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Well, these are the most important things for my personal "perfect anime."

1. Extremely intriguing plotline/idea to suck viewers in, like maybe Higashi no Eden (except they kinda screwed it up as they kept going).

2. An unique, likeable, and dynamic cast that differentiates in age group, gender, personality, and/or interests - something like the cast of Durarara!!.

3. An art style that has universal appeal AND animation level that rivals Fate/Zero, for example.

4. The plot has to stay strong and consistent, with no plot holes and unanswered questions. Plot twists are great but they can't be ass pulls and can't be overused.

5. Ending needs to be conclusive enough. By conclusive enough, I mean that the main plot points are resolved and the story has a proper conclusion. Something a bit confusing like Mawaru Penguindrum is okay, but the ending has to be tied together and fit in with the direction of the plot. It doesn't matter if it's a sad or happy ending. I'd even be fine with a slightly open ended ending as long as it's done... er, right. I don't really know how to explain the type of ending I like, but I guess everybody knows a good ending when they see one (i.e. ending of Code Geass R2, FMA:B, or Steins;Gate).

A good ending

I agree as well...that is why in my last post i said something like:
"In my book that would be a perfect anime!".

It should be about cute girls doing cute things with some shoujo-ai mixed in(like in yuru yuri). And should be animated by KyoAni.

A perfect anime needs a perfect audience.

This sums it up perfectly.

This is also a subjective question. Somethings that's pure awesome for me may be complete garbage for others. so the question is in other words "What does the "perfect" anime need to you?".

I personally find F/Z, Hajime no Ippo, GTO and so forth (the animes I've given a 10 on my list) to be near perfect, because they suit my taste of Drama, Comedy, Thriller and Shounen in a perfect mix of what @Itsvero said above.

But of course not everyone thinks like me, and that's what makes us human, right?

Are you guys retarded?

A 'perfect' anything is in the eye of the beholder

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None of the points of itsvero are needed (imo) to make a perfect anime. In fact, there's nothing specific to do in order to reach perfection, just delivering incredibly well.

Well written and interesting plot and characters with amazing graphics and no fillers would be an instantly amazing thing. For me the genre would be some where in between seinen, sci-fi, psychological, and romance. Of course you can't have an anime that perfect to everyone because everyone likes difference genres, the closes you'll get to the genre most people will watch and like is shounen.

For me, all that an anime has to do to be perfect is make me feel something and have a satisfying ending. If I'm watching something that I get really invested in and it gives me a great ending, I'm going to be left with very fond memories of it.

As far as what my perfect anime would be like...well, ideally, it would never end, be very funny, and have a lot of memorable characters. However, my favorite anime has only one of those things, so there really aren't any set requirements.

Quoted for truth.

A "perfect" anime doesn't need anything specific. It all depends on the artist's ability to convey whatever message is they are trying to get across and the audience's ability to receive said message.

Lol this.

Spine! Your signature....HAHHAHAHAHAA.

I don't know, guys. I disagree with every post I've seen here so far. I feel like there are a lot of anime that are perfect. My definition of perfect, is, without flaw. Are there any flaws in the Miyazaki films? Well, I can't find any. So, they're all perfect.

Here's an example list of flaws:
Plotholes
Inconsistent animation/sound/story
Cliffhanger ending (Ending without answering questions)
Characters don't act true to themselves
Filler (it's okay for ova's, but not the main series)

Anything else is just up to taste and opinion, but factual flaws are the only thing holding an anime back from perfection.

That would make something executed well but that wouldn't say much about how good the content and subject matter is.

That's left up to opinion. Opinion is flawed, since humans are the ones giving them. If the exucution is flawless, I call it perfect. But I'm with the rest of the crowd in saying that an anime also needs to keep my interest, and be sufficiently entertaining as well as being perfectly executed to receive a 10/10 from me.

it needs
a surprising plot thats not predictable
good graphics
a genre that suits the plot
more episode so it has secrets people want to know

Mentioning opinions are flawed because we are human is moot since the artists that make anime are also humans and it's their opinion that creates the works we are enjoying.

Making a technically perfect statue of a person is worlds away from crafting a perfect story out of thin air. Technique can only take a story so far.

Every female character has to look like Rias Gremory.

These. That said, I find soundtracks particularly powerful. The anime I enjoy the most tend to have quality soundtracks.