2018 is over next week.
Overall, on a personal level, each year since 2015 has been an
increasing, stressful challenge. Which
is why I channel a lot of time into Anime and the friends ive gained from it,
probably why Katsucon 2018 and Otakon 2018 have found high spots on my list of
best conventions ever (yeah ill do a redux Top 5 next year for sure). Here at the Anime Corner, ive reviewed 45
titles this year, from TV shows to films.
I have to say, this has probably been my favorite year of titles to date
as ive had a blast reviewing most of my selections, the good and the bad. Well with 2018 closing out next week, why
don’t we look back at the long list of incredible Anime ive reviewed in
2018…and try to choose five of the best.
It’s my last Top 5 Wednesday of 2018, the Top 5 Best Titles Ive Reviewed
in 2018.
#5-Pilot Candidate
aka Candidate for Goddess
Kind of like Silent Mobius in 2017, Pilot Candidate
became this years series that drove me to the brink of insanity with how bad it
was…and it was so much fun to bite into.
I had heard tales of Pilot Candidate’s terribleness and I wasn’t sure id
survive the short but painful experience.
From the bad mechs to the worse characters to the waste of a really good
musical score, somehow it was a lot of fun giving this god awful show the
terrible review it deserved. It was both
stressful and a strange form of stress relief (which really is a lot of what
this blog is for me).
#4-Super Dimension
Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?
This was more than a treat, it was a privledge. Seldom seen and hard to come by, I lucked
into getting a chance to check out this much beloved Anime movie that is
considered one of the best of the 80s mecha era. The visuals, the music, the action. Even when DYRL wasn’t at its best, I still
felt like I was watching something special.
It almost makes me wish I could review more Macross here on the blog if
I could ever find it. There’s always the
first season of Robotech as a Plan B. In
the here and now, im so happy I got to see what I now consider probably the
second best Macross outing of all time…and give it further props for that
distinction because without the success of Do You Remember Love, we wouldn’t
have Macross Plus.
#3-One Punch Man
God, between this and My Hero Academia, Japan has given
us some of the best superhero stories outside of the Marvel Cinematic
Universe. One Punch Man took the woes
and responsibilities that come with being a hero and give them a refreshingly
interesting coat of paint. Superheroedom
doesn’t have to be all business, it can actually be fun and even a little
boring depending on who you ask. And
Saitama balances both perfectly with his deadpan deliveries and easy going
attitude. I could easily see him blowing
off Batman or the Justice League to do his own thing before showing up to save
them all from certain death with one punch.
Amazing fights, an amazing main character and an ever growing cast of
loveable goofs, I cant wait for Season Two to finally arrive next year…and hope
the magic of Saitama and Genos is still there in droves.
#2-Full Metal
Panic: Invisible Victory
No one probably expected much from a sequel season to
Full Metal Panic thirteen years after The Second Raid. But they sure as hell weren’t expecting
anything to be THIS DAMN GOOD. The first
episode kicked things off with a bang and nothing ever really let up until the
final episode. Sure we got an unresolved
cliffhanger with no confirmation of a fifth season. We did still get Sousuke wagging a one man
war to save his girl both in and our of his Arm Slave and some of the most game
changing moments ever in the entire Full Metal Panic story to date. The Second Raid showed Full Metal Panic it
could take risks and succeed. Invisible
Victory took that lesson and hit the NOS button for a full blown ride into
awesomeness. I’d say I have no idea how
Season 5 will top Invisible Victory…but im sure I said the same thing after The
Second Raid and look what we got eh?
#1-The
Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Of all the shows ive reviewed this year, could you ever
imagine me having a crap ton to say about a Haruhi Suzumiya movie? Well I did and I still think this is one of
the best reviews ive ever written for this blog in general. So much happens in Disappearance that keeps
you so engrossed, you almost forget the movie is almost three hours long. It rights the wrongs of the TV Series and
pays off painful watch moments like “The Endless Eight” in unexpectedly
brilliant ways. This review was so
heartfelt that I had to do a follow up Top 5 that same day to delve deeper into
some pretty spoiler heavy thoughts. Ive
never done that with a review before and I don’t know if ill ever find a film I
can do similar with. 2018 saw One Punch
Man, Psycho Pass, Fate/Stay Night and even My Hero Academia grace the Gundam
Anime Corner. Whodve thought theyd all
somehow be topped by Queen Haruhi Suzumiya…not me.
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