Top 10 Anime by Year

Overview

Each year since 2006, ADTRW posters have picked their top five anime that finished airing in that year. This page contains the top ten most voted-for anime of each year, along with the number of votes each show received.

Note: This is a collective opinion of those ADTRW posters who elected to post in the thread. You may not like some of these shows, or may find other shows from the year that you do like!

2017

Thread link: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3844642&pagenumber=8#post480230977

1. Land of the Lustrous - 42
2. KonoSuba 2 - 32
3. March Comes In Like A Lion S1 - 28
3. Little Witch Academia - 28
5. ACCA: 13 Territory Inspection Department - 27
5. Made in Abyss - 27
7. Girls' Last Tour - 26

2016

Thread link: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3803078

1. Mob Psycho 100 - 54
2. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable - 34
3. Sound! Euphonium 2 - 31
3. Flip Flappers - 31
5. Flying Witch - 30
6. Yuri!!! on Ice - 27
6. Re:Zero - 27
8. Konosuba - 24
9. Space Patrol Luluco - 22
10. Osomatsu-san - 19

2015

Thread link: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3756730

1. One-Punch Man - 70
2. Shirobako - 64
3. Sound! Euphonium - 43
4. My Love Story!! - 39
5. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Part 2* - 34
6. Gatchaman Crowds Insight - 23
7. My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU s2 - 20
8. Non Non Biyori Repeat (S2) - 16
9. Parasyte - 13
10. Snow White with the Red Hair - 12

Note: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, was the second cour of a split-cour.

2014

Thread link: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3689211

1. Ping Pong: The Animation - 56
2. Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun - 48
3. Space Dandy - 34
4. Barakamon - 27
5. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders* - 21
5. Mushishi Zoku Shou - 21
7. Kill la Kill - 19
8. Chaika -The Coffin Princess- - 14
8. Gundam Build Fighters - 14
10. My Neighbor Seki - 12
10. Rage of Bahamut: Genesis - 12

Note: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, was a split-cour show with the second cour airing in 2015.

2013

Thread link (archives needed): http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3596374

1. The Devil is a Part-Timer - 45
2. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - 38
3. Chihayafuru 2 - 32
4. Attack on Titan - 29
5. Inferno Cop - 27
6. Silver Spoon - 21
7. Monogatari Series Second Season - 20
7. Servant x Service - 20
9. Watamote - 19
10. Kyousougiga - 15

2012

Thread link (archives needed): http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3524217

1. Daily Lives of High School Boys - 42
2. Chihayafuru - 38
3. Fate/Zero - 27
4. Humanity Has Declined - 24
5. Kids on the Slope - 23
6. Lupin the Third -Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna- - 19
7. Hyouka - 18
7. Tsuritama - 18
9. Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! - 16
10. Bodacious Space Pirates - 15

2011

Thread link (archives needed): http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3456794

1. Puella Magi Madoka Magica - 46
2. Tiger and Bunny - 42
3. Steins;Gate - 31
4. Nichijou - 25
5. Mawaru Penguindrum - 23
6. Usagi Drop - 17
7. Level E - 16
8. Working'!! - 14
9. Fate/Zero* - 12
10. Star Driver - 11
11. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai* - 9

Note: Fate/Zero was a two-cour show, with the two cours separated by one season. Only the first cour finished in 2011, and many posters considered the show itself unfinished and therefore ineligible for voting. Therefore, the eleventh-placing show is also in this list.

2010

Thread link (archives needed): http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3375936

1. Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt - 29
2. Shinryaku! Ika Musume - 22
3. Durarara!! - 19
3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - 19
3. Kuragehime - 19
6. Kimi ni Todoke - 12
7. Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru - 11
8. Katanagatari - 10
9. Angel Beats! - 9
9. The Tatami Galaxy - 9

2009

There was no 2009-specific voting thread, but there was one for the entire 2000-2009 decade. Link here (archives required): http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3249260

1. Gurren Lagann - 32
2. GitS (combined series vote) - 23
3. Eureka 7 - 17
4. Azumanga Daioh - 14
5. Baccano! - 13
5. Haruhi -13
7. FLCL - 12
8. Higurashi - 11
8. Mushishi - 11
10. Haibane Renmei - 9
10. One Piece - 9
12. Death Note - 8
12. Fullmetal Alchemist - 8
12. Gankutsuou - 8
15. Samurai Champloo - 7
16. Hellsing Ultimate - 6
16. Kaiba - 6
16. Spirited Away - 6
19. Clannad - 5
19. Detroit Metal City - 5
19. Hajime no Ippo - 5
19. Kaiji - 5
19. Nodame Cantabile - 5

2008

Thread link (archives needed): http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3042433

1. Macross Frontier - 17
2. Detroit Metal City - 15
2. Kaiba - 15
4. Code Geass R2 - 14
4. Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei - 14
6. Kaiji - 11
7. Kurenai - 8
7. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - 8
7. Xam'd: Lost Memories - 8
10. Hayate the Combat Butler - 7
10. Kara no Kyoukai - 7

2007

Thread link (archives needed): http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2721731

1. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - 24
2. Death Note - 17
3. Code Geass - 15
4. Baccano! - 13
5. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - 11
6. Minami-ke - 7
7. Denno Coil - 6
7. Seirei no Moribito - 6
9. Claymore - 5
9. Lucky Star - 5
9. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei - 5

2006

A.K.A. ADTRW cannot follow rules edition. Some shows that didn't finish made it into the top ten. Thread link (archives needed): http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2256577

1. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - 38
2. Black Lagoon - 26
3. Eureka Seven - 18
4. Ouran High School Host Club - 16
5. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - 15
6. Death Note - 12
7. Noein - 9
8. Code Geass - 7
8. Honey and Clover II - 7
10. Bartender - 6
10. Hellsing Ultimate - 6
10. Muteki Kanban Musume - 6

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ADTRW Popularity Contest Results