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What was your favorite anime of 2023?
Your top five for the year? Favorite series you feel got overlooked? Favorite series you personally watched for the first time in 2023?
What was your favorite Winter 2023 anime?
Favorite new series? Favorite sequel or continuation? Any series that ended up surprising you?
What was your favorite Spring 2023 anime?
Favorite new premiere? Favorite continuation or sequel? Series that surprised you, positively or negatively?
What was your favorite Summer 2023 anime?
Favorite new title? Sequel or continuation? A show that surprised you, positively or negatively?
What was your favorite Fall 2023 anime?
Favorite new series? Favorite sequel or continuation? Series that surprised you, positively or negatively?
What was your favorite anime of 2021?
What was your fave new series? Favorite sequel? What show continuing into 2022 are you most excited about?
What was your favorite Summer 2020 anime?
What was your overall favorite? Which series surprised you? Which series ended up a disappointment?
What was your favorite Winter 2024 anime?
Favorite new series? Favorites sequel/continuation? Series that surprised you, for better or worse?
What was your favorite Winter 2021 anime?
What’s your overall favorite series? Are there any ongoing shows from Fall that have wrapped up well? What series fell short of your hopes?
What was your favorite Fall 2022 anime?
Best new series? Best sequel? Title that ended up surprising you?
What was your favorite Spring 2021 anime?
What was your overall fave? Any titles surprise you in a good way? Anything you’d been enjoying end up fizzling out?
What was your favorite Summer 2022 anime?
What was your favorite original series? Favorite sequel? What series went way above or fell short of your expectations?
What was your favorite Spring 2020 anime?
What was your favorite completed series? What series were you waiting to return from hiatus? Any especially good sequels or ongoing cours?
What was your favorite Summer 2024 anime?
Best new series? Best continuation or sequel? A series that surprised you, positively or negatively?
What was your favorite Winter 2022 anime?
What was your favorite new series? Favorite sequel? Was there a sequel that fell short of your expectations?
What was your favorite Summer 2021 anime?
What was your overall favorite? Which show ended up surprising you? Which show turned out underwhelming?
What was your favorite Spring 2024 anime?
Favorite new series? Favorites sequel/continuation? Series that surprised you, for better or worse?
What was your favorite Fall 2021 anime?
What was your favorite new series? Favorite carryovers or sequels? What series surprised you or fell short of your expectations?
What was your favorite Spring 2022 anime?
What was your favorite new series? Favorite sequel? Was there a title that surprised you, positively or negatively?
What was your favorite Winter 2020 anime?
Which series was your overall favorite? Which series surprised or disappointed you? What show do you wish more people had watched? The post What was your favorite Winter 2020…
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What Was Your First Anime?
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[AniFemTalk] What was your favorite Winter 2020 premiere?
What was your overall favorite premiere? Which series surprised you? Did anything turn out disappointing? Comments are open! Please read our comments policy before joining the conversation and contact us if you…
Poll: What Were Your Favorite Series of the Spring 2023 Anime Season?
As the spring 2023 anime season draws to a close the summer one begins, we want to know: which shows were your favorites? Please pick up to three…
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What’s your favorite critically-overlooked anime film?
What great title has been overlooked for critical praise, either in Japan or worldwide? Is there a franchise film that’s incredible as a film in its own right,…
What was your most cathartic anime-viewing experience?
Is there a show that gave you some kind of breakthrough? One that was a crucial emotional relief? One that really helped you connect with someone?
Winter Season Anime 2023: What was Solid and What Was on Thin Ice?
Though the Winter chill is still lingering in the air and the Spring blooms have yet to even begin to peek out from their long seasonal nap, the…
What’s your favorite film sequel to an anime series?
Do you like direct film sequels to tv shows? What separates a good one from a bad one? Thoughts on recap movies?
What was your first shoujo series?
What was your very first? The first one you sought out specifically to try shoujo? What’s your starter suggestion show (overall or by genre)?
Writing Prompt: Who was Your First Favorite Character in Anime?
Welcome to Anime Rants. Today we have a writing prompt taken from a discussion in r/anime: “Who was your first favorite character in any anime?” I like this…
What series has your favorite localization?
What sticks out about the series? Writing choices, dub, a combination? Do you prefer looser translations that capture the feel of something or more exact translations, even if…
What was your under-the-radar fave of 2020?
What was your underrated fave of the year? Why do you think folks missed out on it? What makes it great?
What was the first anime film you saw in theaters?
Was it a special event or a standard screening? Is there a film that was especially enhanced by seeing it in a group? If you’ve not seen one…
What’s your favorite anime of 2020?
What was your overall favorite? What title do you wish more people were talking about? What title ended up disappointing you?
Anime Feminist’s Favorite Films of 2023
We're trying something new this year! Folks have requested more coverage of films, and we aim to please. Welcome to our first year-end film recommendation round-up!
What’s Your Favorite Anime of 2018? [Poll]
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[AniFemTalk] What’s your favorite anime of 2019?
What’s your single-cour anime of the year? Is there a longer show you’d pick if it weren’t continuing into next year? Have you gone back to any 2019…
What was your gateway yuri or BL series?
How old were you, and how did you discover it? Are you still a fan, and does it hold up? What would you recommend as a”beginner” title now?
Why It Works: What Are Your Favorite Musical Cues in Anime?
This week on Why It Works, I dug into the power of a great musical cue, something I personally am an absolute sucker for. Nearly all of my…
What Are Your Five Favorite Non-Shonen Anime? Here are Ours!
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2023 Favorite Anime & Manga
This episode I take a look at my favorite anime and manga that I got to check out this year. Lots of choices and I see my backlog…
What’s your favorite 1980s anime?
First show from the era you watched? Favorite trend from the 80s that isn’t common now? Niche title you wish more people knew about?
What’s your favorite anime dub?
Favorite quality dub? Favorite nostalgia dub? Favorite dub performance?
What’s your favorite romance anime?
Favorite romantic drama? Favorite romantic comedy? Favorite romantic subplot in a non-romance-focused series?
What’s Your Favorite Summer Anime?
If you’ve been too cooped up at home to notice the rising temperatures outside, the fireflies and sharks in Animal Crossing: New Horizons should surely have made it…
Who’s your favorite anime animal?
Do you prefer talking mascots or more realistic pets? Series where the animal is a central focus or secondary characters? What makes a pet character cute versus annoying?
What’s your favorite music anime?
Favorite concert band or classical instrument series? Favorite singing or rock band series? What are the merits of a high school setting versus an adult one?
What’s your favorite tearjerker anime?
What’s your favorite title? What makes a sad series feel earned rather than cheap or manipulative? Do you find it harder to recommend a series with heavy themes…
[AniFemTalk] What are your favorite light novel adaptations?
What makes a good LN adaptation? What are your favorite anime based on light novels? Are any LNs better as manga? Comments are open! Please read our comments policy before…
What’s your favorite standalone episode of an anime?
What makes it your fave? Are there isolated episodes you love in shows you otherwise disliked? Do you like standalones in serialized shows or only episodic ones?