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[Himura]

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Title: Leader of the Library
E-Mail: Folken_Farnel@web.de
Age: 13
Years of Otakudom: 2
Genre of Choice: Comedy/Drama

What I look for in an anime:
The importants thing in an anime for me are some interesting characters and a good storyline. Without these an anime isn't an anime after all. Sure, beautiful animation or a nice soundtrack can be great too, but in the end the characters and the story are the things an anime should care about.

Top 10 anime

1. Furi Kuri (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/flcl/flcl.html)
2. Haibane Renmei (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/haibanerenmei/haibanerenmei.html)
3. Now and Then, Here and There (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/ntht/ntht.html)
4. Azumanga Daioh (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/azu/azu.html)
5. Fruits Basket (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/fruitsbasket/fruitsbasket.html)
6. Berserk (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/berserk/berserk.html)
7. Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/karekano/karekano.html)
8. Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/pompoko/pompoko.html)
9. Please Save My Earth (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/psme/psme.html)
10. Onegai Teacher (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/ot/ot.html)

Top 10 anime songs:

1. Gunslinger Girl (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/gunslingergirl/gunslingergirl.html): The Light Before We Land
2. .hack//Sign (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/hack/hack.html): Key of the Twillight
3. Cowboy Bebop (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/cb/cb.html): Call Me Call Me
4. Furi Kuri (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/flcl/flcl.html): One Life
5. Haibane Renmei (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/haibanerenmei/haibanerenmei.html): Blue Flow
6. Berserk (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/berserk/berserk.html): Earth
7. Key the Metal Idol (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/ktmi/ktmi.html): Watashi ga Soba ni Iru
8. Last Exile (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/lastexile/lastexile.html): Over the Sky
9. Earth Girl Arjuna (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/arjuna/arjuna.html): Mameshiba
10. I My Me! Strawberry Eggs (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/imm/imm.html): White Station

[Airman]

Title: Professor of Drama (how generic)
E-Mail: slashbeast123@yahoo.com
Age: 15
Years of Otakudom: 1
Genre of Choice: Drama

What I look for in an anime: To be entertaining, an anime must have great plot and/or characters. Without at least one or the other, all substance and redeeming qualities are lost. It also helps to be pretty and fun to listen to, but substance always wins over style.

Top 10 anime

1. Haibane Renmei
2. Jin-Roh
3. RahXephon
4. NieA_7
5. FLCL
6. Perfect Blue
7. Millennium Actress
8. i-wish you were here
9. Berserk
10. Boogiepop Phantom

Top 10 anime songs

1. RahXephon: Hemisphere
2. Noir: Kirei na Kanjou
3. Chobits: Ningyo Hime
4. Boogiepop Phantom: Yuudachi
5. Cowboy Bebop: Rain
6. Trigun: Fool's Paradise
7. Voices of a Distant Star: Through the Years and Far Away
8. His and Her Circumstances: Tenshi no Yubikiri
9. Love Hina: Yakusoku
10. The Legend of Black Heaven: Cautionary Warning

Favorite anime update

[Zelkiiro]

Title: Professor of Anime Insanity
E-mail: xellostricksterpriest@hotmail.com
Age: 15
Years of Otakudom: 4
Genre of Choice: Comedy

What I really look for in anime is great art, music, characters, and plot. If it's a comedy, then that's a major plus. I am also willing to watch an Action or a Drama, but I refuse to watch a Romance. It's just not my cup of tea.

Top 10 Anime:

1. Slayers NEXT
2. Grave of the Fireflies
3. Excel Saga
4. Cowboy Bebop
5. FLCL
6. Trigun
7. Slayers
8. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
9. Princess Mononoke
10. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

Top 10 Anime Songs:

1. Evangelion - Cruel Angel's Thesis (Megumi Hayashibara version)
2. The End of Evangelion - Komm Susser Todd
3. Perfect Blue - Ai no Tenshi
4. Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz - White Reflection
5. Gensomaden Saiyuki - For Real
6. City Hunter - Shuumatsu no Soldier
7. Iketeru Futari - Fall in You
8. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust - Tooku Made
9. Excel Saga - Ai (Chuuseishin)
10. Witch Hunter Robin - Shell

[ZalorD]

Title: Professor of Anime Graphics
Email: dontbugme@animeacademy.com
Age: 20
Years of Otakudom: 2
Genre of Choice: Drama

I am willing to sit through the worst shows if the opening/ending themes knock me out of my seat. I also find art styles an irreplacable part when it comes to rating an anime (because my speciality is ANIME Graphics [:GD]), beside crucial elements such as originality of plots and well-roundedness of characters.

Top 10 Animes:

01. Haibane Renmei
02. Whisper Of The Heart
03. Azumanga Daioh
04. Witch Hunter Robin
05. Princess Tutu
06. I Can Hear The Sea
07. Laputa - Castle In The Sky
08. NieA_7
09. Figure 17
10. Project A-ko

Top 10 Anime Songs

01. Kaze no Rarara - (Mai Kuraki) Detective Conan
02. Asu e no Namida - (Mami Kawada) - Onegai Twins
03. Morning Grace - (Ritsuko Okazaki) - Princess Tutu
04. Clear (The Indigo) - Someday's Dreamers
05. For Fruits Basket (Ritsuko Okazaki) - Fruits Basket
06. Shell (Bana) - Witch Hunter Robin
07. Kenka no Atode (Tomohiko Kikuta) - Hana Yori Dango
08. Under The Blue Sky (The Indigo) - Someday's Dreamers
09. Starting Of The World (Kou Otani) - Haibane Renmei
10. Flame (Taku Iwasaki) - Witch Hunter Robin

And I couldn't care less when you said I'm wrong... =)

[samurai]

Title: Professor of Conducting Student Fist Fights
E-mail: youregonnadie@hotmail.com
Age: 19
Years of Otakudom: 1
Genre of Choice: Action

What I look for in an anime: Great characters. Interesting and engaging characters allows me to cruise through even the slowest pacing without a care. As long as I'm drawn to the characters and want to see what they'll do next that's all that matters. Story and then music are also very important, but they trail behind great characters.

Top 10 Anime:

1. Rurouni Kenshin
2. Noir
3. Hajime no Ippo
4. Voices of a Distant Star
5. Millennium Actress
6. Read or Die
7. Haibane Renmei
8. Now and Then, Here and There
9. Hellsing
10. Witch Hunter Robin

Top 10 Anime Songs:

1. Noir: Cante Per Me
2. FLCL: Crazy Sunshine
3. Daa! Daa! Daa!: Boy meets Girl
4. Spirited Away: Always with Me
5. Voices of a Distant Star: Through the Years and Far Away
6. .hack//SIGN: Fake Wings
7. Witch Hunter Robin - Half Pain
8. Noir: Salva Nos
9. Perfect Blue: Ai no Tenshi
10. Rurouni Kenshin: Sobakasu

[JackO]

Title:JackO, Professor of Anime Music
Email-silvershreder@yahoo.com
Years of Otakudom:8 or 9
Genre of Choice-Action/Drama

What I look for in an anime: First off since i am a professor of music, I look for an intriuging soundtrack of many different genres of music. I look for a interesting plot, good characters that I feel I have learned about a lot, the artwokr must be noticable, I would like to see an anime that uses a backround with people who move rather than be seen 20 times in a row in the same scene, and a fun experience that can knock my socks off.

Top Ten Anime:
1.FLCL
2.Cowboy Bebop
3.Grave of the Fireflies
4.Haibane Renmei
5.Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro
6.Millennium Actress
7.Trigun
8.Now and Then, Here and There
9. Witch Hunter Robin
10. GTO(last but not least at all)

Top Ten Anime Songs: This was hard for me since I love music so much
1.FLCL-Runners High-The Pillows
2.Cowboy Bebop-Blue
3.FLCL-SubHuman-The Pillows
4.Trigun-Fool's Paradise
5.Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz - White Reflection
6.FLCL-Funny Bunny-The Pillows
7.Cowboy Bebop-Rain
8.Cowboy Bebop-Opening Theme, "Tank"
9.Noir-Cante Per Me
10.Starting Of The World-Haibane Renmei
JackO

[Ojisan]

Title: Professor of Anime
Email: greatpiggo@comcast.net
Age: 15
Years of Otakudom: 4 or 5
Genre of Choice: Romance/Comedy

What I look for in anime: I love watching well fleshed-out characters' relationships grow, so being able to get attached to the characters is very important. So as long I have this and a great story that keeps me coming back for more, aesthetics and music have little effect on my enjoyment of anime.

Top Ten Animes:

1. Maison Ikkoku
2. Great Teacher Onizuka
3. Jungle wa Itsumo Hale nochi Guu
4. Azumanga Daioh
5. Love Hina
6. Berserk
7. Hunter X Hunter
8. Golden Boy
9. Kare Kano
10. Video Girl Ai

Top Ten Anime Songs:

meh

[Tank]

Title: Professor of Anime/Sports relationships
Email: javon_walker_mania@hotmail.com
Age:15
Years of Otakudom: 2
Genre of Choice: Romance/Action

What I look for in an anime: Characters. Even if an anime is a plotless peice of blob, having great characters and character development would save it. They hook you into an anime, and it is the driving force. Good artwork, music, and plot is nice and should be included, but you dont have anything without characters.

Top Ten Anime:
1. Hand Maid May
2. Ai Yori Aoshi
3. D.N. Angel
4. Cowboy Bebop
5. Noir
6. Kare Kano
7. FLCL
8. Hellsing
9. Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
10. Mononoke Hime

Top Ten Anime Songs:
1. Jump Meippai Dakishimete - Hand Maid May
2. Be My Angel - Angelic Layer
3. Let Me Be With You - Chobits
4. Tank - Cowboy Bebop
5. Call Me Call Me - Cowboy Bebop
6. Cante Per Me - Noir
7. Blue - Cowboy Bebop
8. Cruel Angel's Thesis - Neon Genesis Evangelion
9. Ask DNA - Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin on Heaven's Door
10. No Need to Promise - Escaflowne

[Erigion]

Title: Dean of Doing Nothing
E-Mail: Wouldn't you like to know?
Age: 19
Years of Otakudom: 2
Genre of Choice: Anything and Everything

What I look for in an anime:

1) Characters
2) Plot
3) Everything else

That's it, you give me characters I feel for and a decent plot, you've got me for the entire show. Your fancy animation, art, sound effects, opening, and ending mean nothing to me without those. Failing that, entertain me with comedy, mindless action, or crazy shounen harem situations, they all work just fine ;)

Top 10 anime:
[list=1]
RahXephon
FLCL
Kare Kano
Hoshi no Koe
Trigun
Last Exile
Cowboy Bebop + movie
Stellvia of the Universe
Tenchi Muyo OVAs
Love Hina (all of it, yes, including the OVA) mmm... guilty pleasures
[/list=1]

Songs:
[list=1]
Cowboy Bebop - Gotta Knock A Little Harder
Naruto - Wind
Cowboy Bebop - No Reply
Witch Hunter Robin - Shell
Love Hina - Sakura Saku
FLCL - Ride On Shooting Star
Last Exile - Over The Sky
Last Exile - Cloud Age Symphony
Neon Genesis Evangelion - Cruel Angel Thesis
FLCL - Little Busters
[/list=1]

[Nitz]

Title: Professor of who knows nothing of anime music
Email: pippin326@hotmail.com
Age:24
Years of Otakudom: 2
Genre of Choice: Action/Drama

I need Characters. Animation and music are nice to set the mood and to appeal to my basic senses of sight and sound but if I don't feel for the characters and have a need to see what happens to them next I just can't enjoy the anime.


Top 10 Anime

1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Grave of the fireflies
3. Berserk
4. Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro
5. Proco Rosso
6. Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen
7. Trigun
8. Hellsing
9. Macross Plus
10. Neon Genesis Evangelion

Anime Music

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[ltj2002]

I don't exactly understand the point of this since there is another thread.

Title: Professor of the Japanese Language
E-Mail: ltj2003@hotmail.com
Age: Never ask a girl her age....... oh wait
Years of Otakudom: Otakawhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?
Genre of Choice: Fan-service

What I look for in an anime:
Visuals. If it looks good, it has to be good obviously. Also, I only watch things in japanese, since I do speak japanese PERFECTLY!!!!! HAAAAAAAAI ^________________^;;;; Also, it has to have lots of fan service or nudity. Otherwise, it sucks.

Top 10 Favorite Anime:
1. Tekken
2. Cool Devices
3. X/1999
4. Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
5. Black Bible
6. Blood: The Last Vampire
7. Dragonball GT
8. Pilot Candidate
9. Battle Arena Toshinden
10. Cowboy Bebop

Top 5 Anime songs(no particular order and I can't think of 10 off the top of my head):
1. Anything from the Tekken OST because it reminds me of the movie.
2. Go to the Light - Star Ocean EX
3. Inner Light - Hajime no Ippo
4. Yuuzora no Kamihikouki - Hajime no Ippo
5. Little Busters - FLCL

So there it is.

[Mr Apple Glass]

Title: Professor of the Zen Arcade
Email: coreyfeldmanoverdrive@mail.com (this is my email for junk)
Age:21
Years of Otakudom: 5
Genre of Choice: Comedy/Fantasy

Smooth character introductions are always sought primarily by myself (eg. The Cat Returns, within the first 10 minutes we know exactly who the main character is and how she feels and reacts..genius). I like my anime with fantasy; something that takes me to a magical place (cue the Ghibli thank you). I dont mind action adventure but ultra violence and giant robots can take a running jump. And forget the Eng Dubs..I'll stick to the subtitles...(Keaton as Porco!? Its gonna be rotten!)


Top 10 Anime (at present)

1. The Cat Returns
2. Ghiblies episode 2 (the curry house scene...I just love it)
3. Pom Poko
4. Ghost in the Shell (movie and series)
5. Ninja Scroll
6. My Neighbour Totoro
7. Mad Bull 34 (haha remember this?)
8. Princess Mononoke
9. Tokyo Pig
10. Porco Rosso

I feel Fooly Cooly should be in here due to everyone else raving about it; but I aint seen it yet :(

Anime Music

Not an OST fan, but I love the main song of Porco Rosso

[Ritalin]

Title: Professor of Whatever She Damn Feels Like
Email: jen@caffeinated-dreams.net
Age: 17
Years of Otakudom: 9
Genre of Choice: Drama, Action, Comedy

What I look for in an anime: Character interaction, and overall appeal. If the characters don't interact, the anime leaves nothing for me. If the anime has no character interaction but is still entertaining, then it is overall appeal. Fanservice is ok, Najica Blitz Tatics is a good way to use fanservice (XD).

Top 10 Anime (ATM):

1. Noir
2. Azumanga Daioh
3. Naruto (I know it's still going *shakes fist* note the ATM ;P)
4. Kare Kano
5. Serial Experiments: Lain
6. Wolf's Rain
7. Furi Kuri (FLCL)
8. The Animatrix (It counts... )
9. The Cats Return
10. Trigun

Top 10 Anime Songs:
Tough... since I don't pick favorites easily with anime music

1. Cloud Age Symphony - Last Exile
2. Haruka Kanata - Naruto(2nd opening)
3. Gaurdian Angel - Texhnolyze
4. Little Busters - Furi Kuri (FLCL)
5. Driver's High - Great Teacher Onizuka
6. Duvet Cyberia reMIX - Serial Experiments: Lain
7. Kaze ni Naru - The Cats Return
8. Viva Rock - Japanese People - Naruto(3rd ending)
9. Kirei na Kanjou (Beatiful Feelings) - Noir
10. Over the Sky - Last Exile

[Dragne]

Title: Professor of Anime Music
Email: mdragne@yahoo.com
Age: 17
Years of Otakudom: 5
Genre of Choice: Drama, Action, Romance

What I look for in an anime: I want to be entertained, so entertain me. Keep me guessing, connect me with characters, absorb me into an engrossing world. Good animation and art counts, as well as a good soundtrack.

Top Ten Anime:

1. Evangelion
2. Hajime no Ippo
3. Kare Kano
4. Great Teacher Onizuka
5. Maison Ikkoku
6. Cowboy Bebop
7. Kiddy Grade
8. Hunter X Hunter
9. Mononoke Hime
10. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Top Ten Anime Songs:

1. Arekara - Full Metal Panic-Fumoffu
2. Grip! - Inuyasha
3. If you're going to war, fight with bows, spears and swords! - Hellsing
4. Find the Way - Gundam Wing
5. Alone Again Naturally - Maison Ikkoku
6. The Second Sorrow - RahXephon
7. H.T. - Trigun
8. Ride on Shooting Star - FLCL
9. Rain - Cowboy Bebop
10. Sore Ga, Ai Deshou - Full Metal Panic-Fumoffu

*I know i Probably forgot somethings, but its fairly accurate.

[loner]

Title: Shoe Shiner (or Peanut Seller)
Email: Undisclosed to prevent angry costumers who are not satisfied with their service from bombing it
Age: -174
Years of Otakudom: Never counted it, never will
Genre of Choice: Anything that suits me

What I look for in an anime: That it doesn't make me fall asleep. That's a tall order, since I sleep for 3 hours every night and is always in a half-concious state.

Top Ten Anime:
1. Only Yesterday
2. FLCL
3. Hikaru no Go
4. Whisper of the Heart
5. My Neighbour Totoro
6. Scooby-Doo Meets t.A.T.u.
7. DBAF
8. Arnold's Secrets to Winning Elections
9. Matrix Regurgitated
10. How Kain Took Over the World in 7 Days
(can't decide which ones are my 6-10, since they are really close)

Top 10 Anime Songs
1. Voices-Macross Plus
2. Hemisphere-RahXephon
3. Shell-Witch Hunter Robin
4. Sakura Saku-Love Hina
5. Call Me, Call Me-Cowboy Bebop
6. Hybrid Rainbow-FLCL
7. Rain-Cowboy Bebop
8. For Fruit Basket-Fruit Basket
9. Grace Omega-Jinroh
10. Rock the Dragon-DBZ ;)

[Mouse]

Title: Professor of Geography
Email: catattack880@hotmail.com
Age: 23
Years of Otakudom: 16
Genre of Choice: Comedy

What I look for in an anime:
When I watch anime my main goal is just to be entertained. I have a high tolerance for any lack in plot and character development as long as there are other elements, namely comedy, that make up for it. This, of course, is not to say that a great storyline lacking comedy won't captivate me. If I can become immersed within the story, no matter the genre, then I am sure to love it.

Top 10 anime:
1) Bubblegum Crisis (http://animeacademy.com/library/bgc/bgc.html)
2) Ranma 1/2 (http://animeacademy.com/library/ranma/ranma.html)
3) Urusei Yatsura
4) Azumanga Daioh (http://animeacademy.com/library/azu/azu.html)
5) Gundam Seed
6) Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen (http://animeacademy.com/library/kenshinova1/kenshinova1.html)
7) Cowboy Bebop (http://animeacademy.com/library/cb/cb.html)
8) Dragon Half (http://animeacademy.com/library/dragonhalf/dragonhalf.html)
9) Spirited Away (http://animeacademy.com/library/spiritedaway/spiritedaway.html)
10) Tenchi Muyo! (OVA)

Top 10 anime songs:
1) Inuyasha: Come
2) Inuyasha: Shinjitsu no uta
3) Gundam Seed: Tsuki Hitotsu
4) Cowboy Bebop (http://animeacademy.com/library/cb/cb.html): Blue
5) Gundam Seed: Anna ni issho datta no ni
6) Naruto: Wind
7) Bubblegum Crisis (http://animeacademy.com/library/bgc/bgc.html): Konya wa Hurricane
8) Bubblegum Crisis (http://animeacademy.com/library/bgc/bgc.html): Mad Machine
9) Peacemaker Kurogane: Hey Jimmy!
10) Inuyasha: Fukai Mori

[WinterLaurel]

Title: Professor.
E-mail: It's a secret.
Age: 28
Years of Otakudom: Umm, it's complicated. Many.
Genre of Choice: One thing I love about anime are the crazy mixtures of genre(s). Though I tend to gravitate towards Sci-fi and fantasy, I'll give (almost) anything a shot. But in the end, what I like is what I like no matter the genre.

What I generally look for in an anime is quality. The quality of the characters and story are most important, but I also think that the craftmanship of the artwork, editing, sound, and how well it all works together is important. But sometimes I like an anime just becuase I do.

Some of my all-time favorite anime:
Escaflowne
Berserk
Fruits Basket
FLCL
Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Cowboy BeBop
Outlaw Star
Spirited Away
My Neighbor Tototro
X (TV series)
Tokyo Babylon
Sailor Moon
Gundam Wing

Haven't finished yet, but I love:
RahXephon
Haibane Renmei
.Hack//Sign
Masion Ikkoku

Favorite Soundtracks:
Cowboy BeBop
FLCL
.Hack//Sign
Berserk
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
Escaflowne

[Paul Eye]

Title: Professor of Sonic Enhancement Studies
E-Mail: n/a
Age: 22
Years of Otakudom: 1
Genre of Choice: Drama

What I look for in an anime:
Nail me into my chair and don't let go. Whether an anime is dealing with issues greater than life, the universe and everything or just being totally stupid doesn't matter - as long as it has a well thought out and executed story and characters I can laugh with when they're happy and cry with them when they're sad. The music is also of importance to me. Good music can make a good anime even better - and bad music can, if not completely ruin the experience, make it worse.


Top 10 anime:

Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/nausicaa/nausicaa.html)
Noir (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/noir/noir.html)
Haibane Renmei (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/haibanerenmei/haibanerenmei.html)
Princess Mononoke (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/mono/mono.html)
Earth Girl Arjuna (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/arjuna/arjuna.html)
Serial Experiments Lain (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/lain/lain.html)
Jin-Roh (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/jinroh/jinroh.html)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/eva/eva.html)
Boogiepop Phantom (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/bpp/bpp.html)
Read or Die (http://www.animeacademy.com/library/rod/rod.html)


Top 10 anime songs:

Noir: Le Grand Retour
Noir: Canta Per Me
Noir: Indio
Jin-Roh: Grace
Earth Girl Arjuna: Sanctuary
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Cruel Angel's Thesis
Haibane Renmei: Free Bird
Macross Plus: Voices
Read or Die: Read or Die Theme
Princess Mononoke: Mononoke Hime Theme Song

[Sage Brushfire]

Title: Professor of Magical Studies
E-mail: Sagerising@optonline.net
Age: 15
Years of Otakudom: 5
Genre of Choice: Love, Fantasy

Top 10 Anime:

1.Azumanga Daioh
2. Angelic Layer
3. Slayers
4. Weib Kreuz
5. Vision of Escaflowne
6. Love Hina
7. Ultra Maniac
8. KiKi's Delivery Service
9. Spirited Away
10. Fruits Basket

Top Ten Songs

1. Under the Moon - Do as Infinity
2. Angelic Layer OP
3. D.N.Angel OP
4. Azumanga Daioh Raspberry Heaven
5. Slayers Try Breeze
6. FLCL Ending
7. Kenshin OP
8. Weib Kreuz 1st OP
9. Escaflowne OP
10. Card Captors OP

[Hot Soup]

Title: Professor of Anime Something or Other
E-Mail: Hotsoup1979@yahoo.ca
Age: 24
Years of Otakudom: 4
Genre of Choice: Drama/Action

What I look for in an anime:
I look for a good story. The genre can be comedy, drama, action etc as long as the story is good. The characters have to flow with the story and have their place or I can't releate to them at all. While animation and music are nice they don't play a big factor in weather or not I will like an anime

Top 10 anime

1. Grave of the Fireflies
2. Cowboy Bebop
3. Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro
4. Macross Plus
5. Porco Rossa
6. Laputa: Castle in the Sky
7. FLCL
8. .hack//SIGN
9. Berserk
10. Ninja Scroll

Top 10 anime with good music:

1. Cowboy Bebop
2. .hack//SIGN
3. Macross Plus
4. Hellsing
5. Read or Die
6. FLCL
7. Princess Mononoke
8. Last Exile
9. Noir
10. Trigun

[Zee'd]

Title: Professor in Mecha and Mechanicals Maintanence (aka GreaseBoy)
E-Mail: ..... its full, yup that's it....its full of requests for my wonderful 10 ton "toys"....
Age: 26
Years of Otakudom: 3~4
Genre of Choice: Action/Comedy

What I look for in an anime:
I look for a world. By that i mean something that i can immerse myself into. Something that looks good and/or feels good and/or is unique and/or..... as long as I feel that i can identify with, root for and feel with and against the characters or the world itself, that is good. Of course, more "toys" wouldn't hurt

Current top 10 anime

1. FLCL
2. Cowboy Bebop
3. ./Hack/Sign
4. Last Exile
5. Escaflowne
6. Grave of the Fireflies
7. Totoro
8. Scryed
9. My neighbours the Yamadas
10. Porco Rossa

Music

-everything that in the anime is used well-
(thus, for example, because the way they use it, Hellsing's OAV is good, but i feel it is not great)

[Gabe]

Title: Professor of Anime nOOb Studies
E-mail: Gabe@tokyo.com
Age: 24
Years of Otakudom: less than 1 year
Genre of Choice: Action

What I look for in an anime:
Right now I'm getting my feet wet in the world of anime. If the anime doesn't grab me by the throat either with great characters, riviting story, mind blowing animation or pulse pounding music I put it aside for now.

Top 10 anime (subject to change)

1. FLCL
2. CowBoy Bebop
3. Porco Rossa
4. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
5. Grave of the Fireflies
6. Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen
7. Trigun
8. Read or Die
9. Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro
10.Last Exile

Top 5 anime songs (subject to change aswell)

1. Rever's Edge (B-6) - FLCL
2. Call me Call me - Cowboy Bebop
3. Little Busters - FLCL
4. No Tema - Read or Die
5. H.T. - Trigun

[Natsuke Takeda]

Title: Professor Of Philosophy
E-mail: Fla2epnoi@yahoo.com
Age: 16
Years of Otakudom: 9 years
Genre of Choice: Action/Drama

What I look for in an anime:
I look for anime that has a deeper sense of feeling to it than just mindless gun totting, fist punching action. It needs to show emotion, whether sad or not, and the art has to come with it. I love anime that gets to the point instead of mindless fillers that don't shape the plot or the character. Let the anime delve into the deepes places of your mind. For some odd reason, I like my music load, hard, and fast. Go Figure...

Top 10 anime:
1. Neon Genesis Evangelion
2. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
4. Akira
5. His and Her Circumstances/Kare Kano
6. Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen
7. Grave of the Fireflies
8. FLCL
9. Great Teacher Onizuka
10. Macross Plus

Top 10 anime songs:
1. Tank! - Cowboy Bebop
2. Innocence - Rurouni Kenshin
3. Ride On Shooting Star - FLCL
4. Back On the Rocks - Initial D
5. Destiny - Kikaider: The Animation
6. Sobakasu - Rurouni Kenshin (cheesy, but nice)
7. Quiet Life - Rurouni Kenshin: Seisouhen
8. Open Your heart - .hack//SIGN
9. You get to Burning - Nadesico
10. True Light - D.N.Angel

[Great Bear]

Title: Super Intendant of Gozaimastey or something
Email: GBpwnsU@llyearlong.com
Age: 22
Years of Otakudom: 3
Genre of choice: Action-Comedy

What I look for in anime: Great characters, music, a fun, funny, deep, and/or entertaining plot, or the ever important "coolness" factor (which can be calculated by the production of a rediculously large grin that will remain on your face until the end of an episode).

Top 10 anime (in no particular order):
The Twelve Kingdoms
One Piece
Read Or Die (OAV and TV)
RahXephon
Tenshi na Konamaiki
Ghost In The Shell (Movie and TV)
Cowboy Bebop (Movie included)
Scrapped Princess
Shaman King
Gundam Seed

Top 10 anime songs:
1. Shinjitsu no Uta - Do As Infinity (Inuyasha 5th ED)
2. R.O.D (Instrumental) - YKZ (RoD the TV OP)
3. Drivin' Through The Night - move (Ikkitousen OP)
4. Believe - Nami Tamaki (Gundam Seed 3rd OP)
5. Northern Lights - Hayashibara Megumi (Shaman King 2nd OP)
6. Co©ktail - Hysteric Blue (Spiral ED)
7. Inner Universe - Ilaria Graziano (Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex OP)
8. Mayonaka na Taiyou - Kuroda Kayoko (Tenchi Muyo GXP OP)
9. Shouchi no Tsuke - Suitei Shoujo (One Piece 4th ED)
10. Cruel Angel's Thesis - Takahashi Youko (Evangelion OP)

[Johnny le Fou]

Title: Professor of Not Being a Professor
E-mail: johnny-le-fou@gmx.de
Age: 16
Genre of Choice: Drama

What I look for in anime: Originality, a fantastic but believable setting, characters you can relate to, a gripping plot, a strong atmosphere, good music, animation and designs. Beside this, I'm a sucker for some artistic influence in anime.


Top 10 Anime

1. FLCL
2. Millennium Actress
3. Now and Then, Here and There
4. Only Yesterday
5. Rose of Versailles
6. Berserk
7. Maison Ikkoku
8. Monster
9. Planetes
10. His and Her Circumstances

Top 10 Anime Songs

1. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Fish - Silent Cruise
2. Berserk: Earth
3. Key the Metal Idol: Watashi ga Soba ni Iru
4. Last Exile: Cloud Age Symphony
5. Gunslinger Girl: The Light Before We Land
6. Hunter X Hunter: Tayou wa Yoru mo Kagayu
7. RahXephon: Hemisphere
8. FLCL: One Life
9. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Some Other Time
10. Haibane Renmei: Blue Flow

[Zelkiiro]

Sweet jumping Jeebus, you have some powerful Life2 spells. Welp, it's time to update!

Title: Professor of Anime Insanity
E-mail: zelkiiromardel@hotmail.com
Age: 18
Years of Otakudom: 7
Genre of Choice: Comedy

What I look for in anime: I look for a show with likable characters, a decent story, and awesome music to back it up. Of course, I also prefer to laugh than to cry, so comedy takes priority.

Top 10 Anime

1. Slayers/NEXT/TRY
2. Azumanga Daioh
3. Fruits Basket
4. FLCL
5. Midori no Hibi
6. Cowboy Bebop
7. Berserk
8. Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro
9. Excel Saga
10. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Top 10 Anime Songs

1. Neon Genesis Evangelion - Cruel Angel's Thesis
2. On Your Mark - On Your Mark
3. Tsubasa Chronicle - Tsubasa
4. Initial D: 3rd Stage - Strike On!
5. Wolf's Rain - Cloud Nine
6. Full Moon wo Sagashite - New Future
7. .hack//SIGN - In the Land of Twilight, Under the Moon
8. Princess Nine - Princess Nine
9. Noir - Chloe
10. Colorful Kiss - Sakuranbo Kisu

[sohryu]

Title: Dean of Asian Male Studies
E-Mail: s0hryu@hotmail.com
Age: 20
Years of Otakudom: 4
Genre of Choice: Comedy/action

What I look for in an anime:
Pretty artwork/animation, a good soundtrack, and good voice actors.

Top 10 anime

1. Ouran High School Host Club
2. Neon Genesis Evangelion
3. Berserk
4. Now and Then, Here and There
5. Vision of Escaflowne
6. Howl's Moving Castle
7. Onegai Teacher
8. Najica Blitz Tactics
9. Azumanga Daioh
10. Martian Successor Nadesico

Top 10 anime songs:

1. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Cruel Angel's Thesis
2. Ouran High School Host Club: Sakura Kiss
3. Azumanga Daioh: Soramimi Cake
4. Berserk: Tell Me Why
5. Berserk: Waiting So Long
6. Hellsing: Shine
7. Outlaw Star: Through the Night
8. Vandread: Himegoto
9. Vandread: Trust
10. Martian Successor Nadesico: Watashi Rashiku

[A-R@D]

Title: Professor of Anime Epics
E-Mail: eamrhein@gmail.com
Age: 19
Years of Otakudom:6
Genre of Choice: Epic/Drama

What I look for in an anime:
Colorfull and fleshed out characters are very important in good anime. Without strong social relationships with good chemistry even the most interesting plot can seem dull.

Top 10 anime

1)Grave of The Fireflies (Movie)
2)Whisper of the Heart (Movie)
3)Now and Then, Here and There (TV 13 Episodes)
4)Monster (TV 74 Episodes)
5)Lupin III:Castle of Caligistro (Movie)
6)Porco Rosso (Movie)
7)Kiki's Delivery Service (Movie)
8)Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen(OVA)
9)Vision of Escaflowne (TV 26 Episodes)
10) Hajime no Ippo (TV 72 Episodes)
Top 10 anime songs:

1. Macross Plus Information High
2. Escaflowne - Aoi Hitomi
3. FLCL-Hybrid Rainbow
4. Lodosss War- Kiseki no Umi
5. Wolfs Rain: Gravity
6. Vision of Escaflowne- Chain
7. Kare Kano-Tenshi no Yubikiri
8. Escaflowne -Yakusoku wa Iranai
9. Witch Hunter Robin-Shell
10.Neon Genesis Evangelion: Cruel Angel's Thesis (San Nin)

[AqueousMessage]

Title: Professor of Epic Anime Manuevers
Email: Unclefungus@verizon.net
Age: 18
Years of Otakudom: 5 years or so
Genre of Choice: Comedy/Drama

What I look for in an anime:
I look for an anime to have that "special blend" of everything. The genre doesn't really matter to me, but I do prefer comedy and mind bending anime. I don't really like to watch anime that’s all blood and action or all sad and depressing. I need my eyes to see something different once and awhile. The anime needs to be made up of sugar and spice and... mmmmm, sugar and spice.... ah, um.. sorry. That "special blend" anime should consist of a grand musical score, good dialogue, good character development, superior art work, and, of course, a good plot. If an anime has all of these (or at least some of these) incorporated into one anime whether it be series, moive, or OVA, I usually end up loving it. That's why my Top 10 is always subject to change.

Top 10 anime:
01. FLCL
2. Kino's Journey
3. Last Exile
4. Great Teacher Onizuka
5. Azumanga Daioh
6. Haibene Renmei
7. Neo Genesis: Evangelion
8. Cowboy Bebop
9. Samurai Champloo
10. His and Her Circumstances

Top 10 anime songs:
01. FLCL : "Crazy Sunshine"
2. Samurai Champloo: "battlecry"
3. FLCL : "Last Dinosaur"
4. Cowboy Bebop: "Tank"
5. Haibene Renmei: Opening Theme
6. Cowboy Bebop: "Green Bird"
7. Noir: "Chloe"
8. Berserk: "Tell Me Why"
9. Kino's Journey : "all to be"
10. GTO: "Opening Theme"

[sohryu]

10. Honey and Clover: Dramatic

omg! Someone else that actually likes the OP!?!? Awesome.

* sohryu shoots A-R@D a thumbs up

[Mamimi]

Title: Professor of Ninja Studies
Email: No! Not here! Not now!!! AUGH!
Age: 17
Years of Otakudom: 5
Genre of Choice: I like something in every genre

What I look for in anime: Character development, and the uniqueness of characters. I value a series when they can mold a character over the course of a series and have them change as well.

Top Ten Anime:
1. FLCL
2. Boogiepop Phantom
3. Serial Experiments Lain
4. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
5. Grave of the Fireflies
6. Kino's Journey
7. Damekko Doubutsu
8. Haibane Renmei
9. Evangelion
10. Cowboy Bebop

Top Ten Anime Songs:
1. Beautiful Morning With You - FLCL
2. Fighting Dreamers - Naruto
3. Inner Universe - Ghost in the Shell
4. Main Theme in Ghost in the Shell: Innocence (Don't know the name)
5. Hit in the USA - Beck
6. Hybrid Rainbow - FLCL
7. Duvet - Lain
8. Ready Steady Go - FMA
9. Katamari Damacy Theme - Katamari Damacy (not really anime, but it's great regardless)
10. Nakushita Kotoba - Naruto

[Jeannie]

Title: Professor of Anime Antagonists
Email: Get your own
Age: 15
Years of Otakudom: 7
Genre of Choice: Comedy, Drama

What I look for in anime: Something that isn't crap. I want some redeeming qualities. Just because you're asian and a cartoon doesn't mean you're worth my time.

Top Ten Anime:
1. Sailor Moon (I'm such a hypocrite...)
2. Now & Then, Here & There
3. Tokyo Godfathers
4. Ranma 1/2
5. Azumanga Daioh
6. Magic Knight Rayearth
7. Death Note
8. Dr. Slump
9. Galaxy Express 999
10. Cowboy Bebop

I don't listen to "Anime Music"... Give me a real question.

[Rove]

7. Death Note
Can I borrow your time-machine?

I don't listen to "Anime Music"... Give me a real question.
So you don't listen to "movie music" either? Just choose 10 songs, why is that such a 'unreal' question?

[Risen Hell Fire]

Title: Professor of Researching
E-Mail: Barkychan@aol.com Risenhellfire@hotmail.com
Age: 18
Years of Otakudom: 0 (what is it)
Genre of Choice: Romantic Comedys and some Action

What I look for in an anime:
Story, Plot, Characters, Voice acting, and Art. Pretty much without them the anime falls flat IMO. Without good art we'll just be looking at another Reign anime, and we don't want that now do we?, Without Plot, Story and Characters we wouldn't be giving a dam about whats happening and who it's happening to since you just wouldn't care about it becuase it doesn't draw you in and makes you want to see what happens next. And without Good voice acting you wouldn't believe any of the characters like if the main character is this big guy and his voice is so dam annoying you want him to be dead. All anime needs these factors or else we just wont care.

Top 10 anime

1. Voltron
2. Samurai Pizza Cats
3. Mamotte Shugogetten
4. Cowboy Bebop
5. Azumanga Daioh
6. Trigun
7. Princess mononoke
8. Outlaw star
9. FLCL
10. Sailor moon

Top 10 anime songs: Non really because I don't know thier names