So, How Was 2016 Anime?

[@MoneyFolder]

Economists HATE HIM! Man finds secret to getting PAID to watch anime!

[@nosteinnogate7305]

You just won the internet sir.

[@j.b1353]

TheNerdyResponder I'm economist and i don't hate him, i only kindda feel jealous

[@ARandomGuy24]

Hey!!! You forgot how it gets him laid.

[@OmegamxXIV]

secret is propably years of hard work and dedication...also being creative...also being gay and dead...also creating memes about japanese colloquialisms-.-

[@arrow_of_longing]

Even the grammar is authentically bad.

[@PomPomegrenade]

*Obligatory praise for the JoJo franchise to calm the fans that know Diamond is Unbreakable won't be in Digi's top 20*

[@ishouldexpandmytasteincheese]

mister_omena HE DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT TO BEST VILLAIN 2016!!!FUCK!

[@thatfriendlyvoiceinyourhea5568]

I'm pretty sure Jojo duwang is gonna be in the Top 20 top 10 anime lists of 2016.

[@thatfriendlyvoiceinyourhea5568]

I meant to say Top 20 *top 10 anime list* lists. it means that within the best 20 top 10 lists someone with a top 10 list is gonna have jojo in that list xD

[@deadspacemasseffect]

Mob Psycho, Concrete Revolutio, Jojo Part 4, Re:Zero,Food Wars, Saiki Kusuo,Natsume Book of Friends, Ushio to Tora,,3-Gatsu, MBS Thunderbolt, MBS The Origin,Bungou Strays Dogs, Assassination Classroom, MBS Iron Blooded Orphans, Haikyuu, Kizumontgatari,Relife, Yuri on Ice,Boku no Hero, Hibike,Planetarian,91 Days, Sakamoto, Food Wars, Rakugo, Konosuba, Girlish Number, Luloco, Kiznaiver, Ajin, Snow White and the Red Hair, A Silent Voice, Gintama(best arcs aired), so it was a Pretty good year(for me at least, from what I saw)

[@HxH2011DRA]

letmeknow Yay someone who didn't forget Assassination classroom

[@thatfriendlyvoiceinyourhea5568]

Except for 2 or 3 of those, I love everything in that list, it was a pretty good year.

[@Irisverse]

You put Food Wars twice.

[@Art0fKuma]

its gonna be streaming for a limited time on youtube

[@KingHalbatorix]

+DieterGebieter: Reviews, War Thunder und mehr first episode is for sure, the rest will be up at some point in the next month or so check gundaminfo, it's Bandai's official gundam channel

[@Kydino]

I see Gal I click.

[@alanway5]

gal?

[@Kydino]

Chaika? Yes, Chaika. Chaika The girl in the thumbnail, Galko-chan.

[@alanway5]

***** TY, she is hot

[@Kukuichimonji]

someone give digi a good idea for a gintama video to make him finish it

[@Kukuichimonji]

He's even wearing a gintama shirt jesus fuck finish the show digi

[@thenarcissisticcannibal2973]

Penguin Oniichan I guess he could give his thoughts on, Gintama 2015 getting an English dub.

[@TheAvizanski]

Penguin Oniichan gintama is ending this year so youtube money is a good motivation

[@mobsta163]

Avizanski End of an era

[@buckwade3874]

I want digi to make a vid to convince me to watch it. I dropped Gintama after a few eps. An insanely cool and awesome concept, but the humor just felt...bleh, overall. So the idea of watching 100s of eps of that sorta thing makes me feel sick.

[@arrow_of_longing]

Right as you speak, Little Witch Academia is saving the anime.

[@Downypour]

samous It's pretty boring honestly

[@icedragon4008]

samous last 2 episodes were pretty boring

[@arrow_of_longing]

icedragon4008 It's a 25 ep anime. Not every episode needs to be as crazy fast as ep 3. And if this is boring I can't imagine what are anime like Non Non Biyori or New Game.

[@MrSomebody54]

***** Mmm. Ok, that's fair. I will admit that I almost always assume some sort of bullshit from youtube comments so sorry about that.

[@arrow_of_longing]

Agent Frostbite Literally the only thing it has in common with harry potter is the magic school.

[@BigtankBoy77]

I'd like to see more videos on Space Dandy.

[@oposdeo]

Absolutely! It's my #1, really wish more people watched it.

[@OhmicFoamy]

oposdeo nice to see someone else agrees

[@ew275x]

According to my MALGraph: - 2016 was better than 2015 in overall scores. - I watched more 2016 anime (completed) than any other year. - Gave only 2 10 out of 10s in 2016, only other years with the same or more are 2014, 1998, and 1995. - 2016 had a better overall score than: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2013. Top 10 including 2015 carryovers and Sangatsu no Lion: 1. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 2. Mob Psycho 100 3. Sangatsu no Lion 4. Space Patrol Luluco 5. Yuri!!!! on ICE 6. Osomatsu-San 7. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 8. Flying Witch 9. Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu 10. Boku no Hero Academia Honorary mentions Flip Flappers Kiznaiver Haikyuu Season 3 Arbitrary awards: Thiccest girl: Nikuko from Galko-chan Best Brown Girl: Akane from Flying Witch Best Mom: Inko from BNHA Best non Human girl: Midori from Luluco Best meme girl: Nico from Kiznaiver Best female shitlord: Totoko from Osomatsu-san Thiccest boy: Nikaidou from Sangatsu no Lion Best Brown boy: (Loran Cehack would win since I watched Turn A this year but it's not from this year) Phichit Chulanont from Yuri!!! on Ice Best Dad: Reigen Arataka? Kouhei Inuzuka from Amaama to Inazuma Best non Human Boy: Sakamoto? If not then Over Justice from Luluco Best meme boy: Jyushimatsu from Osomatsu-san Best male shitlord: Koichi Hirose from JoJo Worst anime Digi liked: Mayoiga Worst anime pretentious anime fans like: Concrete Revolutio Worst normie pleb tier anime I didn't even bother with: ERASED Worst character design: Nanbaka, Classicaloid Best anime Digi dropped: Osomatsu-san Best show that good but pretentious anime fans will dislike: Yuri!!! on Ice Best normie pleb tier anime: Kono Suba Best character design: Kiznaiver

[@MirthMouser]

Digi really should have given Osomatsu-san another chance, it seems like he would it. At least a little. I personally love the show.

[@ew275x]

+OFFICIALKOINOYOKAN I did watch 5 episodes and didn't bother with the rest since I thought it was boring and was as subtle as a screaming frog, I planned to put ReZero since I only watched the first episode but I think Erased was worse than what I watched of ReZero.

[@victorhuynh5151]

Nikaidou!! XD

[@Professor_Utonium_]

ew275x Hating Koichi makes you a piece of shit fyi I bet you didn't even read the manga.

[@ew275x]

+LordFrood I like Totoko and Koichi, they just happen to be shitlords, in a positive way. Koichi trolls Tamami with his pranks, poses like a bro in the 1st OP, pisses himself, makes lewd faces thinking about Yukako, Trolls the nurse at the hospital, squats like a russian in the Enigma episodes, trolls Kira with Echoes Act 3 2 times. How is he not a shitlord? I hope speculation isn't part of your job because you need to work on it if so.

[@FasterthanLight11]

2007-8 were some good years in anime. Possibly even the best. Gurren Lagann Baccano! Bokurano Code Geass Sky Girls Mononoke Machiko and Hatchkin Casshern Sins Xam'd IDK. I am biased of course. WE had a lot of bombshell anime in the late 2000s like Eureka Seven, Gurren Lagann, Haruhi, Code Geass, FMA Brotherhood. All the other anime from that era is often overlooked.

[@daniel092550]

It's not all bias. Those shows actually did some things well, unlike anime now where almost NOTHING tries to do anything new or do it well.

[@souls9184]

I love Galko!

[@Arlesmon]

Who doesn't?

[@souls9184]

Please don't speak so crudely about my wife.

[@caswellweird]

...your wife is in high school.

[@gr3ybrun1x66]

And you are the best waifu if someone is into fisting

[@souls9184]

yes and?

[@Somerled_Pox]

Though you don't look good, you definitely seem like a genuine nice person to be around. Don't push yourself too far, don't want you to end up badly.

[@caswellweird]

Honestly, Id be willing to give Konosuba season 1 a 10. Simply because not only does it do well in every category, but if you compare it to the manga, you can see so many subtle changes that make the package so much better than it would have been leaving it pure. and having a company be that passionate about a product is always deserving a few points.

[@NykowPalalum]

The anime is probably based on the light novel though.

[@caswellweird]

wtf? its an adaptation, of course its based on its source material. im saying the anime added a lot new elements that neither the manga nor LN had. and a lot of those jokes flesh out the characters better.

[@buckwade3874]

I find that opinion...interesting. Here's my take on season 1 (memory's a little vague): Story: nicely paced, some cool world building, great creative humour (the first ep still remains in my mind. One of the best opening eps I've ever seen. Blew me away), and actually subverts the isekai-genre (unlike other anime that want the cake *coughs* Re: Zero) Characters: ...Eh. Rely way too much on one gimmick, though Aqua and Kazuma never got old. Though thankfully season 2's started to develop them a little more. Themes: None (Wish more comedy anime like Shimoneta had thematic depth) Presentation: Eh, aside from the comedic expressions, which were creative and great.

[@OmegamxXIV]

...lalatina...

[@buckwade3874]

Silent Invoker Animated Mangas We thought she was perverted before... But she makes even Issei look normal.

[@brankoburcksen]

I am keeping an eye out for Perfect Bones, Netflix first 'true' original anime, this year. According to the Production I.G. rep at Anime Expo last year, it is supposed to be a dense, cyberpunk series. The trailer they showed (which I still do not understand why they did not post online yet) reminded me of the art style in Terror in Resonance.

[@margustoo]

You probably aren't seeing any shows worth 10 points because you have become more experienced and thus more critical.. Usually people's favorites are those series that they saw in youth or when they started to watch anime. Also, I might be wrong but it might be that you watching series back-to-back and watching whole series at once are some of the reasons why you didn't found shows that are worth 10 points. Especially because people usually take time to ponder on shows before they consider it their favorite..

[@Tiemuuu]

I think Digi has gone far past this point already. Also, he has said himself that he gets the most out of shows when he marathons them.

[@daniel092550]

Honestly not really, there's been a continuous decline of overall quality of anime since maybe 2008. He does rewatch shows, and if he still called everything this year shallow, there's likely a good reason for that.

[@Necroskull388]

Tbh most of the time I watch a show weekly I like it less. There are exceptions, particularly villain of the week style shows like Jojo Part 3 and most western animation, but those are... well, exceptions. I totally get the whole 'more critical' thing though--I'm much, much more involved with video games than animation, and the last time I played a game that really felt like a modern classic that instantly entered my 'favorite games of all time' list was Undertale in 2015, and more and more I find myself playing games and thinking that this or that game might have become one of my favorites if I had played it when I was younger, but I'm just not getting the same sense of wonder as often. There are still a lot of things for me to enjoy, but even when I really enjoy a game, like DOOM, the flaws stick out in my mind as much as the good stuff once I'm done. The same amount of 8-9/10's, but much less 10/10.

[@Legalmind2]

I absolutely loved watching Keijo!!!! week to week. Me and my friend just couldn't wait to see what they would do. What ridiculous moves they would make up or hilarious anime reference gags they would pull off. I think i might get bored marathoning it since half the enjoyment was the surprise and anticipation.

[@buckwade3874]

+Zaxomio The problem with watching: Weekly: You forget stuff Marathon: You feel burnt out, and not get the full enjoyment. Thus, I believe watching 2-3 eps a day is the most balanced.

[@TheRibbonRed]

Mecha is always dead in anime, and you'll find yourself coming back to Gundam in the end. That's why I also play mecha games.

[@buckwade3874]

I'm not interested in mecha anime in general, but I do pity the fans of it for not getting much mecah every year.

[@TheRibbonRed]

Buck Wade "Pity" is a wrong word to use here, IMO. Feels rather mocking than actual empathy.

[@buckwade3874]

TheRibbonRed I don't quite understand. Doesn't, "pity" mean to feel bad for? What's a better word in this context, then?

[@TheRibbonRed]

Buck Wade I don't know. Sure, you feel some empathy for mechs not getting enough shows. But we did get great ones like Thunderbolt and Origin. We also shared bad ones like Regalia and Delta, though. It's just that I don't think the Mecha community is that far at the bottom that we need "Pity".

[@FourteenthAngel]

Thunderbolt and Origins are both Gundams and there is very little of mecha that isn't Gundam that is good or even decent.

[@distortioncharizardalive]

Quick someone come up with an idea for a Galactic Heroes video so that Digi finishes it

[@HannachiMariachi]

"The Evolution of Reinhard's Hair and What it Tells Us About the Human Condition pt. 1"

[@MahirIkram]

FullmetalGhoul "Why Logh is the greatest moe show of all time"

[@distortioncharizardalive]

Tsundere Reinhard proposing to Hildegard is cuter than Ritsu will ever be, and Ritsu is pretty damn cute

[@ImranAhmad-rz5oz]

2016 was a good year of anime for me. 2 shows became all time favorites and one ongoing one might become an all time favorite.

[@AllonKirtchik]

Digibro, your face is adorable with that mustache!Also, great informative video.

[@TheRealOtakuEdits]

12:16 I feel so happy he mentioned Planetarian.

[@aozoraeyes8976]

I agree. 2014 had a lot of shows I really liked but a lot of stuff I dropped. 2015 was okay but I remember very little from it. 2016 I have watched more anime than any other year, but nothing I would consider a 'Favorite' of mine. Going into 2017, I finally found a show I love enough to be one of my favorites, even unfinished.

[@illyasviel5820]

I never watch currently airing shows because like digi said I feel like I get the most out of marathoning shows. But Demi chan, Gabriel dropout, youjou senki, and maid dragon are all worth the weekly watch. Imo

[@Jibblesssss]

First person I've come across who's watching the exact same anime I am weekly, picked them out at the start and they proved to be even better than I had hoped. Definitely my favorites

[@razumahiroki9216]

Kook Min Kim You Forget Konosuba

[@jd7507]

No idea, i only watched one 2016 show, the rest were all 90s anime or something. No, i do not hate modern anime (my favorite from 2015 was Death Parade)

[@ImranAhmad-rz5oz]

I agree with digi. I watched a ton of shows from 2016 and they are of decent quality in average. I was lucky to get 2 shows that really clicked with me and about 20 other shows I really enjoyed.

[@jd7507]

Imran Ahmad​​ So i didn't miss anything? (For those who are dense, this is a question, i'm not making any assumptions about the state of anime in 2016)

[@MrVonSchiller]

Not really. I kinda do it like you. I watch up to 3 currently airing Anime per season at most and also pick up some 80s / 90s Anime. It really baffles my mind how some people can watch so many Anime per season. I drop Anime I don't like in an instant.

[@jd7507]

+tokyojesusfist​ What the hell are talking about? what i watched the most were 90s stuff, then some 2007 - 2010 shows, the only reason why i haven't watched this year stuff is because i don't have enough time to keep up with everything, ever heard of work? Studies? Hobbie? Sleep? Moron.

[@jd7507]

*****​​ I WAS ASKING, that wasn't sarcasm. I really don't have time to watch every new thing that comes out, specially considering that i consume other type of media besides anime, in fact in my to watch list i've got a couple of 2016 shows, but i haven't reached those yet (heck, there even stuff from 2015 that i haven't seen) And i do like modern anime.

[@thatfriendlyvoiceinyourhea5568]

Digi have you seen that anime with the evil loli? (Youjo Senki)

[@AnimeFlyz]

he doesn't watch currently airing shows so no.

[@thatfriendlyvoiceinyourhea5568]

I think Digi would like it, especially the second episode.

[@AhkoRC]

It's pretty neat looking back at previous years thinking about how good that year was as a whole. 2015 has the most shows I've ever watched in a year and my score for it is still higher than 2010, 2011, 2014 and 2016. But in 2012 and 2013, seeing 26-46 less shows than 2015, the score for both of those is much higher.

[@DanVideos]

"How Gintama beats out all other Comedy shows out there" There now You have to watch it

[@McDudes]

2014 also had Mushishi, Ping Pong the Animation, Barakamon, Hajime no Ippo: Rising and Space Brothers it was an amazing year for me.

[@SupLuiKir]

What do you guys think of Youjo Senki?

[@kevzf]

Can you give some examples of 80s OVA's with good animation like you mentioned?

[@worfoz1915]

What are the big blue, green and red books labeled 1 2 and 3 behind you. Looks like the Empowered font, but they're thicc-er.

[@LvLupXD]

I'd put my money that if Mob Psycho 100 gets more seasons that are up to the par of season 1, then I think that show will be a 10. I've been reading the manga and I like where the story is going. Every arc explores and grows Mob in different ways and I think it would be great to see that story put to animation.

[@WalkingGirlKoi]

Yeah, definitely not a fan of the "anime is dead" stuff. Although I'm mainly a mecha or magical girl person, I do like other things. Anyway, I had watched so many old shows in 2016 that I think the amount of 2016 I've finished is very low.

[@buckwade3874]

Interesting story concerning that: Years ago a friend and I talked about how many consider 90s anime to be better than today. She stated that that's only because people only remember the good anime, not the bad.

[@FortWhenTeaThyme]

That is the main cognitive bias leading to nostalgia. Very little was good in the "good old days", it's just that it's easier to remember good stuff.

[@buckwade3874]

***** "hardly remembered"? I recall 2015 wasn't that great, so I assumed 2016 would be remembered for YEARS. I appreciate nostalgia, but man, I think sometimes people stick to it too much.

[@buckwade3874]

***** Going back to anime, shouldn't anime be considered BETTER, now? Yeah, there are 100s coming out every year, a lot of which are garbage, but back in the 90s when few came out, half of those were garbage probably, too. Today, anime's animation quality has improved to great heights, and we still get those anime that are more different than the rest of the pack.

[@darkspire6710]

Hey digi, I was wondering if you'd seen ano natsu de matteru yet, I kinda just binged it and it became one of my favorites. I was just wondering yoir thoughts on it

[@Happypast]

we got more Hibike. All is well.

[@th4nkyoub3n]

i like the short length shows but have you considered that's why you finished more of them

[@MrVonSchiller]

The last Anime where I watched episode after episode and was thinking about it everyday was Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood in 2014. Before that I had Steins;Gate, Death Note, Great Teacher Onizuka and Gintama to fill my needs. I really need another Anime that I can get into like that... Any recommendations?

[@happypanther17vid]

MrVonSchiller madoka magica + fate series

[@weaboochanweaboochan]

MrVonSchiller re:zero from the same studio of steins gate durarara baccano psycho pass ghost in the shell rage of bahamut genesis seven deadly sins knights of sidionia

[@JakeTvisterOfficial]

Would be gr8 if "Oyasumi Punpun" gets an adaption.

[@GothaBillsAndDeath]

Nah. The author specifically stated he wanted to write/draw it in such a way that it can't get replicated in another form of media. I respect that.

[@n-riv8101]

You Hyped for Fall's second seasons? My Hero Academia season 2, Attack on Titan seasom 2, Kekkai Sensen and Beyond.

[@AnimeFlyz]

you mean Spring right?

[@n-riv8101]

FUCK!!!!!!!! yes I screwed up

[@dashboots376]

Hey Digi, did you watch Fune Wo Amu? I liked it quite a bit, it's a workspace anime about making a Dictionary. Also Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu was pretty interesting, easily my favorite.

[@bubbleyup]

Dash Boots He watched both. He dropped Fune wo Amu and gave Rakugo a 7 i believe

[@dashboots376]

bubbleyup96 Well I didn't watch all of his videos but I guess I can see why.

[@Syogren]

Oh my gosh I totally agree with your sentiment about 26 episode shows. Puella Magi Madoka Magica was the only show I've ever _really_ liked that was only 12, and even that show had the potential for me to like it more if it was longer. Heck, after watching that movie, I started liking the series even more, possibly just by virtue of more...stuff happening. More stuff can happen with more episodes, and I like stuff. That's probably what's going on here. 12-13 episode shows are limited in how much stuff can happen. Sometimes it's easier to make those 12-13 episodes higher quality overall, since you only have to maintain quality for that long as opposed to...say, 50 episodes. But there's still only so much you can do in that amount of time. Only so much stuff you can have happen. Meanwhile, for longer shows, sure you might have some dips in quality here and there, but at least you have more time to get to know the characters, more things are capable of happening that will test the characters, more opportunities for funny and/or dramatic moments, and hence more scenes you can remember/talk about. Stuff. Things. Plot. Characters. More of it. Can most certainly be a worthy trade off. So about 2016...I'll be honest, I did not have much time for anime this year. So I don't really have an opinion of it. Lots of my friends seemed to enjoy stuff, so that's cool. Yeah it was probably alright. Not a big fan of the "Oh no anime is dying" mentality. Because as far as that mentality is concerned, anime is dying every year. What, does it die and rise from the ashes again every year like a phoenix? ...Actually that would be pretty cool.

[@eejdmrj3hw]

Syogren I feel that shows like Serial Experiments Lain, Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket, etc would be worse if they were longer

[@johnblack4307]

Did you watch Doukyusei? It's a really good hour long film and came out in 2016, my favorite thing after Kizumonogatari. It's also by a mostly female team at A-1 Pictures, interestingly. I'd love to know what you think, if you already talked about it can anyone point me to the video?

[@AnimeOverdose1]

Ari Vishnu his recent video "Finish or Fail ovas and movies #1" at the very end

[@johnblack4307]

Overdose thanks

[@ComboSmooth]

i've been keeping a list of anime i've watched and scored 7 or higher separated by year, and it really all averages out pretty decently I find. Some years are stronger, some are weaker but i liked on average about 5 shows a year - list dates back to 2000. I'm a hard marker, and i think thats a pretty good number imo.

[@4grammaton]

May I have the opportunity to see your anime list, please?

[@nitgoogi8336]

You dropped Hibike Euphonium S2 right before the "shitty" arc ended (according to your MAL profile). DIGI PLS, could you finish S2? I swear after episode 5 it gets so much fucking better, you need to watch that and I really want to hear your opinion about the whole season.

[@BandGGaming]

Coming back here to the phrase "I don't think Sangatsu no lion will breach a 9" is a trip

[@DeltaShoreGames]

Luluco's episodes actually had the same length as Galko-chan's: 7 minutes.

[@ManticoreSigma]

How do you manage to focus the camera on the stuff BEHIND you, instead of you, in every video of the last weeks? x_x

[@Excendre]

I'm still waiting for my Symphogear S4. The music of that series is amazing.

[@roofusonna1846]

Do you think that anime creators are getting more skilled generally as a population? Maybe a similar amount of people are working on a show as there were previously, but the content creators are becoming more efficient and skilled as a group, increasing the supply of skills that were previously very rare and raising the quality of every show.

[@1Steins]

Do you have an anime list? I'd like to see :P

[@TheTheThe_]

He has a fuckton of top X anime videos and also this docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1vPCkYwmDWe6fv0eW81w499xgYdBJXmoRwFNAHtobOv4/mobilebasic

[@1Steins]

The thanks, even three years later I remember haha

[@myforever13]

2012 was a great year for 12 episode anime shows. I have so many favs from 2012. They never continued though...

[@christopherbennett5858]

Makes me regret not seeing that many anime last year. Being honest, my favourite for this year was DanganRonpa 3 all sides because it was so meaty and story driven.

[@Gamerporter]

Hey Digi what are you thinking of the currently puke inducing animation quality of One Piece (love the anime though)?

[@KazeShikamaru]

Well there is evidence to suggest that a lot of shows don't really sell well outside of a good handful. I don't think anime is on the decline or dying though. What I do think Is happening is that no one wants to take risk and they just wish to be mediocre. Unlike western animation, anime is too afraid to take risks.

[@tristanhemm]

What is the one loli in black clothes from that's right next to his head behind him to the right

[@NoNameAtAll2]

can someone tell me what anime is that picture right to the right of digi's head from?

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

K-On

[@NoNameAtAll2]

xD sorry viewer's right the one in a small picture right above "planetes" discs

[@Lori_P89]

Galko was awesome! I'll probably write a little blurb about it like I did with Milpom Star. Still loving me some JoJo, sad that it's over/on hiatus :( Wanted to watch that Iron Fortress anime but don't currently have the means... Very close to finishing Season 2 of Log Horizon. I don't remember what year that came out, but I'm enjoying it so freaking much omg

[@sasukeuchiha998]

What about the chinese and korean anime that was released recently?

[@adrianaceleste4735]

soooo Digi.... if you could left a link to the video of best anime of 2014 in the description box... I can watched and gives you promotion, I remember that was a goal for you... thank you

[@alamian7625]

would you prefer another year like 2014, where there're a few amazing shows but not as many good ones, or a year like 2016, where most shows are very good but the best ones are not as amazing?

[@TheoneandonlyDrops]

YAY! you watched Flip Flappers ^.^ I'm so happy

[@Brutalmoon]

didn't he give it a 4/13?

[@TheoneandonlyDrops]

what when where?! nooooooooooooooooo

[@AnimeFlyz]

yeah. He watched 4 episodes and put it on hold.

[@winstonvontoast6163]

He said he'd probably enjoy it when he's drunk off his ass.

[@TheoneandonlyDrops]

again, where did he say it?

[@Georgiarpai]

What anime was used for the cover of this video the art style is amazing wtf

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

Oshiete Galko-chan, it is great.

[@virajkumar5050]

Rakugo is a pretty dense anime. What score did you give it?

[@ezdepaz4363]

he gave it something around an 8. He thought it dragged on a bit to much towards the middle.

[@AnimeOverdose1]

viraj kumar he gave it 7

[@buckwade3874]

7-8, I'm pretty sure.

[@AnimeOverdose1]

Buck Wade Well, it's inclined more to 7 as that's what he has given it on mal

[@buckwade3874]

Overdose Ah, okay.

[@daltonriser1125]

so is the top 20 of 2016 going to take up 20 videos on the digibro channel

[@VoltismProductions]

i watched the first few episodes of log horizon and thought it was really boring. does it get better?

[@VoltismProductions]

somehow I doubt log horizon is going to end up being a political epic like legend of the galactic heroes

[@eff-fume]

I've finished 64 shows of 2016 (not all of them I consider good) and I still have to watch Fune wo Amu which I know I will like and Sangatsu. 25 of these I gave 7 and + including one 9, 8 anime I gave a 6 and everything else was a 5 and below, but the 5 being in the majority. I think the year was pretty okay. I rather would have many good shows than 2 great shows a year with the rest being meh. Also something NO ONE TALKS ABOUT which drives me insane is that this year had like the highest number in airing history, but there were only, rougly said, 3 shitty harem shows overall. The year didn't even had anything that was offensively fanserviced - I think. It was pretty calm in that sense. Also the Winter 2017 anime season airs roughly half as many shows as there were in Fall 16. I find this amazing. How did that happen. And why.

[@KazeShikamaru]

I prefer ,more great shows.

[@AdmiralWalrus]

eff-fume I don't know if this was the best year I've seen, but I do think it had the least bad shows. Least shitty ≠ most good, but it's definitely something to be praised. My highlight for the year was 3gatsu. Hopefully we get a second season so I can see my all-time favorite manga arc animated.

[@ceeryle]

What was your 9 and your 8's?

[@martynkalendar]

So, How Was 2016 Grammar?

[@tylernelson9039]

So I wasn't the only one that thought the last two years of anime were pretty mediocre? 12-14 was just excellent all around, and I don't think we've gotten much to top it. P.S. What does everyone think about 2017 so far? I've only heard about 3 or 4 decent anime so far.

[@Portablesounds]

Tyler Nelson Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid has extremely well written humor and is solid all around for me personally. Little Witch Academia is all right but the past few episodes have been stale. At the very least it's more beautiful Trigger animation so I can't complain :). That's really all I know that fit my tastes.

[@DoctersUnited]

Same. Compared to 2014 and the years before, the last two years have been quite disappointing for me with a few exceptions each year. That being said 2017 looks to be promising and although there haven't been any major standouts so far, I've been enjoying a lot of random, fun shows this season.

[@caswellweird]

im the type to wait for an anime to finish before viewing, but ive got my eyes set on Tanya the Evil, Konosuba s2, Little Witch (whenever Netflix finally adds it), and Kobayashi. The latter of which i may drop soon. Nothing else looked that interesting.

[@NykowPalalum]

I love Winter 2017 ! But I understand why some people don't like it. In the other hand, there's not a lot of shows from this Spring that interest me.

[@yamitoriable]

2017 looks meh like all the other years , im only watching 3gatsu and maid dragon , so it seems to me like a bad year .

[@turza7769]

You haven´t watched Tokyogurashi... it´s 90seconds long ONA and it´s parody for Gakkougurashi opening

[@the_blue_flash]

Wait, what?

[@turza7769]

just put this in to youtuber search TVアニメ『凍京ぐらし！』OPムービー!

[@the_blue_flash]

This is GLORIOUS.

[@kahrkunne3960]

Didn't watch much anime this year, but some of what I watched was fantastic GOAT/high in my top 10 tier: Flip Flappers (the halloween episode is one of the best episodes in anime PERIOD) ReLife Amazing tier: 91 Days Amanchu Really good tier: Amaama

[@GothaBillsAndDeath]

I would honestly argue that because this era's more character centered than plot driven given pushing the animation to support a character's specific personality type is easier than constructing a complex narrative, we wouldn't have Better Call Saul weeb edition, Mob Psycho 100's Reigen.

[@calebplerry9664]

What does Digi think about Yuru Yuri?

[@Tomislavr7]

Dan Nguyen He or she asked about Yuru Yuri, not Yuri on Ice. It might still be findable, though.

[@dogac_]

Where is the thumbnail from?

[@_M_4]

I may be biased here, but I think 2014 was the best year for anime since 2007. Had a lot of amazing shows, but also some shows that had a lot of heart like No Game No Life and Zvezda. In 2016 I liked only a few titles and the rest were just edgy and generic imo. This trend seems to continue, at least for me, in 2017. I really hope Little Witch Aca and Scum's Wish are as good as everybody says.

[@TheHotaru93]

I always struggle to find more than one or two worth watching animes a year, to make a top 20 or 30 sounds surreal to me. This year the only shows that fitted my taste were Mob Psycho 100 and Jojo 4th season.

[@TheIoPC]

Konosuba is one of my favorites, and it came out in 2016. A 10/10 for me.

[@AlternativeIce]

Konosuba, MP100, and Luluco were my favorite shows of 2016.

[@Lilitha11]

What are your thoughts of anime movies?

[@damiantorres9422]

we have jojo is everything we need

[@KaimanBitAi]

I simply can't get over that 91 Days op

[@gallowglass719]

Seems like it would be difficult to break into the top 10 of anyone who's been watching anime as long as you have. I mean, I've only been watching anime for a year and it's very rare for me to rate anything higher than an 8 nowadays.

[@nikosagou]

What about rakugo shinju?

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

what anime is the thumbnail from?

[@Fearless_Jay]

2017 has season 2 shingeki no kyojin + Danmachi coming up in Spring, so it's already announcing itself to be fairly good imo

[@IllegalMemeDealer]

Fearless Jay Danmachi wasn't actually that good though. People only liked it because boob-ribbon. That's about it. I'd rather watch the worse episodes of SAO for an entire day over watching Danmachi, TBH.

[@Fearless_Jay]

you have shit taste if you think SAO's better than that lol, tho to be fair, I'm a sucker for stories with a main character that starts as a nobody then work his way up into someone that was actually pretty good, I literally gave 0 shit about Hestia I thought her character was forced and completely worthless/uneeded, Aiz dynamic with Bell was far more interesting to me as a whole. I also really liked how well the powers Bell acquired were used overall, I mean it's not the best thing out there, there's definitely better but I sure prefer this over SAO where characters don't get any stronger as time goes by, feels very stagnant with no growth ever and just win through sheer bullshit, that's just disgusting, but again, might just be my opinion *shrugs*

[@erejnion]

Hm. 2014 did have Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun and Hana, but 2016 has KonoSuba, which will most probably also end up as one of my all-time favourites. Hanamonogatari was one of the best and the most different arcs in the franchise, so I don't think its claim on a place in a top 20 is just because it's more *monogatari.

[@barfbrany]

when otaku or hard core anime fans says " i have taste of a wide variety of genres of anime " usually means you have low standards but history shows you dont and are picky i think you have more guilty pleasure anime then most hard core anime fans you know they arent good but you still like them even thoguh many are contived cliche and more often then none ecchi garbage

[@daniel092550]

That's pretty close-minded, I like a lot of different shows but theres a reason why. Do I like what it's trying to do? Does it do it well? Boom. That's all I need. How does that mean I have low standards? If anything it really means i actually understand my standards xD

[@barfbrany]

i said otaku and hard core anime fans which tend to take anime to far and have blinders on for bad anime ive implied that digi isnt like that and has shown it plus everyone has a guilty pleasure anime i do i dont know why i like it

[@bobbymeow5886]

Sansha Sanyou was My Favourite Anime of 2016 🐈

[@TYhungee]

my favortive 2016 anime properly "all out" i dont care for sport anime but it really got me interest in story

[@fleckymaster]

What about kekkai Sensen in 2015?

[@Euphoria7705]

I think Yuri on Ice would have been a solid 10 if it were 26 episodes. They could have stretched out their side character development and had time for some side stories with Pichit and Yurio and they would have been able to stretch out their skating between all that development and spend more time on better skating sequences.

[@MikeRetroModz]

I find that old shows had way more interesting stories and would make me way more invested in the shows... nowadays its all about visuals and fan service

[@maxmustermann9058]

2014, 2007 and 2011 were amazing years.

[@AntiNihilist]

I've said it before, and I know it's not new at all, but if you want a 10/10 just check out Monster already.

[@mopeybloke]

You didn't see any of the new Digimon?

[@berniesorbet3649]

so I'm just going on a limb here and predict digi's top 20 anime in no particular order konosuba rakugo boku no hero luluco sakomoto kiznaiver kabaneri haifuri bakuon mob psycho relife new game kimi no nawa yuri on ice sangatsu no lion girlish number vivid strike occultic nine galko-chan momokuri if I'm right I'm gonna treat myself to some ice-cream

[@mrivera6975]

Perseus Yarcia I actually saw 3 anime on that list.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

Pretty good betting.

[@KazeShikamaru]

I really like your point on the visuals. I think writing was a low point for this season.

[@ORLY911]

Aggressive Retsuko is the best 1 minute episode thing Ive ever watched

[@1awesomishjohnny]

Watched 95 anime this year, mean score 6.26, 10s: 1 9s: 3 8+: 5 7+: 8 1-7: 78 I agree with the sentiment, that there was alot of okay small stuff, but I also really enjoyed 3-gatsu.

[@Ben_y10]

2016 had so many 6s, 7s and 8s shows so it's a pretty good year and the only show I've given a 10 to so far is Mob Psycho 100 but I haven't seen everything yet

[@Ben_y10]

All 2016 anime I've given a 5 or higher - KonoSuba Space Patrol Luluco Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou Mob Psycho 100 The Great Passage Your Name. JoJo Part 4 My Hero Academia Ojisan and Marshmallow She and Her Cat: Everything Flows To Be Hero Momokuri Flip Flappers Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt 2016 Show's I'm really interested to finish soon - Girlish Number Yuri on Ice Haven't You Heard ? I'm Sakamoto Re:Zero Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Drifters

[@hibber2249]

Shouldn't you wait to make your 2016 list until A silent voice(2016) and the planeterian movie come out so you can watch those? edit: I don't think you mentioned anything about march comes in like a lion either but you are currently watching it.

[@AnimeFlyz]

he has only seen the first half and said its amazing.

[@Tass1702]

Macross Delta! Last Macross (Frontier) was in 2007, so 2016 was a good year.

[@stealthmissionpath]

I'm one of the people that says that anime's getting worse. Like you mentioned, the visual quality went up but the story quality hasn't. I feel like most modern anime are just focusing on style over substance. They put out interesting and colorful animation & visual concepts, but shove in shallow stories behind most of them. I just want someone to put out a story I can actually honestly give a deep fuck about. Something that I can consider great. "Good" isn't good enough for me.