Top Ten Anime-- Or Recommendations

Zechs · **Zechs**

You guys have listed alot f my favorites so I'm going to try and name some ones that havn't been mentioned yet

(10)Love Hina- Greer sent me a couple eps a while a back and since then it's been one of my favorite series. One of the first anime to every actually make me fall on the floor laughing with Keitaro being the reason. The boy has the best and worst luck of just about any anime character and even though he's a litle more perverted than Tenchi he's still awesome.

(9)Ah My Godess - The OVA it's great, the movie it's great. I like both that's why it's here.

(8)Excel Saga- OMG you have to see this show. There is no Drop dead funnier anime sereis ever made. The show has a loose plot, but who needs it when the show is meant to be the ultimate parody. Every episode is back to back laughs as each episde makes fun of a different genre of anime and film. From the wild west, to space, to harems, political dramas, you name it. EAT MORE MENCHI!@

(7)Gunbuster- I'm betting no one has heard of this. Well that's a problem. This has been hailed as the greatest robot show ever and I agree. THe story will make you feel the passion of the characters and cry by the end. It's only on VHS because there's a rumor that MANGA lost the masters to it and havn't released a dvd yet. You can however get a bootleg dvd but I've heard the subtitles are all engrish(.

(6)Gundam Wing- Yes, everyone knew I was going to say it, but it's not like I put it that high on the list. With GW you either love it or hate it. Much of this is due to a group of people who choose to bash the series and everyone else jumped on the bandwagon without even arguing. The show does have a plot..a very deep one that many people would rather just ignore than try to figure out. War can not be brought to an end by dictators or by destroying all the weapons. The only way to end wars is to erase the feeing in people hearts and to remind them of the horror of war and that is the only way they will remember. The angst does get overblown here and there and and yes the mechs do seem way too powerful. This was the anime that blew me away and helped to finnaly show me that these shows are on a completely different level.

(5)Giant Robo - This is another Magna release that was a remake of an old series. Much like Kikaider and Cyborg 009, but this one is KICK ASS. This story had me gripped from beggining to end and the fights have to be some of the best animated and most extrordinary I've ever seen. Whether is was person to person or machine to machine the fights are just great. The animation is on the top of the scale and the music is always rivting. There's no reason that you should take a look at this one.

(4) Lupin III: Caslte of Cagliostro - Ya I know everyone likes this. Well I'm no exception. Lupin is at his best in this movie and it tops pretty much everything I've seen to date without giant robots, demons, or complicated love triangles. He's just a normal dude who can do just about anything. It's bond, but better. No question.

(3)Read or Die - Even though the first time I saw it was only a month ago it definetly makes this list. Yomiko is the greatest Secret Agent EVER. Anyone that can stop bullets with a piece of paper gets deserves a spot. Yet again I'm a stickler for good animation and this definetly serves my needs. With some of the most well done CG ever in an anime it's the tops.

(2)Gundam: The 08th MS Team - One of the few series I own the entire collection of. I'm sick of typing so let's just say..OMGWTF TIS SEREIS iS G00D!!!!!!

(1)POKEMON - w00t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^_^
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Force-Attuned_Krogoth · **Force-Attuned_Krogoth**

I don't have an official-like top ten, and I only have 22 of my 24 hours off left, so I'll be informal.

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Very creepy and thought-provoking. Wonderful for sparking discussions about humanity.

Oh! My Goddess - The OVA is good; fun and engaging. The movie is one of the best I've ever seen. In my (not-as-art-minded-as-spook's) mind, it's comparable to Miyazaki's works.

Read or Die - Pleasantly thoughtful three-episode OVA, with intriguing characters (both good and bad), and great selectively-corporeal-hot-chick-clone-on-clone action. Too bad it's not longer . . .

MS Gundam: 08th MS Team - Hands down, my favorite series. Astounding animation quality, complex story, multi-layered characters, and it is the quintessential example of the motto of the Gundam Universe: "In war, there are no winners."
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John_Bono_Smithy_Satchmo · **John_Bono_Smithy_Satchmo**

Well, I'm glad I'm posting after FAK because those three are actually in my top ten as well.
Runner up status goes to Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Gundam 0080, Tenchi Muyo, Big O, and yes, Pokemon (seasons 1 and 2 only, subbed). I would say Trigun, Slayers, and a few others, bout I haven't seen all the episodes of those.

10. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. The only animation outside of the occasional Disney work to give Spirited away a run for it's money. Although the animation quality isn't as high, it's still the most gorgeous thing I've ever seen, animation wise.

9. Princess Mononoke. A very good starting anime--tells a rather good story with exceptional vision and artwork. This was the first Anime my mother ever saw (or did she see Akira first), and she loved it. This from a 45 year old woman who grew up in an ultra-conservative Idaho Mormon family.

8. The Animatrix: beyond. There's a good reason why a five minute short took two years to make. The director is an eccentric visionary that looks into every facet and detail of his work.

7. Cowboy Bebop. Unlike most people, I found the ending to be rather flat. But that's just the last 15 minutes of the series (well, that, and Vicious was on of anime's most static characters). The rest of the series, however, gold, for its originality and humor. If I were jsut rating the movie, this would be higher on the list, as all the stops were pulled out to create one of the best movie experiences you will ever have. All the characters shined in thier full glory, including the villain, and a few cameo appearances by minor characters. Flawless execution of a brilliant plan.

6. Read or Die. Same reasons as FAK, but also for sheer animation quality. Simply beautiful. I've seen it seven times, and it only gets better.

5. Spirited Away. The latest testement to Miyazaki's genious, we get another fantastic, nontraditional tale. Beautiful artwork, incredible story. (the movie theatre I saw it in even did some trick to make it feel more humid during the rainy scenes).

4. Gundam 08th MS Team. Same reasons as FAK, basically. Some of the realest characters I've ever encountered.

3. Neon Genesis Evangelion. I'm sure youve heard enough about it on this page. It was the first real anime I'd ever seen, and it completely changed my life for what I believe to be the better. I was a lot more like Shinji than I'd like to admit.

2. Oh! My Goddess. Same reasons as FAK. I'm a real sap for love stories, especially when they're engaging--and woah! Holy Crap! As I'm writing this, I jsut heard a few notes from one of the OMG music pieces in an OC Remix for Ninja Gaiden (Sudden Loss). Freaky. Anyway, another pair of really great tales. i want one of those English side cars.

1. Outlaw Star. Call me crazy, but I just love this classic, if not overplayed story. The tale is brought in full glory, with very few, if any holes. We all see a little bit of each of the characters in ourselves, which makes me like it that much more. The music is only topped in my mind by Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heavan's Door.
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crinoalvien124 · **crinoalvien124**

#1 hellsing....good and vary gory...and the main guy actually gets the crap shot outta him alot...

#2 gundam wing...heero is just so badass...and duo is just plain awesome...good story line..awesome fighting.

#3 im thinkin evangelion...just more awesome mecha...and these mecha can actually bleed so that kicks so hard and so long...but as with much good anime it has its hentai-ish points

#4 trigun.....good storyline...awesome gunfights good comic relief....and for once when a character dies...he stays dead...

#5 inuyasha...gory...big friggin sword...and an uderlying love story...what more can u ask for

#6 outlaw star....outer space..cool gun...just an all around good storyline in my mind..

#7 DB, DBZ,DBGT all grouped together cuz they all are pretty good..but not really classic anime...so idk but its here cuz its what turned me on to anime so it deserves more respect than is usally given it

#8 escaflowne...good oldskool mecha....not awesome not horrible

#9 FLCL....its good...but to short

#10 uh...prolly G gundam good but the whole tights thing just seriosuly threw me off completely
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Green-Bird · **Green-Bird**

5. Samurai X/Kenshin
4. Evangelion
3. Witch Hunter Robin
2. Wolf's Rain
1. Cowboy Bebop
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Goldfinger2K · **Goldfinger2K**

Goldfinger2K · **Goldfinger2K**

let's move Kenshin up to slot 4 and stick in Escaflowne at number 2.
and Hajime no Ippo at Number 3.
the result.
10)RahXephon
9)Loddos War TV
8)FLCL
7)Trigun
6)One Piece
5)Naruto
4)Rurouni Kenshin
3)Hajime no Ippo
2)The Vision of Escaflowne
1)Cowboy Bebop

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Kalma · **Kalma**

Not sure.

Ill just list some good and funny ones.

In no partucular order.

Mazinkaiser.
Sexy Commando.
Colorful.
Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Trigun.
Cowboy Bebop.
Martian Sucessor: Nadesico.
FLCL.
Akira.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion.
Ruroni Kenshin.
Excel Saga.

All nice and neat with the list command.
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Nobuyuki · **Nobuyuki**

Kalma · **Kalma**

No. We weren't. But I suppose I could.

Ill only give you Sexy Commando.

A very hilarious show with 8 minute episodes. The Sexy Commando is a fighting technique based on catching the opponent off guard by pulling your pants down and walking all sporadically.

Oh, and I forgot two animes.

InuYasha.
Big O.

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Force-Attuned_Krogoth · **Force-Attuned_Krogoth**

Since this thread has been revived, I shall addend my list.

Saishuu-Heiki Kanoujuu (a.k.a She, the Ultimate Weapon or SaiKano) - Brutally struggling with 08th MS Team for best anime in my mind. It's a very complete story about love, war, children, and the unholy combination of the three. The characters are very pure, yet oddly dynamic. The premise is admittedly unrealistic, but once the circumstances have been set up, the rest is perfectly resonable. Everyone learns why war == bad. It's not a happy series, but if that turns you off, you've got a lot to learn. All in all, an extremely excellent series. And it's coming to America in April! Wheee!
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Ixidor · **Ixidor**

10. Animatrix - Kid's Story (I am a fan of unusal types of animation)
9. Ghost in the Shell
8. Princess Mononoke
7. Akira
6. Lupin III - Castle of Cagliostro
5. Trigun
4. Naruto
3. Cowboy Bebop
2. FLCL
1. Evangelion
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JJc14 · **JJc14**

as i was contemplating my next review, i came across this thread and decided to try something new...i can only think of nine anime that'd make my list, but i threw in some recommendations of those that were either close or are too new in my mind to be ranked just yet...

just so you understand the format, the first paragraph is to explain my state of mind upon initially viewing the series, the second paragraph is what i liked about it, and the third is whether or not i own it, to give an idea of how long i've had access to it and whatnot...remember, these are only my opinions within, so expect some discrepancies between my thoughts and yours...

spoilers have been kept to the bare minimum, but i felt the need to touch on a few things, being as vague as possible to those who may not have seen the series as of right now...if anyone thinks i may have crossed a line, let me know and i'll alter/remove it...

alright, here we go:

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1.) Rurouni Kenshin (TV)
Oh don't look so shocked. It was the summer of 2002, and after the insane year of stellar anime after stellar anime on Toonami as well as the immortal Cowboy Bebop on Adult Swim, I thought I had seen it all. Ironically, my friend almost bought the first volume of Kenshin for my birthday at this time, but decided instead to keep it for himself. By the end of the summer, he had collected all 22 volumes and I had watched every one.

This show just encompassed everything I liked about the genre. The post-Meiji era comes off as very realistic, the characters feel like real people, everyone has some sort of appeal, and the man himself, Kenshin, reflects the perfect image of a protagonist in my mind. The first 27 episodes served little more than to develop the characters, and being an avid RPG fan, this is exactly what I needed. The Kyoto arc shines as a beautifully constructed plot, and my few quibbles with characters and events are muted by just how great everything comes together. The often-ignored Tales of the Meiji manages to continue the vibe of the first arc, as Sanosuke gets some great character development during the "Son of God" story (which never gets the credit it should for being a great story), as well as the following story being very enjoyable in my mind. My disagreement with the last adventure should bring down the series as a whole, but the preservation of the already-established characters was done well enough to satisfy.

While it may seem odd for me to say I currently do not own the series, the collection has finally begun, as I now own volumes 1, 2, and 22, with the rest sure to follow soon.

2.) Trigun
After seeing Outlaw Star and Cowboy Bebop, I couldn't help but want to check out Trigun, which was always grouped as the third "space cowboy" anime. My friend was able to borrow another person's DVDs, and come Winter Break '01, I was able to take in a classic.

While the story was a bit sketchy, I couldn't help but fall in love with the characters. I saw so much of myself in Vash, and his interactions with Millie and Meryl always proved amusing. Wolfwood is perhaps the best supporting character in existence, and one can truly feel the evil within Legato. While the first half is considered filler, with such great characters, I could watch them go through anything. The emotional turn during the second half really allowed the characters to shine, and Vash's actions to save Millie and Meryl still stops my heart every time.

After being informed of the first-release foil cover DVDs, I bypassed the boxset and tracked down each one individually, completing the collection in December '02.

3.) Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal (OVA 1)
One of my first anime exposures not on TV, it was the summer of 2001 when I got to borrow this from a friend. At the time, we weren't aware of this merely being a prequel to the series, so my initial exposure was in the belief that this was a stand-alone story.

The dark, serious tone hovering over the four episodes was completely different from anything I'd seen prior, as I had foolhardily assumed that all anime involved "fun" adventures. The dub was stellar, and seeing the red stuff fly for the first time truly made for quite the experience. The climax caught me off-guard, and the ending felt complete, something that many animes appear to stumble on.

This remains one of only two series I ended up re-borrowing a year later, though I finally acquired the DVD's X-mas 2002.

4.) Outlaw Star [tie]
While Dragonball Z's fourth season can be credited to my finding of Toonami, I initially ignored everything else on the block. That was until I started seeing ads for this action-packed series in space. It wasn't until the series' second run that I tuned in on a whim, and the world of animation opened its doors to me once again.

How can one go wrong with cool characters, an awesome spaceship, and kick-ass adventures? The concept of the Galactic Leyline had me sucked in from the start, and the first four episodes were an unparalleled rush. While the story strayed from time to time, the character development was superb and the build-up to the conclusion could not have been executed any better. The ending is definite, and while there's still room for more, it can stand alone just fine.

Outlaw Star was my first non-DBZ DVD purchase back in the summer of 2001.

4.) Cowboy Bebop [tie]
While everyone was getting hyped about the Adult Swim block in the summer of 2001, I initially didn't care. All the shows advertised appeared to be crudely-drawn creations that I didn't see the point of wasting my time on. When I first saw the ad for Cowboy Bebop, I was reminded of the Bandai trailer on my Outlaw Star DVDs that didn't really catch my interest. Man, was I pleasantly surprised...

Cowboy Bebop mixes a great core cast of characters and amazing combat scenes (hand to hand, firearm, and space), somehow managing to squeeze it into a very realistic take on the future environment. The episodic adventures in the beginning set the pace for the heavier focus on backstory later, the culmination of which being greater than anything else I've seen, animated or not.

Oddly enough, Bebop is the only series on this list I've chosen not to collect, mostly due to the fact it's earned a semi-permanent spot on television and that everyone I know already has it, making borrowing very simple.

6.) The Big O (Season 1)
Oddly enough, I didn't want to watch Big O at first. Outlaw Star was removed before I could see a full run back in April 2001, and the "Batman-with-a-robot" show that replaced it initially had no appeal to me whatsoever. This feeling lasted all of two days.

With Big O, not only did I first appreciate a "giant robot" show, the great voice of David Lucas caused me to take a closer look at the people behind the characters. The setting of a world devoid of memories over forty years ago was fascinating, as each episode slowly served to flesh out this place called Paradigm. One couldn't help but imagine just what happened to cause the city's current state, and as the episodes went on, it felt that the solution was forthcoming. Episode 13 redefined what I thought a cliffhanger was, though obviously I wasn't the only one intrigued as the second season was recently released.

When realizing that repeat viewings brought more hidden facts to the forefront, I decided to collect the series on DVD, purchasing the fourth and (then) final volume the day it came out: 12/18/01.

7.) Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
With Big O opening my eyes to the notion that "giant robot" anime can actually be entertaining, I thought it'd be best to continue broadening my horizons. Everyone talked about this show "Gundam Wing" that I missed out on, so when I saw the ads for another show sharing the title, I couldn't help but check it out. With the premiere on the Midnight Run, I just had the feeling it'd be good, and I could not have been more right...

Taking place during the One Year War, the 08th MS Team OVA takes the outer space, aerial battles down to Earth (literally). Shiro Amada and his crew take on ground missions in a brewing battle for land between the Federation and Zeon. A chance encounter between Shiro and Aina, a high-ranking Zeon officer, sets the stage for the second half of the series, which is full of suspenseful twists and turns.

I collected 08th MS Team around the same time as Big O, though with issues finding a working copy of the last DVD, I didn't complete the collection until Summer 2002.

8.) Macross Plus
Since the arrival of Cartoon Network began to revitalize my love for animation, a friend decided to take advantage, sharing his VHS tapes to this four episode series around Christmas 2000. I had no exposure to Robotech or anything with the Macross title, but surprisingly, that didn't matter.

The first thing I noticed was the animation, which was, and still is, simply stunning. The air-combat scenes were beautiful, and the plot proved to me that a more mature story could be told in animated form. Isamu Dyson was a favorite character of mine, which no doubt led to my liking of Gene Starwind when Outlaw Star arrived a few months later.

It's been just about three years now, and despite re-borrowing the series a second time, I still have yet to add it to my collection. This mistake should finally be corrected after I'm done Kenshin though.

9.) Dragonball Z: Trunks/Androids/Cell Saga
When Cartoon Network finally came to my area in Fall 2000, there was only one thing on my mind. With syndicated episodes of DBZ only going up to episode 50-something, there was quite the gap of events I was waiting to see. Seeing that the "current" airings had moved beyond the whole Frieza thing to Goku taking on some green, bug-like enemy, I decided it'd be best to wait, with the payoff coming quick enough when Gohan did one of the coolest things I'd ever seen. When the saga started up again, I was hooked.

From the beginning with Trunks' arrival, I knew this wasn't the same DBZ of the Saiyan and Namek sagas. The concept of a dark future without Goku added a tense feeling to the usual fighting. With the arrival of the androids, it was amazing to see the shift in power, and Cell's arrival felt like the end was near. The utilization of the more neglected warriors in the story gave it a much more "complete" feel, and the 'Super Saiyan' concept still felt fresh. With the way things ended, one could feel a state of closure, though that obviously didn't last long.

While the money involved in collecting the entire series has scared me off, I've still managed to pick up the first two DVD's ("Mysterious Youth" and "Prelude To Terror"), as well as the special, "The History Of Trunks".

10.) Miscellaneous
A few more enjoyable titles that either didn't or haven't yet made my top list include the following:

Martian Successor Nadesico - With a character count putting DBZ to shame, Nadesico remains hilarious throughout, pausing when necessary to address the more serious undertones, but remaining a great ride from start to finish.

Gundam 0080 - A short OVA with great characters and what I found to be a very unexpected ending.

.hack//SIGN - Another series with great characters, but suffers from what even I'd consider some slow sequences.

Dual! Parallel Adventures - A short but fun series that mixes mecha with Tenchi to surprisingly good results despite the odd setting.

Neon Genesis Evangelion - An entertaining twenty-odd episodes followed by a serious turn and highly unusual ending, this series initially entertained me but hasn't held up well over time.

Inuyasha - Well-developed characters and a little bit of everything has maintained my interest in what I've seen of the first half of this series.
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so there you have it, but before ending this post, i have to do the cheap thing and plug the Reviews section of our site for those looking for more information about kenshin, outlaw star, cowboy bebop, gundam, .hack, evangelion, and others not on my list...
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