There was another top 25 list, but that was from TV FUJI, so it more or less only had animes that it ran on it'c channel...gives me a thread idea XD Speed racer? Mah! You're crazy!lol. Darn... no Cyborg 009?! *faints*
In comparison, this is the top 100 Most Important (not most popular) of all time in Japan.
In order of importance:
1. Hakujaden (Tale of the White Serpant), Movie, 1958.
2. Tetsuwan Atom, TV, 1963
3. Horus, Prince of the Sun, Movie, 1968
4. Kumotochuribu, 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. Spacde 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: Castle of Cagliostro, Movie, 1979
30. Urusei Yatsura, TV, 1981
31. SDF Macross, TV, 1982
35. Daicon Films, 1983
38. Urusei Yatsura 2: Beutiful Dreamer, Movie, 1984
39. Macross: Do You Remember Love?, Movie, 1984
42. Wings of the Honnimise, Movie, 1987
43. Nausicaa 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 Northstar, TV, 1984
51. Touch, TV, 1985
52. Dragonball, TV, 1986
53. Saint Seiya, TV, 1986
55. Yu Yu Hakusho, TV, 1992
56. Wicked City, OVA, 1987
57. Akira, Movie, 1988
58. Ghost in the Shell, Movie, 1995
60. Gubuster, 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. Mahou 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 Suit 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. Pokemon, 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. Cardcapror Sakura, TV, 1998
93. Neon Genesis Evangelion, TV, 1995
94. HunterxHunter, TV, 1999
95. One Piece, TV, 1999
96. Detective Boy Conan, TV, 1996
97. Love Hina, TV, 2000
98. Sakura Taisen, TV, 2000
99. Martian Successor Nadesico, TV, 1996
100. Doremon, TV, 1979
Note how Mazinger Z easily outranks Evangelion and Love Hina.
The full list of anime Animage Magazine readers selected as the anime titles that should be remembered in the 21st century is below. The repeated numbers indicate a tie.
1. Card Captor Sakura
2. Genso Maden Saiyuki
3. Shin Seiki Evangelion
4. Hunter X Hunter
5. One Piece
6. Meitantei (Detective) Conan
7. Love Hina
8. Sakura Taisen
9. Kido Senkan Nadesico
10. Doraemon
11. Kido Senshi Gundam
12. Cowboy Bebop
13. Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa
13. Yu Yu Hakusho
15. Slayers
16. Ah! Megami-sama
17. Digimon Adventure 02
17. Tonari no Totoro
19. Uchu Senkan Yamato
20. The Lupin III series
21. Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon
22. Mugen no Ryvius
23. Sazae-san
24. Senkaiden Hoshin Engi
25. Mashurambo
26. Pocket Monster
27. Hand Maid May
28. Taiho Shichauzo (You're Under Arrest)
28. Macross 7
30. Mononoke Hime
Source: Anime News Network
The May 26th episode of TV Asahi's popular "Kore ga Nihon no Best 100" (These Are Japan's Best 100) program compiled viewer votes to determine the top 100 anime ever. Classics overwhelmingly dominate the list, with the only 4 TV titles titles and 2 movies from within the past 5 years making it onto the list: King of Games Yu-Gi-Oh from 1998, the currently on-air Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan (Ojamajo Doremi season 4), Pocket Monster (currently broadcasting new episodes), and Tottoko Hamutaro represent current and recent TV anime and Mononoke Hime and Spirited Away represent recent theatrical anime. Also interesting is the fact that Hanna-Barbera's American Tom & Jerry cartoon from 1975 made it onto the list at #39. (While in America the term "anime" refers exclusively to Japanese animation, in Japan the word "anime" refers animation of any style or origin.)
The complete list is as follows:
1. Doraemon 2. Lupin III 3. Heidi of the Alps 4. My Neighbour Totoro 5. Sazae-san 6. Chibi Maruko-chan 7. Manga Japanese Fairy Tales 8. Mobile Suit Gundam 9. Nausicca of the Valley of Wind 10. Dr Slump 11. Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro 12. Kiki's Delivery Service 13. Dog of Flanders 14. Galaxy Express 999 15. Spirited Away 16. Urusei Yatsura 17. Tetsuwan Atom 18. 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother 19. Touch 20. Hakushon Daimaou 21. Moomin 22. Space Cruiser Yamato 23. Candy Candy 24. Obake no Q-tarou 25. Himitsu no Akko-chan 26. Jungle Emperor Leo 27. Crayon Shin-chan 28. Mahoutsukai Sally 29. Kontyuu Monogatari Minashigo Hacchi 30. Ikkyuu-san 31. Dragon Ball 32. Dokonjou Gaeru 33. Ashita no Joe 34. Yattaman 35. Cat's Eye 36. Ninja Hattori-kun 37. Attack No. 1 38. Scientific Ninja Team Gatchaman 39. Tom and Jerry 40. Adventures of Maya the Bee 41. Mononoke Hime 42. Rose of Versailles 43. Soreike! Anpanman 44. Mazinger Z 45. Oishinbo 46. Haikara-san ga Tooru 47. Tetsujin 28 48. Future Boy Conan 49. Ace o Nerae 50. Slam Dunk 51. Inakappe Taishou 52. Tensai Bakabon 53. Kyojin No Hoshi 54. City Hunter 55. Laputa 56. Tiger Mask 57. Parman 58. Dokaben 59. Ribbon no Kishi 60. Devilman 61. Kiteretsu Daihyakka 62. Cyborg 009 63. Youkai Ningen Bem 64. Chiisana Viking Bikke 65. Majyokko Meg-chan 66. Captain Wing 67. Osomatsu-kun 68. Babel II 69. Mach Go Go Go 70. Yawara! 71. Kinnikuman 72. Fujiko A. Fujio's Warau Salesman 73. Cutey Honey 74. Jarinko Chie 75. Yu Yu Hakusho 76. Glass Mask 77. Neon Genesis Evangelion 78. Akadou Suzunosuke 79. Asari-chan 80. Shounen Ashibe 81. High School! Kimengumi 82. Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon 83. Fist of the North Star 84. Yu-Gi-Ou 85. Pocket Monsters 86. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 87. Yuusha Raideen 88. Akira 89. Runrun the Flower Child 90. Tottoko Hamutarou 91. Ojya Majyo Doremi Dokka~n! 92. Eight Man 93. Obocchyama-kun 94. Maison Ikkoku 95. Maicchingu Machiko-sensei 96. Hajime Ningen Giatrus 97. Karimero 98. Rascal Raccoon 99. Ken the Wolf Boy 100. Young Kindaichi's Casebook
I'm really glad with the way the second list turned out,Hakujaden was the one that I had forgotten about, the one that got me into Japanese animation,lol. SO the second and third list seem to represent what should be remembered, and what are truely the most important anime, while the first one is what today's viewers are counting as great...interesting...but enough of my ramblings ...
