postafflatus

I was first introduced to anime by my mother, her first anime she seen was The Flying Phantom Ship (1969) still at the time of USSR. My first experience with anime I can recall was Speed Racer (1966) which was aired in our country (I come from Lithuania) in mid 90s. From there I saw many others, like Rurouni Kenshin (1996), Anne of Green Gables (1979) and Dragon Ball (1986),what was broadcasted in our country, Ive tried my best not to miss it. So I even seen shows like Candy Candy (1976) and Lady Lady! (1987) - I was hooked on anime of any kind and any sort.
Later there was a period when I didn't watch so much and only now and then and sort of lost anime as my major interest. I re-discovered anime with more mature content shows like Hellsing (2001) and Berserk (1998), but true boom of anime addiction was brough back to me when I discovered Hayao Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli. So my venture through his classics sallied forth on to new horrizons as I found more and more anime which fit my new tastes.
As of now, I become very picky about what I watch and I grew into sort of a snobish personality when it comes to what anime I consider to be good. I really detest such ''conveyer'' produced shows like One Peace, Bleach and Naruto, and favor approach ''less is more'' like Serial Experiments Lain or Kino's Travels (Kino no Tabi).

My top 10 most favorite anime shows in no particular order:

Ghost In The Shell SAC
Cowboy Bebop
Monster
Berserk
Trigun
Darker Than Black
Planetes
Hellsing
Kino's Travels
Paranoia Agent

My favorite 10 anime films in no particular order would be:

Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Spirited Away
Porco Rosso
Cowboy Bebop The Movie
Grave of the Fireflies
Ghost in the Shell
Lupin the 3rd: Castle Cagliostro
Princess Mononoke
AKIRA
Perfect Blue