Anime in 2022 is halfway over, and it has been a decent year so far. Nothing amazingly special, but still solid. Now that we’ve reached the halfway point, it’s time to give out my thoughts on what I think is the best, and the worst, of the year so far. This list will no doubt change by the time the end of 2022 rolls around, but here is where I stand! Let’s get into it after the cut.

Best of the Year
Anime of Year: SpyxFamily

Why: Believe the hype, listen to the buzz. SpyxFamily is everything it needed to be and more. Wonderful humor, a great premise and some of the best reaction faces of all time. A show that keeps things simple, but with a frightening amount of depth. I knew this show was going to be a hit when it came out, and boy have we been right. There is still a bit of it left this year, but I have no doubt that it will earn the top prize easily.
Runner Up: Kaguya-Sama Love is War: Ultra Romantic

Why: If it hadn’t been for our winner, Kaguya’s third season would have easily, easily slipped into the top spot. It is almost a crime how good this show is, and how frighteningly effective it has been in its story telling. With the courage to step outside it’s status-quo, I can assure you that those good times aren’t stopping, but for now we have another nigh-perfect entry into this shockingly good series.
Ecchi Anime of the Year: My Dress-Up Darling

Why: It’s not raunchy, but Dress-Up Darling is damn sexy and helped greatly by its wonderful female lead and honest to goodness respect shown to its subject matter and characters. Great animation is a welcome bonus as well and helps catapult the series to a true ecchi classic.
Runner Up: World’s End Harem

Most Disappointing Anime: The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2

Why: Blame Jobless Reincarnation for wholly supplanting this show. What is on tap is not horrible, but it is a show that is incapable of getting back what made it so great the first time around. Partly bad pacing, and partly other better shows. Shield Hero was a shame this time around, but who knows what happens next.
Honorable Mentions/You Should be Watching
Date A Live IV

The Case Study of Vanitas

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Entertainment District Arc

Ya Boy Kongming

Birdie Wing: Golf Girls Story

Love After World Domination

Best Openings and Endings
Best Opening Theme
San San Days (My Dress Up Darling)
Runner Up
Mixed Nuts (SpyxFamily)
Honorable Mention
We Are – Episode 1000 (One Piece)
Best Ending Theme
S.O.S (Date A Live IV)
Runner Up
Comedy (SpyxFamily)
Best and Worst Characters
The Raphtalia Award for Best Girl
Marin Kitagawa (My Dress-Up Darling)

Runners Up
Anya Forger (SpyxFamily)

Yor Forger (SpyxFamily)

Kaguya Shinomiya (Kaguya-Sama: Love is War: Ultra Romantic)

Desumi Magahara (Love After World Domination)

The Issei Hyoudou Award for Best Boy
Lloyd Forger: (SpyxFamily)

Runners Up
Fudo Aikawa (Love After World Domination)

Zhuge Kongming (Ya Boy Kongming!)

The Rachel Award for Worst Girl
Ost Horai (The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2)

The Eren Yeager Award for Worst Boy
Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2)

The Takuya Arima Award for Boy with the Most Game
Shota Doi (World’s End Harem)

Best Couple
Fudo and Desumi (Love after World Domination)

Best Body
Marin Kitagawa (My Dress-Up Darling)

The Ilulu Award for Best Boobs
All the Girls from World’s End Harem (World’s End Harem)

The Mash Kyrelight Award for Best Booty
Desumi Magahara (Love After World Domination)

The Rikka Takarada Award for Best Thighs
Yor Forger (SpyxFamily)

Anime Moments of 2020

Most WTF moment of 2022
Eren begins the Rumbling (Attack on Titan)
Best Moments of 2022
The Battle Against Upper Moon 6 (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Entertainment District Arc)
Worst Moment of 2022
Everything with Ost (The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2)
Gojo measuring Kitagawa (My Dress-Up Darling)

Ecchiest Moments of 2022
All of World’s End Harem (World’s End Harem)

Most Bad-Ass Moment in Anime 2021
Uzui goes 1 on 1 with Upper Moon 6 (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Entertainment District Arc)

Best thighs…that means I need to get on Spy X Family ASAP 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
Glad to see Ya Boy at least gets honorable mention… It’s a gem that didn’t get near enough buzz.
LikeLiked by 1 person
SpyXFamily and Ya Boy Kongming are two flicks on my to-watch list, for sure! Especially the latter seems so cool from what I’ve seen online and at conventions 😎
LikeLike