the 2000s (~ 2000-2010) were the golden years of anime! the graphical/art/animation/etc style/design/tech was perfected, many still hold up easily with todays modern anime, as well as such a diverse and well-told stories too, as well as action, and etc etc etc, so many greatest of great anime during this time period
I just recently watched Tenchi Muyo GXP (a recommendation from you all a few episodes back) and Gundam 00. Both of those shows ended up high in my rankings for their respective series with GXP being my favorite Tenchi Muyo anime and 00 being in my top 3 Gundam animes (at the current moment - still have a few others to watch like Wing). I always love to see people give shoutouts and respect to one of the goats, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex💯
mobile suit gundam wing is the best of the gundam anime! ---------- PS if interested in mecha anime.... Mecha-genre anime list: (not ranked, just listed) 1. The Big O 2. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing 3. Code Geass 4. Full Metal Panic 5. Escaflowne 6. Eureka 7 7. Hundred (bio-mechas) 8. Evangelion (bio-mechas) 9. IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix 10. Rideback 11. Burst Angel 12. Macross anime series/franchise 13. Kuromukuro 14. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann 15. Gundam anime series/franchise not mecha-genre anime, but has some form (even if only briefly) of mecha in it: 1. Solty Rei (brief mecha fight, and the girls have mecha body suits / body replacements, so that's kinda mecha-ish too) 2. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 3. SCRYED 4. Gunslinger Girls (the girls are cyborgs, so kinda mecha-ish) 5. Attack On Titan (titans are bio-mechas: steam-technology + organic) 7. Konasuba (briefly, one mecha fight: season 1 finale battle, and in the 2nd OVA there's a golem-mecha) 8. Guyver: The Bio-boosted Armor (2005) (bio-mecha-suit) 9. Noein: To Your Other Self 10. The Sacred Blacksmith (one fight has a magic-mecha battle) 11. Soul Eater (some of the battles/opponents are mecha-ish) 12. Birdy the Mighty Decode 13. The Soul Taker (some of the fights/opponents are mecha-ish) 14. Trinity Blood (one of the characters is a robot, which is kinda mecha-ish) 15. Witchblade 16. Cashern Sins (bio-mecha suits/characters) 17. Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (it does have a mecha battle) 18. Desert Punk (I think it has some mecha, but could be wrong) 19. Asobi ni iku yo (US: cat planet cuties / bombshells from the sky) (has some mecha-like robots)
1. Zatch Bell (I still need to watch it fully, as it was interesting and good) and another, somewhat like Zatch Bell: 2. Marchen Awaken Romance ("MAR") was also really interesting and good (I still need to also watch it fully too)
The new Batman, Transformers, and Turtles all look good. sCRYed is one of my all time favorite anime. Good story and doesn't over stay it's welcome. Tenchi Muyo GXP is great. Claymore is crazy! You guys hit a lot of the big ones in the end but he's a few others: FLCL, Hellsing (both), Samurai 7, Fate/stay night, Eden of the East My picks: First pick: Eureka Seven - Fun mecha anime meets Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Second pick: .hack//SIGN - You want a good series about a person stuck in a game, skip SAO and watch this. Third pick: Mushi-shi - episodic fairytale style stories about a man that wonders the country dealing with mushi (basically this worlds version of yokai) Lighting round: Kino's Journey, Cyborg 009, Paranoia Agent, Read or Die, Welcome to the N.H.K., Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar And that's not even getting into all the awesome movies. Great time for anime.
@Devin (and others), if not read the Claymore manga, you got to read that, as it's the full story/content, and oh man, you've not seen anything yet... Claymore goes even more crazy hard beyond the anime's contents... grins... Claymore manga, easily one of the best manga of all time, it really does rival right up there with the Berserk manga
while, not all of these are in the 2000s, many/most are... ----------------- THEE BEST ANIME OF ALL TIME: (at least it's my list, but I'd recommend everyone to try any of them fully, and I'll bet you'll think they're great/epic/best/legendary anime of all time, too, hehe) (NOT ranked, just listed) 01. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 02. Bleach 03. Naruto (+Shippuuden, +Boruto) 04. One Piece 05. Berserk (old: 1985-ish, “the golden era” anime films/ovas, 2016, 2017) 06. Gantz (the old anime series, and the 'Gantz: O' anime movie/film) 07. Black Lagoon (+Roberta’s Blood Trail) 08. Attack On Titan 09. Claymore 10. Blood+ 11. Trinity Blood 12A. Full Metal Alchemist 12B. Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood 13. Full Metal Panic (+Fumoffu) 14. Wolf's Rain 15. The Big O 16. Soul Eater 17. The Soul Taker 18. Spice and Wolf 19. Birdy the Mighty Decode (JP: Tetsuwan Birdy Decode) 20. Tenjou Tenge 21. History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi 22. Samurai Champloo 23. The Sacred Blacksmith (JP: Seiken no Blacksmith) 24. Moribito: Guardian of the Sacred Spirit 25. Rideback 26. Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom 27. My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute (JP shortened title: Oreimo) 28. Noein: To Your Other Self 29. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing 30. Medaka Box 31. Lord Marksman and Vanadis (JP: Madan no Ou to Vanadis) 32. Konosuba (shortened JP title) 33. Princess Jellyfish (JP: Kuragehime) 34. Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid 35. Keijo (US: Hip Whip Girl) 36. Jyu Oh Sei: Planet of the Beast King 37. Hundred 38. Highschool of the Dead 39. Highschool DxD (+New, +Born, +Hero) 40. Hellsing Ultimate (+Hellsing, though its too old-school now) 41. Gunslinger Girl 42. Devil May Cry (yes, there's an anime of DMC, lol) 43. Death Note 44. Eureka 7 45. Code Geass 46. Asobi Ni Iku Yo (US: Cat Planet Cuties / Bombshells from the Sky) 47. Dragon Ball (+Z, +GT, +Super) 48. Ga-Rei: Zero 49. Witchblade 50. SCRYED 51. The Testament of Sister New Devil (JP: Shinmai Maou no Testament) 52. Sin: Nanatsu no Taizai (the lucifer ecchi anime, not the popular adventure fantasy anime) 53. Prison School 54. Shimoneta (shortened JP title) (US: A boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Don’t Exist) 55. Wanna Be the Strongest in the World (JP: Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai) 56. Rurouni Kenshin (old anime series, live actor movies, ovas / animated films, etc) 57. Rosario+Vampire 58. Guyver: The Bio-boosted Armor (JP: Kyoushoku Soukou Guyver) (2005) 59. Ikkitousen (+DD: Dragon Destiny, +GG: Great Guardians, +XX: Xtreme Xecutor) 60. Cowboy Bebop 61. Trigun 62. Grenadier: The Smiling Senshi 63. Baccano 64. Canaan 65. Burst Angel (JP: Bakuretsu Tenshi) 66. Chobits 67. Darker Than Black 68. Elfen Lied 69. El Cazador: The Witch Hunter (JP: El Cazador de la Bruja) 70. Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo 71. Grappler Baki 72. Solty Rei 73. Desert Punk (JP: Sunabouzu) 74. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann 75. The Ambition of Oda Nobuna (JP: Oda Nobuna no Yabou) 76. DanMachi (shortened JP title) (US: is it wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon) 77. Date A Live 78. Watamote (shortened JP title) (US: no matter what, it’s your guys fault that I’m not a popular girl) 79. Eromanga Sensei 80. Shikabane Hime (US: Corpse Princess) 81. Fairy Tail 82. Goblin Slayer 83. Dragonaut: Resonance 84. Chuu-Bra/Chu-Bra 85. Nana 86. Monster 87. Outlaw Star 88. Qwaser of the Stigmata 89. Hajimete no Gal (US: My Girlfriend is a Gal) 90. Manyuu Hikenchou 91. B Gata H Kei (US: Yamada’s First Time) 92. Kampfer 93. Vampire Knight 94. Triage X 95. Eden of the East 96. Tokko 97. Mushishi 98. Seven Deadly Sins (this is the popular adventure fantasy anime with melodias) 99. Magi 100. Toradora 101. Kakegurui 102. Maid Sama 103. Akame Ga Kill 104. Your Lie in April 105. A Lull in the Sea 106. Love, Chunibuyo, and Other Delusions 107. Kill La Kill 108. Hi-Score Girl 109. March Comes In Like A Lion 110. Clannad 111. Violet Evergarden 112. Trinity Seven 113. Food Wars 114. Angel Beats 115. Puella Magi Madoka Magica ("Madoka" or "Madoka Magica", for short) 116. Anohana 117. How Not to Summon a Demon Lord 118. A Silent Voice 119. High Rise Invasion 120. Killing Bites 121. After the Rain (JP: Koi wa Ameagari no You ni) 122. The Irregular at Magic School (JP: Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei) 123. Blue Exorcist 124. The Devil is a Part Timer 125. Grimoire of Zero 126. Beatless 127. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (and its anime movie-film) 128. Durarara 129. Beastars 130. Demon Slayer 131. Fate (huge series/franchise) 132. AICO Incarnation 133. Ajin: Demi Human 134. Kuzu no Honkai (US: Scum’s Wish) 135. Koi to Uso (US: Love and Lies) 136. Little Witch Academia 137. Hunter x Hunter 138. Itazura Na Kiss (shortened jp: ItaKiss) 139. Happy Sugar Life 140. Babylon 141. Sword Gai: The Animation 142. 7 Seeds 143. Boarding School Juliet 144. Made In Abyss 145. Levius 146. Parasyte 148. Sword Art Online 149. RE: Creators 150. Edens Zero 151. Dororo 152. Anonymous Noise 153. Princess Principle 154. Special A 155. Kokkoku 156. Sakurada Reset 157. Kabukibu 158. Banana Fish 159. Bastard 160. Erased 161. Kimi Ni Todoke (US: From Me To You) 162. Lost Song 163. Kotaro Lives Alone 164. Inuyasha 165. Land of the Lustrous 166. No Game No Life 167. Serial Experiment Lain 168. Casshern Sins 169. Blue Exorcist 170. School Rumble 171. Basilisk 172. Kemurikusa 173. Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 174. Kengan Ashura 175. Forest of Piano 176. Shaman King 177. Children of the Whales
the 2000s (~ 2000-2010) were the golden years of anime! the graphical/art/animation/etc style/design/tech was perfected, many still hold up easily with todays modern anime, as well as such a diverse and well-told stories too, as well as action, and etc etc etc, so many greatest of great anime during this time period
Appreciate you guys for watching. What were some of your favorite anime from the 2000s?
I just recently watched Tenchi Muyo GXP (a recommendation from you all a few episodes back) and Gundam 00. Both of those shows ended up high in my rankings for their respective series with GXP being my favorite Tenchi Muyo anime and 00 being in my top 3 Gundam animes (at the current moment - still have a few others to watch like Wing). I always love to see people give shoutouts and respect to one of the goats, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex💯
mobile suit gundam wing is the best of the gundam anime!
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PS
if interested in mecha anime....
Mecha-genre anime list:
(not ranked, just listed)
1. The Big O
2. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
3. Code Geass
4. Full Metal Panic
5. Escaflowne
6. Eureka 7
7. Hundred (bio-mechas)
8. Evangelion (bio-mechas)
9. IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix
10. Rideback
11. Burst Angel
12. Macross anime series/franchise
13. Kuromukuro
14. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
15. Gundam anime series/franchise
not mecha-genre anime, but has some form (even if only briefly) of mecha in it:
1. Solty Rei (brief mecha fight, and the girls have mecha body suits / body replacements, so that's kinda mecha-ish too)
2. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
3. SCRYED
4. Gunslinger Girls (the girls are cyborgs, so kinda mecha-ish)
5. Attack On Titan (titans are bio-mechas: steam-technology + organic)
7. Konasuba (briefly, one mecha fight: season 1 finale battle, and in the 2nd OVA there's a golem-mecha)
8. Guyver: The Bio-boosted Armor (2005) (bio-mecha-suit)
9. Noein: To Your Other Self
10. The Sacred Blacksmith (one fight has a magic-mecha battle)
11. Soul Eater (some of the battles/opponents are mecha-ish)
12. Birdy the Mighty Decode
13. The Soul Taker (some of the fights/opponents are mecha-ish)
14. Trinity Blood (one of the characters is a robot, which is kinda mecha-ish)
15. Witchblade
16. Cashern Sins (bio-mecha suits/characters)
17. Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (it does have a mecha battle)
18. Desert Punk (I think it has some mecha, but could be wrong)
19. Asobi ni iku yo (US: cat planet cuties / bombshells from the sky) (has some mecha-like robots)
Ayyyyeeee. Glad you enjoyed GXP and Gundam 00.
Heyyyy I'm glad someone checked out GXP! It really does deserve more credit than it normally gets from the Tenchi Muyo fans.
1. Zatch Bell (I still need to watch it fully, as it was interesting and good)
and another, somewhat like Zatch Bell:
2. Marchen Awaken Romance ("MAR")
was also really interesting and good (I still need to also watch it fully too)
The new Batman, Transformers, and Turtles all look good.
sCRYed is one of my all time favorite anime. Good story and doesn't over stay it's welcome.
Tenchi Muyo GXP is great. Claymore is crazy!
You guys hit a lot of the big ones in the end but he's a few others:
FLCL, Hellsing (both), Samurai 7, Fate/stay night, Eden of the East
My picks:
First pick: Eureka Seven - Fun mecha anime meets Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Second pick: .hack//SIGN - You want a good series about a person stuck in a game, skip SAO and watch this.
Third pick: Mushi-shi - episodic fairytale style stories about a man that wonders the country dealing with mushi (basically this worlds version of yokai)
Lighting round: Kino's Journey, Cyborg 009, Paranoia Agent, Read or Die, Welcome to the N.H.K., Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar
And that's not even getting into all the awesome movies. Great time for anime.
Both Hellsings are great for sure. Eden of the East was also a really good show and one of the more critically acclaimed anime at the time.
@Devin (and others), if not read the Claymore manga, you got to read that, as it's the full story/content, and oh man, you've not seen anything yet... Claymore goes even more crazy hard beyond the anime's contents... grins...
Claymore manga, easily one of the best manga of all time, it really does rival right up there with the Berserk manga
Wasn’t Weasel n the second Suicide Squad movie
Yep
Yeah he was though the movie makes you think he's dead until the end lol
while, not all of these are in the 2000s, many/most are...
-----------------
THEE BEST ANIME OF ALL TIME:
(at least it's my list, but I'd recommend everyone to try any of them fully, and I'll bet you'll think they're great/epic/best/legendary anime of all time, too, hehe)
(NOT ranked, just listed)
01. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
02. Bleach
03. Naruto (+Shippuuden, +Boruto)
04. One Piece
05. Berserk (old: 1985-ish, “the golden era” anime films/ovas, 2016, 2017)
06. Gantz (the old anime series, and the 'Gantz: O' anime movie/film)
07. Black Lagoon (+Roberta’s Blood Trail)
08. Attack On Titan
09. Claymore
10. Blood+
11. Trinity Blood
12A. Full Metal Alchemist
12B. Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
13. Full Metal Panic (+Fumoffu)
14. Wolf's Rain
15. The Big O
16. Soul Eater
17. The Soul Taker
18. Spice and Wolf
19. Birdy the Mighty Decode (JP: Tetsuwan Birdy Decode)
20. Tenjou Tenge
21. History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi
22. Samurai Champloo
23. The Sacred Blacksmith (JP: Seiken no Blacksmith)
24. Moribito: Guardian of the Sacred Spirit
25. Rideback
26. Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom
27. My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute (JP shortened title: Oreimo)
28. Noein: To Your Other Self
29. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
30. Medaka Box
31. Lord Marksman and Vanadis (JP: Madan no Ou to Vanadis)
32. Konosuba (shortened JP title)
33. Princess Jellyfish (JP: Kuragehime)
34. Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
35. Keijo (US: Hip Whip Girl)
36. Jyu Oh Sei: Planet of the Beast King
37. Hundred
38. Highschool of the Dead
39. Highschool DxD (+New, +Born, +Hero)
40. Hellsing Ultimate (+Hellsing, though its too old-school now)
41. Gunslinger Girl
42. Devil May Cry (yes, there's an anime of DMC, lol)
43. Death Note
44. Eureka 7
45. Code Geass
46. Asobi Ni Iku Yo (US: Cat Planet Cuties / Bombshells from the Sky)
47. Dragon Ball (+Z, +GT, +Super)
48. Ga-Rei: Zero
49. Witchblade
50. SCRYED
51. The Testament of Sister New Devil (JP: Shinmai Maou no Testament)
52. Sin: Nanatsu no Taizai (the lucifer ecchi anime, not the popular adventure fantasy anime)
53. Prison School
54. Shimoneta (shortened JP title) (US: A boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Don’t Exist)
55. Wanna Be the Strongest in the World (JP: Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai)
56. Rurouni Kenshin (old anime series, live actor movies, ovas / animated films, etc)
57. Rosario+Vampire
58. Guyver: The Bio-boosted Armor (JP: Kyoushoku Soukou Guyver) (2005)
59. Ikkitousen (+DD: Dragon Destiny, +GG: Great Guardians, +XX: Xtreme Xecutor)
60. Cowboy Bebop
61. Trigun
62. Grenadier: The Smiling Senshi
63. Baccano
64. Canaan
65. Burst Angel (JP: Bakuretsu Tenshi)
66. Chobits
67. Darker Than Black
68. Elfen Lied
69. El Cazador: The Witch Hunter (JP: El Cazador de la Bruja)
70. Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
71. Grappler Baki
72. Solty Rei
73. Desert Punk (JP: Sunabouzu)
74. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
75. The Ambition of Oda Nobuna (JP: Oda Nobuna no Yabou)
76. DanMachi (shortened JP title) (US: is it wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon)
77. Date A Live
78. Watamote (shortened JP title) (US: no matter what, it’s your guys fault that I’m not a popular girl)
79. Eromanga Sensei
80. Shikabane Hime (US: Corpse Princess)
81. Fairy Tail
82. Goblin Slayer
83. Dragonaut: Resonance
84. Chuu-Bra/Chu-Bra
85. Nana
86. Monster
87. Outlaw Star
88. Qwaser of the Stigmata
89. Hajimete no Gal (US: My Girlfriend is a Gal)
90. Manyuu Hikenchou
91. B Gata H Kei (US: Yamada’s First Time)
92. Kampfer
93. Vampire Knight
94. Triage X
95. Eden of the East
96. Tokko
97. Mushishi
98. Seven Deadly Sins (this is the popular adventure fantasy anime with melodias)
99. Magi
100. Toradora
101. Kakegurui
102. Maid Sama
103. Akame Ga Kill
104. Your Lie in April
105. A Lull in the Sea
106. Love, Chunibuyo, and Other Delusions
107. Kill La Kill
108. Hi-Score Girl
109. March Comes In Like A Lion
110. Clannad
111. Violet Evergarden
112. Trinity Seven
113. Food Wars
114. Angel Beats
115. Puella Magi Madoka Magica ("Madoka" or "Madoka Magica", for short)
116. Anohana
117. How Not to Summon a Demon Lord
118. A Silent Voice
119. High Rise Invasion
120. Killing Bites
121. After the Rain (JP: Koi wa Ameagari no You ni)
122. The Irregular at Magic School (JP: Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei)
123. Blue Exorcist
124. The Devil is a Part Timer
125. Grimoire of Zero
126. Beatless
127. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (and its anime movie-film)
128. Durarara
129. Beastars
130. Demon Slayer
131. Fate (huge series/franchise)
132. AICO Incarnation
133. Ajin: Demi Human
134. Kuzu no Honkai (US: Scum’s Wish)
135. Koi to Uso (US: Love and Lies)
136. Little Witch Academia
137. Hunter x Hunter
138. Itazura Na Kiss (shortened jp: ItaKiss)
139. Happy Sugar Life
140. Babylon
141. Sword Gai: The Animation
142. 7 Seeds
143. Boarding School Juliet
144. Made In Abyss
145. Levius
146. Parasyte
148. Sword Art Online
149. RE: Creators
150. Edens Zero
151. Dororo
152. Anonymous Noise
153. Princess Principle
154. Special A
155. Kokkoku
156. Sakurada Reset
157. Kabukibu
158. Banana Fish
159. Bastard
160. Erased
161. Kimi Ni Todoke (US: From Me To You)
162. Lost Song
163. Kotaro Lives Alone
164. Inuyasha
165. Land of the Lustrous
166. No Game No Life
167. Serial Experiment Lain
168. Casshern Sins
169. Blue Exorcist
170. School Rumble
171. Basilisk
172. Kemurikusa
173. Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
174. Kengan Ashura
175. Forest of Piano
176. Shaman King
177. Children of the Whales
Wow, that's quite the list. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!