Hantei16

Definitely....Not.

We've seen lots of top-top lists like this one and most of them are just plain opinionated crap without any factual information to back it up. Anyone can do his own top fifty list but just naming names isn't enough to construct a credible list. Big talk is cheap talk unless it's being backed up....

I think it's the worst top list i've seen in years, those shows were picked because they are the literature of anime? In my humble opinion it's really a pathetic criteria. For me in order to name the best you have to take note and consider a couple of things:

Innovation- How the anime brought something new and unique to the scene..

Influence and Inspiration- How the anime inspired and influenced would-be artists and fans

Aesthetics- An aesthetic breakdown of the anime

Commercial Success- How well the anime did in terms of sales, awards, ratings, etc.

Revolutionary Girl Utena? C'mon now...
Bebop on 1?? It's a big anime, but not in a colossal scale.
Now and Then, Here and There?? Good aesthetics, didn't do much in the other three that i've mentioned..

It's pretty funny that War in the Pocket made it in the list but the original MSG didn't. War of the pocket is my favorite in the Gundam franchise but i don't think it can outdo MSG in general.