surprisingly, despite my unpredictable schedule (and erratic viewing habits) for most of the year, i actually managed to finish more anime shows/features than ever before. it didn’t feel that way, believe me. i always seem to be on a lookout for something to whet my appetite — and despite the piles of duds that i had to suffer through, sometimes i got lucky. (note that not all of these entries were released in 2009. some of them came out a few years ago but were only made available to me recently).
rather than spew them out randomly, i will list these shows based on how much i liked (or, in certain cases, loathed) them.
Shows that will probably make my List of Favorites:
- Ichigo Mashimaro (series & OVAs)
- Skip Beat
- The Girl Who Leapt through Time (film)
Great finds
- k-ON
- Natsume Yuujinchou
- Kannagi
- Toshokan Sensou
- Bamboo Blade
- Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea (film)
- Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (ssn 1 & 2)
- Ghost Hunt
- Paprika(film)
- Minami-ke (seasons 1, 2 & 3)
- Noein
- Detective Conan films 9 to 13
- Genshiken
- Higurashi no Naku Koro
- Moyashimon
- Natsu no Arashi
- Shugo Chara
- Vampire Knight
- Earl and Fairy
- Special A
- Slayers Premium
- Himawari
- The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok
- Tales from Earthsea (film)
Shows I’d rather forget
- Akikan
- Tokyo Marble Chocolate
- Hetalia Axis Powers
- a few more that i didn’t even bother watch after the first episode
as you can see, the shows that highlighted this year for me were Skip Beat (i hope they will air season 2 this year), Ichigo Mashimaro, The Girl Who Leapt through Time (first time i lined up for an anime film), Toshokan Sensou, Paprika, Bamboo Blade and Kannagi. overall, this has been a good year, because even though it was a challenge to sift through piles of really crappy stuff, i managed to find a few winners. i hope 2010 will be just as good or — if my luck holds — even better.
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