Reader’s Choice – Best of Anime 2022 Poll
The year’s end has arrived (technically, it just did, but we’re on schedule!) and the 17th Annual Reader’s Choice vote is now open. Have a favourite series that you’d want to see triumph? Do you simply want to know what other people found enjoyable this year? Here, there is no electoral college. With the most votes, the anime wins!
You can vote in two polls this year, one for regularly broadcast TV series and the other for OVAs and movies, as is customary. Each poll asks for your top five choices, which should prevent the results from being heavily biassed in favour of the wildly popular shows. You can choose from 170 TV series and 60 OVA/movies this year. Remember that anime is a personal preference, just like all entertainment. Here, one size does not fit all. Even if you disagree with someone’s views, respect their right to them.
The following criteria were applied to determine which shows made (or did not make) it onto these lists:
A regular broadcast TV series must have concluded airing in 2022 and meet the general requirements for receiving a preview in order to be taken into consideration. Included are television shows with upcoming seasons that have a definite end to the one we have already seen. Additionally, programmes that were typically broadcast for children of all ages were excluded. For the sake of fairness, this category includes any Netflix original series or OVA that has a full season release (i.e., 12 episodes).
OVAs and movies must have been made available on Blu-ray or DVD in 2022 in order to be eligible, giving people outside of Japan the opportunity to see them. Theatrical offerings are mostly covered by this. Since OVA series might take years to complete, they are different from TV series in that they are not have to be finished in order to be included.
With the exception of a few animated programmes that aren’t really “typical” anime, the list of anime series is, as far as we know, complete. The OVA/movie list is less comprehensive, but this is on purpose since there are many incredibly specialised OVAs that aren’t really worth mentioning and because series in this category have a propensity to be postponed or released at various times, so accuracy may vary widely. Please leave a comment, write Pancakes/Zephyr an email, or tweet Zephyr at @ZephyrRC if you believe there is anything that should be taken into account, isn’t mentioned, or is listed but shouldn’t be. We’ll put it in as soon as we can. Before voting, keep an eye on the list of programmes that have been added in the first remark of this post.
So go ahead and cast your vote!
Reader’s Choice – Best of Anime 2022 Poll
- Reference Sites:
- https://animesee.com/
- https://www.crunchyroll.com/
- https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/
- https://www.cbr.com/
