What is your favorite anime series?

[ChickenZombie]

Personally, I don't like anime.

But a friend of mine is crazy for Code Geass.

 

[Lucky Chainsaw]

I think of phases in my life as either "before One Piece" or "after One Piece".

 

[Kurenai_X]

Excel Saga

 

[NovaCascade]

Clannad Afterstory.

It made me feel just a bit more human.

Really? All it did to me was make me depressed. Seriously, I was in tears about every 4-6 episodes. Still, Clannad (and Afterstory) are pretty much the only series I've watched right through, so it wins.

 

[Diddy_King]

I just don't understand how people can say they prefer FMA over FMA: Brotherhood. FMA wasn't bad; I quite enjoyed it when it came out years ago, but Brotherhood is just brilliant and leaves you with such a sense of closure.

OT: My top 3
FMA: Brotherhood
One Piece
Angel Beats!

Some other great anime
The Tatami Galaxy-if you want something trippy and yet insightful watch this one, you can find a free sub of it on Funimation
Baccano!
Cowboy Bebop

 

[NickKuroshi0]

Myself- A certain magical index is my all time favorite
My friend Tj- Elfen Lied
My other Tj- Bleach
And my friend Adrian- Soul Eater

 

[matsugawa]

Here's a Top 5:
El-Hazard (especially Wanderers)
Sakura Wars
Ah! My Goddess
Xam'd: Lost Memories
Gunparade March

Honorable mention: Genshiken

 

[Lug100]

Ive never really been that interested in anime, so theres only been one show ive ever watched and really liked, and that was 'Highschool of the Dead'

So yeah no idea if thats considered good or not, but hey i like it.

Catchapa: (~_^)

 

[DBLT4P]

Samurai Champloo, Cowboy bebop, Desert Punk (more people need to see this its hilarious), Outlaw Star, Gundam wing, Trigun, Evangelion (if you replace the last few episodes with the movie) Princess Mononoke, and Nausicaa of the valley of the wind.

One Piece, Death Note, Naruto, Bleach, and Fullmetal Alchemist were/are all better as manga...

 

[phazonbiologist]

I haven't gotten to watch enough different anime series to give the best opinion yet, but so far, my favorites are FLCL and Buso Renkin (seems like you don't hear about it very often, though).

 

[SckizoBoy]

I've only watched about 3, but out of those Lucky Star. That's one of my favourite TV shows of all time as well.

You loved Lucky Star despite having only watched three anime series?! ... ?! ... ??

That series is literally saturated with Japanese anime pop culture, one would've thought you'd hate it! In that case, now go watch Hayate Combat Butler...(!) At least watch some of the series it references... (Sergeant Frog, Gundam, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, FMA, The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi being just a few)

 

[Torrasque]

Ill go with ghost in the shell
It was the first anime I?ve seen that actually discussed interesting questions in a mature and thought provoking way.

GitS beats out Birdy: The Mighty, because of the philosophical elements to it, the story has so many layers, the characters a mite more fleshed out, and <spoiler=Season 2 spoiler>the death of the Tachikoma makes me cry every time ;_;
Besides all that, GitS just has so much more than Birdy does.

 

[Taynas]

I'm really excited to see so many other people who like Spice and Wolf on here.

My favorites are a duel to the death between:
Spice and Wolf
Baccano!
Hetalia
Princess Jellyfish
Ouran High School Host Club

I also really like:
Full Metal Panic!
Rurouni Kenshin
FLCL
Cowboy Bebob

 

[SckizoBoy]

I know, and there were so many times I really wanted to get the references... although I do know quite a bit about animé culture, so some of the more obvious references were great.

And there was so much humour apart from that, I think people's vision gets clouded. It's an incredible series regardless.

A similar series (in terms of feel, but not approach) is Hyakko!, with a rather zany form of comedy but without the references. You might enjoy that.

I'm watching Haruhi now, if that's any consolation

Yeah, good series, which order you watching it in, chronological? or broadcast?

 

[Stealthygamer]

just to be a combo breaker, i will say Avatar.

Avatar: TLA is not an anime. It's a cartoon in anime style.

OT: Death Note, but the DMC anime was really good to (it's on Netflix if you haven't seen it)

 

[Crispee]

A cross between Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Death Note, and the original Dragon Ball. Mostly the first two because they're cheesy, and they wouldn't be nearly as good if they weren't, also they're both very character driven, which I also like.

 

[natster43]

I think either Puella Magia Madoka Magica, Star Driver, or Durarara!! I need to also watch more anime.

 

[Syntax Man]

Clannad ~After Story~ no question, although other favourites include Full Metal Alchemist and RahXephon.

 

[Marcus Kehoe]

gundam seed for me, people forget how goo that series was. Evangellion is a really close second and only losses because of the ending. FLCL is 3rd.

 

[esliang]

As it so happens, I made a top ten while bored in class the other day:
1. Darker Than Black
2. Clannad
3. Death Note
4. Full Metal Panic!
5. Black Lagoon
6. Soul Eater
7. Fullmetal Alchemist
8. Love Hina
9. The Familiar of Zero
10. The World God Only Knows (Season One)