Just wondering what people think are some of the best anime series in the last 10 years. I know people will have some personal bias, but please support your choices. I mean there are tons of anime I find entertaining, but just don't make the cut. I suppose quality in terms of overall story, character development, entertainment value, animation, OST, innovation/overall excellence. I think I've watched most of the anime "worth watching" and many series not worth watching, but maybe there will be some others I have yet to watch. I've probably seen around 150-200 (full series) series so far.
I personally think Junni Kokki (12 kingdoms) was probably the best I've seen in recent memory. It had some annoying characters, but overall it was excellent. I think it made the top 5% in terms of animation, OST and style. For a long series, it kept up without slacking on the animation. I suppose having a storyline and character development is what set it apart. Most animes seem to utterly fail in terms of developing characters. All I usually see are static characters that are unrealistic. The storyline is also one of the better lines because it's based on a book that doesn't suck. e.g. The story wasted written by some shitty mangka, but an actually writer.
Sailor Moon! It has to be Sailor Moon!
Yes it started in 1992 but it ran for 5 seasons ending in 1997 so it still counts as being in the last 10 years.
The story great and mix of action, romance, and comedy. There are very tense moments and then moments of pure comedy.
Pokemon aka Pocket Monsters
This thread is going places!
evangelion.
Naruto
Dwoit!
Eva and Sailor Moon!
They introduced a lot of concepts that haven't been trumped as of yet.
The naruto anime has gone hill so I won't nominate it. Manga's great though.
Boku ha Doragon Boru Zeta-chan!