Here's to another good one, friends. 3:02 - 2021 Recommendations 3:13 - Golden Kamuy 4:15 - Hina Change 5:21 - Kaguya-sama: Love Is War 6:57 - Curtains Up, I'm Off 8:01 - The Bones of an Invisible Person 9:09 - Four Knights of the Apocalypse 10:00 - Dear Sa-Chan 11:17 - Undead Unluck 11:57 - Black Cat 12:28 - Qualia the Purple 13:36 - Love Stage!! 14:50 - Pokemon Adventures: HeartGold and SoulSilver 15:27 - Destroy All Humanity. They Can't Be Regenerated. 16:21 - Alice in Borderland 17:21 - The Way of the House Husband 17:52 - History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi 18:57 - Boys Run the Riot 19:28 - Monkey Peak 20:47 - The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window 22:02 - Imperial Guards 22:08 - Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku 23:04 - I Think Our Son is Gay 23:16 - Hosts' Worst Recs 31:29 - Hosts' Best Recs 42:28 - Audience Best and Worst Recs 43:08 - 2021 Recap Series 44:07 - Dropped / Other Series 47:23 - Ayakashi Triangle 50:25 - Black Clover 54:26 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 58:24 - Doron Dororon 58:56 - Dr. Stone 60:53 - Edens Zero 64:51 - i tell c 65:15 - Kaiju No. 8 69:07 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 71:57 - My Hero Academia 74:14 - Nine Dragons' Ball Parade 74:29 - One Piece 79:13 - Spy x Family 82:20 - The Elusive Samurai + The Hunter's Guild: Red Hood 82:30 - Undead Unluck 82:46 - World Trigger 83:04 - Magu-chan: God of Destruction 86:14 - 2021 WMR Superlative Awards 86:41 - Best Hero 87:32 - Best New Character 89:40 - Best New Power or Technique 91:51 - Best Speech 94:28 - Biggest WTF Moment 98:13 - Best 2-Page Spread 100:17 - Best Twist 102:14 - Best Fight 105:34 - Most Improved Character 109:44 - Bleach Memorial Best Severed Limb Award 113:18 - Best Villain 117:12 - Best Series
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