Author Topic: If You Had To Choose Just One... (Read 1300 times)

HeartVivian · « **on:** March 05, 2013, 02:50:00 AM »

I searched and I couldn't find an "all-time-favorite anime" thread so let's make one. (Actually, there is one but it's almost 4 years old.)

You only can post one, but please be sure to elaborate why this is your favorite anime of all time. I know it's hard, but try to keep it as concise as possible. Please avoid spoilers without using the spoiler tag.

If you are confused, then try to answer these questions:
1. What anime did you enjoy watching the most?
2. Why did you enjoy it so much?
3. Does it have high replay value?
4. Did you get immersed in the plot and connected to the characters?
*These are just ideas*

So basically, PICK ONE ANIME AND EXPLAIN WHY IT IS THE BEST.

I would have to pick Darker Than Black. The combination of fast-paced action, good character development, and a somewhat creative plot (at least to me) led to an intriguing story overall. Actually this is the one that got me into anime so it has a lot of sentimental value to me.

donald1 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2013, 02:58:10 AM »

prepare yourself, long lists of anime titles are coming

i gonna say Railgun, i still watch some random ep every now and then.

abc cuz · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2013, 04:52:31 AM »

^yea people tend to ignore the !!!!!! 1 !!!!!! and just state everything they like, turning this into a thread like many others.

But anyway mines Angel Beats! Gets me every time, even after about 17 watches through

GoGeTa006 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2013, 04:55:41 AM »

so fucking hard. . .
but just 1. . .like just 1?
probably Neon Genesis Evangelion . . .or maybe . . . AAGGHH MUST NOT. . .
JUST 1. . .

Tatsujin · « **Reply #4 on:** March 05, 2013, 05:03:37 AM »

Critical Error on my end.
The probability is not possible.
A single choice is not in Tatsujin's book!

sackii · « **Reply #5 on:** March 05, 2013, 05:09:25 AM »

Kaleido Star

Japanese girl goes to America to audition for Kaleido Star (think Cirque Du Soleil), almost everything about Kaleido Star is shown (management, techs, marketing, practices, shows, competitions, rivalries, dorms). My favorite type of anime really. The character progression's beautifully done but most importantly : Sora's just awesome.

Triltaison · « **Reply #6 on:** March 05, 2013, 05:19:48 AM »

Revolutionary Girl Utena.

The character development, the lampooning of stereotypes, the art style, the plot, the music, and pretty much everything about it is fantastic. Kozue is my favorite character ever in any anime I've ever seen.

Tiffanys · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2013, 05:22:37 AM »

Just one, eh? Well, I could pick something off my top 5 but I don't think I'd actually choose one of those because it doesn't have the rewatch value of what I'm about to tell you...

Dragon Ball Z

I had it in my childhood and I can rewatch it a billion times and never get tired of it. While something like Claymore, Code Geass, Death Note or Mnemosyne might be great, I couldn't rewatch them so many times or just watch 20 episodes in a row without even the slightest hint of boredom or a headache or anything else.

I think few animes can compete really with the rewatchability of DBZ... Most of the modern shōnen are filled with massive filler arcs while DBZ if it actually had any fillers never felt like it did.

anoligarh · « **Reply #8 on:** March 05, 2013, 05:55:13 AM »

Clannad - It made me laugh, it made me cry. Never since have i seen an anime as touching as this one.

ijshorn · « **Reply #9 on:** March 05, 2013, 06:40:45 AM »

Clannad got me into anime, so far I have never seen a better one (one comes really close but only 1

)

shabutie · « **Reply #10 on:** March 05, 2013, 07:17:04 AM »

Id have to say Ghost in the Shell.

Before I had always liked anime and it interested me, but GiTS was the hook, line and, sinker. The series had a nice balance between episodic and over arching plot, which is rarely done well.

FlyinPenguin · « **Reply #11 on:** March 05, 2013, 09:33:04 AM »

Neon Genesis Evangelion.

It features everything that makes anime great: Interesting characters, a good plot, great character development, mystery, superb animation, mind fucking, mecha, brief nudity, psychological dysfunction, a nice blend of comedic moments, fine babes, and a hot headed and bodied tsundere. What more could I ask for? Maybe some solid romance... It is really a classic in my book.

Second would probably be either the GITS series or the first season of Clannad.

vuzedome · « **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2013, 10:01:56 AM »

NGE as well. The penguin that flies pretty much summed up my feelings as well.

CappinHoff · « **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2013, 06:02:26 PM »

Quote from: anoligarh on March 05, 2013, 05:55:13 AM

Clannad - It made me laugh, it made me cry. Never since have i seen an anime as touching as this one.

This is my pick as well. Same reasons and it made me think about things in my life.

Belmakar · « **Reply #14 on:** March 05, 2013, 07:44:00 PM »

Quote from: CappinHoff on March 05, 2013, 06:02:26 PM

Quote from: anoligarh on March 05, 2013, 05:55:13 AM
Clannad - It made me laugh, it made me cry. Never since have i seen an anime as touching as this one.

This is my pick as well. Same reasons and it made me think about things in my life.

+1

'nuff said.

jaybug · « **Reply #15 on:** March 06, 2013, 12:39:27 AM »

I'll go with a Ghibli film, Spirited Away.

It has many dichotomies. Traditional/ modern. Supernatural/ human. Fantasy/reality.

It is cute and charming, without being overly melodramatic, or sappy.

It shows us what happens when we do not take care of our planet. And why those old gods are not so bad to keep in mind when we do things today. And for me, it does so without being political. I do not think the difference between filthy and clean is not political.

It has a guy running the boilers! And I like how the old low technology works almost miraculously.

It makes me want to visit a place just like it, to have the same kind of good time that people used to have at one of those places.

JoonasTo · « **Reply #16 on:** March 06, 2013, 12:54:22 AM »

Serial Experiments Lain

There's a drop of quality in the middle of the series but aside from episodes 5-8 the series is a pure 10.
Plus Boa in the intro, how awesome is that?

5Cats · « **Reply #17 on:** March 06, 2013, 02:00:01 AM »

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku

OVA, TV, even Dash!

Because! It's perfect in every way. And Nuku Nuku is adorable no matter how strangely they draw her... (Like in Dash! eh?)

Ballsor · « **Reply #18 on:** March 06, 2013, 02:29:11 AM »

Code Geass - One of my favorites, could watch again and again. It has some of the best qualities in an anime and continues to be great through the story line, character building, music, ending and much more.

metro. · « **Reply #19 on:** March 06, 2013, 02:47:57 AM »

Probably Samurai Champloo. The music, the style, the feel, it was very well done. It had the right amount of serious shit and not-so-serious shit. It also was pretty self deprecating which I like.