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18 anime · avg brightness 0.395 · dark ending

2022's falling arc and 0.395 average brightness signal the beginning of the dark renaissance. Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family, Mob Psycho 100 III — a year where the most acclaimed anime simultaneously embraced visual darkness (Chainsaw Man's industrial greys) and ironic brightness (Spy x Family's espionage pastels). The aggregate falls because Chainsaw Man's shadows are deeper than Spy x Family's lights are bright.

Red dominant avg brightness 0.395 dark ending arc 18 barcodes

Average Brightness Arc — 2022 (18 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 2022
Sorted by MAL score. Click any entry for full analysis and all variants.
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Aoashi
2022
Aoashi
Score 8.15 · dark opening
Red
Attack on Titan: Final Season Part 2
2022
Attack on Titan: Final Season Part 2
Score 8.77 · bright opening
Red-Orange
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
2022
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
Score 8.98 · falling
Red
Bocchi the Rock!
2022
Bocchi the Rock!
Score 8.73 · bright ending
Red-Purple
Chainsaw Man
2022
Chainsaw Man
Score 8.43 · falling
Green
Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
2022
Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
Score 8.96 · arc-down (dark midpoint)
Red
Kingdom Season 4
2022
Kingdom Season 4
Score 8.73 · dark opening
Red-Orange
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Collision
2022
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Co
Score 8.32 · dark ending
Red
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue
2022
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - In
Score 8.32 · dark ending
Red
Lycoris Recoil
2022
Lycoris Recoil
Score 8.14 · arc-up (bright midpoint)
Red
Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
2022
Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Su
Score 8.6 · dark ending
Red-Orange
Mob Psycho 100 III
2022
Mob Psycho 100 III
Score 8.72 · falling
Red-Orange
My Dress-Up Darling
2022
My Dress-Up Darling
Score 8.13 · flat
Red
Spy x Family
2022
Spy x Family
Score 8.42 · dark ending
Red
Spy x Family Part 2
2022
Spy x Family Part 2
Score 8.2 · dark ending
Red
Summer Time Rendering
2022
Summer Time Rendering
Score 8.46 · flat
Red
Teasing Master Takagi-san 3
2022
Teasing Master Takagi-san 3
Score 8.37 · arc-down (dark midpoint)
Red
The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2
2022
The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2
Score 8.19 · dark opening
Red-Orange