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It�s Top 10 time again already!?� Indeed it is, and quite a challenge this one is going to be, too.� It wound up being quite a solid year, certainly better than average over the last decade (and that�s two above-average years in a row).� As usual my tiers didn�t neatly align with a top ten or twenty, which makes things a lot harder.
A reminder � once more I�ll be revealing the #1 series via an �Anime of the Year� video on the LiA YouTube channel (a video which I will of course link here).
A Refresher on Eligibility:
I�m going by the same eligibility standard I used for the 2012-2022 lists � that is, shows that finished airing during the year or split-cours that finished in 2023 are eligible. Split-cour series which finish in 2024 are not eligible for this list, but series that ended this year and weren�t officially confirmed�as split cour when they did are eligible.� Shows that aired for the entire year (there weren�t any in consideration for me this year) are also eligible.
This means that in effect, the only shows not eligible for this list are the multi-cour series that began airing from Spring 2023 onwards and are still airing into Winter 2024, or true split cours that will finish in 2024.
As you know I always like to do a little contest, so here we go� The winner will be anyone that guesses my Top 10, in order. If no one does that, I�ll go with the closest guess. Guesses made by 2200 JST 12/23/23 will be eligible. Here�s the prize: same as last year, I�ll do a �Top 5� list or haiku on any anime theme or topic you choose. Dealer�s choice � you make the call.� Please post your guesses in the comments below!
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Honorable Mention � Hirogaru Sky! Precure
This is a first, an Honorable Mention for a show (honesty compels me to admit) I dropped.� This is a tough category.� I try not to just make it a cheat to slot a 21st show into the rankings � in my ideal at least, it should be a series that�s either ineligible or one I just wouldn�t normally blog.� I could have picked something like Gamera: Rebirth (though it was perfectly eligible), but while the story was underrated the CGI was a big turn-off.� Hirogaru Sky! Precure (still airing and thus ineligible for the list, by the way)� even if I did see my interest in it play itself out, feels more in alignment with the spirit of the category.
I�d never watched a Precure series before this one, not being that much of a mahou shoujo fan to begin with.� Frankly what made me curious here was the apoplectic reaction among the fanbase at the idea of a male precure.� That turned out to be something of a tempest in a teapot, as Tsubasa (�Cure Wing�) was so inoffensive and blended into the vibe so seamlessly most fans seemingly couldn�t muster much indignation about his presence (and Murase Ayumu is obviously having fun with the role).� �I think this show does what it does quite well, actually � it�s just that what it does gets kind of repetitive, and was never really my bag in the first place.� But I think it does have a niche in the mahou shoujo landscape, and I�m glad I got to know it.
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