Since we've got more or less to the end of the year, seems like a reasonable time to sum up my "best ofs" for 2018. This post will cover all of the topics I've reviewed enough of to make it worthwhile.
Best Anime of 2019
Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War
School children try their damnedest to convince each other to confess their love.
ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me?
School children confess their love to everybody, but always the wrong person.
Best Audio Drama/Fiction of 2019
I Am In Eskew
Tales of troubling horror in a city that constantly changes itself in order to screw with you.
London Necropolis Railway
The ghouls that move dead souls onto the next plane of existence have a bit of a problem when one comes back.
Middle: Below
Ghosts do ghost-y things. Ghostily.
Paired
The AI in your phone is a massively sarcastic bugger.
Rusty Quill Gaming
A very involved actual play, which is now hundreds of hours long.
Best Books of 2019
Happiness for Humans
AI tries to send humans on blind dates.
Perfidious Albion
Oh god Brexit.
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Time loop shenanigans in a twisty murder mystery.
Best Films of 2019
Toy Story 4
It's a story. About toys.
Best Games of 2019
Bad North
Minimalist RTS with angry vikings.
Best Radio of 2019
Hazel Tours
Pilot - the depths of Scotland attract crowds of tourist.
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again…Again!
It's the past, but now.
Just William - Live!
Sulky children mope about amusingly.
Night Terrace
If Doctor Who was a grumpy Australian.
Party's Over
Miles Jupp has to cope with being slightly less posh.
Phil Wang: Wangsplaining
Basically the Empire was a bad idea.
ReincarNathan
Nathan has been a bit naughty, and must slowly reincarnate his way back up the food chain.