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Feb 16, 2021 7:38 AM
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thoughts which decade was better for anime?
Feb 16, 2021 7:42 AM
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imo it's definitely 2010's

now this is heavily biased since i have almost only watched anime from the 2010's but i still feel like the 2010's was just generally speaking a better decade.

The medium got way more shows, and it has so much variation that everyone has a lot of shows that they would enjoy
Feb 16, 2021 7:44 AM
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i hav no idea but 2010s had like steins;gate, and i mean

cmon guys its steins;gate
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Feb 16, 2021 7:45 AM
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2010's is far better overall
Fate series, HxH, Steins Gate, Attack on Titan and Rakugo are all near masterpieces
Feb 16, 2021 7:46 AM
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The 2000s had better (and weirder) shows but digital animation from that time doesn't look all that good for a lot of them.
But you know since I'm a filthy hipster nostalgiafag I'm gonna say the 80s.
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Feb 16, 2021 7:47 AM
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2010's definitely, there was way more anime coming out and the quality of anime coming out was higher too. dont know why so many people make useless threads like this when the answer is glaringly obvious
Feb 16, 2021 7:51 AM
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2000s by far. Only good shows to have come out in the 2010s is HXH, March Lion, and Parasyte. Rest are either extremely overrated or pretentious bullshit like that boring Made in Abyss.
Feb 16, 2021 7:53 AM
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The 2000s and it's not even remotely close.
Feb 16, 2021 7:53 AM
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2077 said:
2010's definitely, there was way more anime coming out and the quality of anime coming out was higher too. dont know why so many people make useless threads like this when the answer is glaringly obvious


It isn’t useless its for the op to see what people think. No need to be a dick online just because someone was trying to encourage discussion. Though I do think 2000-2010 was the better decade, too much weird gross tropes were normalized in anime after a bit so id rather be watching anime pre 2010, the weird shit still exists but its less common.
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Feb 16, 2021 7:56 AM

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I haven't watched as many anime from 2000 as I want, so I'll have to say 2010
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Feb 16, 2021 7:57 AM

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I grew up in the 2000s but I was officially a fan in the 2010s, so the latter
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Feb 16, 2021 8:00 AM

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Ill go with 2010s as the quantity of great shows was higher in 2010s
Feb 16, 2021 8:01 AM

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better make a poll for something like this.

For me, 2000's is the better one for the originality and stylized artstyle for the animation since it is still in the traditional, mid-digital, and digital phase.
2010's is better for the animation, more enhanced version of the existing plots for the exchange of originality, as well as the booming of the talented and veteran seiyuus.

Well, it's 2010's for me. 2020's though, it's starting in the right direction with the current 2021.


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Feb 16, 2021 8:03 AM

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2006-2014 >>> 2000-2005 + 2015-2019

If I had to choose I'd say 2010s, but it might be a little unfair since many more anime were produced in the last decade, which means more good anime and also more bad anime.
Feb 16, 2021 8:09 AM

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The 90's seem better to me than the 2000's. It even seems that, ironically, animation from many studios lowered the animation quality since the early 2000's. Compare the animation of Cowboy Bebop, Yu Yu Hakusho and Kenpu Denki Berserk with Claymore's and Fate / Stay Night.

With this in mind, I prefer the 2010s to the 2000s.
Feb 16, 2021 9:17 AM
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SparkingVolt said:
2077 said:
2010's definitely, there was way more anime coming out and the quality of anime coming out was higher too. dont know why so many people make useless threads like this when the answer is glaringly obvious


It isn’t useless its for the op to see what people think. No need to be a dick online just because someone was trying to encourage discussion. Though I do think 2000-2010 was the better decade, too much weird gross tropes were normalized in anime after a bit so id rather be watching anime pre 2010, the weird shit still exists but its less common.

idk, im just sick of seeing the same new threads over and over again
Feb 16, 2021 9:27 AM
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It depends, I'd say 2000's for more serious anime and 2010's for more laid back anime.
Feb 16, 2021 9:30 AM
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Tough choice. Both decades had some great shows but I would go with the 2010s since I enjoyed more anime from that era.
Feb 16, 2021 9:42 AM

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probably 2010s ( i checked my mal graph which showed mean score of 2010 was leading slightly. though I have watched 5 times more anime from 2010s than compared to 2000s).

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Feb 16, 2021 9:43 AM

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80s > 90s > 00s > 10s > 20s (so far)

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Feb 16, 2021 9:43 AM

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Let's see, I have 118 completed entries from the 2000s and 812 completed entries from 2010s, hmm.

I think I'll go with 2010s.
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Feb 16, 2021 9:46 AM

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00's had

Hajime no Ippo
FMAB
Hachimitsu to Clover
Gurren Lagann
Toradora!
Aria
Nana
Monster
Stand Alone Complex
Emma
Nodame Cantabile
Death Note
Clannad
Haibane Renmei
Genshiken
Code Geass
Chobits
Welcome to the NHK
Chihiro
Tokyo Godfathers

10's had

AoT
3-gatsu
Bakuman
Kuroko no Basket
Haikyuu
Food Wars
Golden Time
Chihayafuru
Shinsekai yori
Rakugo
Shigatsu
Golden Kamuy
Made in Abyss
Black Clover
MyHero
Demon Slayer
Usagi Drop
Steins;Gate
Death Parade
Ping Pong
Re:Zero
Koe no Katachi
Maquia

I could've mentioned many more, including lesser known and niche stuff, but the thing is that I can't really put one decade over the other when there's so much to like. Would give the 10's the edge when it comes to quantity, tho.

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Feb 16, 2021 9:48 AM

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I'd say 2010's because of Death Parade, Parasyte, KnB, and Hunter x Hunter 2011.
Feb 16, 2021 10:21 AM

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2010s simply because I'm more familiar with titles from it, I yet have to check any out any of the top titles I keep hearing about from 2000s, I do, however, think that both of them have their goods and bads, I mean each decade does, ultimately the 90s is my favorite decade, the 80s is a close second.
Feb 16, 2021 11:37 AM

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Ima give a slight edge to the 2000s


both decades are full of goodness, but 2010s rely a little too heavily on sequels imo
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Feb 16, 2021 11:42 AM

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The 2010s had Madoka and the 2000s had Aria. This is a very tough choice for me.


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Feb 16, 2021 11:44 AM

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I'm going to have to go with the 2000s, despite loving Steins;Gate, cause there were some amazing ones in the 2000s, especially Monster, NHK, Ghost in the Shell, Naruto (for nostalgia reasons), Kara no Kyoukai, Hajime no Ippo, etc.
2010s come very close though with some really good shows.
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Feb 16, 2021 11:46 AM

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2010s ngl, I prefer 2010s animes than 2000s


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Feb 16, 2021 11:50 AM

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2000s lets be honest here, 2007 alone beats most of 2010s

If you rank anime by animation, then its 2010s but theres no other way to compare 2010s to 2000s...I mean anime like Seirei no Moribito werent between the best in the year they came out and that anime alone beats most of the 2010s by a long shot

Pretty colors arent enough to make the 2010s greater than 2000s
Feb 16, 2021 12:21 PM
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Tough choice, but I guess I'll have to say 2010's, because there are slightly more of my favorite anime produced in that decade.

(What comes to regular TV series and movies, then 90's is easily the best decade.)
Feb 16, 2021 12:36 PM

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Everyone here seems to be going with 2010s. For me its 2000s hands down. The 2010s had more anime in general but the 2000s had more hits. In the 2000s we got Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex Seasons 1&2, Code Geass, Spice and Wolf, Black Lagoon, Baccano, Monster, Welcome to NHK, Samurai Champloo, Clannad, Toradora, and Gurren Lagann. The 2010s had great anime like Attack on Titan, Re:zero, and Steins Gate but as far as some of the upper tier shows there's less. Shows like Overlord, My hero academia, and Rising of the shield Hero are fun watches but no as good as the 2000s hits.
Feb 16, 2021 12:50 PM
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2010s, it had all the long running anime like one piece, naruto and hxh, new shows had:[attack on titian, re:zero, the fate series, demon slayer, promised neverland, overlord,haikyuu, vinland saga, assassination classroom,jujutsu kaisen, boku no hero [for people who like it], steins gate, dr stone, seven deadly sins ,noragami, no game no life, parasite,one punch man, mob psycho, food wars, the jojo series. and that's just a bit, and not to say 2000s was bad it was an amazing decade but the 2010s were better.
Feb 16, 2021 4:46 PM
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The latter.

The 000s gave birth to a lot of series I like but the 2010 has a lot more variety




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Feb 16, 2021 4:50 PM

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2010s, 5/8 of my favorites come from the the 2010s and only 2/8 of my favorites come from the 2000s.
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Feb 16, 2021 6:33 PM

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I believe you'll get about twice as much value exploring anime from the 2000s over the 2010s. Movies in particular saw the biggest drop in the 2010s due to all the major movie directors having either retired or passed away by that time. Sadly very have emerged to take the medium to unexplored places.
Feb 16, 2021 6:35 PM

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2010s is the best and at the same time the worst.
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Feb 16, 2021 6:42 PM

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Of course I'm going to say the 2000's because I'm an old fart.

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