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TV Series:

1. Mob Psycho 100

- 157 votes 1280 pts

Sure you might be able to use extremely powerful and well-animated psychic powers, but if it can't impress the person you like, then what is the point? At the core of this show is the theme of self-improvement, and seeing Mob's adventures as well as the characters he affects and is affected by makes for an extremely enjoyable watch.

Bones really hit this out of the park with the production. This show gets crazy, it gets interesting, it gets imaginative, and it gets so damn fun. It is a very expressive and fun show with such top notch animation.

2. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable

- 117 voted, 913 pts

AMAZING adaptation of my favourite JoJo part. The aesthetics and art direction are really sleek and striking, the voice acting and casting was perfect, and they adapted everything 1:1 while maintaining virtually flawless pacing. This is how you do an adaptation

it's jojos, David Productions really put alot of effort into this and while at times them aiming for a 3 season with no breaks did hurt some episode they pulled it insanely well, highlight goes to all the cool transitions and the overall colour palette, this show was a blast to watch

3. Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu a.k.a "Rakugo"

- 76 votes, 661 pts

Captivating rakugo performances, the dramatic moments feel earned and the bromance between the two main characters is realistic and yet very exciting to watch. Also, it's worth mentioning how it takes place during the Showa Era, something not so common.

Simply put, Rakugo is the best TV anime series since 2014's Ping Pong the Animation. Rakugo is a story about artists of a dying art form, with the first season framed in a massive flashback in Post-War Japan. The show is expertly crafted, from the rakugo performances to the character animation and even the characters' postures and speaking style to the framing and direction. It really is the best show of the year for me, in a strong year.

4. KonoSuba (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!)

- 60 votes, 476 pts

Simply the funniest show of 2016. Great characters, great gags and plenty of EXPLOSIONS!

A guy gets transported into a fantasy world and gains the ability to steal underwear? It sounds like a show I would hate but I loved it instead. Lots of humor and great characters. If I was just a tad nerdier my ringtone would be EXPLOSION!!!

Binge watched the entire series and I'm happy I did. I had a big laugh out of it, it made me lose my mind on some scenes, I feel that this series is taking the torch from Gintama in comedy while Gin is on serious mode. Also the trope that was made famous for Re:Zero is better applied here due to comedy. Check mate.

5. Haikyuu!!

- 60 votes, 457 pts

We got two seasons of the best sports anime in the same year. I like just about every character, even ones from rival teams. This show has really strong character development and I couldn't help but fistpump during some character moments. I was never into Volleyball before this show, yet the matches in this get me unbelievably hyped. A big part of that is the animation, but also the fantastic OST by Yuki Hayashi.

Haikyuu continues to reign supreme as the best sports anime out there with some of the most edge-of-your-seat moments in the series so far

It's Haikyuu. Haikyuu rocks. 2016 had two seasons of Haikyuu. One rocked more than the other, but they both rock. ROCK!!!!

6. My Hero Academia

- 69 votes 435 pts

You might say, but Gold this looks like your typical superhero shonen manga adaptation what makes it so special? MHA is just everything right about shonen executed just so god damn well. It's is just full of colors! A colorful cast of amazing characters, a colorful world, an explosive rivalry and boy is it good. The MC, Deku is your typical MC wanting to become a super hero just like is idol ALL Might. As a character he is so lovable, so likeable that you just can't not rout for him, care for him and hope for him to succeed. It also features the coolest Hero in the entire world, All Might(I swear if you don't think that at the end you are crazy). Then you have the key moments(mainly awesome fight scenes)...WHICH ARE JUST SO GOD DAMN WELL EXECUTED! You feel the emotions behind the characters actions and every hit they exchange. Backed by an amazing OST like You say run some of the moments were so amazing that I just couldn't hold the inner fanboy inside of me and when it ended up coming out it usually came with tears of joy at just how good everything was.

Hardly very original premise, but the execution is so superb that it doesn't matter.

7. Thunderbolt Fantasy

- 57 votes, 418 pts

Schroedinger's cat of anime. It's not anime, but yet at the same time it is. Thunderbolt Fantasy takes the things that make special anime special and applies it to a puppet show. The action, the voice acting, the fantastical expressions. A truly great gem that brings huge joy every episode

Maybe it's not anime, but it's still a great time. Famed writer Urobuchi Gen brings this exciting martial arts adventure to life with the help of Taiwanese puppets and ridiculous CG effects. The final result is a delight, packed with larger-than-life characters that one can't help but root for. Their conflicts and arguments call to mind those of the legendary heroes of Fate/Zero, but the overall tone is less dour nihilism and more epic adventure. Completely satisfying.

This is NOT anime, not at all, but I guess it is totally anime at the same time.....won't anyone think about the poor band waifu's that got kicked off the list because of these stupid puppets!

Spoiler

totally a real quote

8. Re;Zero

- 63 votes 414 pts

It's probably the most divisive show that aired this year, but the discussion around it was great and it was a lot of fun speculating about what was going to happen next. The story was a simple one, but it was so interesting because you never knew where it was going to go and it was a lot of fun seeing Subaru overcome the various obstacles with the knowledge and experience gained from his various deaths. Sadly the ending was garbage and that's the only reason I have it at #5, if things didn't conveniently work out for Subaru in the end (because they wanted a happy ending) it'd have been top 3 for sure because while not necessarily being the best show, it was definitely one of the most enjoyable. E.M.T.

So, hands down this was one of the more enjoyable series I watched in 2016, and likely the only series in 2016 I would preorder if it got released in english. That being said, I play a little anime game with my friends where we look at the new shows and each pick some that we will think will be the best. My wife picked this one and the rest of us looked at her confused. Turns out, despite the generic sounding premise (and fairly generic episode 1, thankfully it aired as a double episode) the show had plenty of interesting things to add to the table. The show isn't without some flaws, including at times making certain characters completely unlikable. But overall was a very entertaining watch from start to finish.

9. Kiznaiver

- 67 votes, 324 pts

One of my favourite new works of this year. Another original story that places great importance on bonding with those around you. By the end of it I noticed just how much I had grown to like these characters. It also features what could possibly be one of the greatest and saddest crying scenes. Oh and yeah, OP track of the year without a doubt. The Trance tune works very well with the visuals and is super catchy.

One of the more disgusting endings in a year of disgusting endings. So why is it here then? Because the rest is just that good. Slick would be the word for it probably and it just shows everywhere, the character designs are some the best in business, direction is stellar, so is the lighting and the OST that is well woven within the scenes. Even the script, before it collapses, is tight with some very enjoyable character interactions and comedy, all the while ably navigating its way toward the end game its own demise. .

10. Erased

- 60 votes, 314 pts

Erased is one of the few shoes that had me eagerly and impatiently anticipating each new episode. It's partially due to the fact that every episode ended on a GODDAMN CLIFFHANGER, but the show constructed an interesting mystery that was fun to mull over and discuss while watching from week to week. The premise is that the main character Satoru involuntarily rewinds time to before other people's deaths and he uses that chance to save them. However someone dies and he is framed for the murder. Rather than going back a few minutes as usual, finds that he has gone back 18 years to when he was 10. From there he has to discover how seemingly unrelated events in the past led to the present day murder.

Say what you will about Erased, I loved it thoroughly. I'm a sucker for mystery stories, throw in the Sci-Fi elements and it worked even better for me.

A good tale about trying to correct a mistake in your past. The drama felt real for about 9 episodes before it wrapped up. Still, despite ending gripes, the ride was a good one.

The rest(11-50<in order>)


11.Sound! Euphonium 2
12.Space Patrol Luluco
13.Yuri on Ice
14.Flying Witch
15.91 Days
16.Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
17.Great Passage
18.Flip Flappers
19.Kuromukuro
20.Gintama
21.Mobile Suit Gundam: IBO S2
22.Sweetness and Lightning
23.ReLife
24.Food Wars! The Second Plate
25.Bungou Stray Dogs
26.Girlish Number
27.Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
28.Love Live! Sunshine!!
29.The Disastrous Life of Saiki K
30.Orange
31.Amanchu
32.New Game
33.Concrete Revolutio
34.Osomatsu-San
35.Please Tell Me! Galko-chan
36.March Comes on in Like a Lion
37.Keijo!!!!!!!!
38.Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou
39.WWW.Working!!
40.Ajin
41.Drifters
42.Alderamin on the Sky
43.Miss Bernard said
44.Macross Delta
45.Ushio to Tora
46.Poco's Udon World
47.Dragon Ball Super
48.Occultic;Nine
49.Assassination Classroom Second Season
50.Tales of Zestiria the X



Movies:

1. Kizumonogatari I

2. Your Name

3. Kizumonogatari II

4. Girls und Panzer

5. Doukyuusei

The rest (6-10):
A Silent Voice
Garo: Divine Flame
Miss Hokusai
Harmony
Anthem of the Heart


AOTY Voting Thread
Anime Community Thread


Previous results:
2010
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=439791&page=1

2011:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=459981&page=1

2012:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=510801&highlight=anime+of+the+year

2013:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=762071

2014:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=983981

2015:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1178856


Full results list from 2016

 

[Narag]

We've had worse lists.

 

[nintendoman58]

JOJO AT #2 Y'ALL.

BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN.

 

[Clov]

Nice to see that Rakugo got so high. It's too bad that Doukyusei only reached #5 for films, it deserved the #1 spot.

 

[Reset]

We've had worse lists.

2014 comes to mind.

 

[Apharmd]

Well deserved for Jojo. Surprised Yuri on Ice didn't score higher though. I thought it was fantastic.

 

[Regiruler]

No Sakamoto anywhere on the list

Damn I really should have voted

 

[hampig]

Haikyuu top 5. I can live with it.

 

[GoldCrusader]

MHA at 6!I can live with that! Animegaf redeemed, you aren't all that bad.

Also man! MHA outranked some show which I thought would get more votes. Super happy!

 

[Panthalassic]

Hibike 2 was so close TT_TT I should have voted.

 

[Mortemis]

Jojo #2, Haikyuu top 5. Y'all did good this year GAF.

 

[Lollipop Dave]

Not enough suffering.

Half the shows I liked made it to the top 10, I'm actually surprised mob is #1 though, It's a great show I just wasn't expecting that.

 

[MikeHattsu]

Where da full spreadsheet at?


Oh, and Flying Witch should have been higher ;p

 

[nintendoman58]

Thunderbolt Fantasy would have gotten way more votes had there not been that drama of anime/not anime that caused so many people to put it in their Honorable Mentions.

 

[Hyperactivity]

Best show won.

 

[names2hard4you]

Pretty damn decent list this year. A few surprises here and there but in the end it went along with what I expected. Here's to a great 2017!

Nice work to everyone involved in the counting!

 

[Linkark07]

No 91 Days on top 10?

Now I will go to a corner and cry.

 

[Subpar Spatula]

All this tells me is 2016 was a slow year. A show where a guy has the power to steal underwear is rated highly? ugh.

 

[Linkark07]

All this tells me is 2016 was a slow year. A show where a guy has the power to steal underwear is rated highly? ugh.

Watch out, he might get the first spot in 2017 GAF Anime of the Year.

 

[ohlawd]

wew that girl in Kiznaiver pic is cute

will watch

 

[Xater]

Where is The Boy and the Beast? Has no one on GAF seen it?

 

[names2hard4you]

All this tells me is 2016 was a slow year. A show where a guy has the power to steal underwear is rated highly? ugh.

That's not what the show is about.

 

[Narag]

Where is The Boy and the Beast? Has no one on GAF seen it?

Plenty saw it, fewer cared about it.

 

[Infernostew]

Can you post links in the OP for previous years results threads? I'm curious.

 

[Cornbread78]

All this tells me is 2016 was a slow year. A show where a guy has the power to steal underwear is rated highly? ugh.

It's sophomoric comedy at it's best. It's definitely got fanservice, but it is a friggen' hilarious show and well worth your time.

Can you post links in the OP for previous years results threads? I'm curious.

I had them in the other thread, but it's locked...

Let me see if I can get them still..

 

[Veritigo_X]

Puppet anime? I never knew I needed this in my life. Checking it out for sure.

 

[Corpsepyre]

Why does newer anime look so childish? What happened to the shading of 80's and 90's anime? It was so good!

 

[MikeHattsu]

Can you post links in the OP for previous years results threads? I'm curious.

2015:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1178856

2014:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=983981

2013:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=762071

 

[Ryuukan]

Why does newer anime look so childish?

because anime is puppets now

 

[Elandyll]

Re: Zero was robbed!




In before Re: Zero was robbed.

 

[Ninjimbo]

Flying Witch not in the top ten. That sucks. Sound Euphonium is nowhere. Man, what a crummy year for shows I liked.

 

[Tyrant Rave]

Kizu delivered

 

[Cornbread78]

2010
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=439791&page=1

2011:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=459981&page=1

2012:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=510801&highlight=anime+of+the+year


2013:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=762071

2014:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=983981

2015:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1178856

 

[Dedication Through Light]

You cant renumber 11-50?

 

[names2hard4you]

Sound Euphonium is nowhere. Man, what a crummy year for shows I liked.

It just wasn't very good this time around. Which saddens me, since I loved the first season.

 

[faridmon]

91 Days too low, Kono Suba too high

Otherwise a decent list

 

[KraytarJ]

At least ReZero made top 10, but Saiki being at 29 isn't right. More people need to watch it.

 

[Linkark07]

BTW, we need more awards beside best anime and best movie. I mean, something like Lost Village should deserve a spot like So Bad it's good award.

 

[GoldCrusader]

Man the middle-ish spot were pretty close! 50 some points aint much!

 

[Narag]

BTW, we need more awards beside best anime and best movie. I mean, something like Lost Village should deserve a spot like So Bad it's good award.

It's been discussed to death and adding a bunch of additional awards just clutters it up.

 

[Qurupeke]

Eupho S2 and Kizu 2 were robbed. Too bad.

Decent list.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Wheres the spreadsheet link? What happened to below 50th/60th place?

How come only one of the shows I voted for made the lists? This is unreal.

 

[Ninjimbo]

It just wasn't very good this time around. Which saddens me, since I loved the first season.

I thought it was better than the first season. But whatever. Asuka was my favorite character so the focus on her was much appreciated.

 

[Linkark07]

It's been discussed to death and adding a bunch of additional awards just clutters it up.

Oh, my bad then. I have a very bad memory.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Appmon was robbed!

It's a shame Rakugo couldn't take first place. It deserved it.

 

[duckroll]

Lol. Eupho S2 RIP!!!!

 

[MikeHattsu]

A Silent Voice did pretty well with it only being available in Japanese theaters and at festivals yet.

 

[chrisPjelly]

All this tells me is 2016 was a slow year. A show where a guy has the power to steal underwear is rated highly? ugh.

I dunno man. The fact that a show with a panty stealing protagonist, whom most of GAF would normally dogpile for the obvious , is getting highly favourable reviews on here should be telling in of itself.

 

[Thud]

Saiki K. was robbed.

Cornbread is a fraud, recount!

 

[Line_HTX]

This Top 10, when you think about it, is... pretty good. Nothing to get one's arms up and about.