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Lupin the Third: A Woman Called Fujiko Mine’s varied cast of characters and unique animation is an utter delight.Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic is full of adventure and wonder as you follow a young Alladin who comes upon an all-powerful djinn.

Aoi Miyamori and her four friends dream of making an anime together, and after years of friendship, they find themselves in various fields in the anime industry to work toward making that dream come true. This anime is jam-packed with crazy action and iconic moments that are known to practically all of the anime community.The unlikeliest of friends bond through the power of music in Kids on the Slope. Violet begins working as a letter writer, unsteadily at first, but with her unique perspective, she is able to craft letters that draw out the rawest emotion. This time he, along with the usual gang, travel to an island where extinct animals still roam the land and battle against forces from the future to protect it.Outside of the top five, other notable titles include the only non-Japanese movie in the top ten, Dreamwork's Madoka Magica is an award winning anime series, famous for deconstructing the "magical girl" anime…Among the other anime movies we have looked at here at 009 Re:Cyborg is a new anime film based on Cyborg 009 by Shotaro Ishinomori. I was going to watch chronologically, but many people say that Zero is superior to Night and it would be a letdown if you went from really good to average. Without further ado, here’s my Top 10 Best Anime of 2012:Despite its weaknesses, SAO’s breathtaking scenery and fluid animation cannot be ignored. The number one anime of the year comes as no surprise when you consider the waves it has made throughout the anime world. Did I mention that what initially looked like simple hobby fishing actually saved the world too?The best shoujo title for this year. Chihayafuru is as much a sports anime as it is a drama, and its engaging characters and their personal growth are wonderful.A prequel to Fate/Stay Night, Fate/Zero is set 10 years before the events of FSN. Chiyo Sakura goes to confess her feelings, only to find out that her crush Nozaki is actually a famous shojo manga artist who thinks she's just asking for an autograph. Karuta is a competitive card game that requires its participants to lean 100 poems and snatch away cards that feature the second verse of a poem when the first verse is read aloud. In the past decade, we've seen anime continue through its moe phase and bring forth tons of new isekai. Anime has its own share of cliches, repetitive archetypes, recycled concepts, etc. It also seems like something Toonami could show down the line so I’ll wait for that.Kuroko no Basket – I also like basketball lol! But because of that, if you become the best player in Japan, you’ll be the best in the world.”I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who hasn’t  heard of Karuta nor the Hyakunninisshu before Chihayafuru and this turned out to be the best discovery yet. Lucius, a Roman architect, is transported through time to modern-day Japan, where he learns about Japanese bathhouses and uses this to his gain back home. They curse in nearly every sentence and don’t give a damn about much of anything other than their vices: sex and sweets. Maybe we can do this every year? A heartfelt dramedy with family at its center, it serves a nice reminder that even people as powerful as dragons have doubts and insecurities, and sometimes need the helping hand of friends or family to get through it.Opposites attract in Tsuki ga Kirei, a tender portrayal of young love. It’s a tale of reaching one’s dreams alongside friends.