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TV Shows
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Nichijou
Cowboy Bebop
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
The Tatami Galaxy

Movies
Millennium Actress
Ghost in the Shell
The End of Evangelion
Patlabor 2
Perfect Blue

 

[Nikodemos]

Sekirei
Hyakka Ryouran
Seikon no Qwaser
Yosuga no Sora
Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid

Spoiler

SARCASM

Spoiler

?

Spoiler

^_^

 

[Newtype-001]

Fate Zero
Full metal Alchemist Brotherhood
Hunter x Hunter 2011
Clannad
Gurren Lagann.

Nostalgia would probably include Shaman King somewhere.


Honourable mentions
- Yu Yu Hakusho
-Shokugeki
-Your Lie in April
-Gundam Build fighters

Spoiler

(not try)

 

[LumpOfCole]

1) Haruhi Suzumiya
2) Yakitate Japan!
3) Midori no Hibi
4) Lucky Star
5) Excel Saga

 

[DJ_Lae]

If we're taking shows, Cowboy Bebop is the only one I've watched that didn't make me want to shut it off immediately. Samurai Champloo is okay, but it didn't do it for me the same way.

I should probably try some other shows at some point.

If we're talking movies, it's just going to be a shit-ton of Ghibli stuff.

 

[Fjordson]

Cowboy Bebop
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Outlaw Star
Paranoia Agent

Can't decide on the fifth. I feel like I should have a movie in there. Either Akira or Perfect Blue.

 

[Transhuman]

If we're taking shows, Cowboy Bebop is the only one I've watched that didn't make me want to shut it off immediately. Samurai Champloo is okay, but it didn't do it for me the same way.

I should probably try some other shows at some point.

If we're talking movies, it's just going to be a shit-ton of Ghibli stuff.

What do you get the man who has everything.

Monster is worth watching, as for movies, Perfect Blue.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

I'm really impressed with your tastes! Nobody ever talks about Urusei Yatsura, and I'd argue its one of Rumiko Takahashi's best works, if not the best! Lum is such a lovable character.

Indeed! I've always liked Lum(and by extension, Urusei Yatsura) a lot. I even have this little doozy shamelessly posed on a bookshelf.

Feel free to judge me

 

[rbenchley]

Black Lagoon
Steins;Gate
Cowboy Bebop
Evangelion
Death Note

 

[Proelite]

One Piece
Full Metal Panic
Nadia Secret of Blue Water
Bleach when it was good
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood

 

[8 X 11 Printer Paper]

• Great Teacher Onizuka
• Nodame Cantabile
• Welcome to the NHK
• Gintama
• Natsume Yuujinchou

 

[ZeroTheShadow]

Hajime No Ippo
Initial D
Yu Yu Hakusho
Cowboy Bebop

I dunno about the 5th.

 

[Allonym]

1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Trigun
3. Gundam (nearly any/all)
4. Blue Gender
5. Outlaw Star

There's so many others but these have had a profound effect on my life and thinking

 

[Nothing1016]

Monogatari Series
Cowboy Bepop
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Code Geass
Spice and Wolf

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

evangelion
berserk
shinsekaiyori
tiger and bunny
gits ssac

 

[Ekai]

That's generally difficult for me to balance and will depend on what comes to mind immediately, for the most part. If I could do a top 10 it'd be a bit easily to balance.

In no particular order
Shows:
Monster
Paranoia Agent
FLCL
Kino's Journey
Serial Experiments Lain

Though, again, my opinions on best anime show vary and there are many more I could easily exchange in this top 5 list. That being said, I haven't bothered with much of any anime in years either.

Movies:
Satoshi Kon's Entire Filmography (don't make me debate this, it's impossible, the man is a genius, all his movies are the best anime movie)

Tekkon Kinkreet

Grave of The Fireflies

The Sky Crawlers

Makoto Shinkai's Entire Filmography (probably my second favorite anime movie director. he's up there for me anyway.)

 

[True Savior]

Not a single LOGH mention. I want to throw up.

Bebop
Berserk (cause the manga is just so good that even a mediocre adaptation is great)
Legend of Galactic Heroes
Mushishi
Patlabor TV


Honorable mentions : GITS:SAC and Ping Pong

 

[ArchAngel]

1) Gunbuster
2) Madoka Magica
3) Evangelion
4) Code Geass
5) Diebuster

 

[Rolanderson]

Gurren Lagann
Cowboy Bebop
Samurai Shamploo
Jojo's Bizzarre Adventure
Neon Genesis Evangelion (Because everything was too upbeat)

I have also gotten into Durarara recently, enjoying it so far.

 

[Closer Two]

Neon Genesis Evangelion
Gurren Lagann
Cowboy Bebop
Perfect Blue
Nausicaa of the Valley of The Wind

 

[Famassu]

Kind of hard to narrow it down to 5. This would probably change daily, but at the moment I feel like saying...

FLCL
Cowboy Bebop
Beck
Planetes
Wolf's Rain

Those are the ones that I feel have left the biggest impressions on me, right now. Also a few others I had in consideration for the top 5

Trigun
Code Geass
Ghost in the Shell: SAC
Mushishi
Great Teacher Onizuka
Monster
Witch Hunter Robin

 

[KazenY2J]

Of all time?

Madoka Magica
Bakemonogatari
FLCL
FMA Brotherhood
Usagi Drop

 

[Srey Plaughtered]

Don't have a top list because ever changing tastes and favorites and all that but here's the five that I liked the most in the last few years.

- Jojo's Bizarre Adventures
- Nichijou
- Bakemonogatari
- Kara no Kyoukai(movie series but whatever)
- Only Yesterday(another movie)

 

[Kettch]

1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
2. Madoka Magica
3. Nodame Cantabile
4. Bakemonogatari
5. Usagi Drop

Pretty easy top 5 for me, they're a step above everything else I've watched.

 

[Pein]

1. FLCL
2. Samurai champloo
3. Cowboy bebop
4. GITS SAC
5. Planetes

I dunno, my top anime are all kinda interchangeable, Mushishi, denno coil, moribito, kino's journey and a lot more are deserving of a top 5 spot.

 

[Stereogatari]

1. Planetes
2. Death Note
3. DragonBall Z
4. Love Hina
5. Pokémon

If films count, then I am partial to every Ghibli film I've watched. Ocean Waves, Mononoke, The Witch, Totoro, Fireflies and Spirited Away.

Kind of hard to narrow it down to 5. This would probably change daily, but at the moment I feel like saying...

FLCL
Cowboy Bebop
Beck
Planetes
Wolf's Rain

Those are the ones that I feel have left the biggest impressions on me, right now. Also a few others I had in consideration for the top 5

Trigun
Code Geass
Ghost in the Shell: SAC
Mushishi
Great Teacher Onizuka
Monster
Witch Hunter Robin

Seeing as you have Planetes on your list, I will check out every other anime on your list. A man who lists Planetes is a man to be trusted.

1. Higurashi no naku
2. Steins;Gate
. Love Hina
.Disappearance of Haruhi
.Usagi Drops

And a fellow Love Hina fan yay!

Planetes
Mushishi
Cowboy Bebop
Porco Rosso
Samurai X

Another trustworthy soul.

 

[Joyful]

monster
revolutionary girl utena
evangelion
baccano
kinos journey


theirs a ton of amazing anime out there tbh
this barely scratches my list
6th would be yyh

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Long series:

Hunter x hunter 1999
Gintama
Monster
Dragon ball (not z)
Hajime no ippo

Short series:

Guyver (90s)
Outlaw star
El hazard (26 ep one)
Street fighter v
Big O

Movies

Castle of cagliostro
Spirited away
Street Fighter 2 The Animated Movie (manga dub with new soundtrack)
Porco Rosso
Laputa: Castle in the Sky

 

[Joyful]

Long series:

Hunter x hunter 1999
Gintama
Monster
Dragon ball (not z)
Hajime no ippo

Short series:

Guyver (90s)
Outlaw star
El hazard (26 ep one)
Street fighter v
Big o

is hxh 99 that good
i loved the newer one

big o is prolly my 2nd favorite mecha, its soo good except the ending

 

[MrChom]

4. Love Hina
And a fellow Love Hina fan yay!

Hate to be that guy, but have you read the Manga? The anime is, like, half the story, and ends at a really annoying point....you haven't even seen the Zeppelin yet!

 

[Solemn_In_Berlin]

Shin Sekai Yori being mentioned just once...

- Shin Sekai Yori
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Steins;Gate
- Baccano
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Honorable mention: Hyouka

 

[daniels]

It kinda changes for me ever now and then but what i am currently really like and come back to are these:

Haibane Renmai
Hunter x Hunter2011
Nichijou
Watamote
Last Exile/ Record of Lodoss War/ Aria the animation/ Kinos journey/ Vision of escaflown/ Spice and Wolf (Depending on my mood Aria for example is only when i am really lazy and relaxed :-D)

 

[Stereogatari]

Hate to be that guy, but have you read the Manga? The anime is, like, half the story, and ends at a really annoying point....you haven't even seen the Zeppelin yet!

I haven't, but thanks for the shout.

I know Planetes has a lot more interesting stuff later on in the manga than where the anime ends as well.

 

[Beatrix]

Attack on Titan
Cowboy Bebop
Samurai Champloo
Gundam Wing
Dragon Ball series

 

[brainchild]

1. Hunter X Hunter (2011)
2. Attack on Titan
3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
4. Fate/Zero & Fate/Stay Night (2014)
5. Avatar: The Last Airbender


Though truth be told, HxH is really in a class of its own. The variety in the arcs astounded me, and I've never seen a TV show (anime or otherwise) that had such huge tonal shifts between arcs. You really got the sense that it could be any kind of show that it wanted to be.

 

[NeoHorizon]

1) Clannad: After Story
2) 5 Centimeters Per Second
3) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
4) Code Geass R2
5) Seto no Hanayome

 

[Nickle]

Death Note
Oregairu first season
Ghost Stories
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Code Geass

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

is hxh 99 that good
i loved the newer one

It's got a bit of filler fluff to it, but I preferred their depiction of the manga scenes, and I love the soundtrack and voices.

It finishes at the end of Greed Island.

 

[Mr Swine]

1. Tenchi Universe
2. Ah My Goddess
3. Love Hina
4. Sailor Moon
5. Slayers

 

[The Silver]

1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes

2. Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo

3. Perfect Blue

4. Monster

5. Fate/Zero or Full Metal Alchemist or Yu Yu Hakusho whatever it changes.

There are other stuff like Berserk and Hunter x Hunter that could've been up there but they don't have endings so fuck em. And I want to mention School Days as the best comedy and Shiki for best final episodes ever.

 

[Usobuko]

Mushishi
LoGH
Juuni Kokuki
Haibane Renmei
Welcome to NHK

 

[xChildOfHatex]

1. Clannad
2. Fate/Zero
3. Hajime no Ippo
4. Black Lagoon
5. Code Geass

Honourable Mentions - Hunter X Hunter (90s version), Fate/Stay Night - Season 1 (UFOtable version), Honey and Clover, Great Teacher Onizuka, Nodame Cantabile, Darker than Black - Season 1, Gintama, One Outs, Bakemonogatari, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica.

 

[KevinCow]

1. Chi's Sweet Home

That's all I need.

 

[Spamification1]

No particular order:

Soul Eater
Black Lagoon
Canaan
Blood-C
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

 

[tolkir]

01 - Cowboy Bebop
02 - Hunter x Hunter (2011)
03 - Monster
04 - Ashita no Joe
05 - Dennou Coil

Honorable mentions: Gintama, Mushishi, Lucky Star, Cross Game, Beck, Gungrave,.. and many more.


Including movies and OVAs would be:

01 - Mononoke Hime
02 - Cowboy Bebop
03 - Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen
04 - Hunter x Hunter (2011)
05 - Monster

 

[Lee Chaolan]

Oh, that's tough. Let's see:

Great Teacher Onizuka
Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Ranma 1/2
Cowboy Bebop
Revolutionary Girl Utena.

90's anime was so fun.

 

[toweringinferno]

One Piece
Fairy tail
Eyeshield 21
Hunter x Hunter 2011
Blue Excorsict

Special shout out to Toriko and seven deadly sins

 

[PillarEN]

5. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
4. Angel Beats
3. Samurai Champloo
2. Cowboy Bebop
1. Clannad (including After Story of course)

I love KyoAni more than any other studio. Clannad is possibly my favorite TV show regardless of medium. Just beautiful and touches on so many realities from high school till adult life. I don't know, I just love it so much.

Edit: Whoops. I forgot to include Welcome To the NHK. That may actually be my number 2

Oh god I forgot about K-On!
I will have to revise my list

 

[enanogrande]

I can't do a Top 5. A couple of weeks ago I did a top 20 list I've been whittling down ever since, but It's too hard to get it down to 5.

That being said...

Last Exile

Planetes

Seeing as you have Planetes on your list, I will check out every other anime on your list. A man who lists Planetes is a man to be trusted.

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[Dedication Through Light]

5. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
4. Angel Beats
3. Samurai Champloo
2. Cowboy Bebop
1. Clannad (including After Story of course)

I love KyoAni more than any other studio. Clannad is possibly my favorite TV show regardless of medium. Just beautiful and touches on so many realities from high school till adult life. I don't know, I just love it so much.

Edit: Whoops. I forgot to include Welcome To the NHK. That may actually be my number 2

Good one for angel beats