Top 10 CGDCT Moe Anime of All Time

Tomm01p said:
I don't quite get how can you like all of these shows and then proceed to dislike

1) Sora Yori mo Tooi Basho
2) Yuru Camp
3) Blend S

And many more actually (I'm just saying these three cause I think they all sit at the top of their genre)

I'm not saying that the list itself is bad per se, but I don't understand the consistency of what type of CGDCT shows you like and what not.

Akerakai said:
New game,k on,the 2 tank girls, and lucky star shit on most of the rest tbh
Dunno if sora yori counts tho

lswarmruler said:
well yeah I usually also post at MAL Blog, but I never saw anyone there thanks, do I missed any other good cgdct anime? well, the problem w/ idol anime like Love Live etc, for me is irl idol group are like the puppet of their label, I felt bad watching them

Ericonator said:
From what I've seen:

Joshiraku
Yuyushiki
Non Non Biyori
Girls und Panzer
Sabagebu
New Game!
Hanayamata
Robot Girlz Z
Galko-chan
Gabriel Dropout
Demi-chan
Yuru Camp
Princess Principal (technically)
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes
Morita-san wa Mukuchi
A-Channel
Natsu-iro Kiseki
Yama no Susume
Teekyuu
Love Lab
Kiniro Mosaic
Aiura

And the list goes on

lswarmruler said:
New Game doesnt depict the real video game job which is tiresome and not fun

Tomm01p said:
I don't quite get how can you like all of these shows and then proceed to dislike

1) Sora Yori mo Tooi Basho
2) Yuru Camp
3) Blend S

And many more actually (I'm just saying these three cause I think they all sit at the top of their genre)

I'm not saying that the list itself is bad per se, but I don't understand the consistency of what type of CGDCT shows you like and what not.

nDroae said:
Since you seem interested, I can say a little about why those aren't my favorites either. There's a trend where shows that seem to fit the formula are more likely to draw critical acclaim if they depart somewhat from the typical "overly sweet" "cute things" formula, which was the case for Yorimoi, and to a lesser extent Yuru Camp, and the current Revue Starlight.

TL;DR anime fans are weird, moe fans are weirder

mhkr said:
Wow, I didn't expect Mitsuboshi Colors to be there... I think you should watch Ichigo Mashimaro first and then say which one is better
And Hidamari Sketch is one of those classic CGDCT anime and can be in list

LaLeLuLiLo said:
Welcome to watchmojo.com, and today we're counting down our picks for the Top 10 CGDCT Moe Anime. For this list, we're taking a look back at all the anime that made our hearts go Doki-Doki, taking into consideration both kawaii and sugoi moments. And as needless as it may be to say, beware of spoilers, and have your dakimakura pillow ready. Before we unveil our top picks, here are a few honerable mentions. Do you agree with our list? Which Moe Anime had the most CGDCT? For more classic top 10's published every day, be sure to subscribe to Watchmojo.com

Tomm01p said:
Hey, thanks for the reply. I wanted to reply to OP's reaction but kinda gave up after reading that Yuru Camp is apparently melodramatic.

Anyway, let's get into it.



Honestly I'd say that I belong to that 'trend' as well. I like moe shit in general but watching generic comedies over and over again can get tiresome after some time. Especially when there is so little diversity between the shows in question (same jokes, similiar gags, same character archetypes etc.). That's why I really love a show like YoriMoi which besides cute comedy also has other redeeming qualities like generally good drama and awesome characters.

I think it makes perfect sense for shows that break from the set formula to be more widely acclaimed.

As for Yuru Camp, I really think that is how I'd like moe comedies to look like. Great comedy, relaxing setting and surprisingly good characters. Rin declining to camp with others for quite some time was a pleasant surprise for me as well because I'm generally tired of someone declining something only then to get persuaded into doing so like 1 minute later (happens 95% time). On the other hand, I can see how could someone get bored while watching it. It's not a show meant to entertain masses and it's perfectly fine if it didn't fit your tastes.

Blend S is definitely the one I'm most biased about. I know that it's in the realm of generic comedies which I said to not like as much but I honestly thought the comedy was absolutely amazing and it stuck with me ever since as the best pure CDGCT (if we exclude YoriMoi and Yuru Camp because they add something more)

Anyway, thanks for the reply. I think I can get behind the opinion a bit more now.



Amen, brother.

CrallyLystia said:
Okay... Yuru Camp and Gabriel Dropout got the nod.
So... I want to add, where did Urara Meirochou fans? I felt it is a pure CGDCT so it at least deserved a mention.

And what about Hinako Note?

lswarmruler said:
but thats the main reason why i hate yuru camp and yorimoi. I felt the producer really stretch the plot by making every scenes too melodramatic where it should be just shown subtly. I prefer cgdct anime like Mitsuboshi Color where i could watch characters really do many fun things, rather than close up face reaction of what character emotion is showing.

jal90 said:
I haven't decided yet about Sora Yori and if it's even a CGDCT show, so it will take me a while to make this top, but seriously OP

>You consider Chio-chan a CGDCT moe anime
>You put Azumanga Daioh the last in a top10 with K-On!, Lucky Star, Mitsuboshi Colors and freaking Chio-chan
>You call the girls of these shows lolis
>"Yuru Camp is melodramatic"
>THAT GODDAMN DROP LIST

How are both of our existences even compatible in the same timeline and universe?

Pullman said:


Is my ranking of Azumanga as #7 acceptable? :>

And OP seems to like those moe slice of life shows either because of the comedy, the yuri bait or the backgrounds/setting but not so much because of the, well, moe slice of life character interactions that aren't part of a gag. Which I can somehow relate to, I also prefer the comedy oriented ones over the more somber and slow ones like Yuru Camp. But yeah, melodramatic was definitely not an accurate choice of words to phrase that preference ^^.

jal90 said:

That ranking for Azumanga is mildly acceptable, but you have a lot to explain about Yuru Camp as #18.

Yuru Camp has a lot of comedy though. Seems weird that he thinks that way after putting K-On! in the first spot, which is not exactly structured as a gag comedy either.

BUT SERIOUSLY HAVE YOU SEEN THAT DROP LIST

jal90 said:

That ranking for Azumanga is mildly acceptable, but you have a lot to explain about Yuru Camp as #18.

Yuru Camp has a lot of comedy though. Seems wierd that he thinks that way after putting K-On! in the first spot, which is not exactly structured as a gag comedy either.

BUT SERIOUSLY HAVE YOU SEEN THAT DROP LIST

Well, as there are too many mc plus [Azumanga Daioh] is adapted from 4-koma, sometimes the story felt disjointed.

Zalis said:
Why would being from a 4-koma be a disadvantage, considering that the same applies to K-On!, Lucky Star, Is the Order a Rabbit?, Nichijou, Mitsuboshi Colors, and many others in the genre?

This list feels like it has a recency bias to it; for balance, here's a list of CGDCT that attained some level of iconic status, with more of an old-time bias to it:

(in no particular order, except chronological)

* Azumanga Daioh -- a true trailblazer that made this kind of show viable with Western fanbases, and was hugely overrepresented in the first few AMV Hells.

* Strawberry Marshmallow -- obtained some popularity thanks to Miu Matsuoka, who shamelessly imposes her reality on everyone else. Also had some overlap with the rise of Pedobear.

* ARIA -- whisked viewers away to a gentle, magical, miraculous world... and having wormed its way into our hearts, proceeded to emotionally destroy us. Still mad.

* Hidamari Sketch -- combined SHAFT's visual flair with the late-00s "write what you know" art-school trend. Its wide faces managed to inspire the somewhat-enduring "nutbladder" meme.

* Lucky Star -- came at a time when the concept of moe was becoming fully armed and operational in the Western viewerbase, and also benefited from its tie-ins to the phenomenally popular Haruhi franchise.

* Sketchbook ~ Full Color's -- I guess this is recency bias for me since I just rewatched it, but this series from the ARIA studio and staff epitomizes laid-back, low-stakes, "healing-type" anime that gets by without significant conflict or controversy. Spawned some minor memes with Kate's heavily-accented Japanese.

* Minami-ke -- while later entries weren't as well-received, the franchise kept viewers entertained with cuteness, constantly clashing characters, and of course those reaction faces. Also traps and reverse traps.

*K-On! -- KyoAni arguably elevated the manga source material by adding music and removing fanservice.

*Nichijou -- KyoAni strikes again, and judging by the more recent AMV Hells, this has become the "Azumanga Daioh of the 2010s."

*Kin-iro Mosaic -- encapsulates many of the themes in the above shows, like foreigners/language barriers, sibling-type relationships, tsundere yuri-ness, and school life, all in that familiar 4-koma pacing and joke structure.

OklahomanSailor said:
So...while YuruCamp is melodramatic,Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou is not
Alright I'll respect that opinion

While I do think the anime listed are good CGDCTs,there are definitely some better ones out there that can top some of the listed ones.Examples are given by people on top.or maybe I'll toss in some extra ones

Tantei Opera Milky Holmes
Anne Happy
Love Lab
A-Channel
Castle Town Dandelion
Wakaba Girls
Sansha Sanyou
Koufuku Graffiti
Stella's Magic
Sakura Trick(not really)

But I doubt you'll like most of them,judging from your anime list
That dropped list is really a fucking train wreck,it makes me have trust issues

Reina_Orikasa said:
They probably won't be top 10 in many lists but I really enjoy anime shorts (3 min).

lswarmruler said:
well i could explain one by one the reason why i drop those. do u even watch Shoujo shuumatsu ? of course they have rights to be melancholy as they want as they basicly the last surviving humans and have no future. Not someone who met a new friends and crying, or crying watching beautiful scenery

jal90 said:

You clearly didn't watch Yuru Camp. What you are saying here is false and you don't even have the excuse of having watched only two episodes because nothing like that ever happens. Perhaps you mixed this and Sora Yori since they aired at the same time?

lswarmruler said:
well i truly watch 2 episodes of yuru camp. the 1st episode is ok. the 2nd episode made me felt the plot will be overly dramatic about cute girls having fun camping on mountain. thats it. What about their school, what about danger of people will kidnap them , and i think it is truly boring watching scenery, eating food in bonfire, i am afraid the story will be so repetitive and boring

lswarmruler said:
the anime felt so disjointedmaking all the jokes miss its timing.

lswarmruler said:
i love short anime tbh, as i always watchanime 2x speed than normal

Zalis said:
Nichijou, Mitsuboshi Colors,

mhkr said:
Wow, I didn't expect Mitsuboshi Colors to be there... I think you should watch Ichigo Mashimaro first and then say which one is better
And Hidamari Sketch is one of those classic CGDCT anime and can be in list

Anise_Punter | Nov 22, 2016 2:48 PM
Did not feel the Long Riders charm this week. Would like to see more out of Yayoi other than the occasional "ara ara", we've seen that character 400,000 times already guys.

moe | Nov 22, 2016 5:56 PM
We've seen all these characters a billion times before, yet we keep coming back for more

Anise_Punter said:
exactly what is "in your face" about getting here with other people's money and other people's connections, exactly what did you personally accomplish to make me root for you?

nDroae said:
Re: Antarctica Girls, I grew up reading the National Geographic World kids' magazine and watching PBS ZOOM, which are full of kids doing adult things with their parents or whatever. My original assumption going in here was that they'd be on the ship via a family member and getting to Antarctica wouldn't be a big deal. The money almost got them on (though $10,000 isn't very much really) and it was kinda disappointing that they ended up using a random new friend instead. It was the rest of the crew yelling "in your face" that really got me, I like that kind of thing.

lswarmruler said:
well i truly watch 2 episodes of yuru camp. the 1st episode is ok. the 2nd episode made me felt the plot will be overly dramatic about cute girls having fun camping on mountain. thats it. What about their school, what about danger of people will kidnap them , and i think it is truly boring watching scenery, eating food in bonfire, i am afraid the story will be so repetitive and boring

CrallyLystia said:
Okay... Yuru Camp and Gabriel Dropout got the nod.
So... I want to add, where did Urara Meirochou fans? I felt it is a pure CGDCT so it at least deserved a mention.

And what about Hinako Note?

Khalan said:


But isn´t that what CGDCT is about. I mean Kon is just about girls making music eating cake while GochiUsa is just about girls running a cafe. That's also really really boring if you ask me. CGDCT is about cute girls having fun and doing mostly boring insignificant things.

I love CGDCT so I´ve seen them on your list expect for some reason Kon, which I´m watching now. So far it´s ok as CGDCT but the character designs are so ugly (which is why I never watched it before). Then again there are plenty of CGDCT shows with really ugly character designs such as Yuyushiki and Shuumatsu Ryokou. I certainly wouldn´t show these anime to people wondering what "moe" is. Seriously I can't see how you can consider Shuumatsu Ryokou moe; the characters look drawn by 4 year olds.

My favorites are
Urara Meirochou Chiya is so cute <3 my favorite non-loli girl with big boobs
Anne Happy The MC's voice actress carries the show. The rest of the show is quite average but her voice is really amazing
Gochi-Usa The anime that really got me into pure CGDCT. Really cute, especially Chino.
I also really liked Yuru Yuri and I liked Hinako Note and A-Channel. I agree that Mitsuboshi Colors is very underrated.

tbh I never considered anime like Sora Yori CGDCT, but I loved that one as well