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20. ReLife
https://anilist.co/anime/21049/ReLife/

ReLife is one of the most intriguing romance stories of the decade. ReLife, for a show with only a single cour and a few OVA episodes is an extremely slow burn. A lot of the early episodes is pure character building with no real progression at all. But learning about the characters, especially the principle mains is really fun. Because the anime starts off on such a serious tone and make Arata so sympathetic you can pretty much forget sometimes he's actually 27. Of course the anime plays off this a lot at first. The anime itself has kind of a so-so ending, which is I think why those OVAs were a welcome bonus. The truth is, I think the anime overall has more impact than the OVAs even if they brought closure. Things just lined up a little too perfectly. I think ReLife is a show that is greater than the sum of its parts, like significantly so. It's really the level of the characters relationship and their progression and change throughout as they start to deal with different things that make the anime standout.

19. Nichijou
https://anilist.co/anime/10165/Nichijou--My-Ordinary-Life/

Nichijou is the funnest anime since FMPF. It mixes several different types of sketches with a wide array of characters. A lot of the humor is physical gag in nature with some of the greatest scenes in comedy anime history like Principal vs Deer, The fucking dog bite scene, Mio goes crazy over BL fan drawings, Hakase gives nano a new screw, my god. The anime has a very simple art style but this is a Kyoani show and there is splashes of insanely gorgeous animation quality everywhere. In like a visual standpoint on how the "camera" moves this is among the best shows on the list (Kill la Kill and Land of the Lustrous also have great cinematography). This is one of the most memorable pure comedies of all time.

18. High Score Girl
https://anilist.co/anime/20574/Hi-Score-Girl/

High Score Girl is a rush of nostalgia. It pretty much perfectly represents the perception of the early 90s arcade period and players. Just the excitement for new titles to play, dumping quarters, people raging at machines, the whole thing. I'm like barely old enough to really remember this and the anime makes it feel like it just happened to me. I think on the surface people dismissed this as a simple show about videogames, but the level of care in the story and characters is very high. The way that both Haruno and Akira develop is amazing. Akira doesn't talk, but her expression and actions speak for themselves. The mix of comedy and drama is pretty much perfect. Whenever they introduce a new game or start to play something there is a rush of excitement. The anime builds a rivalry between Akira and Koharu that is brilliant. The ending is done flawlessly as it perfectly mixes the comedic and heartfelt dramatic aspects of the show.

17. World Conquest Zvezda Plot
https://anilist.co/anime/20496/World-Conquest-Zvezda-Plot/

This is a show where the selling point is the totally insane cast of characters. My god, is this cast great. I mean, just look at them. The anime follows "the bad guys" led by a loli Kate Hoshimiya (although her actual age is unknown iirc) as they try to take over the world. They often get into clashes with an opposing "good guy" group White Light. While a lot of the setup here is pretty predictable the way they draw up stories in this show is so fun. The comedy is great too, there is a good mix of all types of humor in the show. Kate herself is a great lead character. The anime plays off of her looking like a little girl, but also give you glimpses on just how she manages to keep the cast together because of how magnetic her personality is.

16. Revue Starlight
https://anilist.co/anime/98658/Revue-Starlight/

In terms of imagination and imagery Revue Starlight is an incredible accomplishment. An anime that I think is supposed to be viewed under the impression that that it's presented like a theater play in terms of how it progresses and how a lot of the overall drama unfolds. The auditions are varied and very fun to watch. In a short period of time the anime brings out the casts personalities maybe better in the time it has than any show I can think of outside of maybe Idolmaster. Not only are the characters stories and personalities well fleshed out for the time frame but their physical designs are amazing as well. Of course too there is the music which just adds to the overall theater feel the whole show has going for it. The experience of the anime might be better than the story when you get down to it, but I think that's fine.