Best Anime of 2010 2: 2011

[blkmage]

Mobile Suit Gundam UC: 3
Hanasaku Iroha: 2


[font="Times New Roman"]AGAINST ALL ADVICE[/font]
[SIZE="5"]REDLINE [font="Times New Roman"]vs.[/font] Wandering Son[/SIZE]
<ＲＥＤＬＩＮＥ> ★ <放浪息子>

[SIZE="4"]REDLINE[/SIZE]
Directed by Takeshi Koike
Rank: 5
Aired: Summer 2009
Studio: Madhouse
Director: Takeshi Koike
Cast: Kimura Takyua, Aoi Yuu
Adaptation: Original by Ishii Katsuhito
Defeated: Nichijou, The World God Only Knows II, Natsume Yuujinchou San
Voting Code: <ＲＥＤＬＩＮＥ>

[SIZE="4"]Wandering Son (放浪息子)[/SIZE]
Boys and girls
Rank: 13
Aired: Winter 2011
Studio: AIC
Director: Aoki Ei
Cast: Seto Asami, Hatakeyama Kosuke
Adaptation: Manga by Shimura Takako
Defeated: Ikoku Meiro no Croisée, Kimi to Boku.
Voting Code: <放浪息子>

Voting closes at 2300 EST.

[Neane]

Hourou Musuko is a mature and complex series that explores a mature theme and has a very special graphic design with a realistic romance.


Redline on the other hand is an amazing tale of romance that is coated over with extreme heart-pumping action.



This is very difficult.


I'm going to vote for:
<放浪息子>

[blkmage]

Whoops forgot to change the voting code in that post, fixed that now.

By the way, voting codes are always in between angle brackets: < >

[mechana2015]

<ＲＥＤＬＩＮＥ>

While I liked Hourou Musuko, and it's art style, Redline is my kind of movie more. In addition, while Hourou Musuko did have a unique art style... it didn't add to the story and occasionally felt somewhat against the tone of the show to have this constant fluffy soft focus watercolor appearance. The art in redline did nothing but add to the story, and interacted directly with the action, shifting to match the tone of the scene quite well.

[Falx]

<ＲＥＤＬＩＮＥ>

Gonna go with REDLINE, it's just straight up fun to watch.

[Atria35]

<放浪息子>
Redline was fun, but this gave me thoughts to chew on and has stayed on my mind for a few days after- far more my type of move than Redline. I also adored the art.

[goldenspines]

<ＲＥＤＬＩＮＥ>

While we could argue all day about whether Redline is one of the greatest anime movies of all time, I think that most of us can agree it did do everything right.
Everything in its art, animation, story, music, etc. made the movie better. Nothing was "blah" in this movie, it all was taken to the highest they could take it. Even from the beginning, when you see the crowd all waiting in anticipation just to see (or hardly see) the racers pass them and then this music starts and it's full speed forward from there.

[TWWK]

Hourou Musuko was my favorite anime of the entire year. So yes, GO beat that stylish monster of a movie!

<放浪息子>

[MomentOfInertia]

<ＲＥＤＬＩＮＥ>

Its a great movie, about racing through a war zone in space.
Great animation, character design, and music.
The only problem I have with it is the random bit of nudity in the middle.

[blkmage]

<放浪息子>

I've been following the Hourou Musuko manga for a while and the anime adaptation was perfect for the part that it covered. Redline is a pretty good movie, but pretty much everything about it screams [color="Red"]THIS ISN'T FOR YOU[/color] at me.

[Mr. Hat'n'Clogs]

<ＲＥＤＬＩＮＥ>

Can't let Machinehead down.

[FllMtl Novelist]

<ＲＥＤＬＩＮＥ>

While it wasn't my favorite type of movie, it was one I definitely enjoyed the heck out of.

[blkmage]

Site performance and downtime means another 24 hours before voting will close.

[blkmage]

REDLINE: 6
Wandering Son: 4


[font="Times New Roman"]ROMANCE OF THE SOCIALLY AWKWARD GIRLS[/font]
[SIZE="5"]Chihayafuru [font="Times New Roman"]vs.[/font] Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season[/SIZE]
<ちはやふる> ★ <きみとど>

[SIZE="4"]Chihayafuru (ちはやふる)[/SIZE]
Even when the gods held sway in the ancient days
Rank: 4
Aired: Fall 2011
Studio: Madhouse
Director: Asaka Morio
Cast: Seto Asami, Miyano Mamoru, Hosoya Yoshimasa
Adaptation: Manga by Suetsugu Yuki
Defeated: GOSICK, Tiger & Bunny, Tegami Bachi Reverse
Voting Code: <ちはやふる>

[SIZE="4"]Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season (君に届け 2ND SEASON)[/SIZE]
Just Miscommunication
Rank: 16
Aired: Winter 2011
Studio: Production I.G.
Director: Kaburaki Hiro
Cast: Namikawa Daisuke, Noto Mamiko
Adaptation: Manga by Shiina Karuho
Defeated: Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing, Tamayura ~Hitotose~
Voting Code: <きみとど>

Voting closes at 2300 EST.

[TheSubtleDoctor]

<ちはやふる>

I look forward to Chihayafuru every single week. It always manages to make me feel warm and to smile from the inside out. Truly a wonderful experience so far, I'd recommend this show to anyone who is not averse to feeling good.

[Falx]

<きみとど>

There's no way I can vote against this, never before and since has a show made me rage against characters so hard yet still feel compelled to watch to see if things will finally go right. And boy did it pay off.

[Mr. Hat'n'Clogs]

<ちはやふる>

Chihayafuru is awesome and keeps me coming back and can warm a heart that has been destroyed by recently reading Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.

[Atria35]

While I have seen KnT 2nd season, I really would prefer to see the other one before I made a decision. No voting this round!

[blkmage]

<きみとど>

gotta back up my #2 shoujo

[goldenspines]

<ちはやふる>

We will meet each other again as we pursue our dreams.

I pick Chihayafuru simply because it proved me wrong. I started watching it thinking it would be another anime about a game (like Yu-gi-oh, lol). Sort of fun-ish, but mainly boring, end of story.
But no, it knocked me off my feet, then picked me back up again and served me tea. The least I could do is give it the attention it deserves.

[FllMtl Novelist]

I feel like I should watch Kimi ni Todoke before making a call between these two, since I've heard good things about KnT, and especially now that I know they're both about socially awkward girls. (Not that I'd, you know, relate to that or anything.) So I'll pass.

[MasterDias]

<ちはやふる>

I mostly checked out Chihayafuru initially due to the novelty of the premise. But it's turned out quite well-done, and the female lead is a really fun character. It also surprisingly manages to make engaging a game I'm sure I would find really boring in real life...

[airichan623]

<きみとど>
duh.

[blkmage]

Chihayafuru: 4
Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season: 3


[font="Times New Roman"]EVERYDAY LIVES[/font]
[SIZE="5"]Nichijou [font="Times New Roman"]vs.[/font] Usagi Drop[/SIZE]
<日常> ★ <うさドロ>

[SIZE="4"]Nichijou (日常)[/SIZE]
Selamat pagi
Rank: 11
Aired: Spring 2011
Studio: Kyoto Animation
Director: Ishihara Tatsuya
Cast: Aizawa Mai, Honda Mariko, Togashi Misuzu, Furuya Shizuka
Adaptation: Manga by Arawi Keiichi
Defeated: Natsume Yuujinchou San
Voting Code: <日常>

[SIZE="4"]Bunny Drop (うさぎドロップ)[/SIZE]
Serious business Yotsuba&!
Rank: 7
Aired: Summer 2011
Studio: Production I.G.
Director: Kamei Kanta
Cast: Tsuchida Hirosshi, Matsuura Ayu
Adaptation: Manga by Unita Yumi
Defeated: Bakuman 2, Star Driver, Hanasaku Iroha
Voting Code: <うさドロ>

Voting closes at 2300 EST.

[Atria35]

<うさドロ>

Quality anime in every way

[MomentOfInertia]

Nichijou.
<日常>

Because its crazy, funny, and the only one I saw.
And there's a robot!

[Vii]

<うさドロ>
Because it's the only one of the two that I really want to see. I've also heard it'd really good.
I've also never heard of Nichijou.

[blkmage]

<うさドロ>

This manga is so good and this anime is so good.

[goldenspines]

This is just mean. :<
I thoroughly enjoyed both series, it's next to impossible to choose a favorite.

Nichijou is a series we should have had a long time ago. It's a comedy. But not a stupid repetative comedy with only three good jokes and the rest is just trying too hard. Nichijou never stops coming up with new ideas and parodies to use. While it doesn't have a very deep story (this depends on who you talk to though, that ending was pretty touching), it does tell tons of great stories. Its best quality is that it makes the most of its medium, with the animation, the music and sound effects, and the voice acting.

Usagi Drop is definitely one of the most beautiful stories told, and its art style matched its feel perfectly.

But, I must go with the groundbreaker.

<日常>

[TWWK]

Goldy, Usagi Drop is also groundbreaking - a series about a girl and her adoptive dad that's genuinely about their growth as people developed through their familial love. Not exactly usual fare for an anime.

So despite enjoying Nichijou, I'll go with this groundbreaker:

<うさドロ>