It’s December, the time when the anime blogosphere reflects on the year that’s been, so we can expect a swathe of “the year in review” articles coming soon. Our own “Year in Review” article will be published in the first few days of January (here’s last year’s for those unfamiliar to our yearly tradition), and it’ll be the sixth one we’ve done since the site started back in 2005. We’re in the initial stages of planning, making up our minds which anime we want to discuss, which we believe are representative of the year that’s been and which we think, individually, were the best of 2010. In between the usual banter and debate that goes on behind closed doors (:P) I’ve noticed a few trends that have already appeared in the titles likely to make our list. (Above image from oreno.imouto.org, yes, I was also surprised they had anything from The Tatami Galaxy.)

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Post tags: Amagami SS, Angel Beats!, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Bakemonogatari, Dance in the Vampire Bund, Hidamari Sketch, Kobato, Kuragehime, Nodame Cantabile, Ookami Kakushi, Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai, Seikimatsu Occult Academy, Shiki, Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru, Strike Witches, Yojo-han Shinwa Taikei

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I had the full intention of signing up for Crunchyroll membership this season, but baulked when I realized they only had two shows I was interested in. However, those two shows are arguably the best of the season so far, and with the US dollar where it is, there’s probably no better time for me to sign up than now. The last season was horrendous, so I guess the question is, will this season be better. With my momentary policy (borne out of practicality) of trying my damndest to avoid crap, I’m not really sure I’m qualified to answer that question, but I have been mildly pleased by what I have picked up. We don’t have any out-and-out gems this season, but this isn’t usually the time of year for outstanding anime. What we do have, at least on my “following” list, is a number of quaint, enjoyable anime that have shown glimpses that are worth getting excited about.

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Post tags: Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu, Dance in the Vampire Bund, Durarara!!, Hidamari Sketch, Nodame Cantabile, Ookami Kakushi, Sora no Woto

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