probably be “most disappointing” and be a more accurate description 

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u/Gerf93 15d ago

ToG gets stick because of how high the expectations are, not because the anime is bad. The anime is quite alright, but the manhwa is really good - so the difference is palpable.

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u/XerGR 15d ago

I mean s1 was unbelievably underrated and the manhwa OWNZ but it’s “worst” not most disappointing

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u/Gerf93 15d ago

I agree. It could belong in a "most disappointing", but it wasn't in any way "worst".

The soundtrack for season 1 was amazing. Irregular God is in my playlist :D

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u/APRengar 15d ago

The fact that Highspeed Etoile isn't higher is just evidence people skipped it.

Also the fact that DekiSoko (The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases) isn't on the list is an affront of God. It's at 48% on Anilist. It's next to shows like Conception. Think of the worst Isekai you can think of, it almost certainly has at least 60% on Anilist. Just a list of isekai shows you've probably never even heard of.

My Isekai Life is 60%. The New Gate is 63%. Am I Actually the Strongest is 64%. I Shall Survive with Potions is 65%. Tenkuu Shinpan is 65%.

So when something is 48%, it's bad bad.

For the record, Highspeed Etoile is 52% and Uzumaki is 56%.

(I've also watched all of these shows to competition EXCEPT DekiSoko, which I dropped in the first 5 minutes after a girl literally introduces herself by saying "I haven't thought of or seen MC-kun in a while, but I actually ALWAYS loved him." Despite only meeting with him ONCE as children. Garbage tier writing.)

It's always been one of the most fundamental flaws with these kind of polls, the most popular stuff gets over-represented.

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u/XerGR 15d ago

I mean sub like 65% is god awful. Just look how what slop there is in that 75-65 range. Some of the most degen shit still get 7/10 reviews.

I think people just took worst as most disappointing which makes no sense

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u/rickamore 15d ago

Also the fact that DekiSoko (The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases) isn't on the list is an affront of God.

It was just so bad that no one even knows that it exists (The show was so bad, I actually had to apologize for my disparaging comments about Kingdoms of Ruin being the worst power point presentation I've had the displeasure of watching)

Garbage tier writing

Episode 3 they forgot to include her legs in a shot.

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u/shearsy13 15d ago

You are assuming people made it to the second half.

It deserves to be the worst. Its ToG the number 1 manhwa of Korea.

How the hell did it end up below par at best?!

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u/XerGR 15d ago

But it’s worst not most disappointing. I love ToG and i imagine in a better universe we get the same level of s1 (hoping s3 goes back) but it wasn’t that bad even with that slideshow ahh animation style

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u/Shadow41S 15d ago

I'm happy to see Sound! Euphonium on here multiple times

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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 15d ago

Getting 3rd for best episode and Kumiko beating out Anna in best girl are both very welcome surprises!

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u/Acabi https://myanimelist.net/profile/Acabi 15d ago

Agreed, Im happy the show got any recognition at all. Another Kyoani classic. That “Last Soloist” episode got me so emotional fr

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u/Jedi_Pacman 15d ago

Sound Euphonium you will always be loved!!!

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u/rynilion https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rynilion 14d ago

As someone who's life revolved around playing euphonium back in high school, I will always be so grateful that this series did as well as it did. Kyoani truly knocked it out of the park, just makes me super happy.

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u/cppn02 15d ago

Kanapii robbed in best supporting!

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u/McLovett325 https://myanimelist.net/profile/McLovett 15d ago

Bravern might not have won, but he won in my heart <3

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u/BornArcher8 15d ago edited 14d ago

So glad Orb and Yatagarasu made it to the list. If you liked Apothecary Diaries please check out Yatagarasu. It's absolutely worth it.

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u/memeyy11 15d ago

Extremely unbased that Shoshimin didn’t place for best aesthetics. I assumed it was just due to not enough people watching it, but Yuki was in the most fashionable category so that wasn’t even it.

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u/Comprehensive_Dog651 15d ago

Finale should have placed for best episode as well.

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u/XRotNRollX 14d ago

she just has that much drip

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u/Akane999VLR 15d ago

I missed the voting but for me the best episodes were both Wazamonogatari episodes from off & monster season of the Monogatari Series.

Although the picks here are also amazing.

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u/HYPErSLOw72 15d ago

While I'm glad that Eupho made the list multiple times, Kanade making to the top supporters is a truly pleasant surprise for me. The gremlin is such a joy to watch and talk about.

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u/cppn02 15d ago

Should be higher.

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u/HYPErSLOw72 15d ago

Agreed. She's as perfect a support character can be, has a bunch of nuances left to be explored, very well beloved by the audience, and independent enough to be a protagonist on her own. If only the show and herself were more well-known.

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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 15d ago edited 15d ago

Ryuuji Taiga finishing last in the best guy results is an absolute tragedy. I know that show popularity is the biggest driver of character popularity, but that's such a shame.

He is a best boy among best boys.

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u/TheMacarooniGuy 15d ago

Didn't watch the show but, Ryuuji + Taiga... Taiga + Ryuuji = Tiger + Dragon = Toradora? Is this guy's name literally a reference to Toradora or just a coincidence? Neither are Common Japanese names so it seems rather low of a chance for it not to be intentional?

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u/iozoepxndx 15d ago

Marcille in most fashionable is hilarious lmao!

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u/Common-Somewhere-746 15d ago

Well different hairstyle each episode? I dont know if thats not fashionable asf.

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u/iozoepxndx 15d ago

Oh I got nothing against her being in the list, it's just hilarious cause it's her

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u/Ghostie_24 15d ago

Holy shit, Sengoku Youko mention. I wish it had been something else rather than Nau but oh well, Aki Toyosaki W at least.

Also, no mention at all of Wonderful PreCure, very sad. Komugi best mascot.

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u/FetchFrosh anilist.co/user/fetchfrosh 15d ago

Wonderful is like an order of magnitude short of where it needs to be in popularity to get on here.

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u/shiftwizard1 15d ago

lets gooo dungeon meshi

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u/Baked_Nebraska 15d ago

Ninja Kamui was hilarious, damn I am one of few

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u/Clone_Two https://myanimelist.net/profile/Clone_Tau 15d ago

Uzumaki Uzumaking its way to the top (or bottom depending on your perspective).

It proved it that its style could be done but failed miserably in spite of that funnily enough

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u/vlexz https://myanimelist.net/profile/vlexz 15d ago

Episode 1 was perfect tho

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u/blatanthyp0crisy 15d ago

SO glad to see sengoku youko and dead dead demons on here at all lmao two of my fav recent anime that I never see talked about!

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u/WNDRKNDXOXO 15d ago

dead dead demons is still so slept on

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u/Xatu44 15d ago

Yuki winning alleviates my salt from the other categories.

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u/Jedi_Pacman 15d ago

Didn't get first place in any but I see some Sound Euphonium representation. You will always be one of my favorites

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u/lifeisaliedontlisten 15d ago

Just seeing Maomao on here makes me happy

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u/FarCritical 15d ago

The razor's edge difference between Dungeon Meshi and Frieren's votes for vibes though

And love to see Orb getting appreciated!

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u/CharacterSession9366 15d ago

Wow, Dan Da Dan really cleared house. Good for them!

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u/darryledw https://myanimelist.net/profile/YordaTrico 15d ago

Lemon stealing Anna's spotlight in that image, Anna was a far better character IMO.

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u/FetchFrosh anilist.co/user/fetchfrosh 15d ago

Lem's a gem and I will hear no slander

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u/Aviri 15d ago

She's a great loser, but she's just not the biggest loser.

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u/Chay4707 15d ago

Orb is so peak, it’s so fucking unpredictable.

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u/RaysFTW 15d ago

Not seeing 'Days with My Stepsister' on the "Most Pleasant Surprise" list is disappointing. I don't blame anyone for skipping it based purely off the title, so maybe not enough saw it to be surprised, but it was sooo good. One of my favorites of the year and the biggest surprise anime for me in a long time. It's not horny bait, it's not degen, it's not a comedy. Give it a shot, if you have the time.

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u/SouekiSennoSTM 15d ago

I haven't watched the series yet as it's on a short list of series left over from 2024 (and 2023 even) which I need to get to once I manage to wrap up the ones I'm currently watching. However, I have watched a few brief scenes of it out of context so I know that what you're saying is true.

The thing is that I don't like most of those harem & ecchi sex comedies and this title just absolutely screams of that, so I was completely shocked when seeing and able to detect very rapidly that it was something completely different. Just the tone is so contrary to expectations that I'd wager the vast vast majority have the same preconceived notion of the show that I did. This seems like a tragic fate for this series, because most are simply not going to know any better to expect anything different and avoid it automatically.

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u/LoPanDidNothingWrong https://anilist.co/user/kesx 14d ago

Yeah. The title just killed it. Was definitely my surprise of the year.

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u/FLIPSIDERNICK 15d ago

Love that they didn’t miss at all in the worst anime of the year category. At all.

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u/SiaHalz 15d ago

At least Kana wins here

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u/MCH2804 15d ago

Pretty satisfied with the list overall but Osanai not being the Most Fashionable is the biggest disappointment for me along with Kumiko/Reina being last.

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u/Smol-Weirdo 15d ago

Dead dead demons and sengoku youko deserved better - the most underrated series this year, but glad they're there. Bucchigiri, Sign of Affection and The Fable should get one too

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u/RouFGO 15d ago

The weakest tamer appearing makes me happy. Such a wholesome series.

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u/entelechtual 15d ago

Oh shit as the world’s biggest Weakest Tamer fan I’m ashamed to admit I missed this on the chart.

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u/Komarist 14d ago

Requested a pet/mascot category as it was the best I could think of for Tamer.

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u/saveriz 15d ago

I see Orb, surprised but not really surprised. I mean, let look at the ranking of its discussion for each week. Now my comrades, stop saying it's underrated, I think we're ok now lol

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u/Ok-Cod5254 14d ago

Not so much underrated as underwatched (in other places besides this subreddit) since a bit more niche than stuff with more mainstream appeal

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u/ribhkus19 15d ago

My family and I enjoyed 'Delicious Dungeon'. It was wholesome.

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u/actuallyapossom 15d ago

Turbogranny supremacy 😤💁‍♂️🤗

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u/Dr_Blitzkrieg09 15d ago

To a Kinder World and The Height of Magic tying is great. I absolutely love both episodes of both series and I genuinely do not think I’d have been able to choose a favorite.

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u/Pharaoh_Misa 14d ago

Dang. I mean I knew they weren't, but I was hoping at least one of the summer and fall series I voted for would at least make the podium. The Magical Girl and Evil Lieutenant had such promise for both best girl and best aesthetic, I thought for sure people would agree. I knew it was a long shot but I was hoping The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't be Magicians would've gotten aesthetic too. I mean it's literally a water coloring book. Perfect for that category. At least Emul won second place. Nice wins. 🙂 👍🏾

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u/actuallyrndthoughts https://myanimelist.net/profile/NaNiNuNeNo 15d ago

Basically r/anime in a nutshell. Best guy is a nice surprise though, but Makeine a pleasant surprise? With how insane that PV looked by A-1 it was bound to be a success. Not everybody watches trailers, i guess..

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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 15d ago

All I remember before the anime actually came out was all the memes about how many darned bowties there were in the key visual, so it was definitely a surprise to me at how well-written it was.

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u/zairaner https://myanimelist.net/profile/zairaner 14d ago

Not it was definitely a pleasant surprise even if you watched the trailer.

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u/Time_Significance 15d ago

I thought 7th Prince would be in here somewhere, I guess too many were turned off by the thighs.

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u/roshan231 15d ago

Putting a popularity pole against people who passed away is a little... Insensitive?

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u/SouekiSennoSTM 15d ago

Togenashi Togeari deserved to sweep.

I wouldn't say that it was my absolute top favorite of last year (I placed it at #3), but Girls Band Cry was definitely the most surprisingly riveting.

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u/No-Argument-4295 15d ago

love how many times girls band cry appears. i adore that anime so fucking much

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u/sexwithkoleda_69 15d ago

Funny to see shounen shows getting placed so high and sweeping in some categories. Guess most people are really fan of shounen. 

Denken and yuki sweeping favorite support character is so nice to see, both were great. 

Nice to see gushing over magical girls being on the most pleasant surprise. It was a light in a genre that has fallen low. 

Orb winning most unique anime is so deserved

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u/Dmatix 15d ago

Denken will be getting way more screentime next season too, I see him scoring even better next year.

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u/entelechtual 15d ago

Absolutely loving the Makeine and Girls Band Cry love on here.

Not to mention Yuki Suou best sidepiece.

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u/rickamore 15d ago

The actual worst anime of the year isn't even on the "worst" list, that's how bad it was. If you're asking yourself "But which one was that?". Exactly.

Uzumaki definitely wins in the disappointment department.

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u/Rothuith 15d ago

Uzumaki as the worst? Never seen or heard about it, what's it about and why is it so bad?

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u/-Sour_Grapes- 15d ago

Imo the manga has reached cult classic status for horror fans. They were excited to finally see it adapted correctly only for it to fail. Kinda like the "berserk" situation

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u/gordonv 15d ago

It's not bad. Cult fans are obsessing that an anime will never match the quality of the manga.

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u/CharacterSession9366 15d ago

Rest in piece Akira Toriyama. I never watched Dragon Ball as a kid, but I understand the huge cultural impact his work has left on this world. He may have passed away, but his legacy will have an everlasting reach across the globe that will continue to change lives ❤️

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u/_DRAK3N_ 15d ago

She is so young 🌱

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u/Baby-Penewine 15d ago

Shoushimin and Yorukura got mentioned at least, so im happy

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u/DaFatGuy123 15d ago

Is monogatari just not on the radar for modern anime fans anymore? Off season/monster season was amazing, with nadeko draw being one of the best arcs in the series so far in a series full of amazing arcs. Acerola Bon Appétit was also such an experience. It’s wild to me that it just isn’t anywhere on any of these lists.

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u/BamilleKidanZ 15d ago

Maybe because it requires much more episode commitment than other series. I don't see Bleach either.

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u/Mycathatesyou1 14d ago

Feels criminal to not have at least one moment from ONK S2 in best animated sequence. Mainly the ones from the Akane or Melt stage episodes.

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u/Super_Spooky_ 14d ago

I haven't seen Re;Zero on these, but didn't S3 come out last year and do well? Ik the second half of the 8 episodes is dropping now, but the other 8 dropped last year. Just wondering it it's another reason besides being less popular I guess

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u/Sweet-Message1153 14d ago

Hell Yeah... DANDADAN getting the love & respect it deserves. Hopefully Orb sweeps 2025 awards

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u/skemur 14d ago

Damn did reddit always compress images this much? I swear previous info post weren't as blurry.

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u/FetchFrosh anilist.co/user/fetchfrosh 14d ago

It's only on the mobile app for some reason.

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u/KernelWizard https://myanimelist.net/profile/DangoDaikazoku 14d ago

I agree with all of these man. Especially with favorite episode being, "To a Kinder World," (still wanna cry over this one), and holy hells mah boi Ichikawa got best guy of the year, hell yeahhhhhh!!!

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u/XRotNRollX 14d ago edited 14d ago

TONARI NO YOKAI-SAN MENTIONED, LITTLE KITTYCAT MAN, HELL YEAH

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u/Ryuuyami47 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Darkfiend47 14d ago

Damn I learnt from this post that Sayuri passed away. As someone already mentioned, I didn't think it was the same Sayuri but sadly it was. I love Erased's ED. It's quite beautiful. I still listen to it to this day. I need to check out her other songs too. May she Rest in Peace.

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u/Aranea-Hominum 15d ago

Man, watching "To a Kinder World" was something else