Favorite Animes
Here's what I look for in an anime, despite the genre:
1. Story
2. Emotion
3. Morals
4. Music
5. Replay Value
1. Story
2. Emotion
3. Morals
4. Music
5. Replay Value
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- StarsKen'ichi SuzumuraJun'ichi SuwabeMitsuaki MadonoKamui Shirou and Fuuma Monou have been best friends ever since they were kids. Fate, however, separates them when Fuuma's mother died under a mysterious circumstances. Fast forward, 6 years later, a 16 year old Kamui has now returned to Tokyo with the intention of facing his 'destiny'. Little does he know that his destiny will collide with that of his best friend'sBest character development I've ever seen. The plot is engrossing, emotional, and perfectly paced. Best assembly of voice actors. Love Sato Naoki's OST.
- CreatorKentaro MiuraStarsMarc DiraisonNobutoshi CannaCarrie KeranenGuts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.An amazing duality theme. You'll constantly be in awe of Guts and Griffith's physical and mental strength. A testament to man's willpower. They should really make another season!
- CreatorHideaki AnnoStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraKotono MitsuishiA teenage boy finds himself recruited as a member of an elite team of pilots by his father.Most intelligent story in an anime, chock full of philosophy and theology. Memorable characters.
- CreatorYoshiyuki TominoHajime YatateStarsHirotaka SuzuokiTôru FuruyaToshio FurukawaIn the war between the Earth Federation and Zeon, a young and inexperienced crew find themselves on a new spaceship. Their best hope of making it through the conflict is the Gundam, a giant humanoid robot, and its gifted teenage pilot.An amazing portrayal of the harness of war. The advent of space, advanced technology, and human evolution paints a fascinating world which begs for your attention.
- CreatorTatsuya EgawaStarsDoug SmithMatt GreenfieldMitsuo IwataA University drop-out rides Japan on his bicycle, taking part-time jobs and trying not to take women.Only 6 episodes, but they're hysterical (except for episode 3)! Guys will love it but I can't say ALL women will too. The dialogue, stories, and jokes are amazing. Great reply value.
- CreatorYoshiyuki TominoHajime YatateStarsSam VincentMamoru MiyanoShin'ichirô MikiIn the distant future, mankind has used up all of its fossil fuels, forcing them to turn to Solar Power as an alternate energy source. As a result, this causes a rift to form between richer and poorer nations, eventually leading to war. In the midst of this conflict, a mysterious military group known as "Celestial Being" aims to use force to bring peace to the world, by using special humanoid weapons known as Gundams.The most emotional Gundam I've seen. It also has the best story and characters in my opinion.
- CreatorHiromu ArakawaStarsKent WilliamsIemasa KayumiMatthew LeonhartTwo brothers search for a Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their deceased mother goes awry and leaves them in damaged physical forms.A fascinating world, good character development, and a cliffhanger at the end of almost every episode. Very well crafted.
- CreatorShôji KawamoriStarsKirby MorrowKelly SheridanBrian DrummondHitomi is a girl with psychic abilities who gets transported to the magical world of Gaea. She and her friends find themselves under attack from the evil Zaibach empire, and the Guymelf Escaflowne provides the key to it all.Starts off simple but expands into sssooooo much more. Very memorable characters.
- CreatorKazuki AkaneStarsHaruka KudôFujiko TakimotoKazuya NakaiA teen girl is approached by a pilot who claims to be her from the future where a force from a parallel dimension is attempting to invade and destroy our universe and only she has the key that can stop this.I love quantum mechanics and this blends it perfectly. A lot of great twists.
- StarsHikaru MidorikawaToshihiko SekiRyûzô IshinoA squadron of giant robot pilots of a beleaguered Earth colony bring the war to their oppressive home planet.Best looking Gundams ever! You can appreciate it more with the lack of CG, which is now common in later series.
- StarsMayo SuzukazeDorothy Elias-FahnRichard CansinoThe adventures of a young wandering swordsman who stumbles upon a struggling martial arts school in Meiji era Japan.Great battles which incorporate a lot of strategy. Love the 1st 2 seasons. The story has a lot of mystery and background.
- StarsR. Bruce ElliottChristopher SabatSean TeagueA small village gets raided by bandits every harvest season. The villagers can't take it anymore, and decide to recruit samurais to defend them in exchange for rice. Will the villagers find who would defend them from the bandits?Great adaptation of Seven Samurai, which is often regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. Enough said.
- CreatorMahiro MaedaStarsMayumi AsanoChiwa SaitôPaul St. PeterIn a world of airships and civil war, two messengers come across a special girl who will change the course of history.Favorite steam punk anime. An all around great series.
- DirectorMasahiro AndôStarsTomoya NagaseYuri ChinenKôichi YamaderaA swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.Best animated fight scenes. The artists must have spent a lot of time with this because the fighting is continuous and not broken up with talking every 10 seconds. Good emotional story too.
- CreatorYoshiyuki TominoHajime YatateStarsSôichirô HoshiScott McNeilJohn NovakThe discovery of an advanced model of combat mecha on their space colony throws a young man and his friends into involvement in an interplanetary war as the crew of a powerful fighting ship.Another great Gundam which really makes you despise war. Didn't care for the addition of CG but it succeeds in every other aspect.
- CreatorLynn OkamotoStarsSanae KobayashiChihiro SuzukiMamiko NotoTwo university students come across a seemingly harmless girl named Lucy, unaware that she's actually a mutant serial killer with a split personality.Gory and yet sad. Good story for only 13 episodes.
- DirectorSatoshi KonKô MatsuoStarsMiyoko ShôjiShôzô ÎzukaMami KoyamaA TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.Great film with excellent story telling. A lot of people find the ending very sad.
- CreatorMasashi KishimotoStarsJunko TakeuchiMaile FlanaganKate HigginsNaruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.Tons of amazing characters which each get their own time to develop. The writers keep expanding the ninja world they've created and it's hard not to get sucked into it. Awesome fight scenes with lots of strategy.
- StarsDoc HarrisChristopher SabatScott McNeilWith the help of the powerful Dragonballs, a team of fighters led by the saiyan warrior Goku defend the planet earth from extraterrestrial enemies.Great all the way up until the end of the Freeze saga. The fight scenes are amazing and the character development of Goku is like you're there every step of the way. They just got too crazy after a while.
- DirectorYoshiaki KawajiriStarsKôichi YamaderaEmi ShinoharaTakeshi AonoA vagabond swordsman is aided by a kunoichi and a spy in battling a demonic clan of killers - led by a ghost from his past - who are bent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate.Lots of fighting and lots of blood. You don't get more bad ass than this.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsYôji MatsudaYuriko IshidaYûko TanakaOn a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.Favorite Miyazaki film.
- CreatorYoshiyuki TominoStarsNobuo TobitaShûichi IkedaHirotaka SuzuokiEight years after the One Year War, the Earth Federation creates an elite force called the Titans to hunt Zeon remnants. When Titans proves to be no better than Zeon, the Anti Earth Union Group (AEUG) is formed to restore peace in space.Set a lot of standards for Gundam, anime, and even science fiction.
- StarsSatomi HanamuraYumiko KobayashiChristel TakigawaAn apocalyptic look at the possibility of an earthquake of magnitude 7 or greater striking the Tokyo area. Mirai, a middle school freshman girl who goes to Tokyo's artificial Odaiba Island for a robot exhibition with her brother Yutaka at the start of summer vacation. A powerful tremor emanates from an ocean trench, the famed Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge crumble and fall, and the landscape of Tokyo changes in an instant. With the help of a motorcycle delivery woman named Mari who they meet on Odaiba, Mirai and Yutaka strive to head back to their Setagaya home in western Tokyo.Simple and sad. It's very realistic and you get very close to the characters.
- DirectorMizuho NishikuboMamoru OshiiStarsAtsuko TanakaIemasa KayumiAkio ÔtsukaA cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.Highly cinematic with a touch of philosophy.
- CreatorGorô TaniguchiIchirô ÔkouchiStarsJun FukuyamaTakahiro SakuraiJohnny Yong BoschAfter being given a mysterious power to control others, an outcast prince becomes the masked leader of the rebellion against an all-powerful empire.
- CreatorDai SatôKazuhiko ShimamotoStarsYûko SanpeiKeiji FujiwaraKaori Nazuka14-year-old Renton joins the rebel GekkoState ship, co-pilots the TypeZero with the mysterious Eureka, and unknowingly becomes part of a grand scheme.Crazy kid love story and great soundtrack.
- CreatorSatoshi KonStarsShôzô ÎzukaToshihiko SekiMamiko NotoSeemingly unconnected citizens of Tokyo are targeted for bludgeoning by a boy with a golden baseball bat. As detectives try to link the victims, they discover that following the assaults, the victims' lives have improved in some way.Very good psychological thriller. Roller blades never seemed so scary.
- CreatorKazuyoshi KatayamaKei'ichi SatoHajime YatateStarsMitsuru MiyamotoSteve BlumAkiko YajimaIn a futuristic city with lost memories, an expert negotiator fights threats to the city with the help of an android and his own giant robot.A very classy and intelligent neo-noir. Toshihiko Sahashi composed a great soundtrack.
- CreatorShûkô MuraseStarsKôji YusaAkiko YajimaLiam O'BrienIn a post-apocalyptic future humans live in peace with androids in a domed city. However, a strange series of murders has intruded into bored inspector Re-l Mayer's life.It's been a while since I watched this that I can't remember why I liked it... but it's good!
- CreatorKazuya TsurumakiStarsJun MizukiMayumi ShintaniIzumi KasagiMysterious things start happening when 12-year-old Naota meets a strange woman on a Vespa wielding a big guitar.Crazy, hysterical, sex driven, pubescent story. Are you fooly coolying?!
- DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsRiisa NakaTakuya IshidaMitsutaka ItakuraA high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.Great story involving quantum mechanics.
- StarsDavid WaldSayaka ÔharaSatomi SatôIn mystical times, Kingdom of Mongaul conquers the kingdom of Parro. Only princess Rinda and prince Remus escape destruction of the palace. In jungle, they meet and befriend an amnesiac warrior with body of a man and head of a leopard.A lot of mystery and intrigue. Longest running manga/story in history I believe. Great story, just don't expect a conclusion.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsHitoshi TakagiNoriko HidakaChika SakamotoWhen two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.Disney's got nothing on this. Probably the cutest animated creatures I've ever seen.
- CreatorShin'ichirô WatanabeHajime YatateStarsKôichi YamaderaUnshô IshizukaMegumi HayashibaraThe futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.Yoko Kanno.
- CreatorYoshiyuki TominoStarsTroy BakerColleen O'ShaughnesseyYuri LowenthalA conspiracy around Laplace's Box is potentially going to start another war between the Earth Federation and Neo Zeon. Chosen by fate, Banagher Links gets the key to the box, and must follow his heart to decide what to do with it.A very touching series which well depicts political struggle.
- StarsNick ShakoourMelissa HutchisonMark AtherlayA teenage boy and girl struggle to stay in love when the girl's body is transformed into Japan's ultimate weapon.Weirdest spin on a love story EVER. Sad at times. This isn't a little girl you want to piss off.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsSumi ShimamotoMahito TsujimuraHisako KyôdaWarrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.Touching story of a post-apocalyptic world.
- DirectorKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsMitsuo IwataNozomu SasakiMami KoyamaA secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.Classic.
- StarsMamoru MiyanoBrad SwaileVincent TongAn intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.Starts off incredibly strong, eventually losses a lot of steam, and decently picks itself back up again at the end.
- StarsSôma SaitôCorey HartzogSora AmamiyaA countryside boy named Tatsumi sets out on a journey to The Capital to make a name for himself and met a seemingly dangerous group of Assassins known as Night Raid. Their journey begins.Great fighting, emotional, and good characters. It has an intriguing world, however there's a lot left to be desired after 1 season.
- DirectorMakoto BesshoKentarô MizunoKen'ichi ShimizuStarsRyô KatsujiAoi MiyazakiYûko KotegawaIt is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a young boy named Agito stumbles across a machine that glowed in a strange blue hue inside a forbidden sanctuary. The machine, which has preserved a beautiful girl named Tula from the past, is activated. Tula has a "mission" that had been entrusted to her by the past ...It's been so long since I watched this that I can't remember why i liked it... but it's good!
- StarsCaitlin GlassJoel McDonaldR. Bruce ElliottSet in a distant future, Heroic Age tells the story of the quest of the human race to find the messianic individual that holds the power to save mankind. This savior, named Age, is the only human to have been raised by the Golden Tribe before they departed from the universe. The young princess of the humans, Dhianeila, and the crew of the Argonaut - an advanced spaceship able to travel between stars via lanes called Starways - find Age on the ruined planet Oron. After fending off an attack from a rival tribe, the Bronze Tribe, the human race sets off on a journey of salvation, led by Dhianeila and Age.Very good sci-fi anime.
- StarsTakeshi KusaoHiroshi TakemuraDaiki NakamuraAfter a thousand years of exile, Talpa, ruler of the Netherworld, returns to claim the Earth as his own. The only thing that can stop him and his minions are five young men and their mystical suits of armor.Story of good versus evil and legendary armor! The fate of the world hangs in the balance. Great characters, fighting, and music. The story could have been a bit better though.
- CreatorTensai OkamuraStarsJason LiebrechtKate OxleyChristopher SabatIn Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged.Another good anime with lots of fighting involving strategy. Not too shabby of a story either.
- CreatorYoshiyuki TominoHajime YatateStarsIsshin ChibaWataru TakagiKazuya NakaiAfter the colonies crash into the Earth, the few surviving communities are preyed on by those few who retain technology. A scrappy young boy is hired to rescue a girl from one of these techno-pirates, but comes to the realization that the pirate was a good guy as he falls for the girl.Another very good Gundam.
*Note: They have the wrong photo. I'm refering to After War Gundam X. - CreatorKen IshikawaGô NagaiStarsAkira KamiyaKen'ichi OgataRihoko YoshidaSoon after the events of the first Getta Robo series, Earth finds itself under attack by the Hyakki (Pandemonium) Empire and its fleet of horned battle robots. In response to the threat, the Getta labs re-fit their chief weapon: three advanced jets, capable of merging into three distinct robots. These are Getta Dragun (Star Dragon) the most powerful and oft-used formation; Getta Rygar (Star Arrow) designed for speed and aerial combat; and Getta Poseidon (Star Poseidon) built for strength and aquatic battle.First anime I ever saw as a kid. Related to Getter Robo in some capacity, which I believe is the 1st account of small mechas forming into a giant mecha.
- CreatorRyôgo NaritaStarsMichael C. PizzutoJ. Michael TatumCaitlin GlassA crazy fantasy caper involving alchemists, immortals, gangsters, outlaws and an elixir of immortality, spread over several decades.1930's American time piece with amazing characters and overlapping stories it makes you wanting more more more! My only qualm is the ending.
- CreatorHajime YatateStarsAyako KawasumiBob BuchholzBridget HoffmanThe adventures of an outlaw crew of an advanced starship.A good space western. Similar to Cowboy Beebop.
- DirectorYasuo HasegawaNoboru IshiguroIchirô ItanoStarsMasato KubotaMaria KawamuraMîna TominagaIn 1980s Tokyo, a young motorcycle enthusiast discovers that the transforming bike/mecha entrusted to him by his murdered friend holds the key to the true nature of his world.Partially inspired The Matrix.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsChieko BaishôTakuya KimuraTatsuya GashûinWhen an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.More of what Disney wishes they could do.
- CreatorYasuhiro NightowStarsMasaya OnosakaHiromi TsuruSatsuki YukinoVash the Stampede is the most infamous outlaw on the planet Gunsmoke and with a 60 billion double dollar price on his head the most sought after.Similar to Outlaw Star, but with more western and less space.
- CreatorNorihiro YagiStarsTodd HaberkornStephanie YoungHouko KuwashimaA deadly breed of monster - the Yoma - has only one foe: Claymore. These warrior women, human-Yoma hybrids, can deliver salvation by the edge of a blade for a fee. This is the tale of the Claymore called Clare's solitary path to vengeance.A well created world and plot. It's all about the plight of not being strong enough when everything is on the line. Unfortunately they talk too much during fight scenes.
- StarsShintarô AsanumaKana HanazawaAyako KawasumiSogoru Kyo is a normal high school student with great passion for the things he holds dear. In fact, his love for swimming is so great he is attempting to single-handedly keep the team alive. However, his life takes an unexpected twist when meets a strange girl at the pool whose existence shows him an enemy force that is threatening the very existence of humanity. These beings known as GARDS-OMS seek to eliminate humanity and take Earth for their own. His choice is to live as he has been, or take a place in the cockpit of a mecha to stop the extinction of humanity. They often say the truth will set you free, but in this case the truth may destroy Kyo and leave his beloved hometown without the hero it so desperately needs.An imaginative story about altered reality and technology. It has a strong script but some weak characters.
- CreatorMichael Dante DiMartinoBryan KonietzkoStarsDee Bradley BakerZach Tyler EisenMae WhitmanIn a war-torn world of elemental powers, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
- CreatorYoshiyuki TominoHajime YatateStarsDaisuke SakaguchiYumi KurodaAyako ShiraishiUso Ewin gets himself tangled in a battle between the Yellow Jacket and guerrilla resistance League Militaire. Following his heart, Uso pilots the resistance's mobile suit and goes against the Zanscare Empire of space.
- CreatorYoshiyuki TominoHajime YatateStarsBill RogersAdin RuddLandon McDonald300 years after the Calamity War, a ragtag group of freedom fighters and an ancient Mobile Suit rise to the call for justice, once and for all.