Top 50 Anime of the 21st Century, According to NicoNico
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Aug 9, 2011 16:54 JST
- Tags: Bakemonogatari, Clannad, Moe, Music, NicoNico Douga, Otaku, Rankings
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.
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Skimpy Elf Bikini Cosplay by Saku Supremely Sexy
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Delectable Dizzy Cosplay by Lechat
Dark Elf Cosplay by Non Very Dark Indeed
Titillating Tamako Cosplay Perfectly Pink
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If there ends up being a list of the worst anime i bet its gonna end up looking real similar to this one
TBH, I'm just glad the list also included movies of note (Toki o Kakeru Shoujo, Spirited Away). Often these "lists" are just late-nite anime from the last 1-2 years. What a joke.
I guess expanding the list to 50 and an 11-year period helps.
But does anyone else notice that the list generally goes from more recent to older anime as you go down? This isn't much better than any other top whatever anime list.
well naturally anime from 1-2 yrs would be much fresher in our memories than something 10 years ago forgotten in time....
lol so true.
Indeed it will... Unfortunatly.
Isn't me or does something wrong with the rating? I mean Ghost in the shell is included when I watch the OAV 2 I felt asleep when I wake up its already over the credit rolling but the first is awesome.
Thinking that back I think I found a cure for my Insomnia. Thanks Anon 07:17 10/08/2011.
That's nothing when I watch Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence I wake up... my player stops playing the disc and I'm late for work...Argh! I agree the first is good(probably because of more oppai exposure) but the second is quite...BORING! Wish they just choose Appleseed than Ghost in a nutshell.
ah, so you have watched gits innocence and felled the same way too?
for every fan of something there is a hater it seems. i.e. : Justin Beiber
1. Bakemonogatari
...it's good alright but wtf.
With titles such as fmp, fma, TTGL, gits or code geass, Bakemonogatari is waaaaaaaaaaay out of it's league..
It's not just wrong, it's HERESY. whoever made this list deserves to burn in sacred fire!
bullshit list is bullshit =/ enough said...
I'm pretty sure Macross F will be missing from that list.
are you trolling or are you implying that these lists are contradictory?
More like: Top worst lists are the top worst anime that everyone has seen.
There are some really bad shows out there, but they don't get as much air time. Everyone's seen the top ten tho, and they can pick two or three they didn't like. Which explains how shows like K-on get on the top of EVERY list.
A real top worst list would probably be more accurate if you made a top 100 best and took the last ten as being the least popular.
I want a system that just asks what they've watched, and then to rank just those shows. Then we'll see just how few people know wtf they're talking about.
I want a system which goes like "have you seen this? was it good?"
so if someone hasn't watched an anime they can't dislike it and where the results are based on percentage of positive/negative results for the second question rather than most selected anime.
Well I agree with you they only listed popular anime. And why the heck they didn't include Nurarihyon no Mago? It isn't that bad storyline anime series. Instead they include Natsume Yuujinchou also story about human and yokai.
Well, anime of Nurarihyon is worst compared to the manga...
Natsume Yuujinchou is also way better than Nurarihyon no Mago
LDC prefer DBZ?
natsume kick ass nura and his friends had a chance but ended bleach like
Well I've never tried to read the manga so I don't know the difference.
What the fuck Bakemonogatari and Clannad are doing up there?
Bleach never make it? I think its the end of its 10 year life expectancy by the author.
well kubo has it well deserved for fucking it up
Sorry, didn't mean to negative you.
For a story about death and spirits, it's gone beyond its life expectancy.
Well, this is just according to some weeaboos... ;D
I do think Bleach is a million times better than Naruto, but I can think of a lot better things to be on this list than Naruto, Clannad, etc...
yeah and they put shit like one piece on there...
otaku have short attention span, remember?
this has zero relation to being pedo or not.
you don't have to *love* one piece, but if you say you hate it in Japan, everyone around you will stare. Your friends would try to get you seen by a psychologist.
There's nothing to dislike about it. I think it's too slow paced by it's one or the less than ten anime that anyone could watch if it was on.
heck Madoka in a higher ranking than GITS? forgive me but it's ridiculous, they are nothing but pedotards.
Madoka deserves to be higher!
i have to respectfully disagree with this list.
Yeah I mean its probably measure by the sales of video disc in the market. They don't include the people watching steaming videos(or downloading pirated videos).
U mad? By disc sales eva 1.11 and gundam 00 would be in the top.
If it`s sales Madoka would probably be higher.
So you're saying this CLANNAD would score 2nd worst anime in 21th century? guess you're a child who never understood animes..
If Clannad scores 2nd in a worst anime in the 21st century list. Then I have lost all faith in humanity.
If you understood it as a "resurrection" ending then you are sadly mistaken, watch again. It's a little more profound than that.
On a side note, why is Infinite Stratos on this list at all?
I only remember the bad ending, not the r-ending.
Clannad most certainly is overrated. It's popularity and success hinge on one big dramatic event, and the rest of the anime is pretty much mediocre Key drama. But Key drama is popular, and popularity and drama always trump everything else.
Probably because of lack of violence you may choose School Days over Clannad
I love clannad. I don't think it's above 5th though. Maybe just me.
clannad's overrated. it's not bad but yea i just think it's overrated.
Thats because Nagisa had a full bar of power and just the auto skill resurrection from Gill triggered.
Clannad is gay and silly. The character design makes eyes bleed with the triangle-chins and outrageous highlights. /spoiler And resurrection-endings are cheap, lame and gutless //spoiler. Admittedly I dislike melodrama, but if you really need watch something like that, go watch ef.
Fuuko was moe though.
anime not animes lolz
clannad should be first hands down!
Zero no Tsukaima is not number 1 on this list. It is beset by a heaping helping of SUCK.
NicoNico Douga, I think it was best said from Homer to Flanders when he said 'YOU SUCK-DIDLY-UCK, FLANDERS!'