原文: Top 10 Best Written Anime

Japanese animation has become a boom industry in the western world in the last 15 years. Starting with Akira in the late 80’s, through to the huge anime conventions of today, it has gone from being solely the domain of young children, to capture the imagination of people of all ages and backgrounds. This list comprises the top ten most well written anime, the literature of anime, if you will.

A lot of anime is about schoolgirls. Schoolgirls with robots, schoolgirls with psychic powers, or just naughty schoolgirls. But Azumanga Daioh is just about schoolgirls, following them as they grow, become friends, and deal with tests, homework, and bizarre teachers. Its potent humour comes not from overblown nonsense, but from how recognizable the situations are. Anyone who has been in highschool will find something to enjoy here.

The impossibly good-natured Tohru Honda meets the mysterious Sohmas, a family with a terrible curse hanging over their heads. They turn into animals of the zodiac when hugged by a member of the opposite sex. The magic of the story is revealed alongside the emotional damage of the Sohmas’, as seen through the eyes of Tohru.

The buddy flick has long been a staple of modern cinema, but combine that with a hiphop soundtrack and some awesome samurai action, and you have a stylish and action packed series that throws historical accuracy out the window. As the waitress Fuu, the samurai Jin, and the vagrant ronin Mugen journey across feudal Japan in search of a samurai who smells of sunflowers, the viewer is treated to everything from riotous lampooning, to touching and emotional tales of love and loss.

If there was an anime that could dethrone Evangelion - a show that’s as brilliant as it is entertaining - then that show is Fullmetal Alchemist. Two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, attempt to resurrect their mother using alchemy, losing Ed’s arm and leg, and Al’s Body in the process. They are now searching for the Philosopher’s Stone to fix their bodies. Although there is plenty of comedy, Fullmetal also shows insight into the brutality of war and genocide.

The catalyst for the anime boom, Akira was a calling card for the possibility of animation as an artform. From the opening nuclear destruction of Tokyo, to the climactic battle between out of control psychic Tetsuo, and the laser wielding Kaneda, Akira is fast paced and relentless. It covers a government conspiracy and secret experiments, and as Tetsuo tries to deal with his mental anguish the possibility of an imminent second disaster. A must watch.

The Best of the Lupin the 3rd films, Castle is directed by Hayao Miyasaki of Studio Ghibli fame, and it shows. Featuring a slightly less playboyesque Lupin getting entangled with a runaway princess, and evil count, and (of course) a massive hidden treasure, Castle has all the best qualities of Miyasaki’s work and the Lupin series itself.

Ever since its 1995 debut, it has been analyzed, criticized, glorified, vilified, overrated, undervalued, and talked about in circles. On one level, it’s a giant robot show, with 14 year old Shinji Ikari being drafted into piloting the most technologically advanced fighting machine in the world, to defend it against the Angels who would destroy Mankind as they know it. Yet right in the middle, director Hidaeki Anno strips away the facade, revealing a brutal psychological drama with red herring Christian references, and at its heart a powerfully human story.

No contest, this is the coolest anime ever created by human beings. By filling it with everything that he loved, director Kazuya Tsurumaki created a universal tale of the trials of growing up, which is spectacularly bizarre and entertaining. Naota is already dealing with his older brother’s absence when he is hit on the head by self-proclaimed alien Haruka Haruhara. And that’s when the robots start bursting out of his head. Then come space pirates, arson, a giant hand, and a guy with seaweed for eyebrows. And thank to the efforts of guitar gods The Pillows, the whole thing rocks very hard indeed.

One of the least known of Hayao Miyasaki’s films, why should this rank above the likes of Spirited Away, Naussica, and Mononoke? Because it is, simply put, perfect. A long time lover of airplanes and flight, Miyasaki truly soars in this movie. The main character is Marco, and eponymous pig and former WW1 fighter pilot that became so disgusted with humanity that he literally turned into a humanoid swine. He deals with rival flying gangs, a woman he loves but can never tell, a suave American and others. Maybe Porco is the best because the gruff, disillusioned Marco is the closest character to Miyasaki that has ever appeared in his films.

There is a good reason that Bebop has made the top of the list. It’s run on the cartoon network for four straight years, despite it only being 26 episodes long. It’s more entertaining to watch eight straight times than it is to watch almost anything else. The show revolves around Spike Spiegel, a Bounty Hunter who used to work for organized crime, and together with former cop Jet Black, gambling addict and swindler Faye Valentine, computer genius Ed, and data dog Ein, he deals with killers, space truckers, mushrooms, spoiled food and his past. Add to that the music, where seemingly every genre is explored through the course of the show, and probably some that didn’t exist previously. Whether you just want to see an episode or you’re planning a marathon, Cowboy Bebop is truly have it all.

Contributor: Nejikun

译文: 10部最佳动画片

      在过去15年里日本动画片已经在西方国家飞速发展。从20世纪80年代晚期的阿基拉开始，一直到现在庞大的动画传统，日本动画已经从只属于青少年，发展成为捕获不同年龄不同背景的人们的想象力。这个单子罗列了10部最优秀的动画，如果你愿意，也可称为动画文学。

      许多漫画都是描述校园女生的。机械校园女生，具有精神能力的校园女生，或者只是淘气的校园女生。但是阿兹漫画大王只是描写校园女生，描写他们的成长，他们结为朋友，面对考试，昨夜和古怪的老师。潜在的幽默并不是来自于外溢的无厘头，而是来自于这些场面如何被认同。任何读过高中的人都会发现其中的乐趣。

      性格善良的本田 透遇上了神秘的草摩家族，草摩家族有个关于牵手的可怕诅咒。草摩家族的人如果被异性拥抱，就会变成星座动物。这个故事的神奇之处通过透的视角，随着草摩家族的情感伤害展开。

      武侠飞动一直是现代影院播放的主要内容，但是如果结合HIPHOP的音乐和一些神奇的武士动作，你就会觉得很有型，而且完全和历史准确性没有关系。女侍Fuu,武士Jin, 和浪人Mugen在封建制的日本旅行，寻找一名有向日葵味道的武士，观众可以看到任何东西，从暴动的讽刺道感人的爱与失的情感故事。

      如果要有一部动画片可以废黜新世纪福音战士的地位——这部动画片必须既能娱乐大众，又要非常杰出——那么这部动画片就是钢之炼金术士。一对兄弟，Edward 和 Alphonse Elric，想要通过炼金使他们的母亲复活，然而在此过程中Edward 因此失去了一条手臂和一条腿，而Alphonse Elric失去了他的身体。他们寻找贤者之石来修复他们的身体。尽管片中充满喜剧，这部动画片也深入展示了战争和屠杀的残酷。

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      这是关于鲁邦三世最好的动画片，由吉卜力工作室的宫崎骏指导。 一位稍有花花公子气质的鲁邦与一位逃跑的公主纠缠在一起，有邪恶的人物，当然也有大批隐藏的宝藏， 这部动画片是宫崎骏作品中质量最高的一部，也是鲁邦系列中质量最好的。

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      这部动画片从1995年首次放映之后就倍受争议，人们分析它，批评它，褒奖它，贬低它，抬高它。从一个层次上来说，这是一部关于机器人的巨作，14岁的Shinji Ikari 被分配来驾驶世界上最先进的战斗机器，抵御他们所知的前来破坏人类的天使。然而到了中部，导演Hidaeki Anno 剥茧抽丝，用红色基督教教义，揭露了一场残酷的心理剧，这部动画片的核心是关于人类的故事。

      毫无争议，这是一部人类史上最酷的动画片。导演Kazuya Tsurumaki 在动画片中加入了所有他喜欢的东西，创造了一部环球的成长中的麻烦事的童话，看起来非常怪异有趣。当Naota被自称是外星人的 Haruka Haruhara击中头部时，他已经在处理他哥哥的离开。就在那时，机器人开始从他的脑袋里爆出。然后出现了星际海盗，纵火犯，一个巨大的手，以及一个有着海藻眉的家伙。由于吉他神The Pillows的努力, 整件事终于尘埃落定。

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      这是部宫崎骏最鲜为人知的电影，那么为什么它会排在千与千寻，风之谷 和幽灵公主之前呢? 因为简而言之就是完美。宫崎骏一直热衷于飞机和飞行，在这部片子里得到了充分的体现。 片中的主角是Marco，一只齐名的猪，和原一战的战斗机，他们非常具有人性，以致他从表面上成为一只具有人格的猪。他应对敌方的飞行队，面对一个他深爱着但永远也不能向她告白的女士，一个温和的美国人和其他的事情。也许红猪之所以如此优秀是因为粗鲁、令人幻灭的Marco是最接近宫崎骏的人物，在以往的电影中都没有出现过类似的。

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      星际牛仔之所以会位于榜首是有原因的。它流行于卡通网络中整整4年，尽管只有26集。 把这部片子看个8遍也比看其他的有劲。 这部动画片开始围绕Spike Spiegel展开的，他是一个赏金猎人，曾为组织犯罪工作，要处理杀手、星际驾驶员、蘑菇、煮沸的食物和他的过去，片中除了他还有前警官Jet Black，赌徒骗子Faye Valentine，电脑天才Ed和数据狗Ein。除此之外，片中的音乐在不同的桥段中似乎有不同的风格，有些是以前都没有出现过的。无论你只想看一个片断，还是准备全部看完，这部片在都是名至实归。