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5 Centimeters Per Second (movie) Very good (Template very similar, if not exactly ripped off frentymon's)
Pros: Music is great from the opening sequence onwards, character stories clash in a realistic way. Ending done well without being cliche.

Cons: Ending may be unsatisfied to some, hit or miss connection with main two characters.

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Air (TV) Very good Pros: Great quality animation including having a well done opening theme. Last few episodes were the heart of series, finally throwing in the romance and making a gem of an ending.

Cons: First few arcs leading up to the final one were practically unnecessary and hard to keep awake to.

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anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (TV) Excellent
Beyblade (TV)
Black Lagoon (TV) Very good
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage (TV) Very good
Cardcaptor Sakura (TV) Good Pros: Animation well done for it's time, good comedy and romance story keeps story from losing too much pace.

Cons: Can be repetitive card after card

Final Word:
Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie 2: The Sealed Card
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Chaos;HEAd (TV) Decent Pros: Lead character is definitely one you see very often. Combining having no life, being seemingly crazy, Takumi finds himself in a very weird, but highly interesting situation with several cute girls and crime in his city. Combines a lot of themes, for example action, drama, romance, phyc and crime.

Cons: Story is extremely hard to follow as you're trying to find out how everything works. Many, if not all the characters can be flat out annoying at points. Ending is straight out bad.

Final Word: Speculation of being the 'weirdest' edition to the Fall 2008 season isn't just for show. Chaos;head is definitely something to watch if you're interested in a change of pace from your regular anime but has a lot of flaws.
Chobits (TV) Good Pros: Seiyuus are great, Chii is absolutely adorable. (Erm, I don't really have a appropriate manlier term)

Cons: Most episodes are pretty much fillers regardless of Chii constantly growing into her own. Too much fanservice/echii, which can get you ticked off. Ending could of been done a lot better, but does a good job closing up the series.

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Clannad (movie) Good Pros: Fast paced story that focuses more on the main two characters of the story and expands a lot more than the series does.

Cons: Character developement outside of Tomoya/Nagisa and maybe Sunohara aren't there, animation is somewhat poor.

Final Word: Pretty much a must see for any Clannad fan even though you're getting nowhere near the quality you'll get with the series. I'd suggest watching after the first series.
Clannad (TV) Very good Pros: Super moe to it's finest. Many attractive girls surrounded by a likeable lead. Combines tons of comedy with romance set by a very melodramatic theme.

Cons: Basically, if you don't like a character, you're stuck bored for about 3 episodes.

Final Word: The first season of clannad sets itself up very well for the second season. Gives a lot of chance to connect yourself with outside characters before the stage goes to the main two characters.
Clannad After Story (TV) Masterpiece *Currently watching
Claymore (TV) Very good Watched first episode, will start up again eventually.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (TV) Masterpiece Pros: Code Geass is definitely a roller coaster of a show. To start off, Lelouch, the main character of Code Geass, is a genius in light terms, but can relate to anyone. He's compared to Light Yagami from Death Note in many ways, but practically incomparable in some. Lelouch is simply a controversial character, but undeniably loved. The OST is quite frankly amazing, the characters are easy to follow, and the action is set through ever upgrading mecha playing roles though Empires and Small Nations.

Cons: Character designs initially are distracting in some sense, ending leaves way too much of a cliffhanger.

Final Word: Code Geass from the start left me touching my face only to feel a huge smile on my face. Despite hate that people give towards the series, I couldn't help but think that whatever series I would watch next wouldn't give me a quarter of enjoyment that Code Geass did.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (TV) Masterpiece Pros: Fresh start from the last season, with Lelouch's plans having more worldwide impact then his previous Rebellions

Cons: Ending either leaves viewers thinking complete mess or complete masterpiece.

Final Word: Code Geass is one of the few shows that succeed it's hype and has viewers flashing back to their past emotions.

Top 5 : #1
Cross Game (TV) Good
Darker than Black (TV) Very good
Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor (TV) Good
Death Note (TV) Very good Pros: First ~10 episodes are incredible, and gives a new look to a battle of masterminds

Cons: Series slows down and gives a debatable unsatisfiying ending.

Final Word: Death Note is not your typical anime having two sides in which you can both love battle through well though out plans and mind battles.
Dragon Ball GT (TV)
Dragon Ball Z (TV) Good Pros: A show that any kid could love.

Cons: Fights take forever, and starts becoming a test of who can live up to their potential of having infinite power and come back to life more than a few times.

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ef: a tale of melodies (TV) Excellent
ef: a tale of memories (TV) Very good Pros: Two stories clashed into one that gives a very watchable cast. Music is every changing amongst the episodes the opening/ending themes which gives each episode a fresh feel. A sad/happy ending, which is done well rarely seen in romance animes. Fanservice is done enough, comedy timing is good and has great character developement amongst a vast amount of people in 12 episodes.

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Elfen Lied (TV) Masterpiece Pros: Most exciting seven minutes in anime. Lots of gore, Lucy developed well through flashback and current status. Ending is good despite having to cut off from manga route.

Cons: Fanservice is sometimes unnecessary, very open ended ending which is unsatisfying to some. Undecisive lead male role gets annoying even though we all know what's going on.

Top 5 #4 Final Word:
Fate/stay night (TV) Excellent Pros: Artwork is done well, music is good maybe outside of the opening themes. Leaves a good mix of emotions from beginning to end

Cons: Action sequences aren't always the best, characters outside of the main aren't developed at all and lots of the game are left out.

Final Word: I'm obsessed with Saber.
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (movie) Excellent
Fate/Zero (TV) Excellent
Fate/Zero (TV 2) Excellent
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (movie) Very good
Full Metal Panic! (TV) Very good Pros: Voice acting for lead female roles are really good. The various mix of themes are all fitted in surprisingly well. All the characters are very likeable.

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Top 5
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (TV) Very good
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (OAV)
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu (TV) Excellent Pros: I'm not usually one to follow comedy through subtitles well, but Fumoffu is flat out FUNNY. Seiyuus and the music really shine through this series and has the drama and action take a back seat.

Cons: As Slice of Life / Comedy series are, they usually hit or miss.

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Gurren Lagann (TV) Very good Finished episode 1
Inuyasha (TV) Good Dub was appealing to me, but as I grew older I finally understood how repetitive and annoying some of the stuff was getting to be. (Inuyasha meets demon, 15 minutes of explaination/getting to the demon, 3 minutes slaying the demon). Ending was only there to wrap everything up, only hope that if they repick up the series, they change a lot of elements.
InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass Good
InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler Good
InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time Very good
Kanon (TV 2/2006) Excellent Unpredictable storyline, I thought I had a grasp on what was gonna happen from the first few episodes, but I was quite wrong and found myself loving the series. Animation, voice acting, storyline, romance, etc.
Top 5
Lamune (TV) Decent Quite slow, but still very watchable to me.
(The) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV) Good I understand how this is hyped as it is, but it didn't get me as it did to others
Mobile Fighter G Gundam (TV) Good
Naruto (TV) Very good Personally loved the first 135 episodes (before the fillers started).
Naruto Shippūden (TV) Good After the first 2-3 episodes (which I felt was a refreshed, feel-good welcoming to everything), I just found everything somewhat boring. Read the manga, so I'm still quite hopeful for the future episodes, but still waiting for the fillers to end.
Naruto Shippūden (movie) Good Very enjoyable with a funny ending.
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (movie 3) Decent
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (movie 2) Decent
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow Very good
Pokémon (TV) Good
Rurouni Kenshin (TV 1996) Excellent Saw dubbed version, I thought Kenshin's voice actor was very good, aside from that, I found most of the other characters pretty annoying. Episode 1- the start of the Shishio arcs were actually very appealing to me, even though they were predictable and little meaning to them. Shishio arc was incredible and the reason why this series is what it is. (That and the OVA's ;o)
School Days (TV) Decent One of those animes that was for me, "So bad, that it's good'. I'm pretty sure I found myself banging my head through most, if not all the episodes. But it was all worth it for what I believe was the greatest ending I've ever seen to any animation. No joke.
School Days: Magical Heart Kokoro-chan (OAV)
Shakugan no Shana (TV) Very good Very good, Shana's pretty amazing. Personally, I believe the action isn't that great, the serious side of the story is a little bland but fanbase is done well, characters and school life sequences made this incredibly enjoyable. Along with the first openings to both Season 1 and Season 2, which I believe are some of the best OP's in Anime.
Shakugan no Shana Second (TV) Good
Sola (TV) Excellent Lots of Mamiko Noto. You honestly don't need more then this.
Spice and Wolf (TV) Good
Spirited Away (movie)
Steins;Gate (TV) Masterpiece
Suzuka (TV) Good Great mix of Sports + Romance. Can't really explain how much I liked the genre and storyline of the series.
Toradora! (TV) Very good *Currently watching
When They Cry - Higurashi (TV) Very good First 16 episodes were well done, but confusing all at the same time. Loved how they cleared everything up in a original way.
Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (TV) Excellent Very well translated dub. Even though predictable, was very enjoyable. Three Kings arc was way too rushed and in all honesty shouldn't of been there at all, but compensated with the final episode.
Yu-Gi-Oh! (TV 1/1998)