Let's duke it out one last time. Who gets the spot for AOTY? The two biggest contenders have both been in this fight before for the lucrative title of AOTS:
In the comfy corner, we've got the anime which has spread the meme "Comfy" all around the internet, drawing in newfags to iyashikei while also keeping the veterans happy. It's kill count includes the Mexican wilderness and otaku wallets. Slurp your Curry Cup Ramen to
YUUUUUUUUUURU CYAAAAAAAAAMP
Pause for applaud.
And straight out of nowhere came a simple, yet powerful story about doing SOMETHING AMAZING that nobody expected. The Pengin are there only to draw in the unsuspecting anon for a spiritual journey about self discovery and the meaning of friendship. Are they going to Antarctica? ZAMA MIROUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Pause for applaud.
And in the lightweight division we have a three-way match up:
This ambitious newcomer has done what consistent pestering has never been able to. It's turned skeptic anons into devout believers of the idol through the power of necromancy, also reviving the oldfag spirit and memes. THUNDER SNAKE FOR
ZOMBIELaaaaaaaaaaaand SAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAAA
Pause for wotagei.
An innocent Love Live-looking powerhouse punched anon in the gut at the end of the first episode and it never stopped pummeling, winning over Japan and anon alike. The end result was a dignified love of theater and appreciation of Takarazuka Revue. Hold on to your bananas before they slip again and again and again and again and.
Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight
Pause for a whole episode until the Revue.
What this anime lacks in 2D animation it makes up for with charm, charm, nostalgia, and charm. It'll fanifoom you to the Japanese 90's while warming your heart and making it rain in front of that game you haven't played in decades. Taking you back to the arcades with a child-like love for your lost passions, it's
HIGH! SCORE! GIRL!
Plays machi Gaeru
Did you ask for a CGDCTOTY match? WELL HOW ABOUT A BATTLE ROYALE?
That's right! These rough and tough moe SoL will stop at nothing to crush each other in the ring.
SLOW START
MITSUBOSHI COLORS
ASOBI ASOBASE
CHIO-CHAN
YAMA NO SUSUME
COMIC GIRLS
UMA MUSUME
TAKUNOMI
HAKUMEI TO MIKOCHI
ANIMA YELL
UCHIMAID
IT'S GONNA BE A BLOODBATH AND BY BLOOD I MEAN SEMEN.
Well, this is all going to be some good fights, I think tha-
WAIT WHAT'S THAT?
I CAN'T BOLIEVE THIS, IS THAT WHO I THINK IT IS? This just happened, this anime just gave the middle finger to everyone and challenged them all for all the titles!
Lolis and little girls, straight from our home turf comes the meme anime nobody expected to like and everyone hated to love. Are you upset? It's
POP。
TEAM。
EPIC。
I move away from the mic to breathe in
It's going to be a wild ride, just like this year, which has actually overall been great for anime, despite all the shitposting to the contrary I've personally done myself. There were a lot of names I couldn't mention, like HisoMaso, Crybaby, and Franxx.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I hope we have even more fun in 2019.