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Zalis116:
I can't remember, maybe I used to use rankings when I was a newer fan, but nowadays I primarily look at what appeals to me. The problem with ANN's top rankings that that newly-airing series tend to shoot straight to the top and get overrated. This happened with Haruhi, Death Note, Code Geass, Clannad, and probably some others. Then once a wider audience gets exposed to them, they tend to fall dramatically.

But generally, the rankings at ANN/AniDB/AnimeNFO/MAL are a good starting place if you want to find "anime that lots of people consider good."

kureshii:
Rankings stopped mattering to me, especially after I saw the rankings that long series like Naruto and Bleach got (I don't think they suck, I just think they're overrated). Now I only go by trusted recommendations.

newy:
I go by both now. Before it was ranking.
I have used ann but have more or less switched to anidb. I used ann to see what an anime was about and how many eps it had and relations/order of continuations. But now I'm using anidb. Imo they offer more infos. ann is only used randomly.

queenmetroid:
I prefer to go by personal recommendation. Although incidentally, I started watching Minami-ke because of BxT's random button, so it's kind of whatever works for you.

Also, you could just ask. People here love to give recommendations that are usually spot on.

dbml:
I tend to ignore "top" whatever lists, as they don't tell me anything anymore. From what I've seen, the general anime watchers like mindless action with no plot, horribly overdone melodrama and boring slice of life (not the "good" slice of life).

I think a big part of it is due to mob mentality though. People need to learn to think for themselves and not just follow what others think are the best.

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