Top 10 Anime of All-Time

[TimM]

If you were to put together a Top 10 list of your favorite anime, what would make the cut and why?

Leave your top 10 below with commentary. I'll be compiling the results along with my own top 10 for an article on my site.

[FamousxHater]

im watchin black cat right now and its umm, lets just say the fight scenes are not long enough for me.
a friend of mine is letting me borrow some goldenboy discs so.....ill get back to you on that one

[antisoc]

Can't say I'm all that well versed in anime culture these days, but here is my essential list:

Neon Genesis Evangelion - the coolest sci fi anime ever
Martian Successor Nadesico - good comedy, good drama, great characters
Slayers - deep story and D&D feel
Revolutionary Girl Utena - creepy and unusual, great characters (black rose saga, ftw)
Serial Experiments Lain - very philosophical, bland characters but still a fav
Excel Saga - Funniest anime ever
Ghost in the Shell - I like the characters in NGE better, but this one is a close second
Kodocha - Funny in the same respect as Excel Saga (I think the same voice actress). I spent many a carefree saturday watching this show.
Ranma - This one takes me back. It's one of the first animes I've ever seen, and if they come out with a Ranma anthology on DVD or BluRay, I'll probably be the first one to buy it. The fight scenes are what make this show.
Trigun - I can't say enough good things about this show.
Cowboy Bebop - Great in the same way Trigun is, but slower paced.
Yakitate Japan - LMAO

Yeah, I know, it's 12 long, but I can't bear to part with any of them on the list. Maybe if I had to, I would take off Lain and Slayers.

[MCTopher]

In no order:

Samurai Champloo - Swords and Hip Hop. Nujabes.

UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie - Moe, Moe, Moe. Pedophilia. Tits.

XXXholic - Awesomeness all around.

Chobits - CHII!!!!!

Rosario+Vampire - More fetishes than 4chan, in an awkward amusing kind of way. Also, Vampire girl kicks asses every episode.

Shigurui: Death Frenzy - Hard to follow, too much evisceration to not watch.

FLCL - A fun, light hearted, short series.

Darker Than Black - Some people have superpowers, but have to pay a price to use them.

Mahoromatic - Assassin robot quits assassinating in order to be a maid for a young boy. Tits and explosions.

K-ON! - High school girls play rock music. Moe to death.


Now, these are only series I have FINISHED that I liked. I also suggest RomeoxJuliet, Burst Angel, Haibane Renmei, Lucky Star, Samurai 7 , Vampire Princess Miyu, Zero no Tsukaima, Haruhi Suzumiya.

[2thirteen]

Unfortunately there is no top ten more like a top 5 everything else goes by the times....it'll be hot and popular right now...but it'll be shit 10 yrs from now....

[shamusoddish]

it seems like we have had one of these before...hmmm...well im not going to explain all mine out but i will at least leave a small list for ya.

Gurren Laggan - probably one of the best animes ever made of its genre.
FLCL - probably one of the best animes ever made.
Neon Genesis Evangelion - probably one of the most influential animes made in the 90s.
Gunbuster - probably one of the most influential animes ever made.
Slayers - probably the best fantasy anime ever made.
Giant Robo - probably one of my most favorite animes ever.
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex - probably one of the best anime tv series ever.
Last Exile - probably the best well rounded animes ever
Guyver (both the original OAV as well as the 2005 tv series) - another fan favorite of mine.
Read or Die - probably one of the best James Bond-esque animes ever.
Azumanga Diaoh - probably the best slice of life animes ever.
GTO - probably the best school room animes ever.
Patlabor - probably the best cop drama/comedy series ever.
Dominion Tank Police - probably the best adaptation of a Masamune Shirow manga ever.
Steel Angel Kurumi - probably the best...well...ummm...just chalk it up to another fan fave.
Full Metal Alchemist - probably the best anime tv series of the new millenium.
Alien 9 - here is another fan fave that i think everyone should sit down and watch at least once.

i could go on for a while on a few others...

[Quartz Relic]

A tentative top 10 from the top of my head (favorites, not necessarily critical best):

Paprika
Slayers
Excel Saga
Key The Metal Idol
Serial Experiments Lain
Nadia: Secret of Blue Water
Gurren Lagann
GITS (series and movies)
FullMetal Alchemist
Battle Athletes Victory

hahah, "anime" is so broad any with so many versions....this really is just what comes to mind. I could think of a many more and never decide.

[bbear]

top ten anime that define it for me personally:

neon genesis evangelion
perfect blue
tenchi muyo
doomed megalopolis
akira
vampire hunter d
dragon ball z
magic knight rayearth
sailor moon
grave of the fireflies

[DemonBlade_187]

Here some that I enjoyed:
Basilisk
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Air TV
Claymore
Shin Chan
JoJo's Bizzare Adventure
DeathNote
Noein
Rurouni Kenshin
Inuyasha
Lupin the third
Naruto
Elfen Lied
Princess Mononoke

[sbk]

berserk
neon genesis evangelion
vampire hunter d
doomed megalopolis
perfect blue
akira
vampire hunter d
trigun
cowboy bebop
ghost in the shell


not in any order. there should no need for explaining why. watch them and you will know why.

[FamousxHater]

HELLSING ...just wanna throw that out here..yep

[Fatty Goodness]

Samurai Champloo and Afro Samurai, that's all you need

[Neally]

Samurai X (and reflections)
Record of Lodoss War (OVA not series)
Ninja Scroll
Perfect Blue
Cowboy Beebop
Outlaw Star
DBZ (more when I was growing up thou)
FlCl
Xiaoyu ending in Tekken 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S54vMs-tydM
and Mezzo Forte which is both porn and ass woopin awesome

[Quartz Relic]

How could I not include Escaflowne?! Don't let the overly bishonen appearance fool you, it's a classic series, easily one of the 90's best. Along with the sometimes teen oriented but also epic drama, there's plenty of badasses, steampunk-ish fantasy, and an AMAZING soundtrack by Yoko Kanno. Some people have a hard time getting past the exaggerated Noboteru Yuki character designs (they hate the noses).



The movie version's good too, and still one of the most beautiful anime films IMO. It condenses the story greatly, alters a few elements...worth seeing and behind a higher budget but overall not nearly as grand as the show.

[Sangriaa]

Sailor Moon.

End of story.

[Thugmasta J]

Sailor Moon.

End of story.

LAME

[MisterB]

Giant Robo - probably one of my most favorite animes ever.

Holy fuck also mine. After watching it, almost every character I played on PBEMs was loosely based on Shocking Alberto.

Ive been looking for GR for, quite honestly, years. Do you know where I can get it? and also, after I watch it, wanna do a track with me about it?

[ikilledacat]

not much of an otaku, only cared for 2 anime shows: cowboy bebop and FLCL
cowboy bebop b/c it has good scene direction, solid storylines that range from deep to fun, characters that evolve w/ each other but still stay the same, amazing music that I listen to by itself, and short w/ only 2 seasons so it stays fresh.

FLCL b/c it's super short and is straddles insanity in that clever way where you both think you can figure it out and not care to figure it out at the same time. also, amazing music.

most other animes fall into the trap of being too long and japanime shows have a tendency to be extremely long winded and boring; rarely getting to the point. this is why these are the top of the crop.

[MisterB]

Sailor Moon.

End of story.

LAME

[Mercer]

cowboy bebop
dragon ball
dragon ball Z
pokemon
digimon
inuyasha
yu yu hakisha
cardcaptors
shin chan
and sailor moon!

im not that big on anime so i choices are limited.