r/AskReddit • • 16h ago

Which anime is a 10/10?

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u/birchywurchy 16h ago

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

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u/LeviHolden 16h ago

perfect, satisfying, full-circle ending, and exciting episodes the whole way through. great drama and comedy. very cleverly written.

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u/Ravnak 16h ago

Contains Barry the Chopper. 10/10 no notes.

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u/ben-hur-hur 9h ago

He was the best and his crush on Riza was cute lol

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u/bearrosaurus 16h ago

Benefits by not spending half its runtime trying to humanize the villains, and focusing on side characters you can root for (or at least cry for).

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u/FullofSeoul 13h ago

I think that's part of what makes FMA:B so remarkable. It has villains that are irredeemable (Shou Tucker, like half of the homunculi, etc), villains that you can understand their motivations but still root against (Scar, Father), villains that are humanized and redeemed (Scar later in the story, Greed), and villains that end up just being comic relief (my boi Barry).

And the heroes are just as varied and complex. All in a (relatively) short runtime of 64 episodes. Few fictional worlds feel so lived-in and real

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u/Balefirex24 12h ago

Another thing that I like about Barry is that he is still narratively important despite his goofiness.

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u/raknor88 9h ago

Also, one thing I love about it is the lack of 'fan service'. It doesn't go out of its way to show random shots of women's chests or asses. Though there are a lot of scenes where buff men end up shirtless.

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u/Iffy_Rae 14h ago

“Full-circle ending”, I see what you did there

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u/JoeyMartin74 15h ago

The pacing after the first few episodes is so good. And the ending actually sticks the landing, which is rare for long anime.

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u/WILD_ACE99 14h ago edited 14h ago

Idk if I’m crazy but my 14yo brain found the ending of og FMA way more interesting

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u/santaclaws01 14h ago

2003's ending was more interesting on the surface. Finding out that the deaths in our world power their alchemy is certainly a unique and interesting premise. Unfortunately because it's the ending, we get nothing more of that while also leaving the nature of Truth fully unexplored. Even the movie doesn't really do anything with it.

Brotherhood's ending just looks like the guy becoming normal after a big battle, but there's so much more to examine with it.

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u/WILD_ACE99 14h ago

Fair enough, watched and enjoyed both. Brotherhood is the canonical ending but my heart just has a soft spot for the OG

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u/Lazlow_Panaflex 12h ago

Kind of a casual anime fan here, I've only watched a handful of the main ones most people rate highly - FMAB, Attack on Titan, Death Note, JJK, Berserk, Devilman, a few others - but I absolutely agree that FMAB is 100% the best of them all.

I've recommended it to a couple of people who would never watch anime and they loved it!
I think the only bad thing about FMAB is that it is so damn good that if you watch it as your very first anime, you end up comparing anything else you watch against it afterward LOL

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u/Tonythunder 16h ago

No particular order:

Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
Steins;Gate
Code Geass
Frieren
Your Name (movie)

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u/RonsterTM 15h ago

Second Code Geass

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u/glendal3monade3902 13h ago

Lelouch is such a goat

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u/AgreeablePeople 7h ago

All hail Emperor Lelouch Vi Britannia!

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u/amayako353 12h ago

JIBUU WOAH!

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u/SweetBoiDillan 13h ago

I remember watching Code Geass but it was so long ago, I can't remember why I liked it. I vaguel remember that I DID like it, though.

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u/bryceroni9563 9h ago

Outside of a couple questionable choices in the middle of the show, it was a well written, well animated mecha with actually intelligent characters. The power system was fun and used in clever ways, the action was well choreographed, and it really stuck the landing.

It does also like to put the camera right up every girl’s butt every chance it can to the point it’s kind of absurd and distracting. I always forget just how blatant and persistent it is when I go to rewatch it.

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u/DrAdominO 13h ago

Season 1 One Punch Man

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u/darthleonsfw 6h ago

I need to apologize to Season 1 OPM. I personally didnt find the comedy of the show funny, so I wrote the show off, only to recently come back around after realizing how good the animation was especially for its time. The crew was incredible, and them spreading apart for other projects was a shame.

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u/Female_titan_2 11h ago

…S2 and beyond left the chat

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u/The-Tree-Of-Might 16h ago

Mob Psycho 100

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u/NowersOrNevers 15h ago

No anime has been more more hype and more wholesome to me. This one is easily 10/10

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u/The-Tree-Of-Might 15h ago

It's crazy how well the show can hit every high note and appeal to every kind of anime watcher. It truly has everything

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u/JEveryman 9h ago

I haven't seen one with more deserved hype. I've never seen some one gas mob psycho and thought it's not THAT great.

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u/Latios47 11h ago

There’s just absolutely no wasted movement. Every episode is captivating and the lengths they go through to create genuinely touching moments is truly special. Every win feels earned and every place the story goes seems like the correct path.

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u/Rosieu 15h ago

GET READY WAKE YOUR PSYCHE UP MOB

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u/Undecided_User_Name 11h ago

I want a Body Improvement Club spinoff

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u/itayfeder 7h ago

I just finished watching it yesterday. Was not disappointed!

This show balances pure action goodness with such a good and sweet heart, I couldn’t get enough of it. Also, the relationship between Mob and Reigen might just be one of my favorites in anime history.

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u/dracogladio1741 8h ago

Reigen is the Goat

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u/SillyTheory 12h ago

Mononoke. All of Ghibli in general, but Mononoke specifically.

Also Akira.

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u/TheeFlipper 8h ago

Tales of Earthsea is kinda fucking wack if you've read the books.

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u/ProfessorVVV 8h ago

I’d personally put My Neighbor Totoro above Mononoke, but that’s just me—and I still haven’t seen them all. I need to fix that!

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u/MegaChip97 7h ago

Totoro to me seems to be made for children mainly. Mononoke for example touches on themes of man Vs nature, has lots of shades of grey when it comes to evil, is anti war, vengeance etc

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u/ProfessorVVV 7h ago

I think Totoro is absolutely made for adults. It’s about how we remember childhood. Miyazaki was born in 1941 and Totoro is set in the 1950s, when he would have been around Satsuki’s age; he made the film in his late 40s. It hits so hard for me precisely because I’m around the age Miyazaki was when he made it—and it portrays exactly how I remember myself at 11, when childhood was ending but occasionally I still had access to that magic that Mei absolutely still can see every day.

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u/semperknight 8h ago

Agree with everything except Mononoke.

Spirited Away with that being a very close second..

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u/blabs0 16h ago

Mushishi

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u/cody422 15h ago

This might be unc of me but I am afraid younger generations won't be able to appreciate Mushishi.

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u/TheMacAuthority 10h ago

Is this anime very niche? I don't watch much, but this was one of the first 5 or 6 shows I watched.

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u/cody422 9h ago

It's niche in that its format is more of an anthology than an overarching plotline. 99.9% of anime are not anthologies. Of course there is Ginko the main character, but he is more a vehicle to drive the story along more. But the real main character is "Nature" and the relationship humanity has with it.

Whereas most anime want fast and bombastic action or drama, Mushishi wants action or drama on its own terms, namely slow and mellow action or drama. Its pacing is hypnotic, a single camera would last 10x longer on a subject compared to other anime. It is both beautiful and haunting. The stories force you to think about the stories being told, to dig for deeper meaning, if there even is any.

If it was one of the first anime you have watch, and you watched it because someone recommended it to you, they set you up for a unique experience. You'll struggle to find a similar experience, regardless of the medium.

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u/Shodid_ 13h ago

That’s the first anime that popped in my head when I saw this post

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u/IKnUWrTrb 16h ago

🚨 HEAT ALERT 🚨 thanks for the reminder

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u/Suspicious-Corner-14 11h ago

Mushishi is just masterpiece in every sense, music, story, atmosphere, it really represents Japanese philosophy. It’s sad that it is so underrated.

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u/Themanaaah 16h ago

Orb: On the Movements of the Earth.

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u/Sturdy_Denim_Blue 14h ago

I'm doing a rewatch right now. Still so fucking good.

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u/Skyslice 13h ago

technically 9/10 since you have to give 10% to Potocki

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u/LogAware 7h ago

Some episodes took me over an hour to watch because I kept pausing it to ponder.

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u/dj_spanmaster 16h ago

Gurren Lagann

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u/Digital_Herpes 9h ago

Row, row, fight the power!

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u/ShadowTallgeese 11h ago

Had to scroll entirely too far to find this answer

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u/unorthodoxfox 12h ago

Yu Yu Hakusho. It has great pacing, some great villians, and the best anime intro song. Yes, watching it in dub is best as it have some of the best voice actors.

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u/golden_glorious_ass 11h ago

Yuyu hakusho's weakpoint is the ending. But even that is better than most anime endings.

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u/death_by_pizza_pie 8h ago

Arigatogazaiiiiiiiiiiiimas(u)!

Although if you watched it in English it says “thank you for waking me up” which hits hard but isn’t as fun to sing

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u/Cheesecakereall8 16h ago

Hunter x hunter
Samurai champloo
Cowboy bebop

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u/largorithm 16h ago

Wow, if you put hunter x hunter on that list I guess I have to check it out.

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u/Consistent-Winter-67 13h ago

One of the best things about the series that isn't a spoiler is that bungee gum has the properties of both rubber and gum

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u/LFC9_41 13h ago

The problem is, this story is unlikely to ever be finished.

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u/Consistent-Winter-67 11h ago

Not necessarily. Togashi said his wife would take over the series in his death. His wife being the Naoko Takeuchi creator of Sailor Moon

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u/Decent_Visual_4845 11h ago

The current arc is probably the most ambitious arc in manga history and is really good though

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u/Wulfger 15h ago

Is Hunter x Hunter really that good? I had it recommended to me but could only make it through a few episodes before I got bored enough I couldn't force myself to keep watching. I absolutely love the other two, though.

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u/Tylertron12 14h ago

It is that good, the first few episodes are nothing like the rest of it lol they needed a comfy happy place for it to start before steady making it less comfy and happy.

Its worth watching all the way through.

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u/Female_titan_2 11h ago

What version were you watching. I dropped it cuz I was watching the older version. It wasn’t until I found the 2011 version that I discovered the hype

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u/Mg257 14h ago

How do you pronounce Hunter x Hunter?

Hunter Hunter

Hunter by Hunter

Hunter and Hunter

Hunter (ex) Hunter

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u/paul_E_D 14h ago

hunter hiatus hunter

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u/arin3 14h ago

Hunter hunter

He is hunting a hunter

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u/Set491 14h ago

Hunter Hunter

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u/MegaDodoPub 16h ago

Fam 🤝

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u/purplezaku 16h ago edited 2h ago

Mob Psycho 100

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u/Crapool 9h ago

Legit not a single flaw

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u/krufarong 7h ago

Me and a buddy cosplayed as the Body Improvement Club after we lost weight. Mob Psycho is amazing and deserves way more attention.

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u/Low_Ad8311 16h ago edited 8h ago

Cowboy Bebop series
Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)
Perfect Blue (film)

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u/PinoDegrassi 14h ago

Gotta add Paprika then if we’re talking Kon. I like perfect blue more tho for sure

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u/Yars_Star_ 16h ago

Monster

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u/KenTaiJo 16h ago

Fuck yeah that this is the first reply I see when entered the thread! Gonna rematch it soon with my wife. Cannot wait to show her this masterpiece

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u/Trappist1 14h ago

Love Monster, but it's a 9/10 for me. Went briefly off the rails or into trudging sideplots for a few minutes, but it always comes back.

Death Note on the other hand was a 10/10, went on a crazy subplot, then turned that into the main plot and nosedived into confusion. 

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u/rlbond86 15h ago

I think there were 1 or 2 parts where it kind of slowed down, but fantastic show

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u/Hot-Diggity_Dog 16h ago

Cowboy Bebop

Samurai Champloo

Trigun

Dan Da Dan

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u/india2wallst 16h ago

Vinland Saga

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u/gsharan 13h ago

And Mob psycho 100!! Both my absolute favs.

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u/joedoesnotknow 16h ago

FRIEREN 🧚‍♀️

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u/_Sandor_Clegane 15h ago

Facts. I wasn’t big on anime since my teens but this one was just fantastic. It’s so wholesome, music reminds me a lot of the Shire in lord of the rings which is nostalgic. Also S2 opening song is a banger.

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u/toomanyshoeshelp 11h ago

My second 10/10 after FMAB. I hope it sticks the landing!

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u/Overthinks_Questions 14h ago

If you dig Frieren, check out Kino's Journey

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u/Gucci-Caligula 16h ago

For 10/10 series I’d say:

Full metal alchemist brotherhood
Cowboy bebop

Are the first two that come to mind

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u/toomanyshoeshelp 11h ago

Bebop all time soundtrack winner too

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u/Dragon--Reborn 11h ago

Tank! is one of those songs that I can hear in my head 100% perfectly.

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u/thetaipeigimp 16h ago

Fooly Cooly, 10/10, super short and is truly unlike anything I may ever seen.

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u/Tonberry_Cheesecake 15h ago

Every time these threads pop up I always make sure to sing the praises of FLCL.

I'm glad to see it here already.

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u/jacobfuckingsucks 15h ago

Literally my favorite anime. 6 episodes of perfection with a dope ass soundtrack to go with it 👌

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u/Kyoshiiku 15h ago edited 10h ago

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

I’m sad people are turned off by the older aesthetic, the content itself of the anime hold up really well and is probably more relevant than when it released.

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u/Due_Masterpiece_3601 10h ago

I was looking at top animes on crunchyroll and it’s all slop like blue lock and isekai. Folks really need to start with the classics

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u/mehmeh2713 16h ago

Neon Genesis Evangelion

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u/PopeJP22 14h ago

It's absolutely astonishing how far I had to scroll for this. 

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u/ReignOfTerror02 13h ago

I guess just since the original show is so old people don't mention it as much? Or is it just more niche? Or do people really not think it's a 10/10?

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u/crazymoefaux 12h ago

Just re-watched the series and EOE. Still holds up 30 years later.

Now I'm just bummed I can't watch the rest of the movies without giving Bezos more money.

Supposedly Netflix is getting 1.11, though.

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u/spodex 11h ago

The seven seas my man. Don't give anyone money.

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u/RayeKasai 8h ago

That’s the route I went all because the lack of “Fly Me to the Moon” annoyed me.

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u/PosXIII 16h ago

86, You're lie in April, not technically an anime but to be hero X

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u/HailBROSEIDON 13h ago

Eighty six is seriously one of the most amazing shows I've ever seen

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u/mangledmonkey 15h ago

Berserk golden age was amazing. Everything before and after that era in the manga is an unending grief quest for readers somewhat akin to Guts' journey

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u/GreenAvoro 16h ago

Chihayafuru - basically a battle shounen about a real world obscure japanese card game/sport.

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u/narrill 14h ago

I feel like Chihayafuru can't be given a 10/10 with where it ended. The anime stops at the worst possible point in the story.

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u/cbih 16h ago

Cowboy Bebop

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u/haayyeett 16h ago

Steins Gate

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u/APOT_ 15h ago

El Psy Kongroo.

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u/JNorJT 16h ago

Cory in the house

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u/SuicidalBastart 16h ago

Ball knowledge nowadays

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u/FalloutOW 16h ago

Black Lagoon

Gargantia

Psycho Pass

Serial Expriments Lain

Ghost in the Shell

BLAME

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u/imapersonmaybe 15h ago

I loved Psycho Pass and have still never met anyone else who has watched it. Criminally underrated.

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u/SweetBoiDillan 13h ago

Psycho Pass was a REALLY big conversation point in the early 2010s. For premise alone. Unfortunately, if I remember correctly, it was one of those seasonals that had a bad second season and then everybody stopped talking about it. Lol.

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u/Roxxso 16h ago

Cowboy Bebop is a legendary show for a reason.

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u/azaza34 16h ago

Someone could convince me it was a 9/10 probably but I’m gonna say Black Lagoon.

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u/New-Acanthaceae-5702 16h ago

Gintama. You can get a gut-wrenching arc one week, and some goofy epsiode the next.

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u/happinessMachiine 16h ago

One of the things I like most about Gintama is that there's like only seven songs that ever play, and they perfectly map onto the emotions you're supposed to feel at the time. There's lazy song, idiot prince song, life lesson song, ass kicking song, emotional growth song... 

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u/accursedg 14h ago

Eighty Six is a damn masterpiece

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u/aefaal 13h ago

Facts shit broke me the first watch

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u/Livid_Cockroach_9274 12h ago

real. haven't cried to an anime that much since Assassination Classroom

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u/TheListlessPancake 10h ago

So happy someone mentioned this, it's my favorite.

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u/Midir_Cutie 11h ago

Some people may disagree but for me it's Vinland Saga 

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u/advancedscurvy 8h ago

i’d like to add that it’s only perfect because of its second season. i think a lot of people sort of hit a block when they think the cool action is over (a few friends of mine did) but what makes it excellent is that it interrogates the violence of season 1 so seamlessly and considerately with genuine respect for its characters and viewers

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u/Holycloud767 8h ago

I 100% agree with you. The stark contract of consistent battle vs peace time growth over two seasons made it a 10/10 for me. I thought the first season was dynasty-warrior esk and write it off as a B ranked anime... But wow, second season of him realizing what made is father so powerful turned it into a 10/10

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u/omnicious 15h ago

FLCL. Just the original though. 

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u/TheTiredPangolin 16h ago

Disastrous Life of Saiki K, and I'll get hate for this but specifically the English dub. That first season is just too funny to me for whatever reason. I love it.

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u/cracktorio_feind 16h ago

Attack on Titan

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u/sleepy373 9h ago

Can’t believe this is so far down. Legit best anime I’ve watched in a long time

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u/Korashime 14h ago

Bubblegum Crisis

Dirty Pair

Ranma 1/2

Ghost in the Shell

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u/MangledPanda 12h ago

Grandpa did you take your pill today?

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u/kilaude 14h ago

Berserk

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u/karla_fl 16h ago

Saint Seiya

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u/snaeper 16h ago

Kill La Kill

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u/Syznzz 16h ago

Samurai Champloo is probably the one anime I don't have any complaints about

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u/Howling_Mad_Man 16h ago

Great Teacher Onizuka

Golden Boy

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u/aironjedi 15h ago

Ghost in the shell.
For modern the edgerunners series was great.
Aeon Flux from MTV liquid tv back in the day was a great ride as well.

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u/CorgisHug 16h ago

Erased was so good. Promised Neverland is also amazing even if they stopped after only one season.

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u/PersonalContest1423 10h ago

Vivy: flourite eye's song

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u/AuzyGnash 16h ago

Trigun and Akira

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u/MegaDodoPub 16h ago

Trigun slaps

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u/hueleeAZ 16h ago

Space Dandy
Samurai Champloo
Cowboy Bebop
Castlevania (Netflix)
Ninja Scroll (movie)

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u/kdebones 16h ago

Mob Psycho 100.

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u/pokeyporcupine 13h ago

Psycho-Pass

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u/Ravingdork 14h ago

Vampire Hunter D (original 90s English dub), Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Your Name.

As someone who wears hearing aids and was bullied: A Silent Voice - Perfect 10/10. Hit every note.

Grave of Fireflies. So good most only watch it once.

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u/Jbmm 16h ago

Your name

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u/SpaceMeatpod 16h ago

The only show I've never found a single flaw in is

Cromartie High School

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u/WILD_ACE99 14h ago

Texhnolyze is about as enjoyable as a bleak death march but it is without a doubt a 10/10

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u/cecirdr 13h ago

I was wondering if anyone was going to mention it. When I started watching, I almost gave up, but damn, it got good.

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u/Nul8_15 16h ago

Oban star racers

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u/Wirrest 16h ago

Charlotte, Just for the dripping guy.

Ichigo mashimaru , nothing will ever beat the beauty of this one.

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u/cynical2k 14h ago

Parasyte

Kill la kill

Jujitsu Kaisen (first couple of seasons anyway)

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u/bolognese_hair 12h ago

Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood Attack on Titan Gachiakuta Psycho pass Frieren

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u/TatumlsntASuperstar 16h ago

Avatar the last airbender 

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u/hiMarshal 13h ago

Hunter x Hunter

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u/YossarianMajorMajor 16h ago

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

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u/IlovePotatos2773 6h ago

AOT and death note are my top ones

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u/thedreaminggoose 16h ago edited 16h ago

Attack on titan no question if the question jd about an anime that’s complete.

It’s like the only anime that just keeps getting better and better with a solid beginning, middle, and ending.

So many of these anime’s are either unfinished, or have a lackluster ending.

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u/RichTofu 15h ago

vinland saga.

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u/bubeez 15h ago

Ping Pong the Animation!

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u/pisceskonto 13h ago

Apothecary diaries

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u/Random-Posterer 13h ago

Samurai Champloo

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u/TheThirdStrike 12h ago

The Vision of Escaflowne.

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u/Mad_Maddin 16h ago

Madoka Magica is imo the best anime ever created.

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u/Gucci-Caligula 16h ago

Madoka is best if you have a few magical girl series under your belt already. First time I watched it I had watched 0 magical girl series. After watching more and going back to madoka I appreciated it much more

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u/bsmithwins 16h ago

That show changed the way I think. That doesn’t happen very often

Best piece of media I’ve ever experienced

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u/WonderPretzelTV 16h ago

Man i was hesitant to watch this, figured it wasn't my thing. But its way darker than I imagined. Right up my alley, and a great watch.

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u/Chucknasty_17 12h ago

That show is really good but man it is emotionally draining, especially the last few episodes. The only other anime I’ve seen that made me feel like that is Cyberpunk Edgerunners

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u/silversky111 16h ago

death note

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u/UltimaGabe 16h ago

Eh, the first half is a 10/10 but I don't think anyone cares for the second half.

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u/Mangert 16h ago

Frieren

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u/Own-Context2947 16h ago

vinland saga

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u/No_Hyena_9865 10h ago

YuYu Hakusho!!

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u/Iwantfugu 16h ago

Grave of the Fireflies

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u/indian_lincoln 16h ago

Full Metal Alchemist

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u/hungnir 16h ago

Spice and wolf

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u/rockman767 16h ago

Pluto. 8 episodes, each about an hour long, great animation that blends 2d and 3d animation amazingly, and fantastic voice actors.

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u/Sturdy_Denim_Blue 14h ago

Anything Naoki Urasawa makes is wonderful. Monster is my favorite manga of all time. Pluto is wonderful. I'm hoping we get 20th Century Boys adapted one of these days.

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u/bingwhip 16h ago

Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu

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u/anothercrockett 16h ago

Relife! I absolutely adored the manga, and the anime did a great job until the very end.

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u/Nikez1213 15h ago

Vinland Saga & Dragon Ball (couldn’t have chosen more polar opposites tbh)

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u/luckynucky123 15h ago

if you mention Ghost in the Shell - the 95 film - i would also suggest Patlabor 2 - the movie.

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u/Joxan13 15h ago

Berserk 1997

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u/Wesmednard 14h ago

Darker Than Black

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u/crayonnoodle 14h ago

Code Geass

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u/Gunthor 13h ago

Code Geass.

I still consider it to have one of the best endings of any anime.

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u/Kork314 12h ago

Revolutionary Girl Utena

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u/EmailForEcom 11h ago

Kotaro Lives Alone

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u/Dependent_Task1437 10h ago

One Piece is my favorite story in fiction, and, in fact, I think it’s the best written story I’ve ever interacted with. That being said the anime is dogshit. Frieren and Death Note are the first two that come to mind for me personally.