12 Days of Anime 2018 – I Rewatch Some Old Favourites

Soon after coming off of my four year-long hiatus I realised just how outdated some of the pages on my blog were, especially My Top 30 Anime List. I first published this list back in 2012. Since then I’ve seen literally hundreds of shows, many of which have become firm favourites. As such, this list no longer accurately reflects my favourite anime. This bothers me for the simple reason that I want people visiting Watashi wa bucho!! to get a good feel for the kind of shows that I like. This can tell you a lot about a person, like whether you’re likely to share an affinity with them. It also serves as a handy reference guide for when people ask me for recommendations. In light of this, I decided to embark on a quest to rewatch some old favourites (many of which I’ve only seen the one time) as well as a handful of more recent ones. This was to ascertain just what anime were worthy of a place on my new and improved Top 30 Anime List.

30 Days of Anime – #15 My Favourite Animal Sidekick

#15 Which Animal Sidekick (From Any Anime) Is Your Favourite?

The Mawaru Penguindrum Penguins

There is no shortage of animal sidekicks in anime, many of which are considerably more iconic than the Mawaru Penguindrum penguins. In fact, some have even strong-armed their way into popular culture. I’m sure that even your most uncultured normie friends and relatives would recognise Totoro, Hamtaro, and Pikachu! And, I must admit, I did consider other sidekicks for the purpose of this blog post (like Fairy Tail’s Plue, XXXHOLiC’s Mokona, and Madoka Magica’s Kyuubey). But, ultimately, the penguins beat all of these to the punch. Here’s why!