Top 50 Anime of 2012

Anime fans have rendered their verdict on the best anime of 2012 – although with a distinction of such incredible merit at stake, there have been some understandable concerns about irregularities in the 35,000 votes cast…

The ranking, with votes:

1. Kill Me Baby (1920)

2. Yuru Yuri ♪♪ (1538)

3. Hidamari Sketch Honeycomb (1514)

 4. Little Busters! (1358)

5. Chuunibyou (1249)

6. Tari Tari (1244)

7. Hyouka (1168)

8. Sword Art Onlin (1131)

9. Kuroko’s Basketball (1130)

10. Accel World (1126)

11. Psycho-Pass (993)

12. Kamisama Kiss (931)

13. Sakamichi no Apollon (912)

14. Robotics;Notes (909)

15. The Ambition of Oda Nobuna (901)

16. Zetsuen no Tempest (900)

17. Milky Holmes 2 (875)

18. Ixion Saga (848)

19. Oniai (847)

20. Tsuritama (833)

21. Binbougami-ga! (828)

22. Upotte!! (814)

23. Kokoro Connect (780)

24. Dog Days’ (770)

25. Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? Of The Dead (753)

26. Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun (720)

27. Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo (706)

28. Mankind Has Declined (684)

29. Girls und Panzer (643)

30. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (632)

31. Medaka Box (496)

32. Code:Breaker (404)

33. Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate (398)

34. Shinsekai Yori (381)

35. Natsu-iro Kiseki (370)

36. Acchi Kocchi (362)

 37. Hiiro no Kakera (359)

38. Total Eclipse (356)

39. Campione (347)

40. Busou Shinki (304)

41. Rinne no Lagrange (299)

 42. BTOOOM!  (293)

43. K (283)

44. To Love-Ru Darkness (240)

45. Amagami SS (238)

46. Imouto ga Iru! (225)

47. Ore no Imouto: True Route (186)

48. Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere 2 (173)

49. Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai. (147)

50. Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero (139)

Those wondering about the sudden (though perhaps not undeserved) surge in popularity of Kill Me Baby need look no further than the efforts of the Vippers in their “Let’s make Kill Me Baby Number 1!” thread – although that it managed to inspire such mischievous dedication is perhaps quite a recommendation in and of itself.

Meanwhile moeblob fanciers may just discount the top 3 as the result of vote-rigging otaku factions…