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Studio of the Decade

Honourable Mentions: Ufotable, Kyoto Animation

This is mostly going to be about the top 2, cos oh boy did they have some big hitters.

3rd Place: Studio Bones

Known for: My Hero Academia, Mob Psycho 100, Space Dandy, Noragami, Bundo Stray Dogs and Carole & Tuesday

Runner Up: Shaft

Known for: Monogatari Series, Arakawa under the Bridge, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Nisekoi, March Comes in like a Lion, And Yet the Town Moves

Winner: Madhouse

Known for: Hunter x Hunter, Chihayafuru, No Game No Life, Ace of Diamond, The Tatami Galaxy, A Place Further than the Universe, Parasyte the maxim-, Highschool Of the Dead, One-Punch Man, My Love Story!! & Overlord.

Madhouse came in to this past decade with an already stellar reputation, they had under their belt shows like Cardcaptor Sakura, Yawara!, Trigun, Death Note, Ippo, Monster, Black Lagoon and One Outs, but you look at their catalogue in the 2010s and theyve at the very minimum maintained those high standards.
Their output has been prolific and has produced a number of AOTY winners, they also cover a wide variety of genres. Shonen fans will adore HxH, No Game No Life was one of the best Isekais, Ace of Diamond was a very well received sports series, Ore Monogatari was a wonderful romantic comedy. Its easy to see why they did so well with such a broad range of appeal.

It wasnt a given theyd win either though, because Shaft gave them a true fight. They dont do as many series and when they miss the mark we end up having disastrously bad shows, but when everything clicks, you get some of the highest quality shows that have die hard fans. Madoka and Monogatari are hailed as some of the very best shows out there, but its March that comes in like a Lion that boasts the highest score on MAL.
With Shaft youre going in expecting a signature style, some head tilts, generally solid cinematography and top tier characters. That style can sometimes have a huge effect on their adaptations too. The Nisekoi manga and anime just feel so different.

Studio Bones did surprise me a bit, pipping Kyoto Animation for the 3rd slot, I thought Hyouka, Sound Eupho, Violet Evergarden, Chuu2, Nichijou, Free, Maid Dragon and Disappearance would be enough. This tells me that Mob Psycho 100 was likely the driving force for Bones placing so high. My Hero Academias a great show, but I didnt see it being enough to surpass say a Ufotable level studio. Their other shows are popular enough to either be long runners or have plenty of fans on MAL, but not too many people raved on B8 about Noragami and Bundo Stray Dogs.

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