Hi I'm Dranzerstorm
You may remember me as a regular contestant on the caption battle contest.
Welcome to Retro Retrospective, my world dedicated to the old guard of the Otaku world; expect some reviews of the old & obscure, and in-depth geeky knowledge with the occasional top ten and I now have a logo.

Little info about me
Well I'm British and I'm in to all things animated and nostalgia.
I've grown up with every cartoon going and have watched hundreds of anime.
Oh and to answer a question I was asked once, no I don't wear glasses in real life, I would wear Loke's sunglasses though.

Top 100 Anime 70-66

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70. School Rumble
A fast moving school comedy about a ditzy girl and the reformed delinquent who has a crush on her. Harima Kenji really sells his character which acts as the shows major strength.

69. Martian Successor Nadesico
Take Shinji Ikari, make him a space pilot and an otaku and you have yourselves a compelling sci fi comedy. It's amazing how much effort is put into the little things that often get overlooked in this genre and it's all brought together by the most underestimated battleship captain.

68. Gundam Wing
My first Gundam and for a while my favourite until I learned how good the originals were, but I think despite some bizarre story choices it still holds up reasonably well.

67. Fist of the North Star
The inspiration for many manly action heroes and an utterly satisfying watch even if it's aged horribly.

66. Hetalia Axis Powers
Personified countries playing with history and surprisingly accurate despite it's roots in comedy but then again making comedies on World War II is something we British do well so this works well in my country's humour.

Top 100 Anime 75-71

I apologise for taking so long but my house move is taking alot out of me mentally, a few posts should get me going again.

75. Soul Eater
If Tim Burton did anime then he'd make something like this. A horror colour palette set to one of the best action shows of the 2000s.

74. Keijo!!!!
Made recently in a time you'd think no one would want it but it's booty and breast battles are so extreme you feel compelled to watch it just to see how absurd they can take this.

73. Yuri On Ice
At a time where male figure skating is dominated by the Japanese, anime is always there to lend a hand in boosting it's already high popularity, it has certainly made history.

72. Outlaw Star
One of the Toonami legends, a great sci-fi series with a well written plot and plenty of fun and interesting characters.

71. Full Metal Panic
While it does work better as a comedy, the fish out of water Souseke still delivers a great performance aided by some top notch animation and epic battles.

Top 100 Anime 80-76

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80. Tiger & Bunny
If heroes ever got sponsored this is the type of series you would get, add a 30 something father as your main character and you got a unique hero show.

79. Paranoia Agent
A perfect psychological thriller that gets you thinking about the lows of life and how our mind adapts to it.

78. Goldenboy
On the surface this show is perverted but underneath is a compelling story of a man's thirst for learning after graduation through his endless jobs.

77. Death Note
Showing what happens when you are given powers to dictate who dies, and even if it starts with good intentions, you are still a murderer. But really the mind games between Light and L is the real highlight.

76. Big O
Want to know how Japan does Batman? Give him a giant robot and use the same animators as Batman. It's so uncanny that you'd mistake Roger Smith as Bruce Wayne.

Top 100 Anime 85-81

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85. Battle Angel Alita
It's one of the few anime chosen for live action for better or for worst but all things considered Battle Angel Alita works as a cyberpunk anime.

84. Sorcerer Hunters
Not many scenarios where you hunt sorcerers in a fantasy setting, but what I like is that it's unapologetic about it's dominatrix theme especially from such unassuming characters.

83. Wolf Children
One of only two films on this list which is a big deal considering I've shunned Studio Ghibli's library. An emotional rollercoaster ride as a single mother attempts to raise half wolf children.

82. Strike Witches
Part of a growing trend of girls as things, this time aircraft, but what really makes this series come alive is the fact that all the witches are homages to ace World War II pilots and making them work together just makes the show all the more beautiful.

81. Space Dandy
It's simple, guy hunts aliens to record their existence in exchange for cash to pay for meals at space hooters. The hard part, anything can happen and there's an episode for everyone to enjoy.

Top 100 Anime 90-86

I'm starting to pick up the pace again so keep checking in.

90. Konosuba
With all the most recent fantasy epics relying on hyper competent heroes it's a refreshing change of pace to see a series with pathetic excuses for heroes particularly Aqua who steals the show in pathetic.

89. Angelic Layer
Clamp's only real shonen title makes brilliant work of fight choreography that can compete with the best of that genre, all of that from a show about dolls.

88. 08th Mobile Suit Team
Gundam has it's fair share of takes on war but when it came to making it more realistic the first to conquer realism closer to real life feelings of war is the 8th Mobile Suit Team, a desperate band of mercenaries trying to prevent the Gundam being discovered.

87. Blue Exorcist
If you're the son of the dark lord of all evil and you become a target of unfair hatred then what do you do? Become an Exorcist and declare war on Satan. An anime that really teaches you to stand up for yourself.

86. Excel Saga
The parody series that put anime comedy on the map, if it existed before year 2000 it was made fun of, all through the eyes of an evil dictators bonkers minions wait a minute. Excel, Minion oh god Minions ripped off Excel Saga.