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8 anime · avg brightness 0.464 · bright opening

2002 contains Azumanga Daioh (0.669 brightness) — a data point that illustrates how completely the slice-of-life genre operates by different visual rules. J.C. Staff's pastel warmth stands against the darker entries of the year. The bright-opening pattern reflects the industry's discovered capacity for genre diversity: you could open dark or light, grim or absurd, and succeed with either.

Red-Orange dominant avg brightness 0.464 bright opening arc 8 barcodes

Average Brightness Arc — 2002 (8 anime)

TimelineBar height = average brightness · Color = dominant hue
19961996 · 7 anime · Red19971997 · 8 anime · Red19981998 · 5 anime · Red19991999 · 7 anime · Red20002000 · 6 anime · Red20012001 · 8 anime · Red20022002 · 8 anime · Red-Orange20032003 · 7 anime · Red20042004 · 6 anime · Red20052005 · 8 anime · Red20062006 · 10 anime · Red20072007 · 8 anime · Red-Orange20082008 · 9 anime · Red-Orange20092009 · 6 anime · Red20102010 · 8 anime · Red-Orange20112011 · 9 anime · Red-Orange20122012 · 8 anime · Red20132013 · 10 anime · Red20142014 · 10 anime · Red-Orange20152015 · 9 anime · Red20162016 · 9 anime · Red-Orange20172017 · 13 anime · Red-Orange20182018 · 14 anime · Red20192019 · 9 anime · Red-Orange20202020 · 13 anime · Red-Orange20212021 · 12 anime · Red20222022 · 18 anime · Red20232023 · 7 anime · Red20242024 · 8 anime · Red20252025 · 7 anime · Blue-Green
Barcodes of 2002
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Azumanga Daioh: The Animation
2002
Azumanga Daioh: The Animation
Score 8.08 · bright opening
Red
Chobits
2002
Chobits
Score 7.4 · dark ending
Red-Orange
Full Metal Panic!
2002
Full Metal Panic!
Score 7.59 · bright opening
Red
Haibane Renmei
2002
Haibane Renmei
Score 8 · flat
Red-Orange
Magical☆Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
2002
Magical☆Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Score 7.24 · bright opening
Red
Naruto
2002
Naruto
Score 7.99 · arc-down (dark midpoint)
Red-Orange
RahXephon
2002
RahXephon
Score 7.39 · flat
Red-Orange
Witch Hunter Robin
2002
Witch Hunter Robin
Score 7.26 · arc-up (bright midpoint)
Red-Orange