Open Thread: 2021 Roundup!
Another year over here at SKJAM! Reviews, so it’s time to look at the posts you, the readers, voted for with your clicks.
Most Viewed Posts of 2021
Book Review: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Open Thread: RIP George Jamison
Webtoon Review: Onyx Equinox
Manga Review: The Promised Neverland
Book Review: The Sea-Wolf
Book Review: Octavia’s Brood
Movie Review: Big Trouble in Little China
Anime Review: Baki (2018)
TV Review: Mannix
Book Review: The Black Tulip
The Arthurian Cycle fans continued their domination, but many of you (especially relatives) came to view my tribute to my father, who passed away this year. Thank you.
Most Viewed Posts Cumulative
Book Review: The Financial Expert
Book Review: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Book Review: The Black Tulip
Book Review: The Sea-Wolf
Anime Review: Urusei Yatsura
TV Review: Mannix
Book Review: The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds
Manga Review: Weekly Shonen Jump (USA)
Anime for Speculative Fiction Fans
Anime Review: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood/Battle Tendency
Thanks to students taking Indian Literature 101, The Financial Expert is still the champ.
Now let’s break down 2021 by categories!
Top Ten Books
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
The Sea-Wolf
Octavia’s Brood
The Black Tulip
The Black Stallion Challenged
The Railway Children
Penny Dreadfuls: Sensational Tales of Terror
The Financial Expert
The Black Arrow
Twice Told Tales
The big news here is the strong showing by a tribute to science fiction author Octavia Butler.
Top Ten Webtoons and TV
Onyx Equinox
Mannix
Unriddle Season One
Tientsin Mystic
Blood of Zeus
Iron Man Armored Adventures: Season 2 Vol. 1
Kid Cosmic
The Untamed
DC Super Hero Girls (2019)
Disenchantment Season 3
Crunchyroll’s violent Central American-themed series took the fore this year.
Top Ten Manga
The Promised Neverland
Mob Psycho 100: Reigen–The Man with Level 131 Max Spirit Power
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Volume 1
Doraemon, Vol. 1
Case Closed (Detective Conan)
Chi’s Sweet Home Volume 1
Phantom Tales of the Night 4
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! 1
Cells at Work!
Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji #1
The beloved Shonen Jump manga about orphans trying to avoid being eaten by demons was scheduled to have a second anime season, but we can all agree it didn’t happen.
Top Ten Movies
Big Trouble in Little China
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
Excalibur
Ponyo
Metropolis (1927)
Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
The Enforcer (1976)
Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch
Princess Mononoke
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Action comedy takes the top spot, but there’s a lot of animation.
Top Ten Anime (that aren’t also movies)
Baki (2018)
Elfen Lied
Erased
The Kindaichi Case Files Return
Gegege no Kitaro (2018)
Beastars
Anime for Speculative Fiction Fans
Golden Kamuy Season 3
Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood
Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac
Ludicrous over the top martial arts action is what you folks wanted to know more about this year, it seems.
Top Ten Comics and Magazines
Asimov’s Science Fiction May/June 2021
An Inspector Calls: The Graphic Novel
Water-Stone Review Volume 18: All We Cannot Alter
Marvel Science Fiction November 1951
The Building
Modesty Blaise: The Scarlet Maiden
Kill 6 Billion Demons 1
Analog Science Fiction and Fact June 2015
Astounding Science Fiction July 1939
Our Army at War
I’m rather surprised that Asimov’s was waay out in front in this combined category. I’ll have to see if I can dig up more of those.
And now a special category, which countries have been visiting this blog the most?
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- India
- Philippines (I see you, co-workers!)
- China
- Australia
- Germany
- Malaysia
- France
And one lonely visitor from Moldova. Bring a friend!
As I move towards the tenth anniversary of this blog, I’d like to thank all those who’ve supported this effort, and hope you will stick around!
