For the second year, I’m dropping a list of my favorite shows on Netflix, partly in the hopes of converting some of you into fans, and then maybe Netflix won’t cancel them. But it’s also because lists are good way to remember stuff. In fact, there were a couple shows on this year’s list that I really enjoyed, and then forgot I’d even watched them because my brain is turning kinda goopy these days.

Just like last year, these aren’t all the shows I watched, or a definitive list of stuff I liked. Also, I debated adding in Amazon shows I’m watching, but that was just reruns from my PC because we only got subtitles working on the Fire Stick in December, so hubby couldn’t watch shows with me on the TV. Next year there should be a list for their stuff too, but for now, I’ll leave them off.

Oh, also, I’m keeping my anime picks apart for another list, as most of those shows are watched on Crunchyroll, and I feel like it might be better to promote them separately from Netflix.

On a side note, quite a lot of anime on Netflix has the worst translations I’ve ever seen. A character might say their friend’s name, and it gets twisted into something like “But are you sure this plan can work?” Then other times, someone will use a title like ni-san (brother) or ne-chan (little sister) and the translator goes off the rails like “Mr. Ken Harada of 173-5021 Hakodate, in Hokkaido prefecture.” The few times they get a translation right feels like a genuine miracle.

With my rambles and rants out of the way, let’s get into the list, m’kay? Continue reading