A Magical 2020

Like 2019, I'll leave a number at the end of the name of the work to indicate which month I finished each entry in. However, this time I put // to indicate which ones are tied and which are not (i.e. anything grouped together with a "(tie)" should have the same score). Normally I would...

Best Anime of the Decade (2nd Day of Anime 2019)

By some accounts, we've hit the end of the decade. Most of my anime watching occurred in this decade...not only due to the sheer amount of stuff that came out, but because I started with simulcasts halfway through. Note: For obvious reasons, this list covers anime I've finished during the decade (or in the case...

A Magical 2019 Pt. II: The Spellbook Awards (3rd Day of Anime 2019)

By popular demand...or maybe just Derek's...the Awards are back (and harder to nominate for than ever, considering the AniList end-of-season forum posts have essentially died off due to lack of people keeping them alive). There are less joke awards than 2017's, but regardless, have fun with them... ...oh, and if you didn't figure it out...

A Magical 2019 Pt. I (4th Day of Anime 2019)

This is the yearly rankings post. Just to make it faster for myself, I've left the month that I finished at the end of each entry of these non-simulcast commentary lists. Top (?) 10 Worst Dropped Anime According to My AniList Rating Due to the fact an anime needs a rating to be eligible in...

Predictions for 2020 – 2029 in Anime (9th Day of Anime 2019)

The predictions are partially inspired by sdshamsel of Ogiue Maniax. This is the first time I'm going to try and predict the future (well, moreso than when I was trying to guess future episodes of Boueibu on Tumblr). So, I predict: Zenonzard isn't going to go down well... I want to hope that isekai will...

The End of Another Decade in Anime…and then Shorter Times in Other Stuff (11th Day of Anime 2019)

Inspired by Yon Nyan's self-care post. If we don't count Pokemon and start with Sailor Moon as a point where I started engaging with anime in general (since I don't really remember when I started engaging with the Pokemon anime), then my first decade wrapped up in about 2014...that is, if I remember the year I...

A Magical 2018 (yearly rankings)

I've put in 2017's details into the post so don't worry about keeping this post open in another tab. Top 10 (or 11...?) Worst Dropped Anime 2018 As According to their Rating on My AniList Akkun to KanojoIslandMarchen MadchenHarukana ReceiveAs Miss Beelzebub Likes.A Place Farther than the Universe (tie)Dances with the Dragons (tie)Nil Admirari no Tenbin (tie) (may...

10 Best OPs of 2018

As requested by Karandi. The title pretty much explains itself, so let's count these OPs down. You might remember a few of these from the previous post I made on anime music. 10. Rocket Beat - Kiyono Yasuno (Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen) I had to get off the bandwagon for the Cardcaptor Sakura sequel because I'm...

A Magical 2017 pt. II (a.k.a. the Spellbook Awards)

This is part 2 of a post from yesterday. It goes without saying there are spoilers here for some categories. I also included some joke categories, so have fun reading and sharing your own. Speaking of awards though, I got a total of 100 likes on my posts on Monday. Note: If not specified, only anime...

A Magical 2017 pt. I (yearly rankings)

It's the end of the year...and since this is the first year of doing end-of-year rankings on the Spellbook, I'm doing things a bit differently this time. ...Scratch that. It's very different, and thus a lot longer than usual. It's so long, in fact, I'm posting part II (Spellbook Awards) in 24 hours' time.  I...