The 2011 anime season is upon us, so it's time to update the rankings and include some new series. The highest new entry is Puella Magi Madoka Magica. The series is only halfway through, but its quality is already obvious. When you watch Madoka, every scene is so important and so unpredictable you don't even want to blink. Other inclusions due to recent input are Broken Blade and Sora No Otoshimono, series that are currently ongoing and going strong. Bakemonogatari only recently finished, and finally gets to join its friend Katanagatari in the rankings. Both stories are by the same author, so its no wonder they're both so good, but I think Katanagatari is the finer of the two. Bleach is also ongoing, and one of the reasons it finally made the list was just how long its become. Churn out enough episodes and practically anything can reach an entertainment threshold comparable to lone movies. Another reason is its genuine art and music quality that makes the story easy on the eyes. Nausicaa is a beautiful old Miyazaki movie that flows along the same lines as Mononoke Hime, always a good model. RG Veda is a beautiful old Clamp work, Iria: Zeiram the Animation an action-packed old sci-fi, and Saber Marionette is a touching old sci-fi romance. Sora no Manimani just presents wonderful people going about their daily lives. Its simplicity is its strength.
A new anime roundup is also a new chance to include good new anime openings and endings. Those that aren't continuously hidden via copyright protection lawsuits, at least, as though showing off anime openings and endings does anything but encourage people to purchase anime! Let's see what I can round up this time:
And here's my updated rankings list. Like usual, series are constantly moving up and down, but they tend to still be the same series as before:
1. Clannad
2. One Piece
3. Code Geass
4. Naruto
5. Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni
6. K-On!
7. Dragonball
8. Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha
9. Haruhi Suzumiya
10. Crest of the Stars
11. Kanon
12. Tengen Toppa Gurrenn Lagann
13. Fairy Tail
14. To Aru Majutsu no Index/ To Aru Kagaku no Railgun
15. Katanagatari
16. Angel Beats
17. Cowboy Bebop
18. Inuyasha
19. Record of Lodoss War
20. Sailor Moon
21. Vandread
22. Full Metal Panic!
23. Hayate no Gotoku
24. Toradora!
25. Da Capo
26. Kobato
27. Sora no Woto
28. The World God Only Knows
29. Ef
30. Kiki's Delivery Service
31. Galaxy Angel
32. Air
33. Evangelion
34. Basilisk
35. Ranma 1/2
36. Samurai Champloo
37. Working!
38. Battle Athletes
39. Uuchuu no Stellvia
40. 12 Kingdoms
41. Saki
42. Major
43. Card Captor Sakura
44. Rurouni Kenshin
45. Utawarerumono
46. Prince of Tennis
47. Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu
48. Ore no Immouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
49. Bakuman
50. Pretty Cure
51. Mononoke Hime
52. Summer Wars
53. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
54. Zero no Tsukaima
55. Berserk
56. Claymore
57. Bastard!
58. Valkyria Chronicles
59. Mahoromatic
60. Kimi ni Todoke
61. Akane Iro no Somaru Saka
62. Amagami SS
63. Negima! Magister Magi Negi.
64. Angelic Layer
65. Macross +
66. Read or Die
67. Sora no Otoshimono
68. Martian Succesor Nadesico
69. Fatal Fury
70. Bleach
71. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
72. Broken Blade
73. Guyver
74. Spice and Wolf
75. Alien Nine
76. Bakemonogatari
77. Iria: Zeiram the Animation
78. Sora no Manimani
79. Saber Marionette
80. RG Veda
2011 is a great year for anime. We will get more One Piece, Naruto, Fairy Tail, Dragonball, Broken Blade, Bleach, Sora no Otoshimono, Negima!, Kimi ni Todoke, Berserk, Pretty Cure, Bakuman, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Ore no Imouto, The World God Only Knows, Index, Baka to Test, Hayate no Gotoku and K-On! Plus, there might be entirely new series introduced this year that blow the rest out of the water. There's no telling until they're made after all. The State of the Anime Union is strong. The force is strong with this anime. And may God continue to bless Anime. :).
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