Best & Worst Anime
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on the
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20th Anniversary of the Anime Rating Guide. The following is a list of the anime (and a handful of U.S., Canadian and
French animation titles) that I've watched or that I own, where ratings range from 5, for the
best, to 0, the worst. Newly acquired entries, if any, are
.
| Best | --% |
| 4/5 | --% |
| 3/5 | --% |
| 2/5 | --% |
| 1/5 | --% |
| Worst | --% |
| NR | --% |
| Rating | Title |
|---|---|
| 2 | Abashiri Family |
| NR | Absolute Duo |
| 2 | ACCA 13: Territory Inspection Department |
| NR | Accel World |
| NR | A-Channel |
| 4 | Actually I Am |
| 5 | A.D. Police Files (Original) |
| 2 | A.D. Police (New): To Protect and Serve |
| 1 | Advancer Tina |
| 2 | Adventurer's Daily Grind At Age 29 |
| 4 | Aeon Flux |
| NR | Aesthetica Of A Rogue Hero |
| 0 | Ai City |
| NR | Akane Iro Ni Somaru Saka |
| NR | AKB0048 |
| 2 | Akihabara Geeks |
| NR | Akikan |
| 5 | Akira |
| 4 | Akudama Drive |
| 4 | Alice And Zoroku |
| NR | Alice Gear Aegis Expansion |
| 3 | Alien Nine |
| NR | Allison and Lillia |
| 5 | All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl: Nuku Nuku |
| 3 | All You Need Is Kill |
| 4 | Alma |
| 4 | Always A Catch! |
| NR | Amagami SS |
| 4 | Amagi Brilliant Park |
| 4 | Amazing Nurse Nanako |
| NR | Amazing Nuts |
| 0 | Ambassador Magma |
| NR | Ambition Of Oda Nobuna |
| 3 | Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective |
| 2 | Am I Actually The Strongest? |
| 4 | Amphibia |
| 4 | Ancient Magus' Bride |
| 3 | And Yet The Town Moves |
| 4 | Angel Beats |
| 0 | Angel Cop |
| 4 | Angel Links |
| 3 | Angel Of Darkness |
| 2 | Angel's Egg |
| 4 | Angels Of Death |
| NR | Angel Tales |
| 3 | Animation Runner Kuromi |
| NR | Anime-Gataris |
| NR | Another |
| NR | Anthology |
| 1 | Antique Bakery |
| NR | Aoharu x Machinegun |
| 4 | Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra |
| 4 | Apocalypse Hotel |
| 5 | Apothecary Diaries |
| 3 | Appleseed (OVA) |
| 3 | Apprentice |
| NR | Aragne: Sign Of Vermillion |
| NR | Arakawa Under The Bridge |
| NR | Arcana Famiglia |
| 2 | Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride |
| NR | Argevollen |
| NR | Aria: The Scarlet Ammo |
| 0 | Ariel |
| 3 | Armitage III |
| 5 | Arpeggio of Blue Steel |
| 2 | Assemble Insert |
| NR | Asylum Session |
| NR | Atelier Escha and Logy |
| 3 | Attack On Titan |
| NR | Aura |
| NR | Avenger |
| NR | Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales |
| NR | Azazel, You're Being Summoned |
| NR | Baban Baban Ban Vampire |
| NR | Baccano |
| NR | Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts |
| NR | Bakemonogatari |
| NR | Baldr Force EXE |
| NR | Banished Court Magician Aims To Become The Strongest |
| 3 | Banished From The Hero's Party, I Decided To Live A Quiet Life In The Countryside |
| 3 | Baoh |
| 2 | Bartender: Glass Of God |
| NR | Basilisk |
| 4 | Bastard! |
| 3 | Batman Ninja |
| 3 | Batman: Gotham Knight |
| 5 | Battle Angel |
| NR | Battle Girls: Time Paradox |
| 3 | Battle of the Planets |
| 3 | Bayonetta |
| 3 | Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation |
| 4 | Behind Closed Doors |
| 1 | Belladonna Of Sadness |
| NR | Belle |
| NR | Beyond The Boundary |
| 2 | Bible Black |
| 3 | Big O |
| 2 | Bikini Warriors |
| NR | Bio Hunter |
| 4 | Birdy The Mighty |
| 4 | Birth (aka Planet Busters) |
| NR | Black Blood Brothers |
| NR | Black Bullet |
| 3 | Black Butler |
| NR | Black Cat |
| 1 | Black Heaven |
| 1 | Black Jack |
| 4 | Black Lagoon |
| 4 | Black Magic M-66 |
| NR | Blade And Soul |
| NR | Blade Of The Phantom Master |
| 1 | Blame |
| NR | Blast Of Tempest |
| NR | Blazblue: Alter Memory |
| 2 | Bleach |
| NR | Blessing Of The Campanella |
| 4 | Blood Blockade Battlefront |
| NR | Blood C |
| 2 | Blood Lad |
| NR | Blood+ |
| 4 | Blood: The Last Vampire |
| 1 | Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan |
| NR | Blue Drop |
| 1 | Blue Gender |
| 1 | Blue Seed |
| 5 | Blue Submarine No.6 |
| NR | Bodacious Space Pirates |
| 2 | Bogus Skill Fruitmaster |
| NR | Bokurano |
| 3 | Boogiepop Phantom |
| NR | Book Of Bantorra |
| 4 | Boy And The Beast |
| 2 | Boys Over Flowers |
| 3 | Brave |
| NR | Brighter Than The Dawning Blue |
| 3 | Brilliant Healer's New Life In The Shadows |
| NR | Brynhildr: In The Darkness |
| NR | Btooom! |
| 5 | Bubblegum Crash |
| 2 | Bubblegum Crisis 2040 |
| 5 | Bubblegum Crisis |
| NR | Bullet/Bullet |
| NR | Bunny Drop |
| NR | Burn The Witch |
| 4 | Burn Up |
| 3 | Burn Up W |
| 4 | Burst Angel aka Bakuretsu Tenshi |
| 4 | Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess |
| 0 | Buttobi CPU aka I Dream of Mimi |
| 2 | Cafe Terrace And Its Goddesses |
| NR | Campione |
| 3 | Canaan |
| 1 | Capricorn |
| 3 | Captain Future |
| 1 | Captain Harlock |
| NR | Case Book Of Arne |
| 3 | Case Of Hana And Alice |
| 2 | Castle In The Sky |
| 3 | Catch Me At The Ballpark |
| 5 | Cat Planet Cuties |
| NR | Cat Returns |
| 4 | Cat Shit One |
| 1 | Cat Soup |
| NR | C-Control |
| 3 | Celestial Method |
| 4 | Centaur's Life |
| 3 | Certain Magical Index |
| 4 | Certain Scientific Railgun |
| NR | Chaika |
| 4 | Chainsaw Man |
| NR | Chaos Head |
| 3 | Children Who Chase Lost Voices |
| 4 | Chillin' In Another World With Level 2 Super Cheat |
| 3 | Chimera: Angel of Death |
| NR | Chivalry Of A Failed Knight |
| 2 | Chobits |
| 3 | Chrono (Chrno) Crusade |
| 4 | City Hunter |
| 0 | Clamp School Detectives |
| 4 | Claymore |
| 2 | Clevatess |
| 3 | Clockwork Planet |
| NR | Cluster Edge |
| NR | Code: Breaker |
| NR | Colorful |
| NR | Comet Lucifer |
| NR | Comic Artist And His Assistants |
| 4 | Cool Devices |
| NR | Coppelion |
| 3 | Corpse Party |
| 3 | Corpse Princess |
| NR | Cosplay Complex |
| 1 | Cosplay Encyclopedia |
| 2 | Countdown |
| 2 | Cowboy Bebop |
| NR | Coyote Ragtime Show |
| NR | Croisee In A Foreign Labyrinth |
| 4 | Cross Ange |
| 3 | Crying Freeman |
| 0 | Crystal Triangle |
| NR | C3 (Cubed x Cursed x Curious) |
| 3 | Cultural Exchange With A Game Centre Girl |
| 2 | Curse of the Undead Yoma |
| 2 | Cutey Honey |
| NR | Cuticle Detective Inaba |
| 4 | Cyber City Oedo 808 |
| 2 | Cybernetics Guardian |
| NR | Dad Is A Hero, Mom Is A Spirit, I'm A Reincarnator |
| 3 | Dahlia In Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools |
| 4 | Daily Life Of A Middle-Aged Online Shopper In Another World |
| 2 | Daily Life Of A Part-Time Torturer |
| NR | Dance in the Vampire Bund |
| NR | Dances With The Dragons |
| NR | Dance With Devils |
| 1 | Dangaio |
| 4 | Danganronpa |
| 4 | Daphne in the Brilliant Blue |
| NR | Darker Than Black |
| NR | Dark History Of The Reincarnated Villainess |
| 2 | Dark Moon: The Blood Altar |
| 0 | Darkside Blues |
| NR | Date A Live |
| 3 | Dead Leaves |
| 3 | Deadman Wonderland |
| 3 | Dears |
| 2 | Death Note |
| 4 | Death Parade |
| 0 | Debutante Detective Corps |
| 0 | Defenders Of The Vortex |
| 4 | Delinquent In Drag |
| 3 | Demon City Shinjuku |
| 3 | Demon King's Daughter Is Too Kind |
| NR | Demon Prince Of Momochi House |
| 3 | Denki-Gai |
| NR | Desert Punk |
| 2 | Detatoko Princess |
| 2 | Detectives These Days Are Crazy |
| 4 | Devil Hunter Yohko |
| 4 | Devil Is A Part-Timer |
| 4 | Devil Lady |
| 3 | Devilman |
| NR | Devil May Cry |
| NR | Devils' Line |
| NR | Diabolik Lovers |
| 3 | Dimension W |
| NR | Dinner Table Detective |
| 3 | Dirty Pair |
| 4 | Disenchantment |
| NR | Disgaea |
| 1 | Divergence Eve |
| NR | DNAngel |
| 4 | Dog And Scissors |
| 3 | Dogs: Stray Dogs Howling in The Dark |
| 4 | Do It Yourself |
| NR | Dojin Work |
| 3 | Dominion - Tank Police |
| 2 | Don't Leave Me Alone Daisy |
| 5 | Doomed Megalopolis |
| 3 | Do-Over Damsel Conquers The Dragon Emperor |
| NR | Dragonar Academy |
| 4 | Dragon Half |
| 4 | Dragon Hunters |
| 1 | Dragon Knight |
| 1 | Dragon Pink |
| 1 | Dragon Slayer |
| NR | Dream Eater Merry |
| 3 | Dropkick On My Devil Season 1 |
| 2 | Dr. Slump |
| 3 | Drug Store In Another World - The Slow Life Of A Cheat Pharmacist |
| 3 | Duke Of Death And His Maid |
| 4 | Dungeon People |
| 2 | Durarara |
| NR | Dusk Maiden Of Amnesia |
| 3 | Earwig And The Witch |
| 4 | Easygoing Territory Defense By The Optimistic Lord |
| NR | Ebiten |
| NR | Eden of the East |
| NR | Eighteen-If |
| 3 | Eight-Zero-One T.T.S. Airbats |
| NR | El Cazador |
| NR | Eleven Eyes |
| 5 | Elfen Lied |
| 3 | Elf Princess Rane |
| 4 | El Hazard |
| 4 | Ellcia |
| 4 | Empire Of Corpses |
| 4 | Engaged To The Unidentified |
| NR | Ergo Proxy |
| 5 | Ernest And Celestine |
| 2 | Eromanga Sensei |
| 2 | Escaflowne |
| 2 | Even Given The Worthless Appraiser Class, I'm Actually The Strongest |
| NR | Everyday Tales Of A Cat God |
| 5 | Excel Saga |
| 2 | Executioner And Her Way Of Life |
| 4 | Expelled From Paradise |
| 4 | F3 |
| 4 | Failure Frame: I Became The Strongest And Annihilated Everything With Low-Level Spells |
| 1 | Fake |
| 2 | Familiar Of Zero |
| 4 | Farming Life In Another World |
| NR | Fate / Stay Night |
| 3 | Feature Squared: Coffee Samurai / Hoshizora Kiseki |
| 2 | Feature Squared: Coicent / Five Numbers |
| 2 | Fena: Pirate Princess |
| 2 | Final Fantasy |
| 4 | Final Space |
| 2 | First Squad |
| 1 | Fist of the North Star |
| NR | Five Centimeters Per Second |
| NR | Flag |
| 4 | FLCL (Fooly Cooly) |
| NR | Flowers Of Evil |
| 4 | Fluffy Paradise |
| 2 | Food Diary Of Miss Maid |
| NR | Fortune Quest |
| NR | Fractale |
| 3 | Frame Arms Girl |
| 1 | Freedom |
| 3 | Freezing |
| 4 | From Bureaucrat To Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! |
| 3 | From Old Country Bumpkin To Master Swordsman |
| NR | From The New World |
| NR | From Up On Poppy Hill |
| 4 | Fruit Of Grisaia |
| 3 | Fullmetal Alchemist |
| 1 | Full Metal Panic |
| 4 | Future Diary |
| 0 | Galaxy Frauline Yuna |
| 3 | Gantz |
| 4 | Garden of Sinners |
| 5 | Gargantia |
| 1 | Gasaraki |
| NR | Gatchaman Crowds |
| 3 | Gate |
| 1 | Gate Keepers |
| 3 | Gatherer's Adventure In Isekai |
| 2 | Gene of AI |
| 1 | Genesis Survivor Gaiarth |
| 4 | Genius Prince's Guide To Raising A Nation Out of Debt |
| 3 | gen:LOCK |
| 4 | Genocyber |
| 3 | Genshiken |
| 3 | Geobreeders |
| 3 | Gestalt |
| NR | Get Backers |
| NR | Ghost Hunt |
| 3 | Ghost In The Shell (Live Action) (2017) |
| 4 | Ghost In The Shell |
| 2 | Ghost In The Shell SAC_2045 |
| 3 | Ghost Sweeper Mikami |
| 4 | Ghost Talker's Daydream |
| NR | Giant Robo: Ginrei Special |
| NR | Gilgamesh |
| NR | Gingitsune |
| 4 | Girl From Phantasia |
| 4 | Girls' Frontline |
| 4 | Girls' Last Tour |
| 5 | Girls Und Panzer |
| NR | Girl Who Leapt Through Space |
| 4 | Girl Who Leapt Through Time |
| 2 | Glass Maiden |
| 4 | Gleipnir |
| NR | God Eater |
| 0 | Godmars |
| NR | Golden Time |
| 4 | Good Luck Girl |
| 0 | Goshogun: The Time Etranger |
| 5 | Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty |
| 0 | Grave Of The Fireflies |
| 5 | Great Cleric |
| 3 | Grimoire Of Zero |
| 4 | Groovies: Rolling |
| NR | Ground Control To Psychoelectric Girl |
| NR | Guardian Ninja Mamosu |
| 2 | Gundress |
| 3 | Gunslinger Girl |
| 4 | Gunsmith Cats |
| NR | Gun X Sword |
| 2 | Guy |
| 3 | Guyver |
| NR | Hack: Quantum |
| 4 | Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends |
| NR | Haibane-Renmei |
| 1 | Hakkenden |
| NR | Hakumei And Mikochi |
| NR | Hakuoki: Demon Of The Fleeting Blossom |
| NR | Hal |
| NR | Hamatora |
| 3 | Hanappe Bazooka |
| 4 | Hand Maid May |
| 3 | Handyman Saitou In Another World |
| NR | Hare+Guu |
| 2 | Harley Quinn |
| 0 | Harmagedon |
| 2 | Harmony |
| 3 | Harvest Night |
| 2 | Hatenkou Yugi |
| 4 | Hazbin Hotel |
| 2 | Headhunted To Another World: From Salaryman To Big Four! |
| 3 | Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, In Fact, The Strongest |
| 1 | Heartwork |
| 3 | Heaven's Lost Property |
| NR | Heaven's Memo Pad |
| 2 | Hell Girl |
| 2 | Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates In Another World With Garbage Balancing |
| 4 | Hells |
| 5 | Hellsing |
| NR | Hentai Prince And The Stony Cat |
| 3 | Here Is Greenwood |
| 2 | Hero Without A Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! |
| 3 | Hetalia |
| NR | Hidamari Sketch |
| 3 | Highschool DxD |
| 4 | Highschool of the Dead |
| NR | Hikaru No Go |
| NR | Holy Grail Of Eris |
| NR | Holy Knight |
| 0 | Homeroom Affairs |
| NR | Honey And Clover |
| 3 | Honey Tokyo |
| NR | Horizon In The Middle Of Nowhere |
| 4 | Hotel Inhumans |
| 4 | How A Realist Hero Rebuilt A Nation |
| 2 | Howl's Moving Castle |
| 2 | Hozuki's Coolheadedness |
| NR | Humanity Has Declined |
| 3 | Humanoid |
| NR | Hunter X Hunter |
| NR | Hyakko |
| NR | Hyperdimension Neptunia |
| 2 | Hyper Doll |
| 2 | Hyper Police |
| 4 | Ice |
| 4 | Ichi: The Killer |
| NR | I Couldn't Become A Hero |
| 3 | Iczer/Iczelion |
| 3 | ID: Invaded |
| NR | Idol Master Xenoglossia |
| 1 | Ikki Tousen |
| 4 | I May Be A Guild Receptionist, But I'll Solo Any Boss To Clock Out On Time |
| NR | I'm Gonna Be An Angel |
| 4 | In Another World With My Smartphone |
| NR | Inari Kon Kon |
| 4 | Infinity Train |
| NR | Innocent Venus |
| 2 | In Search Of The Lost Future |
| 3 | Inside Out |
| NR | Interlude |
| NR | Inu X Boku Secret Service |
| NR | Invaders Of The Rokujyoma |
| 5 | I Parry Everything: What Do You Mean I'm The Strongest? I'm Not Even An Adveventurer Yet! |
| 1 | Iron Virgin Jun |
| 5 | Irresponsible Captain Tylor |
| NR | Is The Order A Rabbit? |
| NR | Is This A Zombie |
| 5 | Item |
| 3 | I've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills |
| NR | I Want To Eat Your Pancreas |
| 2 | Jewel BEM Hunter Lime |
| NR | Jinki: Extend |
| NR | Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade |
| 4 | Jormungand |
| NR | Josee, The Tiger And The Fish |
| 3 | Judge |
| NR | Kabaneri Of The Iron Fortress |
| 3 | Kabuto |
| 2 | Kaena |
| NR | Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek |
| NR | Kamigami No Asobi |
| NR | Kamisama Dolls |
| NR | Kamisama Kiss |
| NR | Kampher |
| NR | Kanamemo |
| 4 | Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens |
| NR | Kano Kons |
| NR | Karas |
| NR | Karin |
| 3 | Karneval |
| 3 | Kashimashi |
| NR | Kawai Complex: Guide To Manors and Hostel Behaviour |
| 4 | Kekko Kamen |
| 4 | Key: The Metal Idol |
| 4 | Kiki's Delivery Service |
| NR | Kill Me Baby |
| 0 | Kimera |
| NR | King Of Thorn |
| NR | Kino's Journey |
| 1 | Kishin Corps |
| 4 | Kite |
| 2 | Kite: Liberator |
| 1 | Kizuna |
| NR | Knight Hunters |
| NR | Knights Of Sidonia |
| NR | Kobato |
| 4 | Koe De Oshigoto |
| NR | Koihime Muso |
| NR | Kokkoku |
| 2 | Kokoro Connect |
| NR | K-On |
| 3 | Kotetsu |
| 1 | Kubo And The Two Strings |
| NR | Kurau: Phantom Memory |
| NR | Kurenai |
| 2 | Kyousougiga |
| 3 | La Blue Girl |
| NR | Labyrinth Of Flames |
| NR | Ladies Versus Butlers |
| 3 | Lady Death |
| 3 | Lagrange |
| 5 | Last Unicorn |
| NR | Leave It To Piyoko |
| NR | Le Chevalier D'Eon |
| 3 | Leda: Fantastic Adventures Of Yohko |
| 4 | Legend Of Lemnear |
| 4 | Letter To Momo |
| NR | Level E |
| 3 | Lily Cat |
| NR | Listen To Me Girls. I Am Your Father! |
| NR | Little Busters |
| 4 | Little Witch Academia |
| NR | Log Horizon |
| NR | Looking Up At The Half-Moon |
| NR | Loups=Garous |
| NR | Love, Chunibyo And Other Delusions |
| NR | Love, Election And Chocolate |
| NR | Love Hina |
| NR | Love Lab |
| NR | Lovely Complex |
| NR | Lucky Star |
| 2 | Lunatic Night |
| 5 | Lupin III |
| 1 | Macross II |
| NR | Made In Abyss |
| 3 | Madlax |
| 4 | Madox-01: Metal Skin Panic |
| NR | Magical Play |
| 1 | Magical Twilight |
| NR | Magical Warfare |
| NR | Magical Witch Punie-Chan |
| NR | Magic Of Stella |
| 4 | Magic Users Club |
| NR | Magi: The Labyrinth Of Magic |
| NR | Mahoromatic |
| NR | Maid Sama |
| 1 | Maison Ikkoku |
| NR | Mao-Chan |
| NR | Maoyu |
| 4 | Maps |
| NR | Mardock Scramble |
| NR | Maria Holic |
| NR | Maria: The Virgin Witch |
| 3 | Marine Boy |
| 4 | Mars Needs Moms |
| 3 | Mary And The Witch's Flower |
| 1 | Masquerade |
| NR | Master Of Killing Time (Tonari No Deki-kun) |
| 4 | Master Of Mosquiton |
| 4 | Maxx |
| 3 | Mayo Chiki |
| 3 | Maze |
| 4 | MD Geist |
| NR | Medaka Box |
| NR | Meganebu |
| 1 | MegaZone 23 |
| 5 | Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya |
| NR | Melody Of Oblivion |
| 4 | Memories |
| 4 | Mermaid's Scar |
| 2 | Metal Fighters - Miku |
| 2 | Metropolis |
| 5 | Mezzo |
| 4 | MFKZ |
| 1 | Miami Guns |
| 3 | Michiko And Hatchin |
| NR | Midori Days |
| 3 | Mighty Space Miners |
| 4 | Milky Subway: The Galactic Limited Express |
| 3 | Minushi |
| 3 | Mirai |
| NR | Miss Holusai |
| 5 | Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid |
| NR | Mitsuboshi Colors |
| 4 | Miyuki-chan In Wonderland |
| NR | MM! |
| NR | Mobile Suit Gundam |
| NR | Modern Magic Made Simple |
| NR | Modest Heroes |
| 4 | Moldiver |
| 2 | Momo: Girl God Of Death |
| NR | Mononoke |
| 2 | Monster Musume: Everyday Life With Monster Girls |
| NR | Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun |
| NR | Moon Phase |
| 3 | Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit |
| 2 | Mouse |
| 5 | Mr. Stain on Junk Alley (Ga-Ra-Ku-Ta) |
| NR | Ms Vampire Who Lives In My Neighborhood |
| 4 | Murder Princess |
| NR | Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse |
| NR | My Beautiful Girl Mari |
| NR | My Bride Is A Mermaid |
| 2 | My Dear Marie aka Metal Angel Marie |
| NR | My Mental Choices are Completely Interfering |
| NR | My Neighbors The Yamadas |
| 4 | My Neighbor Totoro |
| NR | My Otome |
| NR | Mysterious Girlfriend X |
| 4 | Mystic Archives of Dantalian |
| NR | My Teen Romantic Comedy Snafu |
| 4 | Najica: Blitz Tactics |
| NR | Nanaka 6/17 |
| 4 | Napping Princess |
| 4 | Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind aka Warriors of the Wind |
| NR | Needless |
| 5 | Neon Genesis Evangelion |
| 2 | Neo Ranga |
| 4 | Neo-Tokyo aka Manie-Manie, Meikyu Monogatari |
| 4 | Next Gen |
| NR | Nichijou: My Ordinary Life |
| 4 | NieA Under 7 |
| NR | Night Is Short, Walk On Girl |
| 4 | Night Shift Nurses |
| NR | Night Walker |
| 4 | Night Warriors - Darkstalkers Revenge |
| 5 | Ninja Scroll aka Jubei Ninpucho |
| NR | Nisemonogatari |
| 3 | Nobunagun |
| NR | Noein |
| 3 | No Game No Life |
| NR | Noir |
| 4 | Non Non Biyori |
| NR | Noragami |
| NR | No. 6 |
| 2 | Nyan Koi |
| 5 | Oblivion Island |
| 3 | Ogenki Clinic |
| 3 | Ogre Slayer |
| NR | Oh! Edo Rocket |
| 4 | Oh My Goddess! |
| NR | Okamikakushi: Masque Of The Wolf |
| 2 | Okami-san And Her Seven Companions |
| NR | Okko's Inn |
| 3 | Omamori Himari |
| 3 | Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety |
| NR | OniAi |
| NR | Only Yesterday |
| NR | Origin: Spirit of the Past |
| 3 | Otaku No Video |
| NR | Otoboku: Maidens Are Falling For Me |
| 4 | Our Home's Fox Deity |
| NR | Outbreak Company |
| 4 | Outlanders |
| NR | Outlaw Star |
| 3 | Owl House |
| NR | Pandora Hearts |
| 3 | Pandora In The Crimson Shell Ghost Urn |
| 3 | Paniponi Dash |
| 4 | Panty And Stocking With Garterbelt |
| NR | Paprika |
| 3 | Parallel Dual: Trouble Adventure |
| 5 | Paranoia Agent |
| 4 | Parasite Dolls |
| NR | Parasyte |
| NR | Patema Inverted |
| 5 | Patlabor |
| NR | Penguin Drum |
| 2 | Penguin Highway |
| 4 | Perfect Blue |
| NR | Persona 4 |
| NR | Pet Girl Of Sakurasou |
| NR | Petite Cossette |
| 2 | Pet Shop Of Horrors |
| NR | Phantom |
| 4 | Phantom Quest Corp. (You-Gen-Kai-Sya) |
| NR | Phi-Brain: The Puzzle of God |
| 4 | Ping Pong Club |
| NR | Pink Lemonade |
| NR | Place To Place |
| 4 | Planetarian |
| NR | Planzet |
| 2 | Plastic Little |
| 3 | Plastic Memories |
| NR | Please Save My Earth |
| NR | Pom Poko |
| NR | Pompo: The Cinephile |
| 3 | Ponyo |
| NR | Popotan |
| 5 | Porco Rosso |
| NR | Poupelle Of Chimney Town |
| 0 | Powerdolls |
| 4 | Primal |
| NR | Princess And The Pilot |
| 4 | Princess Jellyfish |
| 2 | Princess Minerva |
| 5 | Princess Mononoke |
| 3 | Princess Princess |
| 3 | Princess Resurrection |
| NR | Prison School |
| 0 | Private Psycho Lessons |
| NR | Problem Children Are Coming From Another World |
| 5 | Project A-ko |
| NR | Project Blue Earth SOS |
| NR | Psychic Detective Yakumo |
| NR | Psychic Squad |
| 2 | Psycho Diver |
| 2 | Psycho-Pass |
| NR | Punch Line |
| NR | Puni Puni Poemy |
| 4 | Queens Blade |
| NR | Qwaser Of Stigmata |
| 4 | Rage Of Bahamut Genesis |
| 2 | Rahxephon |
| 4 | Rail Wars |
| 4 | Ranma 1/2 |
| 2 | Ray |
| 5 | R.O.D. (Read or Die) |
| NR | Recently, My Sister Is Unusual |
| 1 | Record of Lodoss Wars |
| 3 | Red Data Girl |
| 1 | Red Garden |
| 4 | Redline |
| 2 | Rei Rei |
| 2 | RE-KAN! |
| NR | Rental Magica |
| 5 | Rg Veda |
| NR | Riddle: Story Of Devil |
| 3 | Rideback |
| 3 | Riding Bean |
| 4 | Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne |
| NR | Rio Rainbow Gate |
| 4 | Rising Of The Shield Hero |
| 3 | Robot Carnival |
| 3 | Robotech |
| 3 | Robotics;Notes |
| 5 | Rock and Rule |
| 4 | Rocket Girls |
| NR | Rolling Girls |
| 1 | Roots Search |
| 4 | Rosario + Vampire |
| 4 | Roujin Z |
| NR | Rozen Maiden |
| 3 | Ruin Explorers |
| 5 | Rumik World: Fire Tripper |
| 5 | Rumik World: Laughing Target |
| 4 | Rumik World: Mermaid Forest |
| 5 | Rumik World: Supergal (Maris the Chojo) |
| 2 | Rurouni Kenshin aka Samurai X |
| 3 | Sabagebu |
| 3 | Sacred Blacksmith |
| 5 | Saga Of Tanya The Evil |
| 4 | Saikano (aka She) |
| 3 | Sailor Moon |
| 2 | Saiyuki |
| 0 | Sakura Taisen aka Sakura Wars |
| 4 | Samurai Champloo |
| NR | Samurai Gun |
| NR | Samurai Harem |
| 4 | Sands of Destruction |
| 3 | Sankarea |
| NR | Sasami-san@Ganbaranai |
| 3 | Satanika |
| NR | Say I Love You |
| 4 | Scavengers |
| 4 | Scrapped Princess |
| NR | Secret World Of Arrietty |
| NR | Sekirei |
| NR | Seraph of the End Vampire Reign |
| 4 | Serial Experiments Lain |
| NR | Servamp |
| 4 | Servant X Service |
| 3 | Seventh Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy |
| 3 | Severing Crime Edge |
| NR | Shana |
| NR | Shangri-La |
| 4 | Shigofumi |
| NR | Shiki |
| 0 | Shinesman |
| NR | Shining Hearts |
| NR | Shiro Bako |
| NR | Shonen Onmyouji |
| NR | Short Peace |
| NR | Shuffle |
| 3 | Shuten Doji |
| 2 | Silent Mobius |
| 1 | Sin |
| NR | Sins Of The Sisters |
| 1 | Sin Sorority |
| NR | Sketchbook - Full Colors |
| 2 | Skull Man |
| 2 | Sky Crawlers |
| 4 | Sleepy Princess In The Demon Castle |
| 4 | Snow White With The Red Hair |
| 2 | So I Can't Play H |
| NR | Sola |
| 4 | Sol Bianca |
| 4 | Solty Rei |
| NR | Soni-Ani |
| 2 | Sorcerer on the Rocks aka Chivas 1-2-3 |
| NR | Soul Eater Not! |
| 4 | Space Bug: The Journey Home |
| 4 | Space Dandy |
| 3 | Space Patrol Luluco |
| 4 | Space Pirate Mito |
| 0 | Space Warriors - Battle for Earth Station S-1 |
| 4 | Spawn (Animated) |
| 1 | Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit |
| NR | Special A |
| 4 | Speed Racer |
| NR | Spice And Wolf |
| 3 | Spirited Away |
| 4 | Spirit of Wonder |
| 2 | Spriggan |
| 3 | Squid Girl |
| 0 | Starbirds aka Daimos |
| 4 | Starblazers |
| 4 | Starchaser: Legend Of Orin |
| 4 | Star Wars: Mandalorian |
| 3 | Steamboy |
| 1 | Steel Angel Kurumi |
| NR | Steins;Gate |
| NR | Stella Women's Academy |
| 2 | Stellvia |
| NR | Step Sister |
| 4 | Strange Magic |
| NR | Strawberry Eggs |
| NR | Strawberry Panic |
| 2 | Strike The Blood |
| 3 | Strike Witches |
| NR | Student Council's Discretion |
| NR | Submarine 707 Revolution |
| 4 | Sukeban Deka |
| 4 | Summer Wars |
| NR | Sunday Without God |
| 4 | Super Deformed Double Feature |
| NR | Sweet Blue Flowers |
| NR | Sword Art Online |
| NR | Tactics |
| 2 | Tales From Earthsea |
| NR | Tales of the Abyss |
| NR | Tales of the Princess Kaguya |
| NR | Tamako Market |
| 4 | Tangled |
| NR | Tayutama: Kiss On My Deity |
| NR | Tears To Tiara |
| NR | Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee |
| 4 | Tenchi Muyo |
| NR | Tenjho Tenge |
| NR | Terror In Resonance |
| NR | Testament Of Sister New Devil |
| 4 | They Were 11 |
| 2 | Third: The Girl With the Blue Eye |
| NR | This Boy Can Fight Aliens |
| NR | This Ugly Yet Beautiful World |
| 5 | Those Who Hunt Elves |
| NR | Tide Line Blue |
| 3 | Time Of Eve |
| 4 | TO |
| 3 | Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun |
| NR | Tokko |
| NR | Tokyo ESP |
| NR | Tokyo Ghoul |
| 4 | Tokyo Godfathers |
| 2 | Tokyo Private Police |
| 1 | Tokyo Revelation |
| NR | Tokyo Underground |
| 3 | To Love Ru |
| NR | Towanoquon |
| 1 | Toward the Terra |
| NR | Tower Of God |
| 3 | Transformers (Animated) (1986) |
| 3 | Triage X |
| 4 | Trigun |
| 3 | Trinity Blood |
| 5 | Tweeny Witches |
| 4 | Twilight of the Cockroaches |
| 4 | Twilight Of The Dark Master |
| 1 | Twin Dolls |
| 2 | Twin Signal |
| NR | Tytania |
| 4 | UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie |
| 2 | Ultimate Otaku Teacher |
| NR | UltraViolet Code 044 |
| NR | Ulysses Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight |
| NR | Unbreakable Machine Dolls |
| 3 | Under The Dog |
| 4 | Un-Go |
| NR | Upotte |
| NR | Urahara |
| NR | Urda |
| 3 | Urotsukidoji |
| 5 | Urusei Yatsura aka Those Obnoxious Aliens |
| 3 | Usavich |
| 4 | Ushio and Tora |
| NR | Valkyrie Drive Mermaid |
| 5 | Vampire Hunter D |
| NR | Vampire Knight |
| 1 | Vampire Princess Miyu |
| 0 | Venus Wars |
| 4 | Video Girl Ai |
| 5 | Violet Evergarden |
| NR | Wagnaria aka Working |
| NR | Waiting In The Summer |
| 3 | Wakaba Girl |
| 1 | Wanna Be's |
| NR | Watamote |
| NR | Weathering With You |
| 4 | Weather Report Girl |
| 4 | Welcome To The Space Show |
| 1 | We Without Wings |
| NR | When Marnie Was There |
| NR | When They Cry |
| NR | Whisper of the Heart |
| 3 | Wicked City |
| 0 | Windaria |
| 0 | Wind Named Amnesia |
| NR | Wind Rises |
| NR | Windy Tales |
| 1 | Wings of Honneamise |
| 2 | Witchblade |
| 2 | Witch Hunter Robin |
| NR | Wolf Children |
| NR | Wolf Girl And Black Prince |
| 2 | Wordsworth |
| 4 | WorldEnd |
| NR | World God Only Knows |
| NR | World Is Still Beautiful |
| NR | World Of Narue |
| NR | Xenosaga |
| 2 | Xi Avant |
| 2 | XXX Holic |
| 3 | Yamamoto Yohko |
| NR | Yona Of The Dawn |
| 1 | Yotoden |
| 4 | You're Under Arrest |
| 5 | Your Name |
| 2 | Yozakura Quartet |
| 4 | Yu Yu Hakusho |
| 4 | Yuyushiki |
| 4 | Zeiram aka Iria |
| 4 | Zenki |
| 0 | Zillion |
| NR | Zombie Loan |
| 4 | Zootopia |
What Does It Take To Be The Best?
I've been watching anime for many years and have, over time, developed a sense of what I might like or not like in terms of genres of anime. I'm drawn towards comedy, action-adventure and science-fiction. I'm not a huge fan of ninjas or giant robots, but, I have enjoyed some examples of each of the aforementioned genres. Likewise, I'm not a fan of hentai anime, but, I have dabbled in the dark arts. Over the years, I've amassed a fairly nice sized collection of anime on physical media.So, what does it take to be counted among the elite ranks of the best anime. The main criteria that I use is subjective and comes down to two questions -- first, did I enjoy the anime? And, second, how much did I enjoy that anime? Specifically, did I buy a physical copy of the anime? And, am I willing to sit through an anime more than once? Or, did I feel compelled to buy an anime more than once?
It goes without saying, that in this age of digital distribution, that if I didn't buy an anime on physical media, the anime cannot be counted among my best -- less than my best, certainly, but, not my best. Sorry, it just can't happen. On the other hand, I've been around long enough to know a time when anime was available on Laser Disc and VHS tape and when those formats became extinct, how many anime deserved to be repurchased in the new format of the time -- DVD? Or, a bit later, Blu-ray?
Obviously, if I chose to purchase an anime more than once, I really, really liked that anime a lot and want to keep it on hand for convenient re-watching. Back in the day, the Bubblegum Crisis Hurricane Live music video was the first anime on VHS that I physically wore out and had to re-purchase. As for the original Bubblegum Crisis series, I purchased the entire series on individual VHS tapes and repurchased them twice on DVD. Recently, the series was remastered, yet again, on Blu-ray, but, sadly, I decided not to take the plunge. I think, though, with three purchases of the series, Bubblegum Crisis' place as one of my best anime is assured.
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