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Top 100 Anime TV Series

by AironicTonic • Created 14 years ago • Modified 5 years ago
Using my ratings from MyAnimeList (AironicallyHuman), this is as accurate as I can pick and rank 100 series using a brain that's far too similar to that of a goldfish for comfort.

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  • Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (2004)

    1. Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo

    2004–200524 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (2.9K)
    Albert, bored with Parisian life, travels and meets the enigmatic Count of Monte Cristo. Unaware that his father wronged the Count, Albert invites him to Parisian high society, paving the way for the Count's intricate revenge.
    CreatorMahiro MaedaStarsJôji NakataJohnny Yong BoschBeau Billingslea
    10/10
  • Kappei Yamaguchi, Shidô Nakamura, and Mamoru Miyano in Death Note (2006)

    2. Death Note

    2006–200737 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.9 (431K)
    An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.
    StarsMamoru MiyanoBrad SwaileVincent Tong
    10/10
  • Megumi Hayashibara, Unshô Ishizuka, Aoi Tada, and Kôichi Yamadera in Cowboy Bebop (1998)

    3. Cowboy Bebop

    1998–199926 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.9 (155K)
    The futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.
    StarsKôichi YamaderaUnshô IshizukaMegumi Hayashibara
    9/10
  • Welcome to the N.H.K. (2006)

    4. Welcome to the N.H.K.

    200624 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.2 (9.1K)
    This surreal dramedy follows Satou Tatsuhiro as he attempts to escape the evil machinations of the NHK.
    StarsYutaka KoizumiYui MakinoMichael C. Pizzuto
    9/10
  • Nobutoshi Canna, Yûko Miyamura, Toshiyuki Morikawa, and Kenji Utsumi in Berserk (1997)

    5. Berserk

    1997–199825 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (67K)
    Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.
    CreatorKentaro MiuraStarsMarc DiraisonNobutoshi CannaCarrie Keranen
    9/10
  • Gungrave (2003)

    6. Gungrave

    2003–200426 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.9 (5.6K)
    Brandon, a passive man, lives a laid-back life until his friends are murdered. He joins the mafia to be near Maria, the woman he loves, enduring hardships but willing to risk everything to be with her.
    CreatorYasuhiro NightowStarsKirk ThorntonLex LangSteve Blum
    9/10
  • Tesshô Genda, Kazue Ikura, Akira Kamiya, and Mami Koyama in City Hunter (1987)

    7. City Hunter

    1987–1991140 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.7 (1.8K)
    The adventures of Ryo Saeba, a gun-for-hire living in the Tokyo metropolis, who will take on any dangerous job as long as it involves beautiful women.
    StarsAkira KamiyaKazue IkuraYôko Asagami
    9/10
  • Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls (2005)

    8. Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls

    200524 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.8 (4.6K)
    In 1614, two rival ninja clans back opposing sons of Hidetada Tokugawa for the shogunate. They send their finest warriors to battle to the death, with the victor's clan ruling for a millennium.
    StarsLaura BaileyNana MizukiKôsuke Toriumi
    9/10
  • Spice and Wolf (2008)

    9. Spice and Wolf

    2008–200926 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.7 (5.5K)
    Kraft Lawrence goes from town to town to make profits as a travelling merchant, with the help of a wolf deity by the name of Holo.
    StarsJun FukuyamaAmi KoshimizuJ. Michael Tatum
    9/10
  • Now and Then, Here and There (1999)

    10. Now and Then, Here and There

    1999–200013 eps16+TV Series
    7.8 (2.1K)
    A young boy named Shuzo rushes to the defense of a stranger who is being attacked for her magic pendant, only to find himself transported into another world where water is a scarce commodity and he is forced to join an army of children.
    StarsKaori NazukaCrispin FreemanDan Green
    9/10
  • Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2007)

    11. Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

    200726 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.2 (3.1K)
    When the crown prince, Chagum, is born with an ancient water spirit inside him, the emperor sends assassins to dispatch the child - but Balsa, a warrior hired by the empress to protect her son, won't let them murder Chagum without a fight.
    StarsMabuki AndôNaoto AdachiKôji Tsujitani
    9/10
  • Full Metal Panic! (2002)

    12. Full Metal Panic!

    2002–200654 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.6 (6.1K)
    Sousuke Sagara, a member of a covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protecting Kaname Chidori, a spirited Japanese high school girl.
    CreatorShôji GatôStarsTomokazu SekiSatsuki YukinoJason Douglas
    9/10
  • Noein: To Your Other Self (2005)

    13. Noein: To Your Other Self

    2005–200624 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.5 (1.1K)
    A teen girl is approached by a pilot who claims to be her from the future where a force from a parallel dimension is attempting to invade and destroy our universe and only she has the key that can stop this.
    CreatorKazuki AkaneStarsHaruka KudôFujiko TakimotoKazuya Nakai
    9/10
  • Mushi-Shi (2005)

    14. Mushi-Shi

    2005–201427 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.5 (16K)
    Mushi Master Ginko travels from place to place investigating occurrences that could be tied to supernatural creatures called Mushi.
    StarsYûto NakanoTravis WillinghamKôjun Itô
    9/10
  • Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (2007)

    15. Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

    2007–201152 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.2 (4.4K)
    A young japanese man finds himself in a strange game to recover from his debts.
    StarsJeran UgokweJack StansburyMasato Hagiwara
    S1: 9/10
    S2: 8/10
  • Witchblade (2006)

    16. Witchblade

    200624 epsTV-MATV Series
    6.9 (1.7K)
    Masane's fate is altered after uniting with the Witchblade, an ancient weapon that penetrates the body and mind. Forced into the service of the Doji Group and hunted by the NSWF, Masane's greatest battle will be for her soul.
    CreatorsBrian HaberlinMarc SilvestriMichael TurnerStarsJamie MarchiCherami LeighRobert McCollum
    9/10
  • Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom (2009)

    17. Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom

    200926 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.5 (2.1K)
    The story of two brainwashed assassins, Ein and Zwei, who struggle to regain their memories as they work for the Inferno crime syndicate.
    CreatorGen UrobuchiStarsMiyu IrinoNewton PittmanAyahi Takagaki
    9/10
  • Angel Heart (2005)

    18. Angel Heart

    2005–200650 epsTV Series
    7.1 (112)
    A young Taiwanese assassin code named "Glass Heart" committed suicide by jumping off a building, and her heart was pierced by metal fence. Miraculously, her life was saved by heart transplantation. During her recovery she began to experience strange dreams, which lead her to Japan looking for the donor of her heart, who happens to be Kaori Makimura, former partner of City Hunter Ryo Saeba.
    StarsAyako KawasumiTesshô GendaHideyuki Tanaka
    9/10
  • Code Geass (2006)

    19. Code Geass

    2006–200854 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.7 (92K)
    After being given a mysterious power to control others, an outcast prince becomes the masked leader of the rebellion against an all-powerful empire.
    CreatorsGorô TaniguchiIchirô ÔkouchiStarsJun FukuyamaTakahiro SakuraiJohnny Yong Bosch
    8/10

    S1: 9/10
    S2: 6/10
  • School Rumble (2004)

    20. School Rumble

    2004–201056 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.8 (2.3K)
    A young high schooler is in love with an oblivious classmate; a delinquent classmate is in love with her. Both struggle to confess their feelings and their antics lead to crazy situations.
    CreatorJin KobayashiStarsLuci ChristianBrandon PotterBrina Palencia
    8/10

    S1: 9/10
    S2: 7/10
  • Romi Park and Rie Kugimiya in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)

    21. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    2009–201068 epsTV-14TV Series
    9.1 (224K)
    Two brothers search for a Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their deceased mother goes awry and leaves them in damaged physical forms.
    CreatorHiromu ArakawaStarsKent WilliamsIemasa KayumiVic Mignogna
    8/10
  • Maison Ikkoku (1986)

    22. Maison Ikkoku

    1986–198896 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (1.3K)
    The misadventures of a young student and his landlady's romance.
    StarsJanyse JaudShigeru ChibaSumi Shimamoto
    8/10
  • Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yûko Miyamura, Megumi Ogata, Fumihiko Tachiki, and Yuriko Yamaguchi in Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)

    23. Neon Genesis Evangelion

    1995–199626 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (99K)
    A teenage boy finds himself recruited as a member of an elite team of pilots by his father.
    CreatorHideaki AnnoStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraKotono Mitsuishi
    8/10
  • Monica Rial and Jamie Marchi in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010)

    24. Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

    2010–202515 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.3 (3.3K)
    Two Angels, Panty and Stocking, are kicked out of Heaven for bad behaviour and sent Ghost hunting by Garterbelt, a Priest of Daten City.
    CreatorsHiroyuki ImaishiShigeto KoyamaHiromi WakabayashiStarsArisa OgasawaraMariya IseJamie Marchi
    8/10
  • Izumi Kitta in WATAMOTE: No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! (2013)

    25. WATAMOTE: No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!

    201313 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.1 (2.7K)
    Socially awkward Tomoko dreams of becoming a popular high school girl, but her goal may be further away than she thinks.
    CreatorNico TanigawaStarsIzumi KittaAyaka AsaiMonica Rial
    8/10

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