This is the second installment of the Top 150 Defining Anime Moments of myIGN. I'd been busy as hell so I barely got this one posted. My own level of perfectionism and my odd obsessions with GIFs is slowly biting me in the ass. I wanted to show that I want to put out as much effort as the people that participated so I hope you enjoy this list. Side note, I am quoted way too much here. I can't leave some moments blank in any section so please check out the last picture in this blog and find out how you can join me in beefing up the "Some more love" section. There you go.
Enjoy.
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Here's a rundown of the blog format. The person that gave the moment is mentioned first then the anime. The "moment" section is where there'll be a brief description of the moment given by either me or the actual author. It all depends on whether they provided a description or not. Majority didn't. The "love" section" came from the actual person that provided the moment. This is where the people who contributed the moment will be quoted. The "Some more love" is where a bunch of gracious "critics" comments on the moment some more giving their insight on things. "A sampling" is where the actual moment is presented by either picture or GIF. I opted not to use video unless necessary.
An anime moment by: codsquallic
The anime: Space Battleship Yamato (Star Blazers)
The moment: My moment comes from the anime series Star Blazers (or Space Battleship Yamato in Jpn). It occurs in the first episode where the Alex Wildstar, older brother of the main protagonist Derek Wildstar, sacrifices himself in order to save another ship commanded by one Captain Avatar.
The love: Why is this so great? What you have to understand, is that during this time (1979), cartoons on TV didn't have death and self-sacrifice, they didn't deal with guilt or anything like that. Back then the normal cartoon fair was Scooby-doo, the Flintstones, Super Friends, Loony Tunes, and so on. It's not a big deal now to see these themes on TV. But for my 5 year old self, this show was a revelation and it made a huge impact that cemented in a nerdy need to know all about space and physics and kicked off with Star Wars. Looking back it's amazing that it was on at all, given that we only had 10 channels to choose from (8 more than the UK!). It was not a kid’s show, but it was slotted right in the prime after school cartoon slot. We've nearly forgotten what it's like to have to wait to see a show nowadays, what with netflix and all of the other streaming servers, but back then, you either stayed home or watched it, or you missed an episode. VCRs were extremely uncommon, cost thousands of dollar, and didn't record for very long. As it was a continuous story, a missed episode was a big deal. Being a continuous series was another novelty at the time. It's hard to say just how much I love Star Blazers and how memorable it is in my life. It looks ridiculously dated now, but I don't care, it's still awesome!
Some more love: "First of all, hunting down a dated anime is freaking tough only to get a couple of screenshots for a two minutes scene. I do love the moment where the enemy surrounded poor Alex's ship and they all had turns poking a hole in the thing until it exploded. The little dialogue before the end was weird though. They were monologuing but the flow of the story make it seem they were having a conversation. God, I feel young watching this show." - Karuhi
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An anime moment by: vrose868
The anime: Sword Art Online
The moment: In episode 23, Kirito decided to rescue Asuna that was trapped in the upper levels of the World Tree. He had to go through an army of Guardian Knights though that guards the enrance towards the deeper levels of the World Tree. Not only are they tough but there are also a lot of them (by the thousands) and they regenerate fast. It’s impossible to clear the stage but that didn’t stop Kirito from drawing his swords and charging head on.
The love: Who would've guessed that the best moment in Sword Art Online was after they were actually out of the game and in a new one? The first half of the show is probably a bit better than the second half, but the best moment of the whole show is when Kirito uses his now nonexistent Dual Wielding Skill to plow through the army of guardians that stood between him and Asuna. Whoever voiced Kirito really mastered the art of a good battle cry.
Some more love: “That fight against the Guardians was awesome. SAO is pretty dumb at times, but it has great action scenes.” -FierceAlchemist
"This has got to be the best animated scene of the entire show, and certainly the best in terms of action (except maybe the dual sword reveal). It's even made more memorable by the fact that Kirito fails to get through it once, making it the only time he's ever died in an VRMMO." -MaxVolume
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An anime moment by: gonholio
The anime: Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
The moment: The very first episode of the series where the characters are introduced and Heero displaying how much of a bad ass he is.
The love: I love this moment because after watching this series a couple of times, you recognize the first few voices as the voices of the Gundam pilots but they're coming from some random soldiers. The voice acting is also pretty funny but overall I love this episode because of the characters it introduces, mainly being Heero. The dude rips up an invite to Relena's birthday party and then tells her he's going to kill her after whipping her tears away. Hilarious, right? XD
Some more love: “This is really a personal moment for gon. Good for him. I do understand the love for what may be the best gundam anime in the long lineup of the series.” - Karuhi
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An anime moment by: FierceAlchemist
The anime: Azumanga Diaoh
The moment: In the final episode of the show, the characters graduated with all the skits being about preparing for the graduation and spending their last days together as a group. It has a particular scene where the characters sing the graduation song with a lot of them tearing up as they sing it.
The love: There are few anime moments that consistently make me cry, but the last episode of Azumanga Daioh always makes my tear ducts flow. It’s when they’re all singing the Japanese graduation song and Chiyo-chan starts to cry. Spending 26 episodes with these characters over the course of their high school careers gets you really attached to them. Just as graduation is a goodbye for them, it’s a goodbye for the audience. Seeing that episode reminds me of my own high school graduation and all the anticipation and sadness I felt on that day.
Some more love: “I’m never a fan of the show. I rewatched the episode recently and the graduation song was pretty cool. It ends with Chiyo crying and the rest of the group coming to help her. The various skits after that are also pretty sentimental for the show despite dealing out the gags. The goodbyes to the teachers and the fact that they’re all going their separate ways was a nice touch. Also, a look at how Japanese people graduate school is kinda interesting. I also remember this episode for another moment that made me realize why I like Osaka so much. Her sneeze!!! Hejio” - Karuhi
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An anime moment by: llevronbelac
The anime: Code Geass
The moment: After finally accepting the fact that she still likes Lelouch despite knowing that he is Zero, Shirley decided to support him in any way she can. While she was having this little self reflection, Lelouch was confronted by “Orange” who was fitted with a mechanical body ready to kill the man that humiliated him this whole time. Shirley tried to reach Lelouch, met Rolo and gave him a speech of how much she loves Lelouch. The next thing we see if Shirley laying on the floor about to die and Lelouch frantically trying everything to save her. He even commanded her with the geass not to die but Shirley has found comfort that atleast she never doubted the man she loves and she’ll be happy to make the same mistake as many times as she is given.
“Lelou? I’m glad I get to speak with you at the end. Yknow, I was really scared when I got my memeories back. A fake teacher, friends without memeories….everybody was lying. I felt like the whole world was keeping watch on me. Lelou, you’ve been fighting in a world like that, all alone. That’s why I decided to become something that was true to you. I like you, Lelou. Even though I find out you got my father involved, I didn’t come to dislike you. Even though you made me forget, I came to like you again. Even though my memories were manipulated, I came to like you again. No matter how many times I’m reborn, I’m sure I’ll come to like you again. This must be fate, right? So it’s ok, right, Lelou? To be reborn and to like you again…I’ll come to like you no matter how many times….
The love: Shirly’s death was the saddest moment in Code Geass (my favorite anime). It was heartbreaking to watch this character you like get murdered by some basturd (who is greatfully killed as well) and then to have her crush find her lying in her own blood, and then do all that he can to save her even though that is out of his power. It was probably Lelouch’s reaction to her death that made it so memorable, how he tried and failed to use his geass to save her as tears fell from his eyes.
Some more love: “This one hurt. Shirley fell in love with Lelouch not once, but twice. She accidently got caught up in Lelouch’s battle and loved him still even to her dying breath. Lelouch ordering her not to die really hurts.” -FierceAlchemist
"Doesn't get much more depressing than this (where Lelouch is concerned, at least). It's almost ironic how this all started because he used his Geass on Shirley once before, then when it comes time for her to die, he can't use it again in order to save her. Serves you right, you slimy bastard." -MaxVolume
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An anime moment by: FierceAlchemist
The anime: PsychoPass
The moment: The team has deducted that Makishima, the antagonist, is planning to disrupt the entire social structure by messing with the food supply of this dystopian Japan. They headed to the agricultural base that feeds the country and tries to think two steps ahead of the guy. He proved too awesome though when he switched plans and decided to kill some detectives in his escape. The father and son team of Masaoka and Ginoza was targeted by the anarchist Makishima. He setup a trap that pinned Ginoza on top of some debris crushing his arm unable to escape. Masaoka was then attacked by Makishima. They struggled and Masaoka was able to put the enemy in a chokehold but he had an ace up his sleeves. He had a dynamite hiding in his sleeves and he lit it, threw it to the pinned down son and Masaoka then let go of Makishima to save his son. He was able to pick up the dynamite but it exploded in his hands and the impact killed him. The last we see is of a grieving son crying over the death of his father.
The love: As Psycho Pass went on, Masaoka became my favorite character. His mentorship of Akane, the way he acted like a dad to everyone in the group (except his own son), and his tough old guy attitude made him very endearing. As he began slowly fixing the relationship between himself and Ginoza, it became increasingly obvious he was on the death candidate list but I refused to believe it until Gino got trapped under that box. I knew it was coming, but I kept yelling at my computer “No. No!” until the inevitable happened. At a certain point I knew it was going to happen, but it was so well executed that it shocked me into a daylong depression.
Some more love: “Why do the "old mentor" characters always play the death role? And why do they always have to be the most morally conscious character on the show?Even as an Enforcer (meaning his chance of committing a crime is high), he still seemed less likely to actually do it than anyone else on his team. Always giving advice to the newbie and looking out for his ungrateful son from the shadows, he was the last person on the show who deserved to die. But he did, and to add insult to injury, Ginoza finally calls him his father just seconds before he dies. You should've done it when it mattered, you arrogant bastard!” -MaxVolume
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An anime moment by: Karuhi
The anime: Aku no Hana (Flowers of Evil)
The moment: This anime is prominent for two things. One is the re-emergence of the director of Mushishi once again using his laidback style of letting the visuals do the talking. His use of a different type of storytelling that made Mushishi such an infamous anime and it was utilized in this show. Two, he decided to employ rotoscoping to animate the show. It’s basically real actors, painted over then turned cartoon. The best example is A Scanner Darkly. The rotoscope made this particular anime such a polarizing figure during its airing. Some liked it. Some didn’t. Anyone who saw the anime can easy see the director’s magic and his slow paced style being so prominent that it captures a side of real life anime doesn’t really portray. Anyone who read the manga though, thinks that the anime was completely bastardized. It’s amazing how a simple anime about yandere kids experiencing puberty inspired by a collection of French poems, admiring fetishes about dead bodies, can stir different emotions to people.
The love: I hated this anime but I can’t deny how much of an impact it has made in my viewing experience. As a reviewer, I struggled to be impartial with this show. I hated it but I had to dig deep to write a review that praises it strong aspects as well. When you look at how much they turned one of the prettiest faces in manga into an awkward sloth really breaks my heart though.
Some more love: “Aku No Hana seems to be one of those shows where you either love it or hate it. And while I know of several people who love it, I personally can't get over the rotoscoping. I prefer stuff like Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade that looks very realistic but is hand drawn. Rotoscoping everything just makes Aku no Hana have the uncanny valley effect.” – FierceAlchemist
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An anime moment by: FierceAlchemist
The anime: Fate Zero
The moment: In episode eleven of the anime, Rider visits Saber’s domain and decided to have a drink with his fellow summoned spirits. He invited Saber and Archer for a friendly little drinking session and the topic of their conversation were about who is fit to be the ruler of the grail. A lot of great things were spoken in this moment.
Rider: Saber, surely you aren't saying that you spurn the very marks you left on history? Saber: How could I not lament it? A king should make any sacrifice to ensure his country's prosperity. Rider: No. The king does not sacrifice anything. It is the country and the people that sacrifice themselves for the king. Absolutely not the other way around. Saber: What? Those are words of a tyrant! Rider: Exactly. We are heroes because we are tyrants. However, Saber. If a king regrets his rule or its conclusion, that king is nothing but a fool. Worse than a tyrant. Saber: Iskandar (Rider's real name), your reign ended with your heirs slain, and your empire dissolved into three parts. You have no regrets about how it ended? Rider: None. If the end was brought about by my decisions and the way my subjects lived, then I will accept its destruction as inevitable. I shall grieve and I shall weep. But I shall never regret. Saber: You- Rider: Let alone undo it! Such a foolish act would only mock all who fought with me to build my empire! Saber: Only brute warriors find glory in destruction! Of what worth is a king who fails to protect the powerless? A just rule. A just law. Those are the true duties of a king. Rider: So you, the king, are a slave to what is just? Saber: I don't mind. A king would willingly die for his ideals. Rider:
Saber: If I rule a country as its king, I cannot hope to live as a person. You could never understand, as you seek the Grail merely for your own benefit. You, who became a ruler only to satisfy your endless greed! Rider: A KING WITHOUT GREED IS EVEN WORSE THAN A FIGUREHEAD!!! Saber, You said you would die for your ideals. In life, you must have been a pure and honest saint. A noble and inviolable figure, certainly. Bot who on Earth admires the martyr's thorny path? Who dreams of such a life? You see...
He must exemplify the extreme of all things, including good and evil. That is why his subjects envy and adore him. And why the flame of wanting to be like the king can burn in the hearts of every civilian. Proud King of Knights. The righteousness and ideals you bore may have saved your country once. However....I'm sure you know what happened to those who were constantly and only saved. Saber: What? Rider: You never showed them what a king should be.
You abandoned your men when they lost their way. Alone and troubled, you followed your own pretty little ideals.
You are but a little girl, bound by the false idol of a king who serves others but not himself. Saber: I...I...
Tl;dr Rider gave an awesome speech
The love: Although there are plenty of awesome action moments in Fate/Zero, my favorite moment mostly involves the heroes simply sitting down and talking. That may not sound like much, but hearing their opinions on the concept of kingship and their wishes for the grail is really fascinating. This is the episode that really made me love Rider. He has a different view of what makes a great leader than what modern society would say, but you can’t help sympathizing with his argument. Who would ever desire to become a martyr for the people, a slave to what’s right, like Saber is? Then it all culminates with the reveal of Rider’s Noble Phantasm and the great line: “He who is worthy of all heroes’ envy, and he who leads their way, is the king. Therefore, the king is not alone. For his will equals that of all his followers together!” Some of Gen Urobuchi’s finest writing, and that’s saying a lot.
Some more love: “This was a surreal moment. The rule of the Holy Grail war was halted for one night for a drinking party among the people who shall kill each other later on. You can see how the Masters of the summoned warriors are on edge. It’s because such a scene is unprecedented and unheard of. I never expected the warriors would show respect for each other in such a grandiose manner and neither did the characters, actually. That moment alone was great but Rider proves he steals the show everytime he is on screen as his awesome speech really created the soft hearted Saber that’ll appear on Fate Stay Night. It’s going to be remade by UFOtable with The Urobutcher working the script once again. *gooesbumps*” - Karuhi
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An anime moment by: Dannyboy-Uther
The anime: Watamote
The moment: Watamote is a crazy show about a young social outcast who refuses to accept her status as a 'loser' and believes her starting high school is the beginning of an era of being a popular and desirable high schooler. As months pass with no friends, admirers or popularity in view, Tomoko begins to sink deeper into crazy delusions of her own attractiveness and begins loathing everyone else for it. The show, though, is really defined through the Long Sword "Attack." In this episode, Tomoko overhears a couple of female classmates discussing and complaining about being molested on the train, which triggers a sense of jealousy in her. Tomoko quickly labels them as sluts and attention seekers, translating their complaints as bragging about their desirability, while also secretly wishing she could experience the same so as to reaffirm her notion that she is not repulsive to the opposite sex. Her wish is soon granted when she feels a hard bulge pushing against and into her on the train and Tomoko quickly learns how being molested is nothing a girl would use to brag and that penises do not bend at a sharp right angle, but long swords do. Linny
The love: "It's one of those calls you get from a friend where you just, well, you wonder about them. You wonder." This moment in our opinion is the high point of the series because it perfectly showcases how crazy the gags tend to get with the lead character earnestly declaring in a daze to her best friend "I just got raped by a long sword" It sheds light on how wrong it can be to jump to conclusions, with Tomoko harshly labeling the girls for all the wrong reasons , and the dangers of wanting to try things just for the sake of feeling 'popular' or vindicated and finally It drives home the point that for all her talks of being experienced, wise and popular, Tomoko is still an innocent, lovable, if somewhat deluded and awkward outcast.
Some more love: “Probably one of the more original anime to crawl out of 2013, the scene on the train where the main mistaken a sword as a sexual harasser was really funny for all the wrong reason. Part of the charm of the show is that you are laughing at our main character and this comes through nicely in this particular scene.” - Karuhi
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An anime moment by: llevronbelac
The anime: Angel Beats!
The moment: After this moment, the only characters left to complete the mission were Yurippe and Otonashi. While taking a break, Yurippe shared her past. When she was young, robbers broke into their house searching for something to steal. Unable to find anything, they asked Yurippe to look for valuables that must’ve been kept in the house. If she doesn’t then, every ten minutes, one of her siblings will die. She hurried frantically but found nothing. She dragged a heavy vase to present to the thieves but she slipped, fell and broke the vase. She looked at her bleeding hand as she tries to see if the vase was still presentable. Thirty minutes later, the police came and she was the only one left alive.
The love: "This is the most depressing story told (from any anime that I have watched). It did not make me cry like other parts of Angel Beats! (Otonshi’s story, the end) but it left me with an empty feeling for days just because of how incredibly unfair it was, this sweat little girl just wanted to take care of her siblings and they were all killed for no reason at all. It’s just wrong."
Some more love: “Talk out disturbing. Angel Beats just keeps hitting its audience with the feels stick till it has no more tears to shed.” - gonholio “Very sad and unfair. Lets you understand why she’s so focused on rebelling against God. She wasn’t my favorite character in Angel Beats, so it didn’t hit me to the point of tears or anything.” - FierceAlchemist
"There's a lot of depressing backstories out there, but this one's just begging for tears (a little too much, to be frank). The tragic nature of it is so over-the-top, it just makes you wonder what the writers passed on before they settled on this ("Okay, I like where you're heading. Just take out the part about their parents abusing them and her getting gangraped after the fact and we'll go with that.")" - MaxVolume
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