I'm not normally a big fan of music-themed anime, so no one is more surprised than I am to find two music-themed series at the top of my 2022 list. BOCCHI THE ROCK! is on a lot of people's lists, and deservedly so, but Healer Girl isn't getting a whole lot of attention. Okay, maybe it wasn't the best anime of the year, but it was definitely one that I needed most. I'm still processing the loss of my own singing voice, and I needed these characters who built their lives and the good they did in the world around their songs.
Here's the rest of the list:
Favorite Returning Series
Yama no Susume: Next Summit
Akebi-chan's Sailor Uniform
Favorite Non-Anime Animation
Shamiko and Momo, The Demon Girl Next Door
Chisato and Takina, Lycoris Recoil
Suletta and Miorine, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Gojo and Kitagawa, My Dress-Up Darling
Lev and Irina, Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut
Loid and Yor, SPY x FAMILY
Aoi and Hinata, Yama no Susume: Next Summit
Serufu and Purin, Do It Yourself!!
Anya and Becky, SPY x FAMILY
Favorite Opening Title Sequence
"Tokimeki Rendezvous," The Demon Girl Next Door
"Feel You, Heal You," Healer Girl
"Hajimari no Setsuna," Akebi-chan's Sailor Uniform
Favorite Closing Credit Sequence
"Tokyo Sunny Party," Heroines Run the Show
"Nani ga Warui," BOCCHI THE ROCK!
"Believe like Singing," Healer Girl
And lastly, one that's particular to a writer-type like me...
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Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY
Myne/Rozemyne, Ascendance of a Bookworm
Suzumi Hiyori, Heroines Run the Show
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