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Winter
Erased
Gate season 2
Please tell me Galko-chan!
Schwarzes Marken
Sekko Boys
She and Her Cat
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Tabi Machi Late Show
Spring
Bungo Stray Dogs
Flying Witch
Joker Game
Sailor Moon Crystal season 3
Tanaka-kun is always listless
Summer
91 Days
Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Love!
Orange
Fall
MSG: Iron Blooded Orphans season 2
Nanbaka
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I didn't realise the number of shows I really liked throughout the year had dropped off like that.
Though some of it is probably due to the unavailability of several shows I was interested in.
I put my season favourites in colour. I think all my favourites had good storylines with a focus on character development along with pleasing graphics and good soundtracks. Also, they mostly had adults (or teens in adult situations) as their main character.
Besides that, I liked the timing and balance on these shows. Shouwa had good pacing in unfolding it's secrets and mysteries; Bungo had some nice Shakespearean timing in switching between action and comedy; 91 days had good build up and Iron Blooded Orphans had good timing switching between action and story development (character/exposition). I hope that makes any sense. I just feel like although the shows I chose were very different, the reasons I chose them are pretty much the same.
Still if I had to pick one overall winner for 2016, I'd pick Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinju. Because I'd never heard of Rakugo before and because I got invested in this story even though several of the main characters weren't likeable at all. I think it takes some really good storytelling and character building to make the audience care about characters that are as self-centred as most of this bunch appeared to be.
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