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TopicKokoro presents: The top 100 anime of the decade (according to Kokoro).
KokoroAkechi
01/14/20 6:12:09 PM
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35. March Comes in Like a Lion S2
https://anilist.co/anime/98478/March-Comes-in-Like-a-Lion-2/

While I can understand the praise the first season gets, in a lot of cases I just found it too unfocused in what it wanted to accomplish and Rei is pretty fucking awful. I mean there is a ton of focus on the Shougi but they don't really make that fun to watch. And there is Kyouko, who might be the most interesting character, is just kind of dangled and nothing happens with her and you don't even really get to see her used to help Rei develop either (tbf, they dont do much with her in s2 either but s2 is so strong that it doesn't matter). After all of it too it's hard to really mark a change in character. But S2 is incredible. It takes some what you learned in the first season and really builds concrete storylines around them. TBH, if the season was only the bullying arc (which I think might be the best story arc of the decade) this might be a top 5 contender, but it does have other things that are not quite as interesting that take a lot of time like that guy who likes pigeons.

34. Haiyore! Nyaruko-san
https://anilist.co/anime/11785/Nyaruko-Crawling-with-Love/

Nyaruko-san is one of the best parodies to have come out in the decade. This show is jam packed with references to things in pop culture. It helps too that the cast is amazing, each of their personalities really blend well together with the comedy. Of course, since it's a parody the guy (Mahiro) is the tsundere. In a way, this anime is what something like a well done Neptunia anime could be in terms of the tone and scope. There are also shades of Futrama in a way. I really enjoyed the dumb set ups and "master plans and motives" the "villains" had in the show. They even build a decent romance angle in it eventually (although you do have to watch like both seasons AND the bonus episode ova).

33. Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
https://anilist.co/anime/12445/Dusk-Maiden-of-Amnesia/

Dusk Maiden of Amnesia is a fantastic mix of romance, character building, comedy, good story telling, and good atmospheric tone. Aside from a kind of meh episode 1 the show makes sure you get attached to the cast, especially Yuuko. The whole aspect of finding what happened to her as the main goal I think is fantastic and done extremely well in the context of the anime. Also, on the ending. I know a point of contention has been that they rather have the alternative for how the show ended, but I would say I don't think the alternative really fit the tone the show set and they also don't build up to the type of closure that ending would entail either. Anyway, fantastic anime.

32. Dororo
https://anilist.co/anime/101347/Dororo/

Dororo is one of the shows that looks and moves so fantastically with such a unique feel that you can't help but think you are really watching fine art in motion. Dororo is an extremely old title (dating back to the 60s) and was written by Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy, Kimba, Princess Knight, he's probably the most important mangaka of all time). Some of this shows, at least in terms of the story telling and such, as it feels distinctly different from the arc based anime we've become accustomed to. A lot of the show is small stories contained in an episode or two that sometimes nudge a greater narrative or character building experience along. So if you want like a journey in character discovery and a grand storyline you'll be disappointed, but if you are willing to take something that tells well made contained snippets of character sin and emotion, this is a fantastic watch.

31. Knights of Sidonia S2
https://anilist.co/anime/20762/Knights-of-Sidonia-Battle-for-Planet-Nine/

In a similar way that Dororo had an amazing look and feel Knights of Sidonia stands at the top in a production category that is largely forgotten about, sound quality. The second season of KoS has maybe the best sound production in anime. There is only one other show at the top of my head that I can think of that comes close (and it hasn't been listed yet). Everything feels like it has weight and impact. It really adds to the overall experience of the show. The animation has largely been cleaned up from the first season too, the space battles not only sound great but they look amazing too. The anime also allowed for much more character building over S1 and injected better comedy. This season is great and is 100% worth the slog through season 1 to get to.

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