10) Rurouni Kenshin
--Great series, especially the Tokyo and Kyoto arcs. Textbook case of "the manga is better" and the filler hell ending 'no thanks', especially instead of Jinchu. Best character: Saito.
9) Dragonball
--**** Z. The less serious comedy shounen is where it's at. Objectively probably not much more than "alright", but so goddamn fun to watch. Best Fight: Goku vs Tien at whatever world tournament
8) Bakemonogatari
--I still haven't finished it but "so good". Also Senjougahara also "so good".
7) Megas XLR
--WHO CARES THAT IT'S NOT ACTUALLY AN ANIME, IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH AND WORTHY OF A MENTION. *ahem*. This is even more fun to watch than Dragonball. Best Button:
6) Puella Magi Madoka Magica
--Literally finished watching this on the fourth of July. It was pretty thought-provoking and depressing for a lot of it. Best Character: Madoka's Mom
5) The Prince of Tennis
--This would be #1 if we considered the manga, too, because this is a textbook "the manga is better". Trails off into filler after the Kanto tournament, some of which is surprisingly decent. Also in terms of quality starts off kinda slow then picks up to the levels you'd expect from something good as you move on. Also the National Arc OVAs are worth noting because they're legit great. Best Match: Tezuka vs Atobe
4) Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni
--I don't feel like justifying this one because it should really justify itself. VN is far better but the fact that the anime is as good as it is should be a testament to the quality of the whole series. Best Part: **** Yeah Akasaka
3) Code Geass
--R1 is your standard great anime. R2 is your standard pretty damn good anime combined with "HOLY **** THIS IS ENTERTAINING". Best Part: I am fond enough of Orange to say that every time he fights (on Lelouch's side) is great. Worst Character: Shirley. *****.
2) The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
--I liked Endless Eight. Seriously. The rest was at least as good, too. Best episode: The Day of Sagittarius.
1) Kara no Kyoukai
--Seven movies of pure awesome courtesy of Nasu Kinoko and Ufoutable and Yuki Kajiura. Go watch this right now if you haven't yet. Best Movie/Episode: A tossup between 7 and 5, but I'll pick 5 here.
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