Best anime of the decade 2001-2010

**eddyjangle** · 03-14-2011, 10:42 AM

I really can't choose it's either Deathnote or ghost in the shell for me. That's a tough one!

**flashdisk** · 03-15-2011, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by Pong

So I guess it's time to sum things up for the first ten years of the century. So which anime were the best.

For me the one that stands out and for which this decade will be remembered is Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.

Positively epic. Bright card in history of the mecha genre, nah anime as a whole.

So what's your picks?

Kind of difficult. There are lots of really good anime. These range Full Metal Alchmist, Texhnolyze,Rebuild of Evangelion etc. I can't really decide.

I guess its a good thing. In terms of anime to watch, I'd rather have difficulty deciding which is the best than have no choices at all.

**Newbie2434** · 03-25-2011, 07:05 PM

Anime (TV) - Baccano!
Anime (Film) - Spirited Away
Manga - Vinland Saga (I wish an Anime would be made for it)

Bleach I suppose deserves somewhat of a mention, Elfen Lied I think has one of the best conclusions I've seen to anything ever (though don't ask me how I kept on watching past the first few episodes), whilst I also loved Howl's Moving Castle & Ponyo. Also, am I the only one who really liked Mobile Suit Gundam 00?

**JTG** · 03-25-2011, 10:16 PM

Not a HUGE anime fan, so I can only say what my favorites were.

TV Anime: Death Note (Gurren Lagann's up there, somewhere).

Film Anime: Summer Wars (tough call, but I don't think I've seen it anywhere else so I'll nominate it).

There's much I missed in the last decade I hope to catch up on sooner or later...

**Castel** · 03-27-2011, 12:28 AM

Looks like i forgot Inuyasha in the list i made some weeks ago. Both series, the original run and the final act.

The story is cool and interesting of course but if i enjoyed it so much it's mostly because how good the characters gallery is.

Naraku is one of the most revolting and despicable villain ever, the main group of heroes (Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango...etc...) work damn fine, there is tons of totally awesome secondary characters and of course one of my all time favorite, Kikyo.

Nice, really nice stuff.

**Scrite** · 04-19-2011, 07:44 AM

No love for Paranoia Agent?

I'll vote for it and I think that it beats Kon's films too.

**Len Ikari145** · 04-21-2011, 10:37 AM

Fullmetal Alchemist (the first anime and Brotherhood)

Hellsing (The first anime and Ultimate)

Black Lagoon

One Piece

Bleach

Fairy Tail

Naruto

Rurouni Kenshin excluding the Fenshui and German Knight arcs and the OVAs(hey, I didn't watch/read it until 2002 so it counts)

Inuyasha

Digimon Tamers

Rebuild Evangelion

Rahxephon

Fate/Stay Night

Nearly all installments of Nanoha

Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Soul Eater

Rozen Maiden

Guyver (2005 version)

Elfen Lied(one of the few times where I prefer the anime over the manga anyday)

Shakugan no Shana

Toaru Majutsu no Index series

Reborn!

**skullboy** · 04-22-2011, 08:58 AM

Death Note. Each episode would have me glued to the TV. Also, Ergo Proxy was cool as was Zoids Fuzors.

**Ace Grayson** · 04-25-2011, 11:10 PM

Death Note, definitely.

**Alex** · 04-26-2011, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by jesse_custer

I consider Princess Mononoke a misfire, the point where Miyazaki started to resemble a boring, preachy old man.

Hence, I am quite thankful for Spirited Away and Ponyo. (I could take or leave Howl's Moving Castle.)

Hey, japanese rpgs have been doing that same story for years and they are...well, dying and studios are closing.
But Spirited Away was fantastic!

**Eliseu Gouveia** · 04-26-2011, 01:20 PM

It´s really hard to pick a favorite since they change every 2 days but for now, my nominees are:

TV Series
- Seirei no Moribito
- Darker than Black
- Ergo Proxy
- FLCL
- Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (season#1 only)
- Freedom

And you better not laugh at this last entry, but....

- Highschool of the Dead

Movies
- Spirited Away
- Vampire Hunter D
- Memories (specially Magnetic Rose and Stink Bomb)
- Paprika
- Cowboy Bebop: Knocking on Heaven´s Door
- The girl who leapt through time
- Miyori no Mori
- Animatrix (especially the segment of the girl looking for her cat in the haunted house)

Last but not least and let me point out that I hated it (I HATED IT, I HATED the damn ending, making this the 2nd most depressing anime in my viewer´s life after Grave of the Fireflies) but it still one of the most gorgeous thing I´ve ever seen...

- Byousoku 5 Centimeter

Runners up:

Rideback
Steamboy- a masterpiece and gorgeous, but for some reason I always fall asleep 5 minutes after putting the dvd in the tray.

**FallenAngels** · 05-05-2011, 03:39 PM

The anime that stay with me most from that decade are Rahxephon and Haibane Renmei - although that's probably in part due to the period in which I watched them. I tend to really enjoy series with a strong philosophical and mythological edge, so long as it's not massively blatant or shoved down my throat. And because they're all distinct, I also remember really liking Welcome to the NHK, Natsume Yuujinchou, Azumanga Daioh, Baccano, Michiko to Hatchin, Moyashimon. etc.

Having said all that, when I read the question to this thread, the first series that came to mind was Monster. It does drag on at points, but the plot, character development, music, location designs and general quality are all superb. And I don't think the themes it deals with have ever been done better. I do hope that one day Madhouse has the budget to make 20th Century Boys into an anime, as that could be even better.