What is your all time favourite anime?

[BottleOfAwesome]

I wouldn't be able to choose a single favourite, but my top 5 would porbably be:

Clannad (After story as well) - The characters, animation and the progresson of time and how the characters develop make this an amazing story.

Neon Genesis Evangelon (The regular series and the rebuild/movies) - Again, the characters and animation are great, but the action and underlying themes it puts forward make it brilliant, it is without a doubt worth watching

Elfen Lied - Even with the gratuitous amount of gore it is still an amazing anime, the story kept me wanting to watch more even though it was very depressing, it also has underlying themes that keep you thinking after you've finished watching.

Welcome to te NHK - Its funny, depressing and uplifting, once again the characters are interestng, the changes in the characters, and the dialog is great and well done.

Code Geass - Its very popular and for good reason, its got mechs, romance, action and a fair deal of other things. The plot and concept are unsual which helps it become a memorable story.

I like anime that give you something to really think about after you've finished watching... awesome action scenes or romance are good too though.

 

[Amberella]

Well, I've got a lot, so...

Number 1 would have to be One Piece. Longest show I even watch anymore, great plot and amazing cast. Keeps me guessing and has tons of dramatic fight scenes to boot.

For the smaller stuff: Baccano and Durarara!! are both amazing in my book, for similar and yet totally different reasons

I also always like the calmer, less frantic anime from time to time so there's Ergo Proxy, xxxHolic, and Jigoku Shoujo, but only in small incriments.

and, oh yeah:

Spoiler

I. friggin. love. this. show. Muushishi. Watch it. Read it. Ginko is downright awesome

Ahhhh!!!! It's Ginko! I want to become a Mushi Master! lol. :3 I don't know many people who have watched this or even heard of it. I absolutely loved Mushishi.

 

[Del-Toro]

Whenever one of these threads come up, and they do, with notable regularity, I always find myself as the only one to give this answer: Kannazuki No Miko. You may or may not have heard of it. Check that shit out on Wikipedia. And youtube.

It's definitely one of the better ones I've seen, although I don't know if I'd call it the best. It would be in the top five regardless (remembering that these things are purely subjective, and if you think they aren't then , but it retains the number one spot by virtue of having gotten me into the bloody medium to begin with.

It's shortly followed by Baccano!, which is an oft repeated answer on these threads for a fucking amazing reason. Kannazuki is something you'll either love or hate, my own experience is that there isn't a solid indicator for which you'll fall into, but it is a yuri, so if one decides to investigate, take heed. In Baccano!'s case, if you haven't looked if up, do so. It's not very long, and if all dubs were as good as it's then the subs v dubs debate would be over and the waps who insist on the subs on principle would be reviled as the hipsters of the otaku world. That justice restored, humanity would be yet another step closer to the singularity.

 

[Madara XIII]

I would have to say mine is Sailor Moon! Oh hey, look! Today just so happens to be Sailor Moon/Serena's birthday! ;D But yeah, Sailor Moon and I go wayyy back. It's just something I don't think I'll ever grow out of! Sailor Moon is what got me into anime, and it was the first one I ever watched.

So, what is your all time favourite anime?

Easy!

Spoiler: GURREN LAGANN!!!

Also

Hellsing Ultimate OVA

Spoiler: EPIC ALUCARD

and Last but Not least

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure!

 

[InsanelyZanter]

Okay, so Baccano! is really that good? I might have to try it after all then. I dunno, reading the Wikipedia page for it, it doesn't sound that interesting, and Prohibition-era US is a setting I really don't care for at all... Is it really worth trying out?

Yes. It's not the setting as much as the tone that makes it. It's hard to describe properly, my interest was low until I caught episode one.

It's on netflix if you got that, in the incredible dub, so check it out when you have the time.

The spiritual sequel, Durarara, is also fantastic, though it takes longer to pick up.

 

[Navvan]

MONSTER, a vast and complex cast of characters, a interesting story line with plenty of twists to keep you engaged. To top it off it was the first anime I saw that showed me that the medium can be more than the shounen type anime. Not that there is anything wrong with shounen its just nice to have variety.

Its rather sad that I can rarely find people who have even heard of it.

This is followed closely by a two way tie between Kino's Journey and Mushishi. Episodic shows done right.

I could go on, but as the thread was all time favorite I think the top three is already pushing it.

 

[Thaius]

Clannad. There are a lot of amazing anime out there, but this is the only one that made me cry like a baby. Multiple times. Well, at least until I watched things after it. The show kind of broke me, and now I cry in everything. It's kind of ridiculous, really.

 

[Kadoodle]

I hate anime except for Bobobo bobo bobobo, because it's an anime that makes fun of anime.

 

[MattyintheHatty]

Trigun was the first and probably one of the best i have watched. Although Last Exile was pretty Epic too.

 

[Polaris19]

Right now?

K-on probably, closely followed by Hayate the Combat Butler and Gintama.

 

[thedevilscousin]

Either Cowboy Bebop or Darker Than Black.... I have a hard time deciding

 

[Okysho]

My favorite anime...

Spoiler: WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK THEY ARE

ORE O DARE DA OMOTTE YARU?!?!?

 

[Murray Kitson]

i would have to say Deathnote. Closely followed by Blood+

a few others i liked are
-neon genesis evangelion
-Gundam wing
-gundam seen / seed destiny
-full metal alchemist
-Elfen Lied

all good, give them a try.

 

[lord.jeff]

I'm gonna say FLCL.

 

[pyramid head grape]

Okay, so Baccano! is really that good? I might have to try it after all then. I dunno, reading the Wikipedia page for it, it doesn't sound that interesting, and Prohibition-era US is a setting I really don't care for at all... Is it really worth trying out?

It many be in prohibition-era, but it not really the main outlet for the story. It much more than that but... ah, trying not to be spoiler here, the less you know the better. (Wikipedia isn't helping)

Anyway, I have been vague for long enough. Time to give you a straight answer, its very much worth your time, but thats all up to you. ^^

 

[DrEmo]

Either FLCL or Welcome to the NHK.

If you also state either "Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei" or "Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann" as your 3rd choice, I'll call the cops on you for stealing my thoughts.


I don't have a favorite, but my top 5:


1. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (I love its humor, music, art style and characters.)

2. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (The most ridiculous thing you will ever watch... and it's great.)

3. Welcome to the NHK (It will make you laugh uncomfortably and just make you feel weird in the best way possible.)

4. Steins;Gate (Time traveling text messages provide a tremendous and tantalizing viewing experience.)

5. [C] Control: money of soul and possibility control. (It's Pokemon meets the stock market. Yeah, I'll let that sink in.)


Also on my favorites:

Toriko (EAT THE OCEANS!), Darker than Black (Good characters), Kuuchuu Buranko (Trippy and incredibly entertaining.), Ergo Proxy (philosophy and such)and several others.


Least favorite: Ookami san and Elfen Leid.

 

[Amberella]

Okay, so Baccano! is really that good? I might have to try it after all then. I dunno, reading the Wikipedia page for it, it doesn't sound that interesting, and Prohibition-era US is a setting I really don't care for at all... Is it really worth trying out?

Yes. It's not the setting as much as the tone that makes it. It's hard to describe properly, my interest was low until I caught episode one.

It's on netflix if you got that, in the incredible dub, so check it out when you have the time.

The spiritual sequel, Durarara, is also fantastic, though it takes longer to pick up.

I'm going to have to try these out. :3 I heard about them but never went ahead and watched them. :3 I will have to when I have some spare time.

 

[AgentCooper]

That is hard to say really...

I will post a top count,to me these are the best of the best

Fist of the North Star

Yu Yu Hakusho

G Gundam

These three stand out to me and these series have tons of multiple viewing value.

 

[SargeGO]

My favorite is probably FMA (Not FMA B, even though that was also great). A close second is probably trigun. Love both of those series.

 

[StereoMike]

so few people mentioning Evangelion. Its the best thing out there.

In terms or animation I like samurai champloo. Looks great.

Also, to the people hating on English dubs... do you speak Japanese? Because I do and I've noticed that 9 times out of 10 the English dub is far better than the Japanese.

A lot of the older dubs are just downright awful, That's why. Recently they've been increasing in quality with some releases actually being better than the originals.

I've seen old and new. Personally I find the vast majority of japanese voice acting to be almost unlistenable. Which might be a word I just made up.