by SilverSyko Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:05 pm
This isn't a ranking, it's just 5 anime/manga that have really influenced me and I follow very eagerly, though I can easily tell you which one is my most favorite out of them.
Overall Favorite:
One Piece - Just all around an amazing work. Awesome and unique characters and a whole creative and deep world to become immersed in. Not to mention top-notch writing accompanies this series too.
Major Likes:
Higurashi/Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Will always be important to me because it got me into this hobby and had a major influence on my current tastes.
Black☆Rock Shooter - I came into this fandom with the OVA, NOT huke's artwork or the music video. Still, I love it for finally showing me an all-female cast I find really awesome.
The World God Only Knows- The only harem-esque series I REALLY enjoy. It puts a rather unique spin on the whole thing with the memory loss aspect and manages to keep it worthwhile by having an actually interesting narrative. Bonus points for making the ecchi rather uncommon and really only present in situations where it would be called for, such as a bath or torture scene.
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt - My ultimate guilty pleasure. If this was a more traditional anime, I would DESPISE this show for how unbelievably crude it is. However, the uniqueness of it all really makes it hard for me not to appreciate it in this age where moe reigns supreme. I'm really hoping for a second season because when this show hits it's stride, it can be RIDICLOUSLY funny.