Top 15 Original Anime

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Though manga, light novels and visual novels tend to account for the bulk of anime productions, some of the biggest and best loved franchises have been spawned by original anime first appearing on TV – fans provide a fairly convincing ranking of the best.

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  • Yamato commented on August 2, 2011 22:42

    seconded, Vandread was awesome. Sadly, it's over a decade old now, and didn't seem to generate near as much fanfare as the likes of Cowboy Bebop, so it's liable to have been forgotten by the... More

  • Yamato commented on August 2, 2011 22:41

    True Tears was originally a visual novel (not an eroge, just to be clear).... More


Top 25 Nineties Anime

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Anime fans supply a ranking of the best anime of the 1990s, yielding an impressive listing of pre-moe classics covering just about every genre an anime fan could wish for – except pantsu anime.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 1, 2011 09:48

    No Outlaw star? Noooo Aisha wont be happy.... More

  • Anonymous commented on August 27, 2011 17:50

    WHERE IS MONSTER RANCHERS?!... More


“The Best Anime According to Foreigners”

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2ch has discovered a ranking of the anime most well regarded by the hairy barbarians who dwell in foreign lands.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 29, 2012 03:02

    single elimination, limited titles? phff..... More

  • Sandalphon commented on August 3, 2011 08:12

    I don't know about Cowboy Bebop, but Evas symbolism and dabbling in psychology is what makes it appealing to a wider audience outside the "visceral action" niche.... More


K-ON! Parody Madness

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A pair of new K-ON! MADs have come onto Nico recently, quickly rising up to high spots on the Anime Rankings chart. They certainly deserve their popularity, although for differing reasons…

The first is a 15-minute long masterwork of a fan-episode, splicing together several episodes of the show with a ceaseless deluge of Clannad, Haruhi, and other otaku references constantly bombarding the dazed viewer. It is difficult to describe in words, so a viewing is most recommended.

The second is not nearly as insane, but still makes for a bewildering experience, taking the classic space-cowboy series Cowboy Bebop’s famous OP, “Tank”, and inserting the K-ON! girls in place of Spike and company…

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  • Anonymous commented on April 29, 2010 15:19

    Woah someone actually dared to mix something as awesome as Cowboy Bebop with crap like K-On..... More

  • Anonymous commented on October 30, 2009 09:06

    I feel like the first one was the Nico/asian equivilent to a "youtube-poop," and therefore, much more thought was put into it (being asian and all).... More


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Distinguished actor Keanu Reeves will play the role of Spike Spiegel in Twentieth Century Fox’s upcoming cinematic adaptation of the classic series “Cowboy Bebop”, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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  • Anonymous commented on February 3, 2012 08:57

    I believe that Racism has caused this movie. Fuck you Racism... More

  • Anonymous commented on November 28, 2011 19:48

    Might... actually... work? He should be able to pull off the half-asian, almost terminally chilled out kung-fu fighting bounty hunter schtick quite well. But who do we get for the other three (five?) main roles, though? And... More


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