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It’s that time of year again – welcome, one and all, to the Seventh Annual Reader’s Choice poll! Do you have a favorite series you’d like to see win? Or perhaps you’re just curious what everyone else enjoyed this year? Well either way, this is the time to cast your vote and make your voices heard!
As has become our habit, there will be two polls for you to vote on this year – one for regularly broadcast TV series, and another for OVA/movies. We’re asking you for your top 5 picks in each poll, which should stop the results from being heavily skewed towards the mega-popular shows. This year we have an astounding 132 TV series and 75 OVA/movies for you to choose from, so make sure you look over the entire list before deciding. Also, please respect other people’s choices in the comments, and keep in mind that entertainment is subjective. People like what they like, so even if you might think they have terrible taste (ooo, ooo, ooo, that’s me!!), please try to respect their opinions.
Here’s the criteria we used to decide what shows did (or did not) make it onto these lists:
- For a regular broadcast TV series to be considered, it has to have finished airing in 2012. The idea is that you can’t truly judge a series until it’s over, so shows such as PSYCHO-PASS, Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo, Space Bros, and Little Busters! will appear on next year’s poll. Series with a second season coming but a clear stopping point in the one we’ve already seen (Ex: DOG DAYS’, K) are included. To further complicate things, this year has seen a rash of shows that have sort of finished, with further episodes incoming but often under a slightly different name, such as Saki: Achiga-hen episode of Side-A and Kokoro Connect. We decided to go ahead and include those shows in this year’s poll, and will treat future episodes like OVAs.
- For OVA/movies, it has to have been released on Blu-ray/DVD in 2012 to qualify, ensuring that viewers outside of Japan have had a chance to watch it. This mostly pertains to theatrical offerings. The difference from TV series is that they don’t necessarily have to be complete to be included, since it can take several years for an OVA series to finish. That’s why Gundam Unicorn and Towa no Quon are appearing again this year.
As far as we’re aware, the anime series list is complete, barring a handful of shows that are animated but unlike “typical” anime. The OVA/movie list is less so, but this is by design; there are lot of really niche OVAs that aren’t really worth considering. However, if you feel there’s something that deserves consideration, please leave a comment or send me an email (email works best) and I’ll add it.
Now, are you ready for this? Well you’d better be, because let the voting begin!
Note: The polls will close on Tuesday, January 1st at 8:00 AM GMT. Results will be posted in the Best of Anime 2012 post, which will be written by the three active writers who have watched the most anime this year.
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Just wanted to let you guys know that Kenichi is on the OVA list twice.
Also what is Stranger Mukouhadan? Do you mean “Stranger Mukoh Hadan” (2007) or “.hack//Sekai no Mukou ni” (2012)?
Kenichi fixed.
Stranger was added in by mistake and will be taken out shortly.
.hack//Sekai no Mukou ni is listed as .hack//Movie.
Chihayafuru, Moretsu Pirates, Sakamichi Apollon, Natsuyuki Rendevous, and Fate Zero
Shame, ongoing animes like Shinsekai Yori and Space Bros couldn’t be there
Thank god they aren’t in my opinion >_> Choosing 5 was hard enough already
what anime is that with the bridge?
Hyouka
Fate/Zero?
TOO HARD TOO PICK…
LEt’s pick everything with Kaji Yukki in it. Guilty Crown, High School DxD, Accel World, Aquarion Evol and Magi
That seiyu has much work this year, or the past, or whatever where he had to give his voice for animes of this year. And boy did not locked into a specific type of character.
It is easy to choose if you think about the anime that over excited during his time and after that.
I mainly chose the anime, among which I of course like, that stand out for their originality of the subject of history. It remains of course something subjective to my tastes, but I think they have their credit to differentiate of the common.
I vote for:
– Another, by the atmosphere of mystery and terror.
– Hyouka by the mysteries and Houtarou resolutions.
– Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon 2, by way of showing political situations and problems, a large group of protagonists rather peculiar, and a world with very different powers and abilities, few are unbeatable powers.
– Binbougami ga, because the series is more killed me with laughter and deserve to be remembered, especially today XP.
This vote serves especially to remember and discuss the best of each series.
*Saw the huge list of awesome Anime this year.
Me:OMG! This list is bonkers, how can I only pick 5?
*Saw Fate/Zero on the list.
Me:OH SH*T!
danshi koukousei no nichijou
chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai!
accel world
sword art online
fate/zero
Girls und Panzer is included! Yay!
So, for me…
GuP, Hyouka, Chihayafuru, Jinrui, and Joshiraku
For specials, hoping for S;G to be best OVA 2012.
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita, Hyouka, Kokoro Connect, Nisemonogatari, Fate/Zero
Un-Go: Inga-ron
Ah, that exciting time of the year again!
Fate/Zero, Chihayafuru, Tsuritama, Sakamichi no Apollon, and Natsume Yuujin-chou Shi.
I had trouble picking just five because I also really enjoyed Jormungand, Hyouka, and Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita. Good year for anime all in all. That being said, Space Bros. and Hunter x Hunter would have been my top two were we allowed to vote for them.
Wah! only 5 I forgot Natsume Yuujinchou Shi 🙁
Couldn’t see Natsume -_-
It’s hard to believe all of these were this year! There are so many good shows to pick from.
I can’t believe that I almost overlooked that Kuroko no Basuke was in the poll – shame on me..
Well then there’s Fate/Zero, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, Kokoro Connect and Another I guess..
I voted for Hyouka, Fate/Zero, Chihayafuru, Tsuritama and Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun for the series 😛 AND Hotarubi no Mori e, K-On movie, Code Geass -Boukoku no Akito-, Another OVA, Inu x Boku SS for the OVAs/MOVIES
Nice!Mirrai Nikki,Aquarion Evol and SAO are on the top…wait,huh?Where’s Fate Zero?
Well,I gotta say that there were many good animes showed this year,so it’s hard to choose only 5 of them.
Best anime 20112!? I have the chance to create the future.
If Code Geass: Nunally in Wonderland wins the best OVA then I think we have a problem with pervs on here.
What am I saying? I voted for it.
Uh-oh.
Any plans for a poll for Best OP and ED songs? 😀
Damn, this is too hard. I really liked Ano Natsu de Matteru, Chunnibyou demo Koi ga Shitai, Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou, Fate/Zero, Haiyore! Nyaruko San, Jormungand, Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II, Mouretsu Pirates, Nisemonogatari, Oda Nobuna no Yabou, Tasogare Otome x Amnesia, Tsuritama and there’s a lot I didn’t even watch.
Anyway, I picked Fate/Zero, Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II, Mouretsu Pirates, Nisemonogatari and Oda Nobuna no Yabou. OVAs/Movies were much easier to choose from. There was only one I liked this year, Steins;Gate.
Mine were Sakamichi no Apollon, Fate/Zero, Btooom! Kuroko no Basket, Natsuyuki Rendezvouz! I HOPE SAKAMICHI NO APOLLON WINS IT!!! xD
I think FATE/ZERO is going to win, it is in everyone’s list. >.<
I surely hope so. Fate/Stay Night lost to Suzumiya Haruhi and Ouran High School Host Club in Reader’s Choice Poll 2006 by a landslide, lost to Mai-Otome in the Best Anime category, and even lost to Blood+ in Best Action. I think the Fate series deserves a top spot recognition this year.
My picks are Chihayafuru, Hyouka, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita, Mouretsu Pirates and Tantei Opera Milky Holmes.
Special mentions are Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon, Danshi Kokousei no Nichijou, Girls und Panzer and Fate/Zero.
GUILTY CROWN FOR BEST COMEDY!!!
I think it should be for best mystery. It is a mystery of how it was being made..
The mystery lies with why its called guilty crown. anyone?
Maybe because the staff felt royally guilty for making such anime? XD
no Eva 3.0? I know it was only in japan but it was this year.
And no Madoka movies, either, which definitely did show in the U.S. (saw them in NYC myself). I’m assuming that they’re going by home video release date, even for theatrical films. Makes sense, I guess, for the sake of consistency.
It doesn’t release on bluray/DVD in any form until next year, so it doesn’t count for this.
Madoka movies released as a limited airing in select theaters and doesn’t fulfill the requirement that there’s either some BD/DVD release and/or widely available translated version for the majority of anime viewers. It will appear on next year’s poll.
Definitely going for Guilty crown and Kokoro Connect.
Even though i just started watching anime (again) during this spring and since i’m watching it hardcore. I also started to read randomc since well, the same spring, so i have a fair amount of anime knowledge (no i don’t). Yet there is so much anime I’ve watched and i still don’t know what was actually GOOD and what was wanting to know how the f*** it finally ended.
Guilty crown and Kokoro Connect were the only 2 that really standed out for me (in this list atleast). Not because i loved the animation of Guilty crown (which i REALLY did) or the but also because the characters standed out for me and loved them.
Except for (yes this reveals a HUGE bit of Guilty crown)
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And yes, i know it’s because the writers made it like this but i want a happier ending.
Pity that Sakurasou no Pet na kanajo (To. Long. Title.) and Zetsuen no Tempest weren’t here. Great shows (for me, i love romcoms and the *cough* fun it sometimes brings along which :D).
And i haven’t watched most of the other shows because i’m living a very busy (lazy gamer) awesome high school life (which i don’t have Q-Q) so even more reasons why i could only pick these 2.
So YAY ROMCOMS AND FANTASY ♥♥♥ (yes, i AM a guy. Or so i think so. teehee)
The list is obviously missing the best “thing” of the year – Space Battleship Yamato 2199. Nothing else comes close. None of your moe-fanservic-y crap, none of that. Unicorn comes close, but it is still quite beneath Yamato for its relative childishness. And yet nobody covers it. Yamato isnt stupid enough to be reviewed by mainstream bloggers, it seems.
Just because it wasn’t blogged you don’t have to be so snippy about it <_<
Tsuritama and Natsume Yuujin Chou were definitely the highlight for me this year 🙂
Chihayafuru, Jintai, Sakamichi no Apollon, Hyouka and SAO
it’s really hard to pick from so many shows ;’D
Guilty Crown ftw.
I picked two of each season:
Nisemonogatari, Chihayafuru (Winter)
Fate/Zero, Nazo no Kanojo X (Spring)
Hyouka, Eureka 7 AO (Summer)
PSYCHO-PASS, Shinsekai Yori (Fall)
Favorite of the year: Mirai Nikki
Here’s my list: http://www.hyperboreans.com/heterodoxia/?p=806
Soundtrack: Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II(Save you from anything .>_<.)
action: Btooom!
Romance: Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
drama: ??
Sci-Fi: Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II
Mystery: hyouka(?)
Comedy: Nisemonogatari(?),Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? Of the Dead
Fan-Service: To Love-Ru – Trouble: Darkness. Hagure Yuusha no Estetica
Too Hard to pick.
A lot of good seriese came out this year.
My pick
Fate-Zero
Another
Hyouka
Nisemonogatari
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Dammit, cant vote more than 5, i,ve watched more than 5, an unfair poll
Kinda wish I could vote up to 10. Oh well.
Where is the second berserk movie??
My top series of 2012
1.Fate/Zero
2.Sakamichi no Apollon
3.Kuroko no Basuke
4.Hyouka
5.Nisemonogatari
Top Ova /Movies
1.K-ON! Movie
2.Letter to Momo
3.Berserk Movie 2 : Battle for Doldrey (sadly the movie didn’t get included, so i gave the first one the nod instead)
4.Steins;Gate Special
5.Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko Special
Good point, I’ll ask for it to be added onto the poll.
Anime`2012?
Was there anything beside Horizon? Really?
Yes, yes there was. Girls und Panzer, but I agree with your sentiment, Horizon had some of the most epic moments of the year (barrel rolling a flying city anyone?)
Perhaps.
Look at them sao suckers downwoting, lol.
SAO is nowhere near Horizon. SAO is the most overrated anime of 2012.
Of the 132 TV series, I watched 99 of them… wow… I’m surprised myself… And to think this is my last year in high school… I must be high on something…
My pick for this year:
Accel World
Fate-Zero
Persona 4
Nisemonogatari
Hyouka
A special mention must go to Bleach, It is quite an epic show, even if some of the contents don’t live up to the expectations. It has been a great 8 years together, it will be remembered by fans all over the world.
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai – I’m a KyoAni sucker
Ano Natsu de Matteru – Best cliffhangers
Fate/Zero – Movie-quality animation in a 2 season series. Dialogues about morality. Saber. Enough said.
Sakamichi no Apollon – Jazz and a love story. It’s like cake and coffee.
Binbougami ga! – The moral of the story was obvious from episode 1 but it was way too hilarious :))
Runner-ups:
TARI TARI – Witty script and lovable cast
Hyouka – Production value was superb but the mysteries themselves were boring. Also, high school students shouldn’t be analysing each other that hard.
Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou – Solid laughtrip
Medaka Box – Only shounen anime I liked this season
Kokoro Connect – Promising story, shitty production
Nazo no Kanojo X – Niche
Nisemonogatari – Ararararararagi-kun is getting on my nerves
Kinda shock by the list…It’s been an awesome year for anime fans.
It’s hard to pick, but i made my decision:
Fate/Zero
Kokoro Connect
Nisemonogatari
Rinne no Lagrange
Sword Art Online (Eps 1-14)
PS: Yup, i just had to mention SAO. Personally, first 14 episodes quality is on-par to Fate/Zero for me. Episode 15 onward seems to lost all the magic i love. Sorry for the hate (>.<)
yes yes i agree very much with the sao. i dont know why but i have a feeling sao has extreme support from the fans of the light novel. argh doesnt really do justice to the other shows cause i was a little disappointed with how the episodes after 14 went. as you said “lost its amgic” definitely..
1) Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna
2) Sakamichi no Apollon
3) Chihayafuru
4) Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
5) Another
Honorable mention (in alphabetical order): Eureka Seven AO, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita, Jormungand, Natsuyuki Rendezvous, & Tsuritama
Although they don’t apply to this year’s vote, 4 current series (Psycho-Pass, Robotics;Notes, Shinsekai Yori, & Uchuu Kyoudai) are candidates to make my list next year from what I’ve seen so far.
Welcome to the Reader’s Choice – Best Anime 20112, where we are projected 18100 years into the future, LONG LIVE ANIME.
My picks:
1. Zumonno to Nupepe – Just because Zumomo is the correct spelling
2. Maji de Otaku na English! Ribbon-chan: Eigo de Tatakau Mahou Shoujo – Longest title, and comon..it teaches ENGLISH. We all know English is important, right?
3. SAO – SUGU IS THE BEST IMOUTO
4. New Prince of Tennis – It’s not old, it’s NEW
5. Tamagotchi! – Good times people, good times.
Keep in mind, entertainment is subjective!
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PS: GC Lost Xmas OVA where? (not discovered by me). Also I realized that the previous installation was titled Favourite instead of “Best”, favourite sounds more suitable IMO.
It was lost 25th december
Hyouka
Tsuritama
Kuroko
Chihayafuru
SAO
Yep that’s mine
Did (practically) none of you watch the Berserk movie(s), or do you all just have no taste in media?
Mädchen und Panzer!! *Obvious WoT nerd* XD
But seriously, no fan service till OVA, HUGE musical score with historical background. Cannot wait to grab the OST. Accurate tank models and acceptable physics, what’s not to like >_<
Probably because the initial impression is kinda bad, like ‘cute girls doing things’. And the early episodes aren’t quite helping, either…
Honestly, I don’t think GuP could make it to the top, not even the top 10. But I’m seriously rooting for Most Exceeded Expectations and Best OST. Those marching songs are awesome XD
Only voted for Fate Zero, Jormungand and Upotte.
I didn’t watch anything else.
I voted for Chuuniboyu demomkoi ga Shitai, Sword Art Online, Fate Zero, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun and Inu x Boku SS. 🙂
You might as well just end the poll now cause we all know Fate/Zero will win (Even if it butchered two of my favorite scenes *grumble* *grumble*)
With that being said, there were a lot of good (Not great) shows this year. Fate/Zero was the big standout for me, but the two shows that would have got my top votes are still airing so I can’t vote for them. That would be Sakurasou and Psycho-Pass btw.
On that note I guess my top 5 would have to be:
1.Fate/Zero (Mostly because of everything Gilgamesh did in that show)
2.Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II (The way it meshed emotional scenes and comedy was just…wow)
3.Sword Art Online (Knew what I was getting into so a lot of the jazz that bothered people didn’t really affect me and the fact that the first two arcs are the prelude to the good stuff)
4.Nisemonogatari (Not even close to as entertaining as Bake was for me, plus I have a long hair fetish so you can imagine how I took those scenes. Gets on here purely for Shinbo being magical)
5.High School DxD (Didn’t even start watching this until the week the last episode aired, but for some reason I loved it. Wouldn’t usually be on my list but nothing else stood out too much)
I get the feeling Mirai Nikki would be on here if I actually got around to watching it, but I keep putting it off. I also liked Ano Natsu de Matteru, but I never got around to finishing it (Didn’t really like Ichika and I knew she was going to win so…). To-Love-Ru also would have made it on if it weren’t for those darn censors.
Ano Natsu de Matteru and Chihayafuru!.. ^_^
I liked too many… After picking two I just said “to hell with it” and picked the other three randomly.
From the list of the anime I liked, of course. A long list.
It also hit me that I basically did what Mutta did. Wahaha.
My top picks!
1. Nisemonogatari
2. Papakiki
3. Mirai Niki
4. Garupan
5. Jinrui
Honorable Mentions
Oni Ai, Danshi Kousei, Hyouka and Koi Choco.
Accel World
Aquarion EVOL
Berserk Ougon Jidaihen I: Haou no Tamago
Beelzebub
CODE GEASS Gaiden: Boukoku no Akito OVA
Binbougami ga!
Beelzebub
Chihayafuru
Inu x Boku SS SP
Code:Breaker
Eureka Seven AO
Momo he no Tegami
K
Kokoro Connect
Medaka Box
Mirai Nikki
SKET Dance
Tasogare Otome x Amnesia
Sukitte Ii na yo.
Voting Level: Limit Breaker
I forget to vote Chihayafuru and Hyouka.
Voted for Jinrui, Kokoro Connect, Kuroko no Basket, Koi senkyo to chocolate and Onii-ae.
I would have removed chocolate and Onii-ae if I notice Chihayafuru and Hyouka.
Oh so many good titles to count on one hand. This is quite a predicament.
Counting them, I watched 63 out of the 132 listed with 5 dropped shows(6 if you count Bleach).
I’m surprised that I watched that many this year, though this is probably low compared to others(did I see someone say he watched 99?).
My top 5 in no particular order(and totally my own opinion):Show Spoiler ▼
So yeah.
Where is one piece?
What part of ‘the series must have finished airing this year’ didn’t you understand? 😛
Only shows that ended in 2012.
Hyouka, the question of the mysteries was not boring, in reality some people could not follow the reasoning of the anime.
And if have a poll for best male character… is Oreki Houtarou, a character with a new personality, quite different from the current leaders
Very difficult to pick this year… Many good series but no real BEST like in 2011 when it was Steins;Gate and Mahou Shoujo Madoka on top. Therefore I made a like of runner-ups as well.
1. Hyouka – Loved the mystery, and the production was epic.
2. Jormundgand – Her name is KOKO, she is LOCO!
3. Kokoro Connect – Good story, good production, had me show my emotions from time to time.
4. Chuunibyou demo Koi ga shitai – beautifull story, and good production and RIKKA :3.
5. Sankarea – Zombie fetish FTW
Runner-ups:
Accel World
Ano Natsu de Matteru
Another
Danshi koukousei no Nichijou
Mirai Nikki
Mouretsu Pirates
Shakugan no Shana III
Sword Art Online (you have to admit, the first half was epic, even thought the second half sucked balls. Would have made my top 5 if it wasn’t for the second half.)
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
OVA’s/Movies:
Accel World OVA
Fairy Tail OVA
Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai Tenri-hen
K-ON! Movie
Steins;Gate Special
I’m really exited to know which one will win, so many good series this year ^^
I forgot one runner up: Nisemonogatari. It can’t be left out offcourse
Wanted to point out that ‘Saint Seiya Omega’ shouldn’t be on the voting list because it’s still airing.
Other than that voted for:
F/Z (for reasons I’m sure everyone has already mentioned)
Chihayafuru (Karuta is epic and the love triangle is so well balanced)
Tonari (The most refreshing show I watched all year, very well executed as well, Natsume is also kawaii and Sasayan plays a very good silent/poker-faced observer)
Acchi Kocchi (funniest anime I saw all year)
Aquarion EVOL (Zessica + AndyMix + Trashy show of the year)
Honourable mentions go to:
Tari Tari
Chunnibyou
Ano Natsu
Kokoro Connect
Nisemonogatari
Two of them got my attention this year:
– Moretsu Space Pirates
(Good story, good pacing, great main character, as Marika doesn’t come out as a ditzy clutz, good side-characters… mainly Chiaki going OMG when seeing a Chocolate Parfait, good humor, pretty close adaptation to the light novels as well)
– Persona 4 The Animation
(pretty much the best anime adaptation I’ve seen of a video game, very true to the source material, quality visuals, good soundtrack, it’s one of the best RPGs as a huge anime cutscene)
I’ve checked other series this year, but I’d say that I enjoyed these two more than the rest. No offense there, ok?
Kokoro Connect
Fate/Zero
Natsume Yuujinchou Shi
Tari Tari
Yuru Yuri(wow it rhymes)
Hmmm, It was not that hard of a pick for me. I am well aware that there are many great shows this year but these are the only ones that really stand out for me.
It has been a great year again RC. Looking forward to the Best of Anime Post this year. Good job guys! 🙂
Fate Zero definitely at the top of my list!! need to consider hard for the others
well, FATE ZERO is the best this year hands down it is one of the most exceptional and memorable shows to come in the last ten years whether in terms of story, art or characterization everything was just perfect ( shame it’s ending was ruined by the fact that it is a prequel to a very weak show ) after that for me come
sakamichi no apollon
natsuyuki rendez vous
kami sama hajimemashita
Panzer vor!
1. GaruPan 2. Horizon 3. Nisemonogatari 4. Binbougami ga 5. ChuuNi
6. Chihayafuru 7. NatsuMachi 8. Apollon 9. Lagrange 10. Kono naka ni hitori imouto ga iru (only because Scamp made it awesome)
Best OP
1. Youthful (Chihayafuru)
2. Sakamichi no Melody (Sakamichi no Apollon)
Best ED
1. Vidro Moyou (NatsuMachi)
2. Enter Enter Mission (GaruPan)
Is this really a good idea? (aka Worst of the year)
1. Kono naka ni hitori imouto ga iru (without Scamp) 2. Guilty Crown (lol) 3. SAO (facepalm.jpg) 4. Ginyoku no Fam (it is NOT Last Exile)
oh yes ! worst of the year
sword art online desrves this honor as the most overrated show especially when i see amazing shows like jojo get so little attention
then off course guilty crown and aquarion evol
ohhhh ! i forgot TSURITAMA my second favourite show this year
whats that other show you’ve watched?
Fate/Zero was definitely the best anime, no doubt about it. However, there are a lot of people who did not watch it due to their age and not being familiar with the franchise. Well, let’s see what the people choose this year.
It’s funny that bleach finally made it here as it finished. So should we take account of the entire 10 years its had or just this years. Will be hard, but got to give it credit the anime surpasses the manga by far with animation, cinematography and direction.
lol did not even notice it in list but yeah makes all other look rather poor
and same naruto I guess anime is just much better then manga but I would vote it if I had seen it before in list I liked first part of it 60~ eps never got over 70 but it was realy well made till that part
still wonder why was it even listed
Why is GuP included in the list? Its not even finished airing.
No Resident Evil:Damnation (Biohazard:Damnation)?
I didn’t vote for Fate/Zero because everyone and their moms are going to vote fate/zero and is already going to win.
My votes:
Ano Natsu de Matteru
Another
Code:Breaker
Jormungand
Zetman
Too damn hard to pick o.o Right now I have: Sakamichi no Apollon, Tsuritama, Hyouka, Chihayafuru, Fate/Zero and Tonari no Kaibutu-kun. Damn…that’s one too much >_<
It’s too hard to only pick 5!! ><
Why is Smile Precure eligible when it’s still running?
My picks for this year are Sakamichi no Apollon (also my absolute favourite for 2012), Jormungand, Fate/Zero, Hyouka and Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon 🙂
I wish I could have picked 7 instead of 5. That was one of the most stressful experiences this year-end. *sweats* O~O
Decisions, decisions…
Aired series:
1. Jinrui wa Suitashimashita
2. Hyouka
3. Sakamichi no Apollon
4. Ano Natsu de Matteru
5. Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Tsuritama almost made it to my list. Still haven’t seen F/Z and Nisemonogatari, so too bad.
OVA/ONA/OAD/whatever
1. Hotarubi no Morin e
2. Momo he no Tegami
3. Gundam Unicorn
4. K-ON! (Damn right.)
5. Minami-ke
S;G was unimpressive. Kenshin was quite disappointing, as was Ika-chan. On hindsight, Berserk movie should have been on that list…
TV
1. Jojo
2. Space Bros
what? both is not on the list? meh I don’t bother to vote then, other anime is a meh for me
OVA
1. Bererk Movie 1
2. Gundam UC 5
Not in any order:
Fate/Zero
tsuritama
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
P4Animation
Chunibyou demo koi ga shitai.
TOO HARD TO PICK JUST 5!!
Best anime of the year:
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II.
Best OVA: Un-Go: Inga-ron
Also: I hope there weill be a third Horizon series next year, so I’ll know what’s the best next year.
Also the worst of this year: Sword Art Online, Guilty Crown, Black Rock Shooter. And also K, I would say.
Only voted Fate/Zero. Terrible year for anime, but that’s nothing new.
Another Chuunibyou Fate/Zero Hyouka Zetman
Runner-ups: Binbougami ga!, Chihayafuru, Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
Shows I think are overrated: Kokoro Connect, Nisemonogatari
by category:
serious bzns/overall best: Fate/Zero – debates of the Kings alone suffice, and there’s so much more epic stuff
action: Jormungand – her name is Koko, she is loco and she will kill you with her mercenaries
romance: Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun – because I was exactly like Mitty in the highschool
sports: Chihayafuru – come on, making Karuta this entertaining is a top-notch achievement
outside of the box: Girls und Panzer – come on girls riding and battling in TANKS??? and it WORKS!
Looking at this…2012 was a good year of anime
I’m So tied up this year…. for this to have been a year where i kept looking at the season previews and thinking “WTF is this?!” I really enjoyed at least 3 or more shows each season :X
Still I Personally Voted For
Horizon II
Yuru Yuru (don’t judge me XD)
Jinrui wa suitai shimashita
Nazo no Kanojo X
Ano Natsu de materu
these were just shows that I REALLY ENJOY after looking at them and thinking why would i watch this so i figure they earned my vote 🙂
Hyouka was a real surprise.
But just 5 choises is non enough.
This is my real list of the best:
Hyouka
Psycho Pass
Hotarubi no mori e
Natsume Youjinchou shi
Sakamichi no Apollon
Another
Zetsuen non tempest
Chyhayafuru
Uta Koi
Five is too damn low! I can see at least 10 good picks.
Series:
Muv-Luv
Sword Art Online
Jormungand
Fate Zero
Lupin Mine Fujiko
OVA:
Berserk
Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito
Fairy Tail OVA
Steins Gate Special
Amagami SS+ plus SP
come on guys…sword art online…the memorable characters, beautiful story-telling, complexly designed villains, completely logical and intelligently thought out plot scenarios, wonderful scene transitions that were as smooth as flowing rivers made of butter. oh wait i didn’t make it past episode 8, i just made all that sh*t up. i did occasionally follow the remainder of the series on randomc.net though X-D
Chihayafuru
Nazo no Kanojo
Horizon II
Hyouka
Chuunibyou
I was also thinking Jinrui and F/Z but I went for the others.
F/Z
Sakamichi no Apollon
Nisemonogatari
Hyouka
Sankarea (difficult choice but decided to go with one I enjoyed and rather original)
Others I wanted to include:
Another
Chuu2
Chihayafuru
SAO (needed an anime original ending after first arc that made more sense)
Kuroke no Basuke
Uuchu kyoudai (lost impetus after the selection process wound down)
Chihayafuru!! Especially for most underrated.
Just scrolling down the list, I could already pick out 10 series that I really liked.
My top 5 Series:
Fate/Zero
Nazo no Kanojo X
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Tsuritama
Honourable Mentions:
Ano Natsu de Matteru (Great confession scene + relationship AFTER the confession + Remon-senpai)
Hyouka (Kanya-fest arc was one of the best story arcs this season + great visuals)
Another (Horror well done, except for the finale)
Chihayafuru (Great character development + Karuta. I see so many more references to Karuta in anime after having seen this.)
Jormungand (Her name is Koko, she is Loco, I say oh NO!!)
Thermae Romae (Absolutely hilarious. Its only 6 eps at 12 mins each, but it had me laughing the entire time)
OVAs (For me, its more like the ones that I watched, as opposed to my favourite ones)
Steins;Gate Special (shining example of how to make an OVA)
Another OAD
CODE GEASS Hangyaku no Lelouch: Nunnally in Wonderland
CODE GEASS Gaiden: Boukoku no Akito OVA
HYOUKA, BLEACH, GUILTY CROWN, SWORD ART ONLINE, BEELZEBUB
***(5 SPECIAL ONES)K, ANOTHER, SHAKUGAN NO SHANA III, INU X BOKU SS, KAMISAMA HAJIMEMASHITA***
DIN’T HAVE TIME TO SEE EACH EVERYONE OF THE ANIME….THESE ARE MY BEST ONES THAT NO ONE CAN’T DENY THEM…..
1. Tsuritama
2. Jormungand
3. Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
4. Kuroko no Basuke
5. Acchi Kocchi
As for movie/OVA, I voted for the only thing that deserved my vote, the K-ON! Movie.
Accel World, Black Rock Shooter, Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou, Joshiraku, Kokoro Connect, Sakamichi no Apollon, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, and YuruYuri-eighth-note-eighth-note were all good shows too.
The show that I still don’t understand why I enjoyed it so much is Senki Zesshou Symphogear.
Fate/Zero, Mouretsu, Sakamichi, Ano Natsu and Tonari for me. For some reason I ended up choosing 3/5 from spring >_< If I could choose 10 it'd probably go on with Jormungand, Hyouka, Chihayafuru, Tsuritama and Jinrui… and then there are still others I feel like I should be choosing.
Instead of posting yet another top 5 list, I would like to offer a suggestion regarding the year end post.
Have all active writers on the website vote for best of the year rather than simply posting the opinions of three of them.
This is what every game reviewing website does for example, and it works well in keeping the year end awards objective. I have been following Random Curiosity for years, and one of the strength of the site has always been its “mainstream”-oriented point of view. In other words, Omni and Divine have never felt bad about awarding the most popular and well-liked shows – which has typically resulted in a close match between awards and reader’s poll results. Please keep it this way.
Voting was an attempted solution, but with double digit writers in varying time zones and availability and writers having drastic differences in the total and type number of shows that they watched too, it made for results that weren’t… quite ideal. There was quite a lack of real consensus to say the least and a whole lot of other issues that cropped up too.
Think of it this way: It took 7 hours just for the three writers that are doing the AOTY post to decide on the winners/honorable mentions (even with a lot of agreement and not counting time to do the post). Combined with the work spent on 12 Days of Christmas and the Winter Preview recently too… well, you get the drift.
As for the picks and keeping it objective, it should be alright. The picks may vary slightly from what you’ve come to expect from Divine, but there was no fear for awarding the most popular and well-liked shows (and those of the vice-versa nature) for the most part. Also, part of the reason it ended up being the writers who watched the most series was because it would contribute more to this objectivity, because more shows watched = less likely to miss something etc. etc.
Hmmm I feel these two are underrated Black Rock Shooter and Jormungand
and cosz I m a bit romantic(only sometimes) I vote Kokoro Connect and AmagamiSS
with the 5th spot having my hardest pick as usual I put K for some unique parts it had and hopefully 2nd season will make up for all the plot holes and lack of two kings but so far animation was awesome and characters fun
O and as usual honorable ones I d vote if I had more picks
SAO (only cosz half of it was way too random)
F/Z I love great ending but I knew how it will end…
HightschoolDxD WE ARE ECCHI
with that said again I didnt watch moves that much to give some reasonable opinion..
Here is my list
1)Tsuritama
2)Natsume Yuujin Chou
3)Hyouka
4)Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
5)Kimi to Boku
I still need to finish Jormungand, Kamisama Hajimemashita, and Chihayafuru though..
Only 5 choices are a tough pick, there’s a lot of entertaining shows this year but to those that really do deserve them:
1) Another: There hasn’t really been a horror mystery show this year that stood out. (Mirai Nikki? Read the manga!) Death of the week aside, the storytelling is solid enough to keep you on the edge despite seeing the ending miles away.
2) Fate/Zero: Incredible screenplay, well adapted, great soundtrack, flawless visuals (Maybe I’m a bit biased.)
3) Jormungand: Compelling characters, thought-provoking plot, *Boom Bang*, Koko Hekmatyar
4) Hyouka: Episode 17, damn it Oreki…
5) Nisemonogatari: Solid plot and they created a new fetish, what’s not to like?
Only OVA worth mentioning is CG: Boukoku no Akito. It took a long time coming, the new knightmare(hax) might not be for everyone, but the new character dynamics breath new life to this very loved series and I’m looking forward to see the next episode.
Fate Zero
Jourmungand
Chuunibyou
SAO(flying knifes in 3..2…)
Accel World(don’t kill me, please!!)
Those last two are in because “zetsuen no tempest” and “psycho pass” aren’t included yet XD
I have included some unusual shows on my list — not all smart choices, but I just went with my heart 🙂
Chihayafuru, Natsume Yuujin-Chou Shi, Hyouka, Uta-Koi, Zetman
in the last years it was always difficult to choose only 5 series, this year (sadly) wasn’t:
Chihayafuru
Fate/Zero
Natsume 4
Sakamichi no Apollon
Rinne no Lagrange
disappointment of the year: Eureka ao
and perhaps it would be better to include every series that was running 2012, even when not yet finished, then i would have voted fot HxH, Uchuu Kyoudai and Shin Sekai Yori
for me:
1/ fate/zero – best one this year, saber look good in this too 😡
2/ SAO but only the 1st part, the 2nd part is a bit too fairy tale for me X_X
3/ Hyouka – idk about his one but its catch my interest when watching so its fine, the only problem is a bit sleepy
4/ Oda Nobuna no Yabou – never expect much from this one when I heard its going to be adapt into anime, but its turn out to be too good to be true. The art, seiyuu, character and storyline is near perfect, its a dark horse this year 😀
5/ Zetsuen no Tempest – its not end yet so I guess why its not include, but this one is as good as the manga in my oppinion ^^
Zetsuen carries over to next year and will be in 2013’s poll.
Where is Evangelion 3.0?
It doesn’t release on bluray/DVD in any form until next year, so it doesn’t count for this.
Just wondering if anyone watched Natsuiro Kiseki at all, one of the best SOL series this year imo
Kuroko no basket
Binbougami ga
Another
Tonari no kaibutsu-kun
Danshi koukousei no nichijou
Series:
Beelzebub
High School DxD
Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Mirai Nikki (Future Diary)
Queen’s Blade: Rebellion
OVA/Movie:
Berserk
Fairy Tail
High School DxD
Kenichi
Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? Of The Dead OVA
5 too small (A-Z):
1. Amagami SS+
2. Campione
3. High School DxD
4. Nisemonogatari
5. Shakugan no Shana III
or
1. Amagami SS+
2. Acchi Kocchi
3. High School DxD
4. Nisemonogatari
5. Shakugan no Shana III
Guilty Crown
Kokoro Connect
Highschool DXD
Campione
To Love-ru Darkness
Chihayafuru
Mysterious Girlfriend X
Hyouka
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Nisemonogatari
(Not in any order)
In no specific order:
-Ano Natsu de Matteru
-Fate/Zero
-Nazo no kanojo X
-Nisemonogatari
-Sakamichi no Apollon
In no particular order:
Kokoro Connect
Sword Art Online
Mirai Nikki
K
Fate/Zero
Switch K with Hyouka and I might approve xD
Personally, my problem with Kokoro Connect is that it never explains the rationale of the experiments (other than providing amusement), and it never went through a discovery process to reveal the secret identity of those god-like figures. Bad things just happened without closure. Other than that, the premise of the story is quite interesting.
1st: Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream
2nd: Mouretsu Pirates
3rd: Sengoku Collection
4th: Fate/Zero
5th: Accel World
Special mentions to Inu x Boku, Lupin Fujiko, Hyouge Mono, Kimi to boku 2 and Persona 4.
If you’re wondering why I think PRAD is the best:
Show Spoiler ▼
I did say I would vote for Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream last year. The sequel, Pretty Rhythm Dear My Future, is totally blowing my mind too and I’ll probably vote for it next year.
Series: Chuu2Koi, Fate/Zero, Haiyore! Nyaruko-san, Kyoukaisen II, Yuruyuri
OADS/Movies: Gundam Unicorn, Kami Nomi OVA, Minami-Ke, Steins;Gate Special, Strike Witches
Not in any order. Hard to choose 5.
Though Kyoukaisen II is easily my favorite series of the year due to many reasons(Stilts is probably one of them). Can’t wait to pre-order S2 from Sentai!
Forgot to type it orginially…
Honorable mentions: Hyouka, Tari Tari, and Tasogare Otome X Amnesia.
Enjoyable year of anime really. Going to dig through what other shows aired this year due to only watching 8-12 a season or so.
Mouretsu Pirates
Binbougami Ga!
Jormungand
Girls und Panzer
Medaka Box
I think that it might be worth considering loosening the ending not yet shown requirement in future years. I think what should be judged is the impact of the series on the year in retrospect rather than the subjective quality of the series as a whole.
Like in the USA, TV series might last for a number of seasons. These days there seem to be quite a number of series that are being adapted in in parts or those that lack a conclusive ending. Its not like an ending for a series like uchuu kyoudai for example would really change or mean anything.
I’m with you dude…no HUNTERxHUNTER is just blasphemy. it went through a bunch of arc’s..seriously if that aint enough to be able to pass judgement on WHAT IS!?
DOWN WITH THIS LIST!!! MUHUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
I included a vote for the Bleach anime. Yeah yeah I know, but here me out. It’s true that the series does suffer from bad pacing in the story, and there are moments in the anime where the animation quality sucked (I’m looking at you Bount arc), not to mention tons of filler episodes, but lets face it: it was a solid anime adaptation directed by Noriyuki Abe (YuYu Hakusho) that did a great job at adapting the manga. Honestly out of all of the Big 3 (One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach), I personally think that Bleach had the best anime adaptation out of all of them. It had great voice acting by Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Sho Hayami, etc.; it had mind-blowingly awesome fight scenes with brilliant animation such as Ichigo vs. Byakuya/Grimmjow/Ulquiorra/Yushima, Byakuya vs. Koga, Hisagi vs. Findor, etc.; it had one hell of an awesome soundtrack composed by Shiro Sagisu (Neon Genesis Evangelion). Most importantly, Bleach is one of those series that was influential in helping to continue to boost the popularity of anime and manga in the West. I know a lot of people who were first introduced to anime through Bleach. To be honest, before Bleach premiered on Adult Swim, I was on the verge of giving up on anime altogether after suffering abysmal ending of the InuYasha anime (those who watched the original anime know what I’m talking about). Bleach prevented me from doing so and kept me on board, and when the Soul Society arc began, that is when I knew that I was gonna love this series for a long time, and that my love for anime was strengthened once again. While I admit that Bleach is definitely not a perfect series and that it does have its faults, it nonetheless remains as one of my all time favorite series and it always will.
While I’m personally rooting for Fate/Zero to win 2012’s anime of the year, I hope that some of you will at least recognize the Bleach anime for what it is and consider voting for it. If not, then that’s no problem. It’s your vote, and I respect that.
Here’s to Kubo’s success for 10 years of his series and hope that the final arc in the Bleach manga provides a satisfying conclusion. Lastly, here’s to hoping that the final arc eventually gets the anime adaptation that it deserves.
PS: Figured I’d post this for old times’ sake 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFNQhmDLjTk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flHohk8TJaA
One of the most original opening sequences I’ve ever seen, props to all the original artwork, complemented by Orange Range. Still don’t see many anime with such details added to character clothing these days.
Hard for me to justify what bleach has done to deserve best anime of 2012 besides end in 2012. Only Soul Society arc was interesting but afterwards it simply copied the same formula over and over again. Get a random bunch of baddies and then get the good guys and turn it into a long drawn out series of epic standstill.
(a while back someone did a comparison of Jump series in terms of their panels/page and lines/page)
http://i.imgur.com/9QaG9.png
I dont think bleach compares well to some recently aired shounen series like Full Metal Alchemist and Hunter x Hunter.
The Fullbringer arc alone should disqualify it from any best of list and doesn’t even have the excuse of being filler.
In general, the filler arcs of Bleach are better than other long-running series. Take the Dolls arc and the Zanpakutou Rebellion arc for example. The production was able to work within the premise of Bleach and created self-containing stories that can be merged back to the main arc. For that I think Bleach TV deserves a lot of credits.
Top 5 Short Anime List(No Order)
Humanity Has Declined- Saa?
My Little Monster- More Natsume plox
Kids on the Slope- Amazing music performances
Kuroko’s Basketball- Hotblooded sports shounen? hell yeah
Tsuritama- Catchiest opening of 2012 plus quirky cast
Top Ongoing Anime(No Order)
Hunter x Hunter- Heaven’s Arena/Yorknew arcs were amazing
Gintama- Who doesn’t love Gintoki? O.o
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure- WWWRRRYYY!!!!!!
Shirokuma Cafe- Grizzly-kun…. nuff said
Here’s my five, can’t say it was hard to choose as I haven’t really watched that much anime this year (around 15 shows).
Binbougami ga!
High School DxD
Jormungand
Kuroko no Basuke
Tasogare Otome x Amnesia
(In no particular order)
-Ano Natsu De Matteru (Dat character development and romance (plus terrific use of the ED song))
-Chunnibyou demo Koi ga Shitai (Had me laughing my butt off several times. Warning: causes diabetes)
-Fate/Zero (Epic. need I say more?)
-Hyouka (beautifully animated and witty to the core. I’m a sucker for great character-driven plots)
-Kuroko no Basuke (Warning: causes heart attacks and increase rise of blood pressure)
5. Jormungand
4. Mirai Nikki
2/3. Tsuritama & Kids on the Slope (the former is better but the latter is closer to my heart)
1. Fate/Zero
Movies/OVA:
5. Code Geass: Akito of Whatever
4. The World Only God Knows: Tenri-hen
3. BERSERK: The Golden Age I
2. Gundam Unicorn 5
1. Steins;Gate Special
Fate/ Zero
Hyouka
Nisemonogatari
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Tsuritama
So many good choices, feel so frustrated that I can only pick 5. In the end, I just pick series I would watch again.
Acchi Kocchi, Sword Art Online, Hyouka, Another, Btooom!.
Nazo no Kanojo X
Sukitte Ii na yo.
Chunnibyou demo Koi ga Shitai
Mouretsu Pirates
Papa no Iu Koto wo Kikinasai!
Idolm@ster Shiny Festa isn’t on a BD or DVD, it isn’t even translated. You can get some terrible PSP rips from places but how can a wide audience judge something that is in terrible quality and can’t understand whats going on. The hoops you have to jump through to watch this in any form to be able to make an educated opinion on it seems to be a bit of a stretch.
Stranger – Mukō Hadan (Sword of the Stranger) is not from 2012.
You also seem to have forgotten the existence of Naruto and One Piece, which may be intentional, but you have Bleach included so I don’t know.
Bleach officially ended it’s anime run. Naruto and One Piece series themselves are not over. This requirement was listed in the post.
Idolm@aster Shiny Fiesta has translations and is readily available with a quick google. Just because it’s not full 1080p goodness does not mean it’s “unwatchable” and “you can’t form an opinion of it.” Over 700 people have completed it on MAL and the discussion is multiple pages long. It’s not as readily available as many of the more popular shows, but there is enough to warrant it’s inclusion, especially since there will probably be no BD/DVD separate release to wait for. It makes no sense to put it for 2013 as a result.
Stranger Muko Hadan will be taken off shortly.
Sakamichi no Apollon stood out to me the most this year.
It was just amazing!
Agreed. It actually inspired me to switch from Classical to Jazz piano.
Agreed, if there were a favorite OST/song poll for the year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PV2QC6Z5Ok
1.HYOUKA—->PERFECT ANIME 1000%
2.SWORD ART ONLINE—->PERFECT STORY
3.INU X BOKU SS—–>PEFECT LOVE
4.KAMISAMA HAJIMEMASHITA—–>PERFECT COMEDY\LOVE(THE BEST MANGA)
5.K\ GUILTY CROWN—–>AMAZING ANIMATION AND CHARACTHERS!!!!
Surely you jest.
Perfect abuse of the word perfect.
The caps lock key is located left of your A key if you didn’t know
I’m sure that if you think really hard, you will find at least one thing that could be done better from each of your listed titles. Thus, no show is perfect.
I agree with you only Hyouka .
I’M CURIOUS as to why you think so.
this was a hard year to pick, there were many good shows
Whats the name of the anime under Jormungand
If you’re referring to the pictures, it’s Nisemonogatari.
The latest Detective Conan movie is missing…
Noted. Will add shortly.
Thank you! 🙂
Gah, do I have to choose only 5 for the year? x_x;; lol
Top five best anime (in order):
*Fate/Zero;
*Mirai Nikki;
*Sword Art Online;
*Nisemonogatari;
*To love-ru Darkness;
Hyouka
Tsuritama
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Rinne no Lagrange
Tari Tari
The original series did great this year. Thanks for restoring my hope in today’s anime!
Re-watch/ honorable mention list:
UtaKoi, K, Jormungand, Kokoro Connect, Sukiite ii na yo, first half of Sword Art Onling
*online
2012 turned out to be a reasonably good year in my eyes, and I had trouble choosing. Given some thought, I now return these as my picks.
Top series in alphabetical order: Ano Natsu de Matteru, Kokoro Connect, Rinne no Lagrange Tari Tari, YuruYuri♪♪
Top OVA/Movies in alphabetical order: Gundam UC, K-On! Movie, Rinne no Lagrange Kamogawa Days, Strike Witches Movie
K
Sword Art Online
Hyouka
Fate/Zero
Btooom!
Shakugan no Shana III
BRAVE10
Jormungand
Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle
Campione
ZETMAN
Persona 4: The Animation
OVA/Movie:
Towa no Quon 6
Persona 4 OVA
CODE GEASS Gaiden: Boukoku no Akito OVA
Why is Kyousougiga not on the list? Sure, it was short, but it was five episodes of magic and chaos that were released this fall, and I loved it.
Sword Art Online
Sakamichi no Apollon
Fate / Zero
AKB0048
Chunnibyou demo Koi ga Shitai
Honorable Mention:
Ano Natsu de Matteru
Nazo no Kanojo X
Persona 4: The Animation
10. sakamichi no apollon
9. Kuroko no basket
8. Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai!
7. Papa no Iu Koto wo Kikinasai!
6. Ano Natsu de Matteru
5. Tari Tari
4. Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou
3. Sword Art online
2. Mouretsu Pirates
1. Oda Nobuna no Yabou
@Stilts
Should Bleach be on this list? This poll is only for 2012 and I’m having hard time comparing such a long running anime with shows that has only 13-24 episodes, 50 at most.And the added fact it’s not divided into seasons only makes it more difficult to rate.
Proxy wars already?
And why is GuP in the list? Isn’t it 12 episodes?
As for my vote this year:
Guilty Crown
Persona 4
Sword Art Online
Accel World
Dog Days
for GuP, I think I read they messed some stuff up during production of episode 10. Final episodes are planned to be aired in march, so I guess it is temporarily over for now.
Best ED: Highschool DxD
At the risk of sounding like a dirty old man: hypno-butt. Just google the word and you will undoubtedly see Highschool DxD ED in the search result. Nothing else needs to be uttered. Yep.
You can have your Hypnobutt, but that’s never gonna beat Itou Masumi’s ethereal vocals.
Best ED: Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita
Man, forgot that some of these series aired this year… Feels so long ago ^ ^;
And Bleach!! Forgot that it ended this year as well…
Anyway, in no particular order,
*Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
*Tsuritama
*Nisemonogatari
*Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
*and NichiBros 😀 (Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou… not [i]the best[/i] but my vote was for all my good laughs)
As for OVA/Movie,
*Code Geass Gaiden: Boukoku no Akito
*UN-GO: Inga-ron
As for series, I’d say…
-Another
-Fate/Zero S2
-Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
-Hyouka
-Mouretsu Pirates
..in kind of that order. With honorable mentions for Mysterious Girlfriend X, Tonari no Kaibetsu-kun, Accel World, Nisemonogatari and Ano Natsu de Matteru.
As for OVA’s:
-Code Geass Gaiden: Boukoku no Akito
-UN-GO episode: 0, Inga-ron
-Steins;Gate Special
-Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Tenri-hen
-Tales of Symphonia the Animation: Sekai Tougou-hen OVA
In the end, last year was a better anime year, but I’ve still enjoyed myself plenty.
Most overrated: Sword crap online.
Yeah there are a lot of people putting SAO on their lists, which makes me a little sad hah
I don’t know what to tell you guys, it’s called the polarization effect and it stems from personal taste.
If you didn’t enjoy it, that’s fine, move on with your life and learn to accept opinions. All you’re doing when you bash a show is saying “I have superior taste to all you mongoloids that actually like this”, which is absolutely idiotic because, once again, opinions.
Sword Art Overrated
This game has potential
Seriously Abhorrent Overall
Stupid And Over-rated
Someone Actually Ok’d this?
These jokes are overrated.
Yeah. I did tick SAO but now I don’t know how to undo it. XD
In no order
Accel World
Chunnibyou demo Koi ga Shitai
Fate Zero
Kokoro Connect
Hyouka
Special mentions go out to
Mouretsu Pirates
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II’
And ESPECIALLY Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate (such a gem of a show)
No Hellsing Ultimate 9 and 10 for best OVA poll?
Yeah I know, what gives?
Hellsing Ultimate added to the poll! Sorry for the confusion.
Where is JoJo Bizarre?! So underrated.
Also why is nobody blogging about jojo bizarre: battle tendacy?
Action is good, fabulous poses, badass, manly and Sugita Tomokazu all in one package!
JoJo is still ongoing. Verdant was gonna blog about it but he didn’t have the time since he was handling too many other series. I’m still following it, especially for Sugita as MOTHERFUCKING JOSEPH. I absolutely love JoJo.
Series:
-Busou Shinki
-Chunnibyou demo Koi ga Shitai
-DOG DAYS’
-Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A
-Sword Art Online
OVA/Movie:
-A-Channel+smile OVA
-Asa Made Jugyou Chu! OVA
-K-ON! Movie
-Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? Of The Dead OVA
-Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru: Futari no Elder
For series I’d have to vote:
-Fate/Zero
-Hyouka
-Kuroko no Basuke
-Natsuyuki Rendezvous
-Sakamichi no Apollon
For OVA/Movies:
-Another OVA
-Berserk: Golden Age 1
-Code Geass Akito OVA
-Steins;Gate Special
-UN-GO episode 0
Series:
-Accel World
-Another
-Fate/Zero
-Mirai Nikki
-Sword Art Online
By the way, why is Omega in the poll if it is not finished yet??
No Kokurikoza Kara (From Upon Poppy Hill) on the poll?
I second this. Strange that From Up on Poppy Hill is not on the list.
I think because the DVD/Blu-Ray release at least for the West is in 2013. I don’t know if that’s what they meant when they mentioned only DVD releases that came out in 2012. But whatever reason I agree, a great movie definitely worth at least a mention.
@pcturtle – I thought it was only when the BD/DVD was released in Japan because chances are it’ll be subbed by some group. If they count the release in the west, then a lot of movies would never be eligible.
Good point, I don’t usually know the average turn around rate for translating movies, usually the subbed version just pops up on the usual sites unexpectedly and just makes my day a little better.
Sorry, that was an error – it should be there as From Up On Poppy Hill now!
Series
– Accel World
– Fate/Zero
– Nisemonogatari
– Hyoukai
– Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
OVA
– of course #1 OVA will be Steins Gate♥
– Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka? OAD
– Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? Of The Dead OVA
– To Love Ru Darkness
lastly – Gundam Unicorn
I will second everything on that list.
5 Anime + 1 Movie :
Best comedy : Guilty Crown (Yes,It’s a big fat joke)
Best Action : SAO
Best romantic : Tonari
Best slice of life : Kokoro Connect
Best horror : Another
Best Movie : K-ON! movie (great mix of all kind:drama,comedy,slice of life,musical)
Comedy? Train wreck is a much better description as I even failed to laugh at the outcome. Came for the awesome, stayed for the wreckage.
Another
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita (I’m surprised that this seems to be underappreciated!)
Jormungand
Mirai Nikki
Nisemonogatari
I haven’t seen a lot of OVA or movies, but definitely have to vote for Berserk. 🙂
I had to pick five…. damn.
I’ll list the animes I liked this year (there were alot and in no particular order)
– Ano natsu de Matteru
– Danshi no koukousei
– Kamisama hajimemashita
– jormungand S2
– Nazo no Kanojo X
– tonari no kaibutsu-kun
– tsuritama
– sakamichi no apollon
– Tasogare Otome x Amnesia
– kuroko no basket
– Sankarea
– sakurasou (not finished but I like it so far)
– Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
– Another
– Mirai nikki
– hyouka
– natsume yuunjinchou shi
– Natsuyuki Rendezvous
– kimi to boku S2
– inu x boku SS (Hated the first half but I liked the final episodes)
– project k Show Spoiler ▼
There’s still more anime I need to catch up on (Chihayafuru, jinrui, etc), but I’ll say this year was an otaku’s dream for great anime.
Berserk Movie 2 and From Up On Poppy Hill, two best anime movies of the year, sadly weren’t included…which sucks…
Fate Zero
Another
Sword Art Online
Black Rock Shooter
I came back to watching anime this year and there were plenty that I thoroughly enjoyed, but alas, can only choose 5 so here goes:
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita (I am surprised this wasn’t on most people’s list – it was spectacular!)
Kimi to Boku 2
Moyashimon Returns
Sukitte li na yo
Natsume Yuujin-chou Shi
Series
Highschool DxD
Inu x Boku SS
Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate
Guilty Crown
Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? Of the Dead
OVA
Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai Tenri-hen
Inu x Boku SS sp
Fairy Tail OVA
To Love-Ru Darkness OVA
Highschool DxD OVA
Special mention to Chuunibyou, To Love-Ru Darkness seriesShow Spoiler ▼
(my gateway to harem ecchi series), and Acchi Kocchi that fill my day with laughter.
vote sao and die.
no order
TV series
Fate Zero
Nisemonogatari
Ano Natsu de Matteru
Chunnibyou demo Koi ga Shitai
Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? Of the Dead
OVA/Movie
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Add-on Disk
CODE GEASS Gaiden: Boukoku no Akito OVA
Gundam Unicorn Episode 5
Steins;Gate Special
Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? Of The Dead OVA
I voted for:
Accel World (It was intense and mind blowing, especially the first 4 episodes)
Last Exile (I’ve been waiting for this for years and it blew me away)
Mouretsu Pirates (Pirates in space? Chiaki? What a fun anime)
Rinne no Langrage (It was very fun to watch)
Sword Art Online (Perhaps anime of the year, oh wait it shouldn’t beat Last Exile in my book)
Oh god this will be hard.
Series:
Fate/Zero
Another
Sword Art Online
Accel World
Mirai Nikki
Never watched any comedies or romances, so probably missing some good ones in 2012…
Series:
Bakuman 2
Chihayafuru
Fate Zero
Nisemonogatari
Thermae Romae
My votes for regular anime in order starting from my most favorite:
1) Fate/Zero — Best Drama of 2012. Personally I think it is long overdue from last year.
2) Sword Arts Online — Best Scifi of 2012. Solid, but not quite as epic and as complex as Fate.
3) Chihayafuru — Best Sports of 2012, edging out Kuroko no Basuke, Area no Kishi, and Saki Achiga-hen partly because of its originality. Who would have thought playing a card game would be so exhausting and full of drama?
4) Another — Best Thriller/Suspense of 2012.
5) Mirai Nikki — Like Sankarea, it is both scifi and thriller. I like its originality slightly better than Sankarea.
Returning series such as Nisemonogatari, Bakuman 2, SKET Dance, Natsume Yuujin-chou 4, Moyashimon Returns, Shakugan no Shana III, and Zero no Tsukaima F are as entertaining as ever. Mouretsu Pirates also deserves some late credits from last year. However, no particular romance, comedy, or anime song from this year really got my attention.
My votes for OVA (in no particular order):
.hack//Movie
Berserk Ougon Jidaihen I: Haou no Tamago
Momo he no Tegami
Rurouni Kenshin Shin Kyoto Hen 01
Sankarea OAD
I put up Sankarea here partly because I didn’t have enough quota to vote for it in the regular section. Tegami is something for the younger audience and is of high quality. And I have been a fan of .hack, Berserk, and Kenshin since their TV days.
On second thought, I would vote for Hiiro no Kakera‘s OP 1 Nee by Maiko Fujita to be the Best Anime Song of 2012. Fairy Tail’s ED 11 Glitter by Another Infinity (featuring Mayumi Morinaga) would be a honorable mention.
1-Aquarion Evol
2-Accel World
3-Another
4-Ano Natsu de Matteru
5-Black Rock Shooter TV
6-Busou Shinki
7-Jormungand
8-Medaka Box
9-Milky Holmes 2nd Act
10-Queen´s Blade Rebellion
11-Saint Seiya Omega
12-Sword Art Online
13-Fate Zero
14-Jormungand & Medaka Box 2nd Season
15-Chunnibyou demo koi gai shitai
16-Code Geass OVA: Nunnally in Wonderland
17-Strike Witches The Movie
18-K-On The Movie
19-Nazo no Kanojo X
20-Sankarea
21-Guilty Crown
22-Dog Days 2
23-Zero no Tsukaima F
24-Code Geass Ova: Akito the Exiled
25-Symphogear
26-Kore wa Zombie? of the Dead
27-Rinne no lagrange 1st & 2nd Season
28-Eureka Seven AO
29-Jojo Bizzare Adevnture The TV
30-Madoka Magica+Madoka Magica the Movie part 1&2
31-Shakugan no Shana 3
Meus 5 Melhores ANIMES de 2012 são:
Melhor Ação:Saint Seiya Omega,Accel World e Aquarion Evol
Melhor Comédia:Zero no Tsukaima F e Kore wa Zombie Desuka?OF The Dead
Melhor Drama/Fatos da Vida:Black Rock Shooter TV
Melhor Ação com Música:Senki Zesshou Symphogear e AKB0048
Melhor Ação Extrema:Jormungand,Guilty Crown,Mirai Nikki e K
Melhor Sci-Fi/Mecha:Eureka Seven AO,Rinne no Lagrange,Code Geass:Akiko the Exiled e Macross Frontier
Melhor Aventura:Sword Art Online
Melhor Comédia MoeMoe Kyun:Chunnibyo Demo koi gai Shitai,milky Holmes 2 e Acchi kocchi
Melhor Terror: Another
Melhor Romance: Ano natsu de Matteru
Melhor Anime Baseado em Produtos(games,Brinquedos etc.):Busou Shinki
Melhor Sequência de Temporada:Fate Zero
Melhor Filme:Strike Witches e K-On
Melhor Supresa de Anime em 2012:Versões Anime de Senran Kagura e HyperDimension Neptunia
Melhor Anime Hentai(Anime Erótico ^-^): Queen´s Blade Rebellion e HighSchool DxD
Melhor Anime Original:Madoka Magica e Senki Zesshou Symphogear
Melhor Dublador Masculino de Anime:Toru Furuya(Seiya de Saint Seiya Classic/Omega)
Melhor Dubladora Feminina de Anime:Nana Mizuki(Moka Akashiya de RosarioVampire e Tsubasa Kazanari de Symphogear)
Melhor Estudio de Anime:Kyoto Animation(K-ON)
Melhor Personagem Masculino – Protagonista:Kirito(Sword art Online) e Kiritsugu Emiya(FateZero)
Melhor Personagem Masculino – Codjuvante:Johan(Jormungand)
Melhor Personagem Feminino – Protagonista:Hibiki Tachibana Tsubasa Kazanari Yukine Chris Kanade Amou e Miku Kohinata(Senki Zesshou Symphogear) Asuna e Leafa(Sword Art Online) Misaki Mei(Another) Kuroyukihime e Chiyu(Accel World) Koko Hekmatayr(Jormungand) Medaka Kurokami(Medaka Box) Zessica Wong(Aquarion EVOL) Yoshika Miyafuji(Strike Witches The Movie)
Mato Kuroi e Yomi Takanashi(Black Rock Shooter TV) Ann(Busou Shinki) Rikka Takanashi(Chunnibyou Dmeo mkoi gai Shitai) Louise de Francoise(Zero no Tsukaima) Sherlock Shellyford(Milky Holmes) Chie Satonaka rise Kujikawa Yukiko Amagi(Persona 4 OVA) Annelotte e Aldra(Queen´s Blade rebellion) Yuna de Aquila(Saint Seiya Omega) Madoka Kaname(Madoka Magica) Madoka Kyouna Lan e Muginami(Rinne no Lagrange) Shana(Shakugan no Shana) e Saber(fateZero)
Melhor Personagem Feminino – Codjuvante:Mogana Kikaijima(Medaka box) Valmet(Jormungand) Henriette Mystere/Arsene(Milky Holmes) Ryoko Sakurai/Pine(Senki Zesshou Symphogear) Irisviel von Ezinbern(Fate Zero)Homura Akemi(Madoka Magica)Perrine H Clostermann(Strike Witches the Movie) Sawako Yamanakawa(K-on The Movie)
Melhor Musa de Anime de 2012:Tsubasa Kazanari de Senki Zesshou Symphogear e Yuna de Aquila de Saint Seiya Omega
Pior Anime de 2012:MONSUNO
Decepção de Anime do Ano:Monsuno
Melhor Revelação de Anime do Ano:Jojo Bizzare Adventure 2012
Melhor Opening de Anime de 2012:Synchrogazer(Symphogear) Chase the World e Busrt the Gravity(Accel World) Crossing Field(Sword Art Online) Pegasus Fantasy Omega Version(Saint Seiya Omega) InstallxDream(Busou Shinki) Happy Crazy Box(Medaka Box) BlackRockShooter (Black Rock Shooter TV) Light My Fire e Serment(Shakugan no Shana 3 Final)To the Begining(fateZero) Paradoxical Zoo(Aquarion Evol) Trip – Innocen of D -(HighSchoolDxD) Sparkling Daydream(Chunnibyou Demo koi gai Shitai)
Melhor Ending de Anime de 2012:Meteor Light(Symphogear) StudyxStudy(Highschool DxD) e Unfinished(Accel World)
Melhor Música de Inseração de Anime de 2012:Zetsu no Chikara – Ame no Habakiri – Gekisou Gungnir Makyuu Ichi-Bal(Senki Zesshou Symphogear)
Melhor Anime para 2013(Novas Séries e Novas Temporadas):Novos Animes – Senran Kagura e Hyperdimension Neptunia e Novas Temporadas: Highschool DxD e Senki Zesshou Symphogear
MELHOR ANIME do Ano de 2012:Senki Zesshou Symphogear,Sword Art Online,Accel World,Highschool DxD,Another,Black Rock ShooterTV,Jojo Bizzare Adventure 2012,Saint Seiya Omega,Guilty Crown,FateZero,Rinne no Lagrange,Chunnibyou Demo Koi Ga Shitai,Busou Shinki e Madoka Magica The Movie part 1&2
Obrigado e Very Thank You all members do random curiosity this is my favorites Animes e my Choices,Symphogear is best Anime Action with Music e Highschool DxD a best Hentai!
Espero que aceitem as minhas escolhas beacause i have dificult to choose the Best Anime of 2012 and i make a draw from the selected animes i liked more!!!!
So Thanks Everyone e Feliz 2013 from all Random Curiosity members!!!!!!
From Anthoni Vedovato of São Paulo Brazil!!!!!!!! peace!!!!
Hey… I’m gonna tell you a secret nobody cares.
Here’s mine!
1. Sakamichi no Apollon
2. Hyouka
3. Fate/Zero
4. Chihayafuru
5. Tsuritama
I’ve linked a website to my tumblr where i’ll just be writing more about each series in my TOP 10. I really think that these 5 series stood out as doing something new, but also having that raw anime feel to it. And that’s really all i ask for in a series.
I say:
1-Lupin III Mine fujiko to iu onna
2-Ano Natsu de Matteru
3-Sword Art Online
4-Sakamichi no Apollon
5-Eureka Seven AO
Can’t choose, too many good and bad anime for this year alone D:
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita better be in the top 3. it was such a great series.
Series
Looking at the poll, these shows are the ones that were stood out the most because they were also the most memorable. Memorable in the sense of how good the show made me feel episode after episode. We might have some disagreements here and there but, I hope you respect my reasoning for why I chose these shows.
Ano Natsu De Matteru – This show was beautiful. The character development, the way it justified cliche ideas in romance shows and somehow made it really good. The writing and character interactions is commendable. The directors, writers and producers, had a story to tell and they executed it within 12 episodes. NAGI YANAGI HAS DONE IT AGAIN (Implementing the ending song with great emotional scenes, JC STAFF tooo good. )
Mirai Nikki – Although had many flaws, was one of the better suspense shows this whole year. Terrific heroine Yuno Gasai is definitely one of the better characters to come out in anime.
Sakamichi no Apollon – The animation of the music scenes definitely justified Yoko Ono and the works of great Jazz artists. One of the only shows that actually encouraged me to learn something new after watching it.
Hyouka – Most satisfying show this season for me despite the fact that its a show that is not fully concluded. The last episode was executed so damn beautifully! I also love the way they approached romance in a traditional way in this show, its such a good contrast to the bold romance that is coming out of anime recently.
Sword Art Online – Ah much to say about this show, It was an entertaining show theres no doubt about that, I even wanted to start playing the Paladin Role in my mmorpgs just cause Heathcliff was a beast. I loved the action, the romance and the IDEA! Unfotunately, recurring themes, tentacle hentai, and alo were just some of my problems with the show.
* Show that would have probably been in this list is Fate/Zero for I haven’t seen it yet.
It would be awesome to see some of these shows winning a category because I believe they deserve it.
I would like to thank the Studios and all of the people that worked on these series for giving us some really entertaining show this year. And of course, I would love to thank the Bloggers of this website for doing your job and creating this community. Happy New Year
From what I’ve watched I’d say:
-Guilty Crown
-Btooom!
-Another
-Mirai Nikki
-Kokoro Connect
In no particular order.
Also enjoyed Campione! and the first half of SAO. The second half not so much.
Aquarion Evol ended up being more annoying than anything imho.
And I also honestly don’t understand why Highschool DxD is so popular. Nothing mindblowing there.
And still, HDxD managed to be less terrible than most of your list.
I never said the show was terrible, so there’s no need to shit on my list to prove a point.
Either way, I made my list based on enjoyment. To be honest I can’t really decide on any best anime of 2012. There were some enjoyable series, but nothing really comes to mind when I try to think of the best out of the handful that I’ve watched.
Since you obviously know what quality is, got any recommendations?
here are my top 5 anime of 2012:
5.guilty crown-this is also my biggest guilty(no pun intended) pleasure because the plot is a mess and it has badly written characters characters but on the other hand,the soundtrack is great and there are some great visuals in the show. Plus,gc is one of the most addictive and unintentionally funny anime I’ve seen since the original code geass.
4.hyouka-good sountrack and visuals(as expected from kyoani) and decent mystery arcs that kept me engage while watching the show. A step in the right direction for kyoani.
3.nisemonogatari-not as good as bakemonogatari but it was still fun to watch the characters interaction. Plus,it is always great to have the witty and sarcastic senjougahara hitagi back to torture araragi.
2.jormungand-I came into this show wanting to hate it but came out loving it. Memorable characters and unconventional story really made me like it more than say…black lagoon.
1.fate/zero-one of the most satisfying anime I have seen in a while. Not only is the animation and music great but it also has an engaging story and memorable characters to boot. It’s not for everyone due to an ending that most people will bitch about but for me the ending is both satisfying and sad at the same time(IMO a great ending). It will probably make my top 5 anime of all time list in the future.
Overall,another decent year in anime considering we live in a dork age of shitty moe shows.
Cant you vote on this multiple times? thats not very fair :/
still i had
Kokoro connect
Sket Dance
Tonari no kaibitsu kun
Oda nobuna no yabou
Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou
Selecting my top 5 was pretty straightforward, so I thought I’d do something a little more interesting and create a list of my personal favorites for 2012, for bookkeeping if nothing else :3
• Favorite Animes 2012: Fate/Zero, Tsuritama, Eureka Seven AO, Jormungand, Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
• Favorite OVA/Movie 2012: Gundam Unicorn E5, Kokuriko Zaka Kara, Denpa Onna OVA, The IDOLM@STER OVA, E7 AO OVA
• Animation: Fate/Zero
• Story: Fate/Zero
• Soundtrack: Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
• OP & ED Sequence: Tsuritama OP “Tsurezure Monochrome”, High School DxD ED “STUDYxSTUDY”
• Song: Fate/Zero OP2 “to the beginning” by Kalafina
• Character: Emiya Kiritsugu (Male), Koko Hekmatyar (Female)
• Seiyuu: Irino Miyu (Male), Ishihara Kaori (Female)
• Plot Twist: Fate Zero (The corrupted Holy Grail)
• Death: Fate Zero (Rider / Iskander)
• Trap: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san (Hastur)
• Action: Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
• Romance: Nazo no Kanojo X
• Drama: Fate/Zero
• Sci-Fi: Eureka Seven Astral Ocean
• Thriller: Jormungand
• Mystery: Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
• Comedy: Binbou-gami ga!
• Romantic Comedy: Ano Natsu de Matteru
• Slice of Life: Mouretsu Pirates
• Fan-Service: High School DxD
• Most Underappreciated: Tsuritama
• Biggest Disappointment: Guilty Crown
• Exceeded Expectations: Tsuritama
Voted for:
Hyouka
Jormungand
Natsume Yuujinchou Shi
Tasogare Otome x Amnesia
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
Also giving the nod to:
Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb
Kokoro Connect
Tari Tari
Fate/Zero II
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
Nisemonogatari
Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai
Rinne no Lagrange
Can I post my full list here?
Show Spoiler ▼
I LOVE ANIME
I LOVE VITAMIN ANIME
I LOVE ANIME MAKER
no order
Another
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai
Kokoro Connect(i am surprise by how such a few amount of people vote for this anime)
Hyouka
Tari Tari
Sword art online
guilty crown
mirai nikki
chuunibyou
fate/zero
Another
Fate Zero
Nisemonogatari
Shakugan no Shana III
Sword Art Online
Curious to see the results, but I expect Fate/Zero to be near if not at the top of “Best Anime of 2012” rankings – deservedly so. For me, the show set the benchmark for the rest of the year, probably beyond that. I have less optimism regarding Hellsing Ultimate 09 ranking at the top of OVA list, but IMO, the Hellsing Ultimate OVA series is one of the best – even the English dub is outstanding!.
One thing I had hoped to see were polls for “Most Surprising/Underrated (preseason)”, and “Most Disappointing/Overrated (preseason).” Perhaps they can be added in time. There certainly were a few for both categories this year. Of course that happens every year, but for some reason it seems this year it was more frequent and/or dramatic for both categories.
Thanks to the RC staff for all their work in 2012, and looking forward to next year’s reviews.
Sorry if this question has already been asked, but why isn’t Gintama’ on this list? I know that they continued with new episodes this fall, but the series that ended in March was complete. It had a clear start and a clear ending to seperate it from the rest of the episodes, and thus I think it deserves its own entry as a finished series.
Not in any order:
Tsuritama- underappreciate, loved the unique style of art even if it wasn’t always the “best quality”, and overall a really fun series to watch
Sakamichi no
feelsApollon- Not really much to be said except for awesome story, characters, and DAT MUSICDanshi Koukousei no Nichijou- SEVERELY underappreciated, or maybe I just have a weird sense of humor, but I thought this was one of the funniest series ever made
Kuroko no Basket- lovable characters, made basketball actually entertaining enough for me to watch and appreciate
Chihayafuru- totally surprised me and really exceeded my expectations
Fate/Zero: No argument is needed.
Persona 4: Really faithful to one of the most incredible RPGs of all time.
Btooom: Great story and character development.
High School DxD: These characters grew on me after a few episodes.
Zetman: Loved the artstyle and great philosophical debate of “what is justice”.
Fate Zero
Jormungand
Jinrui
Nisemonogatari
Tonari No Kaibutsu kun
simply can’t vote a mainstream action or pleasuring anime…
Best anime
1-Aquarion evil
2-girls und panzer
3-Nichibros
4-Thermae Romae
5-Moraine Nikki
Ova and movies
1 code geass akito
2 code tease nulally
3 steins gate sp
4 berserk
5 hellsing ultimate
By My Order:
1. Hyouka (non mainstream mystery anime, there’s no other than this one)
2. Another (Horor. I don’t often watch horor anime but, this one is sooo great)
3. Sankarea (Necrophilia male chara…)
4. Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou (Pure gag anime!)
5. Yuruyuri (it’s my heaven of yuri… oh it’s sooo great!!!)
1.Sakamichi no Apollon
2.Mysterious Girlfriend X
3.Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
4.Another
5.Btooom
Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou is so underappreciated. Comparing it to the rest of the comedy shows I’ve watched, it was definitely THE best comedy of the year, maybe the best when compared to comedy shows from last year’s, the year before, and maybe even the year after.
Though I enjoyed Sword Art Online a lot, I think it’s given far too much credit than it deserves. It’s pretty much one of the most overrated anime I’ve seen and is most likely going to take top place in this poll.
As for what I think is the best this year, It is Fate/Zero hands down. I don’t think I need to say anymore than this for such a magnificent title. I didn’t even think 2012 could even present an anime that can compete with the 2011 trinity, but I was so wrong. I think I even enjoyed this title more than anything last year provided.
The biggest disappointment for this year, if anyone can recall, will most likely be Guilty Crown. The PV, music, and expectations were just off the roofs. The people behind it were big names, and yet it was didn’t come close to being compared to the other works these people made.
For suspense and thriller, I’m a bit torn between Mirai Nikki and Another, however I think I’d go with Mirai Nikki due to its length and music.
There are so many good Opening and Ending themes that it’s hard to choose but for the song by itself I’d have to give it to Inu x Boku SS ED 7 theme, Taiyou to Tsuki. I didn’t like the anime too much but I think I spent more time listening to that song than the time I spent watching the actual anime itself.
There are more anime I’d like to talk about but I’d like to keep this comment short.
P.S.
R.I.P. Bleach anime, I didn’t think 2012 would be the year it ends. Though I dropped the anime for the manga plenty of years ago and raged at the many things the anime series is doing wrong when compared to the manga, I grew up with the anime series and it will always be something special to me.
Wasn’t Mardock Scramble part of this year?
I was wondering about that too.
Maybe because most people outside Japan weren’t able to watch it yet?
Guilty Crown! SAO! Aquarion Evol! (hahaha)
Top 5 OVA/Movie
1. Hotarubi no Mori e (I think this is one of the most underrated in the list)
2. From Up on Poppy Hill
3. Lupin III: Touhou Kenbunroku – Another Page
4. Gyo
5. Steins;Gate Special
Here’s my top 10 in no particular order (since 5 is not enough)
Best Love Relationships/Pentagon Ano Natsu De Matteru
Best Sports Chihayafuru (If GeK is eligible, GeK would be my best sports anime)
Best Scifi Fate/Zero
Best Animation Hyouka (That Kanya Fest…)
Best Comedy Jinrui wa Shitai Shimashita (Stark & dark comedy is the best)
Best Action Jormungand
Best Romance Natsuyuki Rendezvous
Best Direction Sakamichi no Apollon (This would be a mess if not for Watanabe-sensei)
Best Story Tsuritama
Best RomCom Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
I don’t think you can classify Fate/Zero as sci-fi. Servants and all that kind of go against the whole meaning of science fiction.
….Fate Zero is fantasy, not Sci-Fi.
Yeah, I admit I’ve made a mistake classifying it as scifi. So, Best Fantasy Series
In order:
Hyouka
Nisemonogatari
Fate-Zero
Tonari no kaibutsu-kun
OVA:
Code Geass:Akito the Exiled
Fate/Zero
Sword Art Online
Guilty Crown
Kuroko no Basket
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
Hyouka
Binbougami ga!
Tasogare Otome X Amnesia
Accel World
Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse
Fate/Zero – For the epic battle and surpassing it’s sequel I approve of this one.
Ano Natsu – For giving me irritation and headache thinking and waiting for the next episode because of it’s good cliffhangers.
Chuunibyou – For the laughter it gave to me and realizing I have the same sickness before. 😀
Black Rock Shooter – For the epic fights and grafx
Last Exile – Even though it can’t surpassed it’s predecessor seeing the adventure from this world again made me adore this.
Top 5 Anime for me ^^ (not in order)
-accel world
-fate/zerp
-sword art online
-Chuunibyou
-guilty crown
so far I only remember watching
– Sword Art Online.
– Fate Zero.
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ah yes I remember also watched
– k-on movie.
– code geass akito
– strike witches movie..
– TLR darkness ova (this one is must see ^^)
Hmm…
I can only think of
Hyouka
Fate Zero
Chuunibyou
A lot of the shows have been a let down like LE, GC, and other stuff I was so eager to watch before it aired.
I’d pick K-ON movie and Unicorn for the OVA/Movie category but I seem to be lacking a lot in this so whatever.
I am left without many choices as I only complete watching 2 animes and no ova and movie either…just hope that anime which emphasis more on storyline and character development without sacrificing budget for graphics win the best anime if there is since I didn’t watch that many series this year. Looking forward to best anime of the year 🙂
I meant extreme graphics, decent graphics will do…
Why is Bleach listed in 2012 series while Naruto, Fairy Tail, Detective Conan and other long running series are not? I thought Bleach is a long running series. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Because Bleach ended this year and the others did not.
I found the answer a while ago after posting. Sorry for that. I was finding out how to delete my earlier post. I didn’t know that Bleach already ended.
TV-Series:
Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou
Hyouka
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II
Rinne no Lagrange
OVA/Movie
Asa Made Jugyou Chu
K-ON!! Movie
Minami-ke OAD
Seitokai Yakuindomo OAD
Strike Witches Movie
TARI TARI
Girl and Panzer
Kokoro Connect
Mirai Nikki
Amagami SS+
1- Fate 0
2- Nisemonogatari
3- Persona 4: Animation
4- Muv Luv
5- Aquarion EVOL
Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai!
Haiyore! Nyaruko-san
Hidamari Sketch X Honeycomb
High School DxD
Yuru Yuri ♪♪
This is a hard vote since :
1. For this season, almost all shows that I am currently watching are not listed yet since they’re still incomplete.
2. I didn’t finish a giant bulk of shows that I watched this year. Waning interest, disappointment, etc.
Finally, I pick (in no particular order) :
– Chunnibyou demo Koi ga Shitai : I didn’t have a big expectation for this although I love KyoAni, but it surprised me and could greatly exceeding my expectation. Good laugh, good vanilla.
– Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita : Romeo Tanaka writes a very unique story, and it’s adapted very well. A rare treat of dark comedy and mixed bag of awesomeness. I hope it could be a little bit more popular.
– Fate/Zero : It almost reach my extremely high expectation. Kinda disappointed with some direction things, but it still very great in many ways.
– Hyouka : Beast animation! I appreciate its unique way of combining mystery and slice of life, although in the end what really matter are the cast’s personal development. Kinda hoping they take a bit different way of presenting Chitanda, though.
The last option is the hardest decision, but in the end I pick :
– Papa no Iu Koto wo Kikinasai! : I am weak with family shows. At first I’m afraid that they will play in “creepy” territory, but I’m glad they decided to focus at family and cute+heartwarming things. Maybe I just pick this title because it could exceeding my expectation, in contrast with a ton of disappointing shows this year.
The rest? Some honorable mentions to Kokoro Connect, Nisemonogatari, Nichibros and Total Eclipse since I could manage to finish them without big disappointment (with different motive, though), but the rest left me with bitter tastes of disappointment of waning interest.
In the bright side, there are still numerous shows that are still waiting in my to-watch-list (and most likely will be good) such as Girls und Panzer, Tari Tari, Acchi Kochi, Sakamichi no Apollon, etc. Too bad most likely I could only spare my time to watch one or two.
Personal Conclusion : This year is a year with a lot of good anime, but lacking “masterpiece” titles. There are some potential “masterpiece” such as Fate/Zero, but they are lacking a vital step in my own book. Some are even degrading to “epic fail” territory, such as Guilty Crown. But overall it still continue a great momentum after a great “comeback” in 2011 after years of disappointment in 2009-2010.
-Fate Zero
-Mirrai Nikki
-Shakugan no Shana III
-Sword Art Online
-Accel World
I want to add more but I can only choose 5,so I decided to show the ones that have mostly touched my heart.
Medaka Box,Binbougami ga,Haiyore Nyarlko,Aquarion Evol,Dog Days,Sankarea,Persona 4,Kyoukai Senjou no Hrizon II,Onii-chan Dakedo Ai,Guilty Crown,Oda Nobuna no Yabou,Kokoro Connect,K,Campione,Hyouka,Hagure Yuusha no Estetica,Amagi SS+ and Black Rock Shooter.
Well,if I add all of the anime I’ve really enjoyed this year,here they are.(There are still some anime i’ve not watched yet though ^_^)
Anyone know when Tezuka’s Buddha was released on BD/DVD? Was it this year or last?
5. Sakamichi no Apollon
4. Nazo no Kanojo X
3. Hyouka
2. Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
1. Tsuritama
1- Inu x Boku SS
2- Tonari No Kaibutsu-Kun
3- Sukitte Ii Na Yo
4- Kamisama Hajimemashita
OMG THIS IS so friggin hard
1.sukitte ii na yo
2. natsuyuki rendevous
3. tsuritama
4.Koroko no basuke
5. bimbougami ga
thermae romae, kokoro connect, nazo no kanojo x, accel world, another, ozuma and sket dance were all battling out for top 5 as well. really hard
wow you watched a lot o.o
Sorry for not being part of the mainstream guys looool 😀
Acchi Kocchi, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, Jinrui, Hyouka, Chuunibyou
Surely Magi should be on the list? Not saying it’s the best anime, but it did come out in 2012
It didn’t end though. It will resume next week.
Ah, my bad, didn’t read the conditions. Too busy fighting lions, you see.
Anime-
Sword Art Online
Fate/Zero
Danshikoukousei no Nichijou
Hagure Yuusha
Kore wa Zombie Desuka?
OVA/Movie-
From Up on Poppy Hill
Hagure Yuusha
Seitokai Yakuindomo
Gundam Unicorn
Code Geass
The tales of symphonia ova was a huge disappointment… What happened to Lloyd fighting Kratos for the Flamberge and the crafting of the Eternal Sword?
Accel World
Sword Art Online
Btooom!
Sket Dance
132 TV series & 75 OVA/Movie ??? this is so friggin’ hard.
anyway, my pick this year..
TV Series:
1. Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon 2
2. Nisemonogatari
3. Sakamichi no Apollon
4. Chihayafuru
5. PapaKiki
OVA/Movie:
1. Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito
2. Strike Witches Movie
3. K-On! Movie
4. Minami-ke OAD
5. KamiNomi Tenri-hen
It’s a shame that the sheer beauty of Uchuu Kyoudai isn’t qualified. It definitely obliterates all the other shitty uninspiring anime that came out this year.
Uchuu Kyoudai is very well the “good kid m.A.A.d. city”/”Bish Bosch” of 2012 anime.
Uchuu Kyoudai is such a gem that I’m sure it will get the credits it deserves next year.
In the poll, chuunibyou is mispelled as chunnibyou
Fate/Zero
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Jormungand
Tari Tari
Kukoro no basket
BEST ANIME 2012
1. Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
2. Kamisama Hajimemashita
3. SKET Dance
4. Area no Kishi
5. Acchi Kocchi
Ahhhh, Sukitte Ii na yo., Sakamichi no Apollon, & TARI TARI were so close to making it on my top 5!! That was so hard.
Mouretsu Pirates is the best show of the year.
Chuunibyou
Nisemonogatari
Tari Tari
Saki
Mirrai Nikki
I didn’t see Fate/Zero on the list. Otherwise I would have picked that.
It’s there. Look again.
Best Anime 2012
1. Sword Art Online
2. Chunnibyou demo Koi ga Shitai
3. Shakugan no Shana Season 3
4. Ano Natsu de Matteru
5. Guilty Crown
These were fun to watch. I would’ve chosen more but these are my top 5. Kuroko no Basket was one of the most entertaining I had watch. Luckily there is season 2. Happy New Year Everybody!
The first 1st half of SAO was godly.
if you worship satan
Wow, for a second I wasn’t too sure if I saw Hellsing Ultimate 9. I had to confirm it real quick.
Is there a reason why Smile Precure is on the list when it’s not over yet?
My 5 choices are, in no particular order:
Binbougami ga
Chihayafuru
Girls und Panzer
TARI TARI
Yuru Yuri♪♪
I loved Nisemonogatari and Fate/Zero as well, but I decided to give the underdogs my vote because they entertained me just as much, if not more. With the exception of Yuru Yuri (because I knew what I was getting into), all of the titles I voted for caught me completely by surprise and still upheld an air of quality storytelling that I felt deserved my vote.
I also enjoyed Oda Nobuna no Yabou and Hyouka, but those two came to mind long after this gut reaction list.
This last season is undeniably the strongest of 2012 for me, ending an amazing year in anime. Psycho-Pass and Shin Sekai Yori are sure to get my vote for 2013.
Thank you to all the RandomC writers for all your hard work.
Here’s to another great year of wonderful shows next year!
Fate/zero – I obviously don’t need to say anything about it at this point 😛
Another – DEM CLIFFHANGER ENDINGS!It just kept me wanting for week after week.
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! – I was interested in the PV,quite hooked after the 1st episode and it didn’t disappoint till the end.Don’t see how any1 wouldn’t find this at least decent(doesn’t mean it has to be in their top list of course).
Jormungand – I actually started watching this after the 1st season was almost over since I assumed(by god knows what stupid reason) that it was just weaker version of Black Lagoon only to enjoy it more than that and to facepalm myself at what I was missing.
Muv-Luv Alternative:Total Eclipse – I’m still surprised this one is so underrated.I know it has it has several flaws but there are MUCH worst shows that are viewed in a MUCH more positive light.Maybe it’s because it introduced me to the awesome Muv-Luv universe that I never even heard of till’ then but I also thought it was a good show on it’s own.I wonder if I’m one of the few who thinks this but the main characters just grew on me over the course of 6 months as I found their development quite entertaining,especially Yuuya’s growth.
Already got 3 for the best of 2013 poll as well unless something manages to surpass Zetsuen No Tempest,Psycho-Pass and Sakurasou in the next year.Oh,and happy near year!
Looking from the list, I expect this year’s poll return to be one of the most varied in recent times. There hasn’t been major standouts like last year (Steins;Gate and Madoka were clear cut from the rest). It is not that the quality of anime has dipped. If anything, there are too many good series to pick from.
My picks (in random order)
– Fate/Zero
– Acchi Kochi
– Chuunibyou
– Jormungand
– Can’t remember whether I chose Hyouka or Ano Natsu de Matteru…
By the way, you missed Acchi Kochi OVA as well I think.
I voted for Bleach and Hiiro no Kakera. Bleach is my favorite anime and Hiiro no Kakera is my newest favorite anime. Hiiro no kakera is amazing and wonderful romantic story. It was at a good pace not too fast not to slow just right. the characters are also great.
I like Bleach TV, too. If there were a long-running series category, I would have voted for it. I just think it is an unfair comparison between a long-running series and a genuine season-based series, because the former has the luxury of time to develop the story in more details and bring in many more new characters.
my vote:
series:
Fate/Zero
Girls und Panzer
Jormungand
Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse
Nisemonogatari
special mention: Another, Btooom!, Kokoro Connect, Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna, Sakamichi no Apollon, Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A, Sword Art Online
ova/movie:.hack//Movie, K-ON! Movie, Steins;Gate Special
My vote in no order was:
High School DxD
Campione
Kokoro Connect
Symphogear
and my number one was hands down
ACCEL WORLD!! That anime (especially towards the end) had me on the edge of my seat cheering. No other series gave me that kinda reaction.
Man this is what I get for playing Skyrim all week, 300+ comments!
Anyways will go with what I enjoyed the most, in no particular order:
Hyouka
Guilty Crown
Oda Nobuna
Fate/Zero
Nyaruko
Hyouka
Girls und Panzer
Black Rock Shooter
Acchi Kocchi
Nazo no Kanojo X
Although I wonder it GuP is really qualified since it technically hasn’t ended yet. Still what we have is indeed amazing so it gets my vote for being the most entertaining show of the year and exceeding everyone’s expectations.(the ones who gave it a chance anyway). GuP is aparently the most successful anime Actis has ever produced. They’ve had to start another run of blu-ray production to keep up with demand, and the Final episodes and OVAs aren’t even out yet.
Top Five Series:
– Natsume Yuujinchou Shi
– Sakamichi no Apollon
– Lupin the THIRD: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna
– Chihayafuru
– Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
Top Five OVAs/Movies:
– From Up on Poppy Hill
– Hotarubi no Mori e
– UN-GO #0
– Sakasama no Patema
– K-ON! The Movie
Honestly, I wish I understood Japanese so I could have finished Hyouge Mono.
See overrrated hates toward SAO in this thread–> number of thumbs down toward comments which supports SAO
my top five list:
-ANOTHER
-hyouka
-fate zero
-CHUNNIBYOU
-jormungand
-Sword art online
-Kokoro Connect
-Chuunibyou
-Hyouka
-Kuroko No basuke
SWORD ART ONLINE IS THE BEST
GUILTY CROWN IS THE SECOND BEST
PERSONA 4 IS THE THIRD
SHAKUGAN NO SHANA 3
AQUARION EVOL
Shakugan no Shana, Saki, Hyouka, Jinrui & Girls und Panzer
Very hard this year, not because theres a lot of good titles, but because none of them are really ‘omfg this is THE BEST EVER’, like last year when we had, for example, Madoka.
Taking a look at the list I can see only three serious candidates.
Hyouka, very inconsistent, sometimes average, often decent, really good or plain excellent at times. Anyway, Hyouka’s festival arc is far above anything else that was made this year.
Nisemonogatari, some terrific scenes here and there. Some pacing issues. Overall best candidate.
Jinrui, a slow first half overshadowed by its genius second one. Jinrui was more of a necessary show than AOTY material compared to the two above but it did leave the strongest impression. Time Paradogs.
My favorites are:
– Chihayafuru
– Fate/Zero
– Hyouka
– Jormungand
– Sukitte Ii na yo
Hellsing X not on the list?
Series:
– Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II
– Ebiten
– Girls und Panzer
– Binbougami Ga!
– Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
I chose these five because these are the shows that always left me satisfied after each episode. These are also shows I watch every now and then to cheer myself up because I know at the end I’d be grinning like an idiot. The best anime of 2012 for me is one that I would still watch in the future and still get the same enjoyment out of it that I got when I watched it the first time around while anime that I can appreciate more everytime I watch it is something that will stick with me forever; and that’s Kyoukaisen.
OVAs:
– Steins;Gate Special
– The iDOLM@STER Shiny Festa OVA
– To LOVE-Ru Darkness OAD
– Seitokai Yakuindomo OAD
– Amagami SS+ SP
As for these five, well pretty much the same deal as above — any anime that one can enjoy watching over and over again is definitely worth being called the best.
Okay… I just saw the last 4 episode of Kokoro Connect and I’d be damned if I didn’t give it a place in my list. With that said, I’m bumping up Kokoro Connect to Girls und Panzer’s place (since it hasn’t really ended yet) and my revised list is as follows:
– Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II
– Ebiten
– Kokoro Connect
– Binbougami Ga!
– Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
so did i but now its too late to put it in. so damn annoyed.
it was tug of war. why did they only put the last episodes now
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1. Girls Und Panzer
I watch this show for the tanks. And Nishizumi-dono.
Highschool DXD
Chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai
Jinrui wa suitai shimashita
Hyouka
Nazo no Kanajo X
4th and 5th were a little hard to place for me. Were some others but I really loved the other 3 (no particular order). By no means watched all the series though!
None of the few ovas I’ve seen particularly made an impact, Jinrui’s are cool (not on list/doesn’t qualify) and Hyouka’s was nice in a kyoani/fanservice way (but made my eyes bleed in its web stream quality). To love-ru darkness ova on the otherhand…pretty awesome =D
If psychopass or tempest were for his year, they’d probably have made the list.
lol as much as I want it to happen, I know they won’t nominate Study x Study for best ED of 2012. they should though, because …
…um…
…it was so well animated >.>
…*coughs and shuffles away*
Wouldn’t mind that ED for the whole of season 2 =D It was ridiculously awesome (with likely a massively disproportionate share of budget).
I hoping Stilt’s ecchi side will call him to give DxD ED a special mention 😛 Look forward to him hopefully covering season 2, unashamedly gushing over is potential awesomeness… For an ecchi series though, it has a lot to live up to.
My choices(anime):
-Fate Zero
-Hyouka
-Chuunibyou
-Kokoro Connect
-Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
Honarable mentions(shows I would have chosen if I could choose more than 5):
-Muv-luv alternative total eclispe
-Acchi Kochi
-Girls und Panzer
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita!!!!! needs more lovin. That show was amazing, I hope it does well overall. My other picks were Danshi Kokousei no Nichijou, Nisemonogatari, Joshiraku and Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun. I’m all in for comedy. This year wasn’t really a big one for me, especially considering last year was so mindblowing with four-star worthy shows like Steins, Madoka and Penguindrum. Props to Another, that would’ve been my next choice, I still get nervous around dolls with vacant expressions. or dolls in general.
also…never thought i’d live to see the day bleach was on this poll.
Hmmm, many good anime came out this year but only Fate/Zero really stands out. I also voted for Hyouka, Chuunibyou Demo Koi Ga Shitai and Sakamichi no Apollon although I don’t view them as worthy “Best Anime 2012” title. good series but not enough. Sadly, I had to put Jinrui wa Shimashita on-hold due to school and didn’t have chance to resume. And I didn’t even touch Sukitte Ii Na Yo & Toonari no Kaibutsu-kun. They seem like awesome series. :/ Maybe if I had seen these series, I would have better opinion of 2012.
1.Hyouka
2.Chihayafuru
3.Sakamichi no Apollon
4.SAO
5.Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
I wished I could add, chuunibyou, accel world, nazo no kanojo and sukitte ii na yo as well!!
OVA
1.Steins gate
2.HAGANAI
3.accel world
Happy new year!!
In no particular order:
-Tsuritama
-Future Diary (Mirai Nikki)
-Jinrui
-Danshi Koukousei
-Natsuyuki Rendezvou
Sakamichi and Tonari were my other top 5 candidates.
Fate Zero is the best anime of 2012.
One Im noticing about peoples opinions, we all have our own opinions of what we thought was the best of the year. Just cause someone else doesn’t agree doesn’t mean you gotta disapprove of their votes.
I think disapproval of someone’s vote is a legitimate part of discussion. But personal attack would be one step too far.
Did you guys even finish coverage of Hyouka? Just askin’
Verdant got bored of it I think…. 19 was the last episode posted.
Where’s Jojo?
Didn’t finish this year, it only started.
In no particular order:
-Another
-Chihayafuru
-Nisemonogatari
-Persona 4
-Sakamichi no Apollon
A quite disappointing year, although there’s a lot of good animes, non of them actually impress me much. In the last few years, we have code geass, FMAB, Steins;Gate, but this year, meh
Guess I’m gonna go with Fate Zero and SAO
Sword Art Online competing with Guilty Crown for biggest disappointment, considering the hype it gathered before it started? I don’t any other titles that gathered so much hate.
Nah, I still think that this award will easily go to the Code Geass ripoff, while Fate/Zero will probably be voted the best anime of 2012.
My favorites: Fate/Zero and Horizon
I’d say SAO was much better than GC for the first arc and good for a story wrote by an amateur at the time iirc.
nah, man. GC was the biggest disappointment because it actually had potential. The character and animation were great, the music was phenomenal. All it had to do was come up with a competent story and everyone was ready to call it the greatest anime of this generation. Instead we got this…
SAO? Guily Crown? Biggest Dissappointment??
You’ve got to be kidding, SAO and GC is just overrated show, but is still quite okay.
The biggest dissapointment this year has got to be Aquarion Evol. Only god knows how disapointing I am for this show…. x_x
grammar error: disappointing = disappointed 😛
I’m going to go on a major rampage if Fate/Zero isn’t anime of the year or if the mediocre SAO gets it (no offense SAO fans, I sat through 20 episodes already so I don’t wanna seem like I’m hatin’ for no reason…I actually liked it a bit at some point).
Don’t get me wrong, 2012 has a fair share of solid finished titles that I enjoyed like Humanity has Declined or Another but Fate/Zero just grabbed me by the balls and made sure my eyes stay on screen at all times plus you got to admire how ambitious it is even if you disliked it.
Loved F/Z here myself, but I think the material itself was too dense for most people. Recommended it to a few friends and they dropped it because “it didn’t have enough action.” It’s true that it starts slow, especially given that the first ep was double length.
Despite SA:O squandering opportunity at being great and morphing into an entirely different show in the second arc, it was still one of the most entertaining shows this year for me.
That’s disappointing dude, I thought there was a lot of good action if people managed to get through the slow parts. When it happens it’s gorgeous. I recommended to friends to better success.
SAO didn’t do it for me but I’m glad you managed to enjoy it. Though my reaction to it seems venomous and exaggerated, I do agree that this is a celebration of anime in general for 2012. As long as any fan of anime gets entertained either way it doesn’t matter what show it is, I’ll consider it a good year.
Aw man…I wonder why I’m so pumped for this as if this were the Oscars? I read Best Anime 2012 poll and the adrenaline just kicks in. It is not healthy for the fanboy side of me…
Any fan of this web site can easily watch over 10,000 hours of anime per year. After dedicating such a large chunk of our lives, it is only natural to want for some justification for our effort so that we can do it again next year. An annual ritual of “best” anime election is all that it takes to give us a sense of collective achievement. No, it is no longer an election– it has become a war to prove that I Watch Anime Therefore I Exist. You bet people are pumped. You should be. I surely am. This is what it means to be a fan.
Okay, 10,000 hours was just figurative. More like 200 hours to be realistic…
Cheers to that! If I were in a Hyperbolic time chamber…I will easily consume 10,000 hours. To another year of anime!
o.O,you’re my hero,well said 😀
So what’s been good this past year in anime.
Fate/Zero
Aqurion Evol
Muv Luv Total Eclipse
Well that’s about. happy new year people.
why i don’t see Daily Lives of High School Boys
i love that anime
Then go vote for Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou. That’s the Japanese name for Daily Lives of High School Boys and that is what they have up for the poll. It along with Fate/Zero comes up as my favorite this year.
can i change my vote to include kokoro connect?
because damn those last 4 episodes were good!
In my opinion, best anime of 2012 is definitely:
Hyouka
Chuunibyou
Fate/Zero
Shakugan no Shana
And….. K-On the movie =)
Biggest Disappointment of 2012: GUILTY CROWN
Everything was lining up to break new ground in anime and the best it could deliver was a story by committee. All side characters were one dimensional. They blatantly recycle overused story elements and fanboys have the gull to call it “homage” or “nostalgia”.
My picks in no particular order:
Fate/Zero
Mirrai Nikki
Muv Luv Total Eclipse
Jormungand
Eureka Seven AO
Best OVA by FAR: Unicorn Gundam Episode 5.
Biggest Disappointment of 2012: GUILTY CROWN
Oh man, if only the OVAs for Kokoro Connect was up there, I just finished watching it a while ago and it was amazing. I think I enjoyed that arc as much as or even more so than the first arc which was what I considered to be the best arc in that anime until I saw this OVA. I would definitely have voted for that if I had not voted already and/or if it was included in the OVA/Movies poll.
so hard to choose since most of animes sucked or didn’t give u the ” this is the best anime i’ve ever watched” feeling.. however, I think if i had to choose it would be:
Kamisama Hajimemashita, Kuroro Connect n maybe bleach since it ended in 2012 hahahaha XD
to put in my list
1.Kyoukai senjou no horizon
2.Fate/zero
3.K peoject
4.Accel World
5.Shagukan no Shana 3
Looks like I missed the deadline, but I’ll post for the fun of it anyhow!
1. Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II
2. Tsuritama
3. Nisemonogatari
4. Daily lives of Highschool Boys
5. Rinne no Lagrange
Biggest disappointment has to go to SAO for me (it’s just edging out guilty crown). I adored SAO’s first episode, but it all started to go downhill from there… I couldn’t even finish Fairy Dance.
1.kyoukai senjou no horizon
2.accel world
3.Sword art online
4. chihayafuru
5. fate zero
this five make people want to watch more and excited every episode best top 5 but still got more
1 Mirai nikki
2. Hyouka
3.Fate/zero
4 Nisemonogatari
5.Jormungand
1.Guilty Crown
2.sword art online
3.danshi kokosei nichijou
4.another
5.chunnibyou demo koi ga shitai
How come Hellsing OVA 9 and 10 and Berserk Movie 2 are missing?
Gundam AGE for most underappreciated Anime of 2012. Poor show was dead before it even hit the air. It’s not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but it brought a solid number of interesting ideas to the table.
#1 Fate/Zero
#2 Fate/Zero
#4 Fate/Zero
#4 Fate/Zero
#5 Fate/Zero
Special consideration for Guilty Crown. Despite how fucking terrible it was, it is the one anime (along with Fate/Zero) that will ultimately be the most memorable for me in 2012.
In all seriousness it was an excellent year of anime but its a cluster fuck deciding spots 2-5.
NOOOO I missed the poll :((((
Just for the fun of it..
-Fate/Zero
-Chihayafuru
-Ano Natsu
-Mirai Nikki
-Kokoro Connect
Haha.. missed coz of work..
Just for fun then, my list in no particular order would be:
Tsuritama
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
Girl and Panzer
Jormungand
ah… Moretsu Pirates break my heart… sigh~~
In order for me
1. Fate Zero (ALL TIME BEST ANIME GRAPHICS and it has a very good story)
2. Sword Art Online (Best anime for its 1st arc, but Alfeim was a little boring and quite a disappointment @_@)
3.Another (One of the best twist ^_^)
4.Sket Dance (I love this show though it has a not so good ending)
5.Kore Wa Zombie Desu ka of the Dead (though its a personal preference I guess) ^_^
1) Sword Art Online
2) Accel World
3) Mirai nikki
4) Chuunibyou
5) Shagukan no Shana 3
How to start an argument:
1) SAO
2) Accel World
1.Guity Crown
2.Sword Art Online
3.Accel World
Guilty Crown all the way! XD
Mirai Nikki
And I’m not late at all