Roasting Funimation's HORRIBLE "Anime of the Decade" List...

Funimation made a fan-voted "Anime of the Decade" list and uuhhh... it kinda sucks.
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[@makirolls5148]

My favorite one was “This content isn’t available in your country.”

[@illias777]

Kotori-南小鸟-bird-birb nice referance

[@jamesstrudensky8395]

VPN

[@CAlchemist05]

@@jamesstrudensky8395 aaay

[@illias777]

Smh nobody understood the referance

[@NoramiYuuki]

ah yes. what 30% of the people are going through rn, including myself.

[@mosuthra4563]

The problem with this 'anime of the decade' is that most of the nominees were anime from 2017-2019

[@Next-xm2dh]

Their small Memory Capacity can Only Allow then to Remember shows from 2017-2019

[@ExeErdna]

Very true

[@wipinprogress]

Normies will remember some anime before 2017 as long as if it's a Mainstream one

[@ilewdlolis939]

It's been almost 10 years and Angel Beats is still my favorite anime ever, god damn masterpiece

[@user-wy2im2cu2f]

it was probably due to the insane growth of anime popularity in the West.

[@jordandubz1162]

Funimation: Best animation **series** of the decade: Kimetsu no Yaiba Joey: Lets talk about a movie yeah?

[@onizuka8117]

Ikr?!

[@markevins8015]

Even tho it doesn't deserve to be on top.. The top could either be mob psycho or OPM s1

[@itsmahibtw]

@@markevins8015 i thought fate would won. Cuz ufotable caps all!!

[@markevins8015]

@@itsmahibtw yeah uffotable preety good with those fate movies.. But opm had like something overlydone for a parody series that too every single episode

[@markevins8015]

@FireDan yeah don't be naive... Category asked for animation quality not for fucking character development or some season shit

[@RallyLeAce]

Well to be fair, the categories were called "fan favourite ..." not "best ..."

[@ziyad5725]

I Agree so much not everyone is an anime nerd myself included

[@arkaeusbrickedthesystem1663]

Are people actually salty that fan’s favorite animation isn’t what they agree with 😂😂😂😂

[@AllTheArtsy]

Just because it's "underground" doesn't mean it's the best either. This is just dropping in pretentiousness and condescension.

[@jaizjeeson2180]

I agree. He was quite partial to the shows he personally liked, and he used the pretence of them being underground shows to support his argument. Not a great thing to do. This isn't the "objectively best masterpieces list", but the "most popular list".

[@ziyad5725]

@@jaizjeeson2180 And he was really bias against the Mainstream Stuff Thats why i hate the "elitist" in general they always look down on the popular stuff

[@Eja_]

Joey: “I love this show, and I do think its phenomenal” Also joey: “buuut...”

[@TheSwooj]

Just don’t even say the first part, anytime you say but after something it just redacts what you said before 😂

[@BluePotami]

Name a more iconic du... Oh wait there is

[@megamage911]

@@TheSwooj Not really. You can think a show is great, and still think other shows are better.

[@internetgoat4831]

@@megamage911 Exactly Jester

[@leesnow2701]

Joey : names a bunch of anime films Me : *_Write that down, write that down_*

[@Ewittz]

You should watch the tale of princess kaguya, by far my favorite movie ever

[@sviestassviestuotas5081]

Yep

[@Annie-re7eq]

lmfao same

[@Lapinporokoira]

Yeah I'm going to do that too

[@caoifegrace6098]

sameee

[@llamaplaying3503]

"Attack on Titan, great show. Dr Stone, pretty good show. Psycho Pass, great show. Sao, okay that can rot in hell." Thank you for having good taste and dignity Joey. A fellow man of culture.

[@sumitapsinha]

bruh sao second second season and ggo sucked , but alicazation was pretty damn good :(

[@MGNew]

Sao is good lol

[@MGNew]

You are mad kid like joey lol

[@PinotNoir_]

@@sumitapsinha nah, ggo is a mile better than sao lol

[@Rscreen]

It says "fan favorite" so yes it is a popularity contest, thats quite litterally what that means

[@lordmuhehe4605]

@jancsi 1 Are you fucking blind? Like every category begins with "Fan favourite"

[@Cumballer69]

"i'm gonna be roasting the people who voted for it" - Joey See the whole video before saying shit

[@subaesubae]

It isn’t really “best anime of the decade” but kinda just “most popular anime of the decade.”

[@yusukeuremashi9531]

yes

[@zen3055]

yes, a demon slayer fan with a brain

[@subaesubae]

Pope Thanos I love demon slayer but cmon, IT ISNT THAT AMAZING

[@zen3055]

彼らのKavin even though its my favorite anime, and I personally really enjoy it, It is definitely not the best, I would see kny fans saying its the best and etc. A person once said kny was not the best and a kny fan was like “take it back.” It made me cringe. Only thing i really dislike about kny is the fanbase.

[@subaesubae]

Pope Thanos yup

[@trentbush9932]

The reason there wasn't a "Favorite Director" or "Favorite Voice Actor" category; is because most of the people who voted on this would've had no idea who any of those people even are.

[@YoGurlKi]

But yet some of them act like their as famous as beyonce 😂

[@xelith6157]

I find it really hard to get into that territory and I've been watching anime since 2013. I don't know, I would love to know more about the masterminds behind the amazing pieces I watch, but it's just not something I look at or would probably even memorize... I have some obvious favorite directors like Makoto Shinkai and Satoshi Kon, but there's just too many VA's and I'm terrible at paying attention to them unless they are VERY notable (like Okabe's or Yagami Light's brilliant VAs).

[@jonahdewitt2158]

too many dub-watching normies

[@egg2799]

AHH I love so many voice actors, radio shows really showcase their personalities!

[@otaking3582]

Or they probably didn't want to deal with all the people voting for Vic Mignogna

[@kbucket]

Yeah when I think of an anime that truly stood out this decade, it definitely has to be Attack on Titan. I think people forget just how massive it was when it first came out and it's only gotten better each season. On a side note, be nice to Yuri on Ice.

[@lordcastro3379]

Why Yuri on ice is like yaoi, if we clearly see that it is yuri in the title

[@ImperiumVFX]

Re:Zero should've won imo.

[@mafu_ne]

I was going to like you comment but then I saw the "be nice to yuri on ice"

[@kbucket]

@@lordcastro3379 it’s not really though? Not saying it’s the best representation we have in anime but considering how mainstream it went and a lot of people saw it as good rep does mean something. I just don’t think it’s cool to simply write it off as dumb yaoi imo.

[@fbsie8579]

@@ImperiumVFX The fact that Joey himself has said that Attack on Titan is one of the only anime he views has become a classic within the past decade and the absolute love that Aot gets not only from anime fans but even outside the fandom can't compare to Re:Zero. Honestly even on a creative level, Re:Zero was great but Attack on Titan is on another level. I've never seen this much love for an anime, something that Attack on Titan wholeheartedly deserves.

[@HarshnagTheGrim]

I’ve been immersing myself in anime for the past few years and it is a little off putting how much the community makes fun of “normies.” I personally get the gut reaction but I feel like it is very toxic and dissuades people who might otherwise like anime from even getting started.

[@lexday3862]

agree

[@catalinaarias5303]

Double agree, shows are popular for a reason and we shouldn’t be embarrassed of liking what’s popular

[@kitkatkatsuki8629]

yeah i agree its good to explore and give recognition of shows which dont get so much attention but i hate how liking underground anime makes you inherently 'better' than people who watch 'normie' anime

[@Qlicky]

Anyone using the term 'normie' shouldn't be taken seriously on any matter. It's just teenagers way of saying they're special. What Im having troubles understanding is why grown ass people use such childish words.

[@cristianpereyra6912]

especially with shit like snk, like, calling THAT show "normie" is ridiculous bc it's probably one of the best media series in recent memory. Snk smokes most tv shows, it absolutely deserves its popularity. It's like saying game of thrones (before the shitshow) was normie shit and shouldn't be counted

[@veridian4433]

When life gives Joey lemons, he wears them

[@Gr8wizardofAus]

then squeezes his shirt to make lemonade

[@njsapphire1485]

thats a good one shirt comes in handy

[@crownclowncreations]

I want that shirt _so bad!_

[@ultimatechojian1159]

this comment is so stupid that’s it’s funny. Like

[@alexandersidenko9009]

I like his shirt a lot. Is it available online somewhere? Anyone know who it's made by? Can't exactly just look up 'lemon shirt' or 'lemon sweater' and find it :/

[@creativeusername3650]

So you’re telling em they had a “companion creature” category but didn’t have a comedy, horror, slice of life category? They truly wanted fairytail to win

[@anaasscroopyactivities9631]

I would've voted for Happy too...

[@forestgamer3211]

@@anaasscroopyactivities9631 eh i would have gone with hawk personally

[@anaasscroopyactivities9631]

@@forestgamer3211 hmm meliodas made me not wanna watch sds so I wudnt know how hawk is

[@xft3961]

Anaas Scroopy Activities what’s so wrong with meliodas?

[@manicstatic370]

lol horror category

[@jostauber8620]

"HAPPY 2020 EVERYBODY" if only he knew...

[@athenadraws7703]

😔

[@deez441]

😔

[@kaiipop4762]

😔

[@pochakajeoi8943]

😔

[@daksh3801]

😔

[@malsawmtluangapachuau8406]

"I want to eat your pancrease"Yeah I cried alot

[@nobeanzz1580]

i cried so much at nour yames

[@gauravshelke3492]

Me too

[@Txqenio]

Not even the way she died is just shit bro I was sad af with her illness but when the serial killer stabbed her that shot just took me out the show lmao it was so random

[@slammurai6492]

They didn't even include my category; "Favorite Slice of Life/Horror Show"

[@clocksout6260]

Are you talking about school live or happy sugar life?

[@DelinaX]

You do realize those are 2 completely different genres

[@alliew5298]

@@DelinaX r/whooosh

[@DelinaX]

@@alliew5298 That was supposed to be a joke? lol

[@clocksout6260]

Tomas Baškys watch school live then you get the right to speak

[@xdbbe123]

"Dimple isn't important" HOW DARE YOU

[@loops9742]

he saved mob tho he definitely important

[@rhinog7815]

i guess he never finished the manga because to say dimple is not important in the last arc is kinda crazy

[@vielarzares7212]

Dimple is the reason why mob became a powerful Psychic

[@zenpie5093]

Is he an Anime only?

[@PkayLah]

Dimple nub

[@insideseptiplieredits1186]

I understand Joey’s point in these, but I don’t think he knew that the whole poll was based on the anime’s Funimation has, which is why some of the more og anime’s aren’t there

[@UltmtDestroyer]

How dare you, Iggy is a main character

[@Cherrygummmy]

Exactly he has his own development as a character. He's not a companion creature

[@UltmtDestroyer]

@@Cherrygummmy What even defines companion creature anyways? Being animal? Then the whole cast of beastars are companion creatures

[@justajobro1266]

Iggy is the polbro, polnareff is the main charecter,

[@UltmtDestroyer]

genius

[@zrightning3937]

i have to agree with this. Iggy is not a companion creature at all and is very much a character in and off itself. (just like pikachu is tbh!)

[@tmt_0488]

when my hero academia beat hunter x hunter and jojo’s in the shounen category I’m not surprised just disappointed

[@goodyear3656]

My hero is better than HXH and JOJO combined

[@jakobmartins5027]

goodyear365 *your ability to speak doesn’t make you intelligent*

[@goodyear3656]

@@jakobmartins5027 agreed

[@youngpbands9507]

goodyear365 you haven’t seen hxh and jojo, I don’t think anyone who has watched all three of those shows can seriously say that mha is better than the other two combined, most would say it’s the worst

[@jakobmartins5027]

goodyear365 I was talking about you esé

[@bunnyhj]

me, zoning out, not really paying the best attention: joey: i want to eat your pancreas me: what

[@moondok]

I think he wants to eat your pancreas

[@imanidiotandiagreewithyoubut]

Fucking sad and hurts alot this anime, depressing

[@TheUnknownMiss96]

@@imanidiotandiagreewithyoubut So true!!! But yet a really awesome movie! Really a must-watch!

[@bunnyhj]

TheUnknownMiss96 haha, maybe i’ll actually watch it sometime :,)

[@imanidiotandiagreewithyoubut]

TheUnknownMiss96 I hate to say it but anime made me change my view on things and made me care about people more. Even if the person is a boy, i have to help him. Koe no katachi made me help deaf people and learn sign language... Yes i am a degenerate...

[@xtcaudio]

“Normy” shows are what bring more people into the anime community. You can argue that more people is a bad thing, but reality is, the more people that watch anime means the more funding. Anime was created from a lack of funding, more content with less manpower. So if you like anime, you should be happy that others do too. An unfortunate, or fortunate depending how you look at it, side effect is more mainstream anime will gain more praise, regardless of subjective content quality.

[@zestureamv]

Ofcourse the generic animes will get more newcomers because it is same shit for us but for the newcomers it can be just what they wanted.

[@nikofasulo6386]

More funding? Half of y’all watch bootleg versions of the series. 💀

[@xtcaudio]

@@nikofasulo6386 I don’t even know where to watch bootleg anything. Funimation, Crunchyroll, Hidive, and EBay are my only access to anime. I’d say it’s the same for newcomer and veteran viewers alike.

[@dragonbane44]

@MR. J if there is a demand, someone has to supply. If more people demand generic anime then so be it.

[@empty5356]

If studios stop underpaying their employees I'm sure there will be more amazing anime

[@mikeh9]

His opinion: exists Everyone in the other video's comments: *I'm going to pretend I didn't see that*

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

They forgot most of the anime that came out before 2019

[@mono475]

I found you again 😂

[@m.thorton9305]

dude, you're everywhere

[@cronfort]

are you justin y's cousin?

[@AlpacaKingvtube]

Only TWO winners are from 2019.....

[@Ae_Ji]

Your like an Easter Egg in Every Comments.

[@Dr.Spatula]

"It's a popularity contest" That's literally what fan favorite means

[@ADDRHR]

Also there wouldn't be much votes on obscure anime so it's easier to have votes on what people do know...

[@wanderingweeb3120]

More like Normies not fans

[@ADDRHR]

@@wanderingweeb3120 shut up cringe lord

[@wanderingweeb3120]

@@ADDRHR lol normie is triggered

[@ADDRHR]

@@wanderingweeb3120 Is that really your comeback? I bet you use that for everything. Not triggered you are actually a dumbass though. K bye.

[@timothyhansen3062]

I don't think he should be disappointed that some normie ones won, just because an anime is considered normie doesn't make it bad. In fact, it's the opposite, these animes tend to be considered normie because people who don't watch a lot of anime have watched them. Why have they watched them? Because they're (in most cases) really good.

[@sydricborjabasco2377]

but mha over hxh, aot and fmab... srsly?

[@rajeevnayan4472]

@@sydricborjabasco2377 i too am disappointed even tho i would be called a normie

[@ilovefood6289]

@@sydricborjabasco2377 FMAB decade

[@sups6192]

@@sydricborjabasco2377 True, It's quite Dissapointing But I guess Popularity (More fans I guess)Even in the popularity I don't get how MHA Has More fans than AOT or the others

[@animeedits3507]

@@sups6192 i mean people are crazy for AOT lol Even popularity wise MHA doesnt have a chance and as a anime , every runnerup was better than MHA

[@wackonubs8644]

It's really sad to see that even in the comments, Maquia is underrated.

[@animeedits3507]

Lol😂

[@ShoWu127]

“I Want to Eat Your Pancreas” Ah yes, truly romantic.

[@nikolajelenkovic8887]

watch it if u havent, its really good.

[@sevehn]

The title is pretty much just like "Your Lie In April". When you finish the series and look at the title it has a whole new fucking meaning to you, and it hits you deep.

[@makeherclimax5628]

That name never gets old

[@windysradio]

Everybody has the same problem when they read the name

[@dr.riddles9241]

Venom?

[@Magmafrost13]

"There are still so many people that havent seen Promare" yeah, that's what happens when a film only gets a decent cinematic release in one country and still hasnt had a home release.

[@lolitaku7229]

When I saw the ads on Instagram, I was like "Kamina?!" And instantly sent to my sister who also reacted the same way. So I was disappointed..

[@Ravenlion13]

Yeah. Ive been watching too watch promare since it came out. But where? :/

[@Magmafrost13]

@@Draklour Im already in Australia, as far as I could find it was released here for all of one week. And I was busy that whole week. And it had really shitty distribution in that one week, too. Only one cinema in all of Melbourne had it, and it was in the middle of the City, so even if I wasnt busy it wouldve taken me two hours to get there.

[@DnDOldGuard]

"SAO....that can rot in hell!" I feel that, in my soul. That show was almost good, but then it wasn't at all.

[@Johnk1357.]

SAO is good

[@goldenbunnies4143]

@@Johnk1357. watch more anime my g

[@Johnk1357.]

@@goldenbunnies4143 ive watched 70+ shows

[@sakuya9017]

At this point.. I’m hundred percent sure that anyone who says they like SAO is a very new anime viewer. (Not proud of this but I used to love SAO, but then you watch more anime and you realize it’s pretty bad)...

[@morganthomas9823]

@@sakuya9017 I don't know what you would classify as a new anime viewer but I have been watching anime for just over a year (so I may fit into that category), but SAO is my favourite anime (it was my third anime so I may have some bias). I am not saying it is anywhere near a masterpiece but I think far more people would enjoy it if elitist anime watches didn't shove their opinions down people's throats and over critique something (mainly for views) that they don't enjoy and shouldn't even be watching anyway. I think sometimes new anime watches are even more likely to hate anime like SAO as they want to fit in with the elitist anime watchers. I don't think my opinions on SAO will change and it will always be my favourite.

[@randomperson2092]

I don’t agree with this video and what he talked about, i did agree with the fact that more “underrated” animes should be appreciated, but this article is in fact called, “ the most popular anime in the decade” now I will say I am still in my beginning stages of watching anime. So to Joey I would be a “normie” and honestly I thought many times about leaving the anime community because it’s toxic, some people in the anime community are nice but I’ve seen more bad then good. Can we not call someone a normie for watching demon slayer for example? If Joey said that demon slayer was a good anime before it got popular then it would have been a different story, he would say something along the lines of “I really like how demon slayer turned popular because I really liked it and it was underrated before.” Something like that but if he saw it when it was popular then to Joey it being popular is a minus in his book. No one has “bad taste” I think people forget that in our world everyone has different personalities and preferences. Just don’t be elitist.

[@simpingfor2d98]

People like Joe or the anime elitist seems to forget the idea that, if something becomes popular is at least interesting/ have a good premise, or people relate to it in some level. Of course in the most of the time, fans end up hyping shows to much, like chainsaw man, JJK and KNY, which makes people have high expectations that for a lot of cases, end up causing the opposite effect. Still, just because something is popular is not equal as bad, I hate de trend to hate popular/mainstrems anime and I HATE if you say that any of these animes is good or your fav, its means you're a normie, even if you aren't ( Anime fan since 12, now 20 and I was called that for saying that JJK is the most recent shounen that I found fun since one piece, naruto, HXH, fullmetal alchemist and the others 2000 shounens )

[@exhaustedgamer.7248]

In my opinion it is fun to have arguments in a community about your preference as long as it doesn’t go extreme.

[@TogminPertin]

You know it's kinda easy to make a good short anime but if an anime has more than 50 episodes and is still really good, then it should be in a different league. There should be 2 lists imo, because comparing an anime with 12 episodes to one that has over 50,200 or 500 is kinda unfair and many people don't watch longer anime because they didn't have enough time so it was left undiscovered. Of course no one can really ever say that there's a best anime, song, movie and the like because there are too many that are really good. But we can distinguish between those that are mediocre or average and those that were better than average. And demon slayer was definitely better than average.

[@diondros5883]

The Anime Man: *complains about biased opinions* Also The Anime Man: *talks about his biased opinion*

[@user-uc6vi7dt7d]

He has watched almost every anime and he knows which one is good. Not some over-hyped Demon slayer which doesn't deserve to win best animation.

[@buzz4205]

@@user-uc6vi7dt7d Every opinion is valid, but I still agree with him

[@AlmightyAMV2004]

@@user-uc6vi7dt7d and hasn't watched haikyu the winner of best sports anime xD

[@johnkennethlopez401]

damnn right bro

[@aidancmoon]

@@user-uc6vi7dt7d I think it isn't good to take someone's word as gospel, I personally think that Demon Slayer should have won, sure it was a "normie" show, I know as much, but that doesn't make it inherently bad. In fact most normie shows are normie because they are good enough to be talked about in the community. I'm not going to say Demon Slayer has the best animation out of any show this decade, it's just my opinion from what I've seen. The Anime Man is pretty in-tune with anime but he has not seen every show, I believe everyone's opinion is as good as the next guys, no matter if they're a youtuber that has seen virtually every show or someone who watches only mainstream anime.

[@arthurmorini8504]

> Best anime of the decade > Most of them are 2019 Not gonna lie, at times like these I think that an average anime viewer has a memory span of a goldfish.

[@Scifyi04]

I mean if casuals have watched 3 anime and they ride the hype train. And estimating these normies are like at least 30% of the anime community and also probably 70% of the pollers since elitists wont be bothered to poll... Thats means recent hyped anime will most likely win cause normies love polls.

[@renamamiya8391]

Not just anime viewers but people in general. Look at all the people saying Fortnite was the best game of the past decade.

[@auto.15]

Just the ones that watch Crunchyroll

[@kimguir3557]

Exactly

[@MrSharpShooterMan77]

I do!

[@moruflof2453]

Joey: Forgets abt HxH HxH Stans: *Triggered*

[@kagenetflix3337]

Damn, that’s funny, when y’all getting another season?

[@mwaque6391]

@@kagenetflix3337 in the next 50 years

[@that_unknown_girl0960]

@@mwaque6391 make it 100

[@jamietheangryoctopus5938]

Well, considering that the manga and original anime came out in the 90’s, it’s hard to call it a 2010’s anime, even though it technically is.

[@JonsiasUniverse]

@@that_unknown_girl0960 there’s no way the creator will be alive if it was

[@Heisenberg612]

Attack on titan can be science fiction. With the whole grappling hook things and the fact titans that are too big to be a sustainable life source, especially when their main source of food is humans, and there's like barely any people in existance.

[@brooksroddy6867]

yeah keep watching it and wait

[@aaykat6078]

Lmao this guy is still in first season

[@kleberson777]

shusshhhh..don't tell him.

[@TomitaGregorias]

This guy: Still speculating bout the story so far, probably in first two seasons still Season 3 and 4 hitting him be like: Choo Choo, X gon give it to ya!

[@muhammadiqwanmuhammadnazri4874]

and i thought this comment was from 2-3 years ago lmao

[@wickedmango4093]

Okay, but Mob Psycho’s animation is absolutely AMAZING when they try

[@naomifukunaga6543]

Wii Shop Channel true but compared to the “bests”, no.

[@howarddeeznuts2113]

Naomi Fukunaga like? ..Mob has some of the best animation hands down

[@kwedl]

@@naomifukunaga6543 The "bests" of the whole decade were not even on that list, but from those ones Mob is by far the best in terms of animations. Demon Slayer just won because it was popular at that time just like a lot of things in the Awards. Most people always just talk about the same scene and nothing else. Mob is another one of those cases where people refuse to admit good animation or even watching a show because of artstyle. It's the same with people who think realistic videogames are always harder to make or more impressive than stylized.

[@abdulkarimalsharif1420]

Nah

[@cameronrutherford6123]

Ke We demon slayer didn’t just win because it was newer even though that definitely help. All the scenes are great but it’s still a relatively new anime so I can understand why many people reference a certain scene. But being one of those people who say “oh that’s normie” makes them a normie because that shits getting to common and annoying

[@benperfitt6759]

bro he said "I want to eat your pancreas" so casually, I cannot say that with a straight face lol

[@winstonsuni1346]

Ben Perfitt watch the movie if u like romance, best animated romance film of the decade for me

[@OfficialMizukiAjisa]

It's a really good movie, I saw it on the plane to Italy

[@blankslate7491]

I can say it with absolute seriousness and my mom gives me weird looks when I read the manga in front of her

[@mr.ikaros]

I won't lie. The part when The Anime Man said that title it made me laugh. :)

[@benjamina6618]

out of the nominees for best animation, I'd say AOT probably deserves it just for the ODM scenes

[@TheIndian123]

Favourite companian creature : Erwin's horse

[@revi925]

Joey: this list is horrible also Joey at every category : I don't necessarily disagree with the winner nor the nominees

[@rickymex704]

He has to show that he has "elite" tastes after all

[@simonerz8248]

"""every category""" No, only the horrible ones are horrible

[@noe4354]

Joey absolutely hated the sports category (except haikyuu)

[@LeclipsChannelAK]

@@rickymex704 Pretty sure it's more about YT recommendations than him being an elitist. People just click more and YT recommends the video more if there is some drama in the thumbnail and title.

[@Am3ricium]

The Anime Man: "Just because its popular doesn't mean its the best" While nomination is: "Favorite animation", not "Best animation"

[@ilana5998]

i think he meant that people assumed it to be their favorite in general, and if they had understood it was favorite animation they would have voted differently

[@chadlikespasta3142]

@@ilana5998 i think the point was not just for that category, but for all of them. All of them are listed as "favorite" not "best" yet joey goes on abt all the anime that are better. Technically yes, but it's a favourites list, meaning its kinda fair for it to, atleast somewhat, be a popularity contest. Plus things that become popular do often become popular for a reason.

[@divyamtaneja9430]

I think you r right on that . Just because hes watched some anime doesnt mean that he can rate the list according to his will. The fan base can decide for themselves. Clearly no need for for his opinion when we have a vote system . This vid clearly got me triggered 🤨🤨🤨

[@Megabajt1001]

@@divyamtaneja9430 Well, he's not. He is stating his opinion (as well as giving some nice recommendations). Everyone has a right to like what they want, as well as criticise whatever they want.

[@jy61]

@Jéster I mean, what the fuck else would he talk about in a video like this lol. Just look at each winner and go "yeah, these are the favorites of people" or something? Besides, a lot of the stuff he mentions like Hyouka and Haruhi Suzumiya are popular among the anime community, just not necessarily outside of it. And a lot of the nominees/winners he was fine with, and just added stuff he would recommend in the categories too rather than just bashing the picks.

[@graceskate]

“Happy 2020” you poor innocent naive child

[@smormu8222]

I don't care what anyone says to me, there will always be a place in my heart for Fairy Tail.

[@ArabDweller]

how old are you?

[@smormu8222]

Why do you want to know?

[@sttrawberry4681]

@@ArabDweller wtf

[@manoknowfish]

@@smormu8222 weebs are attracted to kids...😩🤫

[@oceanacemafer]

Fairy Tail is what people in hell watch.

[@aleksandra5808]

Senku: I'm going to beat fantasy with science Funimation: I'm gonna ruin this mans whole career

[@erluq9309]

Aleksandra Underrated comment 🤣

[@TheItuber]

Yeah, i don`t think they know what science entails.

[@shkpotter9844]

lmao

[@aloenuht.1740]

i actually liked Dr. Stone better than Demon Slayer

[@raawesome3851]

@@aloenuht.1740 cool. I think they are both pretty good.

[@arok8595]

Attack on titan: took a decade of anime to finish

[@thehotcheeto860]

Didn’t even finish that decade XD

[@feorgenotgloyd7624]

@@thehotcheeto860 true

[@mrsucc2138]

@@thehotcheeto860 It's gonna need a second part.

[@ryomen7713]

@@thehotcheeto860 it isnt even finished yet😂

[@robotbits87]

@@ryomen7713 I mean the manga is finished but that came out at 2009

[@albatross1688]

"Just because it's popular, doesn't mean it's the best". Joey succinctly sums up why I avoid any kind of "awards" for any of the media I enjoy.

[@user-mh6ju3pg8c]

Quiet understandable what you wrote .. Awards often do not do justice to true art 😕

[@albatross1688]

@@user-mh6ju3pg8c Agreed. Most awards are based on popular perception, which disproportionately favors the ultra mainstream stuff. Sure, there are plenty of great mainstream products out there, but a truly fair and unbiased award system would objectively look at everything produced in a particular medium in a given year, and judge it accordingly. Of course, these things are run by humans, and through no one's fault, it's really difficult for someone to actually take the time to check out literally everything a medium has to offer in a year. So, of course they will start with the most well-known stuff. Also, the potential audience may be put off if what gains the most awards isn't particularly well-known, so the ultimate winner almost has to be something mainstream. So, there's just no way for industry awards to be any kind of objective measure of media. That's why I stopped caring about them a long time ago.

[@emircanozad914]

@@albatross1688 How is it possible to make the awards things without subjective views?

[@albatross1688]

@@emircanozad914 I suppose you're right. I still think awards shows disproportionately prop up what's popular for the views though, hence why I lost interest in them a long time ago.

[@MustardGuy161]

@@albatross1688 I mean... this list here IS a popularity contest. It literally said "fan-favorite".

[@spikespiegel9394]

The List Was Going Decent Until The Last List Came Out. I mean Fucking MHA over AOT, HxH, Jojo 🚮

[@jazy921]

Joey: It's a popularity contest and just because it's popular, doesn't mean it's the best Well that's why it's not the award for the best but rather the favorite

[@Scifyi04]

Hypocritical I agree

[@lordshade5293]

Thank You. I mean, I think everyone now thinks Best X category = Favorite X Category. When you have a lot of sh*t to say, but cannot bother to read/comprehend the title.

[@kaz7886]

There is no best anime anyway and there will never be, because it is IMPOSSIBLE for an anime to be objective, everyone had a different opinion, and people's opinion is what makes the anime's popularity and community increase. I can either like or dislike what Joey thinks is good, because even if sometimes Joey tries to look at an anime objectively, what he says makes no fucking sense those times. So, yeahh. (Fairy Tail best anime of the decade imo)

[@lordshade5293]

@@kaz7886 Lol yeah i mean its all subjective, you can see the Mona Lisa, and MAYBE im a dumb fucker, but its just a lady with no brows, for me its not a unique piece of masterful art, i mean it kind of is, but just because people asign value to it, if those people die, 200 years later people could think some dude did a good picture of his mom. Its an extream yeah but for me i like these examples to really make enfasis. Dacedes ago people liked portraits of chubby people or angels. Now here in anime like in MANY other things there is a concensus of what the mayority thinks is good, so people go by that. But to me joey its kind of an elitist, if you dont agree with his opinion about great animation or whatever other stuf, my men you have shit taste. XD So i dont know why people get so worked up about stuff like this. It is what it is, some time bullshit like the companion category(the category not the result), but hell they did it and people voted, not all people but some, and to them happy won.

[@lordshade5293]

@alphloofsi yeah i mean, i was just saying. I do watch some(few) of his videos, but not really for his insight of taste, but bucause he talks about lots of anime and the people that messajes him talk about lots, so when i see it, i might find some title i havent seen and i want to check out. Instead of like, puting MAL on a list by year or score and star with the first anime on top and go down from there.

[@MatteoLongobardi]

Anime that wasn't awarded: *exists* Joey: now here's an anime that I genuinely thought would've won

[@coltenjones8851]

"Just because it's the most popular doesn't mean it's the best." There's some truth to that, but down grading the AOT or Demon Slayer story?? lol you got me f*cked up

[@ben99ny69]

he actually really likes attack on titan. He would even call it a masterpiece. He also like demon slayer. Although while i would also consider attack on titan a masterpiece in most regards. I wouldn't say the same for demon slayer in anything besides its animation.

[@chitogekirisaki570]

@@RenQD same but ds is overrated aot is masterpiece!

[@otakusenpai6632]

@@chitogekirisaki570 no anime is overrated, stop this overrated and underrated shit ,anime as a whole is underrated ,and if an anime is overrated that means it deserves ,

[@justsomedude6210]

@@chitogekirisaki570 overrated interms of the hype. In other things else it pretty good as a mid tier of shounen anime.

[@niallv14]

@@otakusenpai6632 Whether something is overrated or not is up to you. It’s a matter of opinion not fact

[@cristianpereyra6912]

bruh you can't dismiss mob psycho, snk AND fucking OPM's animation just by saying they're "normie shit". The animation quality in those shows is consistently insane (well yknow, before the studio switch)

[@und3c1ph3r3d]

I'm a little late on this but I wholeheartedly agree, especially for mob; as someone who has actually watched quite a bit of anime, mob stands out as some of the best animation I've ever seen. He also overlooked it in the best ops tier list he did a while back; both s1 and 2 had some of my fav ops in pretty much any show, from music to animation. I feel like he kinda sleeps on mob.

[@johnfkennedy4319]

Best animated SERIES Proceeds to name like 3 movies ...

[@josephikrakowski8895]

Planet Sheen lmaooooo word!!!! 😂😂😂

[@draglonconx7771]

I mean heavens feel is a series of 3 movies ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@mr4d653]

Heavens Feel is a Series :')

[@MrKiwiAzul]

And doesn't mentions Masaaki Yuasa whatsoever on the movie category

[@j0rts_667]

Joey: “And Yuri On Ice...c’mon guys, we all know that no body watched this show for the sports” Me: YOU ARE CORRECT SIR!

[@kadyvoss733]

j0rts _ I did....cause I wasn't expecting what came next

[@mocha6315]

I watched Yuri on Ice literally because of ice skating 😅

[@sushih3302]

Kady Voss same 😅

[@personwithamid-lifecrisis6289]

I didn't watch it for sports but I learned ice skating from the anime.

[@leleli6973]

well, i did. i just wasn't aware of what's going to happen lmao

[@professordrew]

It’s interesting that you used Star Wars and lord of the rings as the examples for sci-fi fantasy, where Star Wars tends to follow more traditional fantasy tropes while having a sci-fi setting. Star Wars IMO is often seen as sort of the love child of fantasy and sci-fi coming together. I would argue Star Wars is one of the few films that would actually fall in a sci-fi/fantasy. Love the channel, anime man!

[@kamenridersaiga4294]

Thank you for mentioning ,”I want to eat your pancreas.” I was so fricking happy. That movie mad me cry.

[@chibiski13]

Shoujo category: banana fish Joey: great shoujo series Shoujo category: madoka magica Joey: hmmmm I’m not sure if it’s a shoujo

[@madiradi851]

I didn't even knew banana fish was considered a shoujo cause damn violence and action and all

[@EchizenRyomine]

their category is too broad, where is comedy, mystery or horror, and i feel that shoujo and shounen is too big as a genre.. i thought Banana Fish is Seinen

[@Mutterschwein]

@@EchizenRyomine True. I'm surprised that something like Tokyo Ghoul was considered Seinen whereas a series that includes rape(including of children), drugs and fairly extreme, more realistic violence like Banana Fish is not.

[@v.l.p.611]

MutterSchwein you know, ducking re:zero is considered a seinen. Like rly?

[@Mutterschwein]

​@@v.l.p.611 I do not know. And now that you told me I'm slightly even more confused as to what makes something a "seinen" or its female equivalent if I'm being honest.

[@fyodorpositive1904]

Joey: “ A lot of people online have been giving out their favourite anime of the decade.” Gigguk:

[@TheMaster5059]

Fyodor Positive true lol I know he’s busy but I love his comedic style to his videos and was really looking forward to a decade best video from him. Oh well maybe next decade

[@edgarpewds5420]

Literally can't wait to see next video about this or some like that

[@GearzWasTaken]

For once Yona of the Dawn has actually been mentioned somewhere.. gawddamn I flippin' love the anime and the manga

[@skyblue340]

Yona of The Dawn is wonderful!

[@graphic-no_avail534]

The problem with this type of system is even though its "of the decade"; its usually the more recent anime that are remembered. Especially as most people voting haven't been watching anime for a decade. (That isn't a read 😅)

[@dragonbane44]

It's called recency bias. One tends to remember the recent events more than earlier ones.

[@neferpitou5163]

If you really have a favorite anime films/series, no matter how many years it has passed. You won't forget it. If you truly loved the anime you watch.

[@GodzillaFreak]

Joey: Pokemon didn’t start in the 2010s Also Joey: Says nothing about One Piece

[@BombaJead]

Also when did fairy tail start? Wasn't it also from 2000's?

[@shanemiller1182]

@@BombaJead 2009 I think

[@fogheaded3866]

Don't compare Pokemon and fairy tail to one piece I'm not saying one piece is perfect but fairy tail is just shit

[@monasfart7835]

One piece is overrated normie shit

[@gdijsn4729]

@@monasfart7835 I wouldn't say one piece is normie shit, cause it's pretty good, but it does have a lot of flaws, but the OP fans treat it like it's the most perfect show out there, and they get all toxic when you say something bad about it, but for me Gintama, hxh, jojo>the big three

[@buvettu]

"Sorry, but this content isn’t available in your country."

[@animusswtor4822]

GA y Y AYYAYY YA YY ay y YYAGA Y Gaya yag ay GAYA GAGAYA Ygay yakashi fuck mehard bruh gay ya Nah here in Germany funimation isn’t available either, and holy shit what Is that user name xD

[@erufailon4723]

Funimation's geoblocking is just plain lazy. Because they haven't licensed any shows for streaming outside of certain countries, they think that people outside of those countries don't want to read their blog posts? Tf? And don't even mention screenshots of license anime. Almost every f*cking copyright law in the world has something that at least resembles fair use or fair dealing or citation right, you name it.

[@jamessmitgaming9091]

Ruining your Game is Toadally Awesome Would you say that Germans and Austrians have different accents from each other?

[@Madhattersinjeans]

Half the crunchyroll catalogue has the same issue.

[@user-ri6yi8ms9m]

neither crunchyroll nor funimation are available where i live :')

[@llamaplaying3503]

Nobody talking about Joey's lemon shirt tho, like man's got some TASTE.

[@AstroDas360]

When Shiro from Shin Chan isn't nominated for best companion creature.

[@shobhasharma1618]

Shin chan is the greatest show to ever exist

[@fjorbak]

Funimation: Popularity contest Joey: wHaT aBoUt ThIs tHiNg ThAt NoOnE kNoWs AbOuT!?!?!

[@harbingersan]

*Dr.Stone gets nominated for sci-fi/fantasy* Senku: So science is a lie

[@kyto5001]

Harbinger it’s a science because of the pétrification I bet

[@dooplon5083]

@@kyto5001 What? You mean science fiction or fantasy because of the petrification right?

[@danielhong1552]

I think it’s fantasy cus tsubasa can chuck a log like a javelin

[@dooplon5083]

@@danielhong1552 Well yeah, it's real science with fantasy elements but it certainly doesnt act like science fiction much what with the focus on real science

[@223antemerediem2]

Its basically fake isekai

[@hdoan1519]

I love how as soon as he says " yuri in ice... Ye" I get an ulta commercial

[@EfrenDNa]

I love how Joey just went happy 2020 in the sweetest way💖 little did we know what a shit fire storm would be.

[@hilmaandersson7855]

I’m so sorry but I have to leave an angry comment about this: ”Dimple didn’t really have any significance in the story”? DID YOU WATCH SEASON 2?

[@draydenazura219]

Hilma Andersson poor dimple :,(

[@nol5152]

He's pretty significant

[@datnameis]

Get this comment to top

[@Sheepanoid]

Joey: Roasts the anime series of the decade. Also Joey: Recommends a MOVIE for the anime "Series" of the decade

[@aaronstone5829]

i think he was just wanted to mention the best ANIMATION shit

[@pockystick8557]

Shhh. Shhhhh It's animation. Everything animated is animation. SHHHHHHHHHH

[@madoo1333]

Animation is Animation -Mr. Incredible

[@KURMAN1234]

True hahaha

[@SadChatt]

I feel like nominating a movie for best animation is cheating

[@SpectralUmbreon197]

“Happy 2020 everyone” aged about as well as Funimation’s reputation.

[@dianejuno5282]

Hi, my name is Diane. I am in my 50's and have loved anime along as I can remember. Star blazers, Grendizer, the last unicorn,speed racer.... As I got older I stopped because pressure of not being cool ( at the time, tattoos were not popular). I started watching again in the 90s. Inuyasha was my push. Now I have ( not as big as your lol) large collection of anime and movies. I pride myself in knowing that you mention anime that I enjoy on your show. I want to say thank you for your knowledge in ALL aspects of anime. You have opened my eyes to new series and movies. I will continue watching. If there is a way to support you, please let me know. Thank you again.

[@saint_yves]

This should be Joey's job: Roasting Anime voters.

[@Ran93024]

The anime community is quite retarded in general :D Just go read some comments on horriblesubs and you'll be amazed by the amount of racism/discrimination and short-sighted retardedness that's prevalent there. Actually, the amount of people being excited about "Being one of the first to comment on random youtube video" proves how shallow the general audience on here is too. Maybe I'm just too old for this shit.

[@user-xt1dy3ns2x]

BLOODFIRE reddit?

[@ehehisshook8549]

lit profile pic no cap

[@endlel]

I can’t wait until he roasts the election

[@vincentnguyen3068]

It is

[@cesmeen]

There should have been a category for best psychological anime

[@iulia6707]

would have been nice to have a category for every genre

[@sev4405]

But instead you get shit like "favorite creature companion".

[@wtfyoutube4873]

みん that would be erased or psycho pass

[@cesmeen]

@@wtfyoutube4873 I love these two but their are a lot more. A few that come to my mind right now are Shinsekai yori, Welcome to NHK and fricking Aku no Hana.

[@corruptedsave145]

So PsychoPass or Erased could get a spot too? They were both popular, so yeah... that, or Re:ZERO because of course it would be. But since you mentioned it, you had something in mind. What was it?

[@chrise7180]

Best sports show of 2010's was Run with the Wind. For its quality it gets no where near the recognition it deserves.

[@agathoklesmartinios8414]

"Happy 2020 everybody." That has aged well.

[@nootnoothannie]

Everyone in the comments: talking about animes and giving their opinions and stuff Me: wondering where Joey got his lemon shirt from

[@lolitaku7229]

Same dou. He sour boi in this video so best shirt to wear

[@elena4875]

Same bro, I love lemons

[@cheynimations]

Same

[@aquasama588]

He got it from Yonezu Kenshi

[@emmanuelbrard3048]

@AquaSama Ha

[@TK-sn3rx]

“I like dimple but he wasn’t really important to the overall story” honey, you’ve got a big storm coming

[@elysteco]

T K yeah

[@Mattinator95]

No clue how Cooper lost to happy

[@porci751]

poor dimple gets no respect, even when he saved Mobs ass twice in the second season of the anime an played a considerably big role in the last parts of the first one

[@adelekeadedamola6234]

Agreed

[@meriamysp4043]

ooh, He's actually the mc hahaha

[@jonahclements9549]

One small thing, Sci-fi and fantasy, when combined, are the same genre. But for some reason it is always named scifi/fantasy. The proper name for this genre, which doesn't make it seem as bad, is speculative fiction, the genre of fiction where you make up some aspect of your world.

[@dianeunderhill8131]

Yeah, it comes from the fact that true Sci-Fi has to be possible, and anything that may be improbable, even if it's just the smallest thing suddenly puts in Fantasy. When it comes to Fantasy, anything that improves the civilization beyond that which makes it easier for them to live, makes it sci-fi, due to the "Science" of the world being changed for the better.

[@Ayura0]

I want Joey to do more criticism videos. I just love these type of videos. gives me a sense of coverage as I'm just a normal person who has no voice whereas this man here has a voice to the mass.

[@nebahadem2847]

no matter how many animes I have finished on the same day, I will always be put back in my beginner anime seat when I watch this man's channel.

[@chainbastard6034]

WTF IS YOUR PFP HAHAHAH BRO YES

[@D-gray.]

That pfp gives me goosebumps

[@zonpai1633]

Joey's just a gigachad of anime

[@thebaconguy1661]

Buddy... *what the f*ck did you do to Gon.*

[@sin4477]

gon looking fresh ngl

[@rishirajpandya1986]

As soon as the creature category came up, I was like “Iggy but there’s no way,” but Joey came through

[@zenpie5093]

I honestly thought I was going to see ... this magic pet cat (forgot his name) from Emilia in this category and was surprised he wasn’t a choice 😂

[@zenpie5093]

Emilia from Re:Zero

[@Zladiian]

@@zenpie5093 Puck

[@kekmyabs]

Star Platinum is my favorite furry friend

[@bunbundabunni3843]

@@zenpie5093 Personally lean more towards Patrasche. Their bond was deeper than any Emilia.

[@akkoei8822]

I hate that popular animes are hated on for being popular now

[@RCRDC_handlesarepoopoo]

21:30 Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru (Run with the Wind) was amazing and it's sad how few people talk about it.

[@niamhha9014]

“Happy 2020 everybody” Me, watching this in November: 😷💀.

[@sakaso9844]

lmao me too

[@kakyoindonut3213]

me in december: dead

[@Tiagocf2]

vid didnt aged well

[@elpino3473]

2021

[@wikimelon4181]

I was looking for a comment like that jdbsskzj

[@Possiblesgirl]

“I would of thought everyone would of forgotten about Madoka Magica” LOL no one forgets about the shows that cause depression

[@lolitaku7229]

Trutru

[@lolitaku7229]

I cried every episode of ano hana...

[@igor-ld8qm]

new spin off series aswell bless

[@VanderDeck3n]

would've*, sorry I had to do it. My inner grammar Nazi was screaming.

[@Suesserto]

Other than Evangelion

[@reyes3561]

i’m semi new to the anime scene, and literally every 30 seconds of watching ANY video of his in writing down a new anime to watch

[@meetmanan16177]

why tf one outs doesn't get the recognition it should in sports genre or even psychological anime 😩 it's my fkin favourite 😩

[@MollyDollyy774]

Joey: "I wonder what won" Also Joey: "oh what a surprise my hero academia won" I agree kind of hero aca is good yet it up from popularity

[@GoonCommander]

I'm a Fighting game guy so My hero is honestly Perfect sometimes, Like when Someone got shot and then they popped off and Did some cool shit.

[@suzuchii]

i mean what do you want people to do about that? everyone has technology in their house these days even olderly, but that doesn't give people the right to misjudge boku no hero aca because of "popularity" that show deserve to win! there is no single ep that was bad!

[@derpynerdy6294]

suzu dattebane Nah its last Average writing

[@EpicDude467]

Ultimate normie thread of incorrect grammar

[@lordtouchme77]

@@suzuchii bnha is overrated tho i read the manga but its just another superhero shounen shit i mean i prefer marvel comic or dc comic if its about superhero they are more superrior.

[@GulayBeans]

Joey:No Joey: THIS:*anime I haven't watched before* Me:HOLY F*CK YOU'RE RIGHT

[@CasualJamer]

Çrazy Genius yoooo a fellow Zenitsu

[@ryanandrews9102]

Me personally, I love My Hero Academia, but Hunter x Hunter and Jojo's SMASHES it in every way.

[@JonsiasUniverse]

I agree.

[@johnnwith2ns464]

And it's not even close

[@sabihzahir6220]

Shounen kid

[@acdesegurgels8663]

One piece superior to all

[@ryanandrews9102]

@@acdesegurgels8663 I don't agree, although I do like One Piece.

[@idiotoninternet]

I liked your lie in April because I related to it a lot with my mums chronic illness, abusive behaviour and eventual death. It hurt to watch, I’m sure if I watched it again it wouldn’t hit as hard but it hurt hard because it brought up a lot of bad memories

[@Chiara-ep5er]

Me: Oh shit he’s gonna roast Haikyuu Joey: *doesnt roast Haikyuu* OH THANK GOD

[@razkable]

I mean he roasted kuroko..its just worse slam dunk..but they have powers..so its stupid

[@creamofthecrop5868]

Asmosis Jones kuruko is bad haikyuu is good

[@Cherryzardxy]

Arijate hajime no ippo is way superior than both of them

[@creamofthecrop5868]

Hi marco agreed

[@noe4354]

Cuz hes lazy and hasn't watched it

[@flight8082]

"Not because its popular doesn't mean it's the best" This applies to literally every award show ever. They're literally a popularity contest, why is this sounding like breaking news to people.

[@thuytran-vg5vz]

Flight 808 not true. It only applies to 99.99% of award shows. If the Oscar was a popularity contest then this year’s winner would have been Endgame

[@jacobnorris8256]

@@thuytran-vg5vz In every single category the movie has anything to do with, at that.

[@smallss7197]

Also not true. In the Game Awards. FE TH would have won because of puplarity not Sekiro

[@jinq4136]

Well technically if something isnt popular it also doesnt mean its bad ... hence how taste works ... nobody likes food which taste like ass

[@Jcsj_]

It is fan voted... of course it's a popularity, not every anime fan has seen some of the more obscure animes, that's why their obscure. The point of these fan voted awards isn't "this is the best anime" it is "this is the anime most ppl liked". If ppl haven't seen the anime no one is gonna vote for it, It's pretty simple actually. People are making it seem like it being a popularity contest is some how a bad thing. It's not a bad thing, it's the point of the list.

[@victort.2583]

I've commented on this before (awhile ago, but I started rewatching it and a few thoughts came back up), but fantasy and science fiction are very closely related. I'd personally have liked it if the two were separated to recognize an additional series, but it's honestly understandable that the two are grouped together, and it's not at all unprecedented. Science fiction and fantasy are more settings than genres - it's more a matter of worldbuilding, and a story can fit into either depending on how it's done (Clark's 3rd Law saying any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic suggests they're more like variations on a single thing than separate things). The Hugo Awards, among the most prestigious awards in the field, recognize Science Fiction and Fantasy together - even holding a "Best All-Time Series" award, which was won by Asimov's science fiction "Foundation" novels (which present ideas like a Galactic Empire that Star Wars would later use) even against the Lord of the Rings books (Asimov would later say he felt LotR deserved it more). Ultimately, grouping science fiction and fantasy together isn't straight-up wrong, as that's a widely recognized system, but I'd have liked it so we could recognize another series.

[@iwontbeoutdoneinanerdfight9578]

man as soon as they said favourite shoujo i was over here WANTING it to be yona of the dawn but im happy it was a contender. i just need them to make another SEASON GOD i want the water tribe arc animated so bad i will never stop

[@lordyupa6061]

Finally! Someone who appreciates: - Kaichou wa Maid-Sama - Maquia - The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

[@durian7717]

This is the only youtuber/anyone whos even heard of it other than me that i know of. thank god.

[@lordyupa6061]

@@durian7717 This guy has a broad taste.

[@kaydenbryant3774]

Lord Yupa yeah he watches like literally everything

[@arivrindazhakshura9529]

I thought everybody knew kaichou wa maid-sama, tonari no kaibutsu kun, kimi no todoke and all

[@lordyupa6061]

@@arivrindazhakshura9529 They're popular among female fans but it's rare to see a male praising or even mentioning them.

[@MGengarDude]

*Sees Funimation's list* Me: This ain't it chief.

[@gentai1046]

This ain't it at all

[@archer9338]

Doing a fan voted "best of the decade" seems inherently flawed to me. A lot of the voters won't have even been watching Anime for a decade yet. It is a bit silly.

[@neocypher.-gt2295]

I think an pretty underrated anime Stars Align should have been nominated for sports anime because Somalia’s to Madoka you don’t expect sports anime to tackle heavy themes but stars align does and I’m still waiting for the second part of it because of its cliffhanger ending