Dedication Through Light
Member
Yeah those episodes lacked appeal to keep me from listing it that high. I guess I just dont like stuff that feels like filler. Though at least the final episode was nice.
Hence why Ao no Exorcist wasnt on my list.
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Yeah those episodes lacked appeal to keep me from listing it that high. I guess I just dont like stuff that feels like filler. Though at least the final episode was nice.
Hence why Ao no Exorcist wasnt on my list.
1. Mawaru Penguindrum
2. Wandering Son
3. Bunny Drop
4. Hanasaku Iroha
5. Chihayafuru
6. Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san
7. Tamayura ~hitotose~
8. Steins;Gate
9. Kaiji S2
10. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
*I would've included Chihayafuru but it's still got another ~12 episodes left to air. fuck it
Honourable Mentions
Kizuna Ichigeki
Ojii-san no Lamp
The Borrower Arrietty
Ikoku Meiro no Croisee
Level E
Redline
Ben-To
Fireball Charming
Blood-C heh
2. Wandering Son
3. Bunny Drop
4. Hanasaku Iroha
5. Chihayafuru
6. Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san
7. Tamayura ~hitotose~
8. Steins;Gate
9. Kaiji S2
10. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Honourable Mentions
Kizuna Ichigeki
Ojii-san no Lamp
The Borrower Arrietty
Ikoku Meiro no Croisee
Level E
Redline
Ben-To
Fireball Charming
Blood-C heh
Zeouterlimits
Member
1. Usagi Drop
2. Wandering Son
3. Mawaru Penguindrum
4. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai
5. Redline
6. Stein's Gate
2. Wandering Son
3. Mawaru Penguindrum
4. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai
5. Redline
6. Stein's Gate
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
1. Gosick
2. Shakugan no shana
3. CubedxCursedxCurious
2. Shakugan no shana
3. CubedxCursedxCurious
SciencePilot
Member
Top ten?! I only watched three anime this year... and I loved them all. I'll vote for them, then:
1. Nichijou -- Its style of humor really appealed to me. Sometimes it wasn't the best, but all in all I laughed way more than I didn't. Amazing animation and music too, of course.
2. Puella Magi Madoka Magica -- An all around good show with some unique takes on familiar themes. A strangely minimalistic show, in a good way. I didn't love it as much as some people did, but I got my fair bit of enjoyment out of it.
3. Mawaru Penguindrum -- Kind of a mess of a show, with strange pacing. But it tried really hard to be something unique and meaningful, and for that I give it credit. A thoroughly enjoyable show to follow through all the craziness and twists and stuff. And I love the highly allegorical nature of it, since it's somewhat similar to my own writing.
1. Nichijou -- Its style of humor really appealed to me. Sometimes it wasn't the best, but all in all I laughed way more than I didn't. Amazing animation and music too, of course.
2. Puella Magi Madoka Magica -- An all around good show with some unique takes on familiar themes. A strangely minimalistic show, in a good way. I didn't love it as much as some people did, but I got my fair bit of enjoyment out of it.
3. Mawaru Penguindrum -- Kind of a mess of a show, with strange pacing. But it tried really hard to be something unique and meaningful, and for that I give it credit. A thoroughly enjoyable show to follow through all the craziness and twists and stuff. And I love the highly allegorical nature of it, since it's somewhat similar to my own writing.
Crash Station
Member
Honorable mentions:
Guilty Crown
Yondemasuyo Azazel-San
Deadman Wonderland
Dog Days
Blood C
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
Level E
Cube×Cursed×Curious (didn't want to delete all this after it was demoted to HM)
An intriguing show with a bipolar focus. It deceives you into thinking it's a generic harem and then BAM, it becomes Soul Eater with a darker tone. Some crazy Shaft art style shifts, a godly OST, surprisingly competently animated fight scenes, and the most tolerable Shana clone yet. Surprise of the year!
10. Dororon Enma-Kun Meramera
So there's this dude called Go Nagai. He's pretty much the most insane fucker you'll ever meet (if you actually do meet him, RUN). So some dudes decided to remake one of his most insane works for modern audiences, which are also pretty insane. The result was a completely off the wall comedy/action show absolutely DROWNING in BADASSERY. It's sexy, it's demented, it's random, and it has FIRE!
9. Sket Dance
At first glance it's Gintama lite. Then the jaw dropping episode 25 happens and it retroactively becomes genius from a psychological standpoint. Of course the show is mainly about high school antics, and it does that very well too. The Sket Dan is so silly!
8. Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka
Make a kitchen sink-like harem, make them all douchebags, have the main character become a zombie, and throw in some FUCKAWESOME fights. This is the rule of cool: the anime. You got chainsaws, zombie magical girlboys, vampires, serial killers, bladeless fans, and silent necromancers. It covers all bases!
7. Mirai Nikki
An intense, psychological romp through a world where anyone with a shred of sanity left won't have it for long. Starring the frontrunner of the yandere (link to tvtropes page) personality, Yuno! Suspenseful, shocking, generic review tagline word #58006, intense! There's never a dull moment for the diary holders.
6. Gintama'
The Odd Jobs crew returns for more hilarious self referential humor, destroying the 4th wall and looking good while doing it! This time, the occasional serious arcs are better than ever and the humor is just as witty and a thousand times more crude.
5. Kaiji Season 2
The crybaby gambler is back in his most intense adventure yet! Falling into the pits of debt despair one more time, he must put his future and life on the line several times just for a moment of relief. Mind games and zawa abound, this is one non-stop rollercoaster that will have you at the edge of your seat.
4. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
What happens when the guy that wrote the most disturbing visual novel of all time decides to do a magical girl series? Despair. Lots and lots of despair. A deconstruction with great atmosphere and some effective tone shifts. Urobuchi is a master at taking a magical, colorful world and filling it with his own demented brand of sadism.
3. Steins;Gate
An intelligent Sci-fi thriller with a completely mind blowing time travelling story and masterfully executed twists. The character development is nearly flawless and the protagonist becomes one of the most sympathetic anime characters I can think of. I was hit by a flurry if different emotions with each passing episode after the somewhat slow beginning. If there was something to convince me to check out the VN, this is definitely it.
2. Tiger & Bunny
A story about multicultural super hero bros with a surprising amount of mainstream appeal. A feel good show that is as badass as it is heartwarming. I did not dislike one character, which is an incredible feat. With so many relatable characters covering multiple demographics and a standard but well executed plot, this is a show for anime fans that may have fallen out of the medium in the past few years.
1. Toriko
Take a large chunk of Fist of the North Star, marinate it in your biggest tub of One Piece, sprinkle on just a dash of Yakitate! Japan, and bake for 3 hours in your local volcano. In the world of Toriko, only 3 things matter: eating, adventure, and most importantly, MANLINESS. With incredible fights both strategic and straightforward in nature, an "epic" adventurous OST, fantastic whimsical locales, and a cast of likable characters, Toriko has everything a grand adventure fighting series should.
Guilty Crown
Yondemasuyo Azazel-San
Deadman Wonderland
Dog Days
Blood C
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
Level E
Cube×Cursed×Curious (didn't want to delete all this after it was demoted to HM)
An intriguing show with a bipolar focus. It deceives you into thinking it's a generic harem and then BAM, it becomes Soul Eater with a darker tone. Some crazy Shaft art style shifts, a godly OST, surprisingly competently animated fight scenes, and the most tolerable Shana clone yet. Surprise of the year!
10. Dororon Enma-Kun Meramera
So there's this dude called Go Nagai. He's pretty much the most insane fucker you'll ever meet (if you actually do meet him, RUN). So some dudes decided to remake one of his most insane works for modern audiences, which are also pretty insane. The result was a completely off the wall comedy/action show absolutely DROWNING in BADASSERY. It's sexy, it's demented, it's random, and it has FIRE!
9. Sket Dance
At first glance it's Gintama lite. Then the jaw dropping episode 25 happens and it retroactively becomes genius from a psychological standpoint. Of course the show is mainly about high school antics, and it does that very well too. The Sket Dan is so silly!
8. Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka
Make a kitchen sink-like harem, make them all douchebags, have the main character become a zombie, and throw in some FUCKAWESOME fights. This is the rule of cool: the anime. You got chainsaws, zombie magical girlboys, vampires, serial killers, bladeless fans, and silent necromancers. It covers all bases!
7. Mirai Nikki
An intense, psychological romp through a world where anyone with a shred of sanity left won't have it for long. Starring the frontrunner of the yandere (link to tvtropes page) personality, Yuno! Suspenseful, shocking, generic review tagline word #58006, intense! There's never a dull moment for the diary holders.
6. Gintama'
The Odd Jobs crew returns for more hilarious self referential humor, destroying the 4th wall and looking good while doing it! This time, the occasional serious arcs are better than ever and the humor is just as witty and a thousand times more crude.
5. Kaiji Season 2
The crybaby gambler is back in his most intense adventure yet! Falling into the pits of debt despair one more time, he must put his future and life on the line several times just for a moment of relief. Mind games and zawa abound, this is one non-stop rollercoaster that will have you at the edge of your seat.
4. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
What happens when the guy that wrote the most disturbing visual novel of all time decides to do a magical girl series? Despair. Lots and lots of despair. A deconstruction with great atmosphere and some effective tone shifts. Urobuchi is a master at taking a magical, colorful world and filling it with his own demented brand of sadism.
3. Steins;Gate
An intelligent Sci-fi thriller with a completely mind blowing time travelling story and masterfully executed twists. The character development is nearly flawless and the protagonist becomes one of the most sympathetic anime characters I can think of. I was hit by a flurry if different emotions with each passing episode after the somewhat slow beginning. If there was something to convince me to check out the VN, this is definitely it.
2. Tiger & Bunny
A story about multicultural super hero bros with a surprising amount of mainstream appeal. A feel good show that is as badass as it is heartwarming. I did not dislike one character, which is an incredible feat. With so many relatable characters covering multiple demographics and a standard but well executed plot, this is a show for anime fans that may have fallen out of the medium in the past few years.
1. Toriko
Take a large chunk of Fist of the North Star, marinate it in your biggest tub of One Piece, sprinkle on just a dash of Yakitate! Japan, and bake for 3 hours in your local volcano. In the world of Toriko, only 3 things matter: eating, adventure, and most importantly, MANLINESS. With incredible fights both strategic and straightforward in nature, an "epic" adventurous OST, fantastic whimsical locales, and a cast of likable characters, Toriko has everything a grand adventure fighting series should.
1. Mawaru Penguindrum
2. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
3. Steins;Gate
4. Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa (fuck i'm glad it was given an ending)
5. Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail
6. Fate/Zero
7. Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
8. Hanasaku Iroha
9. Star Driver
10. Dantalian no Shoka
Kugiloli List 2011
1. Shana
2. Astarotte
3. Aria
4. Iori
5. Taiga (via the OVA)
Wanted to put on a list but couldn't figure out where:
Redline
Usagi Drop
Idolm@sater
Tiger and Bunny
Nichijou
Mirai Nikki
Fractale
Ben-to
Working'!!
2. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
3. Steins;Gate
4. Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa (fuck i'm glad it was given an ending)
5. Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail
6. Fate/Zero
7. Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
8. Hanasaku Iroha
9. Star Driver
10. Dantalian no Shoka
Kugiloli List 2011
1. Shana
2. Astarotte
3. Aria
4. Iori
5. Taiga (via the OVA)
Wanted to put on a list but couldn't figure out where:
Redline
Usagi Drop
Idolm@sater
Tiger and Bunny
Nichijou
Mirai Nikki
Fractale
Ben-to
Working'!!
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
1. Kimi ni Todoke S2
2. Mawaru Penguindrum
3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
4. Tiger and Bunny
5. Bunny Drop
6. Working'!!
7. Ben-To
8. C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control
9. Ao no Exorcist
10. Gosick
2. Mawaru Penguindrum
3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
4. Tiger and Bunny
5. Bunny Drop
6. Working'!!
7. Ben-To
8. C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control
9. Ao no Exorcist
10. Gosick
Someone out-firehawk'd firehawk.
Attackthebase
Member
Only watched two animes that is worth putting on my favorite list from this year:
1) Steins' Gate
2) Arrietty
3) Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai
1) Steins' Gate
2) Arrietty
3) Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai
1. Usagi Drop - Because when they say anime is crap and all moe is crap, you can point to this and make those bastards feel shame.
2. Mawaru Penguin Drum - Anime Status: Not saved. But still a pretty good show.
3. Hanasaku Iroha - On the back of a great opening and finale, this was a great slice of life with some very fun characters.
4. Fate Zero - Oh the crow nom nom nom. Episode 1 still sucked ass though.
5. Arrietty - Not by Miyazaki but might as well be.
6. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai - Sena sena sena sena
2. Mawaru Penguin Drum - Anime Status: Not saved. But still a pretty good show.
3. Hanasaku Iroha - On the back of a great opening and finale, this was a great slice of life with some very fun characters.
4. Fate Zero - Oh the crow nom nom nom. Episode 1 still sucked ass though.
5. Arrietty - Not by Miyazaki but might as well be.
6. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai - Sena sena sena sena
He wrote the script.
He also wrote and directed Howl's and Ponyo and that was a total mess. I think the old man still has some great ideas but really need people to rein him in from time to time.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Geneijin, will you join me at our secret base in 10 years time?
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Ponyo was a what now?
Do you really believe Ponyo had any kind of structure?
Even Totoro had an identifiable start middle and end.
There's an anime for it?
Of course not.
Anyway, I should figure out some rules so that people can be... creative with their list if they want to, while still making it clear if they have actual votes.
Why are we counting Blood Trail? That started back in 2010 right? I kind of wish we had two lists for the voting, one for TV shows and one for movies/OVAs. Kind of a tricky vote considering Chihayafuru and Fate/Zero are technically still on going. Anyway:
1. Usagi Drop
2. Penguin Drum
3. Fate/Zero
4. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
5. Kaiji S2
6. The Borrower Arrietty
7. Chihayafuru
8. Hanasaku Iroha
9. Redline
10. Nichijou
Honorable mentions to:
Toriko
Tamayura
Kimi Ni Todoke S2
Young Animator Projects
Idolm@ster
Working!!
No Ro Kyu Bu or Astarotte?
1. Usagi Drop
2. Penguin Drum
3. Fate/Zero
4. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
5. Kaiji S2
6. The Borrower Arrietty
7. Chihayafuru
8. Hanasaku Iroha
9. Redline
10. Nichijou
Honorable mentions to:
Toriko
Tamayura
Kimi Ni Todoke S2
Young Animator Projects
Idolm@ster
Working!!
No Ro Kyu Bu or Astarotte?
I don't really watch as much anime titles a year, but meh:
1. Gintama - My favorite anime, ever.
2. Gundam Unicorn - Although it was only 4 episodes, I have been anticipating every release since it came out. Really great.
3. Tiger & Bunny - Really funny and lovable characters. I can't see how someone can't enjoy this.
4. Toriko - Never read the manga but when I first tried this out I was already hooked. Really fun anime to watch. Even if they cook/catch weird shit it still all looks delicious DX <3
5. Sket Dance - Some people discouraged me from watching it and said it wasn't that good, but I'm glad I tried it out because it really is enjoyable. If you like Gintama you'll definitely like this too (plus the cross over was great
)
6. Level E - Never watched YYH or HxH until the remake so stuff from that guy was new to me until I watched this. It's really funny and enjoyable so if you liked those 2 works you should like this as well.
7. HunterxHunter - Completely fresh on me and so far it's been great watching it. Reminds me of how much I enjoyed FMA Brotherhood when it came out, so I hope it'll have the same effect
8. Bakuman. 2 - I never thought watching something about making manga would be interesting to watch. Most people say it's better to just read the manga instead of watching this but I'm lazy to catch up on all those chapters ;/
9. Sengoku Basara: The Last Party - LET'S PARTY, HERE WE GO!!
10. Usagi Drop - Very cute and lovable anime I'm sorta glad they didn't continue further, I think the anime ended fine.
Honorable mentions:
The Borrower Arrietty
Ao no Exorcist
C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control
Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabou
Fractale
I only watched one episode of Penguin Drum and was meeehh about it, but I think I'll just pick it up and watch it all. Whatevsss
1. Gintama - My favorite anime, ever.
2. Gundam Unicorn - Although it was only 4 episodes, I have been anticipating every release since it came out. Really great.
3. Tiger & Bunny - Really funny and lovable characters. I can't see how someone can't enjoy this.
4. Toriko - Never read the manga but when I first tried this out I was already hooked. Really fun anime to watch. Even if they cook/catch weird shit it still all looks delicious DX <3
5. Sket Dance - Some people discouraged me from watching it and said it wasn't that good, but I'm glad I tried it out because it really is enjoyable. If you like Gintama you'll definitely like this too (plus the cross over was great
)6. Level E - Never watched YYH or HxH until the remake so stuff from that guy was new to me until I watched this. It's really funny and enjoyable so if you liked those 2 works you should like this as well.
7. HunterxHunter - Completely fresh on me and so far it's been great watching it. Reminds me of how much I enjoyed FMA Brotherhood when it came out, so I hope it'll have the same effect
8. Bakuman. 2 - I never thought watching something about making manga would be interesting to watch. Most people say it's better to just read the manga instead of watching this but I'm lazy to catch up on all those chapters ;/
9. Sengoku Basara: The Last Party - LET'S PARTY, HERE WE GO!!
10. Usagi Drop - Very cute and lovable anime
I'm sorta glad they didn't continue further, I think the anime ended fine.Honorable mentions:
The Borrower Arrietty
Ao no Exorcist
C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control
Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabou
Fractale
I only watched one episode of Penguin Drum and was meeehh about it, but I think I'll just pick it up and watch it all. Whatevsss
1. Puella Magi Madoka Magica Simply the most enthralling anime of the year. Hoping there can be another anime that recreates the kind of experience I had watching this.
2. Hourou Musuko The anime that most made me want to pick up the manga to get more! (and the manga is great!)
3. Usagi Drop The anime was great but sadly I also picked up the manga for this and the second half was just not as good.
4. Steins;gate Behind Madoka, the other anime that I just couldn't wait for the next episode to air!
5. Yuruyuri Loved this, I think it was the only anime that I watched twice all the way through this year... Was very happy to hear about a second season~
6. Ano Hana The great parts were great, but a little inconsistent for me. Too much crying~
7. Mawaru Penguindrum Haven't finished watching this but it's good enough to get on this list anyway.
8. Freezing Came out of nowhere for me and was just fun to watch.
9. Baby Princess Uhhh... I dunno why I liked this so much? I'm reading the novels now?
10. Kami-sama no Memo-chou Really just enjoyed the story to this even if it was kinda cliched and dumb at points.
Honorable mentions, also known as how did I watch so much anime this year that these didn't make it in the top 10...?
Level E
Hanasaku Iroha
Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai
Lotte no Omocha
Rio - Rainbow Gate!
2. Hourou Musuko The anime that most made me want to pick up the manga to get more! (and the manga is great!)
3. Usagi Drop The anime was great but sadly I also picked up the manga for this and the second half was just not as good.
4. Steins;gate Behind Madoka, the other anime that I just couldn't wait for the next episode to air!
5. Yuruyuri Loved this, I think it was the only anime that I watched twice all the way through this year... Was very happy to hear about a second season~
6. Ano Hana The great parts were great, but a little inconsistent for me. Too much crying~
7. Mawaru Penguindrum Haven't finished watching this but it's good enough to get on this list anyway.
8. Freezing Came out of nowhere for me and was just fun to watch.
9. Baby Princess Uhhh... I dunno why I liked this so much? I'm reading the novels now?
10. Kami-sama no Memo-chou Really just enjoyed the story to this even if it was kinda cliched and dumb at points.
Honorable mentions, also known as how did I watch so much anime this year that these didn't make it in the top 10...?
Level E
Hanasaku Iroha
Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai
Lotte no Omocha
Rio - Rainbow Gate!
1. Redline - Badass and beautiful
2. Puella Magi Madoka Magica - Because all the others were crap I didn't want to watch
3. Nichijou - I like the simplistic style and it is nice to watch an ep here and there
Might check out Tiger and Bunny, thanks cosmic for the write ups.
2. Puella Magi Madoka Magica - Because all the others were crap I didn't want to watch
3. Nichijou - I like the simplistic style and it is nice to watch an ep here and there
Might check out Tiger and Bunny, thanks cosmic for the write ups.
1. Gintama' - It's Gintama, it's hilarious
2. Steins;Gate - excellent and I went in with extremely low expectations due to ChäoS;HEAd relation
3. Persona 4 - just a very well done conversion from the game this far
4. Mawaru Penguindrum - a pleasure to watch
5. No.6 - would have been higher but for the last episode
6. Natsume Yuujinchou San - glad fourth series is coming soon
7. Level E - some great crazy episodes
8. Kimi to Boku - the only slice of life I've enjoyed in years
9. Mirai Nikki - gets ridiculous and annoying at times but still overall quite good
10. Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam - I'm getting to like this despite bad initial reaction to stupid moe
2. Steins;Gate - excellent and I went in with extremely low expectations due to ChäoS;HEAd relation
3. Persona 4 - just a very well done conversion from the game this far
4. Mawaru Penguindrum - a pleasure to watch
5. No.6 - would have been higher but for the last episode
6. Natsume Yuujinchou San - glad fourth series is coming soon
7. Level E - some great crazy episodes
8. Kimi to Boku - the only slice of life I've enjoyed in years
9. Mirai Nikki - gets ridiculous and annoying at times but still overall quite good
10. Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam - I'm getting to like this despite bad initial reaction to stupid moe
1) Puella Magi Madoka Magica
2) Redline
3) The iDOLM@STER
4) Steins;Gate
5) Tiger & Bunny
6) Nichijou
7) Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa
8) Mawaru Penguindrum
9) Ben-To
10) Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
It actually feels a little disingenuous putting Redline on there given I saw it last year (twice). There's a bunch of stuff like Fate/ZERO and Horizon I would have put on there too, but it doesn't feel right to vote for 2-cour shows which won't end until 2012, given that we've no idea how strongly they'll end.
2) Redline
3) The iDOLM@STER
4) Steins;Gate
5) Tiger & Bunny
6) Nichijou
7) Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa
8) Mawaru Penguindrum
9) Ben-To
10) Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
It actually feels a little disingenuous putting Redline on there given I saw it last year (twice). There's a bunch of stuff like Fate/ZERO and Horizon I would have put on there too, but it doesn't feel right to vote for 2-cour shows which won't end until 2012, given that we've no idea how strongly they'll end.
BAM
No harm done since most of it is crap. Crazies here just watch all of it!
/oldmanbeinggrumpy
Dedication Through Light
Member
Professor was too annoying in it, and most skits fell flat, fortunately it did have Mr. Sakamoto and Yuko to save it and keep me watching.
Crash Station
Member
No prob. I legitimately believe it could be the Cowboy Bebop of this generation in terms of bringing in non-anime fans. It won't be because of where the medium is at now in the west and the way it will be advertised, but just saying in terms of content.
Dedication Through Light
Member
I believe its better than the manga. Its already just about covered one third of the chapters. They make it a bit more enjoyable.
Zeouterlimits
Member
My jaw has fallen off and dropped to the floor.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
i don't know what this means. and i don't want to know.
1. Mawaru Penguindrum(Fabulous Max)
2. Hourou Musuko(Very well done and hits a lot of the right notes with me, but I was also hyping it up well prior)
3. Redline(Visual bliss)
4. Fate/Zero(Main dude sucks, but the support cast +antagonist have been fantastic and judging by how much time they give them. The director agrees)
5. Tiger and Bunny(Wish I could just mentioned S1 and select episodes of 2. Some fantastic bits, at the same time one of the worst no closure, no purpose endings, other than to set up a future season)
6. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
7. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai.
8. Steins;Gate
9. Usagi Drop
10. Level E
Honorable mention, Ohana Sparkles, I really wanted to list this show, but at the same time my disdain for a few characters knocked it off. 2nd, Outside PenDrum, I really don't have much of an order.
Fact that I can think of about 13 shows I enjoyed this year says a lot. Thus a good year.
2. Hourou Musuko(Very well done and hits a lot of the right notes with me, but I was also hyping it up well prior)
3. Redline(Visual bliss)
4. Fate/Zero(Main dude sucks, but the support cast +antagonist have been fantastic and judging by how much time they give them. The director agrees)
5. Tiger and Bunny(Wish I could just mentioned S1 and select episodes of 2. Some fantastic bits, at the same time one of the worst no closure, no purpose endings, other than to set up a future season)
6. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
7. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai.
8. Steins;Gate
9. Usagi Drop
10. Level E
Honorable mention, Ohana Sparkles, I really wanted to list this show, but at the same time my disdain for a few characters knocked it off. 2nd, Outside PenDrum, I really don't have much of an order.
Fact that I can think of about 13 shows I enjoyed this year says a lot. Thus a good year.
slaughterking
Member
I'm not a close follower of AnimeGAF but I'm surprised I'm literally the only on to like Maria Holic S2. As a pretty solid Shaft show (well, that's how I see it!) I would think it would have at least gained the minimal amount of interest, but nobody else would lower themselves enough to even give a shit, haha.
Jex
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While I do believe that Tiger and Bunny is one of those rare shows that will appeal to Western audiences I really wouldn't go that far.
Cowboy Bebop is a very well known and respected titles for a variety of reasons, but the fact that it's a magnificent audio and visual spectacle that exudes 'coolness' is one of the many, many areas in which it's completely different to Tiger & Bunny.
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