9 anime · avg brightness 0.431 · bright opening

2019 may be the greatest year for top-tier anime in the dataset. Demon Slayer (dark ending, green!), Vinland Saga (flat, Red), Promised Neverland (dark ending), Kaguya-sama (arc-down), Dororo (arc-up), Mob Psycho II (falling), AoT S3P2 (bright opening) — every arc type represented, every palette explored, seven entries with individually distinctive visual identities. The industry's full range in a single year.