Otaku denizens of NicoNico Douga have devised the definitive ranking of what are, to their notoriously warped minds at least, the best anime of the 21st century to date.
The ranking, based on a composite of “title/production/story power,” “character power” and “anime music power”:
1. Bakemonogatari
2. Clannad
3. To Aru Kagaku no Railgun
4. AIR
5. Angel Beats!
6. Haruhi
7. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
8. Ano Hi Mita Hana
9. Toradora!
10. K-ON!
11. To Aru Majutsu no Index
12. FMA
13. Lucky Star
14. Code Geass
15. Steins;Gate
16. Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo
17. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
18. Macross F
19. Natsume’s Book of Friends
20. Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha
21. Ore no Imouto
22. Gintama
23. Hayate no Gotoku
24. Minamike
25. Full Metal Panic
26. Eureka Seven
27. Shakugan no Shana
28. Spirited Away
29. Grave of the Fireflies
30. Sora no Otoshimono
31. Working!!
32. Gurren Lagann
33. Ghost in the Shell
34. Fate stay/night
35. Infinite Stratos
36. Rozen Maiden
37. Amagami SS
38. One Piece
39. Seitokai no Ichizon
40. Aria
41. Garei Zero
42. Gundam Seed
43. Durarara!!
44. Naruto
45. Zero no Tsukaima
46. Milky Holmes
47. Hanasaku Iroha
48. Tiger & Bunny
49. Shinryaku! Ika Musume
50. Sousei no Aquarion
For those wondering, the number 1 in “title power” is Clannad, in “character power” it is Railgun (Index is second), and in music it is Bakemonogatari. The most notable upset proves to be Toradora, third in title power but only ninth overall.
gintama and studio ghibli stuff nothing else would be suitable
What ever happened to Death Note is one of the best Anime so far in my opinion
And TTGL?
All of these so-called “best” series are appallingly loaded with uninteresting series.
I don’t understand the mad hate with sports anime (just from Prince of tennis being plain bad imo ruining the genre for people in NA) that causes Cross Game to get overlooked, let alone a complete absence of the entire sports genre given the role of Koshien in Japanese culture and baseball in NA…there should be one or two in here somewhere methinks.
I’m finding it obnoxious that only Angel Beats can get into even the vicinity of series I’d spend the time watching multiple times in the top 10. Maybe you guys should just put in a rating system like animeplanet and myanimelist to get a legit rating of this website’s userbase?
What a shame,
Where are the Good ones like Inuyasha, Rurouni Kenshin, Witchblade, Sengoku Basara, Grenadier, Shadow Skill or Ichigo 100% ~_~