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I came across gaguri and Sasa’s Top 50 Anime of the Decade list the other day. For some people, a top 50 of the decade list would cover almost their entire fandom. Having only started watching anime in the mid/late 90′s I am probably one of those people (of course I still had to leave out anime that would of made it on the list if it were not for the fact that it aired before 2000, like Trigun, KareKano, Slayers, Evangelion, etc).

Without further ado, top 50 of the decade.
edit1: Oops Grave of the Fireflies is oooollldddd. Thanks, Sasa!
edit2: Removed Excel Saga, that started airing in 1999, and as RyanA suggested, I’ve added the season, year it started airing, and studio. I’ll have some analysis later this week.

50: Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto (Winter 2003, JC Staff)
49: Shakugan no Shana (Fall 2005, JC Staff)
48: Macross Frontier (Spring 2008, Satelight)
47: Higashi no Eden (Spring 2009, Production IG)
46: Ga-Rei -Zero- (Fall 2008, Asread)
45: Futakoi Alternative (Spring 2005, Ufotable)
44: Moyashimon (Fall 2007, Telekom Animation Film)
43: Maria†Holic (Winter 2009, SHAFT)
42: Mahoromatic (Fall 2001, Gainax)
41: Samurai Champloo (Spring 2004, Manglobe)
40: Darker than BLACK (Spring 2007, Bones)
39: Toradora! (Fall 2008, JC Staff)
38: Kure-nai (Spring 2008, Brains Base)
37: Aria the Animation (Fall 2005, Hal Film Maker)
36: Minami-ke (Fall 2007, Starchild)
35: Lucky Star (Spring 2007, Kyoto Animation)
34: Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (Movie/OVA 2007, Gainax)
33: Hidamari Sketch (Winter 2007, SHAFT)
32: Hayate the Combat Butler!! (S2) (Spring 2009, JC Staff)
31: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (Spring 2006, Studio DEEN)
30: Haibane Renmei (Fall 2002, Radix)
29: Clannad (Fall 2007, Kyoto Animation)
28: Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai (Spring 2002, Gainax)
27: Fullmetal Alchemist (Fall 2003, Bones)
26: Code Geass – Hangyaku no Lelouch (Fall 2006, Sunrise)
25: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (Summer 2007, Studio DEEN)
24: Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo (Movie/OVA 2006, Madhouse)
23: Seto no Hanayome (Spring 2007, Gonzo)
22: Ouran High School Host Club (Spring 2006, Bones)
21: Honey and Clover II (Summer 2006, JC Staff)
20: Bakemonogatari (Summer 2009, SHAFT)
19: The Place Promised in Our Early Days (Movie/OVA 2004, Shinkai Makoto)
18: Black Lagoon : Second Barrage (Fall 2006, Madhouse)
17: Love Hina (Spring 2000, Production IG)
16: Excel Saga
16: Kannagi (Fall 2008, A-1 Pictures)
15: Voices of a Distant Star (Movie/OVA 2002, Shinkai Makoto)
14: Grave of the Fireflies
14: Kara no Kyoukai 3: Tsuukaku Zanryuu (Movie/OVA 2008, Ufotable)
13: Saikano (Summer 2002, Gonzo)
12: Bokura ga Ita (Summer 2006, Artland)
11: R.O.D. OVA (Movie/OVA 2001, Studio DEEN)
10: Hikaru no Go (Fall 2001, Studio Pierrot)
9: Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (Movie/OVA 2009, Gainax)
8: Fruits Basket (Summer 2001, Studio DEEN)
7: Azumanga Daioh (Spring 2002, JC Staff)
6: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Spring 2006, Kyoto Animation)
5: Furi Kuri (Movie/OVA 2000, Gainax)
4: Yakitate!! Japan (Fall 2004, Sunrise)
3: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Spring 2007, Gainax)
2: Honey and Clover (Spring 2005, JC Staff)
1: Five Centimeters per Second (Movie/OVA 2007, Shinkai Makoto)

As you can see, I included OVAs and movies in my list as well :P

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