Kanon

All anime connected with Key, Tactics, and Jun Maeda, only excluding One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e - True Stories, which is a hentai.

Anime that are based on or around Christmas with the holiday as a main theme.
I'm not including anime with just one or two Christmas episodes.

History of anime.

As simple as the title suggest, a stack of anime that have a remake

For each series will add objective differences and my personal opinion
Haven't watched all of them but will add my thoughts as i watch

If you know of any other remakes hit me up with a comment :)

Anime based on Visual Novels and Games

This interest stack lists all the anime whose characters are featured in the TV short Kaginado by release order. Specials, OVAs, etc. not included.

This list will always be in alphabetical order.

If the ratings on my profile tell you nothing else it should tell you this; I am very a harsh critic. My average for animé and manga are both in the 5's and, considering how many titles I've completed, will likely always be there. If I rate something a 6 or higher I really do think it's worthwhile. So everything in this stack is something I would recommend at least trying.

This stack is for all of the animé that made me or almost made me cry. Just because a series is listed here does not mean it was depressing. Some of these are mostly happy save for that one story or scene which made me well up. All animé in this stack are animé that I have finished and given a rating of 6 or above. This stack will be updated as I find new titles. Make sure you have lots of tissues.

My manga version of this list; https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24508

Forgotten comfy gems of the early-digital era of animation. Specifically series from the 2000s that might still have been produced in a 4:3 aspect ratio but this is not a requirement. The series I picked for my list are generally more absurd comedies or meta-commentaries with a lot of heart since that's what I gravitate towards, though is not necessarily representative to describe everything here. Not all of these shows were the most successful during airing but severely overlooked. Everything here is worth watching!

Work in progress

All the anime adaptations of Key visual novels going from the VN's release order and if there are multiple adaptations then it will be the release order of those as well

Studios featured in this list:
Toei Animation: Kanon (2002),Air (Movie),Clannad (Movie)
Kyoto Animation: Air (Series), Kanon (2006), Clannad (Series), Clannad After Story
David Productions: Planeterian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume
J.C Staff: Little Busters!, Little Busters! Refrain, Kud Wafter
8bit: Rewrite, Rewrite 2nd Season

Summer Pockets has been announced to have an anime adaptation although we don't have a date for when it's going to be released yet

Tomoyo After: It's a wonderful life is the oldest Key VN without an anime adaptation

Key is a Japanese visual novel studio known for making dramatic and plot-oriented titles. It was formed on July 21, 1998, as a brand under the publisher Visual Arts, and is located in Kita, Osaka.

Some of the most popular anime by them are Clannad, Angel Beats and Charlotte.

NOT an exhaustive list. 50 TV anime adapting visual novels/ eroge with a male protagonist, usually with romance or a harem. Went for a generic sample, excluded series too exceptional/ distinct (Higurashi, Fate/Stay Night, ef: A Tale of Memories., etc.). 5k members minimum.

There seem to be a lot of ways to watch anime but sometimes there are certain outliers that don't make their way to any legal streaming service OUTSIDE OF JAPAN (these criteria are mainly made using LiveChart.me as they list official streaming services to view anime and The Streamable), this stack aims to shine a light on these series, however, some rules are to be followed:

•No 'Kids' demographic, there's a reason MAL makes the distinction for those series, sure they're anime but I don't expect streaming services to lump them with other 'anime' and drown their servers with thousands of episodes (Ojarumaru, Anpanman, Nintama Rantaro). As well as other long-running series that don't fit the demographic rule fully (Sazae-san, Doraemon, Chibi Maruko-chan).
•Avoid recommending retro anime to be added to the stack, we're not counting physical releases or that they used to air in some regions, just that they're currently available in a streaming service (Kinnikuman, Kochikame). Feel free to do an interest stack about them, I'm thinking this one can only go as early as the 2000s for the anime on the stack.
•No lost media, there are better interest stacks for that.
•No series uploaded to Youtube by unofficial channels (Official channels count as legal streaming services, again, outside of Japan that don't require a VPN to view).
•No unofficial doujin anime/fan-made anime.
•No commercials and ads.
•No OVAs or specials, not every OVA such as Hellsing: Ultimate or TV Specials make its way to streaming services as sometimes they're bundled to specific manga volumes, other media, or sold separately from a series.
•No short anime, 5 minutes or less (Gag Manga Biyori, Popee the Performer, Gregory Horror Show).
•No ONA or web anime (Gift ±).
•No donghua (Chinese animation), aeni (South Korean animation), and animation that isn't from Japan, yes we all know many works are outsourced to different studios and animation outside of Japan but this is to make the stack not as loaded and confusing more than it is.
•Sequels not on any streaming services allowed.
•Movies are welcomed albeit sometimes have a similar problem to OVAs, I don't expect things like Gothicmade to ever be on a streaming service let alone outside of Japan. And well... not planning on oversaturating the stack with them.
•Series available as purchase only are not counted on the stack such as Supernatural The Animation: https://thestreamable.com/shows/supernatural-the-anime-series-2011
•If a series seems to be available but it redirects you to a 404 page or simply doesn't appear to be on the streaming service it's eligible for the stack.

As of now Ao No Orchestra (Blue Orchestra) isn't on any streaming service in the West but is available in the French streaming service 'Anime Digital Network' (ADN) therefore isn't considered for the stack.

Why do I use The Streamable for the "Marked as Unavailable" tag? Well, it actually sometimes shows the episode's name and thumbnail so it helps to know if at some point they're available or if there's a record of them being in an streaming service. And it helps a lot in knowing where some shows are available (like Kobato. is in Peacock of all places).

I do not know every anime not on a streaming service and may commit mistakes so please help this stack grow if you know of any series and feel free to call out any and all mistakes I make, I may make changes to the stack in the future as well. This already seems so messy so please bear with any slow progress to the stack and sorry for the inconvenience.

The process to add an anime: Look at LiveChart.me and The Streamable for available streams and purchase-only options (This isn't a promotion of either site in any way they just serve as tools for the process of finding anime not on streaming services), look at ANN for any physical release outside of Japan (if I miss this one let me know though the priority of the stacks is to look for series not in streaming), and look up the Japanese title to see if it's available on the region's streaming services (this one is an extra, usually LiveChart tells you if it's on Japanese Amazon, Hulu or Netflix). If a series gets added to an streaming service it's off the stack. The stack aims to be a mix of different genres and stories so I won't overstuff them with a particular franchise, but rather highlight some series and spread a big franchise not on streaming over other parts of the stack.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29552
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29552
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/49195 (made in collaboration with eblf2013)
Part 5: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/52751 (made in collaboration with eblf2013)

Anime taken off the stacks/Examples:
-Katanagatari (on Netflix, some regions)
-Planetes (on ITV)
-Area no Kishi (Youtube Indonesia)
-The Laws of the Universe - The Age of Elohim (Tubi TV)
-Whistle! (Anime Onegai) credit: eblf2013

Strong gradients; metallic, unsaturated or cold colors (greenish yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet); blobs, shiny textures, 90's futurism, robotic or serif fonts. Trends are towards Sci-Fi, Mystery, Action and Suspense.

Do not mistake with Frutiger Aero of which made a stack too: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39021

This is a stack of anime that are referenced in the Lucky Star anime. Only one entry per franchise is included (in most cases), so use chiaki.site to find any other anime in each franchise. Covers Episodes 1-6 in the link (and the first reference from Episode 7).

Source: https://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=48654

Anime whose openings are longer than 95 seconds (1 minute 35 seconds)

All the anime in this stack have at least one visual novel adaptation (be it official or unofficial), sequel/prequel, or spin-off. It includes both anime adapted from VNs and adapted into VNs. This stack DOES NOT include unofficial 18+ visual novel adaptations, nor any non-distributed visual novels, nor low-quality parodies or spin-offs.

All of the visual novels mentioned for each anime are implied to have been released only in Japan and be available only in Japanese as of June 2024, unless stated otherwise.

Please, drop a comment in my profile if a VN and/or anime is missing.

This list is for extra Anime entries (alternative adaptions, sequels) that were not included in the main list. Go to the main list below for full details:

Anime adaption from Visual Novels with English release (PART 1)
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/50569

Anime based on visual novels

Anime that were popular in the early 2000s but are much more rare to hear about nowadays

Note: The numbers compare their peaks of popularity to Haruhi's.

Honorable Mentions (removed): Ghost Hunt, Soukou no Strain, School Rumble

Honorable Mentions (still too popular): Kerero Gunsou, Full Metal Panic!, Chobits, Natsume Yuujinchou, Tokyo Mew Mew, Familiar of Zero, and Shugo Chara

Please tell me if I missed any! Given the nature of this list, I'm sure it could be modified a lot! xD