Personal Standout Anime of 2012

By 2012, I was well settled into the new age of online streaming of anime series as they aired in Japan, even if my concentration on those series streamed by Crunchyroll was almost exclusive, influenced then and for years to follow by the disdain others showed for Funimation’s competing service. That has had its own effect on what series I’ve watched since, although in looking over a list of titles from 2012 I did get to thinking that while I could make quite a list of “personal standouts” I’d only seen two of them as they were airing. One of those two, though, just happens to be my top pick for that year.
( The top pick )

( Taken seriously )

( Taken absurdly )