Comments on: Top Fifteen Anime List

By: Canne

Canne — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:04:43 +0000

With Whisper of the Heart topping the list, you’ve just become one of my biggest anime friends! This anime has been on my all time favorite list for almost 10 years now.

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By: Acidburn

Acidburn — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:50:23 +0000

It was also difficult to choose between the Sword of the Stranger and Seirei No Moribito – it depends whether you have time to watch the 26 episodes of Moribito or not. Other problem was whether to include Spirited Away or not. I rather chose Girl Who Leapt Throug Time – because it is oriented on teenagers rather than ten old kids.
From your reviews I figured out that you prefer “calm” films without the bloody violence. I must admit that I dislike the violent purposeless anime such as Elfen Lied or Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni but I can deal with some amount of blood (or else) in the movies.

By: Acidburn

Acidburn — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:28:00 +0000

Well, your top 15 list is interesting because you keep focus on one specific genre – which is basically the “family” films. However, I miss there some “adult” Japanese films and anime, such as Ghost in the Shell, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade or Serial Experiments Lain.
Also you may update your list sometimes because there are new excellent films which you would like too I think. Have you already seen the Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 centimeters per second or a Voices of a Distant Star? What do you think about Sky Crawlers? And why I miss the Nausicaa of the Walley of the Wind in your list? I know it is hard to choose only 15 films but if I can post here my top 15 anime list (without the order because it is cross-genre list):
– Place Promised in Our Early Days
– 5 centimeters per second
– Colorful (not the pantsu one)
– Girl Who Leapt Through Time
– Chobits
– Ergo Proxy (rather than Nausicaa)
– Ghost in the Shell
– Neon Genesis Evangelion (together with the End of Evangelion)
– Sword of the Stranger
– Sky Crawlers
– Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
– Grave of the Fireflies
– Death Note (to the point where L dies)
– Eden of the East
– Air
Also i can add a Serial Experiments Lain, Basilisk or Macross Plus, maybe also Tsubasa Chronicles or Lucky Star, if I need some optimistic films.

By: Nazia

Nazia — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:52:34 +0000

Hello,
I would like to recommend ‘Clannad’ if you haven’t seen it yet. Personally I liked ‘Clannad After Story’ better. And thanks a lot for the piano pieces of Honey & Clover, it was excellent.

By: Theowne

Theowne — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:00:45 +0000

I haven’t really watched the English dub of MI (and I don’t usually watch dubs altogether), so I can’t say that I’m a good person to ask. My default answer is to watch the original language as that’s what I’m used to =)

By: HataZaki

HataZaki — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:44:37 +0000

Great list Theowne!

I am about to start watching Maison Ikkoku, and I was wondering if you watched in with subtitles or dubbed in English originally, and which you would recommend.

Thanks!

By: Laica

Laica — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:25:57 +0000

Hi! also from Toronto. (Did you watch the hockey game? Canada got gold. )

I am about 10 episodes into Planetes, and although I haven’t finished it yet, I have to agree with you about its quality. I love how different it is from most sci-fi, that it focuses more on the human aspect than on mind-blowing technology. And the poignancy of it depiction of the loneliness of space, of the costs of scientific progress, of the dark side of tech… really moved me. Plus the relationships are subtly drawn but real, and emotional. I’ll have to see what I think about the climax.

I have watched the live-action movie made based on H&C, which I really enjoyed. The anime is on my list, because I liked the movie for the same reasons you mentioned here.

Grave of the Fireflies definitely belongs on any top-ten list. Also, I am never watching it again.

I tried watching Maison Ikkaku because I’m a fan of Rumiko Takahashi, but the first episode didn’t grab me. Maybe it’s that while I love RK’s storytelling, I don’t like her art style much at all, and for me that can make or break the experience.

Thanks for the list! I might check out some of your recommendations that I’ve never heard of. You seem to look for similar things as me in anime. I also feel like it has to move me for me to love it.

By: Theowne

Theowne — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:38:48 +0000

I never mentioned American animation…. This is getting confusing…=P

By: Milk-T

Milk-T — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:49:38 +0000

Hi,me again.
First to say,when it comes to anime my only thought are about Japanese anime,have to admit that i am very unfamiliar with American anime,except for such thing as Mickey or Tom and Jerry…The reason that I’m surprise is that ,in the field of PC games,I often hear fans of Japanese games and American games arguing a lot(while i like them both)…
Secondly,Natsume youujinchou has got beautiful opening music as well as ending music.but on the other hand,I think maybe you thought True tears’ OP and ED are too ‘happy’ for you so you are not impressed,but i do think some of the True Tears’ backgroud musics are really impressive,such as ‘yichi jin no kaze’,I don’t know whether you have listened to it.
at last,i’m feel really sorry about your busy schedule.Obviously not your bad.maybe I should learn to write sheets on my own some day….
Thanks again.