Absolute Anime

Here’s a bit of boredom gone mad. This is the ranking of all the titles mentioned in the Favorite Anime sticky. As usual, some of Japan's best work was barely noticed. Actually, there is a lot of great work that didn't even make the list.


30 Inuyasha
29 Fullmetal Alchemist
24 Dragonball
23 Ruruouni Kenshin/Samauri X
18 Yu-Gi-Oh
15 Love Hina
14 Yuyu Hakusho
13 Trigun
12 Gungrave
11 Cowboy Bebop
10 SAIYUKI
10 Hellsing
10 Fruits Basket
9 Case Closed
7 Wolf's Rain
7 One Piece
7 Naruto
7 Gundam Seed
6 Witch Hunter Robin
6 Shamin King
6 Ranma1/2
6 Pokemon
6 Gravitation
6 Fushigi Yuugi
6 Beyblades
5 Tenchi Muyo
5 FLCL
5 Descendants Of Darkness
5 Chobits
5 Azumanga Diaoh
5 .Hack/SIGN
4 Zatch Bell
4 S-Cry-Ed
4 Samurai Champloo
4 Ghost In The Shell
4 Gantz
4 Full Metal Panic
4 Dnangel
4 Chrono Crusade
4 Bleach
3 Tokyo Myuu Myuu
3 Steel Angel Kurumi
3 Slayers
3 Sailor Moon
3 Mewmew Power
3 Lain
3 GTO
3 Get Backers
3 Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu!
3 Evangelion
3 Digimon
2 Mazinger Z
2 Vandread
2 Sonicx
2 Slam Dunk
2 Shinzo
2 Record Of Lodoss War)
2 Rave Master
2 Rahxephon
2 Pretear
2 Peacemaker
2 Outlaw Star
2 Megaman
2 Kino's Journey
2 His And Her Circumstances
2 Haibane-Renmei
2 Fake
2 El Hazard Wanderers
2 Duel Master
2 Dnangel Love
2 Choudenji Robo Combattler V
2 Cardcaptor Sakura
2 Berserk
2 Arjuna
2 AI Love You
1 Julio And Julia
1 Jo Jo's Bizzare Adventure
1 Zone Of The Enders Dolores I
1 Zoids Guardian Force
1 X The Series
1 Wedding Peach
1 Voices Of A Distant Star
1 Vandread The Second Stage
1 Urotsukidoji
1 Ultra Maniac
1 UFO Robo Grendizer
1 UFO Baby
1 Turn A Gundam
1 Transformers
1 Tosho Daimos
1 Tokyo Babylon
1 The Twelve Kingdoms
1 The Heroic Legend Of Arslan
1 The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
1 Spirit Warrior
1 Soultaker
1 Sorcerer Hunters
1 Silent Mobius
1 Shin Getter Robo Armageddon
1 Shaman King
1 Scrapped Princess
1 Samurai Deeper Kyo
1 Saber Marrionette J
1 Robot- Chiken
1 Revolutionary Girl Utena Apocalypse Saga
1 Record Of Lodoss War Chronicles Of The Heroic Knight
1 ROD The TV
1 Princess Mononoke
1 Please Teacher
1 Pita-Ten!
1 Pichi Pichi Pitch
1 Petite Princess Yucie
1 Perfect Blue
1 Paranoia Agent
1 Parallel Dual
1 Orphen
1 Now And Then Here And There
1 Noir
1 Ninja Senshi Tobikage
1 Nightwalker
1 Negima
1 Nazca
1 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
1 Mobile Suit Gundam Gundam Wing
1 Mobile Suit Gundam Char's Counterattack
1 Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War In The Pocket
1 Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory
1 Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War In The Pocket
1 Mobile Suit Gundam #02 The Red Comet ( Uncut )
1 Mobile Suit Gundam #01 The Battle Begins
1 Mobile Suit Gundam
1 Mirage Of Blaze
1 Midori No Hibi
1 Metropolis
1 Mermaid Melody
1 Meitantei
1 Mahoromatic
1 Magical Shopping Arcade
1 Magic Knights Ray Earth
1 Macross Plus
1 Legends
1 Last Exile
1 Kyou Kara Maou!
1 Kono Minikuku Mo Utsukushii Sekai
1 Knight Hunters
1 Knight Hunters Eternity
1 Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
1 Kaze No Yojimbo
1 Kare Kano/
1 Kai Doh Maru
1 Jungle Wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu
1 Initial D
1 Ichigo 100%
1 Hikaru No Go
1 Here Is Greenwood
1 Hamtaro
1 Gunslinger Girl
1 Gundam Wing
1 Great Mazinger VS Getter Robo
1 Great Dangaioh
1 Grave Of The Fireflies
1 Geneshaft
1 Generator Gaul
1 Geisters
1 Gasaraki
1 Gad Guard
1 Furuba
1 Furi Kuri
1 Full Moon Wo Sagashite
1 Flame Of Recca
1 Excel Saga
1 Escaflowne
1 Elfen Lied
1 Eight Clouds Rising
1 Eerie Queerie
1 Eden's Bowy
1 Earthian Angelic Collection
1 Devil Lady
1 Demon City Shinjuku (1993)
1 Dai-Guard
1 Crest Of The Stars
1 Cosmo Warrior Zero
1 Cooking Master Boy
1 Ceres Celestial Legend
1 Card Captor Sakura
1 Bubble Gum Tokyo
1 Black Jack
1 Black Heaven
1 Betterman
1 Bastard!!
1 Bakuretsu Hunters
1 Argentosoma
1 Arcadia Of My Youth
1 Arc The Lad
1 Aquarian Age
1 Angel Sanctuary
1 Aishiteruze Baby
1 Ai Yori Aoshi
1 Ai No Kusabi
1 Abenobashi

That list annoys me.

Dragonball suprises me at 24.

Pft!!! Inyuasha at 30.

If the Yu Gi Oh fans new about this section I'm sure it would have got well over 50 lol.

I can't believe it Inu Yasha and Dragonball? those to are better then some of the animes, it must be the reruns meh!

Well want do you expect when most of those on the top of the list has appeared on CN? Look at it...

30 Inuyasha Cartoon Network
29 Fullmetal Alchemist
24 Dragonball Cartoon Network
23 Ruruouni Kenshin/Samauri X Cartoon Network
18 Yu-Gi-Oh Cartoon Network
15 Love Hina
14 Yuyu Hakusho Cartoon Network
13 Trigun Cartoon Network
12 Gungrave
11 Cowboy Bebop Cartoon Network
10 SAIYUKI
10 Hellsing
10 Fruits Basket

I might have missed some. I really haven't been watching CN since (yep, it's lower on the list) Gundam Seed ended.

I think this shows CN has an influence on the younger and newer anime fans. To the point where they'll pass by the best works and the classics.

I must not have posted on that thread, I don't see Urusei Yatsura any where on that list. I should go correct that.

Wow great list, I haven't even posted on the Fav Anime board but all my favorites are on there. I think I'll go post over there right now....

Flame of Recca is tied for #1???? Above Kenshin, FMA, and Inuyasha!?!?!? I hate the anime version with a passion!

Angel of Death, i think the number means how many people like it.

Ah. That would explain it. Now I look like an idiot...

Alot of those top shows aren't jsut on CN, they are on YTV, Teletoon and Fox too. I know I don't get CN, so I have to resort to Fox Box in the mornings, and YTV in the mornings and eventings. Teletoon used to carry Cardcaptor Sakura, but I don't think they do much anymore. Yah most of those are now at movies stores too. I know that was the only way I could see Fullmetal Alchemist.

Only ones I know for sure. Just got G4TV. Don't watch anything "Satauraday Morning."

30 Inuyasha - CN's Adult Swim
29 Fullmetal Alchemist - CN's Adult Swim
24 Dragonball - Cartoon Network
23 Ruruouni Kenshin/Samauri X - Cartoon Network
18 Yu-Gi-Oh - Cartoon Network
14 Yuyu Hakusho - Cartoon Network
13 Trigun - CN's Adult Swim
12 Gungrave - G4Tv
11 Cowboy Bebop - CN's Adult Swim
9 Case Closed - CN's Adult Swim
7 Wolf's Rain - CN's Adult Swim
7 Gundam Seed - Cartoon Network
6 Witch Hunter Robin - CN's Adult Swim
6 Pokemon - Cartoon Network
5 FLCL - CN's Adult Swim
5 Descendants Of Darkness - AZN
5 .Hack/SIGN - Cartoon Network
4 Zatch Bell - Cartoon Network
4 S-Cry-Ed - CN's Adult Swim
4 Samurai Champloo - CN's Adult Swim
4 Ghost In The Shell - CN's Adult Swim

oh, and Blue Gender was on Adult Swim

(Could never figure out why they ran Kenshin and Gundam Seed on Cartoon Network and Case Closed on Adult Swim.)

Yeah, why was Case Closed on Adult Swim and Gundam Seed on CN. Although Gundam Seed did get moved from it's 10:30 PM time slot to a 2:00 AM time. There probably was an explanation, although I never heard what it was. I don't think it was the ratings, as there are now a swarm of Gundam Seed fans just like there was a bunch of Wing fans after Wing ran on CN.

It is a good list pretty accurate but there should bemore shows added to it.