Comments on: A Comprehensive Guide to Selecting your Top 5 Anime

By: N

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:09:45 +0000

1. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
2. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
3. Cowboy Bebop
4. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei / FLCL
5. K-ON!

By: Aorii

Aorii — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:19:53 +0000

Nice list that gave me quite a few things to consider, thanks! Surprisingly, my top anime pickings seem to already be roughly following this guide, except of course some of the orders are swapped.

As far as they go, all anime have shortcomings. I’ve yet to see a series that’s perfect in every way, be it tying up loose ends, pacing, character consistency, etc. But hitting one end of the masterpiece in anyone’s book should be enough to put it up for consideration. I think that’s what separates the lower ranked to the higher ranked in the top 5: the lessers (#4 & #5) are those who hit one of the fields you loved with such intensity that you don’t mind it screwed up many of the other parts, while the top (#1 & #2) has to satisfy one’s demands in… maybe all but one field.

Take me for example, my #5 (Da Capo II Second Season) managed to build up and execute a chain climax better than any series I’ve seen and made me baw endlessly for multiple episodes in a row, even on second and third rerun. But there isn’t anything else I’d say its a masterpiece of.
My #2 (Infinite Ryvius) however, is a slightly obscure Sunrise masterpiece that fell short of perfect only because they rushed somewhat on the end. Give it ~3 more episodes it would have been undisputed, in my book anyhow.

By: TopAnimes.Net

TopAnimes.Net — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:44:08 +0000

This is also a good way of selecting your top animes. Thanks!

By: ETERNAL

ETERNAL — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:44:03 +0000

Not bad! It not only proves your experience, but also protects you from the criticism of posts like this!

By: ETERNAL

ETERNAL — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:43:17 +0000

Of all the random references to pull, this is probably the most relevant. Good job :D

By: ETERNAL

ETERNAL — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:40:01 +0000

For better or worse, I feel the same way. It felt blasphemous for me to assign shows like Gundam 0080 an 8, but it would be even worse to make the whole thing up. I don’t mind looking like a typical soft-hearted moe fan~

By: ETERNAL

ETERNAL — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:30:50 +0000

That’s definitely the truth. The shows with more technical merit tend to be seen as “elitist” and can give off the wrong image, but it’s quite possible to be genuinely moved by them. I’m sure that most true LoGH fans would agree with that.

By: Misu

Misu — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:43:20 +0000

Top 5 anime? PFFF, where’s this notion come from? I maintain a list of all my anime, separated into two distinctly easy to differentiate categories: like and do not like

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:00:13 +0000

My mal fits too!
5. Bakemonogatari (so close, and yet so far. blame Shaft and blame 24min limitations)
4. Glassy Ocean (not obscure enough? not a series? then Kuruneko)
3. Azumanga Daioh (beautiful, funny, deep, getting old)
2. Mushishi (unbeatable artsiness, in story and animation)
1. FLCL (short sharp sexy surreal)

Honourable mentions:
1. (One silly s’life) Ichigo Mashimaro or Sketchbook ~full color’s~
2. (Reinforce) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
3. (Guilty Pleasure) Hetalia Axis Powers? Colorful? Railgun? Needless?
4. (purely mainstream) Soul Eater and One Piece
5. (confuse) Cromartie High or Dead Leaves

By: Shiro, Long Tail's

Shiro, Long Tail's — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:28:19 +0000

Prior to reading this I didn’t put much thought into the order in which people place their favorites on MAL, mostly because I didn’t realize you could reorder them OTL.