I can only name three good anime (excluding sequels) since 2016 was not good compared to some other years, but all three are from genres I usually avoid.
1. Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (8/10)
I usually avoid romance anime since they never go anywhere, and I always avoid shows by Studio Deen since they tend to butcher everything they touch; however, I decided to pick this one up because even elitists were praising it.
2. The Disasterous Life of Saiki Kusuo (7/10)
I avoid school comedies because school is a bland setting, most anime comedies aren't funny, and the characters are usually generic. Although the characters were a little generic, they did receive some characterization, and the comedy was actually good.
3. To Be Hero (7/10)
This one is literally a Chinese cartoon. Although most of the comedy literally consisted of toilet jokes, it was still a decent parody of the super hero genre. Unfortunately, the ending was a cop out.
After Sword Art Online, I decided to avoid the isekai (trapped in another world) genre, but I decided to pick up Re:Zero because of the hype. As I expected, it was edgy, the romance felt contrived, all the characters were stupid, and the author rewrote the characters when the plot demanded it instead of actually developing them. 3/10.
ReLife was alright, but there was too much melodrama. 6/10. Still above average.
Joker Game had the potential to be the best anime of the year. Unfortunately, only the first two episodes were good. 3/10.
The only good thing about Kimi no Na wa was the art. I didn't care about the characters because there was no characterization and there were too many plot holes. 4/10.
91 Days was a decent revenge story, but it was too predictable because there were no plot twists. 6/10.
Keijo. 2/10. Do I even have to explain why?
I really wanted to like ERASED. Unfortunately, the time travel was unexplained, the mystery was predictable, and the plot fell apart half way through. 4/10.