{"id":198,"date":"2006-12-21T00:03:07","date_gmt":"2006-12-21T08:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/2006\/12\/21\/blog-017-55-anime-in-2006\/"},"modified":"2009-01-26T10:27:34","modified_gmt":"2009-01-26T18:27:34","slug":"blog-017-55-anime-in-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2006\/12\/21\/blog-017-55-anime-in-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 017 > My 55 Anime in 2006!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSaikano | Image from Google Search<\/em><\/p>\n

yup, 55 in 2006!… from may-thru-december 2006, i’ve seen and rated 55 anime in 2006<\/strong> so far (and may finish a couple more, lol)… after having seen others posting their “top tens” of the year, i figured why not?… for me, the most-important 5-star criteria is emotional power (can it move me to tears?), followed next by story complexity and character depth, then style, humor, music, uniqueness, and so on (not in any particular order)… also note that i only give a 4-star maximum to “half seasons”… SO, with that, here are my top 34<\/strong> contenders for both “full seasons” (20-30+ episodes) and “half seasons” (10-15 episodes)… and across five self-defined categories (subject to change, lol)… impossible to choose winners!!!<\/p>\n

dec 25 edit<\/strong> ~ last night and early morning, finally finished “Tsukuyomi Moon Phase” (gotta add this to the 5-star list!), plus the last 25 episodes of “Eureka Seven” (the same 5 stars as the first 25 episodes!)… so really, it’s the top 35 of 56 anime in 2006<\/strong>… lol, sorry!<\/p>\n

dec 30 edit<\/strong> ~ hey, yesterday and the night before, managed to finish two more “full season” anime before the end of the year… “Azumanga Daioh” (4 stars) and “Naruto” Season 1 (5 stars)… so yup, another change, it’s really the top 36 of 58 anime in 2006<\/strong>… happy new year!<\/p>\n

22 full seasons ~ 5 of 5 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n9 serious-drama-some-humor<\/em>
\n+ Blood+ (1-50)
\n+ Ergo Proxy (1-23)
\n+ Eureka Seven (1-50)
\n+ Figure 17 (1-13 x2) ~ note: episodes were 50 minutes each
\n+ Gankutsuou: Count of Monte Cristo (1-24)
\n+ Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2nd GIG (1-26)
\n+ Noein (1-24)
\n+ Solty Rei (1-24)
\n+ Trinity Blood (1-24)<\/p>\n

13 action-drama-more-romance-comedy<\/em>
\n+ Ah! My Goddess (Season 1: 1-24)
\n+ Ah! My Goddess (Season 2: 1-22)
\n+ Air Gear (1-25)
\n+ Fruits Basket (1-26)
\n+ Kare Kano (His and Her Circumstances: 1-26)
\n+ My HiME (Mai HiME) (1-26)
\n+ Mai Otome (1-26)
\n+ NANA – S1 (1-25 of 50?)
\n+ Naruto – S1 (1-25)
\n+ Negima! (1-26)
\n+ Shuffle! (1-24)
\n+ Tsukuyomi Moon Phase (1-25)
\n+ You’re Under Arrest – S1 (1-51 of 52)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

14 half seasons ~ 4 of 5 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n

3 action-drama<\/em>
\n+ Black Lagoon (1-12)
\n+ Full Metal Panic (Second Raid: 1-13)
\n+ IGPX – Season 1 (1-13)<\/p>\n

7 action-romance-comedy<\/em>
\n+ Gokusen (1-13)
\n+ He is My Master (1-12)
\n+ Ikki Tousen (1-13)
\n+ Mahoromatic (Season 2: 1-14)
\n+ Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (1-14)
\n+ Midori Days (1-13)
\n+ Rozen Maiden – S1 (1-12)<\/p>\n

4 quieter-slice-of-life-romance-comedy<\/em>
\n+ Ichigo Mashimaro (Strawberry Marshmallow: 1-12)
\n+ Kasimasi (Girl Meets Girl: 1-12)
\n+ Onegai (Please) Twins (1-13)
\n+ To Heart – Season 2 (1-13)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saikano | Image from Google Search yup, 55 in 2006!… from may-thru-december 2006, i’ve seen and rated 55 anime in 2006 so far (and may finish a couple more, lol)… after having seen others posting their “top tens” of the year, i figured why not?… for me, the most-important 5-star criteria is emotional power (can … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[14,19,15],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rIwb-3c","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2005\/12\/19\/post-314\/","url_meta":{"origin":198,"position":0},"title":"post 314 ~ end of the world","author":"xjaymanx","date":"December 19, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Saikano | Image from Google Search damn, finished both \"battlestar galactica\" s1 dvd1 and \"saikano\" final dvd... wow, amazing end-of-the-world-type dramas!... both FIVE STARS! :)))","rel":"","context":"In "Anime Reviews"","block_context":{"text":"Anime Reviews","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/anime-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":144,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2006\/10\/20\/post-413-more-japanese-tv\/","url_meta":{"origin":198,"position":1},"title":"post 413 ~ more japanese TV","author":"xjaymanx","date":"October 20, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"\"fruits basket\" (anime; 2001-2) \"you're under arrest\" (live-action; 2002) \"NANA\" (anime; 2006)--> post 413 ~ more japanese TV, hehe ;) fruits basket ~ last night, finally finished the 26-episode series via netflix!... and WOW, i never would've guessed that i'd find myself so fond of yet ANOTHER (seemingly stereotypical) high-school-teenaged\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Fruits Basket"","block_context":{"text":"Fruits Basket","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/anime-titles\/fruits-basket\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3604,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2009\/07\/13\/blog-210-death-lolis-changed-worlds\/","url_meta":{"origin":198,"position":2},"title":"Blog 210 > Death Lolis & Changed Worlds","author":"xjaymanx","date":"July 13, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"L - Change the World (Live Action, 2008) | Enlarge 1400px Heyyy, what's up? 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