12 Days of Anime 2022 – Day 00: Introduction

I’ve decided that I’m going to do the 12 days of anime thing again this year so this post is to announce that as well as explain what it is about.

So what exactly is 12 Days of Anime?

12 Days of Anime is a tradition which was started quite a while back where anime bloggers write a series of 12 blog posts daily starting on 14th December and leading up to the final post on Christmas day.

The posts generally have a theme, usually anime related. But basically whatever the blogger feels like writing about is fine. I’ve noticed that as the years go by fewer and fewer anime bloggers are doing this, but hopefully a few people besides me also do it this year.

So what will my posts be about?

This year I’ve decided to go with anime hidden gems of 2022.

The criteria that I have decided on for an anime to qualify as a hidden gem for this post series is simple.

1. The majority or a notable part of the anime must have aired in 2022.
2. The anime has to have less than 20,000 users with it marked as completed on MAL. (or 20,000 watching for the shows still currently airing)
3. I have to think the anime deserves more attention.

So yeah, pretty straightforward.

The posts will just be a mini-review for each of the shows I’ve chosen, and hopefully I do a good enough of showcasing them since they are all shows I enjoyed.

Anyway, I’ll be doing this for the next 12 days starting tomorrow so check back daily for those if you are interested.

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26th December edit:

I have completed all 12 posts now so adding links here for easier navigation.

(MAL stats were accurate as of 13th Dec 2022 which is when I did my final selection of shows I would include in this series of posts.)

Day 01: Hakozume	MAL users with show as completed – 20,142
Day 02: Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Uchi	MAL users with show as completed – 18,746
Day 03: Love Live! Nijigaku	MAL users with show as completed – 12,247
Day 04: Fuuto Tantei	MAL users with show as completed – 10,411
Day 05: Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro	MAL users with show as watching – 7,493
Day 06: Healer Girl	MAL users with show as completed – 8,846
Day 07: Yojouhan Time Machine Blues	MAL users with show as completed – 5,718
Day 08: Kaginado	MAL users with show as completed – 5,230
Day 09: Kyoukai Senki	MAL users with show as completed – 4,978
Day 10: Zero no Tea Time	MAL users with show as completed – 4,795
Day 11: Muv-Luv Alternative	MAL users with show as watching – 4,345
Day 12: Heroine Tarumono!	MAL users with show as completed – 21,814

Other bloggers who participated in 12 Days of Anime 2022:

Anime B&B
| Day 01 | Day 02 | Day 03 | Day 04 | Day 05 | Day 06 |
| Day 07 | Day 08 | Day 09 | Day 10 | Day 11 | Day 12 |

Beneath the Tangles
| Day 01 | Day 02 | Day 03 | Day 04 | Day 05 | Day 06 |
| Day 07 | Day 08 | Day 09 | Day 10 | Day 11 | Day 12 |

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Final thoughts/comments:

So yeah, this was fun.

Not many bloggers participated this year (as expected). But I enjoyed the challenge, and I plan to be back next year as well.

Also, while I remember its existence, check out this spreadsheet. It isn’t updated for 2022 currently, but it has links to 12 days blog posts all the way back to 2015. In my opinion it is treasure trove of interesting posts, which of course also makes it a good way to find new blogs to follow as well.