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Honorable Mentions:
Mashiro-Iro Symphony: Love Is Pure White - one of my favoriete couples in anime is from this series and it remains one of my favoriete romance anime.
Cardcaptor Sakura - One of the very best shoujo anime of all time. I'm sure I even watched a bit of this when I was a kid. Absolutely adorable anime.
DBZ - Because this was the first anime I liked, even though I didn't know what anime was at the time.
Hibike: euphonium, eufonium - The final HM. This, simply because the muziek was so damn good and it furthered my interest for anime music. Also, Kousaka Reina is bae.
10. Romeo X Juliet. Actually, I could have put this a lot lower, but it was quite hard to choose what series to place in the 10-5 placings. However, this was one of the best romance series I have watched and it produced a very beautiful take of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet story. It has one of the best anime couples out there and it provided a really interesting fantasy feel to the story.
9. Usagi Drop. This was the series that made me actually fall in love with cute anime. If I hadn't watched this, I might not have ended up watching a lot of the anime series that I ended up watching. So it deserves a spot on here for that reason. It was just a really cute anime, with a bit of drama here and there, as well as an adorable main character.
8. Shuffle. Because for one main reason - Shigure Asa, my waifu and favoriete anime girl. It holds a place on this list, simply for that reason, but also because it was the couple in anime that I really liked. In fact, it took me a little while to realise that I liked the coupling from it, as well as the slice of life/romance side of it, but it was another series that helped me towards liking a variety of anime genre.
7. Love Live: School Idol Project. This made the list, as it was another shoujo/musical anime that got me into a variety of other genre of anime, so it deserves this spot for that reason. As it goes, I liked the muziek that was a part of this series and it was generally just a cute series that I liked really for just these simple reasons. It also introduced me to the wonderful world of Ayase Eli and Nishikino Maki, two of the characters that I really love from it and who also ended up on my lijst of favoriete anime girls/characters.
6. One Piece. Welp, here we go. In my opinion, One Piece is the best shounen anime and the only one that appears on this list. DBZ, Naruto and Bleach I liked, but I couldn't lijst them on here, despite being good series in their own right. The reason I love One Piece, is because it's so goofy, but also has serious moments and emotional moments. I was also really drawn its strange art style when I first started watching it, as well. One Piece was among the first few series I started watching and part of the reason why I ended up liking anime so much and that's the reason why it's on here - because I still love it.
5. K-On. K-On was the first anime I got really interested in because of the music. In fact, it was the first anime I started finding the muziek and listening to it outside of the anime itself. I didn't actually download the soundtrack muziek until later, but I did download the muziek from the band the anime is about. Aside from that, K-On was also what got me starting to like anime series that were aimed towards girls, rather than guys necessarily and played a huge part in me ending up loving slice of life, romance, drama, muziek and shoujo anime series. So, it deserves this spot for that. And, it also brought me five really adorable anime girls, whom I still love dearly.
4. Angel Beats. At one time, this series was my number two, until another series took its spot. I love Angel Beats - it was an incredible anime, with various elements to the story and employed a range of different characters to go with it. I think the best thing for me was the characters and how well they defined the story. But, AB is one of those series that combines elements of fighting and action, romance, school, comedy and fantasy. It even goes into some elements of religion, too. As such, I believe it is a very interesting anime, one that makes u fall in love with it, but one that also draws u in door making u interested in where the story is heading.
Another point is, again, soundtracks really do it for me and this one is also really good, especially the ending song, as well as the OP and ED for the series. Plus, it introduced me to one of my anime waifus, Tachibana Kanade.
3. Aria The animatie series. I believe I started watching this in 2014 and finished the 3 seasons in 2015. They also released another season called Aria the Avennire. This was an incredible anime, that held a beautiful feeling of calm and relaxation. A truly relaxing, atmospheric anime. The characters were amusing, with a good sense of anime humor that constantly made me chuckle and giggle. And, it was a very happy anime, one that made me feel fulfilled door watching it. Also, I really really love the soundtrack (this is a common trend with anime series I like - I tend to love them meer if I really like the soundtracks), which holds a very nice, summertime kind of sound, where I could literally just sit in the sun, reading a book, listening to it, of chill underneath a tree, while listening to it.
The last point I would like to go over, is that of my favoriete character from the series, Alicia Florence. During the series, I felt myself loving her as a character and I eventually added her to my favoriete characters list. The reason is that she is a very kind person, who is always encouraging to the girls that are training to be undines. She's also very beautiful and deserves admiration for that, too. Her 'My, my' gag is also really cute. XD
2. Clannad. Originally, this spot was held door Angel Beats, but Clannad resonated with me so well, when I watched it 4-5 years ago, that it stal the spot from Angel Beats. For me, Clannad was such a typical school, slice of life anime, with humor, cute girls and what you'd expect to find from such an anime. After finishing Clannad, I was confused as to why people had called it such a tear-jerker, but the battle was not over, as I hadn't watched Afterstory yet. Of course, I watched Afterstory and realised that my confusion was misplaced and that Clannad was every bit the tear-jerker, as I had been promised. I had to stop watching for a couple of days, as it hurt me down to the soul - Nagisa's death upset me a lot, even door sad anime standards.
Anyway, Clannad is a brilliant series; absolutely beautiful. Even the OVAs were great, where u got to see some of the alternate couplings from Nagisa X Tomoya. The other main reason I love Clannad is because of the soundtrack, which I love listening to and the muziek is really good, also really heart-warming and brings out emotions. Plus, there was the bonus of really liking both Nagisa and Tomoya and adding them to my favoriete characters list.
1. Cowboy Bebop. For me, this series has withstood the test of time, as I watched it about 8 years geleden and I still love it and listen to the soundtrack all of the time. The reason why I loved this series is because it offers a seemingly normal action-based series, with a bit of fighting, comedic situations and interesting characters. However, it also has an incredible soundtrack, with a variety of different sounds, like jazz, blues, western etc. Cowboy Bebop also has some surprises near the end of the series, too, where u realise that it's not just a typical action anime and that there's actually a lot meer to the story than what you're originally lead to believe. As such, I can't help but love it still and I refuse to let any other anime take its spot. XD
Honorable Mentions:
Mashiro-Iro Symphony: Love Is Pure White - one of my favoriete couples in anime is from this series and it remains one of my favoriete romance anime.
Cardcaptor Sakura - One of the very best shoujo anime of all time. I'm sure I even watched a bit of this when I was a kid. Absolutely adorable anime.
DBZ - Because this was the first anime I liked, even though I didn't know what anime was at the time.
Hibike: euphonium, eufonium - The final HM. This, simply because the muziek was so damn good and it furthered my interest for anime music. Also, Kousaka Reina is bae.
10. Romeo X Juliet. Actually, I could have put this a lot lower, but it was quite hard to choose what series to place in the 10-5 placings. However, this was one of the best romance series I have watched and it produced a very beautiful take of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet story. It has one of the best anime couples out there and it provided a really interesting fantasy feel to the story.
9. Usagi Drop. This was the series that made me actually fall in love with cute anime. If I hadn't watched this, I might not have ended up watching a lot of the anime series that I ended up watching. So it deserves a spot on here for that reason. It was just a really cute anime, with a bit of drama here and there, as well as an adorable main character.
8. Shuffle. Because for one main reason - Shigure Asa, my waifu and favoriete anime girl. It holds a place on this list, simply for that reason, but also because it was the couple in anime that I really liked. In fact, it took me a little while to realise that I liked the coupling from it, as well as the slice of life/romance side of it, but it was another series that helped me towards liking a variety of anime genre.
7. Love Live: School Idol Project. This made the list, as it was another shoujo/musical anime that got me into a variety of other genre of anime, so it deserves this spot for that reason. As it goes, I liked the muziek that was a part of this series and it was generally just a cute series that I liked really for just these simple reasons. It also introduced me to the wonderful world of Ayase Eli and Nishikino Maki, two of the characters that I really love from it and who also ended up on my lijst of favoriete anime girls/characters.
6. One Piece. Welp, here we go. In my opinion, One Piece is the best shounen anime and the only one that appears on this list. DBZ, Naruto and Bleach I liked, but I couldn't lijst them on here, despite being good series in their own right. The reason I love One Piece, is because it's so goofy, but also has serious moments and emotional moments. I was also really drawn its strange art style when I first started watching it, as well. One Piece was among the first few series I started watching and part of the reason why I ended up liking anime so much and that's the reason why it's on here - because I still love it.
5. K-On. K-On was the first anime I got really interested in because of the music. In fact, it was the first anime I started finding the muziek and listening to it outside of the anime itself. I didn't actually download the soundtrack muziek until later, but I did download the muziek from the band the anime is about. Aside from that, K-On was also what got me starting to like anime series that were aimed towards girls, rather than guys necessarily and played a huge part in me ending up loving slice of life, romance, drama, muziek and shoujo anime series. So, it deserves this spot for that. And, it also brought me five really adorable anime girls, whom I still love dearly.
4. Angel Beats. At one time, this series was my number two, until another series took its spot. I love Angel Beats - it was an incredible anime, with various elements to the story and employed a range of different characters to go with it. I think the best thing for me was the characters and how well they defined the story. But, AB is one of those series that combines elements of fighting and action, romance, school, comedy and fantasy. It even goes into some elements of religion, too. As such, I believe it is a very interesting anime, one that makes u fall in love with it, but one that also draws u in door making u interested in where the story is heading.
Another point is, again, soundtracks really do it for me and this one is also really good, especially the ending song, as well as the OP and ED for the series. Plus, it introduced me to one of my anime waifus, Tachibana Kanade.
3. Aria The animatie series. I believe I started watching this in 2014 and finished the 3 seasons in 2015. They also released another season called Aria the Avennire. This was an incredible anime, that held a beautiful feeling of calm and relaxation. A truly relaxing, atmospheric anime. The characters were amusing, with a good sense of anime humor that constantly made me chuckle and giggle. And, it was a very happy anime, one that made me feel fulfilled door watching it. Also, I really really love the soundtrack (this is a common trend with anime series I like - I tend to love them meer if I really like the soundtracks), which holds a very nice, summertime kind of sound, where I could literally just sit in the sun, reading a book, listening to it, of chill underneath a tree, while listening to it.
The last point I would like to go over, is that of my favoriete character from the series, Alicia Florence. During the series, I felt myself loving her as a character and I eventually added her to my favoriete characters list. The reason is that she is a very kind person, who is always encouraging to the girls that are training to be undines. She's also very beautiful and deserves admiration for that, too. Her 'My, my' gag is also really cute. XD
2. Clannad. Originally, this spot was held door Angel Beats, but Clannad resonated with me so well, when I watched it 4-5 years ago, that it stal the spot from Angel Beats. For me, Clannad was such a typical school, slice of life anime, with humor, cute girls and what you'd expect to find from such an anime. After finishing Clannad, I was confused as to why people had called it such a tear-jerker, but the battle was not over, as I hadn't watched Afterstory yet. Of course, I watched Afterstory and realised that my confusion was misplaced and that Clannad was every bit the tear-jerker, as I had been promised. I had to stop watching for a couple of days, as it hurt me down to the soul - Nagisa's death upset me a lot, even door sad anime standards.
Anyway, Clannad is a brilliant series; absolutely beautiful. Even the OVAs were great, where u got to see some of the alternate couplings from Nagisa X Tomoya. The other main reason I love Clannad is because of the soundtrack, which I love listening to and the muziek is really good, also really heart-warming and brings out emotions. Plus, there was the bonus of really liking both Nagisa and Tomoya and adding them to my favoriete characters list.
1. Cowboy Bebop. For me, this series has withstood the test of time, as I watched it about 8 years geleden and I still love it and listen to the soundtrack all of the time. The reason why I loved this series is because it offers a seemingly normal action-based series, with a bit of fighting, comedic situations and interesting characters. However, it also has an incredible soundtrack, with a variety of different sounds, like jazz, blues, western etc. Cowboy Bebop also has some surprises near the end of the series, too, where u realise that it's not just a typical action anime and that there's actually a lot meer to the story than what you're originally lead to believe. As such, I can't help but love it still and I refuse to let any other anime take its spot. XD