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My favorite anime/manga list:
1. One Piece
2. Shigurui
3. Berserk
4. Texhnolyze
5. Perfect Blue
6. Neon Genesis Evangelion
7. Welcome to the NHK
8. The Tatami Galaxy
9. Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal
10. Foolycooly
11. Legend of The Galactic Heroes
12. Hunter x Hunter (2011)
13. Aku No Hana
14. Serial Experiments Lain
15. Samurai Champloo
16. Ping Pong the Animation
17. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
18. Cowboy Bebop
19. Haibane Renmei
20. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
21. Toriko
22. Yu Yu Hakusho
23. Golden Boy
24. Baccano
25. Fate/Zero

The Explanation for why I believe One Piece is the best anime:

This is an excerpt from a conversation I had with a person on MAL where I explained why I like One Piece so much:
One Piece is my preferred anime for several reasons. The characters develop quite well over the course of 600 episodes and counting. They all have mostly mature and well written back stories and development. The problem is that most people take it at face value just throwing it into the category of a typical shonen when it is far greater than that. Another great thing is how well everything is accounted for with no plot holes yet and so many times where everything clicks and we get a whole new dimension to the OP-universe. Oda is an absolute genius at planning, everything comes together near perfectly. Another good thing is how much good content there is in it in general. OP manages to continue being entertaining, interesting, and adventurous from the beginning to where we are now with no signs of stopping. One aspect of OP that is often overlooked is that it has some surprisingly good themes throughout the series, something which pleases me exceptionally so when done right in an anime. Now I'm not saying these themes are absolutely ground breaking, like Texhnolyze, NGE, NHK, or Serial Experiments Lain. However, they are still very good, better than all the other shonens and just most anime in general. I'm gonna rattle off some examples of what I'm talking about:
- The fishmen racism is a very intriguing and unique theme that adds some depth to OP. Instead of just throwing in traditional racism and not really examining it deeply, OP really goes into this cool aspect of the series. One would never imagine that there would this whole back story of racism towards fishmen in a pirate show with mythical creatures. Oda handles it so well, no other series has things like this, nor do they handle it in quite the same unique Oda does.
- Inherited will is another great theme in OP. It is really interesting because it is not generic and isn't really in too many other things to as much of an extent as it is in OP. The whole idea of the previous generation failing to complete their dreams and aspirations for centuries and having the next generation pick up on these and right all those wrongs over time is amazing. Seeing the torch being passed in real time like in OP is a rare sight in entertainment mediums.
- Letting go of your past and moving on and living happily is another exceptional theme in OP. All of the main cast undergo this process. Each of them do it through unconventional methods, which keeps it fresh every time. All of this is happening in the bizarre but great world of OP, instead of just being a generic transition in a real life setting which has been overdone to death. The change seen in these characters remains so relatable and human while being in such in the strange setting of OP. It was always exciting to come to know the next crew member and to know that they'll be travelling as one of the main cast hanging out with the other developed and cool characters.
Those are just some of the many themes explored in the wonderful series of OP.
Some other good things about it are its sheer entertainment value. Never have I been so entertained in my entire life.First off, the show has some pretty quality comedy. About half of the jokes made me laugh out loud. This is impressive because OP is principally not a comedy series, and yet is has so many jokes throughout, and since I found about half of them to be funny, this means that there were thousands of jokes that were successful at doing what they were intended to do. Here's an example of why the comedy is some of the best out there: Take the anime Welcome to the NHK. I must give it credit for most of its jokes being hilarious, so it beats OP in the average comedy value, but the beautiful thing about OP as a whole is that it has so many good jokes throughout that I enjoyed to the point where as a whole, it was funnier when you take the sheer amount of good jokes on both sides.
Another positive for the series is the godly soundtrack it has. I wouldn't consider even one of the openings to be bad or even average. They were all at least a 7/10 on the scale for openings. Same goes for the ending songs. Those are just the tip of the iceberg, where OP really hits home is in its OSTs. Each and every one of them fit with atmosphere of the show so well, that's it's almost surreal. I would consider about 10 of them to be beyond a 10/10 in terms of soundtrack quality. The rest are at least 8/10s.
Another positive for the series is the large mass of cool characters. Although a lot of them were just quirky, most of the quirks were good and I regard them as being valuable characters to the series to this day.
The story is also well received for being emotionally gripping, which I strongly agree with. It does this without seeming like pointless melodrama (most of the time). I'll be the first one to admit, I cried at several points throughout the duration of OP. At one point, I had cried so much for one character that I was all out of tears for the next one that had something sad happen to him shortly after.
Of course, there is the action that is just superb. None of the fights rely on BS power ups and nakama powers, save for a few moments of solely encouragement, not a nakama power up. All the fights have good enough tactics to the point where it doesn't seem like DBZ power blasts 24/7. The fights always delivered, always.
So, in review, OP is a grossing anime that just keeps the fun-filled adventure going the whole way through, with many more years of greatness to come. That being said, I do recognize that it has its fair share of flaws, but they don't really hinder the story too much and generally minor, but still big enough to make me give it a 9/10 on my scale, because I believe that a 10/10 anime has to be perfect in all aspects, something which I have yet to find, but One Piece has come dangerously close to bridging that gap, which is why it will always have a place in my heart as the best anime, because I seriously doubt anything else can top this masterfullness in anime, at least not any time soon with the current state of the industry. I hope I've convinced you that OP is far more than it may seem on the surface. And now, I will leave you with this:

Anime Rating Details:

My anime/manga rating scale:

How I Distribute My Ratings:

How I rate different types of series:

Best Anime By Year from what I've seen so far:

Dark Souls is my favorite video game

Favorite Western Movies (in no particular order)

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Some of My Favorite Youtube Channels:

Okay, this is the part where I try to be funny and shit, please don't cringe too hard, I hope you're entertained

My old signatures:

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Official List of People on MAL who have Good Taste

The Gintamoderators took down my Gintama° review, here it is if you still you want to read it:

My initial reaction to the Top Anime on MAL went something like this

Also, this is a real man right here

BTW: my current rating on an anime maybe different than what I gave it in a review because my opinion of the anime may have gone up or down over time, or because I had to move it down to more evenly distribute my ratings so that I can portray better anime as being better than others.

I would make more reviews, but I'm busy

And if you happen to downvote one of my reviews, well...

But if you do like my reviews, then

Also, don't send me random friend-requests, I'll only accept you if you have extremely good taste from a random friend request. Normally, you have to say something in the friend request message or you need to have had a conversation with me at some point on the forums or in my comments.
This is my typical reaction to random friend requests

Also, if you try to infiltrate my friends list with ill intentions, I will detect your insincerity immediately and rek ur ass like this

But if you're cool and I like you, you can chill with me and my crew like this

Feel free to leave a comment and have a conversation with me, I enjoy talking about anime with others. You can argue about my ratings too, if you want.
I'll respond to your comment soon, but first