Top 100 Anime

[MoonlessNight]

This is a somewhat old story, but I just found it now and found it interesting. Apparantly last year TV Asashi conducted a nation-wide (Japan) poll among varying age groups to determine the 100 most popular anime of all time. I will use the American title when it is availible. The results (with director when I feel like it):

100. Dokonjo Gaeru
99. Yatterman
98. Hajime no Ippo
97. Umi no Triton (Yoshiyuki Tomino)
96. Oishinbo
95. Haikara-San ga Tooru (Kazuyoshi Yokota)
94. Ikkyu-San (Tetsuo Imazawa, Kimio Yabuki, and Hideo Furusawa)
93. Himitsu no Akko-Chan (based on a manga by Fujio Akatsuda)
92. Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi
91. Mazinger Z (based on a manga by Go Nagai)
90. Story of Perrine (Hiroshi Saitou, Shigeo Koshi)
89. Kaibutsu-kun
88. A Little Princess Sara (Fumio Kurokawa)
87. Fushigi na Merumoro (Tsunehito Nagaki (Yoshiyuki Tomino was an episode director))
86. Battle of the Planets (Hisayuki Toriumi)
85. Tom and Jerry (You might not call it "anime", but what can I say, it got to this place on the poll anyway, oh and the directors were William Hanna and Joseph Barbera)
84. Cyborg 009 (based on a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori)
83. Hikaru no Go (Jun Kamiya and Tetsuya Endo, based on a manga by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata)
82. Hakushon Daimaou (Hiroshi Sasagawa)
81. 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (Isao Takahata)
80. Maison Ikkoku (Kazuo Yamazaki, based on a manga by Rumiko Takahashi)
79. Dokaben
78. Asari-chan Ai no Marchen Shojo (based on a manga by Mayumi Muroyama)
77. Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Noburo Ishiguro)
76. Rascal the Raccoon (Hiroshi Saitou, Seiji Endou, Shigeo Koshi)
75. Eat-Man (Koichi Mashimo, based on a manga by Akihito Yoshitomi)
74. The Rose of Versailles
73. Highschool! Kimengumi (Hiroshi Fukutomi, based on a manga by Motoei Shinzawa)
72. Devilman (Akei Masayuki and Tomoharu Katsumata, based on a manga by Go Nagai)
71. Ribbon no Kishi (Chikao Katsui, Kanji Akabori, based on a manga by Osama Tezuka)
70. Majokko Megu-chan (Shinbo Araki)
69. Card Captor Sakura
68. Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (Ippei Kuri)
67. Anne of Green Gables (Isao Takahata)

 

[MoonlessNight]

66. Ruroni Kenshin (Kazuhiro Furuhashi, based on a manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki)
65. City Hunter (Kenji Kodama, based on a manga by Tsukasa Hojo)
64. Zatch Bell (Tetsuji Nakamura, based on a manga by Makoto Raiku)
63. Gigantor
62. Tensai Bakabon (based on a comic by Fujio Akatsuka)
61. Hamtaro (Osamu Nabeshima)
60. Saint Seiya (based on a manga by Masami Kurumada)
59. Inuyasha (Mashahi Ikeda and Yasunao Aoki, based on a manga by Rumiko Takahashi)
58. Sgt. Frog (Yusuke Yamamoto, based on a manga by Mine Yoshizaki)
57. Future Boy Conan (Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Keiji Hayakawa)
56. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Kenji Kamiyawa, based on a manga by Masamune Shirow)
55. Tiger Mask
54. Obake no Q-Taro
53. Cutey Honey (Tomoharu Katsumasa, based on a manga by Go Nagai)
52. Urusei Yatsura (Kazuo Yamazaki and Momoru Oshii, based on a manga by Rumiko Takahashi)
51. Moomin (Masaki Osumi and Rintaro)
50. Cat's Eye (Yoshio Takeuchi and Kenji Kodama, based on a manga by Tsukasa Hojo)
49. Attack No. 1
48. Kimba the White Lion (Hayashi Shigeyuki, based on a manga by Osamu Tezuka)
47. (Missing from my source)
46. Ojamajo Doremi (Takuya Igarashi)
45. Futara wa Pretty Cure (Daisuke Nishio)
44. Pokemon (Masamitsu Hidaka)
43. Nintama Rantarou (Tsutomu Shibayama)
42. Bleach (Noriyuki Abe, based on a manga by Kubotite)
41. Kindaichi Case Files (Daisuke Nishio, based on a manga by Kanari Yozaburo and Fumiya Sato)
40. Ranma 1/2 (Tomomi Mochizuki, Junji Nishamura, Tsutomu Shibayama and Koji Sawai, based on a manga by Rumiko Takahashi)
39. Ultimate Muscle (Toshiaki Komura)
38. ATASHIn'CHI (Akitaro Daichi, based on a manga by Eiko Kera)
37. Galaxy Express 999 (Nobutaka Nishizawa, based on a manga by Leiji Matsumoto)
36. Ojarumaru (Akitaro Daichi)
35. Mahou Tsukai Sally (Osamu Kasai)
34. Aim for the Ace! (Osamu Dezaki, based on a manga by Sumika Yamamoto)

 

[MoonlessNight]

33. Black Jack (Satoshi Kuwabara, based on a manga by Osamu Tezuka)
32. Gegege no Kitaro
31. Kiteretsu Daihyakka
30. Captain Tsubasa (Isamu Imakake, based on a manga by Youichi Takahashi)
29. Dr. Slump (Minoru Okazaki, Shigeyasu Yamauchi, based on a manga by Akira Toriyama)
28. Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo
27. Prince of Tennis (Takayuki Hamana)
26.Astro Boy (Osamu Tezuka (with Yoshiyuki Tomino as an episode director))
25. Fist of the North Star
24. Hunter X Hunter (Kazuhiro Furuhashi, based on a manga by Yoshihiro Togashi)
23. Yuu Yuu Hakusho (Akiyuki Arafusa and Noriyuki Abe, based on a manga by Yoshihiro Togashi)
22. Neon Genesis Evangelion (Hideaki Anno)
21. Dog of Flanders (Yoshio Kuroda)
20. Fullmetal Alchemist (Seiji Mizushima, based on a manga by Hiromu Arakawa)
19. Candy Candy
18. Sailor Moon (Junichi Sato, Kunihiko Ikuhara, based on a manga by Naoko Takeuchi)
17. Ashita no Joe (Osamu Dezaki, based on a manga by Tetsuya Chiba and Ikki Kajiwara)
16. Soreike! Anpanman
15. Kyojin no Hoshi (Tadao Nagahama)
14. Naruto (Hayato Date, based on a manga by Masashi Kishimoto)
13. Crayon Shin-Chan (Keiichi Hara, based on a manga by Yoshihito Usui)
12. Star Blazers (Leiji Matsumoto)
11. Heidi (Isao Takahata)
10. Chibi Maruko-chan (based on a manga by Momoko Sakura)
9. Touch (based on a manga by Mitsuru Adachi)
8. Slam Dunk (based on a manga by Takehiko Inoue)
7. Sazae-San (based on a manga by Machiko Hasegawa)
6. Case Closed (Kenji Kodama and Yasuichiro Yamamoto, based on a manga by Gosho Aoyama)
5. Lupin III (Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Masaaki Osumi, based on a manga by Monkey Punch)
4. One Piece (Kounosuke Uda, based on a manga by Eiichiro Oda)
3. Doraemon (based on a manga by Hiroshi Fujimoto)
2. Dragonball (based on a manba by Akira Toriyama)
1. Mobile Suit Gundam (Yoshiyuki Tomino)

Certainly shows you who the major players are. Confirms somewhat my guess that Yoshiyuki Tomino, Go Nagai, Osamu Tezuka and Rumiko Takahashi are responsible for a lot of the anime goodness we enjoy today.

 

[PonyBoy&Dally]

How cool!!

 

[Blessed-one]

uh, i don't get half of the titles you've got there as they're in Japanese...

 

[notanordinarygirl]

What!? FMA is number 20!?

 

[MoonlessNight]

uh, i don't get half of the titles you've got there as they're in Japanese...

Most of those were never released outside of Japan. I didn't want to try to find a translation as any translation that I found wouldn't necessarily be the same one that other people used.

 

[MoonlessNight]

Anyway, things that I found mildly surprising:

Dragonball at #2 (I thought it would be closer to 25)
No sign of Ideon (I know it was canceled, but I thought it was like Star Trek, popular in reruns).
I also expected Getter Robo to get on the list.
And even more confusing than either of those Macross doesn't make the list! I've heard it put in the top four most revolutionary anime of all time, I was sure that it was going to make a showing.
Sgt. Frog? Even a show pretty much only about merchandising for Gundam is still popular in Japan, apparantly.

 

[Dragonfly88]

Where is Yu-Gi-Oh! on the list?

 

[Qyöt27]

Anyway, things that I found mildly surprising:

Dragonball at #2 (I thought it would be closer to 25)
No sign of Ideon (I know it was canceled, but I thought it was like Star Trek, popular in reruns).
I also expected Getter Robo to get on the list.
And even more confusing than either of those Macross doesn't make the list! I've heard it put in the top four most revolutionary anime of all time, I was sure that it was going to make a showing.
Sgt. Frog? Even a show pretty much only about merchandising for Gundam is still popular in Japan, apparantly.

Yeah, if I can remember, the ones that are usually regarded as landmark series are Astro Boy, Lupin the 3rd, Gatchaman, Mobile Suit Gundam, Macross, and Neon Genesis Evangelion. Interesting how there was about 10 years between each one except between Gundam and Macross (unless both Lupin and Gatchaman are counted, as those were only about a year or two apart IIRC). Makes you wonder what the current one is. IMO, it's not been made yet, as Eva and the myriad spawn of the Gundam franchise are still in a deadlock.

I remember seeing the list on ANN a few months ago, and I think it's safe to say it's not so much the Top 100 Most Popular Anime as it seems to skewed in light of the massive cultural impact that several of those series caused, and yet they rank in the middle area, while some of the mediocre series (like Dragonball) scored so high. Something about that just seems fishy to me.

 

[Avarice]

there not my top 100............

 

[PorcelainHeart]

I only know some of them like sailor moon.

 

[CyberPaladin]

Glad to see a Gundam series topping the list.

 

[MoonlessNight]

Glad to see a Gundam series topping the list.

Technically it is the entire franchise I think (else I would expect at least Zeta Gundam to appear at another slot. Also note that there aren't seperate entries for the different Lupin III series, the different Dragonball series.) That certainly would help things out, as you've got the combined force of 0079, Zeta, Double Zeta, 0080, 0083, the 08th MS Team, Victory, Wing, G, X, Turn A, SEED, and whatever (I didn't even start getting into movies, games and manga) else behind you.

 

[MoonlessNight]

Actually, if you all must know, the real reason I posted the list was that it warmed my heart to see Doraemon at #3.

 

[CyberPaladin]

Technically it is the entire franchise I think (else I would expect at least Zeta Gundam to appear at another slot. Also note that there aren't seperate entries for the different Lupin III series, the different Dragonball series.) That certainly would help things out, as you've got the combined force of 0079, Zeta, Double Zeta, 0080, 0083, the 08th MS Team, Victory, Wing, G, X, Turn A, SEED, and whatever (I didn't even start getting into movies, games and manga) else behind you.

Well it wouldn't fair either I guess you know you to have each of the anime series from these franchise taking up an individual slot if they could very well end up with top 10 or 20 that really are to handful of franchise and a couple of other shows. Franchise or not that still doesn't change the fact that Gundam's are still number 1 on the list.

 

[MoonlessNight]

Well it wouldn't fair either I guess you know you to have each of the anime series from these franchise taking up an individual slot if they could very well end up with top 10 or 20 that really are to handful of franchise and a couple of other shows. Franchise or not that still doesn't change the fact that Gundam's are still number 1 on the list.

Hey, I'm not disagreeing with you that several Gundam series should certainly be on the list (my avatar is from Gundam F91 after all). I'm just noting the rules of the game.

 

[CyberPaladin]

Hey, I'm not disagreeing with you that several Gundam series should certainly be on the list (my avatar is from Gundam F91 after all). I'm just noting the rules of the game.

Hey I have no problem either I think it's great that the rules are the way they are it allows some of the franchise like Mobile Suit Gundam and Dragon Ball which would other wise be competing against themselves to get credit that's do them.

 

[Dragonfly88]

Where is Yu-Gi-Oh! on the list?

 

[ZWarrior]

my favs. are BragonBall Z, One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin, and Yu Yu hakusho