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Top 13 anime of 2021



My anime principles

- Enjoyment comes first
Rating based on enjoyment doesn't mean lack of rationality. It means giving different weights to different aspects, case by case. The sound in a music anime, the hilarity in a comedy, the atmosphere in a slice of life, the story and the pacing in a plot-driven anime: they all affect enjoyment differently. When enjoyment is at the lowest, I won't give a higher score just because a secondary aspect is somewhat decent. I'm not trying to be objective.

- My rating system
7-10) I like and love it
6) I like it, but I don't love it
5) watchable, I'd never drop
1-4) I dislike it

- If I don't like it, I'll drop it after one episode
I don't believe in the "it will get better". If I force myself to watch something I'm not liking, there's a very high chance I'll hate it even more and it certainly won't become a masterpiece. On the other hand, something that starts well can easily end up bad.

- Mean scores do matter, to some extent
I found about 33% of the top 250 to be good (7/10) at least. I won't find a higher percentage of good anime in the lower ratings, so I can say that "high score = higher probability of being good". Scores aren't random numbers or just indicators of popularity, even though most of the highest rated anime aren't above average in my book.

- Rewatching is worth it
If something really is that good, rewatching is never a waste of time. Moreover, quite a few anime became my favorites only after I watched them for a second time.