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Postby GeneD » Thu Oct 14, 2010 11:58 am

I'm sorry for the gravedig, but my top ten has changed quite a bit since I last posted and I want to update. A thread on another forum asked for the poster to explain just a bit about why they like the specific series. I really like this idea so I decided to copy my post from there. The OP also encouraged people to say what they think their top ten says about them; for example the OP poster on that forum said he was a “big jock girl with bits of 13 year old boyâ€
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Postby Fish and Chips » Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:42 pm

Fish and Chips (post: 1203842) wrote:1. Baccano! [Series]
2. Giant Robo [OVA]
3. Samurai Champloo [Series]
4. Cowboy Bebop - Knocking on Heaven's Door [Film]
5. Cowboy Bebop [Series]
6. Samurai X - Trust and Betrayal [OVA]
7. Read or Die [OVA]
8. Ouran High School Host Club [Series]
9. Princess Mononoke [Film]
10. Akagi [Series]

All completed, mind you.
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1. Giant Robo (OVA)
2. Legend of the Galactic Heroes (OVA)
3. Baccano! (TV)
4. Cowboy Bebop (TV)
5. Samurai Champloo (TV)
6. Casshern Sins (TV)
7. Millennium Actress (Film)
8. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Film)
9. 5 Centimeters Per Second (Film)
10. FLCL (OVA)

Honorable Mentions: Kaiba, Akagi, Kaiji, Birdy the Mighty DECODE, Sword of the Stranger
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Postby Atria35 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:15 pm

Good thread!

Lessee...
1. Baccano!
2. FMA/FMA: Brotherhood
3. Baccano!
4. Paranoia Agent
5. Ouran Host Club
6. Macross Frontier
7. Monster
8. Ghibli (I'm with DeneD, I can't decide!)
9. Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni
10. Aria series
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Postby ShiroiHikari » Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:23 pm

Great Scott! My previous post in this thread is from like two years ago. Time for an update, I think.

In no particular order:

1. Mobile Suit Gundam
2. Giant Robo
3. Millenium Actress
4. Hajime no Ippo
5. Paprika
6. Android Kikaider
7. One Piece (I'm not caught up yet but it's already in my top ten.)
8. Voltes V
9. Whisper of the Heart
10. Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
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Postby ich1990 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:50 pm

1) 5cm Per Second. The art, the characters, the themes, the soundtrack, and the realistic emotions. [movie]

2) Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro. Pure fun. [movie]

3) Giant Robo. Superb story, awesome characters, and very high production values. I don't even like mecha generally, but I like this one. [ova]

4) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Almost as good as the manga, and that is saying something. I don't fault it the first thirteen episodes given that they are covered more appropriately in the first series. [tv series]

5) Sword of the Stranger. Samurai action bliss. Very good looking movie (watch in blu-ray if possible) with the best animated sword fights I have ever seen. [movie]

6) Trust and Betrayal. Rurouni Kenshin is my nostalgia series, so I already love it more than I should. Trust and Betrayal took that beloved series and emphasized all of the dark, meaningful, and thought provoking aspects of it while giving it a thick veneer of high budget polish. [ova]

7) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Simple slice of life, done perfectly and with fine humor. Except it isn't simple. Nor is it just slice of life. [movie]

8) Durarara!!. Second half lacks compared with the first, but both have enough trope inversions and kick-rear characters to more than make up for it. [tv series]

9) Cowboy Bebop. Everybody likes this show for exactly the same reason: it is cool. Really, really cool. [tv series]

10) Cromartie High School. Anime comedy that manages to be hilarious without relying on a single otaku in-joke (although it does have a few, for older fans). (tv series)

What does this say about me? Well, it looks like I am a pretty boring guy; willing to give just about any genre a shot so long as it isn't overt or typical shoujo. Also, I seem to be impatient, judging by the average length of the series. So, yeah, a boring and impatient normal guy with a dislike for pointless romance or drama without a reason.
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Postby Mr. Hat'n'Clogs » Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:32 pm

Ooh, hey, I'll do this too.
1) Baccano!(TV series and OVAs)
2) Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood(TV series)
3) Durarara!!(TV series and OVAs)
4) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann(TV series)
5) Cowboy Bebop(TV series)
6) Summer Wars(movie)
7) Eureka Seven(TV series)
8) 5 Centimeters per Second(movie)
9) Ouran High School Host Club(TV series)
10) Kure-nai(TV series)
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Postby TheSubtleDoctor » Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:39 pm

Lemme lemme update ya (update ya):

(1) FMA: Brotherhood
(2) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
(3) Monster
(4) Baccano!
(5) Princess Mononoke
(6) SDF Macross
(7) Gungrave
(8) Giant Robo
(9) Area 88 (the OVA not the TV series)
(10) Durarara!!

Just underneath these are things like: Eureka 7, 5CM/S, and The Castle of Cagliostro.

Also: Space Pirate Captain Harlock is looking like it's going to break into the top five.
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Postby Beau Soir » Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:48 pm

I realized that I don't watch anime that often because I play video games instead (though most of them are anime RPGs...)

1. Durarara!!
2. Baccano!
3. 5 cm per second
4. Romeo x Juliet
5. Azumanga Daioh
6. Axis Powers Hetalia
7. FLCL
8. Samurai X: Reflection
9. variety of Studio Ghibli movies

Those are what I can think of at the moment, at least. :3
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Postby blkmage » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:18 pm

oh hey it turns out my tastes have seemed to stabilise
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Postby airichan623 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:08 pm

In no particular order:

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (R1 & R2)
FullMetalAlchemist:Brotherhood
Ouran High School Host Club
Shugo Chara!
Princess Tutu
My Neighbor Totoro
Hetalia: Axis Powers
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (first season)
Naruto Shippuden
Fruits Basket


Probably Going to be added when I'm done:
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Postby AnimeGirl » Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:18 pm

In no particular order....

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
Fullmetal Alchemist
xxxHOLiC (+ Kei)
xxxHOliC Shunmuki
Angelic Layer
Cardcaptors
Spirited Away
Tsubasa Shunraiki
Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations
Rozen Maiden (+ Traumend)
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:04 pm

Guess I could update my list too....

1. Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood

2. Full Metal Alchemist (original series)

3. Haibane Renmei

4. Howl's Moving Castle

5. Death Note (though I prefer the movies' version of the story)

6. Wolf's Rain

7. Trigun

8. Spirited Away

9. Kodomo no Omocha

10. Gunslinger Girl

This list shows a pretty good sampling of what I like in anime: I mostly go for the action-packed shounen stuff, but over the years my heart has warmed more and more to the quieter stories, and now I can even find something to like in a select few shoujo ones.
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Postby The Doctor » Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:38 am

My 10 ten anime are:

1. Rurouni Kenshin (When they stayed true to Watsuki's storyline)
2. Trigun
3. Cowboy Bebop
4. FullMetal Alchemist
5. Ghost in the Shell
6. Robotech
7. Ponyo
8. Spirited Away
9. Castle of Cagliostro
10. Millenium Actress

It's honestly hard to rank everything after number 3 as I keep remembering great anime that I enjoy or enjoyed watching that still touch my soul. As a result, this list is by no means a finalized list, except for the first 3. I never foresee those ever losing their spots.
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Postby TWWK » Fri Oct 22, 2010 5:15 am

I love lists...

1. Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal
2. Kanon
3. Tenchi Muyo! OVAs 1 & 2
4. Cowboy Bebop
5. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
6. Whisper of the Heart
7. Love Hina
8. Princess Mononoke
9. Trigun
10. Toradora!
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Postby TheSubtleDoctor » Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:49 am

TheSubtleDoctor (post: 1431089) wrote:(1) FMA: Brotherhood
(2) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
(3) Monster
(4) Baccano!
(5) Princess Mononoke
(6) SDF Macross
(7) Gungrave
(8) Giant Robo
(9) Area 88 (the OVA not the TV series)
(10) Durarara!!
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1) FMA: Brotherhood
(2) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
(3) Monster
(4) Space Pirate Captain Harlock
(5) Baccano!
(6) Princess Mononoke
(7) SDF Macross
(8) Gungrave
(9) Giant Robo
(10) Area 88 (the OVA not the TV series)
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Postby Nami » Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:04 am

BTW, is this just anime, or manga as well?

Not really in a particular order... *shruggles* And I have SO MANY MORE! D:

1) Death Note
2) Fruits Basket
3) Durarara!!
4) FullMetal Alchemist (Season 1 and Brotherhood)
5) Kodocha/Rurouni Kenshin
6) Lovely*Complex
7) Shugo Chara
8) The girl who leapt through time
9) Ponyo
10) OHSHC
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Postby Asuka Neko » Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:41 am

Ooh, fun! Since I don't watch much anime, can I put my top 10 mangas, some of which are animes?

1. +Anima (and if it was an anime, it would probably be my favorite)
2. Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (which is both my second favorite manga and my favorite anime because of the OVAs)
3. Ouran High School Host Club
4. Kamichama Karin
5. DNAngel
6. Game Plan
7. Fruits Basket
8. Shugo Chara
9. Hetalia: Axis Powers
10. Princess Tutu

Okay, so most of those have an anime too that I also like.
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Postby ArellaEliora » Sat Nov 13, 2010 4:06 pm

This is cool... I like:

1) Shugo Chara*
2) Neo Angelique Abyss
3) La Corda D'Oro
4) Fruits Basket
5) Clannad
6) .hack//sign
7) DN Angel
8) Kaleido Star
9) Ah! My Goddess
10) Princess Tutu


*Avatar: The Last Airbender should really be the first one, but since it's not really anime, I left it out.
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Postby HannahUFO » Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:24 am

It was hard to pick just ten.

1) Yu Yu Hakusho
2) Cowboy Bebop
3) Howl's Moving Castle
4) Paprika
5).Hack/Sign
6) Trinity Blood
7) Chobits
8) Death Note
9) Elfen Lied
10) Paranoia Agent
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