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| Tox's Top Anime
so apparently today marks my being on MAL (http://myanimelist.net/profile/jgsa) for one ryear, so i might as well make a top 10 anime of stuff i've watched. like most people, i came rfor action and badassery and stayed for the... high school romcoms? wait, that can't be right. rseriously though, some of this stuff i couldn't have seen myself watching a year ago, but it rall has quality writing. | | 1 |  | Anberlin
Cities
Steins;Gate - Speaking of romances, here's one that blends typical anime
characterization/romance with an intriguing and unique time travel plot. It's about a
group of people who start fucking around with time travel, basically. It's got fantastic
writing that carries the show. | | 2 |  | Brand New
The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - I've got a soft spot for this since it's what made
me realize anime isn't all Naruto, Pokemon, or hentai. It's basically about a pair of
brothers in a world where alchemy rules over physics. Them trying to bring back their
mother from the dead (the one taboo of alchemy) sets off the chain of events that
Brotherhood is about. It's basically a grittier Avatar: the Last Airbender | | 3 |  | Stars of the Lid
And Their Refinement Of The Decline
Cowboy Bebop - Pretty much a classic. It's got awesome animation that shows no
signs of being dated, and of course that awesome jazz soundtrack. Not to mention
the most iconic character in the medium and a cast of other interesting, deep
characters. It's basically about the adventures of "space cowboys" (bounty hunters)
and dealing with their pasts. Recommended for anyone with good taste in television | | 4 |  | Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C Minor, op. 18
Nodame Cantabile - This is a niche show if I've ever heard one. Probably the most
girly / "tox seriously are you gay for watching this" show on this list. It's a college
romance at heart, but its true heart lies in its showcase of classical music. Basically if
you have any experience in classic music, this is just a fucking awesome watch,
doubly so for me since I'm a pianist (piano is the most prominently featured solo
instrument on the show). It follows a prodigy pianist/violinist who wants to become a
conductor, and his neighbor/love interest (well it's one-sided) pianist who's weird but
has beautiful expression in her piano. Also heavily uses this piano concerto which is
the best piece of music ever. | | 5 |  | Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95
Shinsekai Yori - An adaptation of a dystopian fantasy novel, this is one of the most
unique anime out there. No anime tropes in the least, and it has some of the best
worldbuilding in anime. It has a pretty compelling story with morally complex
characters and focused themes. I think there's something missing in the emotional
core of the story that stops it from truly being a masterpiece, but this isn't something
you can find often on TV, anime or not. Focuses on a false utopian society where
humans can manipulate their surroundings (e.g. like psychic powers). A really
interesting watch. Also has the best ED of all time. | | 6 |  | Kashiwa Daisuke
Program Music I
Kids on the Slope - this is by the same writer of Bebop, but it's a coming of age story
based on a manga by another author. It's about two boys, one a tough guy/
delinquent, and the other a rich, smart, classically trained piainst kid, whose mutual
love for jazz creates an unlikely friendship. Again, not exactly what I thought I'd be
watching when I started anime a year ago but it's really well-written. Plus it has an
awesome jazzy soundtrack and it makes me want to learn to improvise on a piano
myself. | | 7 |  | Elliott Smith
XO
Bakemonogatari - Okay this is probably the most creative, unique, and weird anime
out there. Strike that out, not anime but show. Seriously, you'll never find anything
like it. The characters, the artistic direction, etc. The whole thing is so unique I'd be
doing it an injustice by trying to summarize it in a short blurb. It's awesome. | | 8 |  | The Reign of Kindo
Rhythm, Chord & Melody
Fate/Zero - You might recognize the heroine from my avatar. As someone once put
it, this is anime's answer to Game of Thrones. It's basically a battle royale over the
holy grail, where legendary warriors from the past are summoned as servants to fight
for it. Winner makes a wish. It's as awesome as it sounds, except for a horrendous
first episode (purely expository). The budget on this thing must've been massive,
because this anime is absolutely stunning. This is another huge recommendation if
you like darker and grittier TV, if you can get past that first episode! | | 9 |  | Utada Hikaru
DEEP RIVER
Oregairu - I'm too lazy to write the English translation, but this is basically satire on
the typical anime high school romcom. It's actually great social commentary on its
own, and somehow I get the feeling people here on Sput might just be antisocial
enough (considering its anti-mainstream vitriol) to relate to the protagonist. All the
characters are well-developed and feel like actual people, to the point where you're
almost a little disappointed that the writer decided to satirize high school, instead of
writing something more ambitious. | | 10 |  | Nujabes
Modal Soul
Samurai Champloo - Okay this was a tough one, since I'm down to the 8s on my
MAL. What Champloo lacks in narrative drive it makes up with a sick soundtrack
(courtesy of Nujabes, RIP), rich character backstories, and some of the sweetest
battle scenes ever. I mean seriously, samurai to hip-hop, how many things are cooler
than this? | | 11 |  | Glassjaw
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About
Missing: You might notice a lack of Eva, FLCL, and other beloved/critically acclaimed
classics. Well, I haven't seen them yet. There are a good 10 shows I have on my "to-
watch" list on MAL that I think could enter this list that I simply haven't gotten to.
Hopefully Version 2.0 will have accounted for these favorites | |
toxin.
08.29.13 | i'll live with the album art, 9 out of 11
anyways this is sort of ranked but not really, it's kind of hard to compare a lot of these shows cuz they're so dissimilar.
but yeah this is my list, surprisingly took me longer than i thought. feel free to friend me on MAL, i only have 2! | Keyblade
08.29.13 | Good picks dude, both albums and anime. | Milpool
08.29.13 | wheres the simpsons | jdennis31
08.29.13 | How come no one likes Naruto? Is it just one of those shows that became cool to hate... Show is pretty awesome, for a 124812 episode anime. | Keyblade
08.29.13 | Therein lies the problem bro. | jdennis31
08.29.13 | Yea, I haven't followed it in a bit because of all the fillers and stuff, but I didn't think it was bad at all. Still really want to know what ends up happening with everything. I've seen quite a bit of Bleach, but that show got gay cause no one died and it became too predictable. Death Note is probably my favorite though. Can someone rec me something along the lines of Death Note. Someone rec'd me Berserk before but said that the anime wasn't very good compared to the manga? | jdennis31
08.29.13 | Or nvm, I'll make use of this list and just pick one above -_- haha | toxin.
08.29.13 | ty key! idk if you ever saw my post but i def said grats on your 10K :-)
@milpool, should i have clarified with japanese cartoons instead ?
@jdennis, basically what key said. too many episodes, so there's filler stuff. and i think there being no end in sight means that there's no real purpose to the anime thematically or anything. it's all surface-level entertainment, which would be okay if it were the kind of entertainment for someone my age, and not 12-15 year olds. | Evreaia
08.29.13 | Naruto is lolbad, saw like 1 episode, never again.
Same with bleach or any other of all those shitty drawn japanse garbage fuckfeasts | toxin.
08.29.13 | didn't see your second post, actually if you like naruto (shounen) + death note (psychological thriller ish) you'll probably love code geass if you like mecha. i haven't seen it yet but it's hard to hang around anime boards and not have a feel for the show. definitely would have you start there.
you'll also probably really like fullmetal alchemist brotherhood (#2 on this list). | Keyblade
08.29.13 | Damn no I didn't tox, thanx brah | jdennis31
08.29.13 | @toxin. yea definitely more of a time killer. Gonna check out Cowboy Bebop since it's on netflix (i think?) and then Shinsekai Yori because your description sounds cool. I hate poorly dubbed/subtitled anime though. You have any recommendations for sub creators or websites with good subtitles? | toxin.
08.29.13 | Cowboy Bebop has a fantastic dub so go for that. I don't think it's on Netflix, but you can torrent it.
Shinsekai Yori is awesome, it's got this ridiculously eerie background set to Dvorak's New World Symphony (Shinsekai Yori in Jap means 'From the New World') and it's awesome. But you might find the pacing sort of strange, so just stick with it. As for the subbing group, if you can find Unlimited Translation Works ([UTW]) I highly recommend them. They are awesome.
@key, welcome! | SitarHero
08.29.13 | Cowboy Bebop is on the list. I'll let you live. | PunchforPunch
08.29.13 | terrible list | toxin.
08.29.13 | @sitar, t/y for your mercy
@p4p :[ | jdennis31
08.29.13 | Cool man. Going to watch them both, then probably code geass since I've heard good things. Appreciate the recs, I have ALOT of time to kill at work. Has anyone seen Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin)? My roommate has been telling me good things about it, but I don't wanna watch it cause there are only like 20 episodes so far. | PunchforPunch
08.29.13 | you don't like Wolf's Rain tox? 2 is fucking great tho | toxin.
08.29.13 | I haven't watched SnK, but I do know friends who barely watch anime have been telling me to watch it. From what I understand, it has a brilliant start, gets a little slow in the middle, and has been picking up again. I'd say wait til it's finished (25 episodes) and then just watch it then. That's my plan anyways.
Oh yeah, just so you're not blindsided by SSY, homosexuality plays a role in that story. Not Brokeback mountain or anything... you'll see what I mean, but there's one scene that'll probably make you think wtf (but it's pertinent to the story so just get past that scene) | Keyblade
08.29.13 | Yeah I've been watching it. First time I watched an anime weekly for like 5 years. It's pretty great. | toxin.
08.29.13 | @p4p, I've heard of it but never had it recommended to me. It actually sounds awesome, and Yoko Kanno worked on the soundtrack?
Count me in. Of course, I have a huge backlog, but I'll add it now. Thanks for bringing it to my attention! | ResidentNihilist
08.29.13 | Eureka 7 and Trigun for me. Adore those ones. | KenboSlice
08.29.13 | Trigun bro. | jdennis31
08.29.13 | @toxin. werd, it won't bother me as long as it isn't gratuitous. I don't want to look it up, to avoid spoilers, but do you know if 25 is all the episodes? I'm not really sure how animes work, like seasons or whatever they do. I was under the impression that naruto/bleach type 500 episode animes were the norm, opposed to the 30ish that death note had.
@keyblade yea. my roommate just comes out the room bitching everytime the episode ends, talking about how he should just wait. Never had him rec me something so much before. | toxin.
08.29.13 | it's not really gratuitous except some tongue (seriously don't ask me why, i was cringing the whole time). the anime isn't shy in using sex as a thematic tool but it's not really explicit. you'll see why it's pertinent when you watch.
and yeah, in anime one season is about 13 episodes. most last one or two, leaving 13 or 26 episode anime as the norm. there are longer ones (of the ones i listed, fma:b is 64 episodes) but in general that's what you get in anime. | Keyblade
08.29.13 | Yeah dude. A good 5-6 minutes is bullshit intro/outro + preview and recap like wtf. It gets annoying. Tox's plan is a good one. I would've left it too, but my brother and sister wanna watch it weekly. | grish
08.29.13 | watch flcl | DamnVanne
08.29.13 | Gene Starwind could take any 3 heroes from this list | Greyvy
08.29.13 | Have you seen rurouni kenshin?
Also check yuyu hakusho.. made me cry on the first episode and its a shounen lol | RivalSkoomaDealer
08.29.13 | I need to look into 5 and 8. | demigod!
08.29.13 | wheres digimon | mindleviticus
08.29.13 | watching steins;gate right now actually | tommygun
08.29.13 | i don't anime but these albums are swee so
pos | laughingman22
08.29.13 | Watch Ghost in the Shell or one of Satoshi Kon's movies they are my favorite | treeqt.
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| treeqt.
08.29.13 | if steins gate is a 10/10 lain is a googolplex/10 | toxin.
08.29.13 | @tree, hehe if lain were actually decipherable i might like it. right now it's anime's best attempt at finnegans wake prob
@laughingman, will watch GitS sometime. i'm pretty behind on all movies, anime or not, so can't say anything about satoshi kon since i have like 500 movies i've wanted to watch
@mind hence the kurisu avy, sweet
@tommy :]
@greyvy, i've looked into them but i wasn't too interested. apparently rurouni kenshin has some amazing OVA set or something idk
| Solaire
08.29.13 | Opinions on Hellsing? Someone is telling me to watch it and it seems to be really short. | treeqt.
08.29.13 | but you don't seem to uuuuunderstaaaaaaand ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DESU DESU ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!!!!!!!!!!!!!! °_________________________° | toxin.
08.29.13 | @Solaire, haven't heard enough about it to say anything conclusively
@tree haha | treeqt.
08.29.13 | it's the perfect op honestly | toxin.
08.29.13 | english &heartz; | toxin.
08.29.13 | oh, @demi, tamers is actually up there, prob in my top 15 | PayneTiger777
08.30.13 | Outlaw Star, Berserk, and Wolf's Rain. | GiaNXGX
08.30.13 | wheres the mushishi | Turtlestlker
08.30.13 | Claymore, Berserk, Mushi-shi | toxin.
08.30.13 | dude mushishi is like so high on my list to watch, good choice GiaN. if it isn't a 9-10 on my list i will consider it an utter disappointment. but right now i'm in the school romcom mood for some reason (maybe i just want college to fucking start again!) but i shall watch it asap. also apparently art is gorgeous so i'll have to DL in HD
@six ty, yeah overall our tastes are surprisingly different. btw also looking forward to your edition of this when your one year anniversary comes up !! | silentstar
11.04.13 | our top two are the same!!
ever since I've seen Steins;gate, I've had really high expectations from anime. been quite disappointed with the past few I've watched (Higurashi, Angel Beats, Durarara, Haibane) but I've started Psycho Pass today and it's looking really good so far, so I'm super hyped. | Rev
08.29.14 | tox did you watch hana | Archelirion
08.29.14 | Shensakei Yori sounds pretty interesting, gonna give that a go.
| toxin.
08.29.14 | @Rev, Anohana? Or something else?
@Aaron, definitely go for it. "From the New World" is its english title if that helps you remember its name, since you misspelled its Japanese name =p. | Archelirion
08.29.14 | Haha, I did think I did when I looked at it, but I couldn't be bothered to check on the list if I'd spelled it right! *rolls eyes*
Currently going through the VN of Fate, although it's Stay/Night at the moment. Loving it.
| Gwyn.
08.29.14 | "@Rev, Anohana? Or something else?"
He meant Hanamonogatari I believe | toxin.
08.29.14 | lakes go watch some yaoi
@aaron, haha no worries. and nice, i've heard good things about the VN! haven't watched it personally but they're adapting one of the routes next season (fall 2014). hopefully it's as good as the hype! | toxin.
08.29.14 | @gwyn, oh fuck obviously.
nope i haven't, shit i should though. monogatari season 2 was fucking amazing and i think this arc has
more kaiki? was hana as good as S2?
@lakes, haha i know, that's why i made fun you and your yaoi ;-) | GauravB82
08.29.14 | Berserk, Claymore, Basilisk, Patlabor 2, Samurai Deeper Kyo, Tokyo Godfathers, Serial Experiments Lain, Vampire Hunter D, Attack on Titan, Ninja Scroll, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Wolf's Rain, Karas, Kite... and last but not least, the ORIGINAL Evangelion series + movies. | Archelirion
08.29.14 | Well, as far as I've got so far, it's absolutely fantastic - I'd heard good things as well, and can see where they're coming from. Yes, I'd heard that, will be keeping an eye or two open! Apparently there's a film being made as well based on Heaven's Feel, though I haven't played that yet so I wouldn't exactly know.
Would recommend Aldnoah.Zero if you like sci-fi dystopic things, although it's ongoing. Doesn't start too slowly either, which I'm hoping doesn't mean it'll fizzle out somewhere mid-season. | toxin.
08.30.14 | Ah nice nice. I have it downloaded on my laptop actually but I just do not have the time for it lol.
and I've heard about Aldnoah.Zero, I'm personally waiting until the season ends since sometimes shows that I pick up just drop off the face of the earth and I feel like I wasted my time. Sort of feeling that way about Zankyou no Terror atm :( | Rev
08.30.14 | "oh fuck obviously. nope i haven't, shit i should though. monogatari season 2 was fucking amazing and i think this arc has more kaiki? was hana as good as S2?"
it's up there with most of S2, and yeah there's more kaiki, albeit not as much as in koi.
and i watched like five episodes of aldnoah and it's really bad | toxin.
08.30.14 | oh shiiiit i'm pumped for it then.
rev, what are you watching this season? so sad zankyou turned out so shitty the last two episodes :l | Rev
08.30.14 | nozaki kun and jojo | toxin.
08.30.14 | ah I see, prob not stuff I'd pick up then | Funeralopolis
08.30.14 | one piece and fairy tail are best cus they're the only ones I've watched | Rev
08.30.14 | "ah I see, prob not stuff I'd pick up then"
why would you ever not pick up jojo | toxin.
08.30.14 | i probably will at one point. how does the ordering go? shoudl i only watch the 2012 one and then stardust or are the ova's worth checking out? | Archelirion
08.30.14 | Yeah, Zankyou has gone a bit downhill, I'm feeling the same way about the new Tokyo Ghoul. | reportingbird
08.30.14 | the anime version of tokyo ghoul is kind of meh,but the manga rules hard | Archelirion
08.30.14 | Yeah I've heard. Apparently in the anime they missed out some quite substantial important bits which pissed off a lot of people. | Rev
08.30.14 | Ignore the OVAs unless you want to rewatch Part 3 for fun
Just start from the 2012 anime and move forward | toxin.
08.31.14 | sweet, will check out.
@aaron, man ZnT has gone way downhill. not just a bit, imo. i mean i still love the artistic direction and soundtrack but goddamn the plot/writing is horrid. fuck 5 as a character | Archelirion
08.31.14 | Haha, sorry! When I say 'a bit' it tends to mean 'an absolute shit-ton' for some reason! |
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