Welcome to the third update of my top 100!
My plan was to release this update after the current anime season was finished (or at least mostly finished), but I will be travelling soon, so I may not have enough time to publish this afterwards, which is why I'm realeasing this now, and I may do a small update Nº4 afterwards if I think it's neccessary.
I think this will only get more difficult as time passes though, because every single time I update my top 100 it get's more difficult to decide what to take out. My first version included some series that, while pretty good, I didn't have that much of a hard time deciding to take them out, but now it was honestly very difficult, and it won't get easier next time.
Now without further ado, let's go with the updates:
Series leaving the top (previous rank in parenthesis):
- Usagi Drop (#100)
- Utawarerumono (#99)
- Durarara!! (#93)
- Little Busters! (#92)
- Akira (#86)
- Mononoke Hime (#85)
That's 6 series leaving the top this time, wich means 6 series will be coming in! Of course, it will be edited in their respective entries, but to have easier access to the new content, I'll put the new entries here also:
New in the rankings!:
67. Perfect Blue
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Satoshi Kon was quite an artist, and in his short life managed to create a number of fantastic pieces that will no doubt be remembered from a long time. Things like Tokyo Godfathers, Sennen Joyuu or Paprika, among others. But from my experience with his works, I would definitely say that Perfect Blue has to be the best of them.
This movie has some fantastic animation, not only for its time, but even today, 17 years later, it still looks extremely good, making it hard to believe it actually has so many years already.
Perfect Blue is a story that starts pretty normal, about a girl who was an idol but quits to become an actress (against her real wishes), but for various reasons, the story gets crazier and crazier with time, to a point you’re always wandering if what you’re seeing right now is reality, a dream, or whatever. That said, there is always a line connecting events, and that keeps the viewer engaged to the movie during the whole durations, which ends up with an excellent conclusion that wraps things quite well.
For the group of people that are about my age or older, it’s pretty interesting to see this setting were internet was something new and was still looked as something interesting and special and not as an integral part of your everyday’s life, while for the younger people, this movie might give a little idea of how it was.
If you saw an enjoyed Sennen Joyuu then this movie is an absolute must (and vice-versa) as Kon clearly took a lot from Perfect Blue to create Sennen Joyuu (and I must say, he did an impressive job at using the formula, but not making Sennen Joyuu look like just another Perfect Blue).
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64. One Outs
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Let’s make ourselves a really weird question: What would happen if Yagami Light and Itou Kaiji fused together and began… playing baseball? Well, that’s pretty much what Tokuchi Toua, the main character from One Outs is.
Let’s start by saying that I don’t like baseball one bit. I mean, the only reason I would watch a real baseball match is if I can’t sleep one night and they’re putting that on the TV. It would work better than any sleeping pills. That said, I absolutely loved One Outs, and the games were absolutely fantastic, to the point that if I hadn’t watched baseball in the past, this series would’ve deceived me into thinking that baseball was actually fun (I mean this as a personal opinion of course, hopefully no one who likes baseball takes offense from this).
The main point about this series is letting Tokuchi Toua be awesome. The plot and every other character in the series exist mainly for that reason, but I don’t mean this as a bad thing because One Outs does a pretty damn good job at it. Tokuchi Toua really is one of the most awesome characters I’ve ever seen in anime. He’s extremely good at reading situations, making plans so that his team can win, and countering plans from the opponents, all while winning a whole lot of money thanks to his unusual contract that gives him 5 million yen for every out he’s responsible for, but loses 50 million for every run he gives.
Because of this, this is one of those series of characters making plans, being countered, then cross counter, etc. Kind of like Death Note, Kaiji or even Code Geass or Legend of the Galactic Heroes, only here is all about baseball. Some really crazy things happen during the games, to the point you’re almost wondering if you should call that playing baseball.
And with such nature, this series is, of course, quite addicting, the kind you want to watch the next episode and see how Toua will get through some difficult situations.
The only real shame about this series is that it doesn’t really have an ending, and while we’re not left on a cliffhanger, the series does clearly finish in the middle of the story, without really resolving some of the main goals of it, which is a bit of a shame, specially because it’s unlikely that we’ll ever get a second season.
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52. Mobile Suit Gundam (UC)
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When talking about anime classics, one of the first names to come up, if not the first, will always be Gundam.
The incredibly famous robot franchise created by Tomino has inspired a lot of modern and now-not-so-modern anime. While its not the first mecha anime, it is the first one that dwelved into the "real robots" genre, where mechas are not all-mighty indestructible machines, but just another weapon for war.
While of course the mecha is an important part of the story, Gundam is much more than that. It's a story about war, the development of characters forced to joined the war, and the development of a great rivalry between the main character, Rey Amuro, and the antagonist, Char Aznable. It's not a story about good vs bad, and just a story about two sides at war, mainly told from one side.
While I haven't watched the original series, the movies felt very complete by themselves, and I didn't feel I was lacking anything vital that the series might have given me (maybe a few small things).
I'm not really a fan of mechas as super robots, and I haven't liked a few Gundam series (Seed and Wing), but I decided to go with this as I wanted to explore the Universal Calendar world, which is the most extense and the better regarded. This was definitely the best Gundam stuff I've seen so far (and I did enjoy 00), and I'll soon be going into the rest of this universe.
Best thing about the series was Char Aznable, the antagonist. He was a really interesting character, extremely intelligent, talented and well developed, easily my favorite from this movie trilogy, though not because the main cast were bad, I actually liked Rey Amuro's development.
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam get to a whole new level. Character development is much bigger in this one, and is much better with Tomino killing characters like there's no tomorrow. We get to see some characters from the prequel, but now as adults and much more mature, and while the new characters starts very annoying, they have some very big development (this is specially true for Kamille, the main character). It takes time, and the series is slow to start, but by the end, I could easily say it surpassed the prequel.
While I feared the newtype thing would not be too good, it's much better explored in this movie, and it actually didn't work that bad. Overall quality clearly improved and the OST was so much better.
Now, I know it's kind of a trend for Tomino to give weird names to it's characters, but what the fuck was he thinking when he named that-character-that-is-totally-not-Char-Aznable the name "Quattro Bajeena"... I mean.... you know what, I think I don't want to know what was he thinking.
Gundam ZZ is defintely a step back for the franchise. This series might actually be the father (or is it mother?) of the so bad it's good mecha series like Cross Ange and Valvrave, series that don't really take themselves seriously, which makes them fun (well, Valvrave actually tries and miserably fails to do it in it's second season). Problem here is that this is a direct sequel of Zeta, so as a viewer, you're not really looking for that kind of thing when you go into ZZ, which makes it quite a disappointment, and for me it was almost an ordeal to keep watching through the first half.
The second half of ZZ is much, much better though, as things start getting more serious, and the plot becomes something much more worthy of the prequels. But of course, waiting 23 episodes (aprox) for that isn't really great, specially in a 47 episodes series.
Char's Counterattack, which comes next, could almost work as a conclusion by itself. While I'm not a fan of the conclusion, the movie is very entertaining, has some really impressive action (and it's very rare for me to be impressed with action in mecha series, as I usually don't like it very much) and OST.
It was really nice going back to Rey Amuro and Char Aznable, which I still think are the best characters from the series, and the whole plot was overall pretty good.
Then comes War in the Pocket (chronologically situated a little bit after the very first series), which is, so far, definitely my favorite thing from this franchise. Good enough to make it's position in the ranking skyrocket.
War in the Pocket is a series that really explores the term of "real robots", as the mechas are really shown as weapons, it's perfectly shown the destruction a fight between them can cause in a city, and we're presented with the point of view of a simple colony and a simple Zeon pilot, not the ace pilots and leaders from each side. This is a fantastic war story, with some great character development, and some fantastic war drama. Truly a piece of art in the franchise.
After that I went with Stardust Memory (chronologically situated between the original series and Zeta), which looked fantastic, the art was extremely detailed and the animation was outstanding, but even so, it was probably one of the the weakest entriy of UC, and that is because the plot and character were not really good. Besides not being really entertaining, there were some plot twists that really didn’t make much sense at all, and more importantly, the main couple was quite inconsistent and pretty annoying. A real shame as I’m a fan of Ryo Horikawa, the seiyuu of the main character. This does help though for understanding how the Titans (main antagonists from Zeta) were created.
The 08th MS Team (chronologically situated more or less contemporary to the original series) was a fantastic entry. While sometimes had some pacing issues (the original plan was to make a bigger series from it, but the director died halfway through the project), the story is pretty entertaining, having more of a guerilla setting, focused on a small team. The series gives a lot of focus to the tactics used by the team in the different operations, and besides that, has a focus on the romance between the main character (who’s from the Federation) and an enemy pilot (from Zeon). Characters are really likeable, and the series has quite a satisfying ending. Definitely one of the best entries of UC.
After that comes IGLOO (chronologically contemporary to the original series), which is a 3D movie instead of the classical 2D, which I didn’t quite dislike, but neither specially liked it. I think I prefer the original 2D though. That said, while the idea of focusing the story from the point of view of the engineers was something I loved, they really didn’t do such a good job, as the story was pretty boring, the characters very forgettable, and it became quite ridiculous in IGLOO 2 with the “Shinigami”, which was very out of place in the Gundam universe. As a whole, IGLOO is the weakest entry of Gundam UC.
Finally came Unicorn (chronologically situated 3 years after Char’s Counterattack), which gives a fantastic finish to Gundam (Early) UC. The animation here is absolutely fantastic and the story was quite engaging. I really wasn’t particularly fond of the main characters and his motives, and I didn’t really liked Mineva here either, but other than that, I have no complains with this series. Watching Char 2.0 (aka Full Frontal) was awesome, and I quickly went through the seven OVAs (which I’m glad I began watching when it was already completed). It was really nice seeing some old characters again, though I did miss some that didn’t make an appearance.
Now the only thing left would be Origins (chronologically situated 11 years before the original series), which is currently airing right now.
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42. Hadashi no Gen
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These two movies will inevitably always be compared to Hotaru no Haka, and with good reason, as both are movies about World War II narrated from the point of view of a Japanese kid. I’m not sure which of the two is better, but I am sure they’re not really the same thing and they’re both pretty good. While Hotaru no Haka probably has a bigger impact in terms of being sad (also has a bigger budget), Hadashi no Gen presents us with some great images of the atomic bomb explosion, and has an extra value when you know it’s actually an autobiographical work.
Hadashi no Gen tells us the story about this boy named Gen who lives in Hiroshima, and it’s probably the best source to have a look at the bombing from the point of view of the people that were most affected. We get to see the life before the bombing, what happened during the bombing and the immediate after-effects, and then how Hiroshima little by little began reconstructing itself (but with the effects of the bomb always present).
I still think it’s pretty damn impressive the fact that this work is actually an autobiography by Keiji Nakazawa, which gives it a completely different value for me. It’s actually one of the most tragic stories you’ll ever see in the anime industry, and it actually happened to someone. I’m not old enough, and for my time, life has been incredibly easy in comparison to what my grandparent’s generation had to live. While there’s more than likely a little bit of decoration for dramatic purposes, pretty much everything that happens here actually happened to Nakazawa.
While the famous moment when Enola Gay drops Little Boy is something we’ve heard in many places, Hadashi no Gen does a fabulous job at actually showing Hiroshima during the whole explosions, which makes one of the most crude scenes I’ve ever seen, watching people pretty much disintegrating, and even worse, some initially surviving and looking worse than any zombie from a horror movie, making you wonder “how in the world are they alive right now, and how much must they be suffering.” Actually, the whole bombing scene (and the immediate moments after, including the Black Rain) makes for some of the best scenes I’ve ever watched. They’re extremely crude, but a very accurate image of what must’ve been Hiroshima at that moment.
While the second movie doesn’t have the same impact as the first one, it’s still a pretty good movie to watch what comes after the bombing, how life kept going in Hiroshima even after that, how many people kept dying from the after-effects, and how the city could only began reconstructing itself from scratch.
This is, by any means, a happy story, but that’s just how it’s supposed to be. There’s not supposed to be anything “happy” about the atomic bomb, but I do think it has an encouraging message, and you can see that by the simple fact that Nakazawa kept moving forward, became a renowned mangaka and eventually died in 2012 at 73.
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34. Casshern Sins
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Casshern Sins is a series that actually never even crossed my mind watching it for many years. I mean, it’s based on a 70s show I’m not interested at all, and by the same line, it’s a series about a guy who goes through the world with a kind of ridiculous costume reminiscent of and Ultraman… and I pretty much dispise Ultraman, Power Rangers and pretty much all those kinds of shows.... but boy, what a deceiving thing was Casshern Sins, because it really has nothing to do with those kind of shows, I mean, really, this is mostly a philosophical show above anything else, it’s a show about thinking, a show about setting a dark and depressing atmosphere.
This series has a clear theme, and that’s death, which in the end, is commonly the most depressing theme for human beings… though in this case is mainly in robots. We first get a completely dystopian setting, which adding salt to the wound, it seems to have become like that because of our main character; everything was perfect before, but now, because our main character killed someone that was pretty much God, the world is dying, and the previously inmortal robots are suddenly afflicted with the ruin, which is basically getting rusty and dying. And just think about it a little bit, because if death is already depressing for us, how would it be to someone who wasn’t really familiar with the concept, to someone who really didn’t die. The results are pretty obvious, and everyone begins despairing.
You’re supposed to think a bit with this series, that’s what it invites you to do in a story that has mostly an episodic format, but that little by little progresses with a main plot revolving in the truth behind the past of Casshern, all while developing relationships and feelings of the different main characters in the series. Of course, with death comes the idea of acceptance. No one can beat death, so of course, besides all the despairing, the series does delve into the idea of accepting death for what it is and just enjoying the time you have.
This is by no means a happy series, it’s quite depressing. It has somewhat of an encouraging message, but it really is dark from start to end, keeping itself very faithful to the concept it explores so much.
The artstyle plus animation of this series is a big case of old meets new. As I said before, Casshern Sins is based on a 70s show, which is named Shinzou Ningen Casshern (you DON’T need to watch this to understand Casshern Sin… actually, I recommend not even bothering with it), and well, the kind of drawing is very typical to the 70s, and Sins keeps those things intact, all while obviously improving qualities and making it modern. But the best production feature of this series comes from the OST, which is absolutely wonderful at creating the appropriate dark atmosphere in the series (which in this case is specially crucial). I can only tip my hat to Kaoru Wada for his work in the music and to Shigeausu Yamaguchi for his work at directing this project.
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21. Ergo Proxy
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Before I actually watched this, I didn’t really know what to expect out of it. Genre-wise it really interested me as a mystery sci-fi series, but it’s fame gave me mixed feelings, as I thought I would maybe find something trying to be more than it actually is a bit to an extreme (aka: pretentious). It did have a bit of that, but overall, it didn’t really hurt, as the series did offer a lot, it explored some really interesting themes and presented one of the best cyberpunks settings you’ll find in the anime world.
The first thing that grabbed my attention is that cyberpunk setting I mentioned above. Ergo Proxy shows us a utopia world were everything seems to work perfectly well, and were humans are completely dependent on robots (everyone actually has a companion robot), but of course, like most utopias that have been written, behind the scenes things are not that perfect, and there’s a huge mystery that revolves around some beings named “Proxies” that proves to be quite important to pretty much everything behind the world. Also, you eventually get to see the other side of the coin, a dystopian world that our main characters will journey through, learning little by little the secrets of the world.
Eventually, the series does delve in some “deeper” stuff, exploring some philosophical themes, mainly about existence, about a sense of belonging. The main philosophical theme discussed is the raison d’etre. This is a constant theme for both Vincent and Re-l. There’s a constant escapism for the people in this series, that being just living without thinking in the fake utopia (which is what the higher ups promote, to live without ever questioning things) or the people living in the outside dystopia, which cling to encouraging lies, and even deceive themselves to go through the difficult day-to-day.
While, at times, Ergo Proxy can become a little bit confusing, the series is actually very well elaborated, it requires full attention from the viewer, but things do make sense and are explained. While not spoon-fed, this is not as “abstract” as one might think it could be. And most of the time it’s actually pretty direct.
The whole mystery about the proxies can be very engaging, and characters help a lot in this. I became quite a fan of Re-l, and Vincent, while annoying sometimes, made for a really interesting character who has quite a case of identity crisis. Pino was also an interesting character, a very naïve one that was there mainly to help with the development of the other two, though little by little developing on his own.
The series is visually outstanding, one of the best I’ve seen. Its production values are extremely high, both in animation and art, and at the same time, it offers a fantastic OST that really helps setting the atmosphere of the series.
At the end of the day, Ergo Proxy offered me an engaging story, and one that actually invited me to think a little bit, all beautifully presented and well executed. I couldn’t really ask much more of it, and it certainly became one of my favorite series. It’s almost a shame it actually took me many years to watch it, but then again, I’m not sure I would’ve enjoyed it the same way I did now had I watched it 5 years ago.
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9. Ie Naki Ko NEW!!
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I guess every journey, no matter how good it is, must come to an end someday, and all we can do is try to enjoy every possible moment while learning from the difficult moments that cross through our path. Boy, did I feel a void when my “journey” with Remi came to an end. Ie Naki Ko end up becoming a real life experience.
This is what I call a hidden gem, a series that I’ve rarely seen mentioned anywhere and I learnt about its existence not too long ago. And all of that while being directed by my favorite director of all time: the great Ozamu Desaki.
This series is actually very different to pretty much everything I’ve watched before and I would venture to say this is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. Not the best (though it’s close, as you can see by its ranking), but definitely the most beautiful of them. The most beautiful thing I’ve watched because of the warmth shown by the characters, the well executed relationship and development, the lessons the series give, the positive, but realistic attitude shown by Remi, and even the exaggerated things that can make this a kids show, but that I think it can be just as enjoyable for adults, if not even more.
Let’s start by saying this is not something I’d recommend to a teenager, as I think the things this series transmit are more meant for a more adult audience; the feelings this series transmit to its viewer I think are stronger for someone a bit older. But who knows, that might just be me.
The strongest thing about this series comes obviously from the characters, which from the dogs to Remi, all are absolutely wonderful in their own way. Remi must be the nicest kid in the world, an extremely persistent and hard working boy that really has quite a difficult time, but can always see the positive things, grab his opportunities and learn from all the bad things. As the main character, he’s the one that develops the most and like for many characters in the series, he’s a character that’s very easy to get attached to. But it’s not just Remi, I have to specifically mention Vitalis, the man Remi begins his journey with, and a man who eventually becomes a father and teacher figure to Remi, and maybe even more. And this goes both sides, because Vitalis will learn to love Remi like a children, and while not being his real father, you won’t see an anime character display father feelings as well as Vitalis, in a way that, again, I can only describe as beautiful.
Then there’s Mattia, a boy Remi meets in the middle of his journey and becomes the best friend anyone could ask for, more than a brother. Mattia becomes an inseparable partner for Remi (ehm, don’t think of this in a gay manner), and it’s just fantastic seeing both supporting each other, wanting the best for the other and working together in a magnificent way. Finally, I have to talk about both Remi’s mother and Ms.Milligan, which both show some fantastic mother qualities in a very realistic fashion. They show legitimate concern for the kids, and act in a way I can certainly imagine my mother acting.
This is a series that actually made me think and remember the value of the people I love, and a series that manages to make me write these kind of corny lines I’m writing right now, so I can only keep wondering how big was the impact this series left in me. Again, I thought it was really a beautiful thing. Made me feel old though for making me evaluate my life a little bit, making me think about important moments and people, and just to be thankful for the good thing I have. Dammit Ie Naki Ko, are you really making me write this kind of stuff?
The sense of attachment to the characters in this series was truly unique, something I’ve rarely felt watching or reading anything.
T he series can actually be pretty predictable most of the time, but that really doesn’t matter very much because it’s not the element of surprise what you’re looking here, it’s the execution and the character’s response to the different situations presented in the series. Also, while the series can fail to be realistic in many little details, the feelings and reactions of the characters are some of the most realistic you’ll ever find. I really ended up rooting for Remi at everything. I wanted that kid to have a good life.
Not less important is to know that the series concludes everything fantastically, giving me one of the most satisfactory endings I’ve ever seen.
The art and animation of the series are actually pretty good for its time, and the OST was absolutely glorious, to say the least.
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The Top 100 BEFORE the update:
100. Usagi Drop
99. Utawarerumono
98. Beck
97. Ghost Hound
96. Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
95. Level E
94. Jormungand
93. Durarara!!
92. Little Busters!
91. Kuroko no Basket
90. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
89. Blood+
88. Slam Dunk
87. FLCL
86. Akira
85. Mononoke Hime
84. Seirei no Moribito
83. Monogatari Series
82. Hotarubi no Mori e
81. Space Dandy
80. Katanagatari
79. Mouryou no Hako
78. Gosick
77. Lovely Complex
76. Anne no Nikki
75. Ping Pong: The Animation
74. Serial Experiments Lain
73. Log Horizon
72. Clannad
71. Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World
70. Dragon Ball
69. Slayers
68. Great Teacher Onizuka
67. Kanon (2006)
66. One Piece
65. Air
64. Chihayafuru
63. Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai
62. Welcome to the NHK
61. Death Note
60. Kyousou Giga
59. Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster
58. Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu
57. Tokyo Godfathers
56. Mobile Suit Gundam (UC)
55. Haibane Renmei
54. Stranger: Moukou Hadan
53. White Album 2
52. Sennen Joyuu
51. Toradora!
50. Zetsuen no Tempest
49. Eureka Seven
48. Hellsing Ultimate
47. Shiki
46. Fate/Zero
45. Full Metal Panic!
44. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai
43. Kara no Kyoukai
42. Code Geass
41. Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin
40. Black Lagoon
39. Higashi no Eden
38. Berserk: Ougon Jidaihen
37. Terra e...
36. Samurai Champloo
35. Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom
34. Aoi Bungaku Series
33. Baccano!
32. Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni
31. Cowboy Bebop
30. Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuiokuhen
29. Banner of the Stars
28. Planetes
27. Hotaru no Haka
26. Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki
25. Juuni Kokuki
24. Gin no Saji
23. Nodame Cantabile
22. Sakamichi no Apollon
21. Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
20. Now and Then, Here and There
19. Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji
18. Shinsekai Yori
17. Bakuman
16. Spice & Wolf
15. Kingdom
14. Mawaru Penguindrum
13. Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
12. Hunter X Hunter (2011)
11. The Tatami Galaxy
10. Gankutsuou
9. Ghost in the Shell
8. Steins;Gate
7. Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199
6. Ashita no Joe
5. Rose of Versailles
4. Mushishi
3. Detective Conan
2. Monster
Honorable Mention: Inferno Cop
1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Again, I will say I actually enjoyed all of these series, they just missed the cut against other series.
Top 100 AFTER the update (rank change in parenthesis):
100. Beck (-2)
99. Ghost Hound (-2)
98. Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita (-2)
97. Level E (-2)
96. Jormungand (-2)
95. Kuroko no Basket (-4)
94. FLCL (-7)
93. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (-3)
92. Blood+ (-3)
91. Slam Dunk (-3)
90. Seirei no Moribito (-6)
89. Tokyo Godfathers (-32)
88. Monogatari Series (-5)
87. Hotarubi no Mori e (-5)
86. Space Dandy (-5)
85. Katanagatari (-5)
84. Mouryou no Hako (-5)
83. Gosick (-5)
82. Lovely Complex (-5)
81. Anne no Nikki (-5)
80. Ping Pong: The Animation (-5)
79. Serial Experiments Lain (-5)
78. Log Horizon (-5)
77. Clannad (-5)
76. Sennen Joyuu (-24)
75. Dragon Ball (-5)
74. Slayers (-5)
73. Great Teacher Onizuka (-5)
72. Kanon (-5)
71. One Piece (-5)
70. Air (-5)
69. Chihayafuru (-5)
68. Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai (-5)
67. Perfect Blue (New)
66. Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World (+5)
65. Welcome to the NHK (-3)
64. One Outs (New)
63. Kyousou Giga (-3)
62. Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster (-3)
61. Death Note (-)
60. Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu (-2)
59. Stranger: Mukou Hadan (-5)
58. White Album 2 (-5)
57. Toradora! (-6)
56. Zetsuen no Tempest (-6)
55. Eureka Seven (-6)
54. Hellsing Ultimate (-6)
53. Haibane Renmei (+2)
52. Mobile Suit Gundam (UC) (+4)
51. Shiki (-4)
50. Fate/Zero (-4)
49. Full Metal Panic! (-4)
48. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (-4)
47. Higashi no Eden (-8)
46. Code Geass(-4)
45. Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin (-4)
44. Black Lagoon (-4)
43. Berserk: Ougon Jidaihen (-5)
42. Hadashi no Gen (New)
41. Terra e... (-4)
40. Samurai Champloo (-4)
39. Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom (-4)
38. Cowboy Bebop (-7)
37. Kara no Kyoukai (+6)
36. Aoi Bungaku Series (-2)
35. Baccano! (-2)
34. Casshern Sins (New)
33. Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (-1)
32. Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuiokuhen (-2)
31. Banner of the Stars (-2)
30. Gin no Saji (-6)
29. Planetes (-1)
28. Hotaru no Haka (-1)
27. Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Juki (-1)
26. Juuni Kokuki (-1)
25. Nodame Cantabile (-2)
24. Sakamichi no Apollon (-2)
23. Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (-2)
22. Now and Then, Here and There (-2)
21. Ergo Proxy (New)
20. Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji (-1)
19. Shinsekai Yori (-1)
18. Bakuman (-1)
17. Spice & Wolf (-1)
16. Kingdom (-1)
15. Mawaru Penguindrum (-1)
14. Fullmetal Alchemist (-1)
13. Hunter X Hunter (2011) (-1)
12. The Tatami Galaxy (-1)
11. Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (-1)
10. Ghost in the Shell (-1)
9. Ie Naki Ko (New)
8. Steins;Gate (-)
7. Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 (-)
6. Rose of Versailles (-1)
5. Ashita no Joe (+1)
4. Detective Conan (-1)
3. Mushishi (+1)
2. Monster (-)
Honorable Mention: Inferno Cop
1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes (-)
And that would be it for this second update... Damn, it was a lot more work than I thought it'd be... A lot more work than any entry. But anyways, at least it's done now.
I may (or may not) do a small update to separate some entries. I will think about that, still not sure.
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