The greatest anime EVAH.

[Gigaguy64]

Similarly, you'll get a thousand responses to this saying 'DURRHURR BLEACH IS BEST ANIME EVAR!' Encompassed in this question are all the associated problems too. Anime is far too varied and diverse for there to be one answer.

And, while these people are perfectly entitled to their opinions, they are also wrong. Everyone knows (even if they don't realise it) that Darker Than Black is the best Anime ever.

But seriously everyone, stop just reeling off your stock answer and start actually considering your opinion properly. Death Note, as far as I could tell, was about an emo actually crossing the line between sanity and insanity, and wasn't very interesting. Ghost In The Shell lacked direction and didn't really have a story. Bleach is 70% filler and don't get me started on Naruto.

My list of top anime by genre is as follows:
Action: Black Lagoon
Science-fiction: Darker Than Black
Horror: Helsing OVA
Romance/drama: Clannad

AWWW DUDE, NO-ONE DISSES BLEACH. but on a serious note I still watch /read it and I enjoy it but there is too much FILLER. If I remember correctly they had over 36 weeks of filler on end =_=. I think you can tell from my avatar that it's one of my favourites but I haven't seen that many.(don't have the time(although i have skimmed through dragonball Z and loved it))

On a side note can anyone suggest a good anime to watch or manga to read?

Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure is an awesome manga that will keep you busy for a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time.

 

[Mstrswrd]

Hokuto no ken. Manliest thing ever.

You know how most action tropes are overplayed nowadays in anime? They weren't when Hokuto no Ken aired because Hokuto no Ken invented those tropes for all anime to follow afterwords, and it did them better than most.

Also, it has actual plot, villains that have reasons for being villains, and the best Martial Arts usage in anime ever.

 

[Marcosn]

Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure is an awesome manga that will keep you busy for a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time.

It's either I just like anything anywhere near shonen jump or you know what I like! either way I plan on getting into it, thanks

 

[philosophicalbastard]

I think its fair to say anything from Gainax is made of win.

 

[demoman_chaos]

Dragonball Z. Only other ones I watched all the way through were Gundam Wing and Soul Eater, but those 2 can't match DBZ.

 

[The Sorrow]

 

[Gigaguy64]

Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure is an awesome manga that will keep you busy for a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time.

It's either I just like anything anywhere near shonen jump or you know what I like! either way I plan on getting into it, thanks

No problem.
Im not sure if part one and two have been translated and published outside of Japan yet, but Part three, Stardust Crusaders, has recently been published in the US.
So hopefully the first parts and the new parts will be released overseas soon.

 

[Kachiporra]

Code Geass and Eureka 7 are my tops anime

 

[fr3lance]

i'm seconding spineyguy's nomination of Darker than Black, season 1 to be specific. The characters were well rounded and believable, the plot was excellent, and there was exceptional attention to details.

Fullmetal Alchemist is a close second for similar reasons though i gravitate to sci-fi.

Toradora deserves mention as well for the romance category.

 

[Nannernade]

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl

Both are amazing animes.

 

[Peter Pottorff]

TENGEN TOPPA GURREN LAGANN ditto
best amine evar! Row row fight the power!

 

[emeraldrafael]

Woo... Good question.

Well, Nostalgia may skew these answers but I dont think I can decide. So I'm just going to give a top (EDIT) six list (in no particular order) because any given day my top choice would be between them.
Cowboy Bebop
Cyborg 009
Inuyasha (shut up)
Speed Grapher
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (how did I forget this? Probably cause I dont watch Syfy as much as I used to.
and the Read Or Die OVA.

So yeah, take and make what you will of that.

 

[spartan1077]

Pokemon, because Pokemon cannot be beaten. In any way ever.

Pokemon is still the greatest anime ever made. Partially since when I was younger I watched it every day and was so happy every time a new season came out, but didn't consider it anime(because I was a hateful Son of a ***** to anime lovers) but even now after I've watched a vast majority, the original Pokemon is still the greatest!

 

[Shock and Awe]

The only Anime I find to be truly great anyway you put it(that I have seen anyway) is Cowboy Bebop. Its got action, comedy, and drama, what more could you ask?

 

[Del-Toro]

That's a tough one for me. My favourite is Kannazuki No Miko (a real suprise to those who know me) followed by Baccano! (less of a shocker), but I wouldn 't call the former the best EVAH because it's something you either hate or love, and it's not really famous enough to be considered for that title. Baccano! maybe? I'd have to know the criteria better.

 

[Jonluw]

Clannad is the best anime ever. None of the earlier submissions in this thread count.

FLCL earns a good second place though.

 

[Joshimodo]

Absolute tie between Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star.

Tenchi Muyo and DBZ get honourable mentions for childhood involvement.

Oh, yeah - FLCL is ace too.

 

[Owlslayer]

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROW ROW FIGHT DA POWA!!!!!!!!!
I really love that one, though there are several second place holders that come quite close to being 1st.
For example: Trigun and Great Teacher Onizuka.

 

[Palademon]

Cowboy Bebop always seems to be the one brought up by people who don't like all the bullshit a lot lesser of anime has in it.

A more apropriate quote, personally in terms of TV series i like Stand Alone Complex, Evangelion and of course the master work that is Cowboy Beebop.

I thought Death Note was.... ok. I fucking hate Naruto, Bleach and most of that other crap people surgest as 'good' anime.

Movies i of course like Studio Ghibli, especially Princess Mononoke and Narcissa Valley of the Wind but everything else is also very good (Yes including "The Cat Returns"). Ghost in the Shell (the original dub/version, not 2.0) erm... i like others but i can't think of them right now!

EDIT; Holy shit i forgot DBZ!!

How amusing. I would've thought than on a gaming forum most people would be smart enough to know Popularity=/=Quality.

Suggested as a good anime by who? People who watch a wide range of anime? No. People who are older than 12? No.

I can appreciate Naruto because I started watching at a young age. Saying most anime is crap just becuase you don't like the overhyped suggestions is like saying all games are jsut mindless killing and should be banned because you've never known anything but CoD, from an outside view.

The only anime you seem to like are the ones "popular with those that hate popular".
I hate the idea that anime has stereotypes or ones that are popular are the ones being judged.
It's like racism.

 

[volcanblade]

Clannad because it is amazing, well written, and able to make me cry