Hope everyone had a happy new year. It's now 2021 and I hope it'll be a better year. I felt like I've watched less anime last year. It was a slow year too because many of the show productions were delayed. There were tons of sequels came out. A few popular Korean webtoon got turned into anime and I venture into watching dongua (Chinese animation) too.
The sequels that I enjoyed last year were:
Boku no Hero Academia 4th season (finish in winter 2020. Nice arc.)
Re:Zero season 2 (It's finally back. The second half will start Winter 2021. The witches were finally introduced.)
Haikyuu!! To the Top season 2 (The inter high match was great. I'm getting use to the new character design.)
Golden Kamuy season 3 (I've been waiting for this show to come back. I'm glad to see Asirpa and Kishimoto again.)
Fire Force season 2 explore the lore and more character. (It was really good.)
My favorite anime of 2020
Here's my favorite anime of last year
Best Sci-fi/Comedy
Dorohedoro
Dorohedoro was gory and quirky and really good in all the right places. It's a dark comedy with awesome action scenes. Caiman and Nikaido had great chemistry. They were hilarious when they were together and the side characters in the show were entertaining too. The world building of Dorohedoro was really neat. There're a few unsolved mysteries so I can't wait to find out what will happen next.
Best Action
The God of High School
This webtoon turned anime was fun. The God of High School had high school kids fighting each other in order to receive a wish. The character design was really nice. I like the comedy that's sprinkle throughout the show too. The first season ended and there may be a bit cut out from the original webtoon. The backstory of different fighters were nice. The fight sequences were smooth and fun to watch. MAPPA produced many good shows this year. Hoping it'll get another season and continue the story.
Best Supernatural
Jujutsu Kaisen
MAPPA did an awesome job into adapting this manga. It was stylish, dark, and cool. It's a nice touch on exorcist type show. The show will continue through winter 2021 season so I'm hoping to see how it evolves.
Best Mystery
Yuukoku no Moriarty
It's time to see Moriarty side of the story. This manga adaptation took the back story of how Moriarty came to be and why he's doing the things he do. It's filled with murder mystery, revenge, and lots of bishounen. It left me questioning whether Moriarty was really a bad person or not.
Best Anime of 2020
Id:Invaded
This show was different. I had no idea what to expect. I happened to be playing AI Somnium files a bit before watching this show and I thought how they both were really similar. The idea of diving into criminal unconsciousness was intriguing. I've been craving to watch murder mystery anime for a while and this show had me hooked. The story and character made this anime unique and entertaining. I'd figured out who the main antagonist was but the direction leading to that reveal was fantastic. Id:Invaded shines in creating a psychological thriller atmosphere which left me wanting more.
That's it for now. These were anime that stood out to me last year. Unfortunately, there were a bunch I didn't get to finish watching. Anyways, hope everyone have a great year and stay safe. I'm looking forward to what 2021 anime season will bring. Take care.
