2021 — Anime Barcodes

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12 anime · avg brightness 0.424 · bright opening

2021 is the post-pandemic recovery: Jujutsu Kaisen continuing, Odd Taxi's monochromatic detective drama, the industry finding its footing again. The bright-opening pattern returns — optimism, or at least the visual posture of it. The RD cache hit rate for 2021 is high, confirming these as titles with lasting cultural traction.

Red dominant avg brightness 0.424 bright opening arc 12 barcodes

Average Brightness Arc — 2021 (12 anime)

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Barcodes of 2021

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86 Eighty-Six

Score 8.35 · arc-up (bright midpoint)

AoT Final

Score 9.05 · bright opening

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc

Score 8.34 · dark ending

Fruits Basket: The Final Season

Fruits Basket: The Final Season

Score 8.93 · arc-down (dark midpoint)

Jujutsu Kaisen

Score 8.65 · falling

Laid-Back Camp Season 2

Laid-Back Camp Season 2

Score 8.5 · dark opening

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Part 2

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Part 2

Score 8.61 · bright ending

Non Non Biyori Nonstop

Non Non Biyori Nonstop

Score 8.36 · bright opening

Odd Taxi

Score 8.63 · rising

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 2

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2

Score 8.42 · falling

To Your Eternity

To Your Eternity

Score 8.35 · bright opening

Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-

Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-

Score 8.38 · arc-up (bright midpoint)