In no order whatsoever:

1. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

2. Vinland Saga

3. Jujutsu Kaisen

4. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

5. Apothecary Diaries

6. Summertime Render

7. Oshi no Ko

8. Chainsaw Man

9. My Hero Academia

10. Dr. Stone

11 because I could decide what to ditch from the list above: Dungeon Meshi

In no particular order (maybe)

1. Ghost in the Shell (all seasons, even if they had different names)
2. Dragonball Z (you either wanted to be Goku or Vegeta, simple as is)
3. Claymore (short, and holy fuck did it go hard at times)
4. Fullmetal Alchemist (even if it went off-trial, I still loved it!)
5. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (a more-true to the manga release - also dope!)
6. Samurai Champloo (they had Dutch-speaking characters! Also made me learn a bunch of Dutch history and how we used to trade with the Japanese since 1609 because of an Englishman called William Adams (Miura Anjin)!)
7. Alfred J. Kwak (Kwak the Duck - あひるのクワック- my childhood favorite)
8. Ox Tales/Boes (a childhood classic)
9. Dommel/Wowser/Bigger and Better: Dommel & Ron (another childhood classic)
10. Moomins (a Finnish classic!)

I hesitated to put Orb very high on my own list due to worries about recency bias, but it really was one of the best shows I've ever seen. I started it because, I mean, look at my username. A show about astronomers studying heliocentrism in 15th century Poland sounds like it's tailor made for me. But it's even better, because it's not actually about astronomy. It's about the anonymous contributors to history, whose names and faces were never recorded, and yet were instrumental to building their era, and by extension every era afterward.

Near the end of the show, a certain character makes reference to the fact that "when the people of the past or future gaze across the span of time, they'll merely see us all as people from the fifteenth century." Indeed, he feels that "we, who happened to live in this day and age, even if we hated one another enough to kill, are comrades who built an era together." Even if your name won't survive over the next five centuries, you still have laid a brick in the foundation of history.

Idunno, I can write a three page essay about this show, and it still wouldn't capture all of my thoughts and feelings. It's the easiest 10/10 I've given a show since Standalone Complex. Truly the only valid criticism of it is that it is physically difficult to watch if your room isn't pitch black. They gotta go back and turn the brightness up on some scenes.

Mine:

1. Violet Evergarden

2. Spirited Away

3. A Place Further Than The Universe

4. Gintama

5. Steins;Gate

6. Frieren

7. Fruits Basket (2019)

8. Tsurune S2

9. Your Name

10. Your Lie in April

1. Haibane Renmei, Gurren Lagann, and GitS: SAC share first place. Ghost in the Shell changed how I rate shows, because I can't rate a show 10/10 if it doesn't stand up to Ghost in the Shell. Haibane Renmei and Gurren Lagann may lack the technical perfection that earned GitS its place, but they affected me on an emotional level more than any others. The quiet melancholy and ultimately positive resolution of Haibane Renmei puts it in first place for me, and Gurren Lagann's unabashed bombastic glorification of Humanity and complete denial of despair is irresistible to me.

2. A Certain Scientific Railgun got me into anime, so it has to be up there. Since I started the show nearly four years ago, I've maintained a streak of watching anime every single day. The Sisters Arc remains my favorite individual portion of anime I've ever seen.

3. Mushishi is one of a very few series I would call a flawless masterpiece.

4. Shinsekai Yori led to a great many discussions with both myself and others about what constitutes a "human," which is maybe my favorite philosophical topic

5. Last Exile perfectly captures my favorite world building technique of just plopping the viewer in the world and not explaining anything, plus Range Murata's character design is peak

6. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth is a series focusing on astronomers studying heliocentrism in 14th century Poland. The basic concept was tailor made for me specifically. The actual show is less about astronomy, and more about the anonymous figures throughout history who never had their names or particular contributions recorded, but were nevertheless instrumental to building both the time they lived in and the future that came after it. It has the longest review I've ever written for a show—usually I struggle to come up with more words to say. Talking about Orb, I struggle to stop writing.

7. ACCA: 13 Territory Inspection Department because I really like the deliberate denial of action. A show about a federal government auditor investigating a potential coup, and there isn't a single action sequence

8. Read or Die (OVA and The TV), because Yomiko Readman is my wife I like the story and all the characters. I've never missed characters after finishing a show like I missed the Paper Sisters

9. Ergo Proxy, because it too raises questions about what is "human," it too sparked a lot of writing from me, and it raises interesting discussions about theology. I struggle to think of any other shows with a decidedly antitheist vibe.

10. Megalo Box, because the whiplash between the first and second seasons was incredible. Never seen a show go from shounen to seinen like that. I found both seasons compelling, but the second season shot it up to 10/10 for me

1. Hunter x Hunter (2011)
2. Neon Genesis Evangelion
3. Monogatari Series
4. Welcome to the NHK
5. Mob Psycho 100
6. Fate/Zero
7. Re:Zero
8. Chainsaw Man
9. Frieren
10. Sonny Boy

I have 24 anime on my list with a max score, used to watch a lot but haven't watched in a long time. 10 of my favorites in alphabetical order, trying to also pick some lesser known ones:

1. Chihayafuru
2. Fuujin Monogatari (Windy Tales)
3. Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight
4. Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku
5. Katanagatari
6. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
7. Ping Pong The Animation
8. Serial Experiments Lain
9. Uchouten Kazoku
10. Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei (Tatami Galaxy)

Mine:

1. Violet Evergarden

2. Spirited Away

3. A Place Further Than The Universe

4. Gintama

5. Steins;Gate

6. Frieren

7. Fruits Basket (2019)

8. Tsurune S2

9. Your Name

10. Your Lie in April

In no particular order:
Ergo Proxy
Knight's & Magic
Made In Abyss
Eighty Six
To The Abandoned Sacred Beasts
The Ancient Magus' Bride
Gurren Lagann
Darling in the FRANXX
Rising of the Shield Hero (season 1)
Eureka 7

Is the newest season of Slime worth watching? I remember the pacing last season slowed down to a crawl.