Here is just an overall list of mine/Anime of the Year 2021 basically. Keep in mind I go by what animes I watched in a year so when they actually aired doesn't matter in the
slightest.
Mega's Anime of Year 2021
First... some Special Awards for some anime I watched this year that deserve recognition in some form or another.
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle wins
Funniest Anime of the Year
Ranking of Kings wins
Best Ongoing Simuldub
Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song wins
Simuldub of the Year
Eden's Zero wins
Best Netflix Anime and
Best Ongoing Anime
Now for my actual list... a top 3 with an Overall Special Mention. I provide MAL links to them if you wish to check them out for yourself and decide for yourself if you wish to watch them or not.
Overall Special Mention: Death Parade (
https://myanimelist.net/anime/28223/Death_Parade). Boy... this anime was... unique. Even putting it that way is a very underwhelming explanation or description. But it was really good. It really was. It makes you question morals and stuff like that. Well... the morals of choosing who gets reincarnated and who gets sent to the void I guess and if these 'Death Angels' basically even have the right to decide that. The games to reveal the visitors true selves were really interesting at times and there were some pretty shocking twists and moments at other times. I enjoyed each and every episode though and it was just an overall great experience and just a great anime in general. You don't get a lot of 'original' animes that are good but this is definitely one of them. Do I recommended it? Yes. Yes I do.
#3. Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song (
https://myanimelist.net/anime/46095/Vivy__Fluorite_Eyes_Song). This was probably the best simuldub I watched all year. Hands down. So not only does it get a special award... it's gets a placement in my final list. This anime is just lucky that Ranking of Kings is still ongoing I suppose lol. Regardless I don't consider myself a sci-fi fan... but this anime was just so good that it didn't even matter if I was a sci-fi fan or not. Each episode just got better and better and a character (android) that's just suppose to make people enjoy themselves, have a good time, and smile by singing ends up becoming a fighting badass to stop an android rebellion/rampage/murder spree. It's just really good. It really is. It's hard to really give this anime justice. It's best experienced by just watching it yourself honestly. I can't really do this anime justice as much as I honestly want to. Because I'm not good at that sort of thing that's why. But trust me... it's a really good sci-fi anime and just a really good anime in general. Do I recommend it? Like I said before... Yes. You really should watch this one.
Anime of the Year 2021 Runner-Up (#2). Fairy Tail (
https://myanimelist.net/anime/6702/Fairy_Tail ;
https://myanimelist.net/anime/22043/Fairy_Tail_2014 and
https://myanimelist.net/anime/35972/Fairy_Tail__Final_Series) I'm going to get some rage for this lol. But I honestly don't care. This anime was just
WAY to good to
not be in my final list this year. I mean yes, technically I started watching it last year but I didn't actually finish it until
this year. So it still counts. I fail to understand why it took me so long to actually watch this gem. I really do. It makes me wish I had started watching it sooner honestly lol. Each and every arc is better than the last or it, at minimum, improves more and more. The best arcs are definitely the Grand Magic Games arc, the Tartarus arc and pretty much the entirety of Final Season. It's a long series obviously. So it takes commitment to watch all of it and there are filler episodes so be forewarned and aware of that. But I didn't mind most of the filler honestly. The only 'meh' part is probably Eclipse Celestial Spirit Arc and that's technically a
filler arc. I'm not going to hold a filler arc against this anime. Because everything else in it and about it was too good to do something scummy like that (despite the fact that I'm sure others would). I just loved this anime
SO MUCH and just enjoyed
EVERY SINGLE MOMENT in it that I just couldn't live with myself if I kept it off my final list. So I didn't. It would have outright won too. If not... for... one thing. Regardless... it's not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Try it out for yourself and decide for yourself. That's what I did. Look what the result is. Do I recommend it?
OF COURSE I DO.
Anime of the Year 2021 (#1)
https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/...P9527K*MTY0MDgxNDE3My4xLjEuMTY0MDgxNDM1MC42MA..
Attack on Titan: The Final Season (Part 1) (
https://myanimelist.net/anime/40028/Shingeki_no_Kyojin__The_Final_Season)
Wow. Where do I even begin with this
GOD DAMN AMAZING ANIME. Normally I try to avoid giving awards to a different 'season' for an anime that's been going on for awhile now technically. Clearly doing that was wrong. Also...
THERE WASN'T A SINGLE ANIME THAT CAME CLOSE TO HOW AMAZING THIS ONE WAS. I originally watched this anime near the beginning of the year on Toonami. Yeah.
The beginning of the year. You would think I'd be able to find something that could have knocked it out. lolnope. Every episode is
OUTSTANDING AND AMAZING and keeps you wanting more and wanting to watch the next episode
IMMEDIATELY. The story, although confusing for me at first, is still really damn good but also really damn confusing but I can't hate it for that because it
JUST MAKES ME WANT MORE SO I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON ALREADY AND WHY ALL THIS IS EVEN HAPPENING. lol. Why is Eren a jerkass now all of a sudden anyway?
WHO KNOWS. GUESS WE WAIT FOR PART 2 FOR THAT ANSWER. But yeah... this anime was just too good, too amazing and just kept me watching and wanting more. So there was really no choice here. Trust me.
I TRIED. I REALLY DID. I TRIED SO HARD TO FIND SOMETHING TO BEAT IT. But... it just didn't happen. Unfortunate. But I'd say... well deserved. I honestly can't wait for Part 2 which
should air on Toonami sometime next month english dubbed. Will this happen again with Part 2? I... don't know honestly. Let's hope not. But... I'm not ruling out that possibility either lol. Do I recommend it? You already know the answer to this.
YES. GO WATCH IT RIGHT NOW. But you'll need to watch the other seasons first to understand what's going on obviously lol.
So... there you go. If you don't like my personal list... then put out your own personal list lol.
