2026 is here, and what better way to celebrate the new year than looking back on the old one?With a survey of 523 /a/nons it's time to announce /a/'s Official™ and Objective™ AOTY 2025.Categories include best anime, worst anime, most surprising anime, most disappointing anime, best OP, best ED, best OST, best scene, best girl, best boy, best seiyuu, shows watched, and shows dropped.The announcements will start below and the complete data sheet will be posted at the end so you can verify I'm not just making this shit up.And remember, none of this matters anyway because your taste is superior and you've always known /a/ had shit taste.
First, the seasonal awards, starting with Winter:AOTS:1 - Medalist, with 50 votes2 - BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, with 36 votes3 - Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season, with 29 votes
>>285212656/a/ has shit taste again. Just as I expected.
AOTS (Short) - Maomao no Hitorigoto 2nd Season, with 24 votesAOTS (Movie) - Mononoke: Hinezumi, with 27 votesAOTS (OVA/Special) - Momentary Lily: Tsudzuite iku Kappou, Kappou!, with 17 votesWAOTS - Ore dake Level Up na Ken: Season 2 - Arise from the Shadow, with 41 votesSOTS - Sentai Red Isekai de Boukensha ni Naru, with 17 votesDOTS - Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte, with 18 votesOPOTS - BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, with 35 voteshttps://youtu.be/FWXkipC-vqs?si=kw46CIVxpRXo0qqqEDOTS - Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Oji-san, with 37 voteshttps://youtu.be/FPLc7a2SN6A?si=Sa1_OQz6qM_H-K0NOSTOTS - BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, with 43 votes eachhttps://youtu.be/L0Ou9IfobFQ?si=onBwDFcoSGwGSZHKBest Scene - Medalist, with 13 votes eachInori's performance when she falls at first but still manages to clutch it and winBest Girl - Yuitsuka Inori from Medalist, with 24 votesBest Boy - Akeuraji Tsukasa from Medalist, with 27 votesBest Seiyuu - Yuuki Aoi (Maomao, Degurechaff Tanya, Magami Keigo), with 14 votesMost watched show - Medalist, with 133 viewers, constituting 65.20% of votersMost dropped show - Übel Blatt, which lost 33 viewers, constituting 16.18% of votersHonorable Mentions:Ishura 2nd Season - Really fucking good, and ends right before the actual tournament for the ultimate blue ballingTasokare Hotel - Osoto's wild ride plus Neko is cuteOkinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hougen Sugite Tsurasugiru - Marry and impregnate brown girls.The puppet finale just barely fell short, with Thunderbolt Fantasy losing best movie by one vote.Medalist and Ave Mujica compete for the top spots in most categories, with best OP being especially fought over with only a 1 vote difference.Despite having the best OVA, Momentary Lily's actual show was voted second worst.
>>285212681
The competition is fierce as we move into Spring:AOTS:1 - Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi, with 38 votes2 - Apocalypse Hotel, with 36 votes3 - Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 34 votes
KITA
IT IS TIME
AOTS (Short) - Koupen-chan, with 12 votes and 1 Honorable MentionAOTS (Movie) - Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl, with 21 votesAOTS (OVA/Special) - Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time., with 41 votesWAOTS - Lazarus, with 44 votesSOTS - Apocalypse Hotel, with 19 votesDOTS - Lazarus, with 36 votesOPOTS - Apocalypse Hotel, with 26 voteshttps://youtu.be/oHs-XfeUjIU?si=SXgb9kYUqlFn4F7ZEDOTS - Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi, with 49 voteshttps://youtu.be/MbN_coeNJZk?si=Yp-SDoT1UfKsKAiJOSTOTS - Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, with 17 voteshttps://youtu.be/bOoCdFwb_q8?si=PZliOx32g1p3GEZDBest Scene - Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 18 votesOsanai breaks down to Urino why he is retardedBest Girl - Osanai Yuki from houshimin Series 2nd Season, with 30 votesBest Boy - Kobato Jougorou from Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 16 votesBest Seiyuu - Youmiya Hina (Osanai Yuki, Takamatsu Tomori, Sophie Hayter), with 29 votesMost watched show - Apocalypse Hotel, with 122 viewers, constituting 58.94% of votersMost dropped show - Lazarus, which lost 31 viewers, constituting 14.98% of votersHonorable Mentions:Uchuujin MuuMuu - a very fun and educational show that teaches viewers about many STEM topics and how everyday gadgets and appliances work.Kijin Gentoushou - consistently elevated storytelling, comfy mood, and terrible animation qualitySummer Pockets - That fucking mugyuu songShoushimin dominating the best character rankings with both of the top boys and best girl.It also comes close in OP and OST, though nothing can compete with NinKoro's overwhelmingly popular ED.Makina-san ties for best short.Lots of failures this season, with Lazarus, mono, Your Forma, and Kowloon all being dropped by over 14% of /a/.
Medalist a shit
Next comes Summer and divisiveness,:AOTS:1 - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 47 votes2 - Ruri no Houseki, with 34 votes3 - New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT, with 18 votes
AOTS (Short) - Ginga Tokkyuu MilkySubway, with 51 votesAOTS (Movie) - Chainsaw Man: Reze-hen, with 82 votesAOTS (OVA/Special) - Takopii no Genzai, with 95 votesWAOTS - Futari Solo Camp, with 11 votesSOTS - Turkey!, with 20 votesDOTS - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 22 votesOPOTS - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 22 voteshttps://youtu.be/10eZAXGuVT4?si=lCKu5L7oew-4eI1lEDOTS - New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT, with 28 voteshttps://youtu.be/v1daqPsmVFs?si=Y439DDSIKL35mu8EOSTOTS - New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT, with 30 voteshttps://youtu.be/srPTy1MOskg?si=MnVTs3z8HbRgMBXxBest Scene - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 25 votesEpisode 5 split-screen every character arriving to the partyBest Girl - Arato Nagi from Ruri no Houseki, with 20 votesBest Boy - Mogura Momoyuki from Dekin no Mogura, with 14 votesBest Seiyuu - Ueda Reina (Kuze Shizuka, Akiyama Haruno, Reze), with 11 votesMost watched show - Takopii no Genzai, with 129 viewers, constituting 63.24% of votersMost dropped show - CITY THE ANIMATION and Gachiakuta, which both lost 32 viewers, constituting 15.69% of votersHonorable Mentions:Nyaight of the living cat - Ridiculous B-movie premises that are played absolutely straight is the main reason why I read manga and watch animeAme to Kimi to - comfy show in the comfy "adopt a pet" genre, featuring an autistic woman and a dubiously clever tanuki. Very comfy.Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu - Gay as hell, but a pretty good horror anime nevertheless. Sound direction in particular really stands out.KyoAni puts out a complete disappointment that /a/ can't bear to watch, and still much prefers it over everyone else's work./a/ is full schizo mode this season, with it's AOTS and SOTS also being the top two DOTS and tied for second WAOTS.At least we can all agree that New PSG has some banging music.
>>285212733My extra votes did it!
Finally, we reach the end with Fall:AOTS:1 - Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai, with 30 votes2 - Gnosia, with 27 votes3 - Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi, with 15 votes
>>285212818I'M RECKLESSYEAH I KNOW IT'S TRUE
>>285212818>AOTS (OVA/Special) - Takopii no Genzai, with 95 votes
>>285212818>Most dropped show - CITY THE ANIMATION>AOTS: 1 - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 47 votesI fail to see the correlation
>>285212851Fall really sucked, huh.
AOTS (Short) - Isekai Quartet 3, with 20 votes and only 1 WAOTS voteAOTS (Movie) - Zombie Land Saga: Yume Ginga Paradise, with 11 votesAOTS (OVA/Special) - Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Otona e no Kaidan, with 27 votesWAOTS - One Punch Man 3, with 43 votesSOTS - Gnosia, with 24 votesDOTS - Towa no Yuugure, with 34 votesOPOTS - Gnosia, with 23 voteshttps://youtu.be/8UO5su3pjB4?si=6qlmn5Hht5T5EywbEDOTS - Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai, with 16 voteshttps://youtu.be/7c0AiPEyMxQ?si=lRi_TCHN2FH9Kf9AOSTOTS - Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai, with 27 voteshttps://youtu.be/a-rt6oYvFbI?si=tFBQNku_unDIEsePBest Scene - Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai, with 10 votesToujima "transforming" into Kamen Rider for the first timeBest Girl - Alma from Alma-chan wa Kazoku ni Naritai, with 12 votesBest Boy - Toujima Tanzaburou from Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai, with 17 votesBest Seiyuu - Fairouz Ai (Yukarisu, Higa Kana, Ruriko), with 12 votesMost watched show - Shuumatsu Touring, with 93 viewers, constituting 51.67% of votersMost dropped show - Towa no Yuugure, which lost 24 viewers, constituting 13.33% of votersHonorable Mentions:Shabake - Slow, but the gradual development of the MC is great.WanDance - I unironically love how the show switches between actually good animation and extremely low quality GMod slopSANDA - Paru's wild ride.Toujima attempts a sweep, being second biggest surprise and third best OP in addition to all its wins. Tackle, however, is not the strongest, and best girl is well out of its reach.An overall divided season, with only 3 shows getting over 40% of /a/ to finish them and even those had some of the biggest dropped and DOTS numbers.
>>285212818>Takopii no Genzai, with 95 votesNot including Takopi in the seasonals was a mistake imo.
Now on to the yearly awards:SOTY - Turkey!, with 13 votesDOTY - Lazarus, with 25 votesOPOTY - Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 20 voteshttps://youtu.be/Tvusi5PSzo0?si=JxYj7lA39jaH8885EDOTY - Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi, with 31 voteshttps://youtu.be/MbN_coeNJZk?si=Yp-SDoT1UfKsKAiJOSTOTY - BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, with 24 voteshttps://youtu.be/L0Ou9IfobFQ?si=onBwDFcoSGwGSZHKBest Scene - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 18 votesThe entire build up of episode 5 to animate that "wheres waldo" type of panel from the mangaBest Seiyuu - Yuuki Aoi (Maomao, Degurechaff Tanya, Magami Keigo), with 26 votesHonorable Mentions:Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi - One of the best CGDCT/SoL of the year, great characters and great chemistry between them, nice visuals. One of the best show of the yearMaebashi Witches - it actually takes a much more mature approach and explores realistic adolescent struggles such as loneliness, poverty, social media, body image issues, and dealing with parents' expectations. The dialogue is snappy and witty, with excellent banter. The loveable characters all undergo significant growth, both in and of themselves and in their relationships with each other, leading to truly heartwarming (and sometimes heartwrenching) moments.Momentary Lily - GODHands saving anime with a pool episode. Also KappouBallpark de Tsukamaete! - Very comfy, it's not every day that we get an ensemble comedy, especially in such a unique settingMono - Incredible art direction and animation but fell flat writing wiseThe TeddyLoid vote got split between New PSG and Toujima, forcing them to accept second and third best OST and giving Ave Mujica a win.Despite a narrow loss in its season, Shoushimin's OP rises to the top as Apocalypse Hotel's larger base split off to other optionsLazarus has to go to a tie-breaker against GQuuuuuuX for DOTY, "winning" because it has more WAOTY votesThere's always a second throw for Turkey, beating Gnosia by just 1 vote for SOTY
The important announcements are about to start, but first let's put things in perspective by letting you know just what shows /a/ was watching.Most watched shows:1 - Medalist, with 133 viewers, constituting 65.20% of voters2 - Takopii no Genzai, with 129 viewers, constituting 63.24% of voters3 - Ruri no Houseki, with 125 viewers, constituting 61.27% of voters4 - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 123 viewers, constituting 60.29% of voters5 - Apocalypse Hotel, with 122 viewers, constituting 58.94% of voters6 - Dandadan 2nd Season, with 108 viewers, constituting 52.94% of voters7 - Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi, with 108 viewers, constituting 52.17% of voters8 - New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT, with 105 viewers, constituting 51.47% of voters9 - Food Court de, Mata Ashita., with 102 viewers, constituting 50.00% of voters9 - Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season, with 102 viewers, constituting 50.00% of votersMost dropped shows:1 - Übel Blatt, which lost 33 viewers, constituting 16.18% of voters2 - CITY THE ANIMATION, which lost 32 viewers, constituting 15.69% of voters2 - Gachiakuta, which lost 32 viewers, constituting 15.69% of voters4 - Futari Solo Camp, which lost 31 viewers, constituting 15.20% of voters5 - Lazarus, which lost 31 viewers, constituting 14.98% of voters6 - Your Forma, which lost 30 viewers, constituting 14.49% of voters7 - Zenshuu., which lost 29 viewers, constituting 14.22% of voters8 - Kowloon Generic Romance, which lost 29 viewers, constituting 14.01% of voters9 - Towa no Yuugure, which lost 24 viewers, constituting 13.33% of voters10 - Honey Lemon Soda, which lost 27 viewers, constituting 13.24% of voters10 - NEET Kunoichi to Naze ka Dousei Hajimemashita, which lost 27 viewers, constituting 13.24% of votersFor some reason, shows with small girls in the main cast seem to keep /a/'s attention better.Two half-cour shows make it into the top slots.CITY among the most watched and most dropped.
Really shows how garbage this year was
Now for the most important part, finding out who the most beloved character of 2025 is:5 - Takopii from Takopii no Genzai, with 6 votes4 - Toujima Tanzaburou from Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai, with 7 votes and 17 votes in his season3 - Tondabayashi Kenzaburou from Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Oji-san, with 7 votes and 22 votes in his season2 - Aijou Rentarou from Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo 2nd Season, with 8 votes
>>285212898>Best Seiyuu - Yuuki Aoi (Maomao, Degurechaff Tanya, Magami Keigo), with 26 votesNever overestimate /a/'s ability to care more about anime than memes
>>285212927>Most watched shows:>4 - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 123 viewers, constituting 60.29% of voters>Most dropped shows:>2 - CITY THE ANIMATION, which lost 32 viewers, constituting 15.69% of voters
And the title of Best Boy 2025 belongs to:Akeuraji Tsukasa from Medalist, with 9 votes
The only reason I didn't drop CITY was because the colors were pretty. Other than that it was pretty meh
>>285212969
>>285212704At least we're champions of mentions.
And for the less faggy anons, the girls:5 - Yuitsuka Inori from Medalist, with 8 votes4 - Arato Nagi from Ruri no Houseki, with 10 votes3 - Oguri Cap from Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, with 17 votes and 20 votes in her season2 - Yachiyo from Apocalypse Hotel, with 17 votes and 22 votes in her season
City was good but it took a couple eps to get fully into it so I see why
And the title of Best Girl 2025 belongs to:Osanai Yuki from Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 27 votes
>>285212704Kappou can win when enters a category with no competition at least.
>>285212954>Never overestimate /a/'s ability to care more about anime than memesI asked in the previous thread about who else could be a contender and nobody managed to come up with a response.Yeah, Aoi Yuuki winning looks boring because she wins all the time but it's undisputable that she's an incredible seiyuu and a safe bet in a year without stand out performances.
Before we get to the best, it's time for the worst. /a/'s most hated shows of 2025:5 - Kidou Senshi Gundam GCuuuuuucX, with 11 votes4 - Trainwreck no Yuugure, with 12 votes3 - Ore dake Level Up na Ken: Season 2 - Arise from the Gooks, with 22 votes2 - One Frame Man 3, with 25 votes
I literally have no idea what Shoushimin Series is. Did I miss a gem? I haven't paid much attention to every release.
>>285213012I can live with this
>>285212969coach cute!
And the Worst Anime of 2025 Award goes to:Lazyrus, with 33 votes
>>285213039How is OPM3 not the worst?
>>285213052It's for redditors. You missed nothing.
>>285212969Based
>>285213028>Yeah, Aoi Yuuki winning looks boring because she wins all the time but it's undisputable that she's an incredible seiyuu and a safe bet in a year without stand out performances.This is literally just saying you don't watch anything
>>285212733Fairy close all around>>285212770Surprised on the Virgin Punk for movie, I saw it in theaters wasn't sure how many else actually did.
Time to move on to the top anime of 2025, starting with the OVAs:3rd place:Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time., with 13 votes
>>285212873>Most dropped show - Towa no Yuugureyup, I dropped it 12 times!
>>285212818>>285212818>Best Boy - Mogura Momoyuki from Dekin no Mogura, with 14 votes
>>285213052Its the successor to Hyouka much like CITY was a successor to Nichijou
2nd place:Food Court de, Mata Ashita., with 50 votes
>>285213052Hyouka but without the good art
>>285213052>5 - Kidou Senshi Gundam GCuuuuuucX, with 11 votesHoly FILTERED
>>285212880I do wonder how it would have faired overall, it was the obvious ova choice
>>285213123Same author?
1st place:Takopii no Genzai, with 107 votes
FUCK Takopii
>>285213142Yep
>>285213148I never saw that coming.
And for the movies:3rd place:Hyakuemu., with 12 votes
>>285213139Top 3 for sure, could've win aoty even.
>no konosuba OVAterrible
>>285213148Is this the most votes for a single series this year?
>>285213164Cool, I'll add it to PTW then. I liked Hyouka a lot. Visual quality certainly played a big part but I enjoyed the vibe of the series as well.
>>285213153No Anon don't!
2nd place:Mononoke: Hinezumi, with 18 votes
>>285213012WHO
>>285213179>>285213202Oh boy I wonder whos going to win this one?
>>285213179Awards for the movies are always so pointless since BD release and subs always come a year later.
1st place:Chainsaw Man: Reze-hen, with 97 votes
>>285213183For it's Season I voted for it
>>285213221I feel like it would be better to decide them based on BD release date.
What do SOTY AND DOTY stand for?
>>285213226>>285213148r/a/ddit
And the shorts:3rd place:Potion, Wagami wo Tasukeru, with 11 votes and 2 SOTY votes
>>285213179>>285213202>>285213226Uh, did KnY fall that hard or what happened?
>>285213028Youmiya Hina deserved it more
>>285213226Fuck Reze
>>285213256Surprise and disappointment of the year.
>>285213226I wish I got to see the Dragon Maid movie but it wasn't showing in my city :(
>>285212770>Best Scene - Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 18 votes>Osanai breaks down to Urino why he is retarded>Best Girl - Osanai Yuki from houshimin Series 2nd Season, with 30 votes>Best Boy - Kobato Jougorou from Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 16 votes>Best Seiyuu - Youmiya Hina (Osanai Yuki, Takamatsu Tomori, Sophie Hayter), with 29 votesNice!
>>285213256Hint: third line of OP.
>>285213226damnthey made a movie about that dancing chick from twitter
>>285213256Shit Of The Year -> thing you thought was going to be shit but was good.Disappointment of the Year -> thing you thought was going to be good but was shit.
2nd place:Isekai Quartet 3, with 19 votes
>>285213271Thanks.
>>285212898>Honorable Mentions:>Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashiwell fuck. we lost hibimeshi bros ;(
>>285212704I don't understand the obsession with bang dream, is it really just loud as fuck yuriniggers?>Ishura 2nd Seasonkek my mention made it in
1st place:Ginga Tokkyuu MilkySubway, with 53 votes
>>285213298Not many people watch PA works originals these days
>>285212704deserved Matsuken Samba winhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XazyhnymUQo
>>285213213>>285213226Hey it deserved it alone for the pov missile, into Reze pov of the situation, into Beam pov of getting swung into the missiles.
>>285213148what does /a/ see in this show? IDGI
>>285212797>1 - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 47 votes>>285212818>DOTS - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 22 votes#Noticing
Finally, let's begin the countdown for AOTY 2025.5th place goes to:Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, with 30 votes
>>285212818Based and CITY pilled.This and >>285212927 is pretty much how the weekly threads went, a popular show with lots of trolls.
>>285213260I love KnY but that movie was bad. Almost 3 hours of shounen screams and emotive flahsbacks in bucle.
>>285213298It just means the threads remain comfy.
>>285213262Ohh, Tomori. She performed really well, every time she got on scene and started singing there was something magical there. Yeah, I can get behind that. I keep forgetting Ave Mujica was 2025, feels like it was two years ago for some reason.Hmm, the lack of other roles probably buried her chances.
4th place:Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi, with 35 votes
>>285213338THE ASHEN BEAST OF KASAMATSU
>>285213338I will never understand horse autism
Reminder that second place is the real /a/ AOTY and first place is Reddit
>>285213289Kek at the filename
>>285213329loli ryona
3rd place:Medalist, with 42 votes
So its going to be Medalist 1st and CITY 2nd or 3rd right?
>>285213318Got burned too many times, i stopped trusting them.
>>285213260KnY doesn't have a "fanbase"
>>285213386oh nonononono
>>285213362phew I only voted for it six times. Near miss
>>2852133861st is Kamitsubaki-shi Kensetsuchuu.
2nd place:Apocalypse Hotel, with 44 votes
>>285213386uh oh
>>285213384Only third, rip. I was really hoping for top2.
Did CITY actually pull it off?
inb4 CITY
>SHITTYbots wonMy year is ruined
God fucking damn it SHITTY
PUFF RIGGED
CITY ZE ANIMASHUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's fucking shitty
And your 2025 AOTY, with 54 votes, is:CITY THE ANIMATIONCongratulations to the winners.It was a fun year and I look forward to doing it all over again with you faggots in 2026.Full Results are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v44S28esKAMeWPXsnHylbnIk3kBFqBXSURR9L7jLkkE/edit?usp=sharingIf you have any questions or recommendations, let me know.I'll be posting some miscellaneous awards here until the thread dies.
>>285213378>that picThat would be a pretty damn good crossover god damn>>285213384
I heard this show is well loved and is a successor to....shit its CITY isn't
>>285212733let's gooooo>>285212770>AOTS (Movie) - Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl, with 21 votesi feel like not even 21 people have watched this movie on /a/ but okay>>285212797>shitty>>285213226reze a cute!!>>285213362>only 4th placeI'll take it thoughif city is first then this list is botted and meaningless
>>285212851As basically expected>>285212871It was fairly barren, especially next to that Summer
>>285213437>SHITTYfuck off
>>285213437GET IN HERE CITYCHADS, WE FUCKING WON
>>285213384>>285213407>>285213437I didn't watch any of these. Fuck this.
>>285213437BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>285213437Kyoani finds a way
now we wait for the proper results from anons who finished more than 20 shows per season
>>285213417It's top 2 as far as I'm concerned.
>>285213437>Panty at 11thDid not expect it to be that low lmao. Thought it was a shoe-in for top 3
>>285213389akiba meido, mayopan and hibimeshi were pretty good
>>285212733>>285213407...>>285212770At least Apocalypse won in these categories
>>285213407>2nd placeGot the /a/ medal in my heart. Nice.>>285213437hello dear my friendshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10eZAXGuVT4
>>285213407OP I think you accidentally counted the votes for worst anime of the year
>>285213437
>>285213362Fair enough
>>285213467Well, now you have good anime to check out. You should be happy about that, fag.How the fuck did you not watch Medalist? It was the only good show in Winter, and by a large margin.
>the only series openly calling for vote manipulation wonReally makes you think
SPY X FAMILY
>>285213437Goddammit. Why didn't you include Takopi into the seasonal run? What causes this autism? Even 2ch/5ch did
Shitty year
>>285213437Well, looks like the botting paid off, shikata ga nai.
>>285213127Wada!
>>285212733>>285213407>ninkoro wins the spring vote>loses to apocalypse hotel in overallsMAKE IT MAKE SENSE
>>285212818>WAOTS - Futari Solo Camp, with 11 votesThat's fucking bullshit when season had kusokari, cuckoos and kaiju 8
>>285213437was it really THAT good? i skipped it because 9 times out of 10>japanese humordoesn't land for me
>>285213481It was disappointment also almost everyone who still cared about PSG stopped coming here years ago so all you had left were trigger niggers
Japan had better taste once again
>>285213515>>285213510>>285213505>>285213453>>285213468It seems our superiority has caused some seethe
>>285213437Woah
>>285213527>was it really THAT goodAnon...>>285212818>DOTS - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 22 votes>>285212927>2 - CITY THE ANIMATION, which lost 32 viewers, constituting 15.69% of voters
>>285213536>It was disappointmentyou gotta pay attention in your english class SEAbro
>>285213312Soon to be movie of the year 2026
golf bros not like this...that one anon who voted for AOTY I love you
>>285213537Japan has been absolutely clowning on /a/ last three years
>>285213537>/a/'s AOTY didn't even make Japan's top 20Embarrassing
>Kyoani finds a way once againNow to introduce you to your AOTY winner of 2026
You can only complain if your show produced something of this level of higherYou can't so keep crying
>>285213527it wasn't very good at all
>>285213537>Akudama Drive>Bandori>GBCI don't know about that.
But before you start shitposting about the results, here are some alternative measures that address some of the more common complaints so that you can damage control even harder.>but what if a dedicated fanbase were the only people who liked a show, that's not representative of /a/This is why we did the top five with points values. This way shows that made it into a lot of people's top 5 will get recognized more than a show that was only won 1st place votes.Seasonal:Winter:1 - Medalist, with 253 points2 - Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season, with 134 points3 - BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, with 127 pointsSpring:1 - Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi, with 198 points2 - Apocalypse Hotel, with 187 points3 - Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 143 pointsSummer:1 - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 211 points2 - Ruri no Houseki, with 174 points3 - New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT, with 113 pointsFall:1 - Gnosia, with 123 points2 - Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai, with 119 points3 - SANDA, with 88 pointsOverall:1 - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 486 points2 - Apocalypse Hotel, with 453 points3 - Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi, with 371 points4 - Medalist, with 364 points5 - Ruri no Houseki, with 349 pointsMostly the same, with NinKoro and Gnosia getting small boosts.Ruri breaks into the top 5 with its broader fanbase than all but a couple competitors.
I'm actually very curious about the tallied results now.
REAL AOTY RANKINGS DROPPED
>>285213260Do you see forced daily generals?
>>285213437CITY does have by far the most "empty" votes where it's voted as AOTY and nothing else gets points.I think we can safely ignore it.
>>285213574I saw him toohe looks like a cool guy
>but popular shows will obviously get more votes than hidden gems, even if their quality isn't as goodThis is what the AOTY - Weighted field is for. It takes the total number of votes a show received (filtered to those who also filled out the Completed field) and divides it by the percentage of people who gave it a shot (completed + dropped). This equalizes the votes as if each show had the same viewership.That makes it a bit more fair, but it also introduces inaccuracies from the lower sample size (a lot of people didn't bother with the completed fields) and has a tendency to skew extremely low viewership shows to unrealistic numbers.Seasonal:Winter - BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, with 36 votes and 38.24% viewership, totalling 81 weighted votesSpring - Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 34 votes and 39.13% viewership, totalling 82 weighted votesSummer - Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Haikara!, with 1 votes and 1.47% viewership, totalling 68 weighted votesFall - Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai, with 30 vote and 34.44% viewership, totalling 73 weighted votesOverall:1 - Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 27 votes and 39.13% viewership, totalling 31 weighted votes2 - BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, with 25 votes and 38.24% viewership, totalling 29 weighted votes3 - Medalist, with 42 votes and 67.16% viewership, totalling 28 weighted votes4 - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 54 votes and 75.98% viewership, totalling 25 weighted votes5 - Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, with 30 votes and 42.03% viewership, and Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi, with 23 votes and 48.31% viewership, totalling 21 weighted votes eachShoushimin rockets to the top, showing its relatively small viewerbase absolutely loved it.Ave Mujica also benefits greatly.HibiMeshi just barely manages to make it into a top 5 list
>>285213598This is a much better top 5 desu
>>285213593>Akudama DriveWhat the fuck were they thinking
>>285213521Maybe it had more eyes on it overall than Ninkoro and there for more points in the top 5.
>>285213574it was a severe disappointment compared to the OVA, sorry
City winning is embarrassing
>>285212656>523It keeps getting lower every year, huh?
>>285213627they were thinking kino, and they were right
>>285213598CITY WINS ANYWAY HAHAHAHA
>>285212656>pedolist was forced into victoryColor me shocked.
>>285213598You should have just added Takopi to season instead of just sticking it to OVA
>>285213627It was great, what is your problem?
>but the poll is overrun by casuals whose votes shouldn't be countedTo account for this, I made new fields to filter out votes from people who didn't complete a certain number of shows per season. This should give results from only the serious fans without including all of those filthy casuals who definitely don't comprise a large portion of our board.The main problem with this is sample size. Between the people who didn't fill out the completed field and those who didn't even watch more than 5 shows a season, we're down to 103 voters for the yearly ranking.>5 shows per seasonSeasonal:Winter - Medalist, with 33 votesSpring - Apocalypse Hotel, with 27 votesSummer - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 37 votesFall - Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai, with 22 votesOverall:1 - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 11 votes2 - Medalist, Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 10 votes4 - Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, with 8 votes5 - Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi, with 7 votes>10 shows per seasonSeasonal:Winter - Medalist, with 23 votesSpring - Apocalypse Hotel, with 19 votesSummer - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 29 votesFall - Gnosia, with 18 votesOverall:1 - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 9 votes2 - Medalist, with 8 votes3 - Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 7 votes4 - Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi, Apocalypse Hotel, with 6 votesShoushimin and HibiMeshi see improvement here as well.Apocalypse Hotel falls off when only patricians are polled.CITY, however, still holds onto the lead.
Grace sama…
>>285213527The visual production was impressive. The >japanese humour is a hit or miss unfortunately, especially Arawi's.It's that sort of anime where you can't deny its qualities in good faith though, even if you don't like it.
So.......what's the official ranking then?
>>285213593>GBCNo, they're right about that.
>15 shows per seasonSeasonal:Winter - Medalist, with 17 votesSpring - Apocalypse Hotel, with 14 votesSummer - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 22 votesFall - Gnosia, with 10 votesOverall:1 - Medalist, with 5 votes2 - Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 4 votes3 - Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi, CITY THE ANIMATION, Apocalypse Hotel, with 3 votes>20 shows per seasonSeasonal:Winter - Medalist, with 10 votesSpring - Apocalypse Hotel, with 11 votesSummer - CITY THE ANIMATION, with 14 votesFall - Gnosia, with 8 votesOverall:1 - BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi, with 2 votes5 - 11 other shows, with 1 votesCITY finally falls from the top at 15 shows.Medalist stays on top of Shoushimin before everything becomes a mass of ties.
>>285213676just because it looks good doesn't mean it's a good show
>>285213654>>285213664It was shit and your tastes is fucking garbage
>>285213624Huh. How did Apocalypse Hotel lose out in this way of ranking shows? I woudl have expected it to take #1 when correcting for popularity.
>25 shows per seasonSeasonal:Winter - Medalist , with 7 votesSpring - Apocalypse Hotel, with 6 votesSummer - Ruri no Houseki, with 9 votesFall - Gnosia, with 6 votesOverall:1 - BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, with 2 votes2 - 12 other shows, with 1 votes>30 shows per seasonSeasonal:Winter - Medalist and BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, with 5 votesSpring - Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi and Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, with 4 votesSummer - Ruri no Houseki, with 7 votesFall - Gnosia, with 5 votesOverall:1 - BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, with 2 votes2 - Kidou Senshi Gundam GQuuuuuuX, CITY THE ANIMATION, Maebashi Witches, Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, Medalist, Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi, Ruri no Houseki, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season, with 1 votesAnd in the end, it's the CGI band girls who watch anything and everything.A bunch of other shows sit in 1 vote ties to represent most of the top shows plus a few extras.
>>285212797>>285213437Expected, but I still kneel to KyoAni...It was still a fun and comfy anime, gotta admit.>>285212818>>285213312Great to see Milky Subway at the top, deserved.As well as New P&SwG at the top 3>>285213437Thanks for making the poll! I'll look forward seeing Walpurgisnacht as the best movie of 2026
>>285213717>your tastes is
Apocalypse Hotel went to shit in the latter half
>>285213676>It's that sort of anime where you can't deny its qualities in good faith though, even if you don't like it.Yes i can because its a comedy that consistently not funny
>>285213717Why?
>>285213593Listen Akudama Drive was in fact a fun ride, but I would not have given it first
And the same filters applied to WAOTY:Weighted:Seasonal:Winter - Ore dake Level Up na Ken: Season 2 - Arise from the Shadow, with 41 votes and 30.39% viewership, totalling 122 weighted votesSpring - Lazarus, with 44 votes and 49.76% viewership, totalling 84 weighted votesSummer - Shinsei Galverse, with 3 votes and 4.41% viewership, totalling 68 weighted votesFall - One Punch Man 3, with 43 vote and 42.78% viewership, totalling 96 weighted votesOverall:1 - Lazarus, with 33 votes and 49.76% viewership, totalling 48 weighted votes2 - Ore dake Level Up na Ken: Season 2 - Arise from the Shadow, with 22 votes and 30.39% viewership, totalling 43 weighted votes3 - One Punch Man 3, with 25 votes and 42.78%viewership, totalling 35 weighted votes4 - Let’s Play: Quest Darake no My Life, with 5 votes and 11.67% viewership, totalling 34 weighted votes5 - GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: DUAL RULERS, with 2 votes and 12.08% viewership, totalling 17 weighted votes>5 shows per season95 votersSeasonal:Winter - Ore dake Level Up na Ken: Season 2 - Arise from the Shadow, with 25 votesSpring - Lazarus, with 36 votesSummer - Futari Solo Camp, with 11 votesFall - One Punch Man 3, with 28 votesOverall:1 - Lazarus, with 13 votes2 - One Punch Man 3, with 10 votes3 - Ore dake Level Up na Ken: Season 2 - Arise from the Shadow, with 9 votes4 - Towa no Yuugure, with 5 votes5 - Momentary Lily and Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka, with 4 votes each
>SHITTY/a/ is a joke
>>285213738>>285213556
>actually voting City best anythingGookmoot delete this shitty board
>25 redditors decided girl of the yearLol
>>285213727>>Seasonal:>Winter - Medalist and BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, with 5 votes>Spring - Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi and Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, with 4 votes>Summer - Ruri no Houseki, with 7 votes>Fall - Gnosia, with 5 votesyup, these are the real AOTS
>>285213727>>30 shows per seasonthat's me>1 - BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, with 2 votesSeriously, why are girlband melodramas so fucking popular?I hate yuriniggers so much it's unreal
Nobody actually laughed at city
>>285213747Bad characters, shitty writing and story.
>>285213754It was fun but it wasn't top 3 material.
>>285212681>>285212733>>285212797>>285213362>>285213384>>285213407>>285213437It makes sense what happened to Medalist and Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi. People thought they were the best show of their seasons, but not of the year. What doesn't make sense is what happened to Apocalypse Hotel and City. Less people voted for them as AOTS than AOTY. What the hell?
>>285213782Except fall (that was Nohara Hiroshi's Lunch) these are more or less my tastes confirming it twice over
>>285213727>30 shows per seasonIs this average or no?
>>285213794>2 votes>popular
>>285213811stop noticing
>>285213801Why were characters, story and writing bad?
>>285213481Same. I was expecting it to be a contender for first place with how fast the threads were, and it didn't even make top 10.
Wow this is embarrassing. How a series that wins DOTY, be the second most dropped show wins AOTY?
For everyone who voted Ave Mujica, explain Mortis' arc succinctly across the season.
>>285213727>30 shows per seasonDo people really? Thats over 4 a day every day for 3 month straight, 360 episodes(-ish). How do you not burn out after a couple weeks?
>>285213825Seems to be over 30 shows for every season
Kyoanus lickers need to be gassed
>>285213825Good joke, majority of anons watch few shows per season. Only absolute piece of shit like me watch over 50 shows per season
>>285213667>CITY wins even with the casual filter>>285213727Love you AveMujica bros, but how the fuck do you watch 30 shows per season.
>>285213835Why were they good.
watanare AOTS
>>285213481>shaftfags show up for ninkoro>kyoanifags show up for city>triggerfags nowhere to be seen for panty stockingTime to kick trigger out of the triumverate of /a/-core studios
>>285213836>I was expecting it to be a contender for first place with how fast the threads were,This is why IP counter needs to return >>285213876Or maybe they thought it was shitty like everyone else
>>285213865Goddammit. I had an average of 30, but two season fell bellow that.
>>285213811You can skip votes for seasonals and just directly vote for your AOTYs. That's most likely what happened.
>>285212797>>285212818Should've been Food Court. You fucking idiot just removed it arbitrarily in the middle of the voting.
>>285212818>dubiously clever tanuki
>>285213667>tanukifags only watched a single anime this year
Maybe Pantsofags took a page of out 5ch's book and decided it's bad to vote for sequels? >>285213876Or Triggerniggers are so retarded they didn't see the studio name on anichart and didn't watch it
>>285213871They were simple and memorable: courier, main chick, doctor with Shinji voice, yakuza guy, tech kid, twins, big guy. Everyone died but their deaths were meaningful.
>>285213437>>285213338holy fuck what an absolutely disgusting display of shit taste
>>285213012Very based
shitty was pretty bad but still better than midalist or slop hotel winning
>>285213838It's just a poll to have some fun anon don't take it seriously.
>>285213928>They were memorable>don't even remember their fucking names
Where the fuck is Kino Master?????
>>285213954They didn't have names and I remeber it unlike you
>>285213908Wada would say this
>Ballpark didn't win EDOTYworthless board
>>285213300>IshuraSeason 3 when? I mean, I bought the first six LNs, but still.
>>285213908What even happened to the Food Court votes from before it was moved to the ova category?
>>285213964>I remeber it unlike you>doctor with Shinji voice, yakuza guy, tech kid, twins, big guy
>>285213838You can't vote down a show for AOTY. That's basically what it means. Popular but controversial shows will always win.
>>285213794The funny thing is that the director of the anime went out of his way to deny the yuri, lol
>>285213012
>>285213920>Maybe Pantsofags took a page of out 5ch's book and decided it's bad to vote for sequels?>>285213537Huh?
>AOTY 2026 - Nijusseiki Denki Mokuroku>AOTY 2027 - Ruri Dragon>AOTY 2028 - Haruhi S3
>>285212733>hibimeshi not mentioned. Not even ED of the seasonGlad to see my taste is, once again, superior to all of /a/
>>285213996Yes, doctor was doctor, yakuza guy was chinpira, twins were brother and sister, tech guy was hacker and big guy brawler
>>285213794They're one of the more recent constant generals so this was semi expected.
>>285213838CITY is AOTY and DOTY. DOTY because of how Kyoani adapted it, cramming everything into one cour and cutting things left and right, making it much worse than it should've been. AOTY because it's still better than everything else that aired this year.
>didn't win anything but somehow won AOTYHmmm, I wonder why there must be always a group of retards ruining everything for everyone
>>285214062Wow such memorable characters
>>285214068>DOTY because of how Kyoani adapted it, cramming everything into one cour and cutting things left and right, making it much worse than it should've been
>>285214051>HaruhiIt's ded Jim
>>285214052I feel you, I voted the ed as ED of the year and sheep as the best girl of the season.
>>285213840Death and rebirth of identity.>>285213870I only watched more than 30 shows in summer lol. I don't know how some people do it consistently.
>>285213994He probably just deleted them.
>>285214092Maybe you have shitty memory, due to all this raging on anonymous forums about chinese cartoons and mongolian cave paintings. I watched it when it aired with /a/ and remember more than other shows from that year.
All it takes is pretty colors and over-exaggerated animation, huh? Kyoanifags are just another flavor of shounenbabbies.
>>285214052NANONI BOKURASHIAWASE NI NARETARA
>>285213437>>285213537Hibibros we did it... We got top 10!
>>285214118Same but I voted for Kurea
Another year where 2ch and reddit has better tastes than /a/
>>285213258Atleast my girl kaede made it in
>>285212898>OPOTY - Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 20 votes>EDOTY - Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi, with 31 votesMy exact two votes. Nice
Reading everyone's final comments, first off untrue about my mom, erm how would I even be here?
>>285213127>>285213994>>285214131Why was it even moved when it aired in regular tv, not like OVAs - released on discs first?
>>285214136>watched it when it aired with /a/ and remember more than other shows from that year.Wow that's sad
>>285214161Post them all.
>>285213598>>285213667Make a filter for people who filled everything vs people who only voted for top 5.
And here's the top 10 in image form. It was a bit of a rocky start this year, but things went pretty smoothly after that. I fucking hate this fucking captcha, though.>>285213521Either Ninkoro fans spread out to other shows to a greater degree when options from other seasons were available or Apoc Hotel had more voters who only voted for yearly categories. Probably both.>>285213721It was one of the most watched shows of the year, weighted voting helps shows with smaller viewership. It was not a niche show.>>285213660I think people hugely underestimate how much the votes get diluted when there's a hundred other options taking votes away, but I've narrowed down the category before based on public demand and it has been mentioned enough times I'll run a quick opinion poll on it. Just remember that the same rules that apply to Takopi and Food Court also apply to shows like Karaoke Iko.https://strawpoll.com/1MnwklzWjn7
>>285214136More than Reviewers even?
lol, lmao even
>>285214192Yes but still less than being ragetard like you.
>>285214168Exactly the same for me as well
>>285213624this methodology must be the most accurate, because it puts my AOTY on top.
>>285214161If your taste aligns more with reddit and japanese reddit I think that says a lot more about you than this board.
>>285213843some people treat anime not just as one of their hobby, but as their only hobby. I remember someone from highschool whose goal was to watch every anime on the streaming website he was using
>>285214212Yes, it was entertaining ecchi but I like having story more.
>>285214185Because OP is an idiot and arbitrarily decided that 6 episodes = OVA in 4 or 5 days after the poll started.
>>285213298Don't worryThat just means we're better than the majority of shitt/a/ste
>>285214210And once again I'm disappointed.
>>285214210So who do we vote for VA next year now the Aoi Yuuki has a bunch of prominent roles coming then?
>>285214261Well yeah, you can't be a real anime with only 6 episodes. What are you, Netflix?
>>285214069>didn't win anything but somehow won AOTY?CITY won OPOTS and best scene of the year
>>285214210This meme must end
>>285213028Fairouz Ai
>>285213437Based citybotters.
>>285214210>Karaoke Iko
>>285214284What would your top 10 be?
None of what I voted for was in any of the results because I have extremely refined and better taste.
>>285213437Deserved
>>285213384Well, you've got a medal.
>>285213437>>28521353701.CITY THE ANIMATION02.Apocalypse Hotel03.Medalist04.Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi05.Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray06.Shoushimin Series 2nd Season07.BanG Dream! Ave Mujica08.Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi09.Ruri no Houseki10.Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season11.New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT12.Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Murimuri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?)13.Dandadan 2nd Season14.Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai15.Gnosia16.Yofukashi no Uta Season 217.Clevatess: Majuu no Ou to Akago to Kabane no Yuusha18.Nukitashi THE ANIMATION19.Anne Shirley20.mono21.Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo 2nd Season22.Kidou Senshi Gundam GQuuuuuuX23.Grand Blue Season 224.Rock wa Lady no Tashinami Deshite25.Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi26.Puniru wa Kawaii Slime 2nd Season27.Princess-Session Orchestra28.Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Oji-san29.Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto30.Maebashi Witches
The Hipster Award for the show with the lowest viewership to get an AOTY vote:Kingdom 6th Season, with 11 viewers (6.11%) and 1 AOTY vote
>>285214210From 2020 to 2025 almost every year the second position has been better than the first one.
>>285213593>Akudama Drive I honestly believe it won that year because of bot spam same reason why that Shoujo show from 2021 won over Odd Taxi
>>285214210Shoushimin and Kusuriya should get some sort of award for their second seasons making it into the top 10 when their first seasons didn't.
Why didn't Watanare win anything? It's unironically the most innovative TV anime of the 2020s
>>285213521Person 1- AOTS: Ninkoro rank 1, Apo rank 2 ; AOTY Nin 1, Ap 2Person 2 - AOTS: Ninkoro 1, Apo 2 ; AOTY Nin 3, Apo 4Person 3 - AOTS: Ninkoro 2, Apo 1 ; AOTY Nin 5, Apo 1Result> Ninkoro > Apo for AOTS, Apo > Ninkoro AOTYCan be as simple as that
>>285213437Thanks, OP. Re: recommendations - please, please, please allow anime that carried over from last year but concluded this year to be included in the poll. A finale can make or break an anime, it shouldn't be judged until it's given its final statement. Anyway, none of the stuff I voted for AOTY made it in. What do anons see in Apoc Hotel and City? I tried both and they were ok at best. At least my girls this year (Nagi & Osanai) earned some awards. Sequels soon ...right?
>>285214372This years pleb award goes to apocalypse hotel!
>>285214366This year you have to go down to 3 and 4 to find respectable choices. /a/ is declining
>>285214142I'm sorry you don't know how to appreciate art
>>285214386>generic harem trash but with a female protagonistOnly yurikeks watched that
>>285214357>0 shonenshit or isekaishit in top 30 except dddI am okay with this.>someone voted maebashi witchesThe king of hipsters.
>>285214142Must be why jump got in contact with them.
>>285213977the True Narrator died, so never
>>285213537This year they did no doubts.
>>285214386Too much yuri competition.
>>285213872I voted for that. Such a shame it didn't win anything.
>>285214432By 2020s standards that is innovation yes
I do find it somewhat funny that by far the most active threads on the board these days are the shounenshit pseudo-generals yet they never show up to vote in these. Goes to show how isolated from the rest of the board they are.
>>285214366>IshuzokuEh....it was also a pretty weak year too so I guess>Odd TaxiAgreed>AkibaPretty close honestly. The Top 5 could have gone to anyone >OshimaiNo>AkogareteNo>Apocalypse HotelYes But I wouldn't put it at top
>>285212733>AOTS:>1 - Ninja to Koroshiya no FutarigurashiThis is the only result that matters. Based /a/ for having taste for once.
>>285214467Good. Why would you want it any different?
Row 408 had the best taste
>>285214210Toujima not making it in is bullshit
>>285214467uh... >>285213226
>>285213588>106 KB JPG
Quick, way too early prediction for AOTY 2026 winner?
>>285214366>>285214479>>Oshimai>No>>Akogarete>NoFor 2023 and 2024, third place is better than first place.
>>285214524Not even the best Konishi show this season
>>285214550Frieren.
>City the AnimationMost like Shitty the Animation
>>285214550
>>285214557No
>>285214231What this guy said.
>>285214557Sequel + airing early in the year debuff
>>285214550Testumusu. Reddit will pick Frieren
Not the poll anon, but I made another Preview Collage for the coming year.
>>285214386what >>285214432 saidit proved once and for all that yuriniggers that compain about beta male mcs (aka all yuriniggers) are gigantic fucking hypocrites
>>285214550I'm watching the most anime I've have in a while this season but none of them strike me as AOTY material.
The It's Not My Favorite, But... Award for most AOTY points by a show without a single actual AOTY vote:Ballpark de Tsukamaete!, with 0 votes and 36 points>>285213994Most of them edited their votes to put it in OVA and put something else in the Full-length slot. The few remaining I edited to move Food Court to OVA, if it was unpopulated, and move the rest of their full-length shows up a slot or, it something else was already voted in OVA, just moving the other full-lengths up. There was only one unedited vote that didn't have an open OVA slot.>>285214261The rules regarding categorization have been the same since 7 years ago when the categories were reworked after Devilman Crybaby. This is just the first year low-episode count shows have gotten any real traction.
>>285214550It will be a botting match between Frieren and the new Kyoani show and I'll be botting for Frieren.
>>285214555yeah, both it and ninja vs yakuza should've made it in
>>285214550Throwing in a darkhorse out of left field pick for Kamiina Botan. It'll either be huge on here or flop hard.
>>285213437/a/ is dead, im unironically never using this shitty board again
>>285214587>more MonogatariHoly fuck, when are they going to let that series die?
>>285214640Heh I see what you did there
>>285214640See you tomorrow
>>285214550The Ghost in the Saru, if it can deliver
>>285214550whoever the discord botters decide to win that year
>>285214550>>285214587Oh nevermind, that one show with the Ryo Imamura designs being done at Passione is going to be the biggest show of the year here. It'll attract so much shitposting
>>285214610>guilty of what you accuse others of doingTypical
>>285214653I was only coming here once a month, there's no reason to even check now. CITY is an objectively bad anime that is exponentially worse than the manga and poorly directed so none of the humor lands. I have zero interest in coming here now, enjoy your normalfag circle jerk.
>>285214550Dodge Danko
>>285214619>more yurishitof course it'll be big here courtesy of the never-ending yuri generals
>>285213696So basically people who watch alot of anime love CITY and hibimeshiBased.
>>285212898>Maebashi Bitches got a honourable mentionI am happy. The show made me cry.
>>285214682Why leave when /a/ doesn't even talk about CITY beyond a few forced threads?
>>285214711>CITY finally falls from the top at 15 shows.
>>285214550I don't know about AOTY, but I know the second place will be another Cygames original kino.
>>285214675It seems like the anime industry is ready for another student council anime anyhow>>285214689This I hope as well
>>285214711Don't lump us Hibichads with your shitty anime.
>>285214711>HibimeshiYes>ShittyNo, not really, it's botted and we all know this, it falls off a lot when you filter to +15 shows watched per season.
I understand there is more than one person forcing city.But did anyone actually like Apocalypse Hotel?
Reddit is gonna laugh at us...
>>285214749Yeah I can't wait for this. Hope it gets an air date soon
>>285214718Because its just representative of how bad /a/ has gotten overall. CITY won because nobody actually watched anime and they just plugged it in because it was by the nichijou guy. That is the sole reason. This board is just depressing, I go to other websites for anime and manga discussion and its like night and day. Here the whole board is awful cliques and people literally paying for passes so they can dump shitty normalfaggot manga and shepard even more retards in here. Just not worth it, this site just absolutely sucks for otaku stuff now.
>>285212704>EDOTS - Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Oji-san, with 37 votesthat one was catchy but still think ave mujica also deserved that win
>>285214772>But did anyone actually like Apocalypse Hotel?Most people dropped at after the 3rd episode
>>285214587That Kanna image was actually the 1st early tease of the new Kyoani Electric Century anime
>>285214772It had a near perfect split of 10/10 and 5/10 episodes
>>285214772Apocalypse Hotel was great but I think that it was also boosted by botting like Shitty.
>>285214682>objectively bad animeThat's very unlikely to be the case because it's clearly high quality in some aspects but how would you even defend such accusation?>exponentially worseThat makes no sense.I didn't watch that show and won't do it even after it won the AOTY because I disliked Nichijou and expected it to be worse but your post is simply retarded.
>>285214113I believe
>turkey>surprise of the yearYeah, it was surprising how SHIT it was.
>>285214793There's no beating matsuken samba on this board
>>285214210Thank you kindly. Waiting on that top 50 to snag too hoho!
The Universally Loved Award for most AOTY votes to a show with no negative votes:Medalist, with 42 AOTY, 0 WAOTY, and 0 DOTY votes
>Summer WAOTS - Futari Solo Camp, with 11 votesOh c'mon
>>285214587this will be my year.thanks for the collage anon
I don't recognize this poll (because only a minority participates in it) but I'm happy for Inori.
>>285214772That show is is really indicative of how desperate original anime fans are for anything good that they're prop up a show with only one good episode.>>285214780>CITY won because nobody actually watched anime and they just plugged it in because it was by the nichijou guy.And even then it was still unpopular. Its hilariously reading Jap top list and CITY is either near the bottom or considered disappointing yet here it is on /a/ of all places as AOTY and I can guarantee you this place will be the only one where it has such an honor
>>285214772Oh definitely, and it felt liked it played into what /a/ likes in general. Plus Original Anime that deliver usually get a praise boost forthat being so rare.
>>285213437ZZZITY = Reddit showReddit won.
>>285214861The actual AOTY.
What the FUCK is Shoushimin!??
>>285214550Frieren.Liar game.Yomi no tsugai.Mongol anime.I expect those to be in top 10 at least.
>>285214896These forced meme templates are just so insanely unfunny, sterile, and boring. It's like its all one redditor making them.
SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS SHITTY SUCKS
>>285214772I thought it was really good desu
>>285214357I think there is a mistake, where the fuck is turkey? no way you fags are this gay
>>285213840>never was loved by her parents, who are cunts>as a child she attempted to become what they wanted so they would love her>this, instead, made her mother freak out and think she's creepy because she's incapable of loving her daughter and probably would have suffocated her had she been the one who actually had to raise her as a baby>mutsumi then finds friendship with saki>but Ave Mujica as a band begins to take a toll on her because she is the most popular of the group, due to being the daughter of 2 famous people (who don't love her)>nyamoshit taking off her mask began a spiral where she is under constant stress from public appearance, having to pretend like she is a heckin good daughter and her family isnt fucked up and all that shit>she feels like no one is on her side. Even saki, whom seems to be neglecting her as she is dealing with her own stresses>her personality splits and she regresses into a childlike state based off of saki's Ave Mujica lore - this is Mortis>she alternates back and forth between these personalities and is in a constant state of turmoil>she's cute but severely mentally ill, probably the most out of any of the girlsHope this clears things up
>>285213727Undeniable proof of Maebashi's quality. Please visit Maebashi and its many tourist attractions.
>>285212704>Tasokare Hotel - Osoto's wild ride plus Neko is cuteHow does the honorable mention category get decided? I'm always amused when I see my submission used.
The Controversial Award for love it or hate it:mono, with 4 AOTY and 4 WAOTY votes
>>285214772I voted Hibimeshi over it but Apo hotel is still good original./a/ is biased in favor of originals.
>>285214772>But did anyone actually like Apocalypse Hotel?Its one of those shows that general audiences will bail out and only those who are autistic enough to sit through mostly mediocre stuff because they find the premise intriguing enough to sit through>>285214938Its because they're not genuine. and just misses the point entirely. Nobody but retards sat through Apocalypse Hotel
city and apocalypse hotel feel botted. for me the list starts from nr.3 going down, so congrats medalist fans
>>285214861Awesome.
>>285214749nu/a/ is going to get absolutely filtered by this anime.
>>285213811The poll has a big fat button at the start asking if you want to vote for everything or just AOTY, which you would know if you voted instead of coming here to complain.
>>285215009City was bots, Apoho was Reddit
The Seasonal Waifu Award for most Girl of the Season votes to a girl with 0 Girl of the Year votes:Alma from Alma-chan wa Kazoku ni Naritai, with 12 Girl of the Season votes and 0 Girl of the Year votes
>>285213696>>285213727The true AOTY always comes from this category, normalfags and botters are always filtered here and Medalist literally cleans here, we can also see Hibimeshi and Shoushimin here as they should be.
>>285214888No problem, I hope it will be.
WHERE IS TURKEY
>>285214857I know but whatever
>>285214991I don't know why everyone hated the hag episode. It was one of my favourites. The four of them were more interesting than the actual main characters of the show.
Was Gnosia actually good or did it just win by default because fall was shit
>>285215069The latter
>>285215049Cooked
>>285214770>it falls off a lot when you filter to +15 shows watched per seasonAll that means is that 6 people who voted CITY AOTY watched more than 10 shows every season but watched fewer than 16 shows in at least one season.
The I Survived Award for sticking with it to the end:Let’s Play: Quest Darake no My Life, with 13 (7.22%) dropped and 8 (4.44%) completed
>>285215069Fall was just that bad
>>285215069The latter but I'm surprised Tojima didn't win that season. It seemed like the most liked show of the season on this board
>>285215049not far from greece
>>285215069its a rare good game/VN adaptation
>>285214299I think she's cute
>>285215034In a sense it gets a more currated idea from people who watched the scope of the seasons. However I don't think there were 30 anime worth watching last season.
>>285214861Inori is a miracle of the universe, I'm sad I haven't seen Puniru once in any category, anyways like every year thank you for your hard work anon.
>>285215049Surprise of the year
>best scene>Ruri Rocks - ASSheh
>>285213537This is such a better ranking for 2025 that it makes /a/ look downright pathetic.
Í only watched silent witch of that list. What the fuck happened to anime?
>>285214991Well, Mono is great and Mono is shit.
>>285214336Based Rengeposter
>>285215069Fall was just filled with shows /a/ didn't fuck with so niche pricks like Gnosia and Tojima got way over-represented
>>285215034>Medalist literally cleans hereActually, BanG Dream! Ave Mujica literally cleans here
>>285214550Frieren 2 or the sexy laundry autismmaxxer
>>285215173/a/ will get bored of the dry cleaning anime
>>285215069>wasIt's still good
>>285215123>PuniruPlease understand this is a normalfag board
>>285214357>Princession top 30We made it
The Contrarian Award for liking it just because everyone else hates it:WanDance, with 1 AOTY and 4 WAOTY votes>>285214407The problem with this is that anime are categorized by start date in databases and even if I added a step to manually check end dates for everything, they are often unreliable.
>>285214861Completely fair, the story has a lot of accurate research on the sport of skating and a good story so far. Also I like that the obsessive mangaka got Idolmaster Kaoru's VA to be Inori because she loved her that much, plus she really fits. Cg was fairly good, and it looks like it'll be smoother this next Season.I the subs might be in the same situation though...
>>285214726And it's still in the top 3, thoughever
>>285215173Not watching the laundry slop
>>285215222>thougheverThanks for confirming my suspicions
>>285214550Kaiten will be movie of the year and it's not even a question if it actually fucking comes out ffs.
The Forgettable Award for the show with the highest viewership to not get a single vote in any yearly category:Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey, with 76 viewers (36.71%) and no votes. (This is the 29th most watched show on /a/.)
神回OTY award next year?
>>285214210The 2026 top three feels so alien to me compared to the rest.For all other years, I enjoyed at least one of the top 3. For 2026 I dropped both City, and Hotel in a few episodes, and didn't even bother with medalist. 2026 as a whole was pretty dogshit.
>>285214580And at the end of 2023, Frieren was still in the honeymoon phase. After the exam arc, most people are realizing it's not that good.
>Frieren 2 If they adapt the gold city arc maybe but it'll probably drop off a lot in popular>Fate Strange FakeIf they stick the landing I can see it winning best winter since it has no competition other tha Frieren >Mushoku Tensei IIIGuaranteed top 3 of the year if Bind doesn't fuck up
>>285213437>all the shilling /u/ did in the summer with their haremtrash and didn't win a thingThere might be some hope for this board.
>>285214991The duality of monoIronic
>>285215216Woah someone really related to Wandance I suppose
>>285215264Oh yeah I still have to get around to watching this.
>>285215219I want someone to love me as much as Medalist's author loves her.
>>285214550Anon will allow shows that concluded in the new year to be added to the poll and Princession will become a cult classic with its final episode that people will award AOTY to once they see how kino it is.Also I'm expect SBR to place in the top ten.
>>285215267If they did it this year I know what I would've voted for
>>285214407>Apoc HotelOriginal shows are always going to have support if they're at least decent also bots>CITYBots
>>285214570This if the anime doesn't get to the yaoi stuff
>>285215281Changing /u/tards for reddit botters isn't the win that you think it is.
The Patrician Award for the show with the most AOTY votes to not lose any when filtered by >5 shows watched:Chanto Suenai Kyuuketsuki-chan, with 1 vote.
>>285215314>SBRIf they don't fuck up the schedule I can see it being as big as part 5
>>285215344What a meaningful metric
The Pleb Award for the show with the most AOTY votes to lose all of its votes when filtered by >5 shows watched:Dandadan 2nd Season, with 12 votes.
You're insane if you don't think this is a shoe-in for winning it next year.
>>285214991Ah yes the Duality Award
>>285212927>10 - Honey Lemon SodaUkabros...
>>285215369looks ugly
>>285215222>thougheverfuck off and die, sharteen
>>285215219>Kaoru's VAwhy didn't you tell me thisi'll watch it now
>>285215365>shounenshittersNot even once.
Biggest Tits of the Year Award?
I'm not a huge fan of these results.
Food Court should've won it all
My response didn't register, I think I'll save myself that work next year
>>285215126crazy how something can be soty and not even make top 30
>>285215369There is absolutely no way nu/a/ is watching that, they got filtered by Ruri of all things.
>>285214112What was wrong with that statement?
The Unoffensive Award for the show with the most viewers to not lose a single one:Nageki no Bourei wa Intai Shitai 2, with 36 viewers (20.00%) and 0 dropped.
>>285215352Yeah, never underestimate the amount of people who haven't read the manga and have no idea how fucking good the part really is. Depends how far in they get though I suppose.
>>285215395Only one clear winner
>>285215369why would you think that when nukitashi wasn't even close to winning
What are your personal favorites though, anons?>1) CITY>2) HibiMeshi>3) AmeKimi>4) mono, Ave Mujica, Ruri Rocks4th place is pretty even, I see no reason to divide between them. Also really liked SxF and maomao's show last year. I have apocohotel downloaded and am gonna watch it soon. also gonna watch almachan when I'm done with that and probably medalist. Don't see anything else last year that I'd want to catch up on
>oshinko was the only hibi girl who didn't get a single votenot like this...
>>285215387
>>285215417The show wouldn't have been good if KyoAni adapted it properly. KyoAni never 1:! their adaptations and people seem to still love them
>>285215428Best tits and ass. Not even a competition.
>>285213338YEAR OF THE HORSE
>>285215369I like the manga but I don't think it's particularly engaging.
>>285215069the former
>Nacchi technically top 7 Best GirlVery happy for Minamo's pedo gf.
>>285213437Do you have a graph or something that shows how many people voted each year?
>>285215449The hibibros should have coordinatedBut the issue is that they're all so good that it's hard to pick between themTotal oshinko love btw
>>285215467The only thing KyoAni did wrong was not rewrite all the humor
>>285215502>it's hard to pick between themSheep is clearly superior.
I suggest doing Best Single Episode instead of Best Scene next time.That single episode will most likely include the best scene anyway, and it's both easier to choose for voters and easier to count for awards.
>>285215428If we count the overall size through the entire season and not just of an episode, then probably
>>285215467>KyoAni never 1:! their adaptationsThere's changing the story and adding new things, and then there's straight up just abridging the material. This was the latter.
>>285215409>they got filtered by Ruri of all thingsWhat do you mean?
>>285215319It was Star Wars Visions ep9 actually but this was second best
>>285213437this show was trash. kys /a/
it's nice knowing that city was botted by sharteens
>>285215568>It was Star Wars Visions ep9 actuallybased
>>285215531Sheep is physically no match for the others, Mako especially
Horse bros, what happened?
>>285214592You don't get it anon! The girls kiss multiple times and the MC isn't a self insert. That changes everything!
>>285215531eh, her energy drink shtick gets old after a while. at least oshinko's retardation got many chuckles out of me
>>2852154982015: 476, 2016: 333, 2017: 391, 2018: 681, 2019: 255, 2020: 558, 2021: 669, 2022: 756, 2023: 607, 2024: 563, 2025: 523
>>285215543What makes you think nu/a/ is going to stomach an extremely old school ecchi anime built off a 4koma if they got filtered by ruri lol? Do you think /a/ even knows about yakuindomo?
>>285215635>2018: 681, 2019: 255Wtf
>>285215635>, 2019: 255,What happened?
>>285215422Tino's anus...
>>285215656>>285215658More like what was the sudden surge in 2018? I know it was a great year for anime but still.
>>285214386It was very good but not the best. For example I put Medalist and Ave Mujica above it. There's a lot more yuri nowadays so proactive girls aren't as revolutionary as in Sakura Trick days. As in, I enjoyed the show a lot, but didn't feel the need to specifically push it in AOTY rankings.
>>285215648I'm asking what do you mean by claiming /a/ was filtered by Ruri. It didn't seem this way to me.
>>285215656>2018: 681The year of Sora yori vs Violet Evergarden also the last time we has popular shows that spammed the board that wasn't shounen slop>2019: 255Was a very weak year in general
>>285215729Apparently they are if they think city is better than it
>>2852157472019 had Endro
>>285215740Kill yourself, narutard
People probably shitposted the thread in 2019 that's why it has low amount of voters.
>>285215774Ah, so you're butthurt that your anime didn't win and that means entirety of the board isdoomed. Perfectly logical.
>>285215698>More like what was the sudden surge in 2018?Just look at this insane lineup. Darling in the Franxx alone is more popular than anything from the last 5 years on the board and that was before hack
So if you disregard the bots, the actual AOTY was Medalist. Based.
>Another year of Kyoanifags causing a lot of cope and seethe
>>285215805No, I think CITY is a genuine 0/10 anime and putting the two next to one another is absolutely mind boggling. This is like the one show I did not expect to win at all.
>>285213437Can we all stop the larp and pretend this show was good or funny?Not even 5ch cared about this show and they're the biggest kyoanus slurper
>>285215656a shitload of popular shows aired in 2018, everyone had stakes in that poll
>>285215729>KyoAni teased new project>Haruhi and K-ON fans huffing copium>huge buzz on /a/ in the leadup>Project was Ruri adaptation>people crashing out about it for the meme>contrarian newfags seethe because they don't understand kayfabe>"/a/ was le filtered by le cute dragon girl, culture has fallen, billions must watch shonenshit"That's about it. Ruri manga is somewhat mediocre and questionably paced but cute fluff, anime will probably be good because KyoAni is good at doing and improving those, no one was actually upset by it but idiots need to pretend people were so they can feel like the belong here.
>>285215820I only watched Sora Yori and Yuru Camp. I don't know about the rest.
>>285215840>This is like the one show I did not expect to win at all.If you paid attention to the threads, you wouldn't be surprised and would've known that a lot of people were voting for it.
>>285215449It wasn't any different in nipland.
>>285215890Atypical moeshiteater response
>>285215898*bots
>>285214527The movie was good, s1 was shit
>>285215898>If you paid attention to the threadsWhat do you mean? If a bunch of retards that funnel into one thread and spam boring newfaggot shit while not watching anything else, why would their opinion matter? If that's what /a/ is then what's the point? No one is going to EVER rewatch CITY. /a/ is just faggoty cliques now.
>>285215903>hibimeshi and mono dominanceVery nice.
>>285215840>my le animated show has le quality animation?>Aaaaaa save me oneframeman I'm going insane
>>285215635This is basically a metric for itself. Thanks, pollanon, hope I'll see you next year
>>285215968I'm not pollanon.
>>285213437KYOANI DELIVERS
>>285213437kyo/a/ni does it again
>>285215943>What do you mean?I was referring to the AOTY poll threads>while not watching anything elseI think the casual filter results disprove that
>>285215903Lily spotted!
>>285215995>>285215998Here comes the bot dumping its unfunny forced meme folder
>>285214780I understand anon but this was just a bad year for 4chan and /a/ post-hack. Stay for 2026, it's already been a better year for the board>other websitesThere's not a single website better than this place unfortunately unless you have your own discord cliques
>>285216016true
I didn't hate City but it was not even close to being AOTS let alone AOTYI don't remember the threads being that fast either
>>285216024>Stay for 2026Absolutely not.>There's not a single website better than this place I even like weebcentral better than this boring awful shithole
>>285215903I believe in Sheep supremacy
Mynoghra was AOTY I don’t care what anyone says!
>>285215903Objectively correct list.
>>285215123>>285215207Puniru was literally on last year's last why are you fags bitching
>>285214983Fair enough, I'm just wondering too what state of mind Mortis/Mutsumi will be in next Season
>>285216064sex with atou
>>285215216brb learning how to make my own anime database
>>285212898>OPOTY - Shoushimin Series 2nd Season, with 20 votes>EDOTY - Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi, with 31 votes>OSTOTY - BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, with 24 votesAt least /a/ has good taste when it comes to music
Now that I see how easy it is to bot this poll, I know what I'll be doing next year
>>285215840OK but your schizo opinions aside, CITY winning has absolutely nothing to do with whether /a/ was filtered by Ruri or not. I gave you benefit of doubt and asked you multiple times and you failed to provide anything that could be considered remotely relevant. Your claims are fucking retarded.Anyway, you're completely wrong. Ruri was third most watched show of the year and did show up in AOTY top10.>>285215887Ruri Dragon hasn't even come out, I don't think that was meant. At least it wouldn't make sense to claim /a/ got filtered by it.We'll see how they approach it. Haven't read the manga but from what I know it's largely unimpressive. On one hand, KyoAni specializes in turning such source material into gems, on the other, their track record is shaky, gone are the Haruhi/K-ON! days. I assume they picked it up out of love for dragon girls, reminded of Kobayashi but personally I wasn't blasted away by Maid Dragon, I "merely" enjoyed it.
>>285215903Marin squeaking in is both surprising and the correct choice
>>285216056Weebcentral just looks like another manga reading site
>>285216056Welp, it's your choice. I'm prediting a bounceback year for the board. This was probably the worst I've seen /a/ in a while. >weeb centralThis must be a gimmick
>>285215173She can only be so homely for so long.
>>285216125How would you do that?
I think SHITTY is garbage but why are people saying that it winning is representative of the downfall of the site? KyoAnus was always already the studio with the most amount of shills on the board even surpassing Trigger. I don't understand how this is surprising
>>285216186I’ll make the best anime of this year and win.
>>285216125even with a million bots it is obvious what will win
>>285215903Holy shit what an amazing list
>>285215289Same
Fine, I’ll watch Medalist.
>>285216148she doesn't deserve to be in yurishit
>>285216206Frieren was redditors
>>285216125
>>285216200Has to be newfags who found /a/ this year thinking it's some elitist hipster sekrit club.
>>285216217The top 3 was rather predictable.
>>285216259Yeah, they should've known it was a Naruto board.
Did anyone else just doze off/daydream a lot while watching city?
>>285216318>t.
>mindbreaks /a/
If your anime couldn't get enough votes to beat a show that was "botted" to a measly 54 votes, it doesn't deserve to win AOTY. Simple as that.
>>285216200I don't get it either, shitty was always going to win whether it was 2014 or 2025>>285216259>>285216292No, it's cause KyoAni has always had this board by the balls. /a/ is hipster in specific ways.
>>285216389I love the colors that kyoani used for the animeSo beautiful
>>285215982I see. But what I wished him apllies to you, too, anyway
>>285216235It’s more like a modern Usagi Drop by the end
>>285216200>KyoAnus was always already the studio with the most amount of shills on the board even surpassing Trigger. I don't understand how this is surprisingThey've never won AOTY yet the show that won was among their weakest efforts since Phantom World and its not even a case of popularity because even Free S3 and the movie got excluded for being shit
>>285216429>the shilled KyoAnus show of the year would not be highThis has to be a gimmick
>>285216429A few people were surprised that it was that high, but most of this is one samefag having a meltdown.
>>285216423It, among a lot of Summer anime, really used its color choice well. A lot of hand drawn work went into it
>>285216487>A few people were surprised that it was that high>most dropped show of the year
>>285216525And?
>>285216542Man, you can sit here and squeal like a pig all day. I'm done with this shithole.
>Best Boy- Dying StormtrooperKek, but good choice actually
>>285216470They've never won AOTY cause there were better years for anime + other studios used to have a good amount of shills. A horrible conflux of events really made this result happen. I'm sure SHITTY also got votes cause of it was just made by the Nichijou author
>>285216563Before you leave, what was your Top 3?
>>285213537>City nowhere to be seenKyoanifags can stop the LARP nowNot even Japs cared about this show, at all
>>285216563You're doing a lot of whining that you're leaving and not a lot of leaving.
>>285215840>Genuinely 0/10In what world can anyone seriously consider this a legitimate opinion?This is just ridiculous. Even if you dont like it because the comedy isn't to your taste, there is so much in CITY that is objectively well done. Saying it's a zero is some of the most blatent contrarianism ever to be seen
>thread hit bump limit>schizo didnt shitpost herewow.
>>285216580>other studios used to have a good amount of shillsIt was supposed to be Panty & Stocking giving competition but the triggerfags didn't show up this year for some reason
>>285216588Gunna shit your pants because I'm in one thread? Here's the top of the catalogue. What is the value of this place now? Personally, I'm waiting for the mod that ruined this place to throw a tantrum and start deleting posts, that would be the perfect cherry on top.
>>285216625>Even if you dont like it because the comedy isn't to your tasteI like the CITY manga. The CITY anime is bad because it was directed poorly. Because its a bad anime.>blatent contrarianismNo other website likes it lol
>>285216056You are free to leave anon
>>285216632>I'm leaving okay! Did you hear me?! I said I'm leaving! Forever!You're just an attention whore.
>>285215449>>285215903What makes Oshinko so forgotten, being only the 2nd goofiest?
City is the best looking show of the decade so far, hands down. But calling it AOTY is laughable.
I don't even think SHITTY is like a reddit show, it's just a specific type of anime that is going to get a lot of people on /a/ to vote for it>>285216630It ended terribly. >>285216632Please explain what exactly is so garbage about the the top of the catalogue at the moment
>Anime that is hard carried by it's animation is voted to top 5Not sure why this is surprising since Kyoani got away with this multiple times with Hibike.>ButThe writing was trash since S1. I don't give a damn what nips think.
>>285216649>it's bad because it's a bad adaptionRetard with a retarded opinion lmao
>>285216694I wouldn't have but there's merit to it.
>>285214210>not using the same 2023's MaoMao picture in Yuuki Aoi's rolesYOU HAD ONE JOB.
>>285216649>no other webite likes itisn't that like a point in favor of /a/ though? only this place would vote SHITTY to the top spot because it's /a/. Don't know why you'd want it be like other places
So, the schizo is just mad that manga adaptation didn't go exactly as he imagined. In an adaptation by KyoAni. Wow.
>>285216691I think Sheep, Kurea, Nana and Mako are just too strong.Oshinko is funny and all, but not someone you'd want as a wife over the other four.
I do not understand why so many people have an autistic hate boner for schittyLike it's fine to say it's not funny or it's bad, but people treat this show like it raped their dad and cucked them for ever. What did this show do to make these f/a/ggots that mad?
>>285212873Fairouz Ai has been getting around and doing a lot these past few years.
>>285216755>>285216691They're all my wivesOshinko gets the debuff of being the 5th wheel since mako/claire and sheep/nana are paired. Not a yurifag and I dont mean actual yuri pairs, but those sets had the most interaction with eachother and oshinko was the odd one out
>>285216785My favorite anime lost and I will not stand for this.
>>285216785First time encountering a schizo, huh?
>>285215539Secomding this
>>285216785>why does /a/ hate Naruto?
>>285216841That's just a bad faith comparison. The biggest thing to get mad about with shitty winning is that kyoanus has this amount of shills in the first place
>>285213437What the fuck? That show literally sucked.
CITY definitely had my favorite AMVs edits of the year, inspired by its in universe AMVhttps://youtu.be/lzzwZURiH9w?si=B6pQjJkjH7eBSzLwhttps://youtu.be/VWAVxjaYNck?si=xd21nT99jgY_rUfm
>>285214357We're in!
>>285216902A Choco-chan shock!
>>285216064It was my surprise of the season, but sadly I see in the results that it got a few WAOTS and DOTS
>>285212898/a/'s hivemind ability to give Yuuki Aoi an award every other year is truly amazing.
>>285216389Everyone falling in love with her and her asleep in class were actually my favorite bits
>>285214998Die faggot.
>>285214357Wow I'm surprised that Ruri is that low
>>285216927Probably paladinfags that can’t stand losing to an evil aligned sludge elf. Let them suffer in their plebness.
>>285213840DID, but mostly her arc is about "death"Well, they're connected
>>285216964Probably cause they censored the loli quite a bit
>>285216964Why? It's a good show but not amazing.
>>285213437SHITTY bots, I kneel...
MAL Top 5Kusuriya no HitorigotoBoku no Hero Academia FinalKingdom S6Uma Musume second courSolo LevelingWithout sequelsKaoru Hana wa Rin to SakuMedalistGachiakutaChinmoku no MajoCityHard to argue /a/ chose better this year
>>285213840Shock value and trying to be different.
>>285213598Food Court is the true AOTY, by the way.
>all this butthurtThanks for the entertainment, OP.
>>285217044without sequels is actually decent
>>285212704>OSTOTSWhat does this mean?
>>285217062Haven't seen one of these in a while
>>285212681>>285212704>No Dr STONE
Now I don't know how much botting went on in the polls but I suspect there's botting going on in this thread since even though this poll had the fewest votes of all the AOTY polls this decade, the thread reached bump limit faster than all of them despite board speed being at an all time low.
>>285216228Better late than never. Enjoy anon
If we ignore City then the top 3 were Apoc Hotel, Medalist, and Ninkoro, which were all actually good
>>285217044>Solo Leveling/a/ chose better this year
>>285217103Level headed anons are leaving the site and schizos are taking over.
>>285212770>Best Girl>Best BoyWinners
>>285212770>Best Boy - Kobato Jougorou>not KengoI'm disappointed in you, /a/
>>285217107Thanks anon. The girls are very cute and I regret not watching it earlier.
if I had money I'd buy this site from hiroshimoot and fire the shitty mods
Is there a hero to parse the archive and count which show had most posts on this board?
>>285217062I have no complaints
>>285214210>2015: Fall>2016: Fall>2017: Summer>2018: Winter>2019: Summer>2020: Winter>2021: Winter>2022: Fall>2023: Fall>2024: Winter>2025: SummerSpringbros... we were robbed this year.
>>285217238Wow it has its own mods? No wonder.
>>285217177Don't blame me, I voted for him even though he barely had any screentime this season.
>>285217238Same.
>>285214261I believe that in most years, Food Court being incorrectly moved to the ova/ona category would've actually been good for it. But it had to be the same year as Takopi which nothing could compete with.
Are you guys still mad about CITY winning? Has the rage died down yet?
>>285214210where is watanare?
>>285214587Mima sex
>>285217177There were 18 of us in the docs it seems
>>285216964>>285214357>01.CITY THE ANIMATION>09.Ruri no HousekiBrain dead list
>>285214550I don't know but Shibou yuugi is winning this season.
>>285214210Replace Jougorou's image with Osanai's, ranked 6th in Shoushimin Series S2. Osanai even won the award for best girl of 2025.
>>285217044>Hard to argue /a/ chose better this year>CITYLMAO
>>285217241>Most postThat's gonna be Gquuuuax.
>>285217044What do you mean, "hard to argue"?
>>285216732>isn't that like a point in favor of /a/ though?Yeah if the show was something of note that just so happened to filter casuals but CITY was just underwhelming
>>285217044>kingdom>cingrey>le poison girl>medalistThis is unironically way better than /a/ lol
>>285217241Gqux or Mujica probably
>>285214357The silent Dandadan, 100 Kanojos, and silent witch watchers holding their lines.
>>285213012>>285217417>Osanai even won the award for best girl of 2025Now that is something I never would've seen coming.
Wow. This year REALLY sucked.It says a lot that my favorite this year was a sequel, and the second best wasn't even an option.Only one good season and almost nothing worth watching outside of it.I'm happy that CITY took it, but after that it descends into nothing except an abyss moeblob garbage.At least 2026 looks way better.
>>285213437>with 54 votesSo the vote #1 was worth 5 points, so City won by having ~11 people vote for it?
>>285217522>I'm happy that CITY took it>moeblob garbageAnd here's the type of faggot ruining the board.
>>285217470Solo Leveling negates all of that.
>>285217526No, that is only counting first place votes. This here >>285213598 is the point values.
>>285217526No, it seems OP only counted #1 votes.#2-5 only mattered for single meme post with more points, unfortunately.
>>285217500During airing then the former, if overall since airing, I haven’t looked in every Mujica thread but if the whole of MyGo!!!/Mujica posting counts those threads have constantly been hitting bump still.
>>285217526No it just counts the #1 votePoint based list is here >>285213598
>>285217500>>285217428It filtered MILLIONS
>>285213437>Full Results are hereWhere music and so on?
>>285214210I'd rather stick with the 2chan version of AOTS. Where's Nukitashi? And how many Blu-ray discs were sold?
>>285217555This board is full of wsj-stans already, which are just as bad if not worse. If one piece was allowed it would be the number one spot. That's how fucked up this board is now.
>>285217371Failed to top anything
>>285216841Because it's a gateway anime of the worst kind.
Best year for anime this decade, and the best show rightfully came out on top. Shame it made so many schizos shit their panties
>>285217551What, someone who actually enjoys creativity and uniqueness in their shows?I prefer my cute girls to do cool things, not cute things.And CITY wasn't my favorite but it was solid regardless.>>285217663It was good, but let's hold our horses.
>>285214990Generally by throwing away shows that have won awards elsewhere and then picking the shows with the most mentions. The actual text used is just my judgement, and occasionally used as a tie-breaker.>>285215539The point of best scene is to grab a single moment that really stuck with people. Full episodes have more to take into consideration. The field would still be free text so anon would find a way to fuck it up.>>285216725I don't know why you'd want that over showcasing her range. It helps justify her wins to have different main roles next to each win, especially when others can't even pull that off for their single win.>>285214210And, as expected, the majority of voters want to go back on the 2018 decision and shuffle 12 episode ONAs like Devilman and Bad Girl back into the OVA category because they don't know what they're talking about. The rest are in a deadlock between change and status quo, so status quo it is. We'll see how the new year progresses and whether half-cour shows will become a new trend.
>>285212818>Best Boy: Mogura
People said that Summer was the best season but Spring had 3 shows in the top 5
>>285217044“Easy to prove” you ment
>>285212656Thank you as always anon, every year.
>>285217718Isn't Cyberpunk an OVA too by this criteria?
>>285217718Wait, Bad Girl was an ona?
>>285217566>>285217578>>285213598>>285214357Announced:1. City2. Apocalypse Hotel3. Medalist4. Ninja to Koroshiya5. Uma MusumePoints:1. CITY2. Apocalypse Hotel3. Ninja to Koroshiya4. Medalist5. Ruri no Houseki>Different resultsDoes the retard running this not know how ranked choice voting works?If you're doing ranked choice then total points is the only metric that matters, not #1 votes.>Ranked choice voting>First past the post resultsFull retard.
Last for New P&SwG>>285212656Thanks once again. Keep ignoring the shitposters.
>>285217790>LastYou're still a ways off before this thread is done.
>>285215111>The latter but I'm surprised Tojima didn't win that seasonBut it did>>285212851
>>285217720In terms of sheer quantity of good shows, Spring > Summer > Winter > FallWinter takes the cake for quality though thanks to Ave Mujica alone
>>285212770>Kowloon all being dropped by over 14% of /a/.I bet I know the episode they dropped it at
>>285212851>>285212873>No Ninja to Gokudou
>>285217847Ave Mujica and Medalist were two best show of the year for me.
>>285212871>>285217847It's crazy that right after summer, we got fall which was the worst season in a long time.
>>285217847Ave Mujica was shit
>>285217782>>285217779Yes and yes. You'd be surprised how many full-length anime are released streaming-first/only these days. It's just that nobody here notices since, outside of a few live-watchers, we're not watching the TV broadcasts regardless of where they air. It's kind of a meaningless distinction and has been for a while, that's why I started splitting them up by length and episode count instead of airing medium. For better or for worse, Netflix changed things.
>>285215033That makes sense
>>285217894Go back to /vg/, mutsutard
>700+ postsNow that's a first
>>285212681She won!
>>285217871There are dozen(s?) of us.
>>285217929No u
'twas a piece of shit year, see you in 365
>>285213012Extremely deserved and based.
>>285217911I don't know if Bad Girl was streaming first, but it wasn't streaming only so that shouldn't qualify it for an ONA.
>>285217894based
It will always be shit no matter how many mutsubots you create...
>>285217581It should've won DOTY
Eh I guess the results are okay, ultimately my taste is the only taste that matters though (Maebashi Witches AOTY)>>285215216>>285215264I gave them both honorable mentions
>>285213012The truly never learned to be Ordinary
>>285212770>Summer PocketsMugyuu!
>>285218026Nah, it was a really fun watch.Lazarus on the other hand.
>>285213071I don't get it. Why?https://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1768178676087680.webm
>>285217785You're supposed to choose the results that you find most acceptable, idiot.
>>285217894Mujica was good, it just didn't live up to Mygo for me
>>285218012I feel that Osanai was a dark horse candidate but she deserved the win for best girl far more than Anna did last year.
What about BFSOTY (best feet scene of the year)?
What was ACK's AOTY?
>>285213536>>285213896>>285213876>>285213896>>285213920Dumb fuck.
>>285212873Toujima won best ED but not OP? I thought the ED was the weakest part of the soundtrack. Yakuza man should have won best boy.
>>285218028>Maebashi Witches AOTYThe thinking anon’s choice.
>>285218090There was a whole thread on that subject
>>285213624Yeah, this is the real AOTY. Best methodology.
>>285212818>Best Boy - Mogura Momoyuki from Dekin no Mogura, with 14 votes
>>285218086Worst girl of the year. Of the decade even.
ninibros...
>>285218139Toujima's ED is superior to its OP and would have been my EDOTY pick if it wasn't for Ninkoro ED
>>285218139Toujima's ED is a No Skip for me, I love it. Music pairs so good with takoyaki training.
>>285214711The opposite of what you said, retard.
>>285217847True
>>285213696>actual anime fans who watch a variety of shows >better ranking, CITY not in the top overallYes, makes sense.
>>285218015Then what you say and what database sites say is at odds and that creates a whole other set of issues.
>>285218079People will only refer to the image (>>285214210) going forward, not knowing that the entire vote was a fraud.I'd always assumed it was a points total ranking since I'd never caught these threads after voting.Would've been nice to know that your first vote was the only thing that matters.
>>285218072Demarco should drop dead
Dubs and Makoda doesn't come out this year
>>285218212Are they at odds? Anidb and MAL both labeled it a TV series.
>>285218235fuck
>>285212851>3 - Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi, with 15 votes
>>285212898Well, I'm glad Turkey won something. It could have used a couple more episodes to clean up some plot threads but it was a fun story.
I'm weak to instrumentals and western songs so Lazarus won OPOTY & EDOTY for me
>>285218240My wife!
>>285218250Wait you said it doesn't come out if it IS dubs not isn't dubs. We're good thank god
>>285218267A few more episode would have helped it a lot, yes
>>285218216Someone always makes a chart for ranked choice voting results but it hasn't been updated for this year yet.
Last for V3 is the strongest!
>>285215103>when westoids want to display complex narrative themes on-screen
>>285218226Did Watanabe get a brain tumor writing it?>>285218274Agreed. OSTOTY too, I love Kamasi Washington even if the jazz snobs hate him.
>>285218298Damn last year wasn't even good and still utterly mogs this year
>>285215264>>285218028I guess I should exclude shows that got points for this anyway, in which case it's:Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai, with 55 viewers (26.96%) and no votes
>>285215216The dancing was legitimately good though. Do the Wojak! lol
>>285218012
takopii and all the yurshit this year are trash
>>285215264Deserved, Zatsu Tabi was a complete snorefest.
>>285212797>>285212818>No Clevatess
>>285218371It was bad
https://youtu.be/EoOQ7j7mOaU?si=3s4YnStuxlP7yLB7Sasuga Grace sama
>>285213226If Crunchyroll weren't retarded and actually let people watch the Dragon Maid movie, people might have been able to vote for me.
>>285218298Bless this guy, that's far superior method. OP's method is a fucking scam with asking for 5 shows giving false hope anything but #1 matters.
>>285218373Cunny of the year
>>285218371My vote for Aoi Yuuki was because of the peasant hag girl from this
>>285218402It'd also be helpful if someone made a chart like OP's but with the top 10 replaced with the ranked choice results.
>>285218298>Official results vs fan results
>>285218267What soty means?
Someone should make a chart but filtered for 20+ shows completed
>>285218432It means you're new
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>>285218444I 'member last year Bravern went super up every time you filtered more and more shows.
>>285218409>>285218373She wasn't even the best blonde doya loli of the year. Sarifa from the Rupan movie was better
>>285213437I liked CITY but I wouldn't have given it AOTS, let alone AOTY. Strange that it won but at least the top four were all series I enjoyed.
>>285212797>>285212818>No Yofukashi no Uta S2
>only watching 12 shows this season I must do better. You guys like the laundry show right? So be it.
Will we reach 800 replies?
Kappou is healthy
Apocalypse Hotel was alright. but if you honestly thought it was the best anime of the year, your taste is questionable at best
>>285218520>reached 800 posts when previous year's couldn't even reach 700 postsHmm
>>285218507I liked Yuuki Aoi and all but Sawashiro Miyuki should really be the one getting seiyuu of the year every other year
>>285218521>GoHands
>>285213527It wasn't quite as funny as Nichijou but its animation was more creative.
>>285218533What's your personal AOTY?
>>285218216The poll and threads existed for years before images were made about them, there are images for both methods made eventually, and no one is going to value either over their own opinion.If you had fun filling it out, nothing else matters.
>>285218520The real question is will there be a thread 2?
>>285218536*previous years'
>>285218560Medalist
>>285218554GodHands
>>285218453I knowBut what soty means
>>285218533why?
>>285218560cingray
>>285218583Not him but it had like two truly great episodes and then a whole bunch of stinkers
▲ ▲ ▲▲ ▲ ▲>>285218576It was almost my DOTS but I ended up picking Ubel Blatt since it hurt way more.
>>285218568Typically yeah, we still need the Top 30 image
>>285218610Looks slightly off to me
Is Medalist actually good or is it just cunny?
Sean
>>285218248Anilist has it as an ONA, but the official trailer on youtube says it aired on TV stations so I guess they're just fucking wrong about it.
>>285213537definitely better than /a/
>>285218632We need a chart for all the categories like the official one but with the top 10 replaced with the ranked choice voting results.
>>285218373
>>285218632Was this show good? What made it notable?>>285218637I'm a retard and put too many figure spaces.>>285218643Just cunny, unless you're really into sport anime. In which cases, there are better choices
>>285218643It can be both good and cunny
I will once again declare that the rule change that counts split cours only for the first cour needs to be reverted
>>285218314Based/
Gelee > Puniru
>>285218662Neither are good
Wow, this thread sure has a lot of posts.
>>285218567It's a great way to check if you missed a good show in that year.>there are images for both methods made eventuallyOfficial vs unofficial. Looking at my saved AotY pictures I fell for the fraud vote when saving them.
>>285218373A cute!
