User blog comment:Enderparadox/The top five list of anime awesomeness/@comment-5431934-20140116141022

This is a difficult question, as it asks me to make a distinction between animes that I enjoyed watching and animes that were actually good.

On one hand, Code Geass had an exceptional story, but at some points watching it just wasn't an enjoyable expereince for me, especially in the final bit of the first season and then pretty much all of R2.

On the other SAO was kinda fun to watch, but part of me objected due to the obvious point of that the potential of the plot was squandered, the character development was weak, and that it was basically the story of a gamer nerd having every single female within a 50-mile radius fall in love with him.

That being said, there are some anime that I consider to be exceptional, and it's a view shared by the majority of the online community who have seen that anime. Thus, my list:

1. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood


 * This was a zone of contention between my #1 and #2 spots, but after watching FMA:B again I can definitively say it is my favorite anime. True, I might have some bias, FMA being my first manga, but the combination of great storytelling, good action, and the incredibly soundtrack (like the openings) made it my #1 pick.

2. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
 * Very close second, this anime is considered by many to be one of the best of animes. Over-the-top action, a strong cast of characters, and a great soundtrack place this anime in second place.

3. Rurouni Kenshin
 * To be specific, I'm talking about the manga here. The anime was poorly animated, even given its time frame. It's a good historical fiction story of a once-killer turned wanderer as he seeks redemption for what he did in the bloody bakumatsu of Japan.

-Off to school now, will add 4 & 5 once I'm home in ~11 hours-