Joseph Luster
January 6, 2020 
We’re still pretty fresh into the new year, so there’s plenty of time to continue to reflect upon what 2019 had to offer. Chinese video streaming site bilibili offers up the country’s largest catalog of anime, so they shared their ranking for the previous year according to internal data regarding watch numbers and reviews.
Surprising pretty much no one, China’s top anime for 2019 was none other than Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, which has enjoyed great success around the world. Other entries in the Most Popular Anime of 2019 category include My Hero Academia, Sword Art Online Alicization, Dororo, and KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR.
Some of the other categories listed are Most Viewed Anime, Highest Reviewed Anime, Most Reviewed Anime, and a general Popular in 2019 lineup, which consists of older shows that maintained engagement. Here’s an overview of how those categories turned out:
Most Viewed Anime of 2019
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
The Rising of the Shield Hero
Dororo (2019)
KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR
Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious
Highest Reviewed Anime of 2019
KARAKAI JOZU NO TAKAGI-SAN Season 2 (9.9/10)
Mob Psycho 100 II (9.9/10)
Hi-Score Girl Season 2 (9.9/10)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (9.8/10)
KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR (9.8/10)
Most Reviewed Anime of 2019
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
The Rising of the Shield Hero
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest
KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR
Carole and Tuesday
Popular in 2019
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Sword Art Online
K-ON!
Inuyasha
Nichijou
You can see more categories and results on the bilibili website.
Via Crunchyroll
