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Animage Top-100 Anime Listing

Source: rec.arts.anime.misc

Animage, one of the most popular anime magazines in Japan, has declared what they believe to be the "Top 100" anime productions. A partial list was posted to the newsgroup:

1. Hakujaden (Tale of the White Serpant), Movie, 1958.
2. Tetsuwan Atom, TV, 1963
3. Horus, Prince of the Sun, Movie, 1968
4. Kumo to Tulip, Movie, 1943.
8. Ashita no Joe, TV, 1970
9. Lupin III, TV, 1971.
10. Gatchaman, TV, 1972.
11. Mazinger Z, TV, 1972.
13. Space Battleship Yamato, TV, 1974.
19. Space Battleship Yamato, Movie, 1978.
20. Future Boy Conan, TV, 1978
22. Aim for the Ace!, TV, 1979.
23. Akage no Anne, TV, 1979.
24. Mobile Suit Gundam, TV, 1979.
25. The Ideon: Be Invoked, Movie, 1982
27. Armored Trooper Votoms, TV, 1983
28. Galaxy Express 999, Movie, 1979
29. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro, Movie, 1979
30. Urusei Yatsura, TV, 1981
31. SDF Macross, TV, 1982
35. Daicon films, 1983
38. Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, Movie, 1984
39. Macross: Do You Remember Love?, Movie, 1984
42. The Wings of Honneamise, Movie, 1987
43. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Movie, 1984
44. Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Movie, 1986
45. Tonari no Totoro, Movie, 1988
46. Grave of the Fireflies, Movie, 1988
47. Princess Mononoke, Movie, 1997
48. Dr. Slump, TV, 1981
49. Captain Tsubasa, TV, 1983
50. Fist of the North Star, TV, 1984
51. Touch, TV, 1985
52. Dragon Ball, TV, 1986
53. Saint Seiya, TV, 1986
55. Yū Yū Hakusho, TV, 1992
56. Wicked City, Movie, 1987
57. Akira, Movie, 1988
58. Ghost in the Shell, Movie, 1995
60. Gunbuster, OAV, 1988
61. Patlabor, OAV, 1988
62. Giant Robo, OAV, 1992
63. Tenchi Muyo!, OAV, 1992
64. Ah Megami-sama, OAV, 1993
65. Patlabor 2: The Movie, Movie, 1993
66. Tokyo Babylon 2, OAV, 1994
67. Macross Plus, OAV, 1994
68. Memories, Movie, 1996
69. Maho Tsukai Tai!, OAV, 1996
70. Blue Submarine No.6, OAV, 1998
71. Sailor Moon, TV, 1992
72. Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water, TV, 1990
73. Crayon Shin-chan, TV, 1992
74. Mobile Fighter G Gundam, TV, 1994
76. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, TV, 1995
77. Kodomo no Omocha, TV, 1996
78. The Vision of Escaflowne, TV, 1996
79. Slayers Try, TV, 1997
80. Revolutionary Girl Utena, TV, 1997
82. Pokémon, TV, 1997
83. Cowboy Bebop, TV, 1998
85. Serial Experiments Lain, TV, 1998
88. Digimon: The Movie, Movie, 2000
89. Jin-Roh, Movie, 2000
90. Blood: The Last Vampire, Movie, 2000
91. Cardcaptor Sakura, TV, 1998
93. Neon Genesis Evangelion, TV, 1995
94. Hunter X Hunter, TV, 1999
95. One Piece, TV, 1999
96. Detective Conan, TV, 1996
97. Love Hina, TV, 2000
98. Sakura Taisen, TV, 2000
99. Martian Successor Nadesico, TV, 1996
100. Doraemon, TV, 1979

This list is available in the latest Animage magazine.