What is your all time favorite anime and why?

Pispas said:
Dora the Explorer. Why?

Pispas said:
Dora the Explorer. Why?

FireEmblemIke24 said:


Stop dissing Dora the Explora'. I swear you're a Brony.

Comic_Sans said:
Seinfeld

tsudecimo said:
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Klad said:
Ashita no Joe

This series has everything I could ask for. Delinquent MC, sports, drama, comedy, romance (here and there) and most importantly a great story line. Every element listed above are linked with each other perfectly, it feels like the author just let the characters "write" the story themselves and he would just observe things. Ashita no Joe has also created one of the greatest main characters ever like Joe or Rikiishi, both my all time favourites.

Eto said:
TG

tsudecimo said:
Bakemonogatari

I like lolis


Naruto

/bait

tsudecimo said:
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Eto said:
TG

Comic_Sans said:
Seinfeld

ishiZY said:
Monogatari series very very much awesome fun, outstanding but balanced cast, loli, incest, action, blood, toothbrushing, crazyness & huricane.

tsudecimo said:
Bakemonogatari

Before watching Bakemonogatari, I never thought people simply talking would be so entertaining, witty, compelling enough to make me glued to the screen. It's just so enjoyable hearing the characters talk, which is something not a lot of shows can accomplish. The heavy dialogue, that I really appreciate in Monogatari.

The Characters: The main reason I love this so much it's full of interesting characters and to be more specific I love this anime because of Senjougahara Hitagi. Never in my life have I seen a character so unique , unpredictable and charismatic she is just the star of the show with her strong and witty personality and excellent romance with Araragi. Her presence just leaves me in awe. Her dialogues with Araragi were top notch and the best of the show with them going back and forth with words. There is literally nothing that I even remotely dislike about her (just like how Araragi said it, Teehee). I love how it's an impressive character study, with a lot of layers to it. Niso's writing of his characters is phenomenal. And it's shown in Monogatari second season in Nadeko and Hanekewa. I love how the supernatural elements complement the character development and depth of the characters in very artistic and inspiring ways.


Episode 12 of Bakemonogatari is my all time favorite anime episode. It just perfection. The mood, atmosphere, pacing and direction were simply outstanding. I just loved how it showcased their straight forward yet unique relationship and how much they care and understand one another. I've yet to see a better episode in any sort of anime.

The Voice Actors: verbal performance plays a huge role in the anime so it's filled with a star cast of voice actors, every character's voice fits perfectly. The characters speak so fast in this series with lots of tongue twisters, but the seiyuu cast had done a wonderful job in keeping up. I don't think it's an exaggeration to describe voice acting in this series as epic.I personally think Araragi is Kamiya Hiroshi's best performance it's like Araragi was tailor made for his voice.

It's SHAFT so it's very artistic with great visuals and unique art , the gore and fighting scene were pretty good and the OST fits the tone of the show. Monogatarii is actually the only show where I liked Shaft art don't know why though.


Naruto

I love Naruto and think it's amazing for all sorts of reasons.

The biggest one would be the emotional scenes, and my emotional investment with the characters. I'm just too attached to them. I empathize and sympathize with them. The series evoke a wide array of emotions from me. It's the only fiction that ever made tear up and sometimes even cry a bit, no ever fiction ever had the effect on me. An example of how much I value this, is the fact that, I loved Itachi farewell with Sasuke, more than the Madara massacre. I just feel genuine joy and happiness when I watch some episodes (i.e Naruto meting his mother, Kushiena) To make it more simple, the show knows how to give me the ''feels''. Most of my favorite episode of the series, contain no action in them whatsoever.

I love the writing of the characters, their characterization, development, how they are fleshed out and the execution of them and how much they make me care about them. I find most of them interesting and likable. There is a lot of diversity within the cast imo. I really love the villains, I like how most of them are humanized and not are not just pure black. They are given proper motives and ideals, that doesn't put them in the black/wrong side of things, and how they are not necessarily evil, they just have their own ideals, motives and reasons to do what they do, and achieve what they want, overall they are just interesting and intriguing, and their personalities are distinctive. Pain is one of the best well written villains, I have seen anywhere imo. And Madara is making a run for his money. The whole cast is just fun, memorable, some iconic and hard to get bored of, I barely dislike any character in the series.

The third reason after this, is the story and the plot. I just find it interesting and engaging even after so many years. It always knows how to excite me and give me goosebumps. I like the historical context and background of the series, in how the characters are tied together through generations, and the morals and themes relating to it. I think the plot is solid overall and hard to predict when it counts the most, and in a good way. I also like the overall execution of the themes and how they are presented in the series. I like the foreshadowing, and little details, that become relevant later on. And many other things, that I don't remember now.

Despite the fact that action is the primary genre of Naruto, I only consider it, the fourth reason for my love for it.. The fights are just full of variety and uniqueness. They are memorable and iconic, and never dull. I especially like the choreography and the strategic fights here and there, the abilities, jutsus, the emotional ones etc.

There are other reasons, albeit smaller compared to what I mentioned. Like the art, character design, the magnificent soundtrack/OPs/EDs, the names and references to Japanese mythology, the fact that I never get bored, high entertainment value, rewatch value, Amazing VA cast (Madara's voice is epic) etc.