AoD Top 10 anime- 2008 edition- UPDATED 9/24

[dunno001]

So if they're doing a top 50, then I guess it's only fair that AoD, controllers of the anime universe that we are not really, create our own top list. I've purged the list from 2007, so if you had a list from last year, please resubmit and/or change your list. The rules are the pretty much the same as they were last year: you may pick up to 10 series and 10 movies/one-shots; the 2 lists are kept seperate. Please feel free to rank the series, however, unranked lists that do not exceed 10 will also be accepted. Do note that a list without a clear 1-10 will be scored as unranked. Unranked lists score all series 0.5n+0.5, where n is the number of series in the list, not to exceed 10. A 'series' is defined as anything with at least 2 episodes. (For example, My Dear Marie, with 3 eps, is a series. 5cm per second would be a movie.) Due to split votes and a lack of clarity from a few lists, related series will be put together. (This means that Slayers TV series are all one entry. Same is true for the Gundam series. I know a few people griped, but even with this, it would not have gotten Gundam into the top 25.) However, all movies are kept seperate. (CCS movie 1 is a seperate entry from CCS movie 2.)

That aside, the top 25 anime, as of 9/24/08, 19:26 EST, are:
1. Neon Genesis Evangelion: 159 (21)
2. Cowboy Bebop: 133.5 (22)
3. Haibane Renmei: 101.5 (16)

4. FLCL: 95 (13)
5. Azumanga Daioh: 88.5 (14)
6. Cardcaptor Sakura: 79.5 (11)
7. 12 Kingdoms: 77 (10)
tie 8. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: 70.5 (14)
tie 8. Revolutionary Girl Utena: 70.5 (9)
10. Gunbuster: 69 (11)
11. Berserk: 61.5 (8)
12. Aria: 61 (9)
13. Giant Robo: 60.5 (9)
14. Princess Tutu: 59 (11)
15. Gurren Lagann: 56 (9)
16. Serial Experiments Lain: 54 (11)
17. Macross: 51.5 (9)
tie 18. Vision of Escaflowne: 49 (11)
tie 18. Fruits Basket: 49 (12)
20. Planetes: 47.5 (8)
21. Now & Then, Here & There: 46 (10)
tie 22. Kimagure Orange Road: 45.5 (8)
tie 22. Higurashi: When They Cry: 45.5 (7)
24. RahXephon: 42 (7)
25. Fullmetal Alchemist: 41 (6)


And the top 25 movies are:
1. Princess Mononoke: 131 (22)
2. Whisper of the Heart: 124.5 (17)
3. Millenium Actress: 118 (16)

4. Spirited Away: 115.5 (19)
5. Kiki's Delivery Service: 113.5 (21)
6. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time: 111 (16)
7. End of Evangelion: 107.5 (17)
8. 5 Centimeters per Second: 94 (18)
tie 9. Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro: 86.5 (15)
tie 9. Perfect Blue: 86.5 (14)
11. Akira: 79.5 (18)
12. Cowboy Bebop: Knocking on Heaven's Door: 70 (14)
13. Ghost in the Shell 1: 66.5 (11)
14. Grave of the Fireflies: 60 (10)
15. Porco Rosso: 59 (10)
16. Voices of a Distant Star: 58 (13)
17. Adolescence of Utena: 56.5 (10)
18. My Neighbor Totoro: 54.5 (14)
tie 19. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: 53 (10)
tie 19. Place Promised in our Early Days: 53 (10)
21. Macross: Do You Remember Love?: 49 (7)
22. Patlabor 2: 45.5 (7)
23. Paprika: 44.5 (9)
24. Jin-Roh: 43 (9)
25. Howl's Moving Castle: 42.5 (11)

The movies seem to be running a tight ship... so it does mean that every vote counts! Some titles are in by just half a point, so be sure to keep the votes coming! ^_^

Legend: Series: Score (Number of Voters)
Titles moving up in the top 25
Titles moving down in the top 25
Titles new to the top 25
Titles returning to the top 25

[Fudce]

Shall I get us started? I haven't thought about top ten movies, but since all of my top ten overall are series, I'll list it here. I'll post my movies list if and when I decide on it.

Top 10 Series
Angelic Layer (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=595)
Hayate the Combat Butler (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=577)
Cardcaptor Sakura (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=569)
Shugo Chara (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=560)
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=549)
Kaleido Star (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=542)
Kanon (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=534)
Clannad (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=523)
Fruits Basket (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=519)
Mahoraba ~Heartful Days~ (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=506)

I've included links to my blog entries for each series.

[EmperorBrandon]

Ah, nice. Time to think over the favorites again.

SERIES
1. Cardcaptor Sakura
2. Magic User's Club
3. Princess Tutu
4. Magical Project S
5. Azumanga Daioh
6. Mahoraba
7. Clannad
8. Tenchi Muyo
9. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
10. Super GALS!

MOVIES
1. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie 2 - The Sealed Card
2. Spirited Away
3. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
4. Whisper of the Heart
5. The Cat Returns
6. Tenchi Muyo: The Daughter of Darkness
7. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
8. Kiki's Delivery Service
9. Sailor Moon R: The Movie
10. Tenchi Muyo in Love

[Prede]

Series:
1. Fooly Cooly
2. Case Closed/Detective Conan
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
4. Eureka Seven
5. Hell Girl
6. Speed Grapher
7. Animation Runner Kuromi
8. Paranoia Agent
9. Pani Poni Dash
10. Gunslinger Girl

Movies:
1. The End of Evangelion
2. Case Closed/Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target
3. Lupin III: Dead or Alive
4. Blood: The Last Vampire
5. Vexille
6. Wind Named Amnesia
7. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
8. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
9. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
10. Akira


WoW my favorite series seem to be pretty "mainstream" anime titles. Odd, never noticed that. As for my favorite movies, that's all over the place :sdsmiley: .

[HellKorn]

Series
1) Texhnolyze
2) FLCL
3) Haibane Renmei
4) Mononoke
5) Neon Genesis Evangelion
6) Serial Experiments Lain
7) Baccano!
8) Paranoia Agent
9) RahXephon
10) Mushi-shi

Films
1) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2) Pale Cocoon
3) The Wings of Honneamise
4) Mind Game
5) Porco Rosso
6) Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
7) Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
8) Patlabor 2
9) Princess Mononoke
10) Millennium Actress

Ordering is difficult for some of these. Probably will change them later.

[BonifaceVIII]

Last year's thread is here, if you need some inspiration from last year's list (I sure know I do). (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showthread.php?t=74176)

Here goes for TV/OVA. A bit less comedy this year and the return of some golden oldies:

1) FLCL
2) Berserk
3) Serial Experiments Lain
4) Aim for the Top! (Gunbuster 1)
5) Azumanga Daioh
6) Crest/Banner/II of the Stars
7) Rurouni Kenshin OVA/Samurai X
8) Fruits Basket
9) Anne of Green Gables/Akage no Anne
10) Now and Then, Here and There

A slight bit of rearrangement for movies, but no real big changes:

1) Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
2) Millennium Actress
3) Princess Mononoke
4) Akira
5) The Cat Returns
6) The Castle of Cagliostro
7) Ghost in the Shell
8) End of Evangelion
9) Angel's Egg
10) My Neighbour Totoro

[BonifaceVIII]

Evangelion has finally slipped from my top ten. Is this an omen? Could this finally be the year that the behemoth of Eva is deposed from #1?

Probably not.

[The Adventurer]

Just to clarify this...

Due to split votes and a lack of clarity from a few lists, related series will be put together. (This means that Slayers TV series are all one entry. Same is true for the Gundam series. I know a few people griped, but even with this, it would not have gotten Gundam into the top 25.)Do we lump various franchise series together on our lists, or will that be done by the one tallying the votes for the master list? (Because Macross F and Macross Plus will definitely be on my list, but I don't know to list them separately now, or just put MACROSS down.

Tentative lists until clarifications

TV/OVA SERIES

1 Macross
2 Read or Die
3 Planetes
4 Black Lagoon
5 Now and Then, Here and There
6 Giant Robo: The Animation
7 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
8 Noein
9 Armored Trooper Votoms
10 Moonlight Mile

MOVIES

1 Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise
2 The Venus Wars
3 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
4 Macross Plus
5 Steamboy
6 Ghost in the Shell
7 Ghost in the Shell SAC: Solid State Society
8 Akira
9 5 Centimeter's Per Second


I have not watched as many good Anime films as I had thought...

[something]

Oh shit, why did you do this now? I was just about to go to sleep, but now I have to give some serious though to this. Crap. :sd: I assume HiME and Otome are grouped again? It might be a good idea to adopt Fudce's rule about including the ANN Encyclopedia ID to avoid confusion over varying forms of title. I'll include the numbers in my list to be safe.

The 2008 top 10 list:
1) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (6430 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430))
2) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (4576 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4576))
3) Clannad (7809 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7809))
4) Kanon 2006 (6431 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6431))
5) Lucky Star (7222 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7222))
6) My~Otome / My~HiME (4155 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4155) for HiME, 5378 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5378) for Otome)
7) Touka Gettan (7508 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7508))
8) ef ~ a tale of memories (8192 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8192))
9) Heroic Age (7627 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7627))
10) Aria (5504 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5504), primarily for season 3, Origination)

Note: I'm only including shows that have completed their initial airing, so Code Geass only gets an honorable mention for now. Ditto for Shugo Chara and Hidamari Sketch, etc.

1 and 2 were easy. 3 was pretty easy too. After that, things got exponentially harder. I made it a bit easier by retiring a number of shows that have seen a few of these lists already: Scrapped Princess, Stellvia, Lain, Full Moon and Nadesico. Azumanga as well, which has been superseded by Lucky Star.

Once I decided to let the new blood take over the list, things started to flow more naturally. And it probably reflects my real feelings more clearly too.

Just fell short...:
Air
Azumanga Daioh
Full Moon wo Sagashite
Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight
Maria-sama ga Miteru
Martian Successor Nadesico
Scrapped Princess
Serial Experiments: Lain
Stellvia of the Universe

[touma]

I have not given any thought to movies, so I will do that later.
The series list is easy because I keep that updated, although the top ten probably has not changed from last year.
My top ten series:

1. Cardcaptor Sakura
2. Petite Princess Yucie
3. Angelic Layer
4. Figure 17
4. Stellvia
6. Fancy Lala
7. Mahoromatic
8. Sailor Moon
9. Fruits Basket
10. Kiddy Grade

[ohtori_akio]

Stupid laptop reloaded the page before I could finish *curses*

Series/ More than 2 ep OVAs

1. Revolutionary Girl Utena
2. Rose Of Versailles
3. Saint Seiya
4. Sailor Moon
5. Fancy Lala
6. Now and Then Here and There
7. Berserk
8. Vision of Escaflowne
9. Gankutsuou
10. Fruits Basket

Just missed out: X tv, Super Gals, Magic User's Club, Princess Tutu, Golden Boy and City Hunter

Movies/ 2ep OVAs

1. Adolescence of Utena
2. Saint Seiya Movie 5 Tenkai-hen Overture
3. Spring and Chaos
4. Sailor Moon Movie 1
5. City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart
6. Urusei Yatsura Beautiful Dreamer
7. Saint Seiya Movie 3
8. Spirited Away
9. Sailor Moon Movie 2
10. Escaflowne Movie

Struggled towards the end of the movie list... Didn't realise I didn't see that many...

[ohtori_akio]

I have not given any thought to movies, so I will do that later.
The series list is easy because I keep that updated, although the top ten probably has not changed from last year.
My top ten series:

1. Cardcaptor Sakura
2. Petite Princess Yucie
3. Angelic Layer
4. Figure 17
4. Stellvia
6. Fancy Lala
7. Mahoromatic
8. Sailor Moon
9. Fruits Basket
10. Kiddy Grade

YEAH! A fellow Fancy Lala fan, thought I'd be the only one with it on my list!

[ArcticMech]

This wasn't the easiest exercise for me. After the top 3-4 in each category, the rest of the rankings are less relevant. Rather, its more like a pool of anime favs, none really better than the other in my mind. Unless told otherwise, I'm going to group all the FMP series together, as well as Genshiken.

Series

Aim for the Top! Gunbuster (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=466)
Full Metal Panic! (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=844) / Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=155) / Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4449)
Eureka Seven (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4797)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=49)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430)
Macross (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=355)
Genshiken (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4168) / Genshiken OAV (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6909) / Genshiken 2 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7985)
Clannad (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7809)
Macross Frontier (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8586)
ef - a tale of memories (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8192)


Movies

Spirited Away (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=377)
Voices of a Distant Star (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=775)
Macross: Do You Remember Love? (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=366)
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=419)
Kiki's Delivery Service (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=595)
5 Centimeters Per Second (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6696)
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2324)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=353)
Princess Mononoke (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=197)
Tekkonkinkreet (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6531)

[chronoclast]

Series:
1. Neon Genesis Evangelion
2. Haibane Renmei
3. Now and Then, Here and There
4. Texhnolyze
5. Revolutionary Girl Utena
6. Ghost In the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
7. Ergo Proxy
8. Serial Experiments Lain
9. His and Her Circumstances
10. Paranoia Agent

Movies:
1. Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion
2. Ghost In the Shell
3. My Neighbor Totoro
4. Akira
5. Perfect Blue
6. Revolutionary Girl Utena the Movie
7. Metropolis
8. A Wind Named Amnesia
9. Five Centimeters Per Second
10. Voices of A Distant Star

[Jimmie M]

A few changes for this year:

TV/OVA Series

1. You're Under Arrest!
2. Princess Nine
3. Patlabor-The Mobile Police
4. Ah! My Goddess
5. Gunsmith Cats
6. Blue Seed
7. Magic User's Club
8. Sailor Moon
9. The World Of Narue
10. Battle Angel

Movies

1. You're Under Arrest!-TMP
2. Nausicaa Of The Valley Of the Wind
3. Blood-The Last Vampire
4. Cowboy Bebop-Knockin' On Heaven's Door
5. Vampire Hunter D
6. Kiki's Delivery Service
7. Sakura Wars-The Movie
8. Outlanders
9. Original Dirty Pair: Project Eden
10. Voices Of A Distant Star

[leongsh]

My current Top 10 anime lists as it stands:

Series and OVAs
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Ginga Eiyu Densetsu) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1786)
Rurouni Kenshin OVA: Trust and Betrayal (Rurouni Kenshin OVA: Tsuiokuhen) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=210)
Touch (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=619)
Tomorrow's Joe (Ashita no Joe) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=456) / Tomorrow's Joe 2 (Ashita no Joe 2) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=915)
Monster (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3750)
Planetes (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2654)
Coil - A Circle of Children (Dennou Coil) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6278)
Guardian of the Sacred Spirit (Seirei no Moribito) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6634)
Now and Then, Here and There (Ima, Sokoni Iru Boku) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=287)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=910) / Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8495)

Movies
5 Centimeters Per Second (Byousoku 5 Centimeter) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6696)
Patlabor 2 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=410)
Princess Mononoke (Mononoke Hime) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=197)
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2324)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6733)
Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no Haka) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=152)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=180)
Jin-Roh (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=161)
End of Evangelion (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=419)
Ocean Waves (Umi ga Kikoeru) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1094)

[Andrew Cunningham]

Series:
1. Giant Robo
2. Baccano!
3. Kaiba
4. FLCL
5. Mononoke
6. Seirei no Moribito/Guardian of the Spirit
7. Dennou Coil
8. Gunbuster II
9. Ghost Hound
10. Ring ni Kakero

Movies:
1. Porco Rosso
2. Mind Game
3. Millenium Actress
4. Perfect Blue
5. Paprika
6. Tokyo Godfathers
7. Whisper of the Heart
8. Totoro
9. Kiki's Delivery Service
10. Miyori no Mori

I seem to have put the Satoshi Kon in a different order this here. It isn't easy for shows to stay on my top ten lists for long, is it? Always something new to get excited about.

[Dissonance]

TV/OVA
1. Giant Robo
2. Mushi-shi
3. Gunbuster
4. Irresponsible Captain Tylor
5. Kino's Journey
6. Haibane Renmei
7. Ghost in the Shell
8. Now and Then, Here and There
9. Crest of the Stars
10. Cowboy Bebop

Movie
1. Whisper of the Heart
2. Castle of Cagliostro
3. Tokyo Godfathers
4. Kiki's Delivery Service
5. Millennium Actress
6. Patlabor 2
7. Porco Rosso
8. 5cm Per Second
9. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
10. My Neighbour Totoro

[BluWacky]

Top 10 TV series (not always the best but definitely my favourites)

1. The Vision of Escaflowne
2. Noein ~ Towards Your Other Self
3. Earth Maiden Arjuna
4. RahXephon
5. Now and Then, Here and There
6. Honey and Clover / Honey and Clover II
7. Revolutionary Girl Utena
8. Dennou Coil
9. His and Her Circumstances
10. Kaiba

Nearly made the list - 12 Kingdoms, Gankutsuou, Princess Tutu, Planetes, X TV, Fantastic Children

Top however-many-I-can-rank films

1. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2. Whispers of the Heart
3. Princess Arete
4. Laputa - Castle in the Sky
5. Tales from Earthsea (yes, I know, I am mad)

Most of the other anime films I've seen I didn't like very much (including Totoro, I am clearly a monster!) so top 5 will have to do.

[Westlo]

Top Ten Series/OVAs

1. RahXephon
2. Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen
3. Bacanno!
4. Macross Plus
5. Gunbuster
6. SDF Macross
7. Vision of Escaflowne
8. Seirei no Moribito
9. Nodame Cantabile
10. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Top Ten Movies/One Shots

1. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2. Macross Do You Remember Love
3. Stranger - Mukoh Hadan
4. Spirited Away
5. Cowboy Bebop KOHD
6. Akira
7. Ghost In the Shell
8. End of Evangelion
9. 5 Centimeters Per Second
10. Voices of a Distant Star

[Njr Scrawl]

TV & OVA shows

1) Kimagure Orange Road
2) Neon Genesis Evangelion 1 - 26
3) Black Lagoon - both series
4) Gunbuster
5) Aria
6) Shonan Junai Gumi
7) Shuffle
8) Space Adventure Cobra TV
9) Blood +
10) Kanon

Movies

1) Appleseed:Ex Machina
2) Evangelion 1.01
3) Kimagure Orange Road - Summer's Beginning
4) Kimagure Orange Road - I Want To Return To That Day
5) Silent Mobius movie 1
6) Silent Mobius movie 2
7) Patlabor 1
8) Castle of Cagliostro
9) Gunbuster Gattai movie
10) Paprika

[The Great Bear]

Ah, Top 10 time again. A time where I arbitrarily decide what I would consider my top 10 for today, since tomorrow, I might come up with a very different list.

TV Series and OVAs:
1. Azumanga Daioh
2. ARIA (all of it)
3. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex + 2nd Gig
4. Princess Tutu
5. Cowboy Bebop
6. Kanon
7. Hayate the Combat Butler
8. Ah My Goddess (both seasons and OVA)
9. Full Metal Panic (all of it)
10. Chobits

Features:
1. My Neighbor Totoro
2. Millennium Actress
3. Perfect Blue
4. Castle of Cagliostro
5. 5 Centimeters Per Second
6. Ghost in the Shell
7. Interstellar 5555
8. Blood: The Last Vampire
9. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala
10. Voices of a Distant Star

[mike.motaku]

TV/OVA:

1. Kimagure Orange Road
2. Magic User's Club
3. Eureka Seven
4. Mushi-Shi
5. Fruits Basket
6. Noein
7. Genshiken
8. Patlabor: The Mobile Police
9. The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
10. Fantastic Children

(honorable mentions to Karas, Black Lagoon, Planetes, Last Exile, Cowboy Bebop, Beck)

Movies:

1. Whisper of the Heart
2. Paprika
3. Kimagure Orange Road - Summer's Beginning
4. Kimagure Orange Road - I Want To Return To That Day
5. Tokyo Godfathers
6. Tekkonkinkreet
7. Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
8. Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise
9. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
10. Metropolis

(honorable mentions to My Neighbor Totoro, 5 Centimeters per Second, Millenium Actress)

Of course, these would probably all change by the weekend. But this is how it is right now.

[BigPants]

Oddly enough, I just made a list of my ten favorite series the other day. So, that part was easy. ;)

Series:
1. Planetes
2. Berserk
3. Texhnolyze
4. Super GALS!
5. Princess Nine
6. Evangelion
7. Midori Days
8. Speed Grapher
9. Niea_7
10. Area 88

Movies/One-shots:
1. Project A-ko
2. Kiki's Delivery Service
3. Perfect Blue
4. 5 centimeters per second
5. Grave of the Fireflies
6. Castle of Cagliostro
7. Interstella 5555
8. Tenchi Muyo in Love
9. Tokyo Godfathers
10. Kite

[Spirit Of The Stage]

A lot of movers, some new entries but after debating whether to finally shift my number one after all this time, it still remains the same. :)

1) Kaleido Star
2) Aria
3) Princess Tutu
4) Princess Nine
5) Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
6) Kino's Journey
7) The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
8) Martian Successor Nadesico
9) Le Chevalier D'Eon
10) Angelic Layer

Shugo Chara doesn't make it due to the fact it's an unfinished series - Death Note would have been in it if it wasn't for the fact I recently finished Le Cheavelier and proclaim it's awesomeness. The biggest fall is School Rumble, last year 2 to out of the top 10 mainly due to my thoughtset of a comedy series being hilarious but not something I would rewatch again and again, the biggest factor to the top 10. The biggest riser is Aria, which in my little list was 14 last year but thanks to Origination shoots as the biggest threat to KS 4 years of dominance. Other notable boots out which I felt bad with were Kanon, Azumanga Daioh, Hayate The Combat Butler, Fushigi Yuugi and the horribly underlooked L/R.

[Draneor]

1. Kanon (KyoAni and Toei)
2. Clannad (KyoAni and Toei)
3. Air (KyoAni and Toei)
4. D.C.～Da Capo~ (Zexcs and Feel)
5. Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (Studio Deen)
6. Uchuu no Stellvia (Xebec)
7. Hayate no Gotoku (SynergySP)
8. Nanatsuiro★Drops (Studio Barcelona)
9. Lucky☆Star (KyoAni)
10. Zero no Tsukaima (J.C. Staff)

I compressed my list and only listed one show per franchise. As you can see, it is mostly composed of Circus and Key properties (that fact is even more apparent in my uncompressed list), with a strong inclination towards KyoAni. While it is hard for me to seperate my love for an anime from the wider franchise, I tried to for this list. Hence, why Galaxy Angel does not appear since I thought the anime were the weakest parts of the franchise. I cannot, however, separate the two entirely, since my love for an anime is based upon love for a character from a wider franchise.

[kamiikazeheart]

Wow, good to see alot of people like Angelic Layer!

Top Ten Series/OVAs;
1. Noir
2. Silent Mobius TV
3. Eden's Bowy
4. Devil Lady
5. The Vision of Escaflowne
6. Elfen Lied
7. Gilgamesh
8. Angelic Layer
9. Fantastic Children
10. Now and Then, Here and There.

Some different choices for sure. Anyway a few series that just missed the mark are, Key: The Metal Idol, The Big O/Big O II, Shrine of the Morning Mist, Grenadier, Rune Soldier, Shamanic Princess and Ah! My Goddess Tv.

Seeing as how I haven't seen much in the way of animated features I'll just list the ones that I have and liked. most of them happen to be Studio Ghibli films.

Top Ten Movies;
1. Spirited Away
2. Project Ako
3. Howl's Moving Castle
4. Castle in the Sky
5. Princess Mononoke
6. Kiki's Delivery Service
7. Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie
8. Millenium Actress
9. Full Metal Alchemist: The Conquerer of Shambala
10. Metropolis

[Doom85]

Series:

1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Fullmetal Alchemist
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
4. FLCL
5. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
6. Samurai Champloo
7. Noein: To Your Other Self
8. Eureka Seven
9. Death Note
10. One Piece

Movies:

1. Spirited Away
2. Princess Mononoke
3. Howl's Moving Castle
4. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
5. The Castle of Cagliostro
6. Grave of the Fireflies
7. The Place Promised in Our Early Days
8. One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
9. Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
10. Kiki's Delivery Service

[Fudce]

Wow, good to see alot of people like Agelic Layer!

It's a very good series.. And I have to say that the thinpaks have helped spread the good word very nicely :)

[kamiikazeheart]

Wow, good to see alot of people like Agelic Layer!

It's a very good series.. And I have to say that the thinpaks have helped spread the good word very nicely :)

I have to agree with you on that one. I had seen a few episodes of the series on demand and read a little bit about on the internet. I ended up buying the first thinpak right after it was released and loved it. I'm debating wether or not I should buy the new re-released thinpak because I'm really liking the new box art. Also I enjoyed reading your blog entries. :]

[Suwako Moriya]

Ah, Top 10 time again. A time where I arbitrarily decide what I would consider my top 10 for today, since tomorrow, I might come up with a very different list.

At least you can wait till the next day before changing your mind. If I were to try and post a top ten list, it would probably only take me a matter of minutes to change my mind about what's included and what the order should be. Which makes it futile for me to post anything. Still I guess I may as well read what others mention here even if I likely won't mention anything myself. Not sure if that's due to curiosity or boredom. Although the fact it doesn't feel like it's been that long since we last did this is giving me a bad impression of time speeding up. Maybe I'll wake up tomorrow and find myself with gray hair...

[The Great Bear]

At least you can wait till the next day before changing your mind. If I were to try and post a top ten list, it would probably only take me a matter of minutes to change my mind about what's included and what the order should be. Which makes it futile for me to post anything.

The problem for me with lists like this is that while 1-5 might be fairly solid, things around 8-10 are not really all that far above what would be 11-15. If I had extended the list to 20, it'd be easy, on another day, to look at, say no.12 or 14 and say "Okay, that should really be 7 instead of 7. Or maybe 8." etc.

These rankings are not really as hard and fast as it might be for some people. Even no.1 and no.2 might switch places depending on what mood I'm in, and what I feel like watching.

[EmperorBrandon]

These rankings are not really as hard and fast as it might be for some people.

It's the same for me in some parts of my lists. Movies in particular are pretty tenuous for me right now, particularly since I haven't seen many in a while (and could order them differently). I'm inclined to list up to 20 for fun because lately when I think about "top" series I think of way more than ten lately, which is different from what it was a few years ago.

[roastedpekingduck]

1) Giant Robo
2) FLCL
3) Baccano
4) Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
5) Texhnolyze
6) Mononoke
7) Paranoia Agent
8) Seirei no Moribito
9) Serial Experiments Lain
10) Princess Tutu

Honorable Mention: Now and Then, Here and There, Haibane Renmei, RahXephon, Mushishi, Kino's Journey, Niea_7

What the hell? Haibane is out of my top 10. Wonder how that happened.


1) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2) Mind Game
3) Millenium Actress
4) Tokyo Godfathers
5) Kiki's Delivery Service
6) Patlabor 1
7) Patlabor 2
8) Jin-Roh
9) Princess Arete
10) Angel's Egg

Need to see Totoro/Whisper of the Heart/Wings of Honneamise

[jaylee]

Series:
1. PLANETES
2. Ai Yori Aoshi
3. Last Exile
4. Chobits
5. Galaxy Angel
6. Full Metal Panic
7. Azumanga Daioh
8. Utawarerumono
9. Moon Phase
10. Macross

Movies:
1. Grave of the Fireflies
2. The Venus Wars
3. Appleseed
4. Metropolis
5. Nausicca of the Valley of the Wind
6. Princess Mononoke
7. Card Captor Sakura Movie 2
8. Vexille
9. Akira
10. Barefoot Gen

[Butter]

All of my list is interchangeable. The numbers really don't mean a whole lot. Here is one anyway. I hate ranking things.

TV:

1. GTO
2. Last Exile
3. Cowboy Bebop
4. Nodame Cantabile
5. Hunter X Hunter
6. Aria
7. Kaiba
8. Kanon
9. Haiban Renmei
10. Kaleido Star

Movies:

1. Princess Monokone
2. Spirited Away
3. 5cm Per Second
4. Macross DYRL
5. Kiki's Delivery Service
6. Howl's Moving Castle
7. Akira

[Zimmimar]

Hmm... might as well make this my first post.

Series:
10. Samurai Champloo
9. Oh My Goddess!
8. Crest of the Stars
7. The Vision of Escaflowne
6. Gungrave
5. Neon Genesis Evangelion
4. Macross Plus
3. Cowboy Bebop
2. Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal
1. Berserk (Also, without a shadow of a doubt, my favourite manga.)

Honourable mentions: Bubblegum Crisis, Fighting Spirit, Great Teacher Onizuka, Martian Successor Nadesico, Outlaw Star.

Movies:
10. Ninja Scroll (Yes, that's right, Ninja Scroll!)
9. Perfect Blue
8. The Wings of Honneamise
7. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
6. Akira
5. Millennium Actress
4. Ghost in the Shell
3. Princess Mononoke
2. Grave of the Fireflies
1. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro

As you can probably guess, there's much I haven't seen (including many of Miyazaki's masterpieces, such as Nausicaa and Totoro) and like most people, I'm pretty fickle when it comes to things like this, so my list(s) is liable to change. However, I doubt I'll ever see anything as deeply affecting and well-written as Berserk, or that kept me enthralled from start to finish as did The Castle of Cagliostro.

[Calathan]

Series:

1. His and Her Circumstances
2. Cardcaptor Sakura
3. Outlaw Star
4. Neon Genesis Evangelion
5. Fushigi Yuugi
6. Saber Marionette J
7. Record of Lodoss War
8. Marmalade Boy
9. Slayers
10. The Vision of Escaflowne

Movies:

1. Whisper of the Heart
2. Princess Mononoke
3. The Cat Returns
4. Laputa: Castle in the Sky
5. Porco Rosso
6. Spirited Away
7. Kiki's Delivery Service
8. My Neighbor Totoro
9. Ah! My Goddess the Movie
10. Howl’s Moving Castle

[Garrett Jax]

TV & OVA Series:

1. Ah!/Oh! My Goddess (TV/OVA)
2. Crest of the Stars
3. Full Metal Panic
4. Ghost in the Shell:SAC
5. Vandread
6. Cowboy Bebop
7. Robotech (I get 3 series in 1 this way :P)
8. Samurai 7
9. Tenchi Muyo (OVAs)
10. Chrono Crusade


Movies/Single OVAs:

1. Ah!, My Goddess: The Movie
2. Robotech: Shadow Chronicles
3. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
4. Ghost in the Shell
5. Voices of A Distant Star
6. Akira
7. Castle in the Sky
8. Princess Mononoke
9. eX Driver: The Movie
10. Read or Die (OVA)

[bluesilo]

Series:

1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Ef - A Tale of Memories
3. Code Geass
4. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
5. Kanon
6. Fullmetal Alchemist
7. Gurren Lagann
8. Mushishi
9. Air
10. Ghost in the Shell SAC

[2old2care]

TV
1. Twelve Kingdoms
2. Now and Then, Here and There
3. Maison Ikkoku
4. Vision of Escaflowne
5. Shura no Toki
6. Touch
7. Dai-Guard
8. Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers
9. Detective Conan/Case Closed
10. Kimagure Orange Road

Film
1. Porco Rosso
2. Millennium Actress
3. Kiki's Delivery Service
4. Night on the Galactic Railroad
5. Akira
6. Wings of Honneamise
7. Whisper of the Heart
8. Metropolis
9. Arcadia of My Youth
10. Ideon: Be Invoked

Few changes from last year: Conan enters and Princess Nine exits. Movies remain the same; although The Girl Who Leapt From Time was considered.

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

Let's see how long it takes me to compile it this time... I'm not referring to my lists from last year at all, and a long time since my last re-watch may result in some shows being lower than they maybe should be or worse yet, left off. But I'll work with my thoughts as of this moment. I hope I don't feel the urge to redo these, as there are a lot of honorable mentions that could almost as easily have gone in my top 10... :sweat:



Series
01) Revolutionary Girl Utena
02) Figure 17
03) Serial Experiments Lain
04) Haibane Renmei
05) Gunslinger Girl
06) Cardcaptor Sakura
07) Angelic Layer
08) Planetes
09) Vision of Escaflowne
10) Princess Tutu


Movies
01) Adolescence of Utena
02) Spirited Away
03) Whisper of the Heart
04) Princess Mononoke
05) My Neighbor Totoro
06) Nausicäa of the Valley of Wind
07) Kiki's Delivery Service
08) Porco Rosso
09) Laputa: Castle in the Sky
10) Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card

[geotrio]

Series:
01) Tenchi Muyo
02) Outlaw Star
03) Gunslinger Girl
04) Saikano
05) Koi Kaze
06) Jyu Oh Sei
07) Rozen Maiden
08) Mezzo Forte
09) iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia
10) Higurashi

[sisterray]

My Top 10

Trigun
Emma a victorian romance
Haibane Renmei
fruits basket
Paradise kiss
Princess nine
Beserk
Gensiken
Gravitation
Planetes



Movies:

1. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2. Whispers of the Heart
3. My neigbour Totoro
4. Laputa - Castle in the Sky
5. Howls moving castle
6. Read or die

I also would like to mention

Heidi (aka Alps no Shoujo Heidi) cause it was the first anime series I ever saw, and since then I always have loved anime. Still love Heidi too.

[something]

The first 3 are my top 3 the others are not in order
So far as calculating votes go though, you'd need to either submit a fully unordered list (which I think gets something like 5.5 pts for each) or a fully ordered list (10 pts for #1 to 1 pt for #10). I imagine dunno will just have to accept it in the order you listed from 10 to 1. It's probably confusing for his statistics to give a 10, 9, 8, and then divvy up the rest between the remainder.

[Garasharp K7]

Alright, time to compile the list again...

Series:
1 Mazinger Z
2 Martian Successor Nadesico
3 GaoGaiGar
4 Zone of the Enders
5 Steel Angel Kurumi
6 Read Or Die (OVA and TV)
7 Gigantor/Tetsujin 28
8 Robotech
9 Excel Saga
10 Super Milk-chan

A few new additions have pushed GunBuster, RahXephon, Full Metal Panic and Cromartie off the list, Gigantor and Robotech have moved down a few places, and ZOE has moved up one. Mazinger, Nadesico and Excel Saga remain fixed in their spots, however.

Same as last year, I've no list for movies. I've seen plenty alright - just none I'd consider favourites. :)

[sisterray]

The first 3 are my top 3 the others are not in order
So far as calculating votes go though, you'd need to either submit a fully unordered list (which I think gets something like 5.5 pts for each) or a fully ordered list (10 pts for #1 to 1 pt for #10). I imagine dunno will just have to accept it in the order you listed from 10 to 1. It's probably confusing for his statistics to give a 10, 9, 8, and then divvy up the rest between the remainder.

A sorry I should have read the rules before I posted my list! I have changed it!

[something]

A sorry I should have read the rules before I posted my list! I have changed it!
I think the only other thing is that it has to be numbered, so dunno knows if it goes 10 to 1 or 1 to 10 (I think 1->10 is preferred) Or if you intentionally want it to be unordered, so all entries score the same, you'd need a comment that indicates that so dunno knows for sure.

I'm not sure how dunno is handling ambiguous cases. I'd guess the default is to assume ordered #1 to #10 if there are 10 entries?

Not trying to be picky, just want to make sure everyone's votes count exactly how they want them to, and to make things a little easier for dunno. Maybe the top post needs to be a little more detailed on the rules.

[DiRF]

This is indeed an ordered list, to the best of my abilities.

--SERIES--
01. Azumanga Daioh
02. Neon Genesis Evangelion
03. Initial D
04. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
05. Super GALS!
06. Haibane Renmei
07. Karin
08. Chobits
09. Elfen Lied
10. Cowboy Bebop

--Movies--
01. Millennium Actress
02. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
03. Steamboy
04. Perfect Blue
05. 5 Centimeters Per Second
06. The End of Evangelion
07. Princess Mononoke
08. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
09. Howl's Moving Castle
10. Paprika

[prettykitty20034]

My top ten series are:

1. Cowboy Bebop
2. The Twelve Kingdoms
3. Samurai 7
4. Ergo Proxy
5. Beck
6. Samurai Champloo
7. RahXephon
8. Wolf's rain
9. Full Metal Panic
10. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Just missed the mark are; Hajime no Ippo, Kare Kano, Paradise Kiss, and Maison Ikkoku.

TV series were fairly easy. I keep track of a personal top 25 list already. I had more trouble with movies only because I haven't actually seen that many. My favorites are:

1. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2. Cowboy Bebop movie
3. Appleseed
4. Ghost In the Shell
5. The Place Promised In Our Early Days
6. xxxHOLiC: A Midsummer Night's Dream
7. Howl's Moving Castle
8. The End of Evangelion
9. Appleseed: Ex Machina
10. Armitage: Dual Matrix

[malazar]

Top 10 Series:
1. El-Hazard
2. Urusei Yatsura
3. City Hunter
4. Crest/Banner of the Stars
5. Record of the Lodoss War OVA
6. Vision of Escaflowne
7. Master Keaton
8. X TV
9. Fantastic Children (something new in my list for the first time in years!)
10. Patlabor TV

Top 10 Movies:
1. Patlabor Movie 2
2. Night on the Galactic Railroad
3. Golgo 13: The Professional
4. Only Yesterday
5. Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer
6. The Place Promised In Our Early Days
7. Perfect Blue
8. Patlabor Movie 1
9. 5 Centimeters Per Second
10. Kabuto

[dunno001]

Maybe the top post needs to be a little more detailed on the rules.

Y'know, you can poke me on this kind of stuff. I've tried updating it again. And if the unranked scoring seems confusing, it's not. It's what I used last year, and gives the same number of points as if they were ranked. Eventually, I'll get a site up for these also... does anyone have the results prior to 2007 so I can put them up also?

[krelyan]

Series:
1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Berserk
3. Full Metal Panic [et al]
4. Neon Genesis Evangelion
5. Fantastic Children
6. RahXephon
7. Fighting Spirit
8. Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
9. Vision of Escaflowne
10. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Movies:
1. Spirited Away
2. Princess Mononoke
3. Gundam Movie Trilogy [does this count as one entry?]
4. Castle of Cagliostro
5. Cowboy Bebop: KoHD
6. Akira
7. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
8. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
9. Voices of a Distant Star
10. Perfect Blue

[LelouchLamperouge]

Series:
1. Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
2. Gunbuster (I/II)
3. Giant Robo
4. Macross (SDF)
5. Neon Genesis Evangelion
6. Aquarion
7. Toward the Terra
8. GaoGaiGar
9. Mushi-Shi
10. Le Chevalier D'Eon

Movies/One-Shot OVAs:
1. Five Centimeters Per Second
2. Ghost in the Shell
3. End of Evangelion
4. Pale Cocoon
5. The Place Promised in Our Early Days
6. Voices of a Distant Star
7. TekkonKinkreet
8. Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind
9. Grave of the Fireflies
10. Spirited Away

[Natsume_Maya]

Here are my lists:

TV and OVA series
01. Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series
02. Kimagure Orange Road TV series & OVAs
03. Rurouni Kenshin TV series & 2 OVA series
04. Twelve Kingdoms
05. Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water TV series
06. Planetes
07. Haibane Renmei
08. R.O.D OVAs & TV series
09. FLCL
10. Figure 17

Due to split votes and a lack of clarity from a few lists, related series will be put together. (This means that Slayers TV series are all one entry. Same is true for the Gundam series. I know a few people griped, but even with this, it would not have gotten Gundam into the top 25.)

I presume this means that both Rurouni Kenshin TV series and two OVA series are now all considered one item and that the R.O.D OVA series and TV series are now considered one item. If not, then my list is instead:
01. Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series
02. Kimagure Orange Road TV series & OVAs
03. Rurouni Kenshin TV series
04. Twelve Kingdoms
05. Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water TV series
06. Planetes
07. Haibane Renmei
08. Rurouni Kenshin Memory (1st) OVA series
09. R.O.D OVA series
10. FLCL

Honourable mentions (alphabetical order):
Bamboo Blade
Black Lagoon
Figure 17 (if not in the top 10)
Hana Yori Dango TV series
Magical Stage Fancy Lala
Nodame Cantabile
Ruin Explorers Fam & Ihrie

Movies and one-shot anime
01. Millennium Actress
02. Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to that Day (1st movie)
03. End of Evangelion
04. Ocean Waves/I Can Hear the Sea
05. Jinroh
06. Whisper of the Heart
07. Mononoke Hime
08. Porco Rosso
09. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
10. Wings of Honneamise

Honourable mention (alphabetical order):
Cleopatra
Evangelion 1.01 You Are (Not) Alone
Ghost in the Shell (1st movie)
Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning (2nd movie)
Patlabor 2
Voices of a Distant Star

[JINROH]

TV Series:

1:Mononoke tv
2:Paranoia Agent
3:Higurashi
4:Stand Alone Complex
5:Twelve Kingdoms
6:Last Exile
7:Cowboy Bebop
8:Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji
9:Le Chevalier D'Eon
10:Black Lagoon


Almost made my tv list,but not quite.....

Porfy's Long Adventure,Legend of the Galactic Heroes,Tweeny Witches,Rose of Versailles,Gankutsuou,Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal,Daughter of Twenty Faces


Movies :

10:Stranger
9:Mind Games
8:Tekkonkinkreet.
7:Howl's Moving Castle
6:Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
5: Princess Mononoke
4:Grave of the Fireflies
3: Paprika
2:Wings of Honneamise
1:Millennium Actress



NeoTokyo gets an almost on the list mention as well

[Memphis]

Series/OVA

1 - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2 - Cowboy Bebop
3 - Black Lagoon
4 - Yu Yu Hakusho
5 - Samurai Champloo
6 - Trigun
7 - Rurouni Kenshin / Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal
8 - Hellsing Ultimate
9 - IGPX
10 - Last Exile

Honorable mentions:
Big O, Samurai 7, Fullmetal Alchemist, Trinity Blood, Karas: The Prophecy

[maple]

Movie
1 Whisper of the Heart
2 Millennium Actress
3 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
4 Perfect Blue
5 Mind Game
6Princess Mononoke
7 Spirited Away
8 Princess Arete
9 My Neighbor Totoro
10 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

TV
1 Neon Genesis Evangelion
2 Princess Tutu
3 The Twelve Kingdoms
4 RahXephon
5 Kamichu!
6 Rumbling Hearts
7 Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
8 Kaiba
9 His and Her Circumstances
10 Dennou Coil

[KomoriKiri]

Can't say mine's really changed from last year.

Series:

1) Haibane Renmei
2) Revolutionary Girl Utena
3) Serial Experiments Lain
4) Berserk
5) Twelve Kingdoms
6) Princess Tutu
7) Honey and Clover
8) Kamichu
9) Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou/Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou Quiet Country Cafe
10) Paranoia Agent

Movies:

1) Jin-Roh
2) Patlabor 2
3) Spring and Chaos
4) The Girl who Leapt Through Time
5) Perfect Blue
6) Whisper of the Heart
7) Patlabor 1
8) Porco Rosso
9) Adolescence of Utena
10) Princess Mononoke

Wraith
"There was something I wanted to see. The expression on your face! "Ack! It's that horrible woman!""
-- Maruko ("Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou")

[Orihimes_Boyfriend]

TV Series

1. Neon Genesis Evangalion
2. Cowboy Bebop
3. Full Metal Alchemist
4. Claymore
5. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
6. FLCL
7. Bleach
8. Black Lagoon
9. Ghost in the Shell : Stand Alone Complex
10. Death Note

[ancar]

Series:

1. Aria
2. Azumanga Daioh
3. Fullmetal Alchemist
4. Haibane Renmei
5. His and Her Circumstances
6. Paranoia Agent
7. Princess Tutu
8. Kino's Journey
9. Paradise Kiss
10. Pani Poni Dash

Movies tbd.

[dunno001]

I presume this means that both Rurouni Kenshin TV series and two OVA series are now all considered one item and that the R.O.D OVA series and TV series are now considered one item.

As clarification, this is correct. I tried having them seperated last year, but people would just put things like "Rurouni Kenshin" on the list, not mentioning which they wanted. ROD wasn't too bad, since I believe everyone mentioned TV or OVA, or made it clear, but if I'm doing it for some, I'm going to be consistant in applying it to all of them.

[touma]

My top ten movies:

1 Kiki's Delivery Service
2 Whisper of the Heart
3 The Cat Returns
4 My Neighbor Totoro
5 The Sealed Card, Cardcaptor Sakura the Movie 2
6 Cardcaptor Sakura the Movie
7 Spirited away
8 Sailor Moon R the Movie
9 Sakura Wars the Movie
10 You're Under Arrest the Motion Picture

[leongsh]

I presume this means that both Rurouni Kenshin TV series and two OVA series are now all considered one item and that the R.O.D OVA series and TV series are now considered one item.
As clarification, this is correct. I tried having them seperated last year, but people would just put things like "Rurouni Kenshin" on the list, not mentioning which they wanted. ROD wasn't too bad, since I believe everyone mentioned TV or OVA, or made it clear, but if I'm doing it for some, I'm going to be consistant in applying it to all of them.
You may want to consider enforcing the same rules as what Fudce has done for the "AoD Most Wanted - Licensing Wish List". A working model is there for you to use. If people can't even take a bit of trouble of getting it done properly, list them out to get it clarified. If they don't, forfeit the points that the show would have gotten, i.e. if they were not clear with, say, their no. 3 show which would have gotten 8 points, then those 8 points are not given.

[TornadoTatsumaki]

Ah, nice. Time to think over the favorites again.

SERIES
1. Cardcaptor Sakura
2. Magic User's Club
3. Princess Tutu
4. Magical Project S
5. Azumanga Daioh
6. Mahoraba
7. Clannad
8. Tenchi Muyo
9. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
10. Super GALS!

MOVIES
1. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie 2 - The Sealed Card
2. Spirited Away
3. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
4. Whisper of the Heart
5. The Cat Returns
6. Tenchi Muyo: The Daughter of Darkness
7. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
8. Kiki's Delivery Service
9. Sailor Moon R: The Movie
10. Tenchi Muyo in Love

Series.
Name. Air Dates. network and time slot.
10. Dirty Pair. Vintage 7-15-1985 - 12-16-1985 mondays on NTV.
9. Marmalade Boy. Vintage 10-17-1993- 9-24-1995 Sundays on Fuji TV.
8. Cardcaptor Sakura. Vintage 1997-07-13- 1999-06-12 Sundays on TVTokyo.
7. Gokusen. Vintage 2004-10-9 - 2007 saturdays on NTV.
6. Samurai Champloo. Vintage 2004-07-17 - 2005-02-12 Saturdays on Fuji TV.
5. Nadia. Vintage 1989-04-15- 1990-03-17 saturdays on N.H.K. TV
4. Angelic Layer. Vintage 2000-07-01- 2000-12-24 Saturdays on TVTokyo.
3. Kaleido Star. Vintage 2002-07-13- 2004-04-17 saturdays on TVTokyo.
2. Cowboy Bebop Vintage 1998-10-17- 1999-01-01(TVTokyo pilot) 1999-01-08- 1999-07-03 Saturday nights on NTV.
#1. Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu 2008-07-16(currently has five simultaneous prefecture broadcasters in Tokyo)

Now here's my list of favorite OAVs most are based on sales and popluarity in Japan and which I consider my favorite OVAs.

Name Format Vintage

10. 801 T.T.S. Airbats. Laser Disc,DVD. 1994-05-27-1996-03-15.
9. Weather Reprt Girl(Otenki Onesan.) Laser Disc, VCD,DVD. 1994-08-06.
8. Sakura Dairies. Laser Disc,DVD. 1997-11-21.
7. FLCL. DVD. 2000-06-09.
6. Gunsmith Cats. 1994-11-11 1995-07-09. Laser Disc,VCD,DVD.
5. Golden Boy. LD,VCD,DVD. 1995-10-21- 1996-02-17.
4. Otaku No Video. VHS, Laser Disc. 1991-05-17- 1991-12-08.
3. Macross Plus. Laser Disc. 1994-07-13.
2. Patlabor. VHS,Laser Disc. 1989-06-23.
1. BlackJack. Laser Disc. 1993-11-12. - 1994-02-04.

[Lumberjack]

SERIES

1. Fighting Spirit (Hajime no Ippo)
2. Cowboy Bebop
3. Beck
4. FLCL
5. GTO
6. Kino's Journey
7. Azumanga Daioh
8. Hellsing Ultimate
9. Black Lagoon
10. Last Exile

Honorable Mentions: Outlaw Star, Haibane Renmei, PLANETES, One Piece, Samurai Champloo

[tainteddonut]

Series Haibane Renmei Legend of the Galactic Heroes Simoun Honey and Clover Mushishi Azumanga Daioh The Twelve Kingdoms Crest of the Stars Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit Kino's Journey

Movies Perfect Blue Princess Mononoke Millennium Actress The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Project A-ko The Cat Returns 5 Centimeters Per Second

[Zalis]

Series:

1) Fafner
2) Scrapped Princess
3) Fruits Basket
4) Rumbling Hearts
5) Cowboy Bebop
6) Love Hina
7) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
8) Haibane Renmei
9) Angelic Layer (yet another person who loved this series :beatingheart: )
10) AIR TV

Honorable Mentions: Fullmetal Alchemist, Ouran High School Host Club, Martian Successor Nadesico, Neon Genesis Evangelion.


Movies & Oneshots:

1) End of Evangelion
2) Spirited Away
3) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
4) Adolescence of Utena
5) Place Promised in Our Early Days
6) Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door
7) Tenchi Muyo! in Love
8) Hotori ~The Simple Hope for Joy~
9) Kaleido Star ~Legend of Phoenix
10) Akira

[bctaris]

I'm doing what are in effect provisional top 10 lists right now, as I'm actually trying to re-watch some of the selections--which for a couple I haven't done in years; and includes some not currently in the list below--to see if they actually deserve their place. (Audaciously, and in-between everything else, I'm going through the chronological entirety of Urusei Yatsura right now...) Nevertheless, the top three in the shows, at least, are pretty set in stone:

TV/OVA

1.) FLCL
2.) Magic Users Club
3.) Patlabor TV/New Files
4.) The Legend of Black Heaven
5.) Cardcaptor Sakura
6.) Cowboy Bebop
7.) Texhnolyze
8.) Slayers TV
9.) NieA_7
10.) Urusei Yatsura

Movie:

1.) Whisper of the Heart
2.) Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer
3.) Porco Rosso
4.) Patlabor Movie 1
5.) Spirited Away
6.) Jin Roh
7.) Pom Poko
8.) The Castle of Cagliostro
9.) Wings of Honneamise
10.) Akira

[HellKorn]

Update.

Series
1) Texhnolyze
2) FLCL
3) Haibane Renmei
4) Mononoke
5) Neon Genesis Evangelion
6) Serial Experiments Lain
7) Baccano!
8) Paranoia Agent
9) RahXephon
10) Mushi-shi

1) Texhnolyze
2) FLCL
3) Haibane Renmei
4) Serial Experiments Lain
5) Mononoke
6) Neon Genesis Evangelion
7) Baccano!
8) Mushi-shi
9) Paranoia Agent
10) RahXephon

Serial Experiments Lain is still resonating with me after having finished re-watching it nearly two weeks ago, so I can't really justify not keeping it out of my top five.

My memory of Mushi-shi leaves me with a stronger impression than Paranoia Agent and RahXephon, so up it goes.

Films
1) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2) Pale Cocoon
3) The Wings of Honneamise
4) Mind Game
5) Porco Rosso
6) Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
7) Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
8) Patlabor 2
9) Princess Mononoke
10) Millennium Actress

1) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2) Pale Cocoon
3) The Wings of Honneamise
4) Mind Game
5) Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
6) Porco Rosso
7) Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
8) Patlabor 2
9) Princess Mononoke
10) Paprika

I need to re-watch Porco Rosso and all of Kon's films I own...

[Kogepan703]

Series:

1) Hajime no Ippo/Fighting Spirit
2) RahXephon
3) Mononoke
4) Baccano
5) Last Exile
6) Princess Tutu
7) Samurai Champloo
8) Azumanga Daioh
9) Cowboy Bebop
10) Fruits Basket

Honorable mentions: 12 Kingdoms (would be up there, if it was complete), Rurouni Kenshin season 2, Cardcaptor Sakura (if they had tightened it up a bit, again, would've made the list), Bleach Soul Society Arc, Fullmetal Alchemist

[mechaman]

Here is mine:

Movies:

1. Perfect Blue
2. Kiki's Delivery Service
3. Princess Mononoke
4. End of Evangelion
5. Adolescence of Utena
6. Jin-Roh
7. Laputa: Castle in the Sky
8. Ghost in the Shell II: Innocence
9. Lupin III: The Secret of Mamo
10. Angel's Egg




Series

1. Neon Genesis Evangelion
2. Brother Dear Brother (Onii-sama e)
3. Berserk
4. Revolutionary Girl Utena
5. Gilgamesh
6. Maison Ikkoku
7. Gankutsuou
8. Rose of Versailles
9. Serial Experiments Lain
10.Planetes

[populuxe]

Series:
1. R.O.D the TV
2. Princess Tutu
3. Kamichu
4. Azumanga Daioh
5. Giant Robo
6. Cardcaptor Sakura
7. Fruits Basket
8. Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040
9. Petite Princess Yucie
10. NeiA_7

Movies:
1. Akira
2. Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis
3. Kiki's Delivery Service
4. The Place Promised In Our Early Days
5. Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie
6. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (first one)
7. Ah! My Goddess: The Movie
8. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
9. My Beautiful Girl Marie
10. A Tree of Palme

[JackW]

My current top ten (all series):

1. Sola
2. Angelic Layer
3. Cardcaptor Sakura
4. Jigoku Shoujo
5. Maria Sama ga Miteru
6. Serial Experiments Lain
7. Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's
8. Lucky Star
9. Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji
10. Hayate no Gotoku

[Fudce]

2. Angelic Layer
3. Cardcaptor Sakura
7. Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's
10. Hayate no Gotoku

You sir, have VERY good taste in anime :)

[JackW]

2. Angelic Layer
3. Cardcaptor Sakura
7. Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's
10. Hayate no Gotoku

You sir, have VERY good taste in anime :)

Why, thank you and the same to you! :)

It's nice to see there's someone else who appreciates what a wonderful, underestimated series Angelic Layer is! :)

[bluesilo]

Just so everyone in this thread knows. I blind bought Angelic Layer over the weekend because of this thread. This thread is absolute good.

[Jaynin]

Series:

1) Azumanga Daioh
2) Twelve Kingdoms
3) R.O.D. the TV
4) Death Note
5) Serial Experiments Lain
6) X
7) Kamichu
8) Cardcaptor Sakura
9) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
10) Cowboy Bebop

Movies:

1) Kiki's Delivery Service
2) Ah My Goddess
3) Millennium Actress
4) Porco Rosso
5) Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
6) Cowboy Bebop
7) Spirited Away
8) Galaxy Express 999
9) The Cat Returns
10) Tenchi Muyo in Love

[Queequeg]

Series:

1. Revolutionary Girl Utena
2. Aria
3. Twelve Kingdoms
4. Excel Saga
5. Noir
6. Simoun
7. Haibane Renmei
8. Gunbuster
9. Kaleido Star
10. Maria-sama ga Miteru

[Buster Blader 126]

In terms of series, here are my favourites:

1. Pokémon
2. When They Cry (Higurashi no Naku Koroni)
3. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
4. Please Teacher!
5. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
6. Witch Hunter Robin
7. Shuffle!
8. Bleach
9. ef - a tale of memories
10. Rumbling Hearts (Kimi ga Nozomu Eien)

[Digital Boy]

Movies - no order

Akira
End of Eva
Perfect Blue
Paprika
Patlabor I
Patlabor II
Macross: Do you Remember Love?
Castle of Cagliostro
Ghost in the Shell
Arcadia of my Youth


Series - no order other than top 4

Macross
GunBuster
Evangelion
Giant Robo
Cowboy Bebop
Escaflowne
Gundam
Zeta Gundam
Code Geass
Black Jack

[DiRF]

I hope you haven't started tallying everyone's list yet... I changed mine a bit yesterday. I completely forgot about Steamboy and how much I love it :)

[edit] Duly noted, Fudce.
This is indeed an ordered list, to the best of my abilities.

--SERIES--
01. Azumanga Daioh
02. Neon Genesis Evangelion
03. Initial D
04. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
05. Super GALS!
06. Haibane Renmei
07. Karin
08. Chobits
09. Elfen Lied
10. Cowboy Bebop

--Movies--
01. Millennium Actress
02. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
03. Steamboy
04. Perfect Blue
05. 5 Centimeters Per Second
06. The End of Evangelion
07. Princess Mononoke
08. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
09. Howl's Moving Castle
10. Paprika

[Fudce]

I hope you haven't started tallying everyone's list yet... I changed mine a bit yesterday. I completely forgot about Steamboy and how much I love it :)

When updating, it's probably best if you quote and reply to your own post, save confusions, etc.

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

I hope you haven't started tallying everyone's list yet... I changed mine a bit yesterday. I completely forgot about Steamboy and how much I love it :)

When updating, it's probably best if you quote and reply to your own post, save confusions, etc.

Yeah... edits will likely never be seen. What Fudce recommended is how we've done it in the past when someone wants to change their list. That way dunno can easily delete your previous entry and enter your new list for the next update.

[something]

I hope you haven't started tallying everyone's list yet... I changed mine a bit yesterday. I completely forgot about Steamboy and how much I love it :)

Speaking of... Dunno, when will the list first be tallied? I imagine it'll just get more difficult to do it the more votes it gets. Keeping it up to date with smaller updates each time seems like less work.

[pluvia33]

Series:
1. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
2. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
3. Black Lagoon
4. Haibane Renmei
5. Azumanga Daioh
6. Shakugan no Shana
7. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
8. Kaleido Star
9. Elfen Lied
10. Genshiken

Movies/1-shots:
1. Voices of a Distant Star
2. Paprika
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
4. Comedy
5. Centimeters Per Second
6. The Place Promised in Our Early Days
7. Millennium Actress
8. Pale Cocoon
9. Steamboy
10. Spirited Away

[Soufriere]

Okay, I'll try this. Of course, I can only go with what I've seen, which isn't as much as many folks here.

Series
Twelve Kingdoms
Genshiken
Fruits Basket
FLCL (Fooly Cooly)
Haibane Renmei
Slayers
Azumanga Daioh
Flag
Hellsing Ultimate
Midori Days

Movies/One-Shots
Whisper of the Heart
Lupin III: the Castle of Cagliostro
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Princess Mononoke
Grave of the Fireflies
Castle In The Sky (Laputa)
Howl's Moving Castle
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Kiki's Delivery Service
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

My lists, especially the 2nd one, are of course subject to change ;)

[ZenAmako]

Series:

Kimagure Orange Road
Bubblegum Crisis
Aim for the Top! GunBuster
Megazone 23
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Vampire Princess Miyu
Giant Robo
Macross Plus
Video Girl Ai
Please Save My Earth

Movies:

Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Adolescence of Utena
Windaria
Angel's Egg
Memories
Kimagure Orange Road: I Want To Return to That Day
Mind Game
Dirty Pair the Movie (a.k.a. Project Eden)
Whisper of the Heart
Galaxy Express 999

[Scribble]

MOVIES:

1. Akira
2. Princess Mononoke
3. Perfect Blue
4. Only Yesterday
5. Five Centimeters Per Second
6. Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day
7. Millennium Actress
8. The Castle of Cagliostro
9. My Neighbor Totoro
10. Voices of a Distant Star


SERIES:

1. Haibane-Renmei
2. Boogiepop Phantom
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
4. FLCL
5. Kino's Journey
6. Kimagure Orange Road
7. Mushi-shi
8. Cowboy Bebop
9. Lain (serial experiments lain)
10. Koi Kaze

[rowen]

Series:

1. Kaleido Star.
2. Aria.
3. Kare Kano.
4. Rurouni Kenshin.
5. Macross.
6. Evangelion.
7. Fushigi Yuugi.
8. Fruits Basket.
9. Hikaru no Go.
10. Full Moon wo Sagashite.

Movies:

1. Macross: DYRL
2. 5cm per second
3. The Girl who leapt through time
4. Voices of a Distant Star
5. End of Evangelion
6. Grave of the Fireflies
7. Spirited Away
8. Place Promised in Our Early Days
9. Ah My Goddess Movie.
10. Cowboy Bebop Movie.

[dunno001]

4. Figure 17
4. Stellvia

I'm assuming you meant 4 and 5 here, seeing as you go on to number 6 later. I will be going with that; if I am wrong, please let me know.

[vtr9kvictor]

GTO
Slayers
Card Captor Sakura
Read or Die/Dream
Infinite Ryvius
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
Oh! My Goddess!
Noir
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Honorable Mention:
Haibane Renmei

[ArcticMech]

This wasn't the easiest exercise for me. After the top 3-4 in each category, the rest of the rankings are less relevant. Rather, its more like a pool of anime favs, none really better than the other in my mind. Unless told otherwise, I'm going to group all the FMP series together, as well as Genshiken.

Series

Aim for the Top! Gunbuster (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=466)
Full Metal Panic! (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=844) / Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=155) / Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4449)
Eureka Seven (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4797)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=49)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430)
Macross (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=355)
Genshiken (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4168) / Genshiken OAV (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6909) / Genshiken 2 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7985)
Clannad (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7809)
Macross Frontier (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8586)
ef - a tale of memories (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8192)


Movies

Spirited Away (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=377)
Voices of a Distant Star (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=775)
Macross: Do You Remember Love? (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=366)
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=419)
Kiki's Delivery Service (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=595)
5 Centimeters Per Second (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6696)
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2324)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=353)
Princess Mononoke (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=197)
Tekkonkinkreet (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6531)


Updated list.

Series: Recently watched Gurren Lagann gets slotted in the #3 spot and former #10 Macross F gets the boot. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's is on the outside looking in, but it's really no worse than any of the series currently ranked in the bottom half of my top 10 and could easily find itself on the list next time.

Movies: Rewatched Macross Plus and was shocked that I left it off the initial list. It gets the #8 slot and former #10 Tekkonkinkreet is out.


Series

1. Aim for the Top! Gunbuster (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=466)
2. Full Metal Panic! (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=844) / Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=155) / Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4449)
3. Gurren Lagann (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6698)
4. Eureka Seven (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4797)
5. Neon Genesis Evangelion (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=49)
6. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430)
7. Macross (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=355)
8. Genshiken (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4168) / Genshiken OAV (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6909) / Genshiken 2 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7985)
9. Clannad (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7809)
10. ef - a tale of memories (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8192)


Movies

1. Spirited Away (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=377)
2. Voices of a Distant Star (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=775)
3. Macross: Do You Remember Love? (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=366)
4. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=419)
5. Kiki's Delivery Service (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=595)
6. 5 Centimeters Per Second (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6696)
7. The Place Promised in Our Early Days (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2324)
8. Macross Plus (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=501)
9. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=353)
10. Princess Mononoke (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=197)

[Konoha]

AUUUUGGHHHH, 10 is too few! I did a top 20 the other day, and still felt I was excluding too much good stuff. Perhaps 30 would be best.. I mean, when you've seen multiple 100s of anime, it's hard to narrow it down so much.

Note: Everyone who knows me knows that Sakura Taisen is my favorite thing ever, but the anime really supplements the awesomeness of the games, hence it was left off the series list. It's sort of an omake in my 20.

Now that that's off my chest, here be my lists:

Series:

1. Sailor Moon
2. 3x3 Eyes
3. Prince of Tennis
4. Simoun (holy CRAP this blindsided me with its awesomeness)
5. Chi's Sweet Home
6. Glass Mask
7. Tokyo Mew Mew
8. Kimagure Orange Road
9. Nadia
10. Nuku Nuku

honorable mentions: GTO, Saiunkoku, Rose of Versailles, GALS!, Cheeky Angel, Fushigi Yuugi, El Hazard, You're Under Arrest, Yawara, and Hajime no Ippo - Princess Tutu - Maison Ikkoku - Emma - ack must stop -

Movies/oneshots:

1. Sailor Moon R Movie
2. Mimi O Sumaseba
3. Sakura Taisen the Movie
4. Gundam 0079 movie trilogy
5. You're Under Arrest movie
6. Kiki's Delivery Service
7. Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy
8. Gundam F91
9. City Hunter the movie (the REAL one. ADV called it .357 magnum, but what they called the movie was a tv special)
10. Sailor Moon S movie

[something]

Previous list (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showpost.php?p=1382333&postcount=9):
1) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (6430 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430))
2) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (4576 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4576))
3) Clannad (7809 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7809))
4) Kanon 2006 (6431 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6431))
5) Lucky Star (7222 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7222))
6) My~Otome / My~HiME (4155 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4155) for HiME, 5378 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5378) for Otome)
7) Touka Gettan (7508 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7508))
8) ef ~ a tale of memories (8192 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8192))
9) Heroic Age (7627 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7627))
10) Aria (5504 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5504), primarily for season 3, Origination)

Updated list:

1) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (6430 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430))
2) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (4576 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4576))
3) Clannad (7809 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7809))
4) Kanon 2006 (6431 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6431))
5) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (6698 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6698))
6) Lucky Star (7222 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7222))
7) My~Otome / My~HiME (4155 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4155) for HiME, 5378 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5378) for Otome)
8) Touka Gettan (7508 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7508))
9) ef ~ a tale of memories (8192 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8192))
10) Aria (5504 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5504), primarily for season 3, Origination)

Note: As before, I'm only including shows that have completed their initial airing.

Gurren Lagann. Just... wow. What can I say? Ok, apparently about 4200 words over two posts, but I can't easily summarize it right here, so I'll let the incredibly high ranking speak for itself.

[Splitter]

Might as well chime in now...

TV/OVA series

1. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
2. Kaleido Star
3. Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
5. Air
6. FLCL
7. Elfen Lied
8. Aria
9. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
10. Mahoromatic

Movies/One-shots

1. Voices of a Distant Star
2. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
3. 5 Centimeters per Second
4. Castle in the Sky
5. Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion
6. Howl's Moving Castle
7. Roujin-Z
8. Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door
9. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
10. My Neighbor Totoro

Naturally this is very much subject to change and I expect one from each list to be knocked off within the month.

[pluvia33]

Series:
1. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
2. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
3. Black Lagoon
4. Haibane Renmei
5. Azumanga Daioh
6. Shakugan no Shana
7. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
8. Kaleido Star
9. Elfen Lied
10. Genshiken


-Updated-

Series:
1. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
2. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
3. Black Lagoon
4. Gurren Lagann
5. Haibane Renmei
6. Azumanga Daioh
7. Shakugan no Shana
8. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
9. Kaleido Star
10. Genshiken

Just spent yesterday and today watching all of Gurren Lagann and just had to follow suit with something. I mean damn, that was a nice show. I'm almost tempted to re-buy the series when the special editions come out even though I have zero interest in the dub. It might even overtake Black Lagoon for me when it all sinks in, but #4 is where I'll put it for now.

I'm currently trying to watch through a mountain of anime DVD backlog so there will probably be more changes to come later, especially in the movie list.

[Moe Moe Taiga]

While I've been an anime fan for over a decade now, only in the past 2 or so years have I branched out from certain series'. (i.e. Dragonball/Z/GT, Sailor Moon, Ronin Warriors, Cowboy Bebop....eh, basically anything Toonami and Adult Swim had to offer...lol) So this list will probably change drastically over time...and of course many will not agree :bigsmile:

Series: (No Order...for now)

1. Death Note
2. Dragonball/Z/GT
3. Elfen Lied
4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni/Kai
5. Speed Grapher
6. Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan/2
7. Fullmetal Alchemist
8. Mnemosyne - Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi
9. REC
10. Cowboy Bebop

Movies: (No Order)

1. 5 Centimeters Per Second
2. Voices of a Distant Star
3. Akira
4. Cowboy Bebop - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
5. The Animatrix
6. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala
7. Dragonball Z - Movie 3: Tree of Might
8. Dragonball Z - Movie 1: Deadzone
9. Dragonball Z - Movie 2: The World's Strongest
10. [Insert any other Dragonball movie here - haven't seen many anime movies besides DB]

How lame am I? :sweat:

[soatome]

My Top 10 list ( In order, making a top 10 list was hard, ranking was worse)
Tv Series

1. Captain Harlock
2. One Piece
3. Lupin III
4. Neon Genesis Evangellion
5. Detective Conan
6. Urusei Yatsura
7. Slayers
8. Maison Ikkoku
9. Kimagure Orange Road
10. Ranma 1/2

Movies (Even Harder to choose than Series)

1. Galaxy Express 999
2. Castle of Cagliostro
3. Aracdia of My Youth
4. Urusei Yatsura Movie 2 : Beautiful Dreamer
5. Ghost In The Shell
6. Grave of the Fireflies
7. My Neighbour Totoro
8. Kiki's Delivery Service
9. Akira
10. Adolescence of Utena

[Prede]

dunno001 : Two questions for yah


When are you going to put the list on the front page?
Can I update my top ten list? My top ten has changed.


No rush, get back to me whenever...:sdsmiley:

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

Can I update my top ten list? My top ten has changed.

I'm not dunno, but I can let you know that yes, you can change your list. Just make a new post with your new list, as an edited post will likely never be noticed. :)

[sevenbark]

Just TV/OVA:

1. Cardcaptor Sakura
2. Revolutionary Girl Utena
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
4. Sailor Moon
5. Cowboy Bebop
6. Magic User's Club
7. Gunbuster
8. Serial Experiments Lain
9. Princess Tutu
10. Giant Robo

[Prede]

Series:
1. Fooly Cooly
2. Case Closed/Detective Conan
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
4. Eureka Seven
5. Hell Girl
6. Speed Grapher
7. Animation Runner Kuromi
8. Paranoia Agent
9. Pani Poni Dash
10. Gunslinger Girl

Movies:
1. The End of Evangelion
2. Case Closed/Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target
3. Lupin III: Dead or Alive
4. Blood: The Last Vampire
5. Vexille
6. Wind Named Amnesia
7. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
8. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
9. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
10. Akira



Updated list (with Anime News Network numbering in parentheses)

Series:
1. Fooly Cooly (227 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=277))
2. Case Closed / Detective Conan (454 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=454))
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion (49 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=49))
4. Eureka Seven (4797 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4797))
5. Hell Girl (5577 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5577))
6. Now and Then, Here and There (287 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=287))
7. Speed Grapher (4579 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4579))
8. Death Note (6592 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6592))
9. Gunslinger Girl (2947 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2947))
10. Red Garden (6804 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6804))

(and I know these don't count but I'm just posting them)
11. Maze [Maze the Megaburst Space] ( 44 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=44) )
12. Paranoia Agent ( 3169 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3169))
13. Kare Kano ( 392 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=392))


Movies:
1. The End of Evangelion (419)
2. Case Closed / Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (3757)
3. Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1039)
4. Blood: The Last Vampire (7)
5. Vexille (7812)
6. Wind Named Amnesia (99)
7. Paprika (6142)
8. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (127)
9. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (418)
10. Akira (375)

[dunno001]

Can I update my top ten list? My top ten has changed.

I'm not dunno, but I can let you know that yes, you can change your list. Just make a new post with your new list, as an edited post will likely never be noticed. :)
Yeah, that answers your part 2 question. For part 1, right now, real life is being a bitch. I'm in the process of looking for another job to get away from one of my current ones. (As many who know me can tell you, I am VERY unhappy there.) Thus, actually getting free time to update this is rather hard to come by. However, a majority of the list is entered into my database, so it shouldn't be too much longer... I hope. (My first goal was the beginning of this month... -_- )

[Glamrgrl104]

hmmm top 10

Azumanga Daioh
Case closed
FMP
FMA
Trigun
Death Note
Tsubasa
Fruits basket
Gravitation
Bleach

Movies
Kikis delivery service
FMA movie
My neighbor Totoro(I just like the catchy song lol Totoro to-to-to)
Howls moving castle
Spirited away
Case closed Skyscraper bomber
can't think of anymore

[Prede]

Can I update my top ten list? My top ten has changed.

I'm not dunno, but I can let you know that yes, you can change your list. Just make a new post with your new list, as an edited post will likely never be noticed. :)
Yeah, that answers your part 2 question. For part 1, right now, real life is being a bitch. I'm in the process of looking for another job to get away from one of my current ones. (As many who know me can tell you, I am VERY unhappy there.) Thus, actually getting free time to update this is rather hard to come by. However, a majority of the list is entered into my database, so it shouldn't be too much longer... I hope. (My first goal was the beginning of this month... -_- )

Ah ok. No rush man. I was just wondering. I know how life is. Good luck with finding another job btw.

[dunno001]

Gundam
Zeta Gundam

As per the rules, and the lack of votes for Gundam series, all Gundam shows are in 1 entry. Thus, your seperate entry of Zeta is deemed a duplicate, and ignored.

[dunno001]

Can I update my top ten list? My top ten has changed.

I'm not dunno, but I can let you know that yes, you can change your list. Just make a new post with your new list, as an edited post will likely never be noticed. :)
Yeah, that answers your part 2 question. For part 1, right now, real life is being a bitch. I'm in the process of looking for another job to get away from one of my current ones. (As many who know me can tell you, I am VERY unhappy there.) Thus, actually getting free time to update this is rather hard to come by. However, a majority of the list is entered into my database, so it shouldn't be too much longer... I hope. (My first goal was the beginning of this month... -_- )

Ah ok. No rush man. I was just wondering. I know how life is. Good luck with finding another job btw.
Yeah, and I got the first good sign today. Granted, I'll still be in retail, but I do think that working Pier-1 would be less stressful...

[dunno001]

Series: (No Order...for now)
...
Movies: (No Order)

I am going to assume then that the numbers are meaningless, and thus ignore them. If this is incorrect, please let me know.

10. [Insert any other Dragonball movie here - haven't seen many anime movies besides DB]

This is not specific enough, and thus shall be ignored. Mind you, I'm going to have to add the other 3 DBZ movies to the database, because there were none in it, so...

[dunno001]

Okay, folks, this is the first lock point. Anything before this post is tallied; look to the main post in a few moments for the results!

[Prede]

Okay, folks, this is the first lock point. Anything before this post is tallied; look to the main post in a few moments for the results!

I can't wait to see what's there! So sweet that you got this done!

[something]

1. Neon Genesis Evangelion: 159 (21)
2. Cowboy Bebop: 133.5 (22)
And they continue their dominance. :sd:

5. Azumanga Daioh: 88.5 (14)
6. Cardcaptor Sakura: 79.5 (11)
tie 8. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: 70.5 (14)
Yay to all! Also nice to see some staying power for Haruhi, it seemed like it was getting less votes this time around but apparently not, as this is about where it was last year. Azumanga has definitely proven itself a modern classic, ranking a solid #5 a couple years after initial release.

12. Aria: 61 (9)
Behold the power of Origination! Pretty sure this wasn't on the list last year, though I could be wrong.

15. Gurren Lagann: 56 (9)
The Epicness~

Good stuff. Looks like my #1 (Haruhi, 8th), #5 (Gurren Lagann, 15th) and #10 (Aria, 12th) made the top 25.

Thanks for tallying it up, Dunno.

[Doom85]

Sweet! My top 5 (Bebop, FMA, Eva, FLCL, and Gurren Lagann) all made it!!!! :)

I never got around to editing my count (didn't really feel like hunting it down), but Haruhi is my new #6. So I'm glad it made it as well.

[something]

I never got around to editing my count (didn't really feel like hunting it down), but Haruhi is my new #6. So I'm glad it made it as well.
It was here (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showthread.php?p=1382649#post1382649), so get to updating and give Haruhi more love =P

[Doom85]

I never got around to editing my count (didn't really feel like hunting it down), but Haruhi is my new #6. So I'm glad it made it as well.
It was here (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showthread.php?p=1382649#post1382649), so get to updating and give Haruhi more love =P

Did I misunderstand? I thought this was finished. Or will the list be updated in a month or so? (if so, hang in there, FMA!)

Just to be safe:

Series:

1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Fullmetal Alchemist
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
4. FLCL
5. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
6. Samurai Champloo
7. Noein: To Your Other Self
8. Eureka Seven
9. Death Note
10. One Piece

Movies:

1. Spirited Away
2. Princess Mononoke
3. Howl's Moving Castle
4. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
5. The Castle of Cagliostro
6. Grave of the Fireflies
7. The Place Promised in Our Early Days
8. One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
9. Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
10. Kiki's Delivery Service


1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Fullmetal Alchemist
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
4. FLCL
5. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
6. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
7. Samurai Champloo
8. Noein: To Your Other Self
9. Eureka Seven
10. One Piece

Sorry Death Note, Funi's One Piece dub is making me love this show even more than usual (if that were somehow possible).

Movies:

1. Spirited Away
2. Princess Mononoke
3. Howl's Moving Castle
4. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
5. The Castle of Cagliostro
6. Grave of the Fireflies
7. The Place Promised in Our Early Days
8. One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
9. Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
10. Kiki's Delivery Service

No changes to movies.

[something]

Did I misunderstand? I thought this was finished. Or will the list be updated in a month or so? (if so, hang in there, FMA!)
It's periodically updated for a period of some months until... the end of the year, I believe? So there's a couple more months during which people can post lists and update old ones. Then it closes down again until July or August or thereabouts in 2009 where we do it all again.

[bctaris]

I never got around to editing my count (didn't really feel like hunting it down), but Haruhi is my new #6. So I'm glad it made it as well.
It was here (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showthread.php?p=1382649#post1382649), so get to updating and give Haruhi more love =P

Did I misunderstand? I thought this was finished. Or will the list be updated in a month or so? (if so, hang in there, FMA!)

It'll run till the end of the year, I think, if like the last couple years. Then starts up again next Summer. (EDIT: what something said, since he beat me.)

(Though, if dunno were up to it, I'd be interested in just seeing this as a permanent, ongoing thing, like Most Wanted, instead of starting anew every year. ;))

[something]

(Though, if dunno were up to it, I'd be interested in just seeing this as a permanent, ongoing thing, like Most Wanted, instead of starting anew every year. ;))
Agreed, though as you note it's his call unless someone wants to inherit it and can promise to keep on top of it.

[Suwako Moriya]

(Though, if dunno were up to it, I'd be interested in just seeing this as a permanent, ongoing thing, like Most Wanted, instead of starting anew every year. ;))

Hmm if that were to happen, I'd have to wonder how often you people would end updating your lists. As well as how long you'd wait the wow factor to wear off before even considering replacing a series. Not that I'd ever update mine, still haven't even bothered to submit one.

[touma]

12. Aria: 61 (9)
Behold the power of Origination! Pretty sure this wasn't on the list last year, though I could be wrong.

I expect Aria to do even better in the next tally after the R1 release lets more people see it.

[dunno001]

(Though, if dunno were up to it, I'd be interested in just seeing this as a permanent, ongoing thing, like Most Wanted, instead of starting anew every year. ;))
Agreed, though as you note it's his call unless someone wants to inherit it and can promise to keep on top of it.
Well, the advantage is that it makes people seriously consider their list. While making it ongoing is a lot less work, there would also be quite a few dead lists from people that are no longer around, and as you said, people wouldn't really think too much about when they should remove certain series from their lists. I have been considering doing it as a 2-year thing, to reduce the time required, but I'm still undecided on that. (Of course, if someone wants to take this from me, this is something I'd have no problem giving up. I'm keeping AD2009, though!)

[ArcticMech]

Thanks for putting this together dunno001. I'm glad to see most of my favorites make it into both lists. Also, I'll definitely make it a point to check out other shows and movies beloved by the AoD community that I've yet to see.

[Buster Blader 126]

I guess I'll put up my Top 10 movies up, too. Truth be told, it's much harder for me to rate movies, hence why I didn't post up a list of movies earlier. That, and not having seen many of the critically acclaimed movies/"good stuff".

1. Pokémon 2000 - The Power of One
2. Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
3. Five Centimetres Per Second
4. Princess Mononoke
5. Origin ~Spirits of the Past~
6. Appleseed (2004)
7. Ghost in the Shell
8. Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children
9. Spirited Away
10. Ninja Scroll

[something]

Note: As before, I'm only including shows that have completed their initial airing.

Old list:
1) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (6430 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430))
2) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (4576 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4576))
3) Clannad (7809 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7809))
4) Kanon 2006 (6431 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6431))
5) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (6698 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6698))
6) Lucky Star (7222 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7222))
7) My~Otome / My~HiME (4155 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4155) for HiME, 5378 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5378) for Otome)
8) Touka Gettan (7508 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7508))
9) ef ~ a tale of memories (8192 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8192))
10) Aria (5504 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5504))

New list:
1) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (6430 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430))
2) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (4576 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4576))
3) Clannad (7809 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7809))
4) Kanon 2006 (6431 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6431))
5) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (6698 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6698))
6) Lucky Star (7222 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7222))
7) My~Otome / My~HiME (4155 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4155) for HiME, 5378 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5378) for Otome)
8) Touka Gettan (7508 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7508))
9) Code Geass (6704 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6704))
10) Aria (5504 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5504))

I've loved Geass from start to finish, but in the last few episodes couldn't decide if it would crack the top 10, or sit in the 11-15 range. Well, I just watched the last episode of R2 and... it did it. Absolutely brilliant, beautiful, perfect ending.

Slipping it in at 9 and juuust barely dropping ef out for now, subject to reevaluation after ~a tale of melodies~ airs.

[Splitter]

Time to edit!



TV/OVA series

1. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
2. Kaleido Star
3. Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
5. Air
6. FLCL
7. Elfen Lied
8. Aria
9. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
10. Mahoromatic

Movies/One-shots

1. Voices of a Distant Star
2. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
3. 5 Centimeters per Second
4. Castle in the Sky
5. Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion
6. Howl's Moving Castle
7. Roujin-Z
8. Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door
9. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
10. My Neighbor Totoro



TV/OVA series

1. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
2. Kaleido Star
3. Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
5. Air
6. FLCL
7. Elfen Lied
8. Aria
9. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
10. Mahoromatic

Movies/One-shots

1. Voices of a Distant Star
2. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
3. 5 Centimeters per Second
4. Castle in the Sky
5. Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion
6. My Neighbor Totoro
7. Millenninum Actress
8. Howl's Moving Castle
9. Roujin-Z
10. Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door

First watch of Millennium Actress and rewatch of Totoro really did a number on my movie list. Bye bye, CCS Movie. You were filler anyway. Good filler, but still filler.

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

Just a change in the series column for me.



Series
01) Revolutionary Girl Utena
02) Figure 17
03) Serial Experiments Lain
04) Haibane Renmei
05) Gunslinger Girl
06) Cardcaptor Sakura
07) Angelic Layer
08) Planetes
09) Vision of Escaflowne
10) Princess Tutu


01) Revolutionary Girl Utena
02) Figure 17
03) Serial Experiments Lain
04) Haibane Renmei
05) Gunslinger Girl
06) Cardcaptor Sakura
07) Angelic Layer
08) Planetes
09) Maria-sama ga Miteru
10) Princess Tutu

I'm starting to feel bad for the shows I have to leave out of my top 10 now... :sd: And with one more season and an OVA yet for me to watch, MariMite may rise further still...

[Fudce]

Shall I get us started? I haven't thought about top ten movies, but since all of my top ten overall are series, I'll list it here. I'll post my movies list if and when I decide on it.

Top 10 Series
Angelic Layer (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=595)
Hayate the Combat Butler (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=577)
Cardcaptor Sakura (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=569)
Shugo Chara (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=560)
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=549)
Kaleido Star (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=542)
Kanon (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=534)
Clannad (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=523)
Fruits Basket (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=519)
Mahoraba ~Heartful Days~ (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/blog.php?b=506)

I've included links to my blog entries for each series.

I've been thinking more about this recently and it's time to update my list.

Angelic Layer
Hayate the Combat Butler
Shugo Chara
Carcaptor Sakura
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
Kanon
Clannad
Sunshine Sketch (Hidamari Sketch)
Kaleido Star
Aria

[Suwako Moriya]

All right I thought about it for awhile and decided despite certain issues such as my indecisiveness, I may as well go ahead and make a top ten. If for no other reason than to make a statement. A statement along the lines of "At least one person knows the series exists":P

Also I've come to the realization that if worse comes to worse, I can always alter the list later. Since after all it's not like I'm going to stop watching anime after making this list. Thus any new watch or heck in some cases re-watch has potential to shake up the list. Since after a title may end up being better than I remembered or not as good as I remembered.


Top Ten Series
1. Sunshine Sketch (Hidamari Sketch)
2. Sketchbook ~full colorS~
3. ef ~a tale of memories~
4. sola
5. Lucky Star
6. Kanon
7. Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
8. Cardcaptor Sakura
9. Strawberry Marshmallow
10. Azumanga Daioh

The process of elimination and the exact rankings took a bit of time to finalize. However this is more or less what my initial list looks like. The ten titles here may not be the best series, but all of them had a strong impact on me. Hence why I ultimately chose them for this initial list.

Now obviously since I'm an indecisiveness person there is a bit of fluctuation in terms of this list. For example, 1 and 2 are pretty close to each other. I gave Sunshine Sketch the slighted edge due to it having a second season. Obviously the higher on the list the title is the less likely it is to be removed. Thus 9-10 are in the most danger and 1-2 are the safest.

I was tempted to make a list for movies/one shots, but the problem is the amount of movies and one shots I've seen is rather tiny. Plus in the case of many I need a refresher course. Thus I'm not sure if a list solely consisting of the CCS movies would work. Hmm, I wonder. Since the Lucky Star OVA is only episode, would it count as a one shot or would it be lumped with the TV series? Should I just throw on the few movies I watched even without a refresher course? Perhaps I need advice on this one.

As a final thought, I wonder if it would be a good or bad idea to explain in more detail why each of the ten chosen titles ultimately made the series list. Then again if the list were to change later... Although I swear if I find out some here saw this list coming a mile away and can already figure out what I'd say about each title, I'm going to find out who bugged my home.

Okay one more thought or rather question. Would an honorable mentions listing be a good or bad idea? I'd have to think about that one.

[Kino_the_Traveler]

I'm new here, so I hope I did this right:

1. Neon Genesis Evangelion
2. FLCL
3. Cowboy Bebop
4. Kino's Journey
5. Haibane Renmei
6. Fullmetal Alchemist
7. Samurai Champloo
8. Gunslinger Girl
9. Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.
10. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

[shokoti]

So many series and only 10 places. :depressed: Still, I was waiting to finish Code Geass and Gurren Lagann before I posted my list, to see if they would make it, and with both having awesome endings they pass with flying colours. :bowsmiley: So bye bye to Evangelion and Planetes from my list, although both are definitely more than worthy shows.

1. Rurouni Kenshin
2. X TV
3. Now and Then, Here and There
4. Code Geass
5. Gurren Lagann
6. Gungrave
7. Crest/Banner of the Stars
8. Cowboy Bebop
9. My-HiME / My Otome
10. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Wonder if I'll watch anything before the year ends that will push into the top 10??

Movies, same as last year (in slightly different order):

1. Nausicaa
2. Princess Mononoke
3. Whisper of the Heart
4. Perfect Blue
5. Millennium Actress
6. Tokyo Godfathers
7. Akira
8. Spirited Away
9. Voices of a Distant Star
10. Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaia

[Buster Blader 126]

I'd like to update my list a bit as well:



1. Pokémon
2. When They Cry (Higurashi no Naku Koroni)
3. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
4. Please Teacher!
5. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
6. Witch Hunter Robin
7. Shuffle!
8. Bleach
9. ef - a tale of memories
10. Rumbling Hearts (Kimi ga Nozomu Eien)


Here's the new one:


1. Pokémon
2. When They Cry (Higurashi no Naku Koroni)
3. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
4. Please Teacher!
5. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
6. Witch Hunter Robin
7. Shuffle!
8. ef - a tale of memories
9. Zatch Bell!
10. Rumbling Hearts (Kimi ga Nozomu Eien)

ef moves up one spot, while in a surprising turn of events, Zatch Bell! manages to take a spot. Truth be told, it's a very good series, despite its childish appearance.

[Spirit Of The Stage]

1) Kaleido Star
2) Aria
3) Princess Tutu
4) Princess Nine
5) Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
6) Kino's Journey
7) The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
8) Martian Successor Nadesico
9) Le Chevalier D'Eon
10) Angelic Layer



Finishing up some series, new releases on DVD and a long hard look at my collection has made me do some switches, and finally...the juggernaut...has been toppled. By a few ara aras, dekkais, kinshis and ha-his...

1) Aria
2) Kaleido Star
3) Princess Tutu
4) Princess Nine
5) Bamboo Blade
6) Clannad
7) Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
8) Kino's Journey
9) Martian Successor Nadesico
10) Angelic Layer

Haruhi and D'Eon are the drop outs to put in Bamboo Blade and Clannad mainly due to the fact with Haruhi there is more than can be said - it could easily return back to the top 10 once it resurfaces...but at the same time, Clannad could easily be challenging for number one after...er After Story. Bamboo Blade is easily the best show I've come across in a LONG time - was late to the thread party on it - Tamaki and Kirino both are top 5 anime girl characters and the end makes it possible for more to come up...could it be a much shorter time for a number one to replace Aria (took 4 years before it knocked off Kaleido Star...). Angelic Layer survives thanks to the recent thread and rewatch, but D'Eon could easily get back there as it's such a damn good series...

[Moe Moe Taiga]

Series:

1. Death Note
2. Dragonball/Z/GT
3. Elfen Lied
4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni/Kai
5. Speed Grapher
6. Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan/2
7. Fullmetal Alchemist
8. Mnemosyne - Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi
9. REC
10. Cowboy Bebop

Movies: (No Order)

1. 5 Centimeters Per Second
2. Voices of a Distant Star
3. Akira
4. Cowboy Bebop - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
5. The Animatrix
6. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala
7. Dragonball Z - Movie 3: Tree of Might
8. Dragonball Z - Movie 1: Deadzone
9. Dragonball Z - Movie 2: The World's Strongest
10. [Insert any other Dragonball movie here - haven't seen many anime movies besides DB]


Update: (These are in order now)


Series:

1. Death Note
2. Dragonball/Z/GT
3. Elfen Lied
4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni/Kai
5. Speed Grapher
6. Fullmetal Alchemist
7. Mnemosyne - Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi
8. REC
9. Cowboy Bebop
10. Code Geass

Movies:

1. 5 Centimeters Per Second
2. Voices of a Distant Star
3. Akira
4. Cowboy Bebop - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
5. The Animatrix
6. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala
7. Dragonball Z - Movie 3: Tree of Might
8. Dragonball Z - Movie 1: Deadzone
9. Dragonball Z - Movie 2: The World's Strongest
10. Dragonball Z - Movie 9: Bojack Unbound

I need to see some more anime movies besides Dragonball.

[Cyber Inviso]

Series:

Cardcaptor Sakura
Kanon
Air
Shakugan no Shana
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Elemental Gelade
Ah! My Goddess: Sorezore no Tsubasa
Moon Phase
Ah! My Goddess
Eureka Seven

Movies: (8)

Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2
Spirited Away
My Neighbor Totoro
Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 1
Porco Rosso
Air the Movie
Ah! My Goddess Movie
Shakugan no Shana Movie

Pretty much going to change for time to time, but putting up a list first.

[Shinmaru]

Series:

1. Revolutionary Girl Utena
2. Monster
3. Eureka Seven
4. RahXephon
5. Ouran High School Host Club
6. Cowboy Bebop
7. Clannad
8. Gurren Lagann
9. Boogiepop Phantom
10. Genshiken

Movies:

1. Grave of the Fireflies
2. The Place Promised in Our Early Days
3. The Girl Who Leapt through Time
4. Spirited Away
5. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
6. Revolutionary Girl Utena: Adolescence Apocalypse
7. The Castle of Cagliostro
8. Perfect Blue
9. Voices of a Distant Star
10. Vampire Hunter D

[Sly05]

Series
1) Haibane-Renmei
2) Now and Then, Here and There
3) Evangelion
4) FLCL
5) Rozen Maiden
6) The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
7) Berserk
8) My-HiME
9) Kanon (2006)
10) Azumanga Daioh

[Thomas Alan]

I'll just do series:

1. Haibane Renmei
2. Azumanga Daioh
3. Gunslinger Girl
4. Death Note
5. Kanon
6. Kaleido Star
7. Ai Yori Aoshi
8. Kimagure Orange Road
9. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
10. Strawberry Marshmallow

Honorable mentions: Fruits Basket (which likely would be #1 if they'd continued the series to the end), 12 Kingdoms, Princess Tutu, Genshiken, The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Rumbling Hearts, and Figure 17

[quicksilver111]

Series
1. Gurren Lagann
2. Cowboy Bebop
3. Fullmetal Alchemist
4. Baccano!
5. Beck
6. Gankutsuou
7. Death Note
8. FLCL
9. Neon Genesis Evangelion
10. Eureka Seven

Movies
1. 5 Centimeters per Second
2. Princess Mononoke
3. Sword of the Stranger
4. Tekkon Kinkreet
5. Grave of the Fireflies
6. Ghost in the Shell
7. Millennium Actress
8. Cowboy Bebop - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
9. Tokyo Godfathers
10. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

I hate leaving out so many shows and movies I love. If I could add some more I'd put in Mushishi, Kino's Journey, Samurai Champloo, Black Lagoon, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Evangelion 1.0, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro, Porco Rosso, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, Paprika, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, Interstella 5555, Pale Cocoon, My Neighbor Totoro, Perfect Blue, and a bunch of others.

[Kugs]

Top 10 Series


Neon Genesis Evangelion
School Days
Bubble Gum Crisis: Tokyo 2040
Saikano
FLCL
Serial Experiments Lain
.Hack//Roots
Beck
Steel Angel Kurumi
Sakura Diraies



Top 10 Movies


Perfect Blue
Voices of a Distant Star
Akira
End of Evangelion
5 Centimeters per Second
Place Promised in our Early Days
Ghost in the Shell
Cowboy Bebop: Knocking on Heaven's Door
Jin-Roh
Princess Mononoke

[Sekiraku Bunchou]

Series:

1) Revolutionary Girl Utena
2) Princess Tutu
3) The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
4) To Heart
5) Figure 17
6) Princess Nine
7) Escaflowne
8) X
9) Fruits Basket
10) Gunparade March

Movies:

1) My Neighbor Totoro
2) Voices of a Distant Star
3) Kiki's Delivery Service
4) Princess Mononoke
5) Tokyo Godfathers
6) Spirited Away
7) A Wind Named Amnesia
8) Adolescence of Utena
9) Paprika
10) The Cat Returns

[something]

Note: As before, I'm only including shows that have completed their initial airing. Previous list here (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showpost.php?p=1430099&postcount=124).

Old list:
1) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (6430)
2) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (4576)
3) Clannad (7809)
4) Kanon 2006 (6431)
5) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (6698)
6) Lucky Star (7222)
7) My~Otome / My~HiME (4155 for HiME, 5378 for Otome)
8) Touka Gettan (7508)
9) Code Geass (6704)
10) Aria (5504)

New list:
1) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (6430 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430))
2) Clannad (7809 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7809))
3) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (4576 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4576))
4) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (6698 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6698))
5) Kanon 2006 (6431 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6431))
6) Lucky Star (7222 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7222))
7) My~Otome / My~HiME (4155 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4155) for HiME, 5378 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5378) for Otome)
8) Touka Gettan (7508 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7508))
9) Code Geass (6704 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6704))
10) Aria (5504 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5504))

Two numerically small but nonetheless very significant shifts in my top 10 to report.

Given that I've recently rewatched both Kanon (soon after disc 6 came) and Gurren Lagann (just now), I've gotta go ahead and give Gurren Lagann the edge. It's just that mindblowing. The unfathomably epic finale was just as powerful this time around, and I was baaaaaawwwwwwwing the whole time. The final Lagann Impact (not really a spoiler, but hey) left me short of breath and the final scene (I skipped the iffy epilogue this time) was just beautiful. When *I'm* putting a giant robot show ahead (just barely, but still ahead) of a KeyAni series, you knowit's sure as hell not just a show for old school mecha fanatics.

Also of note, while there's a 0.000001% chance I'll regret it and change my mind later on, I feel confident in finally saying... Clannad surpassed Nanoha. After this just completed story, I don't think I even need to wait until the end. Ever since my major disappointment at StrikerS I've felt that it was time to knock Nanoha back a peg, and the amazing strength of Clannad ~After Story~ thus far tells me that if I'm making a change elsewhere in my list, this is the time to just go ahead and do it. If After Story falters somehow, I'll certainly reverse the change, but for now it's really solid in my mind.

[Sekiraku Bunchou]

Series:

1) Revolutionary Girl Utena
2) Princess Tutu
3) The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
4) To Heart
5) Figure 17
6) Princess Nine
7) Escaflowne
8) X
9) Fruits Basket
10) Gunparade March

Small update:

1) Revolutionary Girl Utena
2) Princess Tutu
3) The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
4) To Heart
5) Figure 17
6) Princess Nine
7) Escaflowne
8) X
9) Gurren Lagann
10) Fruits Basket

[Galexia]

There are a lot of series I love, but I think I managed to pick my top 10.
1. The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
2. Fullmetal Alchemist
3. Slayers
4. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
5. Cardcaptor Sakura
6. Cowboy Bebop
7. Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.
8. Kodomo no Omocha
9. Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
10. Fushigi Yuugi

[sevenbark]

Just TV/OVA:

1. Cardcaptor Sakura
2. Revolutionary Girl Utena
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
4. Sailor Moon
5. Cowboy Bebop
6. Magic User's Club
7. Gunbuster
8. Serial Experiments Lain
9. Princess Tutu
10. Giant Robo

Gurren Lagann elbows its way into my top 10 but due to some kink in space-time, it ousts Tutu instead of Robo.

Again, just the TV/OVA:

1. Cardcaptor Sakura
2. Revolutionary Girl Utena
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
4. Sailor Moon
5. Cowboy Bebop
6. Gurren Lagann
7. Magic User's Club
8. Gunbuster
9. Serial Experiments Lain
10. Giant Robo

[Cyber Inviso]

Updating my list:

Series:

Cardcaptor Sakura
Kanon
Air
Shakugan no Shana
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Elemental Gelade
Ah! My Goddess: Sorezore no Tsubasa
Moon Phase
Ah! My Goddess
Eureka Seven
Cardcaptor Sakura
Kanon
Angelic Layer
Air
Shakugan no Shana
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Aria the Animation
Magic Girl Lyrical Nanoha
Moon Phase
Ah! My Goddess - Flights of FancyMovies:

Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2
Spirited Away
My Neighbor Totoro
Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 1
Porco Rosso
Air the Movie
Ah! My Goddess Movie
Shakugan no Shana Movie
Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Spirited Away
My Neighbor Totoro
Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 1
Porco Rosso
Air the Movie
Ah! My Goddess Movie
Shakugan no Shana Movie

[Prede]

Series:
1. Fooly Cooly (227 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=277))
2. Case Closed / Detective Conan (454 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=454))
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion (49 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=49))
4. Eureka Seven (4797 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4797))
5. Hell Girl (5577 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5577))
6. Now and Then, Here and There (287 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=287))
7. Speed Grapher (4579 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4579))
8. Death Note (6592 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6592))
9. Gunslinger Girl (2947 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2947))
10. Red Garden (6804 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6804))

(and I know these don't count but I'm just posting them)
11. Maze [Maze the Megaburst Space] ( 44 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=44) )
12. Paranoia Agent ( 3169 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3169))
13. Kare Kano ( 392 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=392))


Movies:
1. The End of Evangelion (419)
2. Case Closed / Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (3757)
3. Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1039)
4. Blood: The Last Vampire (7)
5. Vexille (7812)
6. Wind Named Amnesia (99)
7. Paprika (6142)
8. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (127)
9. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (418)
10. Akira (375)
(ANN numbering in parathenses)

Updated List:

Anime Series/OVA's :
1. FLCL (227) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=277)
2. Case Closed / Detective Conan (454) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=454)
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion (49) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=49)
4. Eureka Seven (4797) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4797)
5. Kino's Journey (1965) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1965)
6. Hell Girl (5577) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5577)
7. Now and Then, Here and There (287) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=287)
8. Speed Grapher (4579) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4579)
9. Death Note (6592) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6592)
10. Gunslinger Girl (2947) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2947)


Anime Movies:
1. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (419) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=419)
2. Case Closed / Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (3757) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3757)
3. Grave of the Fireflies (152) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=152)
4. Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1039) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1039)
5. Blood: The Last Vampire (7) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7)
6. Wind Named Amnesia (99) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=99)
7. Parpika (6142) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6142)
8. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (127) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=127)
9. Perfect Blue (192) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=192)
10. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (418) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=418)

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

01) Revolutionary Girl Utena
02) Figure 17
03) Serial Experiments Lain
04) Haibane Renmei
05) Gunslinger Girl
06) Cardcaptor Sakura
07) Angelic Layer
08) Planetes
09) Maria-sama ga Miteru
10) Princess Tutu

I'm starting to feel bad for the shows I have to leave out of my top 10 now... :sd: And with one more season and an OVA yet for me to watch, MariMite may rise further still...

And the prophecy is fulfilled. Just finished Season 2 of MariMite today, and some shuffling is once again in order on the series side of things:

Top 10 Series, update 23 Dec 2008

01) Revolutionary Girl Utena
02) Figure 17
03) Serial Experiments Lain
04) Haibane Renmei
05) Maria-sama ga Miteru
06) Gunslinger Girl
07) Cardcaptor Sakura
08) Angelic Layer
09) Planetes
10) Princess Tutu

MariMite has now hit a glass ceiling of sorts for my Top 10. Those Top 4 are rock solid, but now 5 is in the same league as them, whereas before the gap was slightly more detectable. :sd:

Movies remain as before. A recap:

Movies
01) Adolescence of Utena
02) Spirited Away
03) Whisper of the Heart
04) Princess Mononoke
05) My Neighbor Totoro
06) Nausicäa of the Valley of Wind
07) Kiki's Delivery Service
08) Porco Rosso
09) Laputa: Castle in the Sky
10) Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card

[Jimmie M]

A few changes for this year:

TV/OVA Series

1. You're Under Arrest!
2. Princess Nine
3. Patlabor-The Mobile Police
4. Ah! My Goddess
5. Gunsmith Cats
6. Blue Seed
7. Magic User's Club
8. Sailor Moon
9. The World Of Narue
10. Battle Angel

Movies

1. You're Under Arrest!-TMP
2. Nausicaa Of The Valley Of the Wind
3. Blood-The Last Vampire
4. Cowboy Bebop-Knockin' On Heaven's Door
5. Vampire Hunter D
6. Kiki's Delivery Service
7. Sakura Wars-The Movie
8. Outlanders
9. Original Dirty Pair: Project Eden
10. Voices Of A Distant Star

Updated 12/24/08:

TV/OVA Series

1. You're Under Arrest!
2. Princess Nine
3. Patlabor-The Mobile Police
4. Ah! My Goddess
5. Gunsmith Cats
6. Blue Seed
7. Magic User's Club
8. Sailor Moon
9. Emma-A Victorian Romance
10. 12 Kingdoms

Movies

1. You're Under Arrest!-TMP
2. Nausicaa Of The Valley Of the Wind
3. Silent Mobius-The Movie
4. Silent Mobius-The Movie 2
5. Vampire Hunter D
6. Kiki's Delivery Service
7. Sakura Wars-The Movie
8. Outlanders
9. Original Dirty Pair: Project Eden
10. Voices Of A Distant Star

[jcrharris]

TV Series/OVA
1. Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
2. Cowboy Bebop
3. Hokuto No Ken
4. Urusei Yatsura
5. King Of Braves GaoGaiGar
6. Giant Robo
7. Aim For The Top! Gunbuster
8. Dragonball
9. MAJOR
10. Heavy Metal L-Gaim

Movies
1. Akira
2. My Neighbor Totoro
3. Galaxy Express 999
4. Arriverdecci Space Cruiser Yamato
5. Princess Mononoke
6. Spirited Away
7. Space Adventure Cobra
8. Urusei Yatsura - Beautiful Dreamer
9. Lupin III - The Castle Of Cagliostro
10. Arion

James

[Njr Scrawl]

1) Kimagure Orange Road (watched R2J re-masters)
2) Aria (R1)
3) Angel Heart (R3TW)
4) Gunbuster OVAs
5) Ah! My Goddess both TV seasons (R1)
6) Kanon (R1)
7) Bubblegum Crisis OVAs (BD, Jp)
8) Shuffle! (R1)
9) Emma (R1)
10) Blood + (R1)
____________________

11) Macross Frontier (BD, Jp)


Movies

1) Evangelion 1.01 (R2J, R3HK, R4NZ)
2) Appleseed:Ex Machina (R2J)
3) Tales of Earthsea (R2 PAL)
4) Ocean Waves (R2J)
5) Vexille (R2 PAL)
6) Gunbuster Gattai movie (BD US)
7) Silent Mobius 1 & 2 (as one) (R1)
8) Porco Rosso (R1)
9) Clannad movie (R2J)
10) Girl Who Jumped Through Time (R2 PAL)

[4Tran]

With the rule amalgamating everything in a franchise as a single choice, my list hasn't changed in the last few years.

Initial List:

TV/OVA
1. Twelve Kingdoms
2. Azumanga Daioh
3. Full Moon o Sagashite
4. Macross
5. My-Hime
6. Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
7. Maria-sama ga Miteru
8. Gunbuster
9. Revolutionary Girl Utena
10. Crest of the Stars


Movies
1. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
2. Whispers of the Heart
3. Macross: Do You Remember Love?
4. Adolescence of Utena
5. Castle of Caligostro

[Spirit Of The Stage]

1) Aria
2) Kaleido Star
3) Princess Tutu
4) Princess Nine
5) Bamboo Blade
6) Clannad
7) Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
8) Kino's Journey
9) Martian Successor Nadesico
10) Angelic Layer



I decided to make one change in my top 10 after rewatching a certain season and thanks to episode 1 of Season 4, it manages to get into my top 10 at the expense of my fellow Brit's favourite show (sorry Fudce...:(...)

1) Aria
2) Kaleido Star
3) Princess Tutu
4) Princess Nine
5) Bamboo Blade
6) Clannad
7) Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
8) Kino's Journey
9)Maria-Sama Ga Miteru
10) Martian Successor Nadesico

[ibby]

My top 10 series would be:

1. Utena
2. Fruits Basket
3. Cardcaptor Sakura
4. Cowboy Bebop
5. Death Note
6. Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.
7. Fushigi Yuugi
8. Fullmetal Alchemist
9. Kaleido Star
10. Neon Genesis Evangelion

My top 10 movies would be:

1. Castle of Caligostro
2. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
3. Kiki's Delivery Service
4. The Cat Returns
5. Jin Roh
6. Adolescence of Utena
7. Spirited Away
8. My Neighbor Totoro
9. Princess Mononoke
10. Ocean Waves

[Prede]

Anime Series/OVA's :
1. FLCL (227) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=277)
2. Case Closed / Detective Conan (454) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=454)
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion (49) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=49)
4. Eureka Seven (4797) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4797)
5. Kino's Journey (1965) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1965)
6. Hell Girl (5577) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5577)
7. Now and Then, Here and There (287) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=287)
8. Speed Grapher (4579) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4579)
9. Death Note (6592) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6592)
10. Gunslinger Girl (2947) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2947)


Anime Movies:
1. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (419) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=419)
2. Case Closed / Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (3757) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3757)
3. Grave of the Fireflies (152) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=152)
4. Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1039) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1039)
5. Blood: The Last Vampire (7) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7)
6. Wind Named Amnesia (99) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=99)
7. Parpika (6142) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6142)
8. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (127) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=127)
9. Perfect Blue (192) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=192)
10. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (418) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=418)

Updated List:

I feel bad about updateing this again. Sorry to be anoying, but I re-looked this list, re-watched a few things and decided I have to fix it up a bit. I just changed the order a little bit. I rarely change my list, but I feel the need now. Movies stayed the same, TV series moved around a bit.

____________


Anime Series/OVA's :
1. FLCL (227) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=277)
2. Case Closed / Detective Conan (454) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=454)
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion (49) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=49)
4. Now and Then, Here and There (287) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=287)
5. Kino's Journey (1965) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1965)
6. Eureka Seven (4797) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4797)
7. Hell Girl (5577) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5577)
8. Speed Grapher (4579) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4579)
9. Death Note (6592) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6592)
10. Gunslinger Girl (2947) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2947)



Anime Movies:
1. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (419) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=419)
2. Case Closed / Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (3757) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3757)
3. Grave of the Fireflies (152) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=152)
4. Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1039) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1039)
5. Blood: The Last Vampire (7) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7)
6. Wind Named Amnesia (99) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=99)
7. Parpika (6142) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6142)
8. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (127) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=127)
9. Perfect Blue (192) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=192)
10. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (418) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=418)

[RedCorvus]

Top 10 Series
01. Hellsing Ultimate
02. Black Lagoon
03. Cowboy Bebop
04. Trigun
05. Ghost in the Shell
06. Samurai Champloo
07. Gungrave
08. Chrono Crusade
09. Slayers
10. Heat Guy J


Top 10 Movies
01. Ghost In The Shell - Solid State Society
02. Cowboy Bebop - Knocking On Heaven's Door
03. Ghost In The Shell
04. Ninja Scroll
05. Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust
06. Akira
07. Jin-Roh - The Wolf Brigade
08. Ex-Driver - The Movie
09. Blood - The Last Vampire
10. Macross Plus

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

A change in the movies column...


Movies
01) Adolescence of Utena
02) Spirited Away
03) Whisper of the Heart
04) Princess Mononoke
05) My Neighbor Totoro
06) Nausicäa of the Valley of Wind
07) Kiki's Delivery Service
08) Porco Rosso
09) Laputa: Castle in the Sky
10) Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card

Top 10 Movies (update 19 Jan 2009)
01) Adolescence of Utena
02) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
03) Spirited Away
04) Whisper of the Heart
05) Princess Mononoke
06) My Neighbor Totoro
07) Nausicäa of the Valley of Wind
08) Kiki's Delivery Service
09) Porco Rosso
10) Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card

[liz]

I'm not shure about the top or best but this are my favorites

1.Skip Beat
2.After School nightmare
3.Love Hina
4.Fruits basket
5.Black Cat
6. Bleach
7. Naruto
8.Yurara
9.Crimson hero
10.Host club
11. My heavenly Hockey Club

[something]

Did this get unstickied because a 2009 is coming? If not, can it be restickied?

It hasn't been updated in over four months so I know it's no longer being maintained, but it's still worth keeping as a central place to put our lists. I'd like to have this thread or one like it available in this forum at all times.

[bctaris]

Did this get unstickied because a 2009 is coming? If not, can it be restickied?

It hasn't been updated in over four months so I know it's no longer being maintained, but it's still worth keeping as a central place to put our lists. I'd like to have this thread or one like it available in this forum at all times.

I agree. (Because I brought up that question of making it a full-time thing a few months ago. ;)) Of course, it's a matter of maintenance, which I fully don't begrudge dunno trying to avoid by re-launching later in the year. Still, even just updating totals every six months, while leaving this permanent, would seem acceptable to me.

[EmperorBrandon]

So, with the main story of Clannad After Story concluded, the main obstacle to deciding the current placement of Clannad is cleared (it was practically #1 already, but I was waiting to see how it would end first), and it's time to make a rare update to my list


SERIES
1. Cardcaptor Sakura
2. Magic User's Club
3. Princess Tutu
4. Magical Project S
5. Azumanga Daioh
6. Mahoraba
7. Clannad
8. Tenchi Muyo
9. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
10. Super GALS!

1. Clannad
2. Cardcaptor Sakura
3. Magic User's Club
4. Princess Tutu
5. Magical Project S
6. Azumanga Daioh
7. Mahoraba
8. Tenchi Muyo
9. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
10. Super GALS!

Looking at it right now, it still looks like a pretty satisfactory list. Still only scrapes a portion of my high favorites, but I don't think there's anything to urgently move up either.

Movies stay the same for now, since as always it's harder to stay set on them. I'm unsure of TGWLLT's replay value, though I did get a good second watch out of it and it's still a great movie. I really have only seen Whisper of the Heart once, so I need to get to seeing it again (really liked it the first time and probably never went back to it because I was wanting to keep it fresh). I don't think there's anything that will top CCS Movie 2 here at least right now. I always love watching it and has a lot of value as an end to a great series.

[something]

Yeah, I know, this list hasn't been updated in half a year but I'm following the format anyway.

Note: As before, I'm only including shows that have completed their initial airing. Previous list here (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showpost.php?p=1463131&postcount=141).


Old list:
1) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (6430 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430))
2) Clannad (7809 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7809))
3) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (4576 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4576))
4) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (6698 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6698))
5) Kanon 2006 (6431 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6431))
6) Lucky Star (7222 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7222))
7) My~Otome / My~HiME (4155 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4155) for HiME, 5378 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5378) for Otome)
8) Touka Gettan (7508 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7508))
9) Code Geass (6704 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6704))
10) Aria (5504 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5504))

1) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (6430 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430))
2) Clannad (7809 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7809))
3) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (4576 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4576))
4) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (6698 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6698))
5) Toradora! (10050 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10050))
6) Kanon 2006 (6431 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6431))
7) Lucky Star (7222 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7222))
8) My~Otome / My~HiME (4155 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4155) for HiME, 5378 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5378) for Otome)
9) Touka Gettan (7508 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7508))
10) Aria (5504 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5504))


Comments:
1) With the epic that is Clannad finally completed, my gut reaction is... Haruhi hangs on, by the sliiiiiiiightest of threads imaginable. Oh it's so very close. Clannad was, of course, gorgeous and moving beyond words. It may not move up a spot, but it went from "loose #2" to "absolutely set in stone #2". The gulf between 2 and 3 is now as large as the previously unfathomable gulf between 1 and 2.

2) TORADORA! I've known for awhile this was top 10 bound, but where? A somewhat fleeting 8-10 rank? It all depended on the ending. Interestingly, the next to last episode of Toradora left me in a similar situation to the next to last (main) episode (21) of Clannad After Story. A stunningly awesome plot takes a bit of an unconventional twist and while the episode is stellar by any sane measure, something just feels off about it and I get anxious about how the final episode is going to go. In Clannad's case, a confusing presentation nicked just enough off an otherwise fantastic ending to keep it at #2. In Toradora's case, my worries were completely obliterated and I'm left so happy, soooo very happy. And in it goes, at number 5!

3) And therefore something needs to drop to the mystical invisible "11". Logically, it'd be #10, right? Not so fast... I seem to have this odd, unintentional tradition where #10 holds out as shows ranked above it slip past. :sd: Previously, it was Full Moon wo Sagashite holding to #10 for a few years while various 8's and 9's were booted out. Now Aria is, apparently, performing the same function. It's seen the passing of Heroic Age, ef-a tale of memories and now Code Geass. I can't really explain how it happens, but when I look at the list and know something has to go, I just feel like it shouldn't be Aria. Again, ranking is all "from the gut", I can't explain it rationally. It's just what it is. Rewatching Aria season one from Nozomi's release and it being even more amazing than I remember has to help, of course. Previously it was Origination that was pulling Animation and Natural up into the top 10, but now I feel like the others are pulling their weight a bit more. And Animation was my *least* favorite of the three, so I can't wait to dig back into Natural, probably quite soon.

4) There was one other show I was really unsure about leaving in my top 10, and that's My-HiME/Otome. I wasn't sure how it'd held up after a few years, but thankfully I managed to rewatch Otome (plus Zwei and S.ifr) recently. The OVAs were "decent, fun fluff" and not much more, but the TV series really wowed me again, at least as much as the first time. Otome keeps its spot, and it damn well has proven that it deserves it. Arika <3 <3 <3

Life is good. Now we just need Toradora licensed... now (After Story and Touka Gettan while you're at it, please!)

[Suwako Moriya]

Life is good. Now we just need Toradora licensed... now (After Story and Touka Gettan while you're at it, please!)

The divine truth has been spoken. Actually, I'm tempted to finally update my own list soon. With Toradora being one of the series I'm considering adding to the said list. Granted I still need to figure out what to remove. Or I could continue to leave the list dormant...

[Moe Moe Taiga]

Update: (These are in order now)


Series:

1. Death Note
2. Dragonball/Z/GT
3. Elfen Lied
4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni/Kai
5. Speed Grapher
6. Fullmetal Alchemist
7. Mnemosyne - Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi
8. REC
9. Cowboy Bebop
10. Code Geass

Movies:

1. 5 Centimeters Per Second
2. Voices of a Distant Star
3. Akira
4. Cowboy Bebop - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
5. The Animatrix
6. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala
7. Dragonball Z - Movie 3: Tree of Might
8. Dragonball Z - Movie 1: Deadzone
9. Dragonball Z - Movie 2: The World's Strongest
10. Dragonball Z - Movie 9: Bojack Unbound

I need to see some more anime movies besides Dragonball.

Series:

1. Toradora!
2. Code Geass
3. Death Note
4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni/Kai/Rei
5. Jigoku Shoujo
6. REC
7. Speed Grapher
8. Phantom Memory Kurau
9. Lunar Legend Tsukihime
10. Dragonball/Z/GT

Movies:

1. 5 Centimeters Per Second
2. Voices of a Distant Star
3. Akira
4. Cowboy Bebop - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
5. The Animatrix
6. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala
7. Dragonball Z - Movie 3: Tree of Might
8. Dragonball Z - Movie 1: Deadzone
9. Dragonball Z - Movie 2: The World's Strongest
10. Dragonball Z - Movie 9: Bojack Unbound

The more I watch anime, the more I realize how much Dragonball pales in comparison to everything else. It's been my favorite anime for over a decade. But now I think I wouldn't let myself like anything thing else more, that's the reason I loved it so. Or maybe it was just a phase that I went through. Shows that I watch now are beginning to make an impact on me, something that Dragonball could never do. Toradora! was just amazing, I love all the characters so much. It made me go through a full range of emotions. It makes me not want to watch anymore anime, because of how good I think it is. And I'm afraid something might turn out to be better than it, and I don't want to forget about it. Does anyone share these feelings? (Gosh TD! made me emotional)

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

Shows that I watch now are beginning to make an impact on me, something that Dragonball could never do.

Welcome to the world of expanding your horizons. There's lots of great stuff out there just waiting for you to discover it. When I first got into anime, I thought Gundam Wing was the most amazing thing I'd ever seen, and now it doesn't even register on my Top 10. I still like it though, and I now think of it in a way that I never thought I would: as great nostalgia. :sd:

Keep watching! And don't worry about having that #1 spot taken away by something else in the future; it doesn't have to make what was once #1 any less important to you. :) Actually, we had a thread kind of about that recently (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showthread.php?t=91789).

[something]

But now I think I wouldn't let myself like anything thing else more, that's the reason I loved it so. Or maybe it was just a phase that I went through. Shows that I watch now are beginning to make an impact on me, something that Dragonball could never do. Toradora! was just amazing, I love all the characters so much. It made me go through a full range of emotions. It makes me not want to watch anymore anime, because of how good I think it is. And I'm afraid something might turn out to be better than it, and I don't want to forget about it. Does anyone share these feelings? (Gosh TD! made me emotional)

In my opinion, one sign of a truly engaged and happy anime fan is a top 10 that doesn't stay static for long. There's an appeal to seeing a long-term favorite dominate a list for a long time, there's an appeal to nostalgia, but I'd get a bit depressed if anime didn't keep improving. Keep topping itself. Keep improving animation and music. Keep showing us better writing, more believable character development, more interesting experiments in directing.

I see this happening every season, and it makes anime such an incredibly dynamic and absorbing hobby for me.

Don't lament knocking a king from its throne. Embrace it.

[Suwako Moriya]

In my opinion, one sign of a truly engaged and happy anime fan is a top 10 that doesn't stay static for long.

Interesting way of thinking. Granted I have to wonder what you would say about those like me who actually have a lot of trouble finalizing a top ten. The more titles I experience over time the harder decision becomes. Sure I managed a top ten list earlier in the thread. However it was a case of pure luck.

Toradora, Clannad, and Marimite are just three series I'm considering making part of my top ten. Yet for every title I add to my top ten another must be removed. Which makes the decision tricky.:sweat:

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

Yet for every title I add to my top ten another must be removed. Which makes the decision tricky.:sweat:

That's the tough part, indeed. When Marimite entered my top 10, I had trouble deciding what it had to bump out. But, the good thing is that even though something got bumped, I still enjoy the series that became #11 as much as I did before. Having a large pool of favorite titles (and even "desert island picks") is a good thing, I think.

[something]

Toradora, Clannad, and Marimite are just three series I'm considering making part of my top ten. Yet for every title I add to my top ten another must be removed. Which makes the decision tricky.:sweat:
I can't decide which would be harder: cutting to 10, or expanding out to 20. If it's 10, I can justify dropping out great shows for something greater. I only need to name 10. But if it's 20, I'd have to decide which 10 of the huge cluster of shows "just outside" the top 10 would be the ten next best... Since I track my top 10 and can compare my existing list to whatever changes I want to make, I have some sort of baseline to work from. If it were expanding the top 10, it'd be a lot harder to remember who all is in the running. With an existing top 10, it's merely the 10 already there plus whatever show prompted me to revisit the list.

Though it'd mostly just be hard the first time, and then I'd have the 20 baseline. ::shrugs:: Still seems tough though, ordering just 10 is difficult and arbitrary enough.

[something]

3/27/09 update! (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showpost.php?p=1556149&postcount=35)

It's been a year and a day, but it's time to update my list. The last time was also after the Winter season ended, which finished the second cour of Toradora!.Now the end of winter brings a new entrant - one a long time in the making, but very deserving of a spot.

It's a bit sad that we don't still have an active Top 10 list. The Most Wanted list is nice and all, but what about existing favorites? Even if it's not scored, it'd be nice to have a permanent thread to use. This one is pretty ancient now.

Note: As before, I'm only including shows that have completed their initial airing.

Old list:
1) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (6430)
2) Clannad (7809)
3) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (4576)
4) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (6698)
5) Toradora! (10050)
6) Kanon 2006 (6431)
7) Lucky Star (7222)
8) My~Otome / My~HiME (4155 for HiME, 5378 for Otome)
9) Touka Gettan (7508)
10) Aria (5504)

Updated list:
1) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (6430) ◄0►
2) Clannad (7809) ◄0►
3) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (4576) ◄0►
4) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (6698) ◄0►
5) Toradora! (10050) ◄0►
6) Kanon 2006 (6431) ◄0►
7) Touka Gettan (7508) ▲2
8) Aria (5504) ▲2
9) Hidamari Sketch (6811) ◄NEW►
10) Lucky Star (7222) ▼3

Comments:
1) The last time I posted, Haruhi's 2k9 episodes hadn't aired yet. Now that they've done so... er, nothing changes, if anything it just reinforces my choice. Haruhi remains untouched! And I doubt Shoushitsu is going to change that. I just can't picture what a show better than Haruhi would look like. Even Clannad couldn't quite do it. I'm just at a loss to begin to fathom it now.

2) The main impetus for updating was to get Hidamari Sketch on here, and that's what I've done. That meant that something had to give, so I My-Otome/HiME it is. I still love the franchise, enough that I grabbed the JP Otome BD boxset just recently, but it's time to make room. Hidamari has just gotten better every season and with the completion of Hoshimittsu and the introduction of Nazuna and Nori, there's just nothing that can stop it from taking its place as one of the greatest franchises ever.

3) Aria and Touka Gettan both jump up two spots. I'm not even done rewatching Aria the Origination yet but I already know that 10th isn't good enough.

4) Accordingly, Lucky star drops a bit. I'm undecided on where to put this one, mostly because I haven't had a chance to rewatch it. I hope to do so this year, which will give me an idea of whether it should stay or not. If only we could get a second season...

5) The show that's likely closest to making the list right now is Marimite, but while the 4th season is a 10/10 level show it's just short of bumping LS out, and since that's the last season I guess its chance is over. K-ON! is also a contender. The second season may well push it over the top and replace Lucky Star. We shall see...

[Suwako Moriya]

It's been a year and a day, but it's time to update my list.

Which is still much faster than me. In any case, I should overhaul my list as well. One thing I'm thinking of doing is pretending the old list is invalid and starting from scratch.

I still have a slots to fill, but I can say that Hidamari Sketch will be on the list. Along with GA, K-ON!, Sketchbook and Lucky Star.

Also, I'm to focus more on enjoyable titles that I like to revisit on occasion. Ones that are fresher in my memory. Stuff along those lines.

[EmperorBrandon]

Accordingly, Lucky star drops a bit. I'm undecided on where to put this one, mostly because I haven't had a chance to rewatch it. I hope to do so this year, which will give me an idea of whether it should stay or not. If only we could get a second season...

Lucky Star held up very well on a rewatch for me (well, it was a watching of the dub - I still haven't rewatched the Japanese version yet). K-ON! trounced it from the start for me, though, even though I really like both. I'm definitely excited to see how the second series of it will end up.

Looking at my latest Top 10 series list (which I last updated After Story finished), I'm not sure if I'm too much in need of an update. Clannad, CCS, Magic User's Club, and Princess Tutu should all be solid. I've thought of placing Azumanga Daioh and Mahoraba higher than Magical Project S, because the latter has kind of diminished in replay value while the others have not (still has its awesome moments, but some of it does not hold up as well compared to other shows). Super GALS! is in an iffy position at #10. I watched the whole entire thing again recently and rather enjoyed it, but maybe not as much as others among my high favorites. There's so many things I would consider for that spot that I can't really decide. If Aria the Origination proves to be great, though, maybe I'll add a third SatoJun series to the Top 10.

[strangefour]

Hmm, a Top Ten list. I think about that every so often but never get around to actually writing it down. Let's see what series I can come up with off the top of my head. Oh and I'm not counting any mecha shows in this list or they would just totally dominate my list. I'll figure out a list for them tomorrow.

(1) Durarara!!
(2) Geobreeders
(3) Baccano!
(4) sCRYed
(5) Slayers (& Next & Try)
(6) Spice & Wolf
(7) Saber Marionettes J
(8) Cowboy Bebop (the only one on the list I don't own)
(9) Bubblegum Crisis
(10) Sketchbook Full Colors~ & Doujin Works & Hidamari Sketch (three way tie)

Maybe I need an OVA/Movie list too to help break things down more.

[mk2000]

TV

1. Neon Genesis Evangelion
2. Revolutionary Girl Utena
3. Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex
4. Nobody's Boy Remi
5. Battle Athletes Victory
6. CardCaptor Sakura
7. Trigun
8. Air TV
9. Gunbuster OVA
10. FLCL



I'm updating but from my 2007 list.

New list:

1. Neon Genesis Evangelion
2. Revolutionary Girl Utena
3. Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex (series)
4. Clannad (series)
5. Top wo Nerae (series)
6. CardCaptor Sakura
7. Trigun
8. Initial D (series)
9. Sailor Moon
10. Air TV

A good shake up of the bottom 7.
I'm embarrassed as to say why Nobody's Boy Remi and Battle Athletes Victory suddenly dropped out…
Though, to quote from Howl's Moving Castle, "A fickle heart is the only constant in this world". :beatingheart:

Since the Top wo Nerae shows are connected within the same universe and Diebuster was a true sequel I've decided to Gattai the series together.

Also the criteria for my list will now weigh emotional resonance higher than critical or technical acclaim (thus the inclusion of Sailor Moon and Initial D).

[Garasharp K7]

I've been meaning to update the list again, and since I've been watching a lot of my favourite shows over the last few months, I thought I should do another update.

The old list:

1 Mazinger Z
2 Martian Successor Nadesico
3 GaoGaiGar
4 Zone of the Enders
5 Steel Angel Kurumi
6 Read Or Die (OVA and TV)
7 Gigantor/Tetsujin 28
8 Robotech
9 Excel Saga
10 Super Milk-chan

And the new...

1 Martian Successor Nadesico
2 Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
3 Zone of the Enders
4 Dai-Guard
5 Mazinger Z
6 Read Or Die (OVA and TV)
7 Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
8 Gatekeepers
9 Full Metal Panic (all series)
10 Azumanga Daioh

No suprise that Nadesico's still up there, though it's taken the top spot now. As for Mazinger, it's gone down a couple of places as I've not felt the urge to rewatch it as much as I've done in the past. (doesn't mean I like it any less than before - it's just I like the others a lot more :) ) GGG, Kurumi, Robotech, Gigantor, Excel and Milk-chan are off for the same reason. (though I'm tempted to go back to Excel soon)
ZOE goes up another place and some other favourites that used to on my list years ago have made a comeback - Gatchaman, FMP and Azumanga are all back since I've enjoyed the hell out of 'em in recent rewatches. Same goes for Dai-Guard and Gatekeepers as well, though I don't think they were on my list in the past.
BGC 2040 is a new addition and ROD stays where it is. I need to give that one another go soon.

[FUNiOP]

Thanks for bumping this, since I had no idea this forum had this.

1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Neon Genesis Evangelion
3. FLCL
4. Gurren Lagann
5. Samurai Champloo
6. Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal
7. Fullmetal Alchemist (if Brotherhood counts as a separate series, make it number 8 and bump the current number 10 off)
8. Death Note
9. Beck
10. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

From what I've heard, this list will hopefully include Clannad After Story once I've seen it.

For comparison, toonzone's list circa late last year (http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showthread.php?t=261422)

[Suwako Moriya]

Old Top Ten

1. Sunshine Sketch (Hidamari Sketch)
2. Sketchbook ~full colorS~
3. ef ~a tale of memories~
4. sola
5. Lucky Star
6. Kanon
7. Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
8. Cardcaptor Sakura
9. Strawberry Marshmallow
10. Azumanga Daioh


New Top Ten
01. GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class or Hidamari Sketch
02. Hidamari Sketch or GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class
03. Sketchbook ~Full Colors~
04. K-ON!
05. Lucky Star
06. Azumanga Daioh
07. Sora no Woto
09. Gauken Utopia Manabi Straight
09. Kanon
10. Strawberry Marshmallow

Explanation

sola, ef ~a tale of memories~, and Cardcaptor Sakura are all removed from the listing. They're very good, but when faced with the new competition they don't make the cut anymore.

K-ON! earns a spot for being awesome. Just Tainaka Ritsu alone is enough reason to have it on the list. Just an overall enjoyable series and my type of show.

Sora no Woto earns a spot for simply being amazing and have a special feel to it.

GA: Geijutsuka Art Design class has Noda Miki the hairstyle master. As well as Awara Chikako. It's potentially my favorite series right now.

However it's hard to compare on season of GA to three seasons of Hidamari Sketch. Hence it's a toss up as to which is the number one for me. Hence why it's worded like that. Because I'm indecisive.

There are titles I've considered adding like Aria and Maria, but I'm undecided on which ones. So I've kept some shows on the list as placeholders even though I need a refresher course.

Who knows? Maybe after I refresh myself on Aria, I can be certain as to whether or not I truly want to add it to the list.

Either way, the important thing is to add GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class, K-ON!, and Sora no Woto to the list.

[njchobitsfan]

First five were easy, can't say the rest were :sweat::

1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Chobits
3. Toradora
4. Spice and Wolf
5. Clannad/Clannad After Story
6. Black Lagoon/Black Lagoon Second Barrage
7. Elfen Lied
8. Fullmetal Alchemist
9. Koi Kaze
10. Shakugan no Shana

I haven't seen Spice and Wolf 2, but I assume it's as good as the first series. Honorable mentions and/or vying for the 10th slot are: Midori Days, Shuffle! and Azumanga Diaoh.

[Memphis]

Series/OVA

1 - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2 - Cowboy Bebop
3 - Black Lagoon
4 - Yu Yu Hakusho
5 - Samurai Champloo
6 - Trigun
7 - Rurouni Kenshin / Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal
8 - Hellsing Ultimate
9 - IGPX
10 - Last Exile

Honorable mentions:
Big O, Samurai 7, Fullmetal Alchemist, Trinity Blood, Karas: The Prophecy

Since everyone is in an updating mood I'll do the same.

1 - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (I just don't see this getting de-throned at all with everything that I've been seeing lately)

2 - Cowboy Bebop
3 - Black Lagoon
4 - Samurai Champloo
5 - Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal
6 - Gungrave
7 - Fullmetal Alchemist
8 - Trigun
9 - Death Note (Despite the weak second half I still liked it)
10 - Gundam 00 (I've only seen the first season)

My list went through a small change

[Vegard Aune]

Huh, I actually don't think I've ever posted my top 10 list here before... That is a horrible crime that must be atoned for immediately!!

1. Clannad After Story (Note that because I've got this on here, I'm excluding season one from the list. If I were to include that one as well, it'd probably be in 7th place.)
2. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
3. One Piece
4. Kanon
5. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
6. Azumanga Daioh
7. Air
8. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (This one might move up a few spots depending on how it ends.)
9. Ouran High School Host Club
10. ef - a tale of memories

...Actually, the last two were kind of just random picks from the series I've given a 9/10 rating. I'm not entirely sure how the rest past FMA:B really compare to each other. So because of that, I'll also list the other 9/10-series that failed to make the list for no particular reason:

-Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
-So Ra No Wo To
-Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai

[Draneor]

New Top Ten
01. GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class or Hidamari Sketch
02. Hidamari Sketch or GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class
03. Sketchbook ~Full Colors~
04. K-ON!
05. Lucky Star
06. Azumanga Daioh

I think it's pretty obvious your favorite genre is 4koma.^^

[Suwako Moriya]

1. Clannad After Story (Note that because I've got this on here, I'm excluding season one from the list. If I were to include that one as well, it'd probably be in 7th place.)

I personally believe in the idea of grouping "seasons" together. Thus rather than have Clannad and Clannad ~After Story~ be given separate slots, I'd have them share the same slot.

Of course there are exceptions. If season X is good and season Y is terrible, I might make note that the slot is only for season X and explain it's because season Y is bad.

[Suwako Moriya]

New Top Ten
01. GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class or Hidamari Sketch
02. Hidamari Sketch or GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class
03. Sketchbook ~Full Colors~
04. K-ON!
05. Lucky Star
06. Azumanga Daioh

I think it's pretty obvious your favorite genre is 4koma.^^

Heh, I could have probably filled the entire list with 4-Koma. That would have been amusing. I mean there is stuff like for example Kanamemo to consider.

[something]

1. Clannad After Story (Note that because I've got this on here, I'm excluding season one from the list. If I were to include that one as well, it'd probably be in 7th place.)
Since the list isn't being scored anymore, format doesn't matter and thus you can of course put whatever you want. But usually we'd just put one season to represent them all, unless you just flat out dislike an earlier one or whatever. In Clannad's case especially, it's all one big story, and impossible for me to separate the two halves.

Combining is also good because it at least lets 10 different franchises get on the list, usually, which is quite helpful considering how ridiculously tight space is already. If I needed 2 for Clannad and 2 for Haruhi and 2 (1st/A's) for Nanoha and 3 for Aria and 3 for Hidamari... That's 12 right there. :sd: Granted, if I *were* separating them out, not all pieces would make the top 10, but both of Haruhi and Clannad would, as well as both of Nanoha probably...

Anyway, good list, all but 3 of those are on my list or were on my list at one point.

[Serial Experiments Nobue]

Why not... I'll see how time has changed my Top 10s.


Top 10 Series, update 23 Dec 2008

01) Revolutionary Girl Utena
02) Figure 17
03) Serial Experiments Lain
04) Haibane Renmei
05) Maria-sama ga Miteru
06) Gunslinger Girl
07) Cardcaptor Sakura
08) Angelic Layer
09) Planetes
10) Princess Tutu

MariMite has now hit a glass ceiling of sorts for my Top 10. Those Top 4 are rock solid, but now 5 is in the same league as them, whereas before the gap was slightly more detectable. :sd:

Movies remain as before. A recap:

Movies
01) Adolescence of Utena
02) Spirited Away
03) Whisper of the Heart
04) Princess Mononoke
05) My Neighbor Totoro
06) Nausicäa of the Valley of Wind
07) Kiki's Delivery Service
08) Porco Rosso
09) Laputa: Castle in the Sky
10) Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card

As of 31 March 2010:

Top 10 Series (no changes)
01) Revolutionary Girl Utena
01) Figure 17
03) Serial Experiments Lain
04) Haibane Renmei
05) Maria-sama ga Miteru
06) Gunslinger Girl
07) Cardcaptor Sakura
08) Angelic Layer
09) Planetes
10) Princess Tutu

I'm officially numbering Utena and Figure 17 as a tie now. :sd: They always have been to me, but I numbered them separately for the tally before. Since there isn't an official AoD tally right now, they both get the number one spot.

Top 10 Movies
01) Adolescence of Utena
02) Spirited Away
03) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
04) Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
05) Whisper of the Heart
06) Princess Mononoke
07) My Neighbor Totoro
08) Nausicäa of the Valley of Wind
09) Kiki's Delivery Service
10) Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card

Tokikake and Ponyo are new to the list, having watched them for the first time since I tried to compile a Top 10.

[something]

3/28/10 (http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showpost.php?p=1749633&postcount=34) update!

Not for a new show, but for a show from a few years ago that completely shocked me on a rewatch. I remember it being damn good, and I knew it was so high on my Most Wanted list for plenty of good reasons, but... daaaamn. I don't think I've ever been amazed to this degree on a rewatch before, relative to the initial viewing. That's something that really, really deserves to be recognized.

Note: As before, I'm only including shows that have completed their initial airing.

Old list:
1) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (6430) ◄0►
2) Clannad (7809) ◄0►
3) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (4576) ◄0►
4) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (6698) ◄0►
5) Toradora! (10050) ◄0►
6) Kanon 2006 (6431) ◄0►
7) Touka Gettan (7508) ▲2
8) Aria (5504) ▲2
9) Hidamari Sketch (6811) ◄NEW►
10) Lucky Star (7222) ▼3

Updated list:
1) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (6430) ◄0►
2) Clannad (7809) ◄0►
3) Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (4576) ◄0►
4) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (6698) ◄0►
5) Toradora! (10050) ◄0►
6) Kanon 2006 (6431) ◄0►
7) Touka Gettan (7508) ◄0►
8) Aria (5504) ◄0►
9) Hidamari Sketch (6811) ◄0►
10) Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight (6789) ◄NEW►

Dropped out, as much as it pains me to do so: Lucky Star (7222)

Now, sure, this is going to have to be temporary... K-ON! has a spot reserved for when season two ends, unless they somehow inexplicably destroy the show in the next ~13 eps. Which seems virtually impossible. But at least for now, Manabi needs the recognition. Actually, this would have been Marimite taking #10 as of just a few days ago, if I'd gotten around to updating... but then Manabi came roaring in at full Massugu GO speed.

One thought I just had is that when I add K-ON!, at that point my top 10 will be very very solid, far more than it's ever been in the past. I've shuffled the 8-10 range around a bit in recent years but soon it'll be occupied by Aria (3 seasons), Hidamari (3 seasons) and soon K-ON! (2 seasons), in as yet undetermind order. So any show that wants to challenge them probably will need to run for a while before it builds up enough momentum. And right behind them will be incredibly strong runners-up to contend with: Manabi Straight, Marimite (4 seasons), Lucky Star. Plus everything in my top 10 has now stood up to at least one, and in some cases multiple, rewatches. Except for Toradora, which we'll be able to correct in a few months! I sincerely doubt a rewatch will hurt Toradora one bit, of course.

I guess the most interesting question is, what could possibly break into not just my top 10, but top 3-4. Those are just solid as hell, especially the top 3. My mind can't comprehend what would do the trick. But then, my mind had no idea what the hell Haruhi or Nanoha were before they aired either...

Surprises are always the best.

[Moe Moe Taiga]

TV:

1. Toradora!
2. Code Geass
3. Death Note
4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni/Kai/Rei
5. Jigoku Shoujo
6. REC
7. Speed Grapher
8. Phantom Memory Kurau
9. Lunar Legend Tsukihime
10. Dragonball/Z/GT


TV

[01] Clannad / Clannad ~After Story~
[02] Higuashi no Naku Koro ni / Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
[03] Toradora!
[04] Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch / Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch R2
[05] To Aru Majutsu no Index
[06] Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu
[07] Shakugan no Shana
[08] Jigoku Shoujo / Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori / Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae
[09] Death Note
[10] Kimi ga Nozomu Eien

And Clannad takes the reigns as #1, woot!

I still need to see sequels to some of these... (Especially Haruhi 2K9 and Railgun)

[Moe Moe Taiga]

I've been thinking of attempting to get this thread going again, if no one minds (I know I'm rather new compared to the well seasoned members, but I'd like to attempt this). I'd need permission from dunno first of course, and would have to make a new thread/database. Any opinions/comments? I think this would be a great resource to have again (to go along with the Most Wanted anime and manga threads). If anyone else would rather do it, I wouldn't mind either.

[something]

I've been thinking of attempting to get this thread going again, if no one minds (I know I'm rather new compared to the well seasoned members, but I'd like to attempt this). I'd need permission from dunno first of course, and would have to make a new thread/database. Any opinions/comments? I think this would be a great resource to have again (to go along with the Most Wanted anime and manga threads). If anyone else would rather do it, I wouldn't mind either.
Absolutely go for it - I doubt you explicit need permission seeing as how this was abandoned waaaaaay long ago.

Following along with how Fudce handles the Most Wanted list would be for the best I think, since that system works. And it basically how this used to work.

[touma]

I've been thinking of attempting to get this thread going again, if no one minds

I would be very interested in seeing what has changed after two years.
Since something revived this thread a few days ago I have been thinking of posting a new list. Now I will wait to see if you get a new thread started so I can just post to that.

Good luck.

[Johnny]

I'd be another person glad to see this revived :)

[Damius]

Indeed it would really be great!

[bctaris]

Following along with how Fudce handles the Most Wanted list would be for the best I think, since that system works. And it basically how this used to work.

Sure, but this used to work, going back to the first couple years B-Rad Lascelle started it in this format in 2005 (in the Recommends forum of all places), as a sort of seasonal thing, starting at one point and ending at another, determining what was most popular for that year and waiting another six or eight months until the next time.

But making it something perpetually ongoing, like Most Wanted, is indeed the best way to do this, as we've prodded for in the past, and I'm all for it. So, thank you to Moe Moe Taiga or anyone else taking the responsibility. (Even if I may not have anything at the present time to update from my archaic list. ;))