Japanese Fans Name Their Favorite Sci-Fi and Fantasy Anime
If you're a genre purist, prepare to rage
Leading up to the anime boom, North Americans largely associated anime with sci-fi and fantasy. It's a lot less clear cut now. Sure to incite some debate about the borders of the genres and their place in the anime, Biglobe recently posted the results for a pair of free-for-all polls asking visitors to name their favorite science fiction and fantasy anime.
1. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
2. A Certain Magical Index
3. Tiger & Bunny
4. Neon Genesis Evangelion
5. Angel Beats!
6. IS (Infinite Stratos)
7. Fullmetal Alchemist
8. Macross F
9. (tie) Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
9. (tie) Steins;Gate
11. Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
12. Strike Witches
13. Aim for the Top! Gunbuster
14. Patlabor
15. Guilty Crown
16. (tie) Bodacious Space Pirates
16. (tie) Full Metal Panic!
18. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
19. Darker Than Black
20. Fate (/stay night and zero)
21. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
22. Akira
23. Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
24. Eureka 7
25. (tie) Dennou Coil
25. (tie) Space Brothers
27. (tie) Fafner
27. (tie) PLANETES
29. (tie) Senki Zesshō Symphogear
29. (tie) Chaos;Head
31. SF Saiyuki-Starzinger
32. (tie) Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne
32. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
34. (tie) Nadesico
34. Rahxephon
36. Captain Future
37. (tie) The Brave of Gold Goldran
37. (tie) Gurren Lagann
39. Noein: To Your Other Self
40. Stelvia of the Universe
41. Zegapain
42. Infinite Ryvius
43. Gunparade March
44. My-HiME
45. s-CRY-ed
46. The Girl Who Leapt Through Space
47. Locke the Superman
48. (tie) Lost Universe
48. (tie) Irresponsible Captain Tylor
50. Crest of the Stars
1. A Certain Magical Index
2. Bakemonogatari
3. Fullmetal Alchemist
6. Fate (/stay night and zero)
8. Baka and Test
10. Familiar of Zero
11. Shakugan no Shana
12. Rozen Maiden
13. Dog Days
14. Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos
15. (tie) Dragon Ball
15. (tie) Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
17. Pokémon
18. Shugo Chara!
19. xxxHoLiC
20. Legend of the Legendary Heroes
21. Spice and Wolf
22. (tie) Rosario + Vampire
22. (tie) Magical Circle Guru Guru
24. (tie) Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san
25. (tie) Heaven's Lost Property
26. (tie) sola
26. (tie) Hell Girl
28. Dennou Coil
29. (tie) Mawaru-Penguindrum
29. (tie) Utawarerumono
31. Revolutionary Girl Utena
32. (tie) Mushishi
32. (tie) Slayers
34. Fairy Tail
35. Kamichu!
36. Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan
37. Aria - The Animation
38. Kanon (new)
39. Dragon Crisis!
40. (tie) gdgd Fairies
41. (tie) Record of Lodoss War
43. Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing
45. A Little Snow Fairy Sugar
46. Night on the Galactic Railroad
Personally, I like the content of the sci-fi list, if not necessarily the order. The fantasy list does less for me. What's you're opinion on the top fantasy and sci-fi anime?
via Sankaku Complex (NSFW)
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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime
