Now that 2019 is officially over, it's time for our annual foray into annoying everyone with our questionable opinions, the Best of Anime 2019 post! Unlike last year, and serving as a throwback to previous iterations, this will consist of a collaboration between writers. That would be me (Zaiden), Choya and Pancakes. We didn't quite manage 100+ shows this year, but we heavily focused on watching entries that made a serious clamour within the anime community. This is a first for us and we'll inevitably get things wrong. So please feel free to be brutally honest while giving us constructive feedback. Continuing from last year, there are numerous categories in the following areas: Production, Miscellaneous, Genre, and Notable Others. Due to lack of series candidates, and/or the belief that we may not have watched enough shows to make an informed decision about specific genres, some categories have been omitted from previous years. Though in the outro, I've attempted to explain the reasoning behind their removal And added back to this year’s post are the Studio, Plot Twist, Mystery, Sport, Underappreciated, and Exceeded Expectations categories. And we'll welcome four new entries: 'Betrayal' being a reference to the online community meme, 'Isekai' and 'Supernatural' as their own separate categories from fantasy in recognition of their standalone popularity and noticeable differences from traditional fantasy, as well as 'Greatest Trainwreck' - which distinguishes itself from disappointment by being a hotly anticipated mess of epic proportions. Without further ado, let's get started! Disclaimer: As always, disclaimers abound. Please keep in mind that "best" is subjective. What's best for us isn't necessarily best for you, and that's perfectly fine. This list shouldn't be taken as some kind of inviolable truth, but rather the opinions of three chaps who had too much time on their hands and spent it conjuring up a list of picks based on all the anime they watched. Naturally, our choices will be influenced by our own tastes, experiences, and personal impressions. Before you go bashing one of our choices, please make sure you've at least seen it and know where we're coming from. Finally, all we ask is that you respect our opinions and the opinions of others in the comments, just like we respect yours. Thank you. Disclaimer #2: The choices in this post are not reflective of the opinions of all Random Curiosity writers. They are solely the opinions of myself (Zaiden), Choya and Pancakes, save for where otherwise noted. Thank you for your understanding. Note: For a show to be considered, it has to have met the requirements outlined in the Reader's Choice Poll. For OVAs/movies, the additional requirement is that it's been either released on BD or DVD, so that viewers outside of Japan have had a chance to watch it. **This will be up top for the next few days, so don’t forget to scroll past for new posts!
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