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Welcome to the DOU Anime Viability Ranking project, where we rank the viability of anime. This thread will proceed a little differently from the last one: the floor will always be open to discussion, and after a period of time (probably whenever), the viability rankings council of myself, daawesomdude1 and whoever wants to join in will vote on any of the anime being discussed and post the results and reasoning here. I've also taken the liberty of editing the rankings and descriptions to better reflect reality. Also unless stated otherwise, this includes sequels because listing all the 'gataris would be long as fuck.
>>Tier 1<<
Cat Planet CutiesAnime that have great animation, art style, writing, and character design. You can't really go wrong by watching these anime.
Nagi no Asukara
Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Samurai Champloo
Cowboy Bebop
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Ping Pong The Animation
>>Tier 1.5<<
Steins;GateAnime that are generally strong, but can be mediocre in some areas, or don't have great qualities compared to a lot of Tier 1, or are only particularly useful for checking out a certain genre.
Bakemonogatari
Toradora!
Non Non Biyori
Chihayafuru
FLCL
Barakamon
Ghost in the Shell
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu
Mawaru Penguindrum
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV)
Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?
Hibike! Euphonium
>>Tier 2<<
Sayonara Zetsubou SenseiAnime which have good quality writing, animation, or have a particularly intriguing concept, but are simply not as good as the shows in the higher tiers.
Kill la Kill
Mushishi
Natsume Yuujinchou
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
Hyouka
Clannad
Another
Death Note
White Album 2
Fullmetal Alchemist
>>Tier 2'<<
Michiko to HatchinShows which, while good, only fit on a specific audience or require watching a significant amount of before becoming good. So named because they're not worse than the ones in Tier 2.
Shinryaku! Ika Musume
Uchuu Kyoudai
Trigun
Eureka Seven
Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster
Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
Angel Beats!
Kuroko no Basket
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
Choujigen Game Neptune The Animation
Kyoukai no Kanata
Himouto! Umaru-chan
>>Tier 3<<
Azumanga DaiohShows that are decent or are really, really niche, but can still satisfy that market excellently.
Lucky☆Star
Gakkougurashi!
Eyeshield 21
Elfen Lied
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Kaichou wa Maid-sama!
Aoi Bungaku Series
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
The iDOLM@STER
Yuru Yuri
Little Busters!
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
Hataraku Maou-sama!
Kiniro Mosaic
Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!
Gatchaman Crowds
Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Comedy wo Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru
One Punch Man
Initial D First Stage
Air Gear
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes
Hitsugi no Chaika
Nisekoi
Love Live! School Idol Project
White Album
>>Tier 4<<
HellsingGateway anime or shit you watched when you were 10. Shows in this category are typically standard shounen nakama shit and if you thoroughly enjoy them you have shit taste. Honestly anime in this category are no where near as good as the ones above it
Mirai Nikki
Pokemon
Dragon Ball
InuYasha
Konjiki no Gash Bell!!
Fate/Zero
Log Horizon
Naruto
Fairy Tail
Bleach
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