Wooderon’s Favourite Anime of 2020 – #5

Today’s anime is one I could easily foresee being much higher on my list had it come out earlier in the year and I’d already seen the entire run. It’s because I’m a very easy mark for the source material, and seeing it mixed up in this way is a great pleaser. As are nearly all interpretations of these characters are for me. So much so that I cracked out my old book of the original stories for some bedtime reading. Although that’s more like early morning for me at the moment.

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Wooderon’s 10 Favourite Anime Openings and Endings of 2020

It’s time. Well, to be more precise, it’s almost time. Almost time for my annual tradition of spending a good chunk of December talking about my favourite anime and video games of the year. There was a time I used to talk about movies too, but they stopped coming out at some point.

This post isn’t a part of my top ten lists proper, but a little opening taster of what’s to come. One of two I’m going to post today in fact. Tomorrow will be the start  my top ten marathon, starting with my number 10 anime of the year. An entry I’ve still not actually decided upon at the time of writing this post.

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Moriarty The Patriot and the Importance of the Rival

Of all the anime I’ve been watching this season, there’s only one that has really intrigued me. Which is rather fitting considering that intrigue is the name of the game when it comes to Moriarty the Patriot. Despite enjoying watching the first five episodes, it still felt like there was something missing. Moriarty had quickly been painted as this near omnipotent mastermind, but there’s only so long he can be on top before things become stale.

He needed someone to challenge him, someone to rival him.

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