As we say hello to 2023, it's time to take a look back at the many highs and hilarious lows of 2022... 2:01 - 2022 Recommendations 3:16 - Liar Game 5:30 - Hitomi-chan is Shy With Strangers 7:27 - Love Me for Who I Am 10:38 - Land Lock 12:35 - Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty 16:28 - Blue Box 17:49 - D.Gray-man 19:08 - Go For It, Nakamura!! 20:12 - Catch These Hands 21:30 - Pokemon Adventures: Black & White 23:25 - Dick Fight Island 26:01 - Sand Land 27:07 - GetBackers 29:04 - Hōzuki Island 30:52 - Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 31:56 - Sankarea 32:54 - Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 34:07 - Crossing Time 35:30 - Blue Lock 36:30 - Worst 2022 Recs 45:31 - Best 2022 Recs 51:26 - Dropped Series 52:42 - Other Series 53:59 - Recap Series in 2022 54:09 - Akane-banashi 55:41 - Aliens Area 56:56 - Black Clover 58:36 - Blue Box (and Black Clover in 2022) 61:26 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 63:57 - Chainsaw Man 65:03 - Cipher Academy 65:18 - Doron Dororon 67:21 - Dr. Stone 69:27 - Edens Zero 72:44 - Kaiju No. 8 75:48 - Magu-chan: God of Destruction 77:59 - Mashle: Magic and Muscles 84:08 - My Hero Academia 89:14 - One Piece 92:30 - PPPPPP Guessing Game 96:53 - PPPPPP 101:19 - Spy x Family 101:51 - The Elusive Samurai 104:22 - Undead Unluck 106:47 - World Trigger 109:06 - Superlative Awards 2022 109:58 - Best Hero 111:08 - Ginka & Glüna? 112:15 - Best New Character 115:16 - Best New Power or Technique 116:40 - Best Speech 118:40 - Biggest WTF Moment 122:35 - Best 2-Page Spread 124:03 - Best Twist 127:40 - Best Fight 129:50 - Most Improved Character 131:43 - Bleach Memorial Best Severed Limb Award 134:25 - Coolest Moment 137:20 - Best Villain 141:20 - Best Series
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