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NeoGAF 2011 Anime of the Year Voting Thread - voting extended through January 22
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KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Awesome. I'll use this time to get caught up on some more shows. I should have seen most of what I want to by then.
1 for the show and the other for Char.
:'(
Anyways, my vote goes to Usagi Drop, and that's about it. I was pretty much disappointed by everything else.
Steins;Gate seems intetesting, might give it a go.
The Top 6
1. Steins Gate - Seriously deserving it, I totally push this as my Anime of 2011. The source material was so strong that not even White Fox could ruin it. I find myself replaying episode 16 recently for it's major moment and it still hits the right spots. EL PSY CONGROO
2. Fate/Zero - I don't think it's completely fair to vote for it considering it's only half done, but god, what's there is fuck amazing. Fantastic cast of (Manly)seiyuu all around with the writing to back it up. And I never was a big fan of Fate before. . . Gen :bow:
3. Usagi Drop - The feel good anime. I don't think anything made me feel so happy and warm ever. Rin was just sooo cute. I can't really say more, it's all warm fuzzy feelings.
4. Puella Magi Madoka Magica - entropy :bow:
5. Idolm@ster - I love im@s, and I had my doubts of how this would turn out considering the source material. But what Nishigori ended up churning out went beyond what i expected. I've mentioned it in the winter thread, but it's truly a labor of love.
6. Working - Well it woulda been top 5 only, but Working had to be in my top. It was an extremely charming slice of life and kept up with it's hijinks without ever taking it very seriously. I absolutely adore the Wagnaria crew and hope to see more adventures with them
Honorable Mentions
Mawaru Penguin Drum - I just couldn't put this in my top, I've enjoyed it, but the Ikuhara antics have worn thin on me. Penguins are awesome though.
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai - I felt bad that I couldn't appreciate this in top list unlike many others. But thankfully, I could give it an honorable mention. I was in the Anohana camp until the very end, but AnimeGAF really soured me on how I enjoyed afterwards. What could have been!
Hanasaku Iroha - And here's was Anohana's rival that felt like it went nowhere in comparison. But when it did, it was pretty enjoyable. That and I also grew to enjoy most of the spa staff. Ohana's Bonbori attitude was a lot of fun. Oh and it's also very pretty since it's PA works.
1. Steins Gate - Seriously deserving it, I totally push this as my Anime of 2011. The source material was so strong that not even White Fox could ruin it. I find myself replaying episode 16 recently for it's major moment and it still hits the right spots. EL PSY CONGROO
2. Fate/Zero - I don't think it's completely fair to vote for it considering it's only half done, but god, what's there is fuck amazing. Fantastic cast of (Manly)seiyuu all around with the writing to back it up. And I never was a big fan of Fate before. . . Gen :bow:
3. Usagi Drop - The feel good anime. I don't think anything made me feel so happy and warm ever. Rin was just sooo cute. I can't really say more, it's all warm fuzzy feelings.
4. Puella Magi Madoka Magica - entropy :bow:
5. Idolm@ster - I love im@s, and I had my doubts of how this would turn out considering the source material. But what Nishigori ended up churning out went beyond what i expected. I've mentioned it in the winter thread, but it's truly a labor of love.
6. Working - Well it woulda been top 5 only, but Working had to be in my top. It was an extremely charming slice of life and kept up with it's hijinks without ever taking it very seriously. I absolutely adore the Wagnaria crew and hope to see more adventures with them
Honorable Mentions
Mawaru Penguin Drum - I just couldn't put this in my top, I've enjoyed it, but the Ikuhara antics have worn thin on me. Penguins are awesome though.
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai - I felt bad that I couldn't appreciate this in top list unlike many others. But thankfully, I could give it an honorable mention. I was in the Anohana camp until the very end, but AnimeGAF really soured me on how I enjoyed afterwards. What could have been!
Hanasaku Iroha - And here's was Anohana's rival that felt like it went nowhere in comparison. But when it did, it was pretty enjoyable. That and I also grew to enjoy most of the spa staff. Ohana's Bonbori attitude was a lot of fun. Oh and it's also very pretty since it's PA works.
Crash Station
Member
Lists are for nerds but here goes.
1. Puella Magi Madoka Magica - The most fun I've had with a show in years mostly because of the overall experience. The delay, the official thread, the discussions, the images. It all merged together to create a perfect storm of insanity. And it was so good.
2. Mawaru Penguindrum - A close second. While the ending left me somewhat underwhelmed and a number of plot threads were ultimately useless, the journey was amazing and more than worth my time. A flawed gem.
3. Usagi Drop - Simply put, an absolute joy to watch. Fun and heartwarming. That's all there is to it and it is good.
4. Hourou Musuko - Even though the subject matter is not something I can identify with, there's no denying there is some real strength to these characters. I thought it was a neatly wrapped story but it's a shame the art direction was something I simply could not agree with and had to put up with from begining to end.
5. Hanasaku Iroha - It has some very low lows during the middle, which just feel compounded by how strongly the show starts and finishes. All in all I enjoyed my time with it, wholly unnecesary fanservice scenes aside.
6. Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san! - Insane and irreverent comedy. The ending felt somewhat lackluster when compared to the rest but it still had me laughing my ass off more often than not.
7. Level E - The prince steals the show every scene he's in. Not every episode is a winner but when the show works, it works.
8. Steins;Gate - Ultimately enjoyable to watch but the haphazardly directed opening episodes bog it down a lot for me. Many of its twists and turns are also really predictable so it's a good thing that Okarin pretty much carries the show all by himself.
9. Working'!! - An example of how to improve over your first season by a considerable margin. What worked before still works here and what didn't works now. Fun.
10. Blood-C - If you can make it past the insanely formulaic opening episodes you will be rewarded with what I can only describe as an experience quite unlike anything else. It's somewhat refreshing to see a show with such a degree of utter contempt towards it's audience.
Honorable mention goes to Ben-to which, while fun, wasn't really able to be consistently so and Fireball Charming which is indeed quite charming but ultimately not really something deserving of a spot. Same goes for Squid Girl S2. I didn't include Fate/Zero or Chihayafuru because they're not done yet and it just didn't feel right but they'd probably end up somewhere in the middle. I also wanted to include Redline somewhere in there but I decided to keep it TV only. Anything else I didn't mention I probably forgot all about already and/or wasn't that good to begin with.
1. Puella Magi Madoka Magica - The most fun I've had with a show in years mostly because of the overall experience. The delay, the official thread, the discussions, the images. It all merged together to create a perfect storm of insanity. And it was so good.
2. Mawaru Penguindrum - A close second. While the ending left me somewhat underwhelmed and a number of plot threads were ultimately useless, the journey was amazing and more than worth my time. A flawed gem.
3. Usagi Drop - Simply put, an absolute joy to watch. Fun and heartwarming. That's all there is to it and it is good.
4. Hourou Musuko - Even though the subject matter is not something I can identify with, there's no denying there is some real strength to these characters. I thought it was a neatly wrapped story but it's a shame the art direction was something I simply could not agree with and had to put up with from begining to end.
5. Hanasaku Iroha - It has some very low lows during the middle, which just feel compounded by how strongly the show starts and finishes. All in all I enjoyed my time with it, wholly unnecesary fanservice scenes aside.
6. Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san! - Insane and irreverent comedy. The ending felt somewhat lackluster when compared to the rest but it still had me laughing my ass off more often than not.
7. Level E - The prince steals the show every scene he's in. Not every episode is a winner but when the show works, it works.
8. Steins;Gate - Ultimately enjoyable to watch but the haphazardly directed opening episodes bog it down a lot for me. Many of its twists and turns are also really predictable so it's a good thing that Okarin pretty much carries the show all by himself.
9. Working'!! - An example of how to improve over your first season by a considerable margin. What worked before still works here and what didn't works now. Fun.
10. Blood-C - If you can make it past the insanely formulaic opening episodes you will be rewarded with what I can only describe as an experience quite unlike anything else. It's somewhat refreshing to see a show with such a degree of utter contempt towards it's audience.
Honorable mention goes to Ben-to which, while fun, wasn't really able to be consistently so and Fireball Charming which is indeed quite charming but ultimately not really something deserving of a spot. Same goes for Squid Girl S2. I didn't include Fate/Zero or Chihayafuru because they're not done yet and it just didn't feel right but they'd probably end up somewhere in the middle. I also wanted to include Redline somewhere in there but I decided to keep it TV only. Anything else I didn't mention I probably forgot all about already and/or wasn't that good to begin with.
1. Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Some of the most visually stimulating Shaft direction to date, with the content to back it up this time.
2. Usagi Drop: One of the most beautiful shows I've ever seen.
3. -----: There deserves to be a gap after the first 2.
4. Working'!!: One of the very rare times that a sequel doesn't simply outdo the originally, but almost appears to be an entirely different, superior show despite having the same basic content.
5. Gundam Unicorn: The first Gundam series that I've truly enjoyed since The 08th MS Team.
6. Chihayafuru: Takes the traditionally shounen concept of striving to become the best at something, but focuses instead on the characters and their relationships. Reminiscent of Nodame Cantabile in it's basic concept and overall quality.
7. Ben-To: One of the stupidest concepts imaginable somehow elevated to a state of believability through quality writing. Only brought down by the pointlessly extended fan service scenes.
8. Fate/zero: Despite already knowing how the series ends, the journey is still full of surprises and entertainment. I only wish the show had condensed its material down to 13 episodes total for more fast paced revelations, instead of extending it to a second season.
9. The Borrower Arrietty: Hopefully the start of a return to form for Studio Ghibli. Not quite up to par with many of their past films, but the pieces are starting to come together now to where I only have minor issues with it.
10. Ikoku Meiro no Croisee: An enjoyably lighthearted show. Its concept had the potential to rival Usagi Drop, but in execution retained too many standard anime tropes to truly stand out.
Honorable Mention to Steins;Gate, of which I only watched the first 2 episodes. And loved so much, that I decided to wait for a translation of the source material instead.
And my anti-list for the year:
-1. Blood-C: One of the top 5 worst shows ever that I've somehow managed to watch to completion. Occasionally dangling a carrot of hope, while steadily being blended into a pit of garbage.
-2. Itsuka Tenma no Kuro-Usagi: One of the most abrupt and severe reversals in quality that I've seen. The first episode was mediocre, but with enough potential to continue on. The second episode was just a continuously solid block of hilarious trainwreck with no redeeming features to speak of.
-3 C3: CubexCursedxCurious: One of those rare occasions where a show would be significantly improved without subtitles. Some of my favorite visual direction completely wasted on a show where the plot, dialogue, characters, world building and overall composition were complete trash.
-4 Mayo Chiki!: In a medium where originality is rare, this show stands out as the most blatant rip-off that I've ever seen. Every.Single.Plot Point from the first episode was an exact or near exact copy of Maria Holic. The biggest story difference between the two that I could tell was that instead of the main character being gay, everyone just thinks the main character is gay. Also doesn't help that it was all of a much lower quality.
-5 Beelzebub: Nothing breaks my heart more than a manga I love being given a bastardized adaptation. I really don't have that big of a problem with filler material. I understand it's often a necessity. A few filler episodes occasionally are fine, sometimes they can be good, if not at least they don't last long before the high quality main story is back. Extended filler arcs are almost always terrible, but they're nice and easy to simply skip entirely. Beelzebub on the other hand makes the cardinal sin of constantly mixing filler material into the middle of adapted material. As an example, it will take my favorite manga chapter, cut it up into 5 parts and put filler scenes in between each. Not only is this terrible and unskippable, it completely ruins the original pacing. Jokes fall flat, dramatic scenes appear out of place, people seem to act out of character. I can't stress enough how destructive this is.
2. Usagi Drop: One of the most beautiful shows I've ever seen.
3. -----: There deserves to be a gap after the first 2.
4. Working'!!: One of the very rare times that a sequel doesn't simply outdo the originally, but almost appears to be an entirely different, superior show despite having the same basic content.
5. Gundam Unicorn: The first Gundam series that I've truly enjoyed since The 08th MS Team.
6. Chihayafuru: Takes the traditionally shounen concept of striving to become the best at something, but focuses instead on the characters and their relationships. Reminiscent of Nodame Cantabile in it's basic concept and overall quality.
7. Ben-To: One of the stupidest concepts imaginable somehow elevated to a state of believability through quality writing. Only brought down by the pointlessly extended fan service scenes.
8. Fate/zero: Despite already knowing how the series ends, the journey is still full of surprises and entertainment. I only wish the show had condensed its material down to 13 episodes total for more fast paced revelations, instead of extending it to a second season.
9. The Borrower Arrietty: Hopefully the start of a return to form for Studio Ghibli. Not quite up to par with many of their past films, but the pieces are starting to come together now to where I only have minor issues with it.
10. Ikoku Meiro no Croisee: An enjoyably lighthearted show. Its concept had the potential to rival Usagi Drop, but in execution retained too many standard anime tropes to truly stand out.
Honorable Mention to Steins;Gate, of which I only watched the first 2 episodes. And loved so much, that I decided to wait for a translation of the source material instead.
And my anti-list for the year:
-1. Blood-C: One of the top 5 worst shows ever that I've somehow managed to watch to completion. Occasionally dangling a carrot of hope, while steadily being blended into a pit of garbage.
-2. Itsuka Tenma no Kuro-Usagi: One of the most abrupt and severe reversals in quality that I've seen. The first episode was mediocre, but with enough potential to continue on. The second episode was just a continuously solid block of hilarious trainwreck with no redeeming features to speak of.
-3 C3: CubexCursedxCurious: One of those rare occasions where a show would be significantly improved without subtitles. Some of my favorite visual direction completely wasted on a show where the plot, dialogue, characters, world building and overall composition were complete trash.
-4 Mayo Chiki!: In a medium where originality is rare, this show stands out as the most blatant rip-off that I've ever seen. Every.Single.Plot Point from the first episode was an exact or near exact copy of Maria Holic. The biggest story difference between the two that I could tell was that instead of the main character being gay, everyone just thinks the main character is gay. Also doesn't help that it was all of a much lower quality.
-5 Beelzebub: Nothing breaks my heart more than a manga I love being given a bastardized adaptation. I really don't have that big of a problem with filler material. I understand it's often a necessity. A few filler episodes occasionally are fine, sometimes they can be good, if not at least they don't last long before the high quality main story is back. Extended filler arcs are almost always terrible, but they're nice and easy to simply skip entirely. Beelzebub on the other hand makes the cardinal sin of constantly mixing filler material into the middle of adapted material. As an example, it will take my favorite manga chapter, cut it up into 5 parts and put filler scenes in between each. Not only is this terrible and unskippable, it completely ruins the original pacing. Jokes fall flat, dramatic scenes appear out of place, people seem to act out of character. I can't stress enough how destructive this is.
mhayze
Member
TV Only for me, and mostly completed series - looks like we're going with Japanese names:
1. Usagi Drop
2. Bakuman
3. Hanasaku Iroha
4. Kimi ni Todoke S2
5. Kaiji S2
6. Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
7. Working!!
8. Level E
9. Mawaru Penguindrum
10. Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san!
Still haven't started watching Chihayafuru, Steins Gate, Last Exile and some of the very late 2011 starts. Honorable mention goes to Natsume San, Horou Muskou, Level E. I watched all of Arakawa S2 in 2011, but I left it off the list because it's technically a 2010 series.
1. Usagi Drop
2. Bakuman
3. Hanasaku Iroha
4. Kimi ni Todoke S2
5. Kaiji S2
6. Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
7. Working!!
8. Level E
9. Mawaru Penguindrum
10. Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san!
Still haven't started watching Chihayafuru, Steins Gate, Last Exile and some of the very late 2011 starts. Honorable mention goes to Natsume San, Horou Muskou, Level E. I watched all of Arakawa S2 in 2011, but I left it off the list because it's technically a 2010 series.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
1. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
2. Persona 4 the Animation
3. Fate/Zero
2. Persona 4 the Animation
3. Fate/Zero
1. Redline - Number one because its this sort of frenetic, over the top, action packed, incredibly well animated (and cg free IIRC), offering that got me interested in anime in the first place and is waaaaay too few and far between.
2. Steins Gate
3. Madoka
4. Fractale
5. Arietty
6. Natsume Yuujinchou San
7. Nurarihyon no Mago
2. Steins Gate
3. Madoka
4. Fractale
5. Arietty
6. Natsume Yuujinchou San
7. Nurarihyon no Mago
Unknown Soldier
Member
This is pointless but whatever. My top 3 this year have been set in stone for some time now, but the exact order was in flux until I arbitrarily decided to assign an order for them.
1. THE IDOLM@STER
2. Usagi Drop
3. Steins;Gate
4. Mirai Nikki
5. Persona 4: The Animation
6. Hanasaku Iroha
7. Ben-To
8. The World God Only Knows II
9. Hidan no Aria
10. Infinite Stratos
DIAF (Dishonorable Mention):
Blood-C
Guilty Crown
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
Sacred Seven
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And now, for something completely different.
My Favorite Anime OPs/EDs of 2011:
Which has nothing to do with the quality of the show it's attached to, of course.
1. My Dearest (Guilty Crown OP1)
2. READY!/CHANGE!! (THE IDOLM@STER OP1/2)
3. Hacking to the Gate/Tokitskasadoru Juuni no Meiyaku (Steins;Gate OP/ED)
4. Kukanzen Nenshou (Kamisama Dolls OP)
5. Kuusou Mythology/Blood Teller (Mirai Nikki OP/ED)
6. STRAIGHT JET/SUPER STREAM (Infinite Stratos OP/ED)
7. sky's the limit (Persona 4: The Animation OP1)
8. stone cold (Sacred Seven OP)
9. LIVE for LIFE ~Ookami-tachi no Yoru~ (Ben-To OP)
10. Nornir (Mawaru Penguindrum OP)
DIAF (Dishonorable Mention):
spiral (Blood-C OP)
1. THE IDOLM@STER
2. Usagi Drop
3. Steins;Gate
4. Mirai Nikki
5. Persona 4: The Animation
6. Hanasaku Iroha
7. Ben-To
8. The World God Only Knows II
9. Hidan no Aria
10. Infinite Stratos
DIAF (Dishonorable Mention):
Blood-C
Guilty Crown
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
Sacred Seven
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And now, for something completely different.
My Favorite Anime OPs/EDs of 2011:
Which has nothing to do with the quality of the show it's attached to, of course.
1. My Dearest (Guilty Crown OP1)
2. READY!/CHANGE!! (THE IDOLM@STER OP1/2)
3. Hacking to the Gate/Tokitskasadoru Juuni no Meiyaku (Steins;Gate OP/ED)
4. Kukanzen Nenshou (Kamisama Dolls OP)
5. Kuusou Mythology/Blood Teller (Mirai Nikki OP/ED)
6. STRAIGHT JET/SUPER STREAM (Infinite Stratos OP/ED)
7. sky's the limit (Persona 4: The Animation OP1)
8. stone cold (Sacred Seven OP)
9. LIVE for LIFE ~Ookami-tachi no Yoru~ (Ben-To OP)
10. Nornir (Mawaru Penguindrum OP)
DIAF (Dishonorable Mention):
spiral (Blood-C OP)
ThereGoesTheSun
Neo Member
1. Steins;Gate
2. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
3. Mawaru Penguindrum
4. Sket Dance
2. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
3. Mawaru Penguindrum
4. Sket Dance
cool_trainer
Member
1.Ano Hana
2.Chihayafuru
3.Steins;Gate
4.Puella Magi Madoka Magica
5.Mawaru Penguindrum
6.Kimi ni Todoke S2
7.Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing
8.Usagi Drop
9.Working'!!
2.Chihayafuru
3.Steins;Gate
4.Puella Magi Madoka Magica
5.Mawaru Penguindrum
6.Kimi ni Todoke S2
7.Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing
8.Usagi Drop
9.Working'!!
bigmakattack
Banned
1.Redline
2.Mawaru Penguindrum
3.Hourou Musuko
4.Usagi Drop
5.Hanasaku Iroha
6.Tiger & Bunny
7. Madoka Magica
2.Mawaru Penguindrum
3.Hourou Musuko
4.Usagi Drop
5.Hanasaku Iroha
6.Tiger & Bunny
7. Madoka Magica
Wiktor
Member
1.Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai - stirred my emotions like no anime in a very long time. And it was good to see a show where characters are emo because they actually do have a damn good reason for that.
2.Natsume Yuujinchou San -love this series to bits. The only anime that can make me cry at a broken tea cup. Would have been no.1 if it wasn't for the surisingly average demon hunter arc near the end
3.Fate/zero - best show of it's kind. Sets up completely new standards for it. I liked Fate/SN (game that is), but Nasu was always better at creating setting than actual plot. Here I got his setting, plus great plot written by somebody obviously more talented at that
4.Usagi Drop - simply adorable.
5.Yumekui Merry - huge surprise. JCStaff makes a lot of this type of shows, but this one was simply way ahead of anything they've ever done in this genre. Great visuals, sound and atmosphere and most of all spectacular world building.
6.Hanasaku Iroha - yeah, it turned into soap, but screw it. It was gorgeous and even when it turned cliche it still managed to make me care.
7.The World God Only Knows II - stronger than first season. Hilarious series that can still evoke emotions when it turns into serious stuff
8.Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail - more Black Lagoon is always a good thing
9.Kamisama Dolls - a little wasted potential here. It took a while to get going, but once it did I enjoyed it a lot. But it really screams for S2
10. Level E- The prince was a glorious troll and the series made me laugh more than any other last year.
2.Natsume Yuujinchou San -love this series to bits. The only anime that can make me cry at a broken tea cup. Would have been no.1 if it wasn't for the surisingly average demon hunter arc near the end
3.Fate/zero - best show of it's kind. Sets up completely new standards for it. I liked Fate/SN (game that is), but Nasu was always better at creating setting than actual plot. Here I got his setting, plus great plot written by somebody obviously more talented at that
4.Usagi Drop - simply adorable.
5.Yumekui Merry - huge surprise. JCStaff makes a lot of this type of shows, but this one was simply way ahead of anything they've ever done in this genre. Great visuals, sound and atmosphere and most of all spectacular world building.
6.Hanasaku Iroha - yeah, it turned into soap, but screw it. It was gorgeous and even when it turned cliche it still managed to make me care.
7.The World God Only Knows II - stronger than first season. Hilarious series that can still evoke emotions when it turns into serious stuff
8.Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail - more Black Lagoon is always a good thing
9.Kamisama Dolls - a little wasted potential here. It took a while to get going, but once it did I enjoyed it a lot. But it really screams for S2
10. Level E- The prince was a glorious troll and the series made me laugh more than any other last year.
Dedication Through Light
Member
My Dearest, Skys the Limit, Stone Cold, and Live for Life are great. Not a fan of Departures for Guilty Crown?
Stone Cold is a fun song, especially the animation that went with it.
outlawauron
Member
1. Steins;Gate
2. Fate/Zero
3. Usagi Drop
4. Tiger and Bunny
5. Dantalian no Shoka
6. Ano Hana
7. Haganai
8. Baka Test S2
9. Redline
10. Madoka
I would have included some more currently airing shows, but they're not finished so I don't feel like they should quite be up for this award.
2. Fate/Zero
3. Usagi Drop
4. Tiger and Bunny
5. Dantalian no Shoka
6. Ano Hana
7. Haganai
8. Baka Test S2
9. Redline
10. Madoka
I would have included some more currently airing shows, but they're not finished so I don't feel like they should quite be up for this award.
dakkumauji
Member
Based off what I actually watched the past year:
1. Carnival Phantasm
2. Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
4. Working'!!
5. Fate/zero
6. Persona 4 the Animation
7. Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ni!
8. The World God Only Knows II
9. Ao no Exorcist
Wow, I need to watch more anime or currently airing stuff.
1. Carnival Phantasm
2. Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
4. Working'!!
5. Fate/zero
6. Persona 4 the Animation
7. Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ni!
8. The World God Only Knows II
9. Ao no Exorcist
Wow, I need to watch more anime or currently airing stuff.
Dedication Through Light
Member
This might be a strange list, as it's hard to rank shows per se, but
1. C3
I can only pray it gets a season 2.
It probably will... though nowadays it really all depends on the DVD/BD sales.
The real crime is show like Dragon Crisis not ever getting a new season.
Sure, why not, I'll put in my vote.
1.) Mawaru Penguindrum
2.) Steins;Gate
3.) Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
4.) Fate/Zero
5.) Ben-To
6.) Hanasaku Iroha
7.) Chihayafuru
8.) Tiger & Bunny
9.) Level-E
10.) Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
All in all, a good year. I'd articulate why I chose what I did, but I'll leave it at this due to a combination of laziness and the AnimeGAF regulars already having given better explanations for why each show is good than I probably could anyway.
1.) Mawaru Penguindrum
2.) Steins;Gate
3.) Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
4.) Fate/Zero
5.) Ben-To
6.) Hanasaku Iroha
7.) Chihayafuru
8.) Tiger & Bunny
9.) Level-E
10.) Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
All in all, a good year. I'd articulate why I chose what I did, but I'll leave it at this due to a combination of laziness and the AnimeGAF regulars already having given better explanations for why each show is good than I probably could anyway.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
1. Mawaru Penguindrum
2. Wandering Son
3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
4. Chihayafuru
5. Usagi Drop
6. Fate/Zero
7. Hanasaku Iroha
8. Hunter x Hunter
9. Sket Dance
10. Level E
What a great year 2011 was for anime. My Top 5 shows are all ones which I would consider true classics in some form or another, and the year was filled with some great shows. There were other shows from 2011 which I enjoyed even outside of these, and even more which I haven't gotten around to watching yet. Mawaru Penguindrum is obviously the best of the class, but there is a lot to love, and such variety, too.
2. Wandering Son
3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
4. Chihayafuru
5. Usagi Drop
6. Fate/Zero
7. Hanasaku Iroha
8. Hunter x Hunter
9. Sket Dance
10. Level E
What a great year 2011 was for anime. My Top 5 shows are all ones which I would consider true classics in some form or another, and the year was filled with some great shows. There were other shows from 2011 which I enjoyed even outside of these, and even more which I haven't gotten around to watching yet. Mawaru Penguindrum is obviously the best of the class, but there is a lot to love, and such variety, too.
MotionBlue
Member
1. Steins;Gate
2. Usagi Drop
3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
4. Fate/zero
5. Nichijou
6. Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
7. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
8. Gosick
9. Hanasaku Iroha
10. Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
Runner up: Dantalian no Shoka
Noteworthy:
Working'!!
Chihayafuru
Mawaru Penguindrum
2. Usagi Drop
3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
4. Fate/zero
5. Nichijou
6. Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
7. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
8. Gosick
9. Hanasaku Iroha
10. Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
Runner up: Dantalian no Shoka
Noteworthy:
Working'!!
Chihayafuru
Mawaru Penguindrum
chickdigger802
Banned
I find it a bit dirty to vote for an anime that hasn't finished yet, so sorry Chihayafuru =(
1. Usagi Drop
2. Hanasaku Iroha
3. Kamisama Dolls
4. Tiger & Bunny
5. Bento
6. No. 6
7. Sacred Seven (makes my list just because of the damn scooter)
8. Dantalian no Shoka
9. Mawaru Penguindrum
10. Gosick
1. Usagi Drop
2. Hanasaku Iroha
3. Kamisama Dolls
4. Tiger & Bunny
5. Bento
6. No. 6
7. Sacred Seven (makes my list just because of the damn scooter)
8. Dantalian no Shoka
9. Mawaru Penguindrum
10. Gosick
Haven't watched much this year.
1. Mawaru Penguindrum
2. Usagi Drop
3. Steins;Gate
4. Hourou Musuko
5. Nichijou
6. The Borrower Arrietty
7. Dantalian no Shoka
8. Idolm@ster
9. [C]
10. Tiger and Bunny
Honourable mentions: Un-Go, Madoka, Ano Hana
I wish I'd seen or seen more of Hanasaku Iroha, Ben-To, Chihayafuru, Tamayura, Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san! and Kaiji season 2. Oh well.
1. Mawaru Penguindrum
2. Usagi Drop
3. Steins;Gate
4. Hourou Musuko
5. Nichijou
6. The Borrower Arrietty
7. Dantalian no Shoka
8. Idolm@ster
9. [C]
10. Tiger and Bunny
Honourable mentions: Un-Go, Madoka, Ano Hana
I wish I'd seen or seen more of Hanasaku Iroha, Ben-To, Chihayafuru, Tamayura, Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san! and Kaiji season 2. Oh well.
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