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NHK and Japan Ranks Top 100 Anime List to Celebrate 100 Years of Anime!

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BluePikmin11

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https://myanimelist.net/news/50582644

To commemorate 100 years of Japanese anime history, NHK has announced a list of 100 Best Anime on Wednesday at NHK BS Premium. The list is based on the audience's votes regarding their best anime that aired until September 2016; which was held between January 8 to March 31, 2017. The 3-hour program featured seiyuu interviews, promotional videos, polls, anime clips, commentaries, and talks about the industry in-between rankings. A variety of anime were also honorably mentioned but are not ranked such as Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni and Yuri!!! On ICE.
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The list:

**1 Tiger & Bunny
**2 Tiger & Bunny Movie: The Rising
**3 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
**4 Love Live! School Idol Project
**5 Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season
**6 Tiger & Bunny Movie: The Beginning
**7 Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch
**8 Cardcaptor Sakura
**9 Love Live! The School Idol Movie
*10 Osomatsu-san

*11 Gintama
*12 Joker Game
*13 Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu
*14 Neon Genesis Evangelion
*15 Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2
*16 Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?
*17 Mobile Suit Gundam
*18 Digimon Adventure
*19 Psycho-Pass
*20 Sword Art Online

*21 Clannad: After Story
*22 Girls und Panzer
*23 Haikyuu!!
*24 Detective Conan
*25 Hyouka
*26 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 3: Hangyaku no Monogatari
*27 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
*28 Shingeki no Kyojin
*29 Uchuu Senkan Yamato
*30 Shoujo Kakumei Utena

*31 Bungou Stray Dogs
*32 Prince of Tennis
*33 Love Live! Sunshine!!
*34 Cowboy Bebop
*35 Steins;Gate
*36 Natsume Yuujinchou
*37 Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
*38 Hoshi no Ko Poron
*39 Mirai Shounen Conan
*40 Mobile Suite Gundam Seed

*41 K-On!
*42 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu
*43 Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
*44 Lupin III: Cagliostro no Shiro
*45 Bakemonogatari
*46 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
*47 Hibike! Euphonium
*48 Free!
*49 Girls und Punzer der Film
*50 Fate/Zero

*51 Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
*52 Shirobako
*53 Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Sheimi
*54 Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä
*55 Gintama'
*56 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 1000%
*57 Kimi no Na wa.
*58 K-On!!
*59 Tenkuu no Shiro Laputa
*60 Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

*61 Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
*62 Free!: Eternal Summer
*63 High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days
*64 Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
*65 Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho
*66 The iDOLM@STER
*67 Haikyuu!! Second Season
*68 Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka??
*69 Mob Psycho 100
*70 Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans

*71 Fullmetal Alchemist
*72 One Piece
*73 Macross F
*74 Shounen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 49
*75 Saraba Uchuu Senkan Yamato: Ai no Senshi-tachi
*76 Cardcaptor Sakura (2nd Season)
*77 Angel Beats!
*78 Mushishi
*79 Urusei Yatsura
*80 Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

*81 K
*82 Kuroko no Basket
*83 Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
*84 Hunter x Hunter
*85 Pokemon
*86 Soukou Kihei Votoms
*87 Juuni Kokuki
*88 Kekkai Sensen
*89 Hetalia: The Beautiful World
*90 Fushigi no Umi no Nadia

*91 Mononoke
*92 Kill la Kill
*93 InuYasha
*94 Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer
*95 Dennou Coil
*96 JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders
*97 Akira
*98 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
*99 Gan to Gon
100 Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei

You can find more about these anime if you click the myanimelist article! I find this list extremely interesting because it basically tells you what anime has a huge and loud fanbase and POPULARITY in Japan.

I looked over the top 100 NHK anime list myself, I say it's pretty accurate in terms of Japanese popularity. There's plenty of critically acclaimed ranked on top pretty fairly, but there's also some anime based on sheer popularity like Detective Conan. Good list, will definitely bookmark it for the future so I can watch some of these anime in the future.

What do you think about it? Let's discuss the interesting rankings for certain anime and think about why Japan ranks them high. This poll was huge and trending when I was on Twitter, so I assume a HUGE amount of voters in Japan when in voted for their favorite anime. I hear NHK is basically the equivalent of BBC, which I assume means it's a very popular Japanese channel.

Also this is apparently the top anime for men and women in the NHK rankings:

Female top 10:
1. "Tiger & Bunny"
2. "Cardcaptor Sakura"
3. "Osomatsu-san"
4. "Joker Game"
5. "Love Live! The School Idol Movie"
6. "Mobile Suit Gundam"
7. "Detective Conan"
8. "PSYCHO-PASS"
9. "Haikyu!!"
10. "Attack on Titan"

Male Top 10:
1. "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"
2. "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion"
3. "Love Live!" (1st season)
4. "Neon Genesis Evangelion"
5. "Love Live!" (2nd season)
6. "Gintama"
7. "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2"
8. "Is The Order a Rabbit?"
9. "Legend of the Galactic Heroes"
10. "Revolutionary Girl Utena"

I say this is very accurate cause I know Love Live is seriously popular with men. Madoka Magica was a surprise though.
 
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Mesoian

Member
**1 Tiger & Bunny
**2 Tiger & Bunny Movie: The Rising
**3 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
**4 Love Live! School Idol Project
**5 Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season
**6 Tiger & Bunny Movie: The Beginning
**7 Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch
**8 Cardcaptor Sakura
**9 Love Live! The School Idol Movie
*10 Osomatsu-san
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I can't help but feel like Pizza Hut is responsible for this.
 
Pejo

Pejo

Gold Member
I'm mainly familiar with stuff in the middle and the end of that list, but they sure are a fan of whatever Tiger & Bunny and Love Live are.
 
L

LordGorchnik

Member
Japan needs to learn how to keep top lists to 1 show in a series/work. Tiger and Bunny 3 times in the top 10 is ridiculous.
 
B

Betty

Banned
I do not understand the love Mahou Shoujo Madoka get's, at all, It's not bad but it's as derivative and cliched as 95% of the trash heap of Anime.
 
J

Jonnax

Member
Gintama at 11. Awesome especially since Naruto or Bleach isn't even on the list :p

I watched the sub of CCS when I was around 13. I recall it was really good.

Code Geass. The twist at the end end was pretty cool, it sticks in your head.
 
G

Gnome

Member
Lists like this usually turn out sort of shit when people get to vote on them. This one being no exception.
 
T

Tagyhag

Member
I never knew Code Geass and CardCaptor Sakura were that popular.

Also Pokemon being so low and Dragonball not even being on the list is shocking.

It's cool to see Digimon being so high up though, the Japanese version definitely is much better than the dub.
 
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BluePikmin11

Member
Also this is apparently the top anime for men and women in the NHK rankings:

Female top 10:
1. "Tiger & Bunny"
2. "Cardcaptor Sakura"
3. "Osomatsu-san"
4. "Joker Game"
5. "Love Live! The School Idol Movie"
6. "Mobile Suit Gundam"
7. "Detective Conan"
8. "PSYCHO-PASS"
9. "Haikyu!!"
10. "Attack on Titan"

Male Top 10:
1. "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"
2. "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion"
3. "Love Live!" (1st season)
4. "Neon Genesis Evangelion"
5. "Love Live!" (2nd season)
6. "Gintama"
7. "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2"
8. "Is The Order a Rabbit?"
9. "Legend of the Galactic Heroes"
10. "Revolutionary Girl Utena"

I say this is very accurate cause I know Love Live is seriously popular with men. Madoka Magica was a surprise though.
 
R

Rue

Member
MrSaturn99 said:
I remember thinking a second season of Tiger and Bunny was inevitable.

They dropped the ball on that.
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They really fucking did. I loved that first season so much and they had the perfect lead-in for a S2.

It's a shame it feels really overlooked/underrated outside of Japan.
 
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Aaronrules380

Member
Vote in lists are dumb in my opinion because you'll inevitably get the winning series to be ones with super rabid fanbases rather than quality or broad appeal. I mean series like One Piece or Dragonball are way more popular than some of the ones at the top of the list, but they rank lower because their appeal is less focused on one of the hardcore otaku niches
 
D

donkey show

Member
BluePikmin11 said:
*40 Mobile Suite Gundam Seed
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Too damn high.
 
M

McStickenstein

Member
Here comes the rigorous and civil debate about why "___" is superior to all 100 shows listed.

I've watched about 10 of these to completion, and dozens more that I consider to be great that aren't listed.
 
K

KoopaTheCasual

Junior Member
Wtf...? Tiger and Bunny? Really?

I mean its not a bad show at all, but... such a random decent show that I would never think would gain mainstream support.

Also no Samurai Champloo? Y'all fucked up, Japan.

Edit: Also LOL, Gundam Seed.....
 
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Aaronrules380

Member
BluePikmin11 said:
Also this is apparently the top anime for men and women in the NHK rankings:

Female top 10:
1. "Tiger & Bunny"
2. "Cardcaptor Sakura"
3. "Osomatsu-san"
4. "Joker Game"
5. "Love Live! The School Idol Movie"
6. "Mobile Suit Gundam"
7. "Detective Conan"
8. "PSYCHO-PASS"
9. "Haikyu!!"
10. "Attack on Titan"

Male Top 10:
1. "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"
2. "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion"
3. "Love Live!" (1st season)
4. "Neon Genesis Evangelion"
5. "Love Live!" (2nd season)
6. "Gintama"
7. "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2"
8. "Is The Order a Rabbit?"
9. "Legend of the Galactic Heroes"
10. "Revolutionary Girl Utena"

I say this is very accurate cause I know Love Live is seriously popular with men. Madoka Magica was a surprise though.
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I'm surprised the Gintama anime ranked higher with men than women, given other polls show that women really liking Gintama
 
Trojita

Trojita

Rapid Response Threadmaker
I lol'd that Male viewers appreciate Utena more than the Female viewers. Was not expecting that.
 
P

Principate

Saint Titanfall
Look at the gender break it's pretty clear more females voted in this list than males, like a lot more females haha
 
F

Faiz

Member
I remember being excited for Tiger and Bunny, then Viz licensed it so I was gonna watch the blue rays when they came out and then I didn't care any more. Maybe I should fix that. /sigh.
 
M

metsallica

Member
I had no idea Tiger & Bunny was so popular over there. I mean, I enjoyed it and all, but #1 of all time? Where the heck is Season 2?
 
K

Kalentan

Member
Sword Art Online above Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood?

Like what even?

How?

In what world?

Like it doesn't take long to look at this list and go WTF?
 
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PillarEN

Member
I have never heard of Tiger & Bunny.

Happy that Clannad: After Story is the top ranked KyoAni studio series. Dangos for everyone. Don't see why they make selections or different seasons though. Seems to take away from some other entries. Pretty cool how different this is compared to what a GAF 100 would look like. Or just the West in general.

EDIT: Good on Hyouka too. Seems to be a little more quiet in the West about that show. And my first ever anime love (after thinking it was not for me because I didn't care for DBZ type of stuff which is what I would always see on Cartoon Network after school) The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya in the top 50. Nice nice.
 
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capitalCORN

Member
Funny how so many are so modern. Where the hell is Atom Boy? Galaxy Express 999, Captain Harlock, and Heidi? And Loddoss War didn't make the list at all too???
 
T

TheShampion

Member
Osomatsu-san being top 10 makes me happy (apparently popular with women as well) but Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer being all the way at #94 is a crime.
 
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