BEST ANIME EVER!
For me, it's 2x2 Shinobuden.
I just finished watching it. The last episode made be cry, but because of sadness so much, but just because I knew there was no more. Seriously, how can Genius things like this only go for 12 episodes and things like Naruto get HUNDREDS of episodes.
NGE impresses me a lot for the characterization, and the characters and their relationships got stuck in my head and stayed there long after I watched it, but it's not the best anime I ever saw.
Cowboy Bebop has better music, better animation, better voice acting in the English dub, and a real ending instead of one the scriptwriters phoned in. I don't like the characters as much but all in all I think it's a slightly better series than NGE.
NGE
Hayao Miyazaki's movies
Haibane Renmei
Azumanga Daioh
School Rumble :)
Oh, and I have just watched Rurouni Kenshin OAV. I still need to think about it, but I can understand why it's often considered best anime ever.
Guys who wrote GTO: Have you read the manga? I haven't seen anime, but I suppose it's not much more than anime-ization of manga (which is great).
I have 3 words....
Sakigake!! Cromartie Kouko.....
>Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou
>>49 its been a while, and I didn't like the anime very much. but what exactly do you mean by 'deep character development' ?
or maybe you're talking about the character developments that also occur in naruto?
>>57 well naturally but we're talking aout anime here except mechazawa's voice is better in the anime
Lupin III beats them all.
Crayon Shinchan and Death Note are pretty cool too....
Well I would definately say in my own opinion that Fist of the North Star (Hokuto No Ken in japan) is definately one of the best anime's period. Also I would have to say The original Mobile Suit Gundam, Gundam Z, Gundam 0083, MS IGLOO, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Street Fighter II: The Animated movie are also some of the best animes I have seen.
>>61 I was laughing until I realized you were serious.
Then I laughed some more.
Seriously, Fist of the North Star and the original Gundam are eternal classics. As is Evangelion, although it hasn't had as much time to be a classic.
what
Seriously, these are facts any serious otaku would know. You've gotta know the classics of the field, man. Just try counting the number of references you see to those shows in other works.
>>67 Too much Gundam love; also, Neon Genesis Evangelion? Sure, it's something very different, but all-time-great? Not even.
I'm not talking subjective opinions here, I'm talking objective popularity and lasting appeal. It's ten years since Evangelion aired, and it's still as popular as ever. It's over thirty since Gundam, and people who weren't even born when it aired reference it all the time. Like them or not, they are indisputably classics of the field.
Well the Gundam franchise is one of my favorite anime franchises (except for its not so great installment Gundam SEED), but my favorite anime is the classic Hokuto no Ken and the Hokuto no Ken animated movie. But I don't think I should be called a troll for stating my own opinion about which animes are one the best.
Actually its around 12 years since Evangelion aired, but still the original Mobile Suit Gundam and NGE are classics, even some of the anime series of today parody or have references to both Gundam and NGE(like SGT. Frog or Excel Saga).
Anything good that once existed in the Gundam franchise has been undone by Gundam Seed and its sequels.
Agreed, Gundam SEED is like the Inuyasha of the Gundam franchise
Let's not turn this into a "I hate Gundam Seed thread" though I still think G Gundam is the worst out of all of them.
in terms of best, well there's the "best in my opinion" and best as in "most successfull/popular" the former being what most people say in this thread and the latter is what >>70 is pointing out, in a way.
Personally I don't really like NGE but let's look at some facts here, with NGE, well they're making a "remake" so to speak and the merchandize are still selling well and don't forget the range of NGE stuff they sell. Unlike gundam franchise they haven't made any spinoff series until recently (games and manga are not included), and gundam within 10 year wasn't as big as NGE in the same time frame, although this point is highly debatable.
NGE is the past, present and future!
I never enjoyed NGE so at least to me it will never be a great classic in the history of anime....
Personally I don't hold any particular series that I've watched as the 'best' or 'greatest' to me there are good and bad animes but nothing that stands out at the top.
"Great classic in the history of anime" are really not determined by personal opinion. You don't have to like them, but denying their influence is just silly.
Agreed with #76
I think that NGE was great for the silly way of representing the actual world, and besides the music was really cool!
Frank Sinatra songs and all that it's just classic and sexy also.
Actually, G Gundam is the best Gundam. This is a commonly misunderstood fact.
Naruto + (Fillers x infinite) = FAIL
What was that one spinoff called, something like 8th MS unit or something? I watched that in one sitdown and wow! You realize how and why Gundam has all these rabid fans.
>>79
It is thanks to MASTER ASIA.
I wouldn't call G Gundam the best Gundam, but it was unique and pretty good. But it was only really made to parody the 2D fighting game craze that was going on at the time.
>>82
Master Asia, definately one of the best Gundam characters though lol
>>81
Well the reason why I'm a Gundam fan (but not really a rabid fan), is because of the Mobile Suits, the storyline and plot is ok, but the Mobile Suits is what really attracted me, and no I'm not talking about all the "Big Bad" Gundam's and Mobile Armors like Big Zam or the Ez8, I mean the Mobile Suits like The Zaku II, GM Cannon (no not Gun Cannon, GM Cannon), The Jegan, the GM III, and so on. I'm still waiting for a Gundam installment that has what I truely want to see, a giant army of Balls kicking serious ass, in MS IGLOO you get close to that but still not what I wanted to see. Yes there are Mobile Suits called Balls if you didn't know, please make a joke about how weird what I typed looks like now.
Just anything by Hayao Miyazaki. Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle especially. ^-^
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anime sucks
>>86
and that is why you visited a bbs on the subject right
Hey, once you get anime fan enough you're required to think all his movies are the same. It's the law.
Yeah, I mean, Princess Mononoke totally has that Kiki's Delivery Service vibe all over again. What a hack.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVO7x6ubW8M
ΠΛΑΝΗΤΕΣ!!!
All these fucking kids. No respect for Evangelion and Gundam. What is with the people who don't like Evangelion. When you grew up with the older stuff its the best stuff in the whole world.
> What is with the people who don't like Evangelion.
It's cool to hate what's popular.
Monster, the best anime series ever, go watch it nowwwwwwwww :P
Gintama!!!
>>94 I have it on my comp, but i never watch it for some reason, I hated the visual style of first episode for some reason :/
Mobile Suit Gundam
>>92
nirvana had a lot of popularity and influence on the music that would come later in the 90s and on, but kurt cobains voice is shit.
point made by analogy.
I'm kinda disappointed by this thread. When I saw it's title i was hoping it would be full of people recommending obscure nonsense to show what hardcore recluses they were. Unfortunately I've seen most of whats been recommended, and I haven't seen much. I say unfortunately because I was hoping for some good recommendations of stuff I'd never find out about by myself.
As I'm just getting into anime It would be nice to hear some lesser known things, because I've learnt that what is best known within a genre is rarely considered the best by serious fans of a genre. Like >>98 I think a quite good analogy can be made with music; a lot of well known stuff is great (provided you like the genre it's in) such as Pink Floyd. But if you seriously spend time with music you'll eventually find stuff you appreciate far more than what first started you listening in the first place. For example from liking Pink Floyd (I still do) I found out about Gentle giant and Gong, who I like much more, but they aren't as well known. I'm assuming the same is true of anime. I really liked Eva, but am concious that there will be anime out there in the same genre that most fans of the genre would consider to be much better.
Favourites are hard to choose but I'd say Key the metal idol, kino's travels, Kodomo no Omocha and Akagi.
Also I thought Kurt Cobain's voice suited Nirvana really well.
gungrave!!!
If that's what you want, maybe you should be reading a thread about that instead. I like my obscure shows as much as the next guy, but I know that they are a personal preference and can't really be called the "best anime ever" by the mere fact that they aren't actually very popular.
I think you're wanting http://4-ch.net/anime/kareha.pl/1149680272/.
>>101 Thanks for the link, and sorry for the rather pointlessly long post.
However I disagree entirely with you that just because an anime is not popular doesn't mean it cannot be a contender for best anime ever. Mainly because there is no proper definition of what the 'best' anime is, so this is really just a list of favourites, and something doesn't need to be well known to be your personal favourite. All I was saying is that I'm suprised that the majority of favourites mentioned are pretty well known, when usually a list of favourites is filled with unexpected and unusual things.
It's pretty clear that the "best" of anything will have to be picked with a fair amount of objectivity. Equating "best" with "favourite" makes the whole term pretty redundant.
>>104
With things like anime it is impossible to be objective and so I don't think it is unreasonable to equate best with favourite concerning when it comes to lists like these. Using the term best when describing an anime is inappropriate, and seeing as the OP said that 'Best Anime Ever!! for me it is 2x2 Shinobuden' implied this was more a list of favourites than an objective and impersonal best of list.
> With things like anime it is impossible to be objective
That's complete bullshit.
ei!
I personally love such anime where you can watch one episode witout having to watch the others and still have a complete (little) story. Ie, no (big) cliffhanger. Its especially nice if the eps are linked together by some main characters or overarching storyline.
That's why I'm totally in love with the Jigoku Shoujo series, which also has some very nice music to it, and overal very well animated. Of course I then also enjoyed Paranoia complex (shounen batto.) Many episode of Ghost in the shell S.A.C have similar standalone stories. Still, Jigoku Shoujo beats all.
Does anyone know some series that fit within this 'genre' (in fact, is it a genre and is there a name for it?)
i guess so.... but i just refuse to call myself a nerd. i am very social 'n shit... i dun like nerds too much either. but I have been into anime since i was about 5 (speed racer, tranzor Z, voltron and shit) i'm in my 30's now so it's been a hella long time.
but see the thing is this. since we have adopted the name Otaku, i actually appreciate t he fact that cooler peoples can be Otaku's too. cuz i dun consider myself a big nerd, i go out and shit with cute ass people. tho i know i put that long as definition there, i think what people think Otaku was, should change.
i'm indecisive about the whole damned thing. it does piss me off when people who have only watched 1 anime call themselves an Otaku, but on the other hand I dun like ugly ass people calling themselves an otaku just to belong to something and wear it as a badge of honor either.
actually I guess for once ya'll could help me out on this.
listens
why the fuck did this get posted here? SHIT!
One Piece
Why has nobody mentioned Takahata Isao yet??
Cowboy Bebop and berserk
GTO, Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Lupin, and El Hazard. I never get tired watching these series.
air
negro
Gankutsuou was pretty good...
>>116
Gankutsuou is the best, I must agree. ^_^
for me it would have to be Ouran Kokou Host Club...I wonder if it's going to get licensed in the US
Kokou! Kokouuuuuuu!!!!!!!!! Like some fucking parrot.
Nice to meet you!
I am japanece people.
I have a question.
Do you know Ayako-kawasumi?
RED GARDEN is so cool!
Takehito-koyasu is good actor.
LM.C is so cute.
HE TETE DE CUL
Full Metal Alchemist... no doubt
Paranoia Agent, perfect mood, nice and gloomy.
Kino's Journey(Kino no Tabi) is one of the best anime I've ever seen.
Pani Poni Dash is good too =D It gives you plenty of chances to go "W...T...F?"
>>119
I love Ouran Koukou Host Club as well ^_^
I heard it was getting licensed as an anime, but I haven't heard by who. I'm curious though. <3 for Kasanoda (Bossa Nova)
It's hard to compare all anime series. They are in different types.
To me, I like Eureka seveN(2005)
Stop posting in bold, you fucking retard.
>>130
And it's fuckers like you that give girls a bad name.
Funny, another total dumbass I know goes by the name Aeris...
Yeah, Aerith is just Aeris with a gay lisp.
Code geass is okay, Kaze no stigma is so-so, Heroic age is pretty cool, Hayate no gotoku bores me... bleh, i can go on if i wanted to. but, i don't like to write too much...
Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni is pretty far up there on my list. Along with titles like Air, Elfen Lied, Shippuuden, Death Note, and Fate Stay Night.
it's hard to decide what i think the 'best' anime ever would be... ummm...
maybe mushishi or the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya?
Musashi Gundou. 'Nuff said.
I forgot to put Haruhi on there. and Lucky Star too.
>>1 asked for the "best anime ever", not the "best anime of the last few seasons", people.
Black Jack.
a jap's otaku opinion
"greatly anime"
FLCL
Gunbuster
cowboy bebop
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
magic users club
Princess Tutu
Neon Genesis EVANGELION
Samurai Champloo
"go die ever fuckin anime"
gundam seed
Code Geass
I mostly agree with that list, except that I didn't think Magic Users Club was as good as Princess Tutu. Also, Samurai Champloo tried too hard.
Oh, and Code Geass is good for a laugh.
Kyou kara maou!!
It was a good anime!! loved it!!^-^
Gundam 08 shotai !
That...I was able to cry so as to cry in all...（*´ω｀*）
Gundam 08 shotai !
That...I was able to cry so as to cry in all...（*´ω｀*）
Cowboy Bebop
Darker than Black
Ergo Proxy
NHK
Ghost in the Shell
Serial Lain Experiments
Rahxephon
Death Note
They have got all very original, epic, atmospheric and shopisticated stories.
Welcome to NHK!
Berserk
Lain
NGE (angsty but good)
Hunter x Hunter (best shonen [for kids though])
Monster
Ergo Proxy
I enjoyed all of these a lot.
Fushigi Yuugi
Red Gadren so far so good
Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni
Utena
Le chevalier D'eon
.HAck animes
Yakitate Japan!
Saying Lucky Star in >>150 GET
FMA, it made me cry on several ocasions
AKIRA!
Outlaw Star
FLCL
Azumanga Daioh
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Akira
Cowboy Bebop
.hack//SIGN
Welcome To The NHK!
That's pretty much my list for the moment.