The results of the 2020 Anime of the Year rankings have arrived! In case you missed it, Anime Corner conducted a poll to decide which anime our fans enjoyed most in 2020, and our rankings are based on the data we have collected. In addition, we would like to point out that we nominated 44 shows based on the data gathered by Anime Corner through internal and external sources last year and fans voted among those.
The results shown in the rankings are based on the results of the selected sample. It shouldn’t affect your decision to watch shows that are placed below the Top 10, as each show has its own distinct style, and everyone’s taste in anime is different. This season was packed with a lot of great shows that even a show below the 20th ranking was personally one of my favorites.
The Top 10 Anime of Year – 2020 can be seen in the graphic below.
The complete list of the 2020 Anime of the Year ranking is below:
1. “Kaguya-sama: Love is War? Season 2” – 6.86% of the votes
2. “Kakushigoto” – 6.13% of the votes
3. “Re:Zero -Starting Life In Another World- Season 2” – 4.94% of the votes
4. “Toilet-bound Hanako-kun” – 4.57% of the votes
5. “Akudama Drive” – 4.34% of the votes
6. “ID:Invaded” – 4.28% of the votes
7. “Rent-A-Girlfriend” – 4.11% of the votes
8. “The Misfit of Demon King Academy” – 3.99% of the votes
9. “Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld Final Season” – 3.95% of the votes
10. “My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax” – 3.63% of the votes
11. “Great Pretender” – 3.61% of the votes
12. “Haikyuu!!: To the Top (Part 1 & 2)” – 3.35% of the votes
13. “TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You” – 2.9% of the votes
14. “Tower of God” – 2.64% of the votes
15. “Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina” – 2.51% of the votes
16. “Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III” – 2.46% of the votes
17. “Shokugeki no Souma Season 5” – 2.32% of the votes
18. “BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense.” – 2.25% of the votes
19. “The Millionaire Detective: Balance: UNLIMITED” – 2.23% of the votes
20. “Jujutsu Kaisen” – 2.11% of the votes
21. “Talentless Nana” – 2.08% of the votes
22. “The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc” – 1.93% of the votes
23. “Uzaki-chan Wants To Hang Out!” – 1.79% of the votes
24. “Fruits Basket Season 2” – 1.74% of the votes
25. “Moriarty The Patriot” – 1.7% of the votes
26. “My Next Life As A Villainess: All Routes Lead To Doom!” – 1.53% of the votes
27. “Darwin’s Game” – 1.51% of the votes
28. “Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World” – 1.49% of the votes
29. “Fire Force Season 2” – 1.41% of the votes
30. “Gleipnir” – 1.39% of the votes
31. “Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle” – 1.36% of the votes
32. “In/Spectre” – 1.21% of the votes
33. “Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!” – 1.08% of the votes
34. “A Certain Scientific Railgun T” – 1.02% of the votes
35. “Princess Connect! Re: Dive” – 0.93% of the votes
36. “Deca-Dence” – 0.77% of the votes
37. “Appare-Ranman!” – 0.73% of the votes
38. “Dorohedoro” – 0.7% of the votes
39. “Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 2” – 0.59% of the votes
40. “Golden Kamuy Season 3” – 0.5% of the votes
41. “Smile Down the Runway” – 0.39% of the votes
42. “Arte” – 0.37% of the votes
43. “The God of High School” – 0.35% of the votes
44. “Sing “Yesterday” for Me” – 0.24% of the votes
“Kaguya-sama: Love is War? Season 2” took the top on our Anime of the Year 2020 poll, and it’s surely deserved! The fans loved the sequel to the adorable romcom and it’s not surprising that it was first. What may be surprising is that a non-sequel was so close. “Kakushigoto” took 2nd place, and is actually the #1 new anime of the year! Furthermore, out of the top 10, 6 shows are actually non sequels and Oregairu ranked #10. Great Pretender was close behind, but Netflix’s weird schedule likely made it fall short of the top 10.
2020 was heavily affected with the ongoing pandemic and delays, but still managed to give us some amazing shows! Let’s hope this year does the same and more, and Anime Corner has already started weekly polls for the Winter 2021 season.
You can vote for your favorite show here.