Man, I can't judge a show based on stuff that hasn't happened yet.
5. Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
Status: Complete
This will probably be the oddest ranking on the list for the very fact most ratings have been kinda middling. I really enjoyed it though, the cast of females (Erio, Ryuuko, Maekawa, Meme...and even Yashiro) are all great. It's weird because Erio actually has/had a serious problem and the whole show passes it off like it's a big joke. Ryuuko is obviously a huge moeblob, even more so than the other characters. Part of the show is like acceptance of the weird kid and the other part is really wanting that weird kid to be right. The show is pretty slow paced, but each character does slowly get some development and don't really remain cardboard cutouts (except meme, but she can stay the same). Also, the cousin is at least not a complete harem idiot like some characters, although, he is admittedly dumb when it comes to relationships. I wonder if I got adolescence points for this.
4. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
Status: Complete
There was so much controversy over this show, it stopped airing for a little bit! Madoka Magica has great visuals with a weird horror like witch zone (or whatever it was called) that really played off on the whole mood of the show. Yeah, the characters eyes and hair were the same color. The music was great too, the gothic type themes playing really fit into the show. The characters were okay, and if I was going to complain about something, I'd say of all my top 5 animes Madoka had the worst cast (although they are not a bad cast). But I think if you look at each character as a tool to help Madoka develop then they really pulled it off well. Always eating girl (Kyouko) was great though. And the Kyuubey, a creature of pure evil. Part of the appeal was obviously how it turned the genre around, and even if you don't really care for the show you have to admit it was done with style.
3. Chihayafuru
Status: Watching - 12 Episodes
This is my highest ranking show that will be heading into the new year. I've been extremely impressed so far. I'm not sure a show has shown so much emotion for me since like Clannad. You watch an episode and can't help but cheer and cry with the characters the whole way. The cast is amazing. Like early Hanasaku Iroha they really hit it on making them likable, but completely human and characters that people can relate to almost perfectly. I do find it hilarious that a lot of people like Arata the best even though he has done almost nothing since the child arc.
Also, the top 2 are Steins;Gate and Mawaru Penguindrum. I'll get to those later.
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