Open Thread: Top Ten Lists for 2022!
Yes, it’s that time again, winding up a year of blog posts by listing the ones you, the audience, felt worthy of attention.
Top 10 Posts of 2022
Book Review: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Anime Review: Baki (2018)
Manga Review: Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Volume 1
Movie Review: Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Manga Review: Doraemon, Vol. 1
Manga Review: Vagabond Volume 1
Manga Review: Vagabond Volume 2
Book Review: The Black Tulip
TV Review: Unriddle Season One
Webtoon Review: Onyx Equinox
Arthurian Mythos fans continued to make a strong showing this year. I had the good fortune of coming to the attention of a manga review accumulator blog, so that got me quite a few views.
Top 10 Posts of All Time (Tenth Anniversary)
Book Review: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Book Review: The Financial Expert
Book Review: The Black Tulip
Book Review: The Sea-Wolf
TV Review: Mannix
Anime Review: Urusei Yatsura
Book Review: The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds
Manga Review: Vagabond Volume 1
Manga Review: Weekly Shonen Jump (USA)
Anime for Speculative Fiction Fans
The King Arthur fans finally edged out the folks taking Indian Literature 101, dethroning the long-time champion.
Top 10 Books of 2022
Book Review: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Book Review: The Black Tulip
Book Review: The Sea-Wolf
Book Review: The Black Arrow
Book Review: Octavia’s Brood
Book Review: The Last Seance
Book Review: Penny Dreadfuls: Sensational Tales of Terror
Book Review: God’s Little Acre
Book Review: A Night to Remember
Book Review: Oliver Twist
While Arthur came out on top, it’s comforting to know you folks still like the classics.
Top 10 Anime of 2022
Anime Review: Baki (2018)
Anime Review: Erased
Anime Review: Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac
Anime Review: Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department
Anime Review: Ghost Stories (Dub)
Anime Review: Spy X Family
Anime Review: The Kindaichi Case Files Return
Anime Review: My Love Story
Anime Review: Beastars
Anime Review: Elfen Lied
Baki is getting another season soon, the one where he fights a caveman. I’m a bit surprised Spy X Family didn’t place better, but then again everyone else was posting about it too.
Top 10 Manga of 2022
Manga Review: Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Volume 1
Manga Review: Doraemon, Vol. 1
Manga Review: Vagabond Volume 1
Manga Review: Vagabond Volume 2
Manga Review: Apollo’s Song
Manga Review: Komi Can’t Communicate Vol. 1
Manga Review: Weekly Shonen Jump (2021)
Manga Review: Orochi: The Perfect Edition 1
Manga Review: Vinland Saga Book Six
Manga Review: Chi’s Sweet Home Volume 1
I have no idea why Hanako-kun took top place. I see that Vagabond continues to be a solid view catcher.
Top 10 Movies of 2022
Movie Review: Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Movie Review: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
Movie Review: Ponyo
Movie Review: Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
Movie Review: Wonder Woman (2009)
Movie Review: A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Movie Review: Street Sisters
Movie Review: Big Trouble in Little China
Movie Review: The Enforcer (1976)
Movie Review: Excalibur
You folks love your animated movies. Dolly Parton’s holiday effort did make a strong surge in the last month of 2022.
Top TV and Webtoons of 2022
TV Review: Unriddle Season One
Webtoon Review: Onyx Equinox
TV Review: Mannix
TV Review: Unriddle Season Two
TV Review: Scooby Doo!: Mystery Incorporated
Webtoon Review: A Tale Dark & Grimm
TV Review: DC Super Hero Girls (2019)
TV Review: Iron Man Armored Adventures: Season 2 Vol. 1
Webtoon Review: Kid Cosmic Season Three
TV Review: The Guardians of Justice
Unriddle did very well this year. I wonder if the star is in a new series?
Top 10 Comic Books and Comic Strips of 2022
Comic Book Review: Yokaiden 1
Comic Book Review: Curse of the Were-Woman
Comic Book Review: Our Army at War
Comic Book Review: An Inspector Calls: The Graphic Novel
Comic Strip Review: The Complete Little Orphan Annie Volume Ten: The Junior Commandos
Comic Strip Review: Supersonic Girl
Comic Book Review: The Best of DC #22: Christmas with the Super Heroes
Comic Strip Review: Batman: The Sunday Slassics 1943-1946
Comic Book Review: No Hero
Comic Book Review: Savage: Taking Liberties
Non-manga comics don’t seem to have been much of a draw this year, with the top contender being a mangaesque volume.
Top 10 Magazines of 2022
Magazine Review: Oh Reader, Issue 001
Magazine Review: Asimov’s Science Fiction May/June 2021
Magazine Review: Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May/June 2021
Magazine Review: Fantastic August 1969
Magazine Review: Analog Science Fiction Science Fact November 1965
Magazine Review: Astounding Science Fiction July 1939
Magazine Review: Science Fiction Adventure Classics #12 Winter
Magazine Review: Analog Science Fiction and Fact June 2015
Magazine Review: Famous Fantastic Mysteries March 1944
Magazine Review: The Shadow #60: Prince of Evil|Messenger of Death|Room 1313
Not a lot of magazine action this year, with the top contender being a light reading item from 2020.
The site is not letting me look at where visitors come from again, but most likely the United States of America was the number one contender this year. But just in case anyone visits from Scotland, here’s a nice picture.
What are the posts you enjoyed most in 2022? Is there anything you’d like to see more of in 2023? Let me know in the comments!
