ResetEra Anime of the Year 2019 - Results Thread

tolkir · Feb 21, 2020

Bad taste like every year on the winner. No Dororo or Babylon makes no sense. My late list.

1. Vinland Saga
2. Attack on Titan
3. Dororo
4. Carole & Tuesday
5. Blade of the Inmortal
6. Mob Psycho 100 II
7. Babylon
8. Kimetsu no Yaiba
9. Kakegurui XX
10. Fire Force

munchie64 · Feb 21, 2020

O Maidens is the biggest snub. Although, that seems to be the case everywhere.

Soj · Feb 21, 2020

Cop Craft was robbed.

Yu Narukami · Feb 21, 2020

Comme c'est mignon.

Shining Star · Feb 21, 2020

There's not much here that I like, but I don't think last year was a very good year for anime anyway. I'm glad to see Machikado and Dumbell though. I would say the biggest things that aren't there are Honzuki, (come on it's awesome!) Chihayafuru, and Kanata no Astra.

DWarriorSN · Feb 21, 2020

Attack on Titan was my number 1 and Vinland Saga was my two.

Kaguya being number one here is very expected tho lol

Kansoku · Feb 21, 2020

3 of the anime I voted were not in the top 10, which is pretty reasonable. I would change some positions, good list overall tho.

(My vote -> Result position)
1 -> 1 (Kaguya-sama: Love is War)
2 -> 6 (BEASTARS)
3 -> 2 (Mob Psycho 100 II)
4 -> 5 (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
5 -> 3 (Vinland Saga)
6 -> 8 (The Promised Neverland)
7 -> 21 (Ascendance of a Bookworm)
8 -> 36 (Hitoribocchi no Marumaruseikatsu)
9 ->15 (Fruits Basket (2019))
10 -> 7 (Sarazanmai)

darkside · Feb 21, 2020

For once I can get behind the winner of one these. Excited for Kaguya S2!

awilliams213 · Feb 21, 2020

AnimeERA has fantastic taste Vinland and AOT are top tier. In a couple weeks I am going to try watching Kaguya-Sama again.

SliceSabre · Feb 21, 2020

GRANBELM WAS ROBBED

HeavenlyE · Feb 21, 2020

I always forget to vote in these, Happy to see Run with the Wind make the Top 10 though

InceptionLoop · Feb 21, 2020

How is Kaguya 1st place?

jman2050 · Feb 21, 2020

InceptionLoop said:
How is Kaguya 1st place?

It was the best anime released last year, that's how.

InceptionLoop · Feb 21, 2020

jman2050 said:
It was the best anime released last year, that's how.

Nah I don't think so.

Lotus · Feb 21, 2020

jman2050 said:
It was the best anime released last year, that's how.

This.

SolidSnakeBoy · Feb 21, 2020

InceptionLoop said:
Nah I don't think so.

I agree with you. Show is funny and well directed/acted.....but like that's all it is. Eh, this is probably just a result of overall visibility of the show.

Dedication Through Light · Feb 21, 2020

Given deserved more love, preferred it over Sarazanmai tbh.

Rising of the Shield Hero was robbed just as Master Naofumi was for most of its run. Unfair.

Videos/Ovas list is great. Promare ftw, same for Fate/Stay

lvl 99 Pixel · Feb 21, 2020

Am I the only person that didn't really care for Promare? Would have made for a dope music video rather than a long ass movie.

BGBW · Feb 21, 2020

Only two votes for Wasteful Days of High School Girls?

More like ResetEra wasted all their days on worse anime* for a year.

*Excluding any shows I watched

phaze · Feb 21, 2020

lvl 99 Pixel said:
Am I the only person that didn't really care for Promare? Would have made for a dope music video rather than a long ass movie.

Rest assured, you're not.
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Bit surprised Sarazan made it so high, the actual quality of the show nowithstanding, it didn't strike me as something with a broad enough audience.
Wow, someone else actually voted for Hulaing babies.

Nocturnowl · Feb 21, 2020

Never thought I'd see the day I was in anime of the year excerpts, well what can I say? it was a really fun year of shows for me.

I'm ready for Beastars to break outta the jail anytime now...

NSESN · Feb 21, 2020

SolidSnakeBoy said:
I agree with you. Show is funny and well directed/acted.....but like that's all it is. Eh, this is probably just a result of overall visibility of the show.

All the shows in the top 5 were popular and kaguya still won tho

djinn · Feb 21, 2020

SolidSnakeBoy said:
I agree with you. Show is funny and well directed/acted.....but like that's all it is. Eh, this is probably just a result of overall visibility of the show.

I mean, those are all really great points in its favour. I don't see how you can say, "that's all it has" when that's actually very good.

SolidSnakeBoy · Feb 21, 2020

djinn said:
I mean, those are all really great points in its favour. I don't see how you can say, "that's all it has" when that's actually very good.

I think I need my shows to say something interesting to put them in this list. Kaguya is a great comedy....but like that's all it has to say? Sarazanmai is tackling something interesting, Run With the Wind is an excellent written show that we don't usually get in animation, Stars Align (for what it's worth) tackled abuse and LGBT issues. Kaguya is just a funny show, but there's lots of funny shows.

dimb · Feb 21, 2020

lvl 99 Pixel said:
Am I the only person that didn't really care for Promare? Would have made for a dope music video rather than a long ass movie.

Found it to be a total bore. Imaishi and Nakashima keep making the same kind of thing, but the energy they rely upon is just old and doesn't carry the emotional core of things the way it used to. Doesn't gel with the semi-synthwave aesthetic either, which is the only unique thing it's bringing to the table.

Dedication Through Light · Feb 21, 2020

SolidSnakeBoy said:
Stars Align (for what it's worth) tackled abuse and LGBT issues

I dont know if Id say tackled when both issues are unresolved in some regards

SolidSnakeBoy · Feb 21, 2020

Dedication Through Light said:
I dont know if Id say tackled when both issues are unresolved in some regards

Hence why it's for what it's worth. I will give credit to them trying , given the awful circumstances for the production.

KernelC · Feb 22, 2020

Kaguya sama first place, Mob Psycho II second place... good, there is hope after all. Surprised by the second half of the list though

effingvic · Feb 22, 2020

Kaguya at 1 is surprising and I'm disappointed that RWTW and Fruits Basket didnt rank higher.

Still, not a bad list. At least it wasnt awful like 2015 when people foolishly picked OPM over Shirobako.

munchie64 said:
O Maidens is the biggest snub. Although, that seems to be the case everywhere.

I dont think many people even knew about it. I only caught it a few weeks ago.

Edgar · Feb 22, 2020

effingvic said:
Kaguya at 1 is surprising and I'm disappointed that RWTW and Fruits Basket didnt rank higher.

Still, not a bad list. At least it wasnt awful like 2015 when people foolishly picked OPM over Shirobako.

I dont think many people even knew about it. I only caught it a few weeks ago.

Shirobalo would be fantastic if not for that obnoxious Mohawk dude, he fucking ruined the show for me

Dedication Through Light · Feb 22, 2020

effingvic said:
Fruits Basket didnt rank higher.

The story is unconcluded where s1 stopped, in my opinion. Hard to rank it among others without knowing where its going.

effingvic · Feb 22, 2020

Edgar said:
Shirobalo would be fantastic if not for that obnoxious Mohawk dude, he fucking ruined the show for me

Taro, while frustrating, was necessary as he's a really common kind of obstacle every office worker has to overcome. He had a good arc as well.

Dedication Through Light said:
The story is unconcluded where s1 stopped, in my opinion. Hard to rank it among others without knowing where its going.

I thought these two cours had solid development and closure to a few arcs. It doesnt make sense to only pick completed shows, otherwise stuff like Mob Psycho, Chihayafuru, Haikyuu, Attack on Titan, etc. would have no business being ranked either.

Dedication Through Light · Feb 22, 2020

effingvic said:
Taro, while frustrating, was necessary as he's a really common kind of obstacle every office worker has to overcome. He had a good arc as well.

I thought these two cours had solid development and closure to a few arcs. It doesnt make sense to only pick completed shows, otherwise stuff like Mob Psycho, Chihayafuru, Haikyuu, Attack on Titan, etc. would have no business being ranked either.

I guess I was unclear and never meant to imply that at all. I meant more if they completed arcs, Im still unsure where Yuki story is going, as well as all the stuff with the main house/family, and Kyo development seems like we only went halfway into whatever his outcome will be in the story, I assume???

Shingeki, and Haikyuu!! at least had some arcs with some conclusive ends (s3 hq for example in terms of their journey to get to nationals), shingeki for reclaim trost, a natural timeskip even indicating a change in goals/motivations for all characters, etc...

Regiruler · Feb 22, 2020

Damn, no Fire Force? There was that one atrocious character but the rest of it is so incredible.

Heh · Feb 22, 2020

Bocchi with her friends.

OtakuCoder · Feb 22, 2020

Heh said:
Bocchi with her friends.

This uncured my depression.

lvl 99 Pixel · Feb 22, 2020

Regiruler said:
Damn, no Fire Force? There was that one atrocious character but the rest of it is so incredible.

Aside from some nice animation at times what was noteworthy about it?
The character you're talking about causes accidental breast groping right in the middle of one of the most important and serious scenes and that's where I bowed out.

Regiruler · Feb 22, 2020

lvl 99 Pixel said:
Aside from some nice animation at times what was noteworthy about it?
The character you're talking about causes accidental breast groping right in the middle of one of the most important and serious scenes and that's where I bowed out.

It had some standout characters in the form of Obi, Benimaru, and Giovani, just to name my favorites. It also had a fantastic soundtrack and sound direction.

effingvic · Feb 24, 2020

Dedication Through Light said:
I guess I was unclear and never meant to imply that at all. I meant more if they completed arcs, Im still unsure where Yuki story is going, as well as all the stuff with the main house/family, and Kyo development seems like we only went halfway into whatever his outcome will be in the story, I assume???

Shingeki, and Haikyuu!! at least had some arcs with some conclusive ends (s3 hq for example in terms of their journey to get to nationals), shingeki for reclaim trost, a natural timeskip even indicating a change in goals/motivations for all characters, etc...

Thats fair. Its def harder to draw conclusions on slice of life shows since the "goal" isn't so straightforward. Still, I thought this first half did a great job developing the characters, ended some conflicts and teased some future ones.

Heh said:
Bocchi with her friends.

Criminally underwatched. People are def missing out.

Vulcano's Assistant · Feb 25, 2020

Everybody told me nobody was watching Vinland Saga. Seems like releasing on Amazon is actually quite better than being on Netflix.

SolidSnakeBoy · Feb 25, 2020

Vulcano's Assistant said:
Everybody told me nobody was watching Vinland Saga. Seems like releasing on Amazon is actually quite better than being on Netflix.

Well I think people here watched it. But I think it flew under the radar of the wider audience.

SliceSabre · Feb 25, 2020

Heh said:
Bocchi with her friends.

Not on my top ten list but I did love the show.

GeeseHoward · Feb 25, 2020

Kaguya in #1 as deserved

Taruranto · Feb 25, 2020

Oh nice, Run with the Wind managed to rank in top 10, I didn't expect it. Easily the best sport anime ever and one of the best anime of the last decade.

Also stealth best love story.

SolidSnakeBoy · Feb 25, 2020

Taruranto said:
Oh nice, Run with the Wind managed to rank in top 10, I didn't expect it. Easily the best sport anime ever and one of the best anime of the last decade.

Also stealth best love story.

I listen to some of the OST daily and yes I completely agree with your spoiler tag :3

Admiral Woofington · Feb 29, 2020

forgot to check this. not exactly my order of shows and some were way lower, but I'm actually not surprised the hype surrounding Demon Slayer didnt translate to a bigger rating with the crowd around here and who is more dedicated to voting on these having more varied tastes and a wider selection than the person who might watch the big 3.

Not a bad list at all. Surprised to see Kaguya at #1 vs Mob Psycho which I was sure was going to win. I love the manga and the anime kicked ass, but I didnt think it would end up at #1.

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