Top 100 anime of Japan
Sunday 15 October 2006 @ 4:57 pm | By Ivan 'Nahu' Lozano 2,025 Comments
TV Asahi has recently published a list of Japan’s top 100 favorite anime, which was created by an open poll on the station’s website. The list varies quite a bit with last year’s; most notably the exclusion or descend of some cult classics. The top 10 contains more recent series than last year.
Neon Genesis Evangelion is up considerably this year and thats likely because of the rebirth of the series. I cant really say we’ve watched all but 30+ of the listed titles, Velcor has probably watched most of it. This could become a nice Otaku challenge just like watching the top 100 films on IMDB. How many have you watched? Tell us in the comments.
Full list after the Jump.
1 Fullmetal Alchemist (TV)
2 Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV)
3 Pani Poni Dash! (TV)
4 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV)
5 Negima! (TV)
6 Gundam (TV)
7 Bleach (TV)
8 Prince of Tennis (TV)
9 Rozen Maiden (TV)
10 Strawberry Marshmallow (TV)
11 Shana (TV)
12 Dragonball (TV)
13 Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (TV)
14 Eureka 7 (TV)
15 Yu Yu Hakusho (TV)
16 Overman King Gainer (TV)
17 Naruto (TV)
18 Slam Dunk (TV)
19 Kyo Kara Maoh! (TV)
20 Inu Yasha (TV)
21 One Piece (TV)
22 Gintama (TV)
23 Detective Conan (TV)
24 Saiyuki (TV)
25 Saint Seiya (TV)
26 Rurouni Kenshin (TV)
27 The Law of Ueki (TV)
28 Hunter X Hunter (TV)
29 Fafner (TV)
30 Sailor Moon (TV)
31 Doraemon (TV)
32 Air (TV)
33 Sergeant Frog (TV)
34 Touch (TV)
35 City Hunter (TV)
36 Ranma 1/2 (TV)
37 Digimon (TV)
38 My-HiME (TV)
39 Lupin III (TV)
40 Cowboy Bebop (TV)
41 Blood+ (TV)
42 Mahoraba ~Heartful days~ (TV)
43 Pokemon (TV)
44 Cardcaptor Sakura (TV)
45 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TV)
46 Major (TV)
47 Eyeshield 21 (TV)
48 Crayon Shin-chan (TV)
49 Galaxy Angel (TV)
50 Nintama Rantarou (TV)
51 s-CRY-ed (TV)
52 Tactics (TV)
53 Tsubasa Chronicle (TV)
54 Black Jack (TV)
55 The Twelve Kingdoms (TV)
56 Best Student Council (TV)
57 Honey and Clover (TV)
58 Zatch Bell (TV)
59 Sousei no Aquarion (TV)
60 Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Hachiyou Shou~ (TV)
61 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (TV)
62 Bincho-tan (TV)
63 ARIA The ANIMATION (TV)
64 Ojamajo Doremi (TV)
65 Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime Gyu! (TV)
66 Futari wa Pretty Cure (TV)
67 Macross (TV)
68 Urusei Yatsura (TV)
69 GaoGaiGar: King of Braves (TV)
70 Fate/stay night (TV)
71 Ouran High School Host Club (TV)
72 Mushishi (TV)
73 Kamichu! (TV)
74 Heidi (TV)
75 Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (TV)
76 Azumanga Daioh (TV)
77 Play Ball (TV)
78 Gakuen Alice (TV)
79 Jigoku Shoujo (TV)
80 Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (TV)
81 Hikaru no Go (TV)
82 D.C. ~Da Capo~ (TV)
83 Planetes (TV)
84 Full Metal Panic! (TV)
85 Candy Candy (TV)
86 Chibi Maruko-chan (TV)
87 Sakura Wars (TV)
88 Space Battleship Yamato (TV)
89 Fist of the North Star (TV)
90 Onegai my Melody (TV)
91 Martian Successor Nadesico (TV)
92 Peacemaker (TV)
93 Black Cat (TV)
94 Fruits Basket (TV)
95 Brave Saga (TV)
96 Yu-Gi-Oh! (TV)
97 Maison Ikkoku (TV)
98 Samurai 7 (TV)
99 School Rumble (TV)
100 Patlabor (TV)
You might also like to read the Top 50 Manga List and whenever this year’s version of the top 100 anime list comes out we’ll post it on our homepage, where we also post about anime, videogames and Japan. It’s awesome, join us!
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ehem.? code geass released on 2006…
but maybe its not very famous that time
and dont use such a word to a poor wierd chinese girl….? “(what a lame name..)”
BTW i watched code geass full episodes
its like death note a mindtwisting and
they treat people as things they can killed
heya guys. shadow, A.K.. every1 :D long time no speak.. been busy wth GCSES and going to play a game called enemy territoy quake wars.
wats up with u’s all?
following some new anime this season. About to finish FFVIII for the first time. . .
hu..? final fantasy….? i never taught it will be existed…. (LOL) just kidding but soon k-on will be ended so there’s no more HOT anime too sad BTW whats GCSES and territoy quake wars…it’s more fun playing MOORPG games like LUNA or RAGNAROK…ahehehe
evangeline02 u must b american??
over in the Uk GCSES are tests.. very important tests..
and enemy territory quake wars is a game.. a war game.. multiplayer
Rowena
maybe…… but i think enemy territory quake wars is a game is like warcraft or star craft.. or maybe battle realms a strategy multiplayer game …. and its war also….
quake wars is like halo, its a fps 1-v-1 or team-v-team.
team vs team quake wars is >:P
uhh…. now i know…the ending of K-on is nearly coming >_<
whvr md ths lst mst b wmn r n f ths “kw!” hmsxls. hghly fmnn.
[Where are the vowels?]wow swole, i have no clue where you’re coming from, or is it just you watched to much crappy kiddy shonen that you don’t know good anime.
how is it feminine?
kawaii… ^_^
fake results inernet based polls are ezily fixed… if ur gonna get results do it an actual way…
@fake
wow learn to read
kids the age of those obviously voteing wouldent know how to fix a poll
@FAKE…
its non of your business mind your own
and go to school try to read…#&^%(#
hmm… im pissed off