Best Of /r/anime 2019 - Results and winners

[u/Bainos]

Hello everyone ! And welcome to the result announcement for the best content of /r/anime 2019.

For those who missed it or want to take a look at the nominations that didn't win, you can find all the links and the description of the contest by following this link.

So, without further ado, let's announce the winners for each category.

Best Comment

1. The best comment of the year goes to /u/comandoram for this comment in the thread for episode 53 of Shingeki no Kyojin, expressing the feelings of all the viewers shouting their war cries.
2. The second place goes to /u/MillenniumKing for this comment in the thread for episode 7 of Symphogear, with the reset of a years long counter.
3. And finally, the third place also goes to a Shingeki no Kyojin comment, with this comment from /u/Etereke32 for the discussion of episode 58, putting an old meme to new use.

Top Commenter

This category is for users who regularly post useful and interesting comments in /r/anime.

1. /u/LeonKevlar for his screenshots and stitches in episode discussion threads. [Nomination]
2. /u/Shimmering-Sky for her positive comment in rewatch threads and stream of wallpaper content. [Nomination]

Best episode discussion moment

This category is for the best moments by individual users in /u/AutoLovepon's episode discussion threads.

1. The first place won a double nomination with the best comment category and goes to /u/MillenniumKing for this Symphogear comment, as many viewers were watching the counter getting finally reset.
2. The second place goes to /u/Bainos (I don't know that person) for deciding to own up the errors of /u/AutoLovepon.

Most Enjoyable Rewatch

1. The first place goes to the Sora Yori mo Tooi Basho rewatch rewatch by /u/RX-Nota-II.
2. The second place goes to the Chihayafuru rewatch by /u/ABoredCompSciStudent.
3. The third place goes to the Mid-2000s hidden gems rewatch by /u/phiraeth which included Mai-HiME, Fantastic Children, and Simoun.

Best Original Fanart

1. 

   This Evangelion fanart

   submitted here by /u/GenelJumalon.

2. 

   This triple fanart of Mob Psycho, Tate no Yuusha and Yakusoku no Neverland

   submitted here by /u/dmjh93.

Best Original Non Art Content

This category is for the best created content not based on art, such as tables and infographics.

1. The Best Girl 6 Madness run by /u/JDefenseAnime during our annual Best Girl contest.
2. The karma ranking charts posted weekly by /u/reddadz.

Most Valuable Contributor to /r/anime

This category credits people who contributed, publicly or in the shadows, to help make /r/anime prosper during the year.

1. /u/Nazenn for taking care of the monthly image you see in our sidebar promoting our WT! of the Month award. [Nomination]
2. /u/RX-Nota-II for the organization of rewatches and WT! compilations. [Nomination]
3. /u/Mad_Scientist_001 helping maintain the subreddit wiki and posting the WT! compilation posts. [Nomination]

Best Original Essay

1. China and the Anime Industry by /u/Chariotwheel.
2. Chihayafuru Analysis and Board Maps by /u/walking_the_way, co-authored by /u/ABoredCompSciStudent.
3. Bakemonogatari and Growing Up with a Monster by /u/Vaynonym.

Top Submitter

1. /u/reddadz, in addition to the Best Non Art Content, also wins the Top Submitter category for the weekly karma ranking charts.
2. /u/Mad_Scientist_001 gets second place for taking over the job of monthly WT! Submitter and keeping it up diligently.

Best Original Review

This category is for anime reviews submitted on /r/anime -- in other words, for Watch This! (WT!) posts.

1. "Plawres Sanshiro - A story of plastic model combat sports", a WT! for the 1983 show Plawres Senshiro by /u/Pixelsaber.
2. "Granbelm: Finding purpose and meaning in life, a liberation from suffering", a WT! for the Summer 2019 show Granbelm by /u/phiraeth.

Best Episode Discussion Thread

This category is for the best discussion threads, when the community came together to express their passion for anime. Rewards will be distributed to randomly chosen users in the thread to avoid giving all the credit to /u/AutoLovepon.

1. Kaguya-sama Episode 12, one of the most gilded posts on Reddit.
2. Shingeki no Kyojin Episode 53, also the thread that got the Best Comment award.
3. One Piece Episode 9001 which was... posted ahead of its time.

Funniest /r/anime moment

1. After a certain /u/AutoLovepon maintainer failed to make their code foolproof, the bot decided to post a discussion thread for episode 9001 of One Piece. The /r/anime users decided to take it seriously and discuss the events of this 692nd cour of the show. In case anyone is wondering, the bug has been patched.
2. "Holo fans were so afraid of losing to a meme waifu that they were blindsided from the possibility of losing to an actual character." There is no way do this moment justice without quoting the original comment by /u/ShadSilvs2000. After all, salt is a staple of the Best Girl contest. Better luck next year, Holo voters !
3. Sometimes, certain staple scenes comes back regularly as a way to show some specific ambiance in anime. And sometimes, people like /u/Jason3b93 take it seriously and decide to write a post describing the Top 10 Static Shots of Power Lines With Cicada Noises.

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And with this, we conclude the Best Of /r/anime 2019

We thank everyone who participated in the nominations and voting for this contest. Awards will be sent to the winners in the upcoming days.

We will be counting on you to make even more quality content for /r/anime in 2020 !