Remembering Favorites

[Momogari]

This shall be a light discussion thread about favorites.



I started wondering, in how often I talk about my top 20, my top 30, my top 40...without actually knowing what's in there. I know it's vague partly on purpose because when you watch so much you can't really keep track of it (at least, if you lack diligence as much as I do). But I got curious as to what's actually in there so I'm going to to try to remember the really good anime and figure it out.

Feel free to do the same or just...whatever.

[Momogari]

Firstly,
I think March Comes in Like a Lion might be in my top 5. Probably at least top 10.
Shin Sekai Yori is probably top 10.
The Beast Player Erin used to be in my top 10, but I think it's probably between 20 and 30 now.
Same with Black Lagoon.
BECK is probably top 30 somewhere.
House of Five Leaves is probably top 20.
SAO Alicization is top 5.
Last Exile is top 20.
Samurai Champloo had a great story in addition to great animation and music. It should be considered for top 30 at least.

Honestly I think Hisone and Masotan might be in my top 20. That was a surprisingly valuable show.

AICO Incarnation should be considered for top 30 at least.
And ERASED.
Arslan Senki is probably top 20.
I used to rate Skip Beat very highly. I can't seem to get into it now, but I once called it the best shoujo that existed. I guess I need to consider it.

[Momogari]

I have to be careful. I'm trying to think about good anime in the sense of being able to argue for some objective stance of good eg in terms of characters, story, or production value. So things I personally enjoy but don't necessarily have those can't really be included. Or at least I need to be careful with them. This includes:
Akagi and Kaiji
Log Horizon
Yuri on Ice maybe

I shall add more here as I think of them.

[unoduetre]

Oh, I really like the idea. I gonna put some anime in this thread as well.

[unoduetre]

So here is my totally unordered list of my top anime which is missing a lot of titles and always will be work in progress. This list is based both on my PERSONAL PREFERENCES and on the quality, so it's not an unbiased list.

Top of the tops (in no particular order):

Terror in Resonance
Shin Sekai Yori
Serial Experiments Lain
FLCL
Ghost in the Shell
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Humanity Has Declined

Higher top (in no particular order):

Patema Inverted
A Lull in the Sea
Shiki
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (but one MUST watch Fate/stay night first to get similar experience to me)
Death Note (excluding the ending)
Iroduku: The World in Colors
Monogatari (many but not all of the series)
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU
Your Name
Gilgamesh
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (I shouldn't put it in this list, because I read the manga and didn't see this one, but let's assume it's faithful to the manga)
Bokurano
Tatami Galaxy
Erased
Domestic Girlfriend
Angel Beats
Claymore
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Re:Zero
Mnemosyne
Happy Sugar Life
WorldEnd: What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?
Jin-Roh
Time of Eve
Flying Witch
Gunslinger Girls
Terra e... (I shouldn't put it in this list, because I read the manga and didn't see this one, but let's assume it's faithful to the manga)
Roujin Z
Otaku no Video
Welcome to N.H.K. (this shouldn't be on this list because I haven't seen it, but I've read the novel instead, but I'll put it
Twilight Q (the second OVA)
Patlabor (many anime from this series)
Chaos;Head
Izetta: The Last Witch
Magical Girl Raising Project
Yuki Yuna is a Hero
AICO Incarnation
Full Metal Panic (many anime from this series, excluding Fumoffu)
Captain Harlock
Akame Ga Kill
Kino's Journey
Kakegurui
Princess Principal
Now and Then, Here and There
Shangri-La
Dallos
Plastic Memories
Mardock Scramble
Kokoro Connect
Darker Than Black
Chobits
Rozen Maiden
Sunday Without God
Brynhildr in the Darkness
Classroom of the Elite
Angel Sanctuary (I shouldn't put it in this list, because I read the manga and didn't see this one, but let's assume it's faithful to the manga)
Fuushigi Yuugi (I shouldn't put it in this list, because I read the manga and didn't see this one, but let's assume it's faithful to the manga)
Ceres, Celestial Legend (I shouldn't put it in this list, because I read the manga and didn't see this one, but let's assume it's faithful to the manga)
Absolute Boyfriend (I shouldn't put it in this list, because I read the manga and didn't see this one, but let's assume it's faithful to the manga)
Yuri Seijin Naoko-san
Bubblegum Crisis
Take the X train
Love Hina
Chihayafuru
Rage of Bahamut (many anime from this series)
Made in Abyss
Angel's Egg
Kill la Kill
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Seraph of the End
World Trigger
Charlotte
Fractale
Shakugan no Shana (many anime from this series)
Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners (many anime from this series, if I remember correctly)
RideBack
Tsukihime (if I remember correctly)
Scrapped Princess
Space Battleship Yamato
InuYasha
Great Teacher Onizuka
Tenchi Muyou (many anime from this series)
Kurau Phantom Memory

Top (in no particular order):

Akira
Cowboy Bebop
Samurai Champloo
Sailor Moon
Hellsing (both series (the first one and Ultimate), if I remember correctly Ultimate was better)
No Game No Life
Bleach (up to the end of the first main plotline)
One Piece
Naruto (when I was younger)
One Punch Man
Baccano!
Ouran High School Host Club
Citrus
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Attack on Titan
Wasteful Days of High School Girls
Vinland Saga
Asobi Asobase
Grancrest Senki
Violet Evergarden
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
Durarara
The Ancient Magus' Bride
Oreimo
Eromanga Sensei
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
GATE
Texhnolyze
Haibane Renmei
Death Parade
Trigun
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
Bungou Stray Dogs
Ajin
Flip Flappers
Comet Lucifer (if I remember correctly)
Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers
Gangsta
Kamisama Hajimemashita (I totally refuse using the censored English title )
Amagi Brilliant Park
The Irregular at Magic High School
Black Bullet (if I remember, correctly, not sure about this one)
Coppelion
Zetsuen no Tempest
Tiger and Bunny (if I remember correctly)
Metropolis
Oh My Goddess!
Kuro Kami (I shouldn't put it in this list, because I read the manga and didn't see this one, but let's assume it's faithful to the manga)
Spice and Wolf (I shouldn't put it in this list, because I'm reading the light novels and didn't see this one, but let's assume it's similar enough to the light novels)
Rental Magica (if I remember correctly)
Blame! (I shouldn't put it in this list, because I read the manga and didn't see this one, but let's assume it's faithful to the manga)
Noir (I should watch Madlax and El Cazador de la Bruja as well, but I haven't seen them yet)
Hikaru no Go
Witch Hunter Robin
I''s (if I remember correctly)
Cat Soup
some anime from the Blood series
Hunter × Hunter
Vampire Hunter D
Trigun
Silent Möbius
Princess Mononoke
Project A-ko
Ys
Wicked City
Demon City Shinjuku
Cyber City Oedo 808 (if I remember correctly)
Call Me Tonight
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Leda - The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko

[Momogari]

So here is my totally unordered list of my top anime which is missing a lot of titles and always will be work in progress.

exactly.

[Momogari]

Ah, Akira. I won't try to rate films along side TV and OVA because I think they're really different things. If I did, I'd have to invent a number that comes significantly enough before 1 just to house Kimi no Na wa.


Madoka huh. I did see that. And it was good. It wasn't super my style but yeah...maybe? I don't remember enough about it though.

[Momogari]

You know, considering the animation and music even with the episodic structure, the stories it told and the characters were fantastic. I never liked Cowboy Bebop as much as others did, but it really was a great anime. I guess it's top 20.


Terror in Resonance was really that good huh?

[unoduetre]

Yes, Terror in Resonance is in my TOP 5.

I literally cried watching it.

But I think this is something specific to me. I don't think most people would feel the same.

[Momogari]

Alright, I'll get around to watching it.

Gurren Lagann is in my top 20 still.

[Momogari]

Planetes is probably top 20.
The first Berserk anime is probably top 30 somewhere.
Same with Claymore.

[unoduetre]

[mention=6444]Momogari[/mention]

FYI I don't believe TiR will be the same thing to you as it is to me. But who knows…

[Momogari]

Well if it's in your top 5 I should watch it regardless.

Knights of Sidonia was a great one actually. I know that's a bit personal so conservatively I'll say top 30.
The Twelve Kingdoms has serious value to it. Probably top 20.
Full Metal Panic: Invisible Victory was seriously great. I didn't even finish it I don't think but oh boy. Top 30 at least.
What was that one we saw recently.
Iroduku: The World in Colors is top 10 easily.
Bunny girl senpai might be top 30.
Domestic Girlfriend might be top 30? idk though

Oh yeah, forgot about Death Note, thank you. top 20.

Yeah I was thinking about Anohana too. I don't remember it well but I remember it being really good. Top 30 at least. Maybe top 20?

Bokurano is top 20.

[lolin]

One of my favorites that I'd wager most people forget at this point is Martian Successor Nadesico.

[Momogari]

I couldn't get into Nadesico myself. Didn't watch more than 3 episodes of it.