2023 YouTube Critics Ranking
Anime
Update:
-- added Gigguk
This stack compiles anime rankings for 2023. To keep things simple, I only used YouTube commentators who provide a numerical rank. They are stacked in order from lower ranks (10 = better) to higher (1 = best). Entries with the same score are in alphabetical order.
The original concept was to compute some kind of composite score to create a "consensus" Top X list. But there are some problems with that. First, some lists include sequels and some do not. Second, some include shows that are continuing past calendar 2023 and some do not. Third, at least one of the lists includes a show that is not listed on MAL (Will I get banned if I say Scott Pilgrim here? I hope not.). Given there is no common baseline, I can't come up with any way to fairly combine the number scores. So I'm going to compute a simple average. This will have the tendency to drive scores to the middle: 5-6. It will also have the tendency of overemphasize shows that only have a single score. In the end, this is one of those seemingly helpful exercises that is, in reality, potentially misleading. In other words, don't put too much stock in the relative order and certainly do not get worked up if you have a different opinion.
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Here are the videos I compiled:
Billyhan_ (918K subs): "Ranking the Top 10 Best Anime of 2023"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt6bZlLZhMI
EliteAlice (1.03K subs): "The 10 Best Anime of 2023". Includes sequels but not continuing shows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT1uzNEiyKA
Gigguk (3.56M subs): "Best of Anime 2023". Top 13. I noted 11-13 but didn't use the numeric score as that would throw off the averages.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhVPJ2J0sz8
Glass Reflection (583K subs): "The Best 10 Anime of 2023 | Glass Reflection"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U9FatG9dII
Glass Reflection (583K subs): "The #1 Anime of 2023 | Glass Reflection"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StKU2A5y98E
Miggs (141 subs): "My Top 10 Favourite Anime of 2023". Not including sequels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qVmDp1pM3I
Otaku Den (173K subs): "Top 10 BEST Anime of 2023 You MUST Watch!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_hgMPNm59c
Otaku Spirit (21.7K subs): "Anime of the Year 2023! The Top 10 Anime!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqos4a_kqY0
ViniiTube (1.07M subs): "Top 20 Best Anime of 2023". I only included the top 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZgpRknYZwI
-- added Gigguk
This stack compiles anime rankings for 2023. To keep things simple, I only used YouTube commentators who provide a numerical rank. They are stacked in order from lower ranks (10 = better) to higher (1 = best). Entries with the same score are in alphabetical order.
The original concept was to compute some kind of composite score to create a "consensus" Top X list. But there are some problems with that. First, some lists include sequels and some do not. Second, some include shows that are continuing past calendar 2023 and some do not. Third, at least one of the lists includes a show that is not listed on MAL (Will I get banned if I say Scott Pilgrim here? I hope not.). Given there is no common baseline, I can't come up with any way to fairly combine the number scores. So I'm going to compute a simple average. This will have the tendency to drive scores to the middle: 5-6. It will also have the tendency of overemphasize shows that only have a single score. In the end, this is one of those seemingly helpful exercises that is, in reality, potentially misleading. In other words, don't put too much stock in the relative order and certainly do not get worked up if you have a different opinion.
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Here are the videos I compiled:
Billyhan_ (918K subs): "Ranking the Top 10 Best Anime of 2023"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt6bZlLZhMI
EliteAlice (1.03K subs): "The 10 Best Anime of 2023". Includes sequels but not continuing shows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT1uzNEiyKA
Gigguk (3.56M subs): "Best of Anime 2023". Top 13. I noted 11-13 but didn't use the numeric score as that would throw off the averages.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhVPJ2J0sz8
Glass Reflection (583K subs): "The Best 10 Anime of 2023 | Glass Reflection"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U9FatG9dII
Glass Reflection (583K subs): "The #1 Anime of 2023 | Glass Reflection"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StKU2A5y98E
Miggs (141 subs): "My Top 10 Favourite Anime of 2023". Not including sequels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qVmDp1pM3I
Otaku Den (173K subs): "Top 10 BEST Anime of 2023 You MUST Watch!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_hgMPNm59c
Otaku Spirit (21.7K subs): "Anime of the Year 2023! The Top 10 Anime!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqos4a_kqY0
ViniiTube (1.07M subs): "Top 20 Best Anime of 2023". I only included the top 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZgpRknYZwI
