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Best anime ever! Anonymous
It's Emmy Night, when awards are given to the supposedly best shows on television. Maybe you're into it, maybe you're not, maybe you're only watching to see if Stephen Colbert wins his Emmy. Whatever.

ITT: Your personal BEST OF THE BEST ANIME. Epic. Incredible. Emmy-worthy stuff.

And I'm posting Monster first to get it out of the way.
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Death Note
>> Anonymous
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>maybe you're only watching to see if Stephen Colbert wins his Emmy
Yeah, THIS.

Anyway, I don't think I watch a lot of "good" anime. Most of what I watch tends to just be fangirl-bait. (Sorry, but even though I enjoyed Death Note, I don't think it's a "best of the best" kind of series.) Gankutsuou is probably the best I've seen.
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>>1082050

second.
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>>1082073
Fucking seconded.

Madame and Monsieurs bonsoir...
>> Haunter !Ym9iVooAJY
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Dubs sucks, Japanese version is incredible.
>> Haunter !Ym9iVooAJY
>>1082097

I fucking love you. I had been looking for the name of that anime for half an hour or so just now.
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>>1082097
thirded...but some im not so sure of...like Umineko and Higurashi. god am i glad i havent seen any fangirl go batshit insane over Higu whenever I'm out. all i'll do is see if i have the goddamn merch, then leave
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Code Geass hurr durr

First season was BALLIN' but things got a tad wacky in R2.
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Toward the Terra.
>> Anonymous
My vote goes to Monster
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THIS THIS THIS
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not ashamed
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>>1082112

THIIIIIIS
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10 years later and it's still this one... nothing will ever surpass it for me.
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>>1082042
SECONDING MONSTER.

Never has a series impacted me so emotionally before.
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>> Anonymous
Anon has not watched as much anime as other anons, but would like to make the following nominations anyway:

For Characters I Got Incredibly Attatched To Because They were Just Deeply Engaging And Believable: Fullmetal Alchemist

For Sheer High Quality of Art And Effects That Made Me Say Wow: Samurai Champloo

The Turkey Award for an anime that started out with a lot of promise and wend absolutely nowhere: Inuyasha and Ranma 1/2 (tied)
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Macross Frontier.
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>>1082159
HELL YES this was actually very well made and the storyline was really engaging and had lots of twists and turns PLUS MANLY AWESOMENESS.

I watch a lot of stuff because of the fangirl appeal too... for actual quality though... Cowboy Bebop would be up there with Gankutsuou and Monster. Seirei no Moribito was really good but I can't tell if I like it for quality of fan service...
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I AM IN DESPAIR!

Anon neglecting to mention my show as one of the best has left me in despair!
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Gungrave and Black Lagoon, which unfortunately are two amazing series /cm/ has apparently never heard of.
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Easy. Twelve Kingdoms and Crest of the Stars.
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Rurouni Kenshin, ftw
>> Anonymous
>>1082303
I would have raged hard had you not prefaced your statements with the fact that you have not seen very many anime...
>> Anonymous
>>1082631
Oh we have, its just there is not a lot of /cm/'s involved for us to talk about.
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This is always so hard. Epic fight in my head right now.

...Hellsing Ultimate series. TV series is shit but I do adore OVAs above everything.
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>>1082163
Seconded
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>>1082630

This.
>> Kagi
>>1082658
fuck yes

polite sage-i will return wth Kenshin pics
>> Anonymous
>>1083104
>polite sage
Doing it wrong.
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>>1083104
>> Anonymous
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes. Hands down.
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>>1083149
Ah dammit you beat me to it.
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>>1082249
seconding !
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Ignore the tits, but it just shows how little fanart such a GRAVELY underestimated series gets...
>> Anonymous
>>1082678
seconding!
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This thread lacks MULLETS!
>> Anonymous
Gankutsuou re-seconded. But Mononoke's shaping up to usurp its throne in my heart!
>> Anonymous
Hunter x Hunter and seconding Samurai Champloo.

Epicness at it's peak.
>> Anonymous
Oh yeah, and Gurren Lagann also! There can't just be one. Mononoke, Gankutsuou, Gurren Lagann. EPIC

Too bad I don't have my pictures on this computer
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Excel Saga. Epic.
>> Anonymous
This thread is good for recommendations. I have the week off, so I think I'll check out Mononoke and Toward the Terra. Thanks anon!
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Lucky Star is a masterpiece.
>> Anonymous
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As much as I adore Mononoke, Monster wins best horror and best anime overall in my heart.
>> Anonymous
I would say Mononoke is the most stunning, fascinating and amazing anime overall, but Mushishi, Gurren Lagann and Gankutsuou come very very closely as second, I seriously can't choose between them. Then there's like a bunch of fuck-awesome animes I love (like Princess Tutu, Terra e and SZS) that just don't make it to the BEST-OF-THE-BEST -list.

There're just too many ;__;
>> Anonymous
>>1082678
Source?
>> Kaijifag
>>1083255
>>1082112
I have finally decided to Re-watch Princess Tutu ( Watched the dub in '05) and watch Toward the Terra. DON'T LET ME DOWN ANONYMOUS, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TERRA. PLEASE DON'T TRICK ME.
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>>1082042
>>if Stephen Colbert wins his Emmy

RICKLES!!!

...

xxxHolic was probably the best "new" anime I saw this year.
>> Kaijifag
>>1084744
It was alright. Read the manga, it is five-bajillion times better.
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Ofcourse it's fucking Monster, there is no way any anime is more epic than Monster is. Johan is more epic than Light will ever be.
>> Anonymous
>>1084744
xxxHolic anime is made of shit and quality

the manga is soooooooooo much better,
>> Anonymous
I'm happy to see so many Monster reccomendations and not so many of Code Geass, Death Note and Naruto.
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You can say what you will about long-winded shounen series. That said, One Piece is everything it's supposed to be-- a grand adventure, and it's for those of us that always wanted to set out on one but ended up settling for a meager corporate existence. There's just this rush of adrenaline at the climax of every saga, then this uplifting feeling at every closure, something that many series strive for but never achieve.
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>>1084747

I have read the manga. If you compare the anime with the manga, which is more detailed plot- and character-wise, of course it's going to come up short because the manga has so much more room to convey a story.

But I chose to approach the anime as its own independent thing, and I thought it was pretty great.
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>>1084838
Lifetime achievement award.

Best Drama- Kaiji
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>>1084761

First season of Code Geass was a bit of awesome. I enjoyed its utilization of themes relevant to a post-9/11, post-Bush world: National security, terrorism and revolution and idealism, media coverage and propaganda, occupation of a country and oppression of its citizens and exploitation of its resources... okay, I'll stop the faggotry now. I just think that it's mainstream backlash that has caused CG to be labeled as a shit show.

Tl;dr blah blah blah here's Suzaku's supple young body, pre-R2 retardation.
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Darker than BLACK
>> Anonymous
>>1085271

I want to see that series. Badly. It has been removed from all the internets. (sulk, sulk)
>> Darth Louise !!fN6Sx17SZ0o
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If you're looking for a good post 9/11 sci-fi giant robot anime, go for Gundam 00 instead. Much more serious, much higher quality writing. It's got a slow start, but you're setting yourself up for fail if you judge any Gundam series on their first ten episode. The only reason I'm not posting it as one of the best animes is because the second season could make or break it.

As far as "best animes," I'm sure this gives those anti-Zetafags from /m/ an apoplexy, but I can't see this one not being right up there with the best. Monster might get my vote for best overall, but Zeta's my only pick for best mecha.
>> Darth Louise !!fN6Sx17SZ0o
Lost my link there.
>>1085345refers to>>1085054.
>> Anonymous
I don't have any /cm/ pics for it, but definitely Revolutionary Girl Utena.
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>>1084838

On the same note, I feel that Nabari no Ou is a refreshing shonen series in that it's surprisingly more character-driven than other series; moreover, I find that much of it parts from the usual cliches identified with shonen shows and tastefully explores rare themes such as gender issues. Not Emmy-worthy when compared to stuff like Monster, but definitely worth checking out if you're looking for something with a different take on things. Homolust is also prevalent.
>> Anonymous
>>1085695

what I like about Nabari is its realistic portrayal of cynicism vs. idealism. Thobari is an interesting character in that his naivety and insistence on doing what he believes is the right and noble thing to do often leads to failure or worse. also I like the modern setting and that it sticks to the basic principles of nindou (aside from Miharu's shinrabansho, for obvious reasons) as opposed to naruto's ridiculously flowery bullshit. hell, they even use GUNS.
>> Anonymous
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mushishi

forever
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Retarded parody ends up winning at everything it set out to mock. Film at 11.
or Gintama: if Terry Pratchett wrote shounen manga instead of fantasy novels.

Also seconding a few others on this thread.
>> Anonymous
>>1085345

I think I'd like to give Gundam 00 a try. I've never been into any of the Gundam series before, but I've been feeling more open-minded and experimental in my watching. Is it available online anywhere?
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>>1082050
Thirded.
>> Darth Louise !!fN6Sx17SZ0o
>>1085932
I'm sure there are still torrents floating around. Get menclave's - they were really slow, but since the first season is done, it doesn't matter. They're definitely the best.

http://bt.mymenclave.com/

And since 00 is an AU, the other serieses have absolutely no connection to it, so there's nothing to discourage watching there.
>> Anonymous
No Baccano yet? Shame on you, /cm/!
Also, seconding>>1082630.
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Best manga: xxxHolic
Best anime: Zetsubou Sensei

In my opinion.
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>>1085043
I must say I've never quite had that I'm-almost-having-a-heartattack feeling in an anime before I watched Kaiji. Like, squirming in my seat from all the tension.

Monster is, yes, terribly epic. Also is the latter (and earlier made) OVAs of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Totally hearbreaking and old-school.

...And I'm hoping that the crushing end of Cowboy Bebop wasn't some representation of the death of the anime industry in general, on a side-note.