This is the second part of the comparison to 'old' and 'new' anime and which
'era' has more TV series I have enjoyed.
Asatte no Houkou (2006)
Azumanga Daioh (2002)
Black Lagoon (2006)
Bokusetsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (2005)
Casshern Sins (2008)
Code Geass (2006)
Cromartie High School (2003)
Death Note (2006)
Denno Coil (2007)
Durarara (2010)
Eden of the East (2009)
Elfen Leid (2004)
Ergo Proxy (2006)
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood (2009)
Gag Manga Biyori (2006)
Genshiken (2004)
Ghost in the Shell: SAC (2002)
Gintama (2006)
Heroic Age (2007)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2006)
Horo Musuko (2011)
Itazura na Kiss (2008)
Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nocchi Guu (2001)
Jyu Oo Sei (2006)
Kiba (2006)
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (2003)
Knights of Sidonia (2014)
Koi Kaze (2004)
Lucky Star (2007)
Michiko to Hatchin (2008)
Minami-ke (2007)
Mushishi (2005)
My Little Monster (2011)
NHK ni Yokoso (2006)
Noein (2005)
Ouron High School Host Club (2006)
REC (2006)
Samurai Champloo (2004)
Sayonara Zetsubo-sensei (2007)
School Rumble (2004)
Shin Sekai Yori (2010)
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yutsu (2006)
To Aru Majutsu no Index (2008)
Usagi Drop (2011)
That is a list of 45 TV anime series that I really enjoyed which came out between 2000 to the summer of 2014. Within this time period around 1600 TV anime have been produced and aired in Japan. Roughly 600 of which have been licensed in North America. These aren't totally 100% accurate numbers, these are rough estimates based on looking at information online and a little bit of mental digging. I wonder if the 600 licensed TV shows I picked out of the list is accurate, that seems like a lot. In the past few years, with the advent of streaming services, the amount of TV shows licensed in North America has climbed steadily. Not all of them have or probably ever will see some form of disc release. I have tried my best to weed out duplication of series that run for more than a year.
I retrospect, I would invalidate, personally, the idea that anime use to be better. I think that idea comes from two things; nostalgia and age. The people who say that anime used to be better, myself included, were introduced to anime with series' from those days of yore (80s and 90s). You always have a special fondness for the titles that got you into being an anime fan. With that, as time passes and years slip away your fondness for the shows you watched long ago takes on a patina that isn't always accurate.
To compound the feeling of hatred towards the newer anime is the shear volume that is available. While, number wise, there are more quality shows, there are also more horrible shows. Looking at the percentages of what I really enjoyed and thought were good/great TV shows versus the total shows produced in those time periods, the percentage is roughly the same for both; sitting around 2.7%. So between 1980-1999 I liked roughly 2.7% of the TV anime that was produced and the same is true for 2000-2014.
In conclusion, its hard to judge based upon personal tastes and preferences. I don't think anime has gotten any worse or any better over the years. The thing that is true, is that anime has substantially increased. In 1985 around 20 new shows aired. In 2013 almost 150 new shows aired. There is definitely something for everyone so lets enjoy it as it comes, especially when so much more is readily available thanks to legit and easy to access streaming services!
Asatte no Houkou (2006)
Azumanga Daioh (2002)
Black Lagoon (2006)
Bokusetsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (2005)
Casshern Sins (2008)
Code Geass (2006)
Cromartie High School (2003)
Death Note (2006)
Denno Coil (2007)
Durarara (2010)
Eden of the East (2009)
Elfen Leid (2004)
Ergo Proxy (2006)
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood (2009)
Gag Manga Biyori (2006)
Genshiken (2004)
Ghost in the Shell: SAC (2002)
Gintama (2006)
Heroic Age (2007)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2006)
Horo Musuko (2011)
Itazura na Kiss (2008)
Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nocchi Guu (2001)
Jyu Oo Sei (2006)
Kiba (2006)
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (2003)
Knights of Sidonia (2014)
Koi Kaze (2004)
Lucky Star (2007)
Michiko to Hatchin (2008)
Minami-ke (2007)
Mushishi (2005)
My Little Monster (2011)
NHK ni Yokoso (2006)
Noein (2005)
Ouron High School Host Club (2006)
REC (2006)
Samurai Champloo (2004)
Sayonara Zetsubo-sensei (2007)
School Rumble (2004)
Shin Sekai Yori (2010)
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yutsu (2006)
To Aru Majutsu no Index (2008)
Usagi Drop (2011)
That is a list of 45 TV anime series that I really enjoyed which came out between 2000 to the summer of 2014. Within this time period around 1600 TV anime have been produced and aired in Japan. Roughly 600 of which have been licensed in North America. These aren't totally 100% accurate numbers, these are rough estimates based on looking at information online and a little bit of mental digging. I wonder if the 600 licensed TV shows I picked out of the list is accurate, that seems like a lot. In the past few years, with the advent of streaming services, the amount of TV shows licensed in North America has climbed steadily. Not all of them have or probably ever will see some form of disc release. I have tried my best to weed out duplication of series that run for more than a year.
I retrospect, I would invalidate, personally, the idea that anime use to be better. I think that idea comes from two things; nostalgia and age. The people who say that anime used to be better, myself included, were introduced to anime with series' from those days of yore (80s and 90s). You always have a special fondness for the titles that got you into being an anime fan. With that, as time passes and years slip away your fondness for the shows you watched long ago takes on a patina that isn't always accurate.
To compound the feeling of hatred towards the newer anime is the shear volume that is available. While, number wise, there are more quality shows, there are also more horrible shows. Looking at the percentages of what I really enjoyed and thought were good/great TV shows versus the total shows produced in those time periods, the percentage is roughly the same for both; sitting around 2.7%. So between 1980-1999 I liked roughly 2.7% of the TV anime that was produced and the same is true for 2000-2014.
In conclusion, its hard to judge based upon personal tastes and preferences. I don't think anime has gotten any worse or any better over the years. The thing that is true, is that anime has substantially increased. In 1985 around 20 new shows aired. In 2013 almost 150 new shows aired. There is definitely something for everyone so lets enjoy it as it comes, especially when so much more is readily available thanks to legit and easy to access streaming services!
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