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Teekyu ; Imagine the wackiest, most random thing you can think of. Now imagine if that thing took a whole lot of cocaine, had sex with the 2nd wackiest thing you can think of, and had a crazy cocaine baby that also decided to do a whole lot of cocaine. That's Teekyu, the fastest anime in existence that squeezes 30 minutes of plot into 1 and a half minutes of madness.
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Daily Lives of High School Boys ; Gintama-esq humor is always good, even when applied to the totally mundane premise of high school boys just living and stuff. It's wacky, it's amusing, and it will totally make you think "that's so true" on multiple occasions maybe.
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Accel World ; Who doesn't love VR stuff? I know I do. Starring the only overweight protagonist in all of Japanese media, Accel World gives us a glimpse at the future where a secret VR fighting game has taken the world by storm. Not much is on the line, but everyone sure acts like it, as they fight as if their lives depended on it, all accompanied by some damn good animation and crazy avatar designs.
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Medaka Box Abnormal ; (This comment was deleted by All Fiction)
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Senki Zessho Symphogear ; Seems like Madoka started a bit of a trend with dark magical girl series. This time, the setup is combined with Japan's favorite past time, idols! Ridiculous weapons, not bad music, and some competent action and choreography makes this probably the ONLY magical girl show I like where action is the selling point (don't think Black Rock Shooter counts here).
5.
Space Brothers ; What's the most inspiring thing in the universe? Fuck you, it isn't the ocean! No, it's space! A simple, family-friendly story about a mid 30s guy trying to recapture his childhood dream of going to space, which his brother is already well on his way to. An absolutely amazing soundtrack combined with inspirational and heartwarming events make this one of the most memorable, relatable and empathetic series in a long time.
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Binbougami ga ; From the director of Gintama comes a wacky adventure about a girl with good luck and a goddess that tries to steal that luck. With a heartwarming formula, hilarious slapstick and unobtrusive reference humor, and even some action thrown in, this is a damn good series that didn't have to work hard to put a smile on my face.
3.
Hunter x Hunter (2011) ; The fan favorite from the author of Yu Yu Hakusho is back in a competent reboot. Despite a shaky start with some questionable censorship, the show has since come into its own and possibly even surpassed the original. Ever since the beginning of the first really good arc, it's been a nonstop ride of very well-animated action, despair, intensity, with good pacing being the icing on the cake. Let's hope it can continue beyond where the OVAs left off, and maybe even further (once Togashi stops being a lazy fuck).
2.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure ; How do you spell MANLINESS!? I spell it JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! This right here, folks, is the epitome of shounen. In a world where EVERYTHING is over exaggerated and all the beloved tropes of the genre are taken to their logical extreme, it's hard to not love this over the top epic chronicling the Joestar family line and their bizarre adventures.
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HELLS ; Once every decade or so, an anime comes along that is so inspiring, so full of energy, so over the top in its execution but still gets its message of "believe in yourself" through to the viewer, that it actually leaves an impact on the viewer that extends beyond just giving them an hour and a half or so of entertainment. This is that anime. Reminiscent of Imaishi's (Gurren Lagann, Panty and Stocking) high energy style, Hells Angels treats us to an adventure in Hell full of meaningful speeches, incredible action, likeable characters, and some absolutely insane animation coupled with an art style you wouldn't expect. People who say anime is dead haven't seen this. This can stand alongside the greats and will hopefully be remembered as a classic.
Honorable Mentions
One Piece Episode of Nami ; I didn't think I should put this in my top 10, what with this being a remake of one of the best arcs in my 2nd favorite anime ever. Still, it deserves recognition. The enhanced production values and fixed pacing made the first really good arc in the franchise a thousand times better, more emotional, and just overall epic. Hope they remake more arcs like this.
Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka of the Dead ; The zombie harem is back, this time more hilarious than ever! Ninja vampires, zombies, magical girls, magical boys, chainsaws; it still has everything! This time, the action is pushed aside in favor of the crew's incredibly wacky antics and Ayumu's ridiculous amount of swag.
Tsuritama ; A tale of aliens, fishing, and dancing! This is a case where execution can make up for the boring concept and turn it into a special heartwarming story with a good mix of tension and light-heartedness.
Milky Holmes Season 2 ; You want cute girls doing cute things? Fuck that, this is cute girls doing incredibly stupid things! This almost feels like it's trying to parody the common perception of the current anime industry. "Moe Sherlock Holmes? What will Japan ruin next!?" Yeah, that's what I thought it was too, but it ended up being hilarious.
Another ; Also known as Final Destination: The Anime. This show is no stranger to killing off teenagers in amusing ways, just like the American semi-slasher films you can compare it to! Pretty tense too.
Black Rock Shooter ; It seems like high school girls have to experience quite a bit of despair recently. But hey, as long as we can get entertainment out of it, I'm not complaining. Based on the famous Hatsune Miku song, the crazy CG action girl gets her own adventure filled with nonstop well-animated action and some interesting drama.
Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere season 2 ; The convoluted kitchen sink world is back, this time with better action and more confusing plot threads than ever! Despite a good amount of nonsense, the fights were still able to employ some believable and well-thought out strategies to accompany the damn good animation.
