TOP 10 ANIME GO!

[s0nystyle]

1: Bakemonogatari
2: Gankutsuou
3: Ghost in the shell
4: Code Geas
5: elfen lied
6: Eureka Seven
7: Baccano!
8: FLCL
9: Evangelion
10: Ouran High School Host Club

BOOM DONE!

 

[Cavallier]

Hmmm... Top ten?

1. Full Metal
2. Cowboy Bebop
3. Princess Mononoke (or any Miyazaki really but that one is my favorite)
4. Akira
5. Trigun
6. Evangelion
7. D.Gray-Man
8. Blood Trinity
9. Death Note
10. Kuroshitsuji

 

[alkeides]

1. Suzumiya Haruhi 2006 in the original order + the movie
2. Cowboy Bebop
3. Kaiba
4. Twelve Kingdoms
5. Berserk (the manga much more than the anime)
6. Gantz (^same as above)
7. Samurai Champloo
8. Death Note
9. Ergo Proxy
10. Simoun

I loathe Evangelion.

 

[Swipitic]

1. Evangelion
2. Welcome to the N.H.K
3.Samurai Champloo
4.Death Note
5. Elfen Lied
6.Baccano!
7.Golden Boy
8.School Days
9.Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni
10. Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien

 

[y4r5xeym5]

The lack of Nodame Cantable is saddening. I would give a list, yet I don't think I've seen more than five (most of which having already been mentioned). I did enjoy what I have seen of the new FMA and absolutely fell in love with Bakemonogatari, though.

 

[onthewindowstand]

Watched DBZ as a kid. It seems to be the most popular by far.

 

[Sparrow]

1. Death Note
2. Gundam Seed
3. Naruto
4. Full Metal Alchemist
5. Gundam 00
6. Blood+

I've only watched 7 and I don't like Bleach so XD

 

[s0nystyle]

The lack of Nodame Cantable is saddening. I would give a list, yet I don't think I've seen more than five (most of which having already been mentioned). I did enjoy what I have seen of the new FMA and absolutely fell in love with Bakemonogatari, though.

ecchi + fanservice shit do nothing for me

 

[Irishpenguin]

1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Samurai Champloo
3. The Hellsing OVAs
4. Afro Samurai (I know it was short...and had Samuel Jackson...but it was pretty cool)
5. DBZ (like windowstand, I watched as a kid)
6. G Gundam
7.Death Note
8. Ryu Kenshin

and I watch Bleach too, but that's mostly so I can fill in my own commentary and get some nice lulz before of go to sleep. And I just realized that the writers are (in essence) repeating the exact same story Arc that they had in the first place, kinda funny.

I had totally forgotten about G Gundam and Ryu Kenshin up until now, but now that I remember, they were pretty cool...yup...pretty kewl.

And interesting enough I have only seen about 5 episodes of Samurai Champloo in no particular order. But those episodes I saw were badass, especially the first episode

 

[Words]

Spice and Wolf was good.

 

[s0nystyle]

Spice and Wolf was good.

is good but not great, story isn't exactly the best BUT THERE IS HOPE!!!! THE BOOK IS OUT IN ENGLISH!

 

[alkeides]

Can anyone explain why they like Evangelion?

If I knew Shinji in real life, I would kill him, every character is two-dimensional at best. If you mention the kabbalistic symbolism I shall laugh at you.

BTW I think you mean Rurouni Kenshin. It was good for the first 30 or so episodes, but started to get silly around the point of that Christian warlord thing.

 

[Words]

Can anyone explain why they like Evangelion?

If I knew Shinji in real life, I would kill him, every character is two-dimensional at best. If you mention the kabbalistic symbolism I shall laugh at you.

Haha. My opinion exactly. It was "cleverly" boring.

BTW I think you mean Rurouni Kenshin. It was good for the first 30 or so episodes, but started to get silly around the point of that Christian warlord thing.

It was all well in my opinion.

 

[intuitivet]

I don't think I make a list of only ten...
Adding to this though, Kanon is pretty good, Utawaruromano is too in a weird way. Clannad seems good but I haven't watched much.

 

[alkeides]

I don't think I make a list of only ten...
Adding to this though, Kanon is pretty good, Utawaruromano is too in a weird way. Clannad seems good but I haven't watched much.

Bleh.

Two dimensional characters, silly story. Kanon is mildly better than Clannad IMO, but both of them have similar problems. Of the three KyoAni productions of KEY eroge, IMO Air is the best.

 

[s0nystyle]

Evangelion is only good b/c it's a classic, otherwise it'd go into my shitlist

 

[intuitivet]

Bleh.

Two dimensional characters, silly story. Kanon is mildly better than Clannad IMO, but both of them have similar problems. Of the three KyoAni productions of KEY eroge, IMO Air is the best.

I haven't seen Air, but I've heard the dub is really bad at the start.
I liked one character from Kanon (yuiichi) but I generally just liked the feel of it (I get that with alot of things).

 

[Anchorite]

The only ones I ever really watched and thoroughly enjoyed are
1. Death Note (although the manga was by far more enjoyable)
2. Naruto
3. Inuyasha (The lack of a good ending always pissed me off though)

 

[alkeides]

I haven't seen Air, but I've heard the dub is really bad at the start.
I liked one character from Kanon (yuiichi) but I generally just liked the feel of it (I get that with alot of things).

I don't watch dubs personally, didn't even know it was licensed, but it was one of the first Blu-ray anime releases.

I enjoyed the story arc with the fox spirit girl in Kanon, the rest didn't leave much of an impression on me, but I hated the main girl who had the backpack with wings and liked taiyaki. I liked Yuuichi enough, but his personality etc were due mainly to the anime studio and the voice actor (Kyon ), since in the original game he was just a blank slate.

I hated Fuuko in Clannad for the same reasons as the taiyaki girl, except they gave her a more prominent role in Clannad, which made it worse.

I dunno, but Clannad seems to me to take the bad elements of Air and Kanon and amplify them.

No love for Haruhi?

Also, Gensoumaden Saiyuuki anyone? It's a more interesting take on the Journey to the West legend than Dragonball IMO, though it is rather draggy.

 

[s0nystyle]

i don't understand how you guys like moe-anime so much. I'm guessing ya'll like K-On! too?

<-- cannot stand obscene amounts of cute-ness

 

[alkeides]

i don't understand how you guys like moe-anime so much. I'm guessing ya'll like K-On! too?

<-- cannot stand obscene amounts of cute-ness

Which of the aforementioned series do you indicate? IMO, the series listed thus farare hardly moe.

I like K-On but I don't think it's one of the top anime I've seen.

 

[s0nystyle]

clannad = excessive cuteness (couldnt get past the 1st episode)

 

[alkeides]

clannad = excessive cuteness (couldnt get past the 1st episode)

Heh, no one except maybe inituitivet has admitted to liking it though. In fact I just mentioned some of the reasons I hate it above.

I can tolerate moe as long as there is something else to support the series besides it. Clannad is hardly 萌えすぎ (excessively moe) though IMO, the credit would have to go to lolicon stuff there.

Same applies for yuri, I loathe Kannadzuki no Miko, which seemed to employ yuri for its own sake - Simoun handled it pretty well on the other hand.

 

[ashitaria]

Okay, here I go.

Top ten MANGA (not anime- screw anime):

Naruto- It's fight scenes and it's creative use of science in those fight scenes never fail to keep me occupied. Biology, Environmental Science, Medical Science and Psychology and predominant in the series.

Alive! The final evolution- Very very dark tone with a smut of humor, yet intriguing in it's own right. A spark of humans who has evolved and developed supernatural powers after a change-reaction of suicides, a boy wages war against such creatures, yet with powers of his own.

Holyland- A very dark yet realistic story that explores different types of fighting, with real life concepts. You will find many interesting facts about fighting and human behavior, it's like learning with a story.

Psyren- Similar to that of Alive! but different, with it's own concepts of powers and fighting abilities. Not much to give after this.

Spiral-Suiri no Kizuna- Following a child prodigy who investigates crimes and solves them, this is a manga with unconventional plot-lines. The puzzles and cases will always leave you guessing, and so will the characters. Also recommended along with this, Detective Conan and Death Note.

AIR- The first and the last romance/drama manga that I read, it's very very touching, and a lot less cheesy than it's anime counter-part. It might make you cry, be warned, it's anything but light (despite first inpression).

Full Metal Alchlemist- It has similar elements to that of Naruto,

 

[s0nystyle]

<---- chose anime b/c is dsylexic n cannot read

 

[y4r5xeym5]

I liked K-On well enough, and I actually didn't mind Clannad until the Fuko plot ended.

Never get rid of my favorite character, dammit.

 

[alkeides]

I liked K-On well enough, and I actually didn't mind Clannad until the Fuko plot ended.

Never get rid of my favorite character, dammit.

あいつ死んだはずだった

 

[y4r5xeym5]

I liked Fuko. She was random

 

[Thread Killer]

As it stands thus far:

1. HunterxHunter
2. Gankutsuou
3. Revolutionary Girl Utena
4. Fullmetal Alchemist (first anime, believe it or not)
5. .Hack//SIGN (first subbed series watched, so what can I say)
6. Nabari no Ou (prefer the manga)
7. Yu Yu Hakusho
8. Trigun
9. X
10. Lain

I'd probably fit Legend of the Galactic Heroes in here somewhere if I watched at least a seasons' worth of it, but I am not that far, at this point. Or Evangelion if I watched it through.

Won't comment on choices, but I recommend my top 4 to the world and everyone should see Trigun and Lain at some point.

 

[ckm]

When I watched animé, Fullmetal Alchemist was my favourite, followed by Deathnote.

 

[Cavallier]

Inuyasha (The lack of a good ending always pissed me off though)

I believe it has ended recently. Or did you mean you didn't like the way it ended?

Evangelion = ANGST!!!!!!!!!

Frankly my feelings for that show can not be displayed in any manner that doesn't involve a knife and lots of stabbing but then again I really hate angst and mecha anime. However, Evangelion is a classic mecha and the only one I was ever able to sit all the way through. Thus it makes it onto my Top 10 list. If the list was Top 10 Favorites it would be somewhere around 602 on that list.

 

[Ezro]

DragonBall Z
Ghost in the Shell
Cowboy Bebop
Sprited Away
BoBoBo-Bo-Bo-BoBo(so random!)
Inuyasha
Naruto
Rurouni Kenshin
Yu-Yu Hakusho
Full Metal Panic? FUMOFFU

 

[Logos]

Cowboy Bebop
Samurai Champloo
FLCL
Yu-Yu Hakusho
Full Metal Alchemist
Afro Samurai
Gundum Wing/G/Seed
Death Note
Rurouni Kenshin

Although ultimately Cowboy Bebop > everything else (no exceptions )

 

[Fukyo]

Can't really make a list, too indecisive and don't remember half the things I've seen - but a recent watch I really liked would be: http://www.nihonreview.com/anime/aoi-bungaku/

 

[Niavmai]

Evangelion in 9th? And Deathnote not even on the list?

I don't think I've watched enough anime's all the way through to make an actual list of 10, mostly due to the fact that I don't have enough time, or that I just plainly can't find anywhere to watch them (If anyone could suggest me a site or something, that'd be really appreciated).

i don't understand how you guys like moe-anime so much. I'm guessing ya'll like K-On! too?

<-- cannot stand obscene amounts of cute-ness

Strawberry Panic! = <333

 

[Trope]

These were the first things that came to mind presented in no particular order because I'm lazy.

• Bakemonogatari
• Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni
• Kino's Journey
• Howl's Moving Castle
• Durarara!!
• Paranoia Agent
• Ouran High School Host Club
• Princess Tutu (shut up or I'll stab you)
• Jigoku Shoujo (aka Hell Girl)
• Cowboy Bebop

 

[Oblivious]

Didn't like Umineko?

http://www.intpforum.com/showthread.php?t=3819

alkeides: Props for even having Simoun on a list.

Oh, right I have to make a list too.

In no particular order:

Gurren Lagann (I feel sad no one has even mentioned this)
Kaiji
Gaogaigar
Code Geass
Hellsing Ultimate
K-ON! (I can actually play the songs )
Evangelion (The movies coming out now are really good)
Higurashi and Umineko (Likely anything associated with 7th Expansion, we need more murder mystery. I'll have my crumpets now.)
Baccano!
Garden of Sinners

 

[s0nystyle]

^ i couldnt get into umeneko no naka kora ni, the artstyle just put me off and that little girl's voice was REALLY annoying

 

[Oblivious]

Just can't beat the nipah.

YouTube- Higurashi Rei Scene : Rika pwns Satoko

 

[Trope]

Didn't like Umineko?

My plan to watch list is almost as long as the completed. I'll get to it eventually.

Gurren Lagann (I feel sad no one has even mentioned this)

That actually would have been on my list except that I didn't think of it until some time after I posted.

 

[Fukyo]

Higurashi and Umineko (Likely anything associated with 7th Expansion, we need more murder mystery. I'll have my crumpets now.)

I really tried to watch Ookami Kakushi, but my attention span gave up on me and never came back. Hopefully Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni gets animated too. It's apparently particularly gruesome, even compared to Ryukishi's other works.

 

[Oblivious]

Ookami Kakushi

ZOMG PEACHPIT AND RYUKISHI IN THE SAME PROJECT?!?!?!?!

I must have this.

 

[s0nystyle]

no one else likes shaft animation shows? i mean they have great dialogue + kanji wordplay >.> i duno maybe im alone here

edit: Arakawa under the bridge, bakemongatari, Sayonara zetsubou sensei to name a few

 

[Oblivious]

I feel those are pretty awesome too. I would include them if the list were longer since I favour my favourite genres first.

 

[s0nystyle]

ookami kukushi looks interesting, where'd you guys hear about these indie animes? i'm relatively new to the scene :X

 

[Adamastor]

It would be too much hassle to put them in an order...

• Welcome to NHK!
• Berserk
• Cowboy Bebop
• Clannad (I was too young when I watched Air, so I am not sure which one is better)
• Mononoke Hime (My favorite movie so far)
• Grave of Fireflies (Everything from Ghibli is high quality, this one deserves a cookie for being extraodinaly dramatic, it actually made 'cry')
• Death Note (Really, same as Bleach, it is good to a certain point, later on I couldn't bear to watch it)
• Kino no Tabi
• Shin-chan (Funny as hell ~.~)
• Great Teacher Onizuka

 

[Fruitmassacre]

In no particular order, here are my favorites:
Death Note(At first, I avoided this out of hype aversion. Then I saw a video on youtube of Light making his "only I can rid the world of the rotten" speech, and was immediately hooked.)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya(Can't wait to see the movie!)
Lucky Star(It's cute and amusing. It makes me smile. ^^)
FLCL
Paranoia Agent
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni(It combines two things I love: cuteness and horror.)
Elfen Lied
Toradora
Welcome to the NHK(even though I haven't see all of it yet)
Soul Eater

 

[Hysteresis]

I've only watched around 5 animes, but I'll list them anyway.

Death Note
Blood+
Hellsing
Elfen Lied

I watched a few episodes of Bleach too, but didn't really enjoy it.

 

[Mondorius]

I've watched lots of animes, but I probably can't fill a top 10 simply because I haven't seen 10 differents series that I feel would deserve being in a top 10.

Here's my top list anyway, although the order in which I placed them doesn't really mean much to me:

1. Ghost in the Shell
2. Samurai Champloo
3. FMA ( both series )
4. Death Note
5. Code Geass
6. Soul Eater ( I haven't really watched the anime, but I like the manga )

You'll notice that everything in there is 2 seasons or fewer, I tend to consider most anime that go on for longer as pointless cash cows going around and not getting anywhere.

 

[s0nystyle]

oh yeah, i forgot to mention. i loathe ViZ animes. Mediocre plot line with above average animation, but plagued by horribly slow pacing, fillers, and no defined ending in sight. As such naruto and bleach have both gone into my shitlist :/