TV Asahi Top 100 Anime Rankings

Aya Reiko · Post by **Aya Reiko** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:14 am

This was taken from the AoD forums, which was taken from the Adult Swim forums. I figure most of us can find something to discuss with this.

http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/anime100/

100.Dokonjou Gaeru
99. Yatterman
98. Hajime no Ippo (Fighting Spirit)
97. Umi no Triton
96. Oishinbo
95. Haikara-san ga Tooru
94. Ikkyu-san
93. Himitsu no Akko-chan
92. Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi
91. Mazinger Z
90. Perrine Monogatari
89. Kaibutsu-kun
88. Shoukoujo Sara (A Little Princess Sara)
87. Fushigi na Melmo
86. Gatchaman (G-Force)
85. Tom and Jerry
84. Cyborg 009
83. Hikaru no Go
82. Hakushon Daimaoh
81. 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
80. Maison Ikkoku
79. Dokaben
78. Asari-chan
77. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
76. Araiguma Rascal (Rascal the Raccoon)
75. Eatman
74. Rose of Versailles
73. Highschool! Kimengumi
72. Devilman
71. Ribbon no Kishi
70. Majokko Megu-chan
69. Cardcaptor Sakura
68. Konchu Monogatari Minashigo Hutch (Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee)
67. Akage no Anne (Anne of Green Gables)
66. Rurouni Kenshin
65. City Hunter
64. Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (Zatch Bell)
63. Tetsujin 28th
62. Tensai Bakabon
61. Hamtaro
60. Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac)
59. Inuyasha
58. Keroro Gunsou (Sgt. Frog)
57. Future Boy Conan
56. Ghost in the Shell -Stand Alone Complex-
55. Tiger Mask
54. Cutey Honey
53. Cutey Honey {?}
52. Urusei Yatsura
51. Moomin
50. Cat's Eye
49. Attack No.1
48. Kimba the White Lion
46. Ojamajo Doremi
45. Futari wa Pretty Cure
44. Pokemon
43. Nintama Rantarou
42. BLEACH
41. Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (Kindaichi Case Files)
40. Ranma 1/2
39. Ultimate Muscle
38. Atashin'chi
37. Galaxy Express 999
36. Ojarumaru
35. Mahou Tsukai Sally
34. Ace wo Nerae! (Aim for the Ace!)
33. Black Jack
32. Gegege no Kintarou
31. Kiteretsu Daihyakka
30. Captain Tsubasa
29. Dr. Slump
28. Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo
27. Tennis no Oujisama (Prince of Tennis)
26. Astro Boy
25. Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star)
24. HUNTER×HUNTER
23. Yuu Yuu Hakusho
22. Neon Genesis Evangelion
21. Dog of Flanders
20. Fullmetal Alchemist
19. Candy Candy
18. Sailor Moon
17. Ashita no Joe
16. Soreike! Anpanman
15. Kyojin no Hoshi
14. Naruto
13. Crayon Shin-chan
12. Uchuu Senkan Yamato (Star Blazers)
11. Alps Shoujo Heidi
10. Chibi Maruko-chan
9. Touch
8. Slam Dunk
7. Sazae-san
6. Detective Conan (Case Closed)
5. Lupin III
4. One Piece
3. Doraemon
2. Dragonball
1. Mobile Suit Gundam

Post by **Tiff** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:44 am

It amuses me that "Candy Candy" is pretty high on the list...I used to watch that when we lived in Japan, when I was like...three. I still have old copies of it on tape, completely raw.

Sailorasteroid · Post by **Sailorasteroid** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:57 am

The list seems a little shaded toward shonen despite having Sailor Moon at 18--where's Utena? Where's Saint Tail? Where's Fushigi Yuugi? Where's Kimagure Orange Road? Where's Love Hina?

It also leans toward modern anime--One Piece is fourth? Good anime, no way it's the fourth best ever. I am glad to see that Doraemon made it so high after all these years--that's one that needs to be imported.

Kameko · Post by **Kameko** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:27 am

Sailorasteroid wrote:The list seems a little shaded toward shonen despite having Sailor Moon at 18--where's Utena?

After reading that list I said the same thing. O Utena, where art thou? And it is pretty shonen heavy. But The Rose of Versailles made it! I love that show and it really needs to come over here. It's been released on DVD in Japan. I was downloading but I'm at college so bittorrent is blocked and I'm stuck at episode 13.

SeiUsa · Post by **SeiUsa** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:27 pm

Why is Tom and Jerry on that list?

Umino · Post by **Umino** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:32 pm

HELL YES! Cutie Honey made it to 53 place!

Alot of good shows made it...

Devilman, Mazinger Z, Rose of Versailles, Sailor Moon, One Piece.

Naruto shouldn't be on that list. -_-

Tiff wrote:It amuses me that "Candy Candy" is pretty high on the list...I used to watch that when we lived in Japan, when I was like...three. I still have old copies of it on tape, completely raw.

No surprise there, it's pretty popular. I wish someone would license it over here. It looks pretty cool.

SeiUsa wrote:Why is Tom and Jerry on that list?

Because Japan loves Tom and Jerry.

yoshmaster5 · Post by **yoshmaster5** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:26 pm

I'm not suprised at some of the ones. BSSM is obvious it'd be on, I can't say too much about it, but I'm not suprised about MS Gundam 0079 either. It's something to be called 'The Star Trek of Japan'

Tom and jerry did suprise me, but the classic ones- *the 1940's through 1960's were hystarical, the newer ones are horrid* are really good, and I can see them over and over again without tiring. Looney toons are also good, IMO. those are the classic USA cartoons, IMO.

I can't say much, though. I haven't read much.

DuoTheShinigami02 · Post by **DuoTheShinigami02** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:31 pm

The way I view the list, methinks that it's for Made-for-TV anime.

I would also add Macross (the first series) to the list, as well as Escaflowne.

Pipestrell · Post by **Pipestrell** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 5:40 am

It's suspicious that Yuu Yuu Hakusho is right next to Hunter X Hunter on the list.

Also, do you think this was a viewer poll or rating based or what?

Aya Reiko · Post by **Aya Reiko** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:32 am

Sailorasteroid wrote:The list seems a little shaded toward shonen despite having Sailor Moon at 18--where's Utena? Where's Saint Tail? Where's Fushigi Yuugi? Where's Kimagure Orange Road? Where's Love Hina?

It also leans toward modern anime--One Piece is fourth? Good anime, no way it's the fourth best ever. I am glad to see that Doraemon made it so high after all these years--that's one that needs to be imported.

I'm skeptical about that actually... It's just many of the shoujo series listed are ones we don't recognize (much less ever heard of at all).

I only wish that PreCure was up one more notch, just so it can rank higher than Pokemon.

Though, I'm kinda surprised Pokemon is all the way down to 44th.

Edit: Minor unrelated note. This is my 300th post, which makes me a SMU Freak... Just mentioning it for my own posteriority (and possible future reference).

Edit #2: Decided to list the shoujo series I can see...

Akage no Anne
Alps Shoujo Heidi
Cardcaptor Sakura
Chibi Maruko-chan
Futari wa Pretty Cure
Mahou Tsukai Sally
Maison Ikkoku
Ojamajo Doremi
Rose of Versailles
Sailor Moon
Shoukoujo Sara

Em · Post by Em » Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:21 am

That's an intersting list would be nice to see an USA/UK//Europe/anywere eles list to see how they compare

SeiUsa wrote:Why is Tom and Jerry on that list?

I think it count's as anime in Japan as in anything animated = anime for them but I could be wrong.

Now who going to amit they've seen most of thoese shows?
( if I go by what I've seen dubbed as well then 15 if not then

Musashi · Post by **Musashi** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:28 am

Chibi Maruko-chan! Conan! Doraemon! Hunter x Hunter, yay! ^^

Pokemon's on whaaaat-now? -blinks- I know the hype's died down, but how the heck did it get so loooow?

Yay, Sailor Moon too. :3

Kameko · Post by **Kameko** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:04 am

Em wrote:I think it count's as anime in Japan as in anything animated = anime for them but I could be wrong.

You are indeed right. To the Japanese anime is anything animated, American or Japanese.

Usagi04 · Post by **Usagi04** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 6:58 pm

I figured Sailor Moon would make the list, some of the others that were mentioned I'm surprised made it.

Mercurius Twin · Post by **Mercurius Twin** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:43 pm

Pipestrell wrote:It's suspicious that Yuu Yuu Hakusho is right next to Hunter X Hunter on the list.

Also, do you think this was a viewer poll or rating based or what?

I would think it would have to be overall-rating-based, otherwise there wouldn't be anything more than five years old even on the list. I think it's an "ratings gathered over the course of the show's lifetime" sort of thing.

Most of the really old series that are high up are still on (Sazae-san, Doraemon, etc.), actually. Though that makes sense; you'd want to keep them on to keep the ratings. Business, and all that.

#1 just says "Mobile Suit Gundam". No specific series marker, which leads me to believe they're counting all the Gundam series as if they were one really long one. In that case, I'm not at all surprised it's #1; Gundam has been going since the mid-1970s. It's probably got more viewers over its lifetime than the rest of the list put together.

Oh, and Sailor Moon managed eighteenth. Quite the accomplishment among such stiff competition.

As a final note, it occurred to me upon viewing the link that this was an actual show aired on Asahi TV, which I could have (and would have) watched myself if I had only known ahead of time. Sure, I would have been really tired at school the next day (what were they thinking, showing it on a Thursday?), but that's the price you pay...