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    How do past years hold up - List your true highlights

    I've been meaning to start this thread, but the heat wave kept me tired, so I'll just throw this out there now.

    The idea of this thread is to look at past years of anime and pick those anime that even now you consider worth watching.

    This is different from the Top3 thread, where you simply post the 3 best anime of a season - you can have such top3, but they could stil all be forgettable in the long run. Get it?

    I've been rather defensive for anime in the past couple years, telling haters that anime is as good as ever. But for some time now I feel that isn't true anymore. Do I'm gonna check it out.

    I'll start with 2018 and then work my way down to, dunno, maybe 2008. Maybe further. Listing only those anime that give me the urge to recommend, rewatch and buy them (if i had money). I wanna see which anime truly stand the test of time. Would be great if you all participate :]

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    Go to 1995. See what really holds up. I'm not joking.

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    Ok, I'm down to 2015. Will be difficult to go much further because I didn't use MAL after a certain point. Anyway.

    My personal ruleset (that I will bend if I choose so) is that I will count long-running series to their first airing date. So i.e. I don't count Shingeki no Kyojin for this year. Also, sometimes a series went to shit, but was great in the beginning, so only S1 makes the list. Lastly, I first picked all the anime from each year that were talked about a lot and that I liked, too. Then, however, I asked myself the important question: "Which of these anime would you mention in line with Death Note, Record of Lodoss War and Cowjoy Bebop?" That was exciting, because asking that question quickly made me realize the shortcomings of most series. However, a few remained that I could confidently say 'yeah, that's right' (Standouts).

    So here's my list up until 2015. I'll continue doing these lists for as long as I have MAL data. Remember that this is my list. You are VRRY welcome to post your own :]

    2022:
    Ousama Ranking
    Shuumatsu no Harem
    Kimetsu no Yaiba S3

    Standouts:

    Ousama Ranking


    2021:

    Beastars S2
    Yakusoku no Neverland S2
    Kumo desuga, Nanika
    Mushoku Tensei
    Redo of Healer
    Mashiro no Oto
    Nomad: Megalo Box S2
    Tokyo Revengers
    Fumetsu no Anata e
    Cestus

    Standouts:

    Fumetsu no Anata




    2020:

    Honzuki S2
    Kaguya-sama S2
    Deca Dence
    Re:Zero S2
    Shingeki no Kyojin Final Season Part 1

    Standouts:

    Deca Dence



    2019:

    Egao no Daika
    Mob Psycho S2
    Yakusoku no Neverland
    Kakegurui S2
    Tate no Yuusha
    Kaguya-sama
    Domestic-na Kanojo
    Kimetsu no Yaiba
    Isekai Quartet
    One-Punch Man S2
    Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo
    Karakai Jouzu na Takagi-san S2
    Vinland Saga
    Honzuki
    Beastars

    Standouts:

    Kaguya-sama
    Kimetsu no Yaiba
    Beastars



    2018:

    Sorayorimo
    Gakuen Babysitters
    Kokkoku
    Darling in the Franxx
    Megalo Box
    Golden Kamui
    Steins;Gate 0
    Shingeki no Kyojin S3
    Kaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru
    Tensei shitara Slime datta Ken

    Standouts:

    Steins;Gate 0



    2017:

    Youjo Senki: Tanya the Evil
    Little Witch Academia
    KonoSuba S2
    Shingeki no Kyojin S2
    Seikaisuru Kado
    Berserk S2
    Re:Creators
    Kakegurui
    Made in Abyss
    Ballroom e Youkoso
    Houseki no Kuni
    Blend S
    Inuyashiki

    Standouts:

    Little Witch Academia
    Houseki no Kuni



    2016:

    Boku dake ga inai machi
    GATE S2
    Hai to Gensou no Grimgar
    KonoSuba S1
    Ajin
    Jojo part 4
    Boku no Hero Academia S1
    Re:Zero
    Berserk S1
    ReLIFE S1
    MSG: Iron-blooded orphans S2
    Yuuri on Ice
    Ajin S2
    Udon no Kuni

    Standouts:

    Ajin
    Re:Zero
    Yuuri on Ice



    2015:

    Jojo part 3 S2
    Aldnoah Zero S2
    Kuroko no Basuke S3
    Baby Steps S2
    Diamond no Ace S2
    Sidonia no Kishi S2
    GATE S1
    Shimoneta
    Dragon Ball Super
    Overlord S1
    One Punch Man

    Standouts:

    Dragon Ball Super
    One Punch Man


    2014:

    Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren
    Jojo: Stardust Crusaders
    Haikyuu
    Baby Steps
    No Game No Life
    Ping Pong The Animation
    SAO S2
    Aldnoah;Zero
    Terra Formars
    Log Horizon S2
    Yowamushi Pedal
    Parasyte
    Shigatsu wa Kimo no Uso
    Sidonia no Kishi

    Standouts:

    Baby Steps
    Ping Pong The Animation
    Sidonia no Kishi


    2013:

    Chihayafuru S2
    Hataraku Maou-sama
    Oreimo
    Shingeki no Kyojin
    Log Horizon
    Kuroko S2
    Diamond no Ace
    Yowamushi Pedal

    Standouts:

    Oreimo
    Shingeki no Kyojin



    2012:

    Shinsekai Yori
    Uchuu Kyoudai
    Recorder to Randoseru Do
    Ginga e Kickoff
    Kimi to Boku S2
    Sankarea
    Accel World
    Kuroko S1
    Eureka Seven Astral Ocean
    Sakamichi no Apollon
    Sword Art Online

    Standouts:

    Shinsekai Yori
    Sword Art Online
    Accel World
    Sakamichi no Apollon
    Uchuu Kyoudai



    2011:

    Infinite Stratos
    Hanasaku Iroha
    Steins;Gate
    Hunter X Hunter 2011
    Chihayafuru
    Bakuman
    Kimi to Boku
    Usagi Drop
    Baka to Test to shoukanjuu S2
    AnoHana

    Standouts:

    Hanasaku Iroha
    Steins;Gate
    HXH
    AnoHana



    2010:

    Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin
    Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu
    Giant Killing
    Highschool of the Dead
    Major S6

    Standouts:

    Rainbow
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    Dragon Ball super stands out for you?

    These are some standouts for me but I don't know the years they came out.

    Promised Neverland
    Hunter X Hunter
    Re: Zero
    Kemonozume
    Michiko to Hatchin
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sapphire View Post
    Dragon Ball super stands out for you?
    Once you accepted that power levels are irrelevant, it was pure hype. Similar to Kuroko no Basuke, except with the nostalgia bonus of DB. And I wasn't alone, considering all the mass live watchings you can find on youtube

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    But isn't that gigantic suspension of disbelief already enough to disqualify it? Fighting shows are largely about power levels, after all.
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    Shinta, post your own list pls. I'm not going to change mine because you find it stupid :]

    DBS delivered on continuing the DB story in a satisfying manner, that's enough to make it the list.

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    I'm not trying to change your mind.

    This is an old list I rated as masterpiece in ANN ages ago so it doesn't have any recent shows. This is a subjective list that definitely takes into account my preferences instead of just focusing on objective quality of a show.

    Aria the Origination (TV) Masterpiece
    Baccano! (TV) Masterpiece
    Bakemonogatari (TV) Masterpiece
    Banner of the Stars (TV) Masterpiece
    Banner of the Stars II (TV) Masterpiece
    Banner of the Stars III (OAV) Masterpiece
    Chrono Crusade (TV) Masterpiece
    Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (TV) Masterpiece
    Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (TV) Masterpiece
    Crest of the Stars (TV) Masterpiece
    Cross Game (TV) Masterpiece
    (The) Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (movie) Masterpiece
    ef: a tale of memories (TV) Masterpiece
    El Hazard - The Magnificent World (OAV) Masterpiece
    Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (movie) Masterpiece
    Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV) Masterpiece
    Fate/Zero (TV 2) Masterpiece
    Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (TV) Masterpiece
    (The) Garden of Sinners (movie series) Masterpiece
    (The) Garden of Words (movie) Masterpiece
    Haré+Guu (TV) Masterpiece
    Haré+Guu Deluxe (OAV) Masterpiece
    Honey and Clover (TV) Masterpiece
    Honey and Clover II (TV) Masterpiece
    Jungle Wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu Final (OAV) Masterpiece
    Katanagatari (TV) Masterpiece
    (The) Legend of the Galactic Heroes (OAV) Masterpiece
    A Lull in the Sea (TV) Masterpiece
    (The) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV) Masterpiece
    Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (movie) Masterpiece
    Passage of the Stars - Birth (special) Masterpiece
    Planetes (TV) Masterpiece
    Puella Magi Madoka Magica (TV) Masterpiece
    Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion Masterpiece
    RahXephon (TV) Masterpiece
    Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal (OAV) Masterpiece
    (The) Tatami Galaxy (TV) Masterpiece
    Time of Eve (ONA) Masterpiece
    Time of Eve (movie) Masterpiece
    (The) Wind Rises (movie) Masterpiece
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    Lots of stuff I'd put in my list, too. And I'm reminded that I effing neef to watch El Hazard. I caught one episode on tv like a decade or more ago, and I loved what I saw.

    On the other hand, I'll never get the hype surrounding Planetes. It's a good anime. Just not ... all that. 🤷*♀️

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    Some of mine, masterpieces or not, what I remember really liking:

    Twelve Kingdoms
    Monster
    Berserk (original)
    Boku dake ga Inai Machi
    Hunter X Hunter (Both versions)
    Fullmetal Alchemist (Both versions)
    Now and Then, Here and There
    Cross Game
    Touch
    Legend of Galactic Heroes
    Slam Dunk
    Black Lagoon
    Twin Spica
    Kodomo no Omocha
    Kimagure Orange Road
    Planetes
    Rurouni Kenshin (all, particularly the OVAs)
    Nodame Cantabile
    Hajime no Ippo
    Ghost in the Shell (all of it with varying degrees)
    Chihayafuru
    Hikaru no Go
    Great Teacher Onizuka
    Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
    Rahxephon
    Blue Gender
    Cowboy Bebop
    Trigun
    Baccano!
    Chrno Crusade
    Kaiba
    Hellsing Ultimate
    Banner/Crest of the Stars
    Kingdom
    Full Metal Panic (all)
    Attack on Titan
    Samurai Champloo
    School Rumble
    Gankutsuou
    Neon Genesis Evangelion
    FLCL
    Darker than Black
    Last Exile
    Scrapped Princess
    Project ARMS

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    are you rating them based on how you remember them or did you watch the shows again?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Death BOO Z View Post
    are you rating them based on how you remember them or did you watch the shows again?
    Haven't watched them recently, but I'm picking stuff I feel confident about. I plan to rewatch lots of series, though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Death BOO Z View Post
    are you rating them based on how you remember them or did you watch the shows again?
    I've only watched 2 shows more than once, Hunter X Hunter and Hajime no Ippo.

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    I also rewatch things very rarely, but I can definitely accurately describe WHY I rated them like that. If it isn't objective excellence in direction/art/writing, it'd be a very subjective aspect that I still remember clearly even now.
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    In my opinion, a lot of people are forgetting to mention:
    Spice and Wolf



    The opening alone is so freaking chill. It's one of the most interesting stories I remember to be honest. I'm not saying it's the only of it's kind - it probably isn't (or is it?), but I honestly can not remember a single anime I've watched (and I'm certainly someone who watches quite a bit) that has a similar focus (merchants, economy, medieval times, folklore, love story). That's why it will always be a highlight to me


    And Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash is and will always be a highlight for me too. Once again, a completely different take on a genre/story that I haven't seen in another show.


    When I look at the past, I remember shows that were more diverse and felt completely "new".. like Cowboy Bebop for example... but maybe that's just an illusion. It's not like these shows were there every single season.
    So I'd say the quality remained the same. Gems have been found and will come and go - and most of the stuff that aired in the past was trash too.
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    Reminder for myself that I need to finish this at least until 2010, so I can make a proper Top of the Decade-list ;o

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    Remembered this thread and just got done updating my list above. Wow, time flies by, 2018 was my last update. And it's pretty obvious that Corona is at fault for not only that but also the decline in great anime (at least for me). Just look at the difference from 2019 to 2020, lol. Anime basically came to a halt in 2020 and only the most reliable franchises continued. 2021 has been better again, but we'll see how 2022 can fare. Anyway, feel free to post your own lists or update them if you already have. I find this thread useful to spend time reflecting on the true personal masterpieces and whether or not anime as a medium is getting better/worse.

    2022:
    Ousama Ranking
    Shuumatsu no Harem
    Kimetsu no Yaiba S3

    Standouts:

    Ousama Ranking


    2021:

    Beastars S2
    Yakusoku no Neverland S2
    Kumo desuga, Nanika
    Mushoku Tensei
    Redo of Healer
    Mashiro no Oto
    Nomad: Megalo Box S2
    Tokyo Revengers
    Fumetsu no Anata e
    Cestus

    Standouts:

    Fumetsu no Anata




    2020:

    Honzuki S2
    Kaguya-sama S2
    Deca Dence
    Re:Zero S2
    Shingeki no Kyojin Final Season Part 1

    Standouts:

    Deca Dence



    2019:

    Egao no Daika
    Mob Psycho S2
    Yakusoku no Neverland
    Kakegurui S2
    Tate no Yuusha
    Kaguya-sama
    Domestic-na Kanojo
    Kimetsu no Yaiba
    Isekai Quartet
    One-Punch Man S2
    Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo
    Karakai Jouzu na Takagi-san S2
    Vinland Saga
    Honzuki
    Beastars

    Standouts:

    Kaguya-sama
    Kimetsu no Yaiba
    Beastars

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    I still find it extremely difficult to look at it without giving more recent shows a way better rating than older ones.

    if I exclude movies and make my "Animes Of The Last Decades"-list they'd currently include:

    Grimgar,
    Spice&Wolf,

    Fate/Zero,
    Vinland Saga,
    Cowboy Bebop,
    Mushoku,
    Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans,

    School Rumble,
    Newer FMA,
    Older FMP (the new season was kinda shit) and mostly for the comedy season anyway,
    Meglobox,
    Oofuri,
    Haikyu,

    Maria The Virgin Witch.

    I'd personally recommend the bolded ones a little more than the others.
    But it's going to be a list that can be expanded upon once someone mentions an anime I just can't remember right now.
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    I'll stand by my original statment where you need to go back to at least 1995 to find the shit that really holds up:

    So a random smattering of the "Not Quite Iconic" series out there (i.e. I'm excluding stuff like Eva, Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Slayers, FMP, FMA, Lucky Star, Geass, etc.). If I really loved a series at the time, but have forgotten about it, it isn't on this list, as intended by the thread.

    1988:
    Gunbuster

    1996:
    Martian Successor Nadesico

    2000:
    VanDread

    2001:
    Hellsing (yes, the original)

    2002:
    Kiddy Grade
    Onegai Teacher

    2003:
    Kaleido Star
    Air Master
    Planetes
    Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
    Onegai Twins

    2005:
    ARIA (all seasons though)
    Mai-Otome

    2006:
    Busou Renkin
    (yeah...it's 90% the OP and the running gag where the female lead's presence is instantly accepted because she is presumed to be his girlfriend)
    Higurashi
    xxxHOLIC
    Black Lagoon

    2007:
    Moyashimon S1
    Ef - a Tale of Memories.
    Baccano
    Higurashi Kai

    2008:
    Itazura na Kiss
    Toradora (I still fucking hate it, and while arguably "iconic," I won't deny that I remember the bird's name was Bisque)
    Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari

    2009:
    Umineko no Naku Koro ni (yes, it is the OP again)
    Ladies versus Butlers!
    Katanagatari

    2010:
    Otome Youkai Zakuro
    Qwaser (If you've seen it, you can't forget it...)

    2011:
    Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica (the first series to make create truly iconic status in quite a while before it)
    Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
    Qwaser II (yes, it is indeed worse, but the point from before still stands)
    Mayo Chiki!
    Mawaru Penguindrum
    Fate/Zero (despite ufotable continuing to outdo themselves, this one still holds up)
    Chihayafuru (just s1 holds up)
    Senki Zesshou Symphogear

    2012:
    Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199
    Robotics;Notes
    Girls und Panzer

    2013:
    Kakumeiki Valvrave (yes, I remember all of it vividly)
    Non Non Biyori (all seasons)
    Kill la Kill (arguably iconic and wouldn't need to be included)
    Nagi no Asukara
    PuPiPo!

    2014:
    No Game No Life
    Kenzen Robo Daimidaler
    Death Parade

    2015:
    Himouto! Umaru-chan (kinda hate it, but S1 holds up and started the genre that begat Uzaki and Nagatoro)
    Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou

    2016:
    Keijo!!!!!!!!

    2017:
    Sakura Quest
    Sora yori mo Tooi Basho
    Demi-chan wa Kataritai
    Isekai Shokudou
    Netojuu no Susume
    Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan (through 2019)
    Mahoutsukai no Yome

    2018:
    Back Street Girls: Gokudols


    I'm going to stop there because there hasn't been enough time for forget the next few years of series, but as I went through this list, 2018 was the objectively the absolute worst year for anime. I remember basically none of the series I was watching that entire year.

    I can't count Yuru Camp in 2018 because I watched it in 2021.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shinta|hikari View Post
    Fighting shows are largely about power levels, after all.
    I mean...they're arguably almost never about power levels.

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