MERRY CHRISTMAS! Welcome to the final entry in RABUJOI’s Anime of the Decade, a comprehensive and hastily-researched list of the 100 best anime we watched from 2010 to 2019. We attempt to provide one brief statement about each show, based in some cases on very fuzzy recollection and possibly guesses. This list is final. No reviews, no appeals, COMPLETE EXONERATION!—RABUJOI STAFF
10. One Punch Man
Fall 2015
Saitama’s hilarious adventures in boredom and easy victories provided some of the comedic highlights of the decade in this stylishly irreverent parody of hero shows
9. The Promised Neverland
Winter 2019
One of the scariest, tensest, dread-filled series of the decade, as well as one of the best underdog stories, its single season left us gasping to see what became of the poor kids
8. Shingeki no Kyojin 3 Part 2
Spring 2019
In just ten episodes, perhaps more stunning secrets were revealed than in the previous three seasons combined, creating potential the fourth and final season will be hard-pressed to meet
7. Monogatari Series: Second Season
Summer 2013
A giant tiger stalks the town, Araragi battles zombies with an aged-up Mayoi, Nadeko gets tangled up with the Polar Snake, Shinobu regales us with some her centuries-long history, and Hitagi and Kaishou form an uneasy alliance—there’s a little of everything and it’s all excellent
6. Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen
Winter 2017
The first season of SGRS was amazing…the second was transcendent
5. Shigatsu wa kimi no uso (Your Lie in April)
Fall 2014
One of the saddest anime of the decade, but also one of the most beautiful, both visually and musically
4. Owarimonogatari Second Season
Summer 2017
While just seven episodes, this second season is the long-awaited culmination of eight years of supernatural stories, and it was worth the wait
3. Made in Abyss
Summer 2017
Very little before or since has quite looked or sounded like Made in Abyss, but even less FELT quite like it. Blending moments of whimsy, wonder and awe with primal horror and cruelty in a richly-detailed, fully-realized fantasy world. Desperately needs a second season to continue the story
2. 3-gatsu no Lion 2 (March Comes In Like A Lion)
Fall 2017
The first season was mostly about the MC’s personal traumas and depression, but the second story spreads out as he learns how to support others, exploring bullying, the struggles of a surrogate mom, and the ravages of old age
1. Steins;Gate
Spring 2011
With its twisting, churning time travel odyssey, central love triangle, and meditations on causality, inevitability, guilt, and obsession, Steins;Gate is the best anime of the decade.