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Apr 13, 2019 11:41 AM
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For me I have many, but the best one of them is Overlord, Overlord is really amazing and hype anime I hope we get season 4 very soon, it probably will be better animes in future But right now is Overlord
(I am sorry but you are right, it has more episode, but I was feeling that way)
Who is your favorite anime with 12-13 episodes?
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Apr 13, 2019 11:43 AM
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objectively the best are tatami galaxy and ping pong
Apr 13, 2019 11:51 AM
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From what I've watched, I'd say Sora yori mo Tooi Basho.
Anyway, Overlord has 3 season, I don't count it as a 12-13 episodes.


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Apr 13, 2019 11:58 AM
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Maybe Ima soku ni iru boku.

@romagia Good to see interesting titles so early in the thread.


@Zelkiiro Hehe...

@AshitanoJonas Unfair ! I could have been the TOP Greatest OAVs 80+ guy if he didn't specify "12-13 eps".
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Apr 13, 2019 11:58 AM
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*consults list*
https://graph.anime.plus/GlennMagusHarvey/ratings,anime

Angel Beats
Arpeggio of Blue Steel
Four Rhythm Across the Blue (Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm)
Atelier Escha & Logy
Beyond the Boundary (Kyoukai no Kanata)
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
Sea Story (Umi Monogatari)
Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut.
Apr 13, 2019 11:59 AM
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Kids on the Slope
Made in Abyss
Ping Pong
Tatami Galaxy
Apr 13, 2019 11:59 AM
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serial experiments lain.................
Living in a middle of a ruined world
Apr 13, 2019 12:00 PM
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If we are talking about short anime, my fav is probably Violet Evergarden.
    
Apr 13, 2019 12:04 PM
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probably Mononoke, do not count Ayakashi Japanese Classic Horror because it has nothing to do with Mononoke.

Apr 13, 2019 12:06 PM

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Rei366 said:
Maybe Ima soku ni iru boku.

Goddammit. I'll just have to nominate both individual seasons of Hibike! Euphonium and WataMote and Mob Psycho 100 and Death Parade instead, now that my go-to has been taken already.

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Apr 13, 2019 12:07 PM

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I'd vote for Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Also, OP, isn't Overlord way past 12-13 episodes at this point?
Apr 13, 2019 12:25 PM

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Best 12 episode show... names one with +30...

Probably Katanagatari... not sure if it counts because of how long their episodes are....

Ping pong the animation is my other choice.
Apr 13, 2019 12:29 PM

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Since OP allowed multiple season animez then:
- Grusaia
- Death Parade
- Dragon Maid

Apr 13, 2019 12:32 PM

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asobi asobase
danshi koukousei no nichijou
chio chan no tsuugakuro
new game
watashi ni tenshi ga maiorita
gekkan shoujo nozaki kun


"All that is gold does not glitter,
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Apr 13, 2019 12:33 PM

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My personal favorites in this category are still Violet Evergarden, Madoka Magica, and Kaguya-Sama.
Apr 13, 2019 12:35 PM

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I can't choose one so here you are :

-Jikan no Shihaisha
-Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen
-Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e
-Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru
-Overlord
Apr 13, 2019 12:38 PM

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Here's my five favorite short anime.

Trinity Seven.
No Game No life.
Angel Beats.
Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry.
Charlotte.
Apr 13, 2019 12:38 PM

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romagia said:
objectively the best are tatami galaxy and ping pong


That is your opinion. Not objectively.
Apr 13, 2019 12:40 PM

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1. Serial Experiments Lain

2. Ping Pong The Animation

3. Madoka Magica
Apr 13, 2019 12:43 PM

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Maria-Sama woud be one of the best shows for sure x)

Apr 13, 2019 12:44 PM
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By far the best is 91 Days, but that's subjective of course :)
Apr 13, 2019 12:48 PM
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I have to pick just one?! WataMote!

Short shows happen to be my preference as I can get in, get out, and hear a complete story without being strung along for weeks on end. Of course, I still watch seasonal anime, that string me along for weeks on end..... BUT you know what I mean.

Even though Tomoko is my spirit animal, I don't feel right just name dropping her anime. HONORABLE MENTIONS:


ANOTHER!
Irozuku No really, this show is a visual splendor, give it a go.
Yamada-kin and the 7
A bridge to the starry skies
Girmgar of fantasy and ash
Elfen Lied
Demon King Daimao
Devil is a part timer
Hentai Prince and the Stoney Cat
LvB
Nyan Koi
Invaders of the 6 tatami mat room
Outbreak Company
Shomin Sample




I pick these 15 shows, as they are complete stories, with pleasing enough resolutions. They could have second seasons, but most likely wont. Making them truly short but completely watchable anime.

Overlord is not a short show, it has 39 episodes spanning across three seasons. If I were a gambling man I would say there will be a forth. Semantics aside, overlord is a great show all the same. HOWEVER, since people all through the thread are dropping off these huge anime, then Natusume and the book of friends would be the best short show, I mean damn there are 6 seasons a few ova and a movie, but they come out 12-13 at a time, so by this threads logic it is the clear winner.
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Some of my favorites:

Kaiba
Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou
Madoka Magica
Gunbuster
Gundam War in the Pocket/08th MS Team
Apr 13, 2019 12:56 PM

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Overlord shouldn't count since the story spans over multiple cours.

My picks are.

Sakamoto desu ga?
Plastic Memories
Anohana
Ping Pong
After the Rain
Ristorante Paradiso
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
Zombieland Saga

I would like to include

Usagi Drop
Bahamut Genesis
Neverland and some others, but their stories continue

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Apr 13, 2019 1:18 PM

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Amagami SS
And Yet the Town Moves
Angel Beats
Anohana
Another
Aquarian Age
Arpeggio of Blue Steel
B: The Beginning
Baccano
Barakamon
Beyond the Boundary
Black Rock Shooter
Boogiepop and Others (2019)
Chivalry of a Failed Knight
Death Parade
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
Eden of the East
Erased
Flying Witch
Gargantia of the Verdurous Planet
Haibane Renmei
Heaven's Memo Pad
Innocent Venus
Inuyashiki
Inu X Boku: Secret Service
Joker Game
Kemonozume
Koi Kaze
Kurenai
Legend of Black Heaven
Library War
Lunar Legend Tsukihime
Mermaid Forrest
Midori Days
Myself, Yourself
Orange
Princess Principal
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
REC
ReLife
Requiem From the Darkness
Rideback
Rumbling Hearts
Serial Experiments Lain
Sola
Starship Operators
Stratos 4
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
True Tears
Tsuki ga kirei
Un-Go
Unlimited Psychic Squad
Violet Evergarden
Waiting in the Summer
We Without Wings
Yamada and the 7 Witches
Zakuro
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Apr 13, 2019 1:22 PM

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Okay well...

1. Kino no Tabi (2003)
2. Yuru Camp
3. Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou
4. The Tatami Galaxy
5. Made in Abyss
6. Usagi Drop
7. Koi Kaze
8. Kaiba
9. Kaguya-sama wa kokurasetai
10. Princess Principal
11. Haibane Renmei
12. Paranoia Agent
13. Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight
14. Sora no Woto
15. Sora yori mo tooi basho
16. Yagate kimi ni naru
17. Hataraku Saibou
18. Mob Psycho 100
19. Serial Experiments Lain
20. Hulaing Babies
21. Hisone to Masotan
22. Koi wa ameagari no you ni
23. Konohana Kitan
24. Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu
25. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
26. Violet Evergarden
27. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
28. Mononoke
29. Hinamatsuri
30. Kuragehime
31. Hourou Musuko
32. Hakumei to Mikochi
33. Endro!
34. Comic Girls
35. AnoHana
36. Yakosuku no Neverland
37. WataMote
38. Hora, Mimi ga mieteru yo!
39. Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
40. Kuuchuu Buranko
41. Elfen Lied
42. Ichigo Mashimaro
43. Harukana Receive
44. Aoi Hana
45. Yuri!!! on iwce
46. Asobi Asobase
47. Flying witch
48. Megalo Box
49. Wakako-zake
50. Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl-senpai no yume wo minai

Stopping there.

In case of shows with multiple seasons, I only counted the first. I didn't count Netflix-exclusive stuff that don't have a weekly release, because... well, because I wanted to have some restriction.
Apr 13, 2019 1:22 PM

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Tsuritama; a twelve episode anime that's often ignored by the community. Everything about it charms me to no end.

The bright colours, charming characters, silly yet fun plot ...I could go on and on.

Give it a shot. You'll fall in love.

Apr 13, 2019 1:26 PM
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Spice and Wolf S1

Girls' Last Tour

Place Further than the Universe

Kino no Tabi (2003)

Ping Pong: The Animation
Apr 13, 2019 1:35 PM
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Made in abyss and Promised neverland
Apr 13, 2019 1:42 PM
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Serial Experiments Lain and Haibane Renmei
Apr 13, 2019 2:47 PM
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If you are going for a short anime I recommend you to watch Boku dake ga Inai Machi. It has a good story and every episode is a thriller
Apr 13, 2019 3:15 PM

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Made in Abyss
Aku no Hana
Madoka Magica
Usagi Drop
Barakamon

just to name a few
Apr 13, 2019 3:17 PM

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How come i dont see any Cory in the house mentions? It is a 13 episode masterpiece.
Apr 13, 2019 3:20 PM

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in terms of exactly just 13 episodes so no follow up season I would easily say


and hopefully David Productions will never make a season 2 because author turned retarded.


in terms of a series that has several seasons Id say Zero no Tsukaima: Knight of the Twin Moons

because it has the best 2 moments of the franchise in my opinion
Apr 13, 2019 3:37 PM

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Dragon Maid, Gridman, and Haruhi for me


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Apr 13, 2019 4:57 PM

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i would have to say serial experiments lain


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Apr 13, 2019 5:25 PM

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Angel Beats is better than the best and will it ever be
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Best ending theme and one of the best scifi-slice of life series


Optigisa said:
romagia said:
objectively the best are tatami galaxy and ping pong


That is your opinion. Not objectively.


It is my fault :p
Apr 13, 2019 5:25 PM

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Shoujo shuumatsu ryokou (girls last tour)


Apr 14, 2019 2:15 AM

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Rei366 said:
Unfair ! I could have been the TOP Greatest OAVs 80+ guy if he didn't specify "12-13 eps".

I assumed this thread was just about the length, not the exact episode count :D
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Personano said:
Tsuritama; a twelve episode anime that's often ignored by the community. Everything about it charms me to no end.

The bright colours, charming characters, silly yet fun plot ...I could go on and on.

Give it a shot. You'll fall in love.



Yes preach it came here to say Tsuritama too. Perfect for anyone who wants to just forget all worries for a while.
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The best I've seen are Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei (Tatami Galaxy) and Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World. I also enjoyed Serial Experiments Lain and Violet Evergarden.
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My top three:

Madoka Magica
Ping Pong the Animation
Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou (Girls' Last Tour)


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Apr 14, 2019 3:36 AM
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91 days, my favorite anime about vengeance!! And has a dope OP
Apr 14, 2019 3:43 AM
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Angel beats!!!!!
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Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, best anime with 12 episodes


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Who is your favorite anime with 12-13 episodes?
Apr 14, 2019 4:25 AM

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I would have said Ping Pong, but it's one ep short from counting.
Apr 14, 2019 4:42 AM

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Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika and My Hero Academia 1
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Overlord has like 40 eps tho, how is that a short series? That makes no sense. Arbitrarily splitting a long series into multiple cours doesn't change the fact that it's a long series.


Personally my favorite series with less than 13 episodes (that don't have multiple seasons or remakes etc...) are:

Gundam OVAs (Unicorn, War in the Pocket, 8th MS Team)
Yuasa stuff (Ping Pong, Tatami Galaxy, Devilman etc...)
Golden Boy
Yomigaeru Sora
Detroit Metal City
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
House of Five Leaves
Usagi Drop
Sakamichi no Apollon
Barakamon
Erased
Fune wo Amu
ACCA
Onihei
Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou
Hinamatsuri
Yagate Kimi ni Naru
Zombieland Saga
Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan


And my favorite long series that's randomly split into 1-cour segments is probably Natsume Yuujinchou.
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