Well the end of 2022 is nigh and it has…well it’s been a year
for me personally: a year of terror, depression, high anxiety, surprise,
welcome success and signs that things are going to get better in the long
run. Through it all, I’ve continued to
add to the Anime Corner’s increasingly large collection of reviews and 2022 saw
me tackle shows and movies I probably wouldn’t have in the very beginning. It was a very “girl power” heavy year with Sailor
Moon and the Sailor Senshi, Bad Ass Female Replicants, Tank Driving School
Girls and Bunny Girl Cosplays…and there’s more that to come in 2023. Since I wanna do a Top 5 next week to prep for
the Year of Sailor Moon I’m taking today to count down the Top 5 Best Titles I’ve
Reviewed in 2022 (even though there is still a week left and a couple more
reviews to go but still). Did anyone
else have a particular fav or do you agree with this list? Feel free to shout out in the comments. Now, onto the praising of good Anime.
This was a series review request from a good friend of
mine who swore up and down I’d enjoy it and…yeah I actually did but not because
of the central romance (I have issues with male lead Yamato).
No the reason this show worked so well for me
was because of the lead heroine, Mei.
She begins the series as a girl who has been burned one too many times
by bad friendships and believes such a concept is poisonous and unnecessary in
life.
Call me a sucker for the “power of
friendship” but it’s real for me and Mei comes to learn the same with every
person she meets, even those who initially dislike her and end up becoming her
greatest supporters.
Her romance with Makoto
might be the advertised feature but Mei’s solo story is worth the watch all on
its own.
#4-Tokyo Godfathers
Spoilers: this review hasn’t been posted yet but it will
in the next couple of days.
So I wont
say much here only that Satoshi Kon proved he was more than a genius of
psychological Anime thrillers with this very touching and funny Christmas
adventure.
His talents were taken from
us far too soon and Tokyo Godfathers more than earns a spot on his near
flawless resume along with Perfect Blue.
#3-Girls und Panzer
A bunch of cute school girls who drive tanks into combat
and it’s a school sport?
This either had
to be the worst concept of all time or the best and thankfully it leans towards
the latter.
The tankery action scenes
were hella fun and exciting and everyone involved was memorable.
From our quintet of lead heroines to the
rivals they faced, each new match promised something crazy and exciting from
this bizarre idea that works so well.
I
especially loved the rivals and how they were played to various worldwide stereotypes
(especially my tiny terror girl Katyushka).
While the Movie might’ve had a way too familiar plot, I’m looking
forward to eventually returning to the world of Tankery to hang out with Mio
and the girls of Ooari High School once again.
#2-Jujutsu Kaisen 0
The was probably the biggest surprise of the year for me,
in one that saw me reviewing a lot of unusual titles.
Everyone who’s surprised I’m not a big JJK
fan got a shock when I discovered the prequel movie wasn’t bad, in fact it was kind
of awesome.
JJK0 is everything I’ve
wanted from the TV Series, basically a focus on the much more fun and less
generic supporting cast and a lead character who isn’t another Naruto/Ichigo
knock off.
I really hope that JJK Season
Two doesn’t open with a TV Adaptation of this movie because on of Zero’s
strengths is that while it plays like a mini arc, it still feels like an epic
event that deserves to be seen as a motion picture instead of a 5 episode TV
run.
Hopefully if Yuta gets more
involved in the show I might be willing to give it another shot.
#1-Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Come because of the misleading title but stay for
everything else because this might be one of the greatest Anime ever made.
Bunny Girl Senpai isn’t just another gorgeous
school centric slice of life with gorgeous girls.
It’s a clever commentary on the troubles and
pratfalls of adolescence with more than a hint of Twin Peaks level weirdness included
because Anime.
Mai Sakurajima might
rightfully be the poster Goddess for this series and earns her status as one of
the best waifus in all of Anime, but Sakuta deserves equal praise for being the
hero everyone can count on even if its not on his to do list everyday and has a
very distracting deadpan delivery of creepy perverted thoughts.
Good writing, amazing characters, KyoAni
level animation, Bunny Girl Senpai just rocked on all levels and I cant wait to
see if the sequel film: Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl, can carry on
the same level of excellence when I review it in February 2023.
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