{"id":4131,"date":"2019-01-10T08:05:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T21:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2023.smash.org.au\/?p=4131"},"modified":"2019-01-21T08:07:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-20T21:07:09","slug":"best-of-2018-smash-staff-favourites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2023.smash.org.au\/2019\/01\/best-of-2018-smash-staff-favourites\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Anime of 2018: SMASH! Staff Favourites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2018 was a big year for anime, so we asked the SMASH! team to tell us about some of their favourites. Share yours by tweeting us <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smashcon\/\">@smashcon<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vadim loved\u00a0<em>Antarctica, <\/em>also known as <em>A Place Further Than the<\/em> <em>Universe<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s it about? <\/strong>Four girls set off on a trip to Antarctica, each for different reasons.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_faYRTmQeZM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cindy&#8217;s favourite was\u00a0<em>Devilman Crybaby.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ww06yGPM7Kc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nMilica loved\u00a0<em>Hinamatsuri\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Zombieland Saga<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Milica describes\u00a0<em>Zombieland Saga\u00a0<\/em>as being about &#8216;zombie idols resurrected from different periods (the 80s, 90s, Meiji period) and goes into an exploration of each of the idol&#8217;s reason of death. It really digs deep in the feels as some characters are reunited with old friends in the past. Songs are also so catchy and the opening is so hype!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O9VOud8y3tg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CWW7XrUI1fQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>What&#8217;s <\/b><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Hinamatsuri<\/em><b> about?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b> <\/b>Yoshifumi Nitta is a Yakuza member whose life is turned upside down when he meets a young girl with telekinetic\u00a0powers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_SqNL5nJI5g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Naomi recommends\u00a0<em>Comic Girls!<\/em>\u00a0because it was &#8216;well written&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y6T6xQGd64I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Amy loved <em>Yuru Camp<\/em>, describing it as &#8220;cute girls doing camping things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1GnPdVAJm5U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sherina and Carly both picked <em>Sailor Moon<\/em> &#8211; a classic! Sherina writes of the 1992 version: &#8216; I grew up watching it with my cousins and I just love how magical and cute it was &#8211; and still is!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"525\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pEX3tUb2sQo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em>A loved <em>Kokkoku,<\/em> describing it as an &#8220;unusual horror\/drama series featuring aspects of time travel with an eye to examining morality in a world where law doesn&#8217;t truly exist. It focuses a lot on family (love and responsibility), has an interesting female protagonist and a couple of nice twists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Xyg9vJj2Qs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>These are just a few of the anime our SMASH! team has enjoyed in 2018! What did you love watching? Feel free to tweet @smashcon, or send us an email at<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2018 was a big year for anime, so we asked the SMASH! team to tell us about some of their favourites. Share yours by tweeting us @smashcon! &nbsp; Vadim loved\u00a0Antarctica, also known as A Place Further Than the Universe. What&#8217;s it about? 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