Maybe it’s because some of the movies I love are so simplistic and so fun, they don’t require much effort on my part. I tend to not re-watch movies with themes that are too heavy or too depressing. I take those types of films in once and let the messages slowly titrate into my skull.

I find some anime lend themselves to being highly re-watchable. Anime with light, disconnected themes are the top ones on my re-watch list. I love Cromartie High, and haven’t grown tired of it yet. It still makes me laugh and I still think the gags are great. Azumanga Daioh is another highly re-watchable series, probably for the same reason Cromartie High is. Both series are disconnected, random and funny.

I also like to re-watch action anime. That stuff never gets old. But it’s gotta be good action like say, Cowboy Bebop. That’s a damn fine anime with a fast pace, lots of action and plenty of intrigue.

What qualities do you like in a re-watchable anime and which anime has what it takes to be re-watchable to you? Does it need to be an action, comedy, sci-fi, or romance anime? Should it be funny, fast-paced, or should it be something you need to ponder over? Which anime has the best re-watchability?

Share your most re-watchable anime in the comments below! We all wanna know which anime gives you the most entertainment for your dollar!

Neon Genesis Evangelion was the first anime series which left me screeching at the TV and going “WTF?!”, due to it’s sensationally crappy ending. Why Eva? Didn’t we have a good thing? I thought you enjoyed what we shared. How could you take all the time we had together and flush it down the toilet? I want answers!

I invest many things in anime: Time, money and emotion. I expect a payoff in the way of either answers or a satisfactory ending. And by satisfactory, I don’t mean “happy” or even comprehensive. I mean a proper ending apropos to the general flow, feel, and direction of an anime. If it’s a flighty, random anime, I’ll be satisfied with a flighty, random ending. If I’m watching a mystery-themed anime, I expect the ending to either answer riddles or remain a mystery. On the other hand, if I’m watching a happy, bright anime with rainbows and unicorns, I sure as hell do not want an ending showcasing chainsaws and glue factories.

Considering there’s no way in hell we’ll ever get any good answers outta the fine folks who wrote and developed Eva (puh-lease, one series and two movies later, I’m not holding out any hope), I’ve added Eva to my mental list of “I wish they’d re-write this” anime. Gantz is the only other anime on that list, though. Every other anime with a crappy ending was a crappy series overall and needs to be tossed, not have its ending re-written.

Who else has suffered the pain of feeling gypped out of a satisfactory ending to an otherwise good anime? How many were the times you wished you could re-do the finale so it made more sense? Which anime’s ending would you re-write if you could?

Please share your painful finale experiences and re-write wish lists below!

Over time, weirdness has become part and parcel of anime, and makes it better because of it. Some fans might take umbrage to hear that some people think what’s mundane in the anime world is strange and borderline wacko outside it. But it’s what makes anime, anime, and even in the anime world, there are series and styles that are considered over-the-top by members of the community itself.

I personally like the fact that I can thoroughly enjoy an over-the-top anime with far-fetched backdrops and hyper-creative character designs and then be able to watch a more mundane and ordinary anime and get just as much pleasure out of it as its outlandish brethren. Tis the beauty of anime to have so much choice and so many possibilities.

I like variety and don’t have a preference for anime beyond it being well conceived and told. However, I don’t like anime that’s too ordinary; if I wanted ordinary I’d watch soap operas or sitcoms instead of anime.

Do you like anime with far-reaching ideas, or do you like the more down-to-earth variety? Do odd concepts flip your switch or do you choose to watch slice-of-life series? Do you prefer over-the-top anime or mundane anime?