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1. The Twelve Kingdoms: Aside from the fact that it’s about a girl who gets transported to a magical world where there are magical unicorns who turn into people running around proclaiming rulers chosen by gods, it’s an incredibly believeable world. You can see how the place is run, you see people doing their everyday normal jobs, selling folk out as prostitutes or having a rebellion for the good of the country. The characters are what make it for me. It’s probably the only anime where I feel that the main character actually has honest and believable development, in a positive direction. Sure, she slides back a bit at one point, but she realises and works to make herself a better person. I love the designs, the animation, the characters (again), the concepts. Pretty much everything about it. The one thing that could be improved on? How it finished in the middle of an arc because the rest of the books aren’t finished!

2. Death Note: A Lawful Good honour student who gets corrupted by his god complex? What isn’t to love? Also, magic. Seriously though, the reason I love this so much is the complex games played by Light and L. I love detective shows/books, and it was something new for me to see it from the side of the antagonist. Light’s mentality is fascinating to me, and it is awesome to see the slow descent into madness. About the anime specifically though, I love the voice acting (Japanese). For me, it has hands down the best voice acting I’ve heard. I wasn’t a particular fan of the direction it went when they introduced Near and Mello, however, but not because “OMG L DIED NOOO” but because I didn’t think they were as interesting rivals for Light, and Near was so much like L that I was just like “Really? You couldn’t have done something different there?”

3. Yu Yu Hakusho: Perhaps not the pinnacle of storytelling, but it’s probably my most watched anime. It’s a fun show, with a nice range of enemies from super-smart to nothing-but-brawn. A few heart wrenching deaths (few of which are permanent, but hey), interesting battles, and a wide range of characters. Possibly because of the characters I normally like, it’s refreshing to enjoy a main character who is completely useless in anything but a fight. Sure, he has street smarts, but certainly no other kind. Seriously, I wouldn’t be sure that Yusuke could point to Australia on a map. Probably my only criticism is that it’s a little predictable, but hey, it’s a fighting anime that I started watching because the main character dies in the first episode. Doesn’t bother me too much.