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Air Master (TV) Very good CONS: The character designer cannot draw. At all. There is no comprehensible plot whatsoever. PROS: Who cares? It's GYMNASTIC FIGHTING STYLE versus LUCHADORES and MEN WHOSE MASSIVE STRENGTH IS POWERED ENTIRELY BY THEIR SEX DRIVE. How is this not awesome?
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (OAV) Good
Aria the Animation (TV) Excellent This is pretty much the perfect way to kick back and relax. No high drama, no impending doom for Earth, just cute girls doing cute things and living their lives. In Neo-Venenzia. Which is on Mars. Except this Mars is covered in water, and is also called Aqua.
Azumanga Daioh (TV) Excellent Bored? Need to laugh? Pull up a random episode. You probably knew that already, though.
Azumanga Daioh - The Very Short Movie Excellent
Banner of the Stars (TV) Masterpiece Superb followup to the superb Crest of the Stars. Space opera never felt so good.
Banner of the Stars II (TV) Masterpiece Supeb followup to the superb Banner of the Stars, which was a followup to the superb Crest of the Stars. Jinto just can't catch a break, I think.
Banner of the Stars III (OAV) Masterpiece WHY IS THIS TWO EPISODES LONG?
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan (TV) Very good The main gimmick of Dokuro violently killing Sakura at least twice an episode gets tiring after a while, but since it's only 4 (8) episodes long, that's not going to bother you very much. Plus, Dokuro-chan is super-cute.
Bottle Fairy (TV) Very good Your teeth will rot out of your head after you watch this. Guaranteed. It's pure concentrated cuteness condensed into 12 minute format and delivered to you on two DVDs. Don't watch more than one episode at at time--it's deadly.
Castle in the Sky (movie) Excellent
Chobits (TV) Very good
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (TV) Excellent This, ladies and gentlemen, is what Gundam SEED Destiny SHOULD have been, but wasn't, because they needed an extra year between series. As it st ands, this series is one of the best-executed Sunrise series. Which is saying a lot.
Cowboy Bebop (TV) Good
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie So-so
Crest of the Stars (TV) Masterpiece This is just how I want my space opera: with lots of interpersonal character interactions. The relationship between Jinto and Lafiel is one of the best in anime, in my opinion.
Emma: A Victorian Romance (TV) Excellent It's not based on the Jane Austen novel, but it's probably every bit as good. Regardless of whether it is or not, though, it's an excellent romance. And I am a sucker for romance.
Eureka Seven (TV) Masterpiece Perfectly directed, perfectly designed, perfectly written, and perfectly executed. I cried three times while I watched. Anything that that happens to has to be good, right?
Excel Saga (TV) Good
(The) Familiar of Zero (TV) Excellent
Figure 17 (TV) Masterpiece Beautiful. If you can count this as mahou shoujo anime, then it's one of the best there is. One of my absolute favorite endings ever.
FLCL (OAV) So-so
Fruits Basket (TV 1/2001) Very good
Full Metal Panic! (TV) Decent
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu (TV) Excellent
Full Moon o Sagashite (TV) Masterpiece One of the best shoujo shows in existence. It's pure fluff for most of its run, but it's highly entertaining fluff. When it does take a more serious turn, it handles it competently and pulls off one of the most satisfying endings ever.
G-On Riders (TV) Decent
Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! (TV) Very good
Galaxy Angel (TV) Very good
Galaxy Angel A (TV) Excellent
Galaxy Angel Z (TV) Excellent
Genshiken (TV) Excellent
Ghost Hunt (TV) Excellent If you ignore the first and third files, Ghost Hunt is excellent. Not really horror so much as just a series of really good (and really creepy, especially towards the end) ghost stories.
Giant Robo (OAV) Masterpiece Possibly the most epic anime ever. Despite the name, it's not really a mecha show, but more of a "save the Earth from almost certain destruction" show. Which Imagawa Yasuhiro does extremely well. See: G Gundam.
(The) Girl Who Leapt Through Time (movie) Masterpiece What can I say that hasn't been said already? A brilliant updating of the classic Yasutaka Tsutsui novel. It's funny, and it's emotionally touching. What more can I ask for?
Godannar (TV) Very good
(The) Good Witch of the West (TV) Very good
Gunbuster (OAV) Masterpiece CONTROVERSIAL OPINION: I personally think this is Hideaki Anno's best mecha show. Full of pastiche and parody of mecha conventions, once the Gunbuster makes its debut the series pays off your time investment big-time.
Gurren Lagann (TV) Excellent
Haibane Renmei (TV) Excellent Wonderful, slow-paced anime by ABe. I still haven't seen anything else by him, but I have it on good faith that this takes the cake.
Hajime no Ippo (TV) Masterpiece I hate sports, so therefore I tend not to care about sports anime. This has to be the most enjoyable sports anime since Ashita no Joe. 75 episodes and one movie of pure shounen bliss.
Happy Lesson (TV) Decent
Haré+Guu (TV) Excellent
Haré+Guu Deluxe (OAV) Excellent
He Is My Master (TV) Very good Pandering filth. I loved every second of it.
Hitohira (TV) Masterpiece
Honey and Clover (TV) Excellent My first introduction to josei, and man, was it a good one. Poor Yamada. ;_;
(The) Irresponsible Captain Tylor (TV) Excellent
Kamichu! (TV) Masterpiece I am a big fan of soft, slow-paced shows, and this is the best soft, slow-paced show ever. You can't help but feel happy after you watch an episode.
Kanon (TV 2/2006) Excellent Kyoto Animation's remake of the Toei anime of the Key visual novel, Kanon is alternately funny and sad. Some real tearjerker moments lie within.
Karin (TV) Very good Liking this is embarassing. Not really, but...
Kiddy Grade (TV) Good
Kiki's Delivery Service (movie) Excellent
Kokoro Library (TV) Masterpiece My default answer to the question "What is your favorite anime?" It's certainly not the best anime of its kind, but it's that special anime for me. Plus, I am a librarian, so watching librarians in maid outfits act cute is just about the most heart-warming thing ever.
Last Exile (TV) Very good
(The) Legend of Black Heaven (TV) Good
Lime-iro Senkitan (TV) Bad It's a total trainwreck of a show, but man, is it one of the best trainwrecks ever. At least until it tries to be serious.
Living for the Day After Tomorrow (TV) Excellent Excellent drama. Some say the characters are stupid. To them, I say: Karada is twelve. TWELVE. Did you behave intelligently when you were twelve? Thought not.
Macross 7 (TV) Excellent The best music of the Macross universe. Plus, saving the entire universe with rock 'n' roll is the best story concept ever. LISTEN TO MY SONG!
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (TV) Very good A terrible start gives way to epic battles between magical girls and STARLIGHT BREAKER.
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's (TV) Excellent Starts with a bang, and never lets down for a moment. The crazy power mechanics in the first season are increased quite a lot in A's, leading to even MORE insanely overpowered attacks.
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (TV) Good
Mahoraba ~Heartful days~ (TV) Very good It looks like it's going to be this terrible, awful harem series. Well, it's not. It's a wonderful, refreshing love story mixed with plenty of helpings of humor and a small slice of drama. Very heartful indeed.
Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden (TV) Excellent
Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful (TV) Good
Maria Watches Over Us (TV) Excellent
Maria Watches Over Us Season 2: Printemps (TV) Excellent
Martian Successor Nadesico (TV) Very good
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness Very good
(The) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV) Masterpiece
Millennium Actress (movie) Very good
Mobile Fighter G Gundam (TV) Masterpiece Is it the least serious or the most serious of the Gundam shows? Who knows. All I know is, Nether Gundam is the best Gundam ever. And this show is powerful, manly, and moving.
Mobile Suit Gundam - The Movie Trilogy Excellent
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (TV) Excellent
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (TV) Excellent
Monster (TV) Masterpiece Possibly the best suspense anything I have ever seen. If you've read the manga, there's not much of a reason to watch the anime--literally nothing was changed in the conversion process. The anime is superbly directed, though, which makes it quite a pleasure to watch.
Mushi-Shi (TV) Masterpiece
My-HiME (TV) Very good Midori is the best. That is all.
My-Otome (TV) Very good Midori is still the best. Passionate age of 17 indeed.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (movie) Excellent
Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV) Decent
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (movie) Decent
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (movie) Decent
Ninja Nonsense (TV) Good
Nurse Witch Komugi (OAV) Very good
Omishi Magical Theater Risky Safety (TV) Excellent Absolutely adorable. The Risky/Safety combination is brilliant, and I just have a soft spot for Masunari Koji's directing. He does these kind of shows masterfully. See also: Kamichu and Kokoro Library.
Ouran High School Host Club (TV) Very good A successor to Fruits Basket, Ouran packs more shoujo-style comedy punch than anything I've seen.
Overman King Gainer (TV) Excellent This is Tomino's brain on INSANE Completely over the top. Doesn't even try to make any kind of coherent sense. Which actually works well with Tomino's directing style.
PetoPeto-san (TV) Very good
(The) Place Promised in Our Early Days (movie) Excellent
Planetes (TV) Masterpiece An enjoyable but ultimately weak start paves the way for the greatest story of romance between space garbagemen ever.
Please Teacher! (TV) Good
Please Teacher! (OAV) Good
Princess Mononoke (movie) Decent
Princess Nine (TV) Excellent Shoujo goes sports. Has pacing issues, but I don't mind pacing issues since I have a decent attention span for series. Worth watching just for the game where the girls use sex appeal to score free points. :3
Puni Puni Poemy (OAV) Good
R.O.D -The TV- Good
RahXephon (TV) Good
Read or Die (OAV) Excellent
REC (TV) Excellent
Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān (TV) Very good
Revolutionary Girl Utena (TV) Masterpiece
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie Good
(The) Rose of Versailles (TV) Masterpiece
Rozen Maiden (TV) Good
S-CRY-ed (TV) Very good
School Rumble (TV) Excellent
Scrapped Princess (TV) Very good
Shakugan no Shana (TV) Very good
Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo (OAV) Good
Simoun (TV) Excellent
(The) Slayers (TV) Very good
Spirited Away (movie) Excellent
Starship Operators (TV) Very good
Stellvia (TV) Excellent
Stratos 4 (TV) Good
Strawberry Eggs (TV) Good
(The) Super Dimension Fortress Macross (TV) Excellent
To Heart (TV) Very good
Tokyo Godfathers (movie) Excellent
Toward the Terra (TV) Masterpiece
Trigun (TV) Good
Turn A Gundam (TV) Masterpiece
(The) Twelve Kingdoms (TV) Masterpiece
Twin Spica (TV) Excellent Simple yet touching, it's practically impossible to watch this series without crying at least once. I am a big fan of bittersweet anime, and this is very good at bittersweet.
Undersea Super Train: Marine Express (movie) Very good
Vandread (TV) Good
Vandread: The Second Stage (TV) Good
Voices of a Distant Star (OAV) Very good
Welcome to the NHK (TV) Excellent
When They Cry - Higurashi (TV) Excellent
Yamibo - Darkness, the Hat, and the Travelers of the Books (TV) Excellent
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Quiet Country Cafe (OAV) Excellent
Zettai Shonen (TV) Masterpiece