Which is the best anime?

[Shsgosgi]

I think the best anime(s) of all time def have to be FullMetal Alchemist or Bleach. Def two of the best and i cant decided which is better!!!

Then again, i am a little biased towards my own anime that im writing. 13 episodes in the making!!! Its called "Arche: The Seven Stars, Act 1"
There are two diff "Acts" to it, one where the four main chars are teens, then one where they're adults. Kicks ass in my opinion so far... everyone who's read it says its really good too.

Drop me a pm or a reply to this and i'll let u in on a little more if ur interested... if enough people are... maybe like 5 or so, i'll post a thread about it. :D

[Stomphoof]

My fav has been and always will be Noir.
Followed by Love Hina.

[Lord of Joshelplex]

Peacemkaer
08th MS Team
Stand Alone Complex

[Razorx]

Naruto rules

[Lord of Joshelplex]

Screw waht I said earlier, Karas is the best, FUCKIN AWESOME MOVIE!

[Razorx]

Naruto rules dude

[Razorx]

Shsgosi, good chioce, those are really good shows and novels

[Meister]

Razorx, our forum rules say not to double post. You accepted them when you signed up here, but apparently didn't read them closely or you would have known to use the Edit button. You're warned.

[Razorx]

sorry, i forgot to say something and I was responding to lord of Josheplex

[mikep3313]

The only anime I can really watch is one called "Yakkitate Japan" which is about baking bread. It's quite funny.

[Akamaz]

I'd say my favorite anime is outlaw Star. the dragonball series (as a whole) is a waste of ink and cells (IMHO) ith the same for InuYasha (DBZ for Girls)

i'd follow up OS with Cowboy Beebop, and Excel Saga

[Lord of Joshelplex]

VGCats reference. Anyhow, Excel Sagaq is awesome, despite leaving me emotionally scarred.

[RakkaQueen]

I don't know too much about anime but realy like the Tsubasa series.Mainly because the plot is realy different from all the other anime comics.The idea that Syaoran loves Sakura so much he is willing to give up anything to retrive her memories.Did i mention that Fai is absolutily gorgeous!Also the girls aren't hanging out of their shirts...

[M'k'n'zy]

I have to say that my fave would have to be Hajime no Ippo, released in the US under the title of Fighting Spirit. Its a boxing anime with great characters, excelent character development, a wonderful sense of humor, and an intensity that I just cant get enough of. I have watched the entire series probally 20 times now and I STILL get excited every time I watch it. Any series that can make you do that is praiseworthy. A noteworthy second place for me is probally Death Note.

[Brainmeats]

I love Hellsing.
I like Samuri X ost too but Hellsing is totally my fav.

If you like reading Mangas... heres a few. Hellsing, Renka, Ghost in the Shell, etc. Have fun!
http://groups.msn.com/ATU-BOTI/maturehellsing.msnw

[Lord of Joshelplex]

Read or Die. That show is awesome, despite having an insanely rearded premise.

[Eltargrim]

No offence, but some people definitely need more exposure to anime. Non-shonen fight anime, at the least.

Conversely, some people here have excellent taste.

Anyhoo, a few of my favourites:

Code Geass: Airing right now, very enjoyable. The god-mecha is on the other side for once!
Kanon: KyoAni is remaking Kanon in the same way BSG was remade. Excellently.
Utawarerumono: Until the 18th or so episode, excellent stuff. It took a dive, however.
The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi: Sheer love. KyoAni outdid themselves on this one. nyoro~

These are all recent series, mind you; I haven't really looked back more than a few years in animation, really. Stuff from further back that I'm fond of, for example, would be Vision of Escaflowne, .hack//SIGN, and what I've seen of Fullmetal Alchemist. I really should get caught up.

[Lord of Joshelplex]

No offence, but some people definitely need more exposure to anime. Non-shonen fight anime, at the least.

Ther is nothijngwrong with shonen, some like Bleach are really good. When people start saying they are the best ever, that is where the problem is. The only shinene that can fit that category is Hunter X Hunter.

On another note, a list of my top 10 (in no particalur order)
1 ROD the TV
2 Peacemaker
2 08th MS Team
3 Evnagelion
4 Stand Alone Complex
5 Bleach (yea, I said it)
6 Excel Saga
7 Gad Guard
8 FMA
9 Naruto (yeah, I said it as well)
10 Gundam Wing

[fatmandell]

I've seen quite a few anime movies and series (mainly due to the university anime club i go to) but my fave has got to be hellsing just for the darkness and scaryness of drac... oops sorry Alucard.

[Lord of Joshelplex]

You go to a school where anime fans dont get knifed!? Lucky bastard!

[Scooter]

I've seen alot of anime, but I like Naruto the best. Mostly because it has Gaara (sure he's emo, but he's the only one I like just because he owns, with penguin level awsomeness =P)

[Lord of Joshelplex]

While I know everyone here will disagree, Gad Guard had such a great cast and setting, it really was an amazing show, the way the characters were done, the show wasnt so much about the meachs as how the characters got by in such a terrible place.

[Adrammelech]

Bah! I'd have to say:
1. FLCL
2. Eva
3. FMA
4. Hellsing
5. Bleach (At least it ain't Naruto or Inuyasha!!)

I'd have to jump on the "Inuyasha & Naruto = t3h 5ucl<1n355" bandwagon...

[Lord of Joshelplex]

Bah! I'd have to say:
1. FLCL
2. Eva
3. FMA
4. Hellsing
5. Bleach (At least it ain't Naruto or Inuyasha!!)

I'd have to jump on the "Inuyasha & Naruto = t3h 5ucl<1n355" bandwagon...

For the record, the Naruto Time Skip Manga is considerably better than the dub. Also, I still have to vote for GG. i just cnat stop loving that show.

[xravi]

Where Can I find this gad guard? Also the best anime ever was of couse *Gets shot*

[Lord of Joshelplex]

Well, I watched it on G4, but it ended yesterday (so sad, wanted to see more...) Althouhg, I have seen the DVDs here and there. You probably woniot find them at HMV or Best Buy, but some stores that specialize in anime might have them. I also would assume you could find it on the interenet, try anime-eden, they let you wathc from the site, like youtube. Otherwise, try kazaa or limwire or something like that, its short (30 episodes I believe)

Also, waht did you say to get shot, cause if for exmple, you were gonna say pokemon, I'd have to kill you. I mean, hopw do they get their Bom Chika Wow Wow on, they dont have reproductive organs! Seriouslt, its a biological freakshow of schlongless dude animals!

[B_real_shadows]

I present to you, NIDO KING and NIDO QUEEN. All reproduction is done by these two. They just have freak babies.

Excel Saga is the best anime. Plus, its proven throughout this thread when oh so many people put it up there close to the top, but not quite there, but everyone's top picks never match up. The one constant is Excel Saga. There. The great question is answered. We can close this now and proclaim Excel Saga is the best right? Right?:whee:

[Lord of Joshelplex]

But Excel Saga made my give up in humanity. It was fuckinretardedlyaawesomeIcanttellwhatshappeningbut itssweet thouhg.

[Elminster_Amaur]

Here's my list of favorites:

Hellsing. The OVA version, because they went all retarded there at the end of the series.
Ai Yori Aoshi
El Hazard is up there.
Death Note.
Bleach.
>.>
<.<
Legend of Zelda
>.>
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XD Yeah right.

Um...Hand Maid May
Love Hina
Fruits Basket
Trigun was good.
Ranma rocks.

Excuuuuuse Meee, Princess, that's all I could think of.

[Lord of Joshelplex]

I just discovered Tenjoh Tenge. Its like Naruto or Bleach if they were oversexed and ridiculously bloody and took place in high school. And had breakdancers.

[Demetrius]

Tenjou Tenge man, and if the second season ever moves out of the rumor/specualtion phaze I will be a happy...person.

Umm yeah, its not like Bleach or Naruto in any way except they both have fighting, read the manga FTW!

[Lord of Joshelplex]

THey both feature supra-skillzed out teens beating the shit out of eachother and all go to highschool and stuff thats like shonen but more adultyish. Pretty nifty show thouhg.

[MrFahrenheit]

Surprisingly enough, I see very little mention of Fist of the North Star. It has everything needed to be a great show: Good theme song (really, this is a plus for the show. I wind up humming it all day), interesting characters, decent enough story, and the one real factor that makes it stand out above all others: insane, over-the-top violence. Nothing I have ever seen even comes close to it. Sadly, in the original run of the show, most of it was heavily censored (odd, seeing as the violence is what makes it stand out. 80's censorship laws, I guess) and scenes where children would die were changed so that they were saved, ect.

While the English dub contains less censorship (as it is a movie instead of a normal series), it also attempts to condense 100+ episodes into something you can watch in a single sitting. Do not judge the quality of the show by this, as many things were changed.

If anyone is interested, I suggest watching the new OVAs, which do not follow the plot of the original (thus you can just pick them up without any prior knowledge) and are updated with modern computer animation. One fair warning: These are totally uncensored. If watching people's heads, limbs, and other body parts explode in graphic detail gets you a bit sick, steer clear. Or if you are like me, enjoy a bit of violence wrapped in an interesting story. :cool:

[Lord of Joshelplex]

Well, I never watched it, but Getbackers manga was amazingly cool, and that anime is exactly the same. so...

[minnerthecat]

Excel saga, it gave me a main character that finally understands me. Not to mention ROD, which made me realize that power over paper is actually not lame.

[Averross]

Desert Punk. Just watch the first episode and you'll agree. Definitely not for younger audiences. There's more blood from getting punched than getting shot, but the sexual humor tends to go all out, especially on the "Compromising Positions" episode. It's still funny as hell.

But I do agree with Minnerthecat, Excel Saga is awesome. We even have the entire series box set :D. Nabeshin is the best character ever.

[Lord of Joshelplex]

Desert Punk. Just watch the first episode and you'll agree. Definitely not for younger audiences. There's more blood from getting punched than getting shot, but the sexual humor tends to go all out, especially on the "Compromising Positions" episode. It's still funny as hell.

But I do agree with Minnerthecat, Excel Saga is awesome. We even have the entire series box set :D. Nabeshin is the best character ever.

I am intrigued. Is there a site where I can watch it, is it new enouhg to be buyable at a DVD section of Best Buy? (only DVD place in the city)

[thespoonybard]

im a big samurai champlu fan.

and FLCL is also very good. of corse after watching an episode it feels like your brain got kicked in the balls. not at all a bad thing though, it stimulates thought.

[t-rex]

i think that there are many top anime it is difficult to choose just one, so i give
neon genesis evangelion, dragonball z, berserk, basilisk, ninja scroll, ghost in the shell,

[NMR]

Lets see here... (No order)

-Chrno Crusade: Good for what it is.
-Chobits:Love Comedys are odd...
-Cowboy Bebop:Awsome
-Big O:Favorite robot anime
-Star Ocean Ex:I likes me Star Ocean 2
-D N Angel:Have yet to see alot, looks promising
-Gravion:No Comment
-Trigun:Heh, Vash you dolt...
-Rerouni Kenshin(sp?):Samuri Action=awsome
-FLCL:My head still occasionally hurts watching it.
-LASTLY(long list>.>)-TOS OVA:(Not out yet, made by Samuri X dood... Lokks awsome.........)

[Lord of Joshelplex]

Gun X Sword is freakin sweet.

[mudah.swf]

Well Busou Renkin is one of my favourites at this moment. And apparently so many people slam it =/

Seconding whoever said Fist of the north Star (Hokuto no Ken). A classic. If you have any interest in action anime whatsoever, WATCH IT.

[orangeninja17]

Out of all the anime out there I'll admit I like Naruto and Bleach alot.
The fillers though really bug me out of my mind.
Oh and Eureka 7 is also a good anime.

[Red Fighter 1073]

I'm one of those kinds of people who end up having a new favorite anime almost every few weeks so here goes:

Dragonball Z (favorite show when I was a kid)
Eyeshield 21
Naruto
School Rumble
Cowboy Bebop

And as of now, obviously Prince of Tennis

[Lord of Joshelplex]

Okay my definitive favourite is Gad Guard. It is amazing and has a fuckin sweet soundtrack.

[jon12341]

Naruto is my favorite, Inuyaha caught my attention and i liked it, Rurouni Kenshin appealed to my like of swordsmenship, i used to like Pokemon until it became repetative, i like Hikaru No Go, I also like Bleach, i used to watch Digimon and for some reason stopped, Fullmetal Alchemist caught my attention, i liked One Peice until it basicly left the sea and became less piratey, i also watched Samurai Champloo for a short time, Trigun was pretty interesting, Zatch Bell was an interesting show to me, and i used to like Zoids, and Roughnecks really attached to me, ant Transformers really apealled to me for a while. This is my complete list.

[Seil]

I like Witch Hunter Robin, because it's a fresh and new approach to the anime's that I've seen. It's edgy, and fun to watch - it has a seriousness and realness to it - it's as if those that answered the question "What superpower would you have?" actually got their choice.

On an off not - I don't like Naruto. Ninja in ancient Japan were somewhat like the spies of the western world, performing espionage and assassinations - which the Samurai could not do because of their code of honor. They did not use silly hand gestures to perform attacks, they wore more stealthy clothing than bright orange jumpsuits and they had more strategy than to walk around dueling with each other in brooad daylight in the middle of a field.

[crimson5pheonix]

FLCL is the coolest (and wierdest) show ever. nuff said