Top Three Favorite Anime

You might have seen this list before. Coincidentally, JesuOtaku (Hope Chapman) has the same list as I did...for only the top 3, only that.

Anyone from my past posts can see that I don't have a definite list. I already have a hard time making grades (see Code Geass and Death Note; the two have the same score because I can't be sure).

The one listed below are in fact A+ or Five Stars or Ten Stars or whatever. It's just a perfect grade even though there are some hiccups then and there in the respective works.

The list is definite and not likely to change. Heck even Madoka Magica still haven't reach the levels no matter how well I managed to grade it. From 4 to whatever number is still up in the air since I still have no idea where to place anime/manga I genuinely love below these top three. I still don't know why it's so easy for others to make a list and a rating...

1. Fullmetal Alchemist - Hiromu Arakawa, Studio Bones
2. Cowboy Bebop - Shinichiro Watanabe, Studio Sunrise
3. Trigun - Yasuhiro Nightow and Yosuke Kuroda, Madhouse

I am not the arrogant type who believe that angsty is better or something like that. I judged works on its own merits as much as my friends do. One of my friends said while the series are good, it doesn't exactly appeal to her.

My friends know what type of anime generally capture my interest: psychological realism. I like things realistic, keeping things grounded no matter how ridiculous the circumstances may be. Why else One Piece still manages to survive unlike Naruto and Bleach? Heck, I even liked Bleach at first until it jumped the shark repeatedly. Naruto, I cringed at how broken the themes are.

While there are works out there had their fair share of said type, these three had shown a good grasp of what to tell. Their maturity and understanding of their world enraptured me like no other. I basically have no word for it.

I could refer you to JesuOtaku or Bennett the Sage for the series, the latter with the last two. I don't want to review properly on this blog since well reviews of them are over the place, praising them. It's like Sherlock again. Admittedly, these three anime were one of the starting points where I started to get really interested in storytelling and the working behind the scenes.

I don't exactly squeal over them like mad; sure my friends know how much I love these three series. Then again, I almost squealed when I found the complete DVD collection of Trigun at AX.

I still haven't found anything Cowboy Bebop or Trigun. There are lots of Tiger & Bunny though. There were a lot of Sunrise productions merchandise. I still managed to get a shippy SuzaLulu wall-scroll though and of course an FMA wall-scroll.

I should've taken a picture of Wolfwood in my trip to AX. I seen the cosplayer but I never gotten the chance to. Then again, I haven't been able to find proper FMA cosplayers; all I found were nameless Amestrian Soldiers, not Riza or Roy or Havoc.

I will be listing below only Japanese media.

Okay, so I want merch of these: I want useful or practical stuff like purses/bags/pouches/towels/etc. or electronics or storage trunks/cans. I don't certainly mind charms like bracelets and necklaces (I prefer the former though) and figurines/plushies. I want to have first volumes or to complete volumes manga or the complete series of the anime like Collector's Edition.

• Hetalia - 
• Pokemon - Any series, I will see what I browse and deem what I want to buy.
• Persona - 
• Detective Conan/Magic Kaitou -  I would love Kaitou Kid variations of merch. Not that I wouldn't mind Conan merch, just that I tend to be drawn to the Kid merch. 
• CLAMP - Any series you throw at me, I will buy something I will deem likely I want to buy.
• Fullmetal Alchemist - While I would honestly prefer the 2003 merch, I don't mind Brotherhood merch.
• Trigun - Only the really special ones 
• Cowboy Bebop - Only really special ones 
• Sailor Moon - I don't mind the first anime, Crystal, or anniversary. I know that my cousin would be getting me a Samantha Vega Sailor Moon Luna bag for Christmas; I specifically requested the metal insignia because really a cloth one, especially when one was sloppily sewed on, would not be a great one for a Japanophile...when that person wants to buy merch from Japan anyways. More expensive but I need to buy the merch to support the anime/manga. 
• Madoka Magica - 
• Shugo Chara - 
• Digimon - Depends on product and series. I would love to buy Tamers merch. 

I admit the flaws of everything that I watched. If there is something that is decidedly wrong on how it was portrayed like the treatment of women, then that's bad. Like slut-shame (as in insulting someone just for have an active sex life or being proud of their sex), homophobia, etc.