


This anime continually gets better as it progresses, the final 15 episodes of this anime are greater than any other romantic/comedy ever made. This remains the finest example of a believable romance story in anime. It managed to turn a big time action and science fiction fan like me into a believer that there is great romance series out there. It is one of the funniest and most charming anime I've ever seen. However the story spans several years and this allows for real character and relationship progression. Yes at 96 episodes it is long for the genre. If you look over this because it's of older animation then you really don't know what an incredible experience you've missed out on. Maison Ikkoku is the finest romance anime ever made, in terms of story structure, character development and emotional depth. As stated previously, this is a list for series only! Anime that were originally released as multiple episode OVA series will be considered, however no outright anime movies will be included! This is not a list for anime movies! DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND I HAVE PROVIDED A BRIEF REVIEW FOR EACH ANIME ON THE LIST. You think this would be common sense but you'd be surprised how many great series are overlooked because of the photo or a poor description. Never judge whether to watch an anime by its description or picture. As someone who has been watching anime for multiple years and has seen several hundred series I can appreciate when an anime has true legitimate merit. I have watched all of these to completion and can confirm they are certainly worthwhile viewing. You will need to research some series on anime review sites as IMDb has limited information on anime. An anime can only be considered for this list upon being completed, if you want a list of good ongoing anime please go somewhere else.

I took many as you can see by my description, this is not a list for most popular anime only. I didn't take just one factor into consideration. Some of the qualifying factors taken into consideration for a series being deemed great are, entertainment value, popularity, lasting appeal, quality of writing, originality and significance to the medium of anime. This list of "Top 100 Anime Series Of All Time" will feature what I consider to be the 100 greatest anime series ever made.
