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<blockquote data-quote="Halivar" data-source="post: 1568816" data-attributes="member: 9327"><p>Here's my top 5:</p><p> </p><p> <strong>#1: Neon Genesis Evangelion</strong> - Positively the most intelligent anime I've ever seen. Some say it was too out there (i.e. you have to have a PhD in Kabbalistic mythology to understand half of it), but I think it was great. It was more than just "monster of the week", it was a journey into the inner-workings of a pre-adolescent boy and girl as they come of age. I think there's a little bit of Shinji and Asuka in all of us. Also, it was <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">über-cool seeing Asuka wipe out half of the Japanese army in the movie.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> <strong>#2: Fruits Basket</strong> - The only truly happy ending I've ever seen in anime (other than <em>Love Hina</em>, but even that wasn't too happy for me, because I was always thought li'l Shinobu deserved her man more than Narusugawa, but that just me. I digress). I thought it was the perfect mix of meloncholic introspection and goofy comedy. And it has a happy ending.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> <strong>#3: Gunslinger Girl</strong> - Another excellently done anime, set in Italy. I think they got the atmoshere just right. It was a great story, too. I cried at the end.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> <strong>#4: Shoujo Kakumei Utena</strong> - What list of all-time great anime is complete without <em>Revolutionary Girl Utena</em>? Besides, after watching <em>Jem</em> as a young lad I was always quite taken with the idea of a girl with pink hair. Oh, Gwen Stefani, why did you change back?!?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> <strong>#5: Chobits</strong> - This one was hard. Who deserves number 5? How about the <em>other</em> happy ending I forgot when I wrote number 2? Chobits is great. I loved it. I also love the techno "rescue" theme they play whenever Chi's in trouble.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The following titles deserve a place on your shelf. They were so good, I wish we had a top-fifteen list. I thought it would be unfair not to list them <em>somewhere</em>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong>Honorable Mentions:</strong> Vision of Escaflowne, Vampire Princess Miyu, Cowboy Bebop, Love Hina, Hellsing, and Hand Maid May (yes, it's a Chobits knock-off. Yes, it's unnecessarily full of "fan service". But it is dang funny. And cute).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Halivar, post: 1568816, member: 9327"] Here's my top 5: [b]#1: Neon Genesis Evangelion[/b] - Positively the most intelligent anime I've ever seen. Some say it was too out there (i.e. you have to have a PhD in Kabbalistic mythology to understand half of it), but I think it was great. It was more than just "monster of the week", it was a journey into the inner-workings of a pre-adolescent boy and girl as they come of age. I think there's a little bit of Shinji and Asuka in all of us. Also, it was [font=Verdana]über-cool seeing Asuka wipe out half of the Japanese army in the movie. [b]#2: Fruits Basket[/b] - The only truly happy ending I've ever seen in anime (other than [i]Love Hina[/i], but even that wasn't too happy for me, because I was always thought li'l Shinobu deserved her man more than Narusugawa, but that just me. I digress). I thought it was the perfect mix of meloncholic introspection and goofy comedy. And it has a happy ending. [b]#3: Gunslinger Girl[/b] - Another excellently done anime, set in Italy. I think they got the atmoshere just right. It was a great story, too. I cried at the end. [b]#4: Shoujo Kakumei Utena[/b] - What list of all-time great anime is complete without [i]Revolutionary Girl Utena[/i]? Besides, after watching [i]Jem[/i] as a young lad I was always quite taken with the idea of a girl with pink hair. Oh, Gwen Stefani, why did you change back?!? [b]#5: Chobits[/b] - This one was hard. Who deserves number 5? How about the [i]other[/i] happy ending I forgot when I wrote number 2? Chobits is great. I loved it. I also love the techno "rescue" theme they play whenever Chi's in trouble. [/font][font=Verdana] The following titles deserve a place on your shelf. They were so good, I wish we had a top-fifteen list. I thought it would be unfair not to list them [i]somewhere[/i]. [/font][font=Verdana][b]Honorable Mentions:[/b] Vision of Escaflowne, Vampire Princess Miyu, Cowboy Bebop, Love Hina, Hellsing, and Hand Maid May (yes, it's a Chobits knock-off. Yes, it's unnecessarily full of "fan service". But it is dang funny. And cute). [/font] [/QUOTE]
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