2006-11-19 15:32:07 · 23 answers · asked by kavya g 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
The Slayers
2006-11-20 16:00:23 · answer #1 · answered by arpita 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree much with the top 10 list there. But not every DBZ, Naruto, and Pokemon watcher have watched Slayers. Although they should. Much of those animes have been underwatched and are mostly viewed by the hardcore anime fans. Ill answer what's the most popular anime of all time "for the US". That would be DBZ. It has gained fans that dont even watch anime and its never ending supply of merchandise and video games which they still buy make it very clear. But Naruto just might make it up there as well. It'll be the DBZ of this generation for the US.
But back to the top 10. I do agree that Akira would be truly considered the most popular of all time ever. I remember how many people were enthralled to it when it came out here. And i have watched it countless times. Although i was at least expecting Vampire Hunter D to make the list.
2006-11-20 01:27:35 · answer #2 · answered by Crow T Robot 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree that DBZ is probably the most popular in the US. I never even watched anime until I got started on that, and it was popular with others in my grade. It was aired on Cartoon Network during regular viewing time when other anime didn't get air-time, so that might explain it. I'm still not a huge anime fan, but I do absolutely adore Inuyasha....
2006-11-20 02:16:06 · answer #3 · answered by piratewench 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
THE TOP TEN ANIME (NUMBER 1 IS AKIRA)
10 - Ninja Scroll
Ninja Scroll just rocks. Period. It has everything from medival intrigue, demons, ronin samurai, political overthrows, reincarnation and no small amount of intensely graphic violence. you gotta love it. It is also beautifully drawn, fluid and captivating animation. Bar none, the best animated samurai flick you're going to find. RENT THIS NOW!
9 - Dominion: Tank Police
Big guns, bigger women, little tank. Really... honest, the tank, Boneparte is really small, a midget, but much like the state of Delaware: Small but mighty... It's just cool. Big tanks are cool too, but for the most part, the series revolves around Leona and her afore mentioned tank. It has cool characters and is based in a dark (yet strangely humorous) cyberpunk environment. It's also the brainchild of Masamune Shirow. Nuff said.
8 - The Slayers
Hey now, gota give some credit over to Linna Inverse and her bumbling swordsman/sidekick Gourry. The first time I saw this I hated it. I mean I fell asleep during it. That could have been because I had three hours of sleep that night. But seriously, having gone back over it again, it's really pretty good. The animation quality is pretty low, but that's to be expected of Japanese television anime. Not everything can be perfect. But the story itself and the characters are memorable enough to make a lasting impression, which leads me to the next anime selection.
7 - Ruin Explorers
As far as OAV's go, this one is great. It does what the Japanese television show "The Slayers" couldn't. It combined Dungeons and Dragons fantasy with humor, which the Slayers did, but in Ruin Explorers, it's just done better. The animation is fluid, the character designs are excellent and story is wonderful. Rent this as soon as you can.
6 - El Hazzard
Another classic introduced to me during my college years that this past year I finally caught up on. The story elements are wonderful, the characters are great ("Oh ****! Someone else is out of alcohol!" -- Masamichi Fujisawa) and it is impressive just to watch the animation flow. I've watched these videos to the point of the tape wearing thin. Give it a try, I guarantee you'll like it.
5 - Macross Plus
The only thing better than, Macross: Do You Remember Love? is Macross Plus. It has everything, love triangles, a deadly, artificially intelligent pop star, experimental aircraft, chows (cross between a chicken and a cow), old grudges, mad scientists, cool planes, Zentradi halfbreeds and action that is not to be believed. It has the smoothest computer generated effects and the coolest animated logo you will ever find. The traditional art still takes the show though, with intense composition and well executed movement. Everything just clicks into place.
4 - Giant Robo
Many people blow this off as another giant robot film. DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE. RENT IT NOW! you want to see this, but you just don't know it yet. The robot isn't even on screen most of the time. The heroes are heroes and the villans are evil shits. The designs for everything are simple, but its movement is fluid and the story is addicting. You'll be walking around talking about Bashtarille for days while whilspering "the beautiful night..." while in classes. God help me... I'm such an Otaku.
3 - Ghost in the Shell
This is bad-***, thinking man's, sci-fi anime. The animation might as well be real life, the story is deep and complex and the special effects will knock you on your ***. The philosophy of it alone is worth the price you'll pay to rent it, and once again, it is set in the dark, cyberpunk settings made by the master, Masamune Shirow. Once again, RENT IT NOW!
2 - Vision of Escaflowne
This is just really neat, bar none, well animated, story driven action/sci-fi/romance anime. It is already a classic as far as I'm concerned. It has something for everyone from romance for the female viewers to savage fight scenes which will appeal to testosterone latent people across the globe. Go out and get the 26 episode series in its entirety, not the three tape knockoff compression I've seen surfacing lately. Trust me, it's worth it.
1 - Akira
The original, and still the best, Akira is just cool. Where else can you see a giant, gooey, melting baby thing eat Neo-Tokyo? Where else can a motorcycle gang and a revolutionary group meet psychic powers and government experimentation? Where could you ever find a street gang dressed up as circus clowns? To this day, I rewind the motorcycle chase in the beginning over and over and over again. The animation is smooth and convincing, leaving nothing to chance. It was the idea of another god of the anime industry, Katsuhiro Otomo. This is the most widely known of all of the Japanese Animated flicks to come out in the states.
2006-11-20 00:25:32 · answer #4 · answered by Andizzle Foshizzle 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
the south park episode entitled "good times with weapons".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times_with_Weapons
It is an anime but as south park worldwide dwarfs the popularity of anime, and this was voted the second best south park episode ever.
Thus no anime can compete with the anime spoof done by south park (done as an anime), and ironically it is also the best anime ever.
2006-11-20 15:22:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably Naruto, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z, Digimon or Pokemon. Or even: Bleach, Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha or Card Captor Sakura
2006-11-19 23:57:54 · answer #6 · answered by jeanne124ave 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe it's Naruto. Judging from how many questions about Naruto are being posted in the animation section, and how there are several AMV's about Naruto uploaded on Youtube...
2006-11-20 02:05:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Naruto, InuYasha, Yu Yu Hakusho
they are the ones with the most fanfictions.....
2006-11-20 22:07:57 · answer #8 · answered by K-chan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, it's a toss up between Star Blazers (Starship Yamato (i think) in Japanese) and the entire Robotech series aka Macross.
2006-11-20 00:35:30 · answer #9 · answered by Michael JB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to agree with Akira, although Fist of the North Star is probably my all time fave.
2006-11-20 02:50:15 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋