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Who Actually Decides 'Anime of the Year'? A Guide to the Awards Everyone Fights About
What's the anime of the year? Every time a season wraps, and especially from late December into January, that question sets the comment sections on fire. I read the burning wreckage every night for this site, so let me map the whole awards landscape for you. And let me spoil the conclusion up front: the heart of this culture was never the winner. It's the commotion around the winner.