OwlChemist81 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) Good news everyone: I've decided to expand this to the Top 18 of 2019, but #18-#11 will be hidden behind a spoiler tag: Spoiler #18: FLCL PROGRESSIVE/ALTERNATIVE SUBTITLED ON CRUNCHYROLL #17: SWORD ART ONLINE SUSTAINING #16: DRAGON BALL SUPER SUSTAINING #15: IS LUPIN STILL BURNING? #14: ATTACK ON TITAN SEASON 3 CONTINUES #13: FIRE FORCE #12: GEN:LOCK #11: GOLDEN WIND And now for my favorite 10 long-form show promos (>30 seconds) were my favorites in 2019: #10: THE FORGE - Kicking off my list is the promo for this year's Total Immersion Event, The Forge. It did a great job building hype for this seminal event! #9: MY HERO ACADEMIA SEASON 4 - Up next is the promo for the show that would replace Dragon Ball Super! It wasn't much we hadn't seen, but it signaled Toonami was keeping the party going with MHA as its flagship show! #8: FOOD WARS! - Hungry yet? In this perfectly adequate promo, the show successfully shows off its considerable culinary chops! #7: THE PROMISED NEVERLAND - A creepy house. A mysterious caretaker. And oh yeah, there's demons! This promo built hype for this tale of children raised for demon food that is thankfully getting an encore run next year, not to mention a 2nd season! #6: ONE-PUNCH MAN SEASON 2 - Saitama was back, and everyone rejoiced!! This promo did a great job of showing off the second season's decent (though perhaps down a bit from the first season) animation! #5: LUPIN III PART 5 - While not quite as cool as its predecessor for Part 4 in 2017 (which if I'd done a Top 10 for that year almost definitely would have placed in the Top 3), this one still did a great job of introducing the main story arc, with another great indie song as the backdrop! #4: SWORD ART ONLINE: ALICIZATION - This one is somewhat unique in that it mostly covers the one-hour premiere special, while providing only fleeting moments from the rest of the show. While the 1-hour special had its moments of brilliance, it was actually somewhat lackluster compared to this promo, which made it look amazing! Here's hoping for more with War of Underworld in 2020! #3: DR. STONE - While focusing mainly on a character who didn't matter at all, hardly, in last night's marathon, this promo did its job well and made you want to watch the show, setting the stage well for what it's all about! #2: DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA - This show is just dripping with atmosphere, and this promo does it justice! There were actually 2 versions of this one; here I have provided the longer. Absolutely chilling in its snow battles! Behold the beauty that only one other show promo was able to top in my eyes... #1: MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THE ORIGIN: ADVENT OF THE RED COMET - Topping the list is one that gave me chills from the moment I saw it. It sets the stage for this tour-de-force through the early days of Char Aznable in a way that rivals what Hollywood movies have used to promote their wares! Seriously, if you haven't seen it yet, just check it out and be amazed! Well, there you have it. The 10 Toonami show promos this year that stood above the rest in my eyes. But I think the only ones I snubbed that were over 40 seconds were gen:LOCK and Golden Wind. Let me know what you think of my list by commenting below, and look out for Part 2, best shows of '19, and Part 3, the Decade's best interstitials!!! Edited December 30, 2019 by OwlChemist81 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMouse Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) Good picks. Edit: Some great promos, I need to re-watch those ones for #11-18 too later as a refresher. Oh yeah, man I forgot how well that music fit the MHA S4 promo for hype. Edited January 1, 2020 by DangerMouse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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