The List
- 7 Strangest Harem Set Ups (Aug 6)
- Six Anime Trips to New York City (Jul 30)
- 7 Anime Beach Episodes Worth Watching (Jul 23)
- 10 Pokemon You Don't Want to Become Real (Jul 16)
- Anime's 8 Deadliest Children (Jul 9)
- 7 Horrible Girlfriends (Jun 25)
- 6 Anime to Watch With Your Dad (Jun 18)
- 8 Horrible Boyfriends (Jun 11)
- 7 Genre Trends of 2016 So Far (Jun 4)
- 7 Anime to Ring in the Summer (May 28)
- 7 Super Bizarre Dating Sims (May 21)
- 6 of Anime's Less-Than-Finest Officers (May 14)
- 7 Twisted Wishes Gone Wrong (May 7)
- 12 Lovable Anime Monkeys (Apr 30)
- 7 Weirdest Short Programs (Apr 16)
- 7 Anime from When Maids Ruled the Earth (Apr 2)
- 6 Steampunk Anime to Whet Your Whistle (Mar 26)
- 7 Original Pokemon Rumors Unmasked (Mar 19)
- 6 Most Dangerous Military Organizations in Anime (Mar 12)
- 7 Highly Questionable Videogame Adaptations (Mar 5)
- Six Completely Dissimilar Twins (Feb 27)
- 6 Anime to Satisfy Your Need for Speed (Feb 20)
- Six Manga & Anime About Raising Kids (Feb 13)
- Six Lost Mysteries of Anime (Feb 6)
- 7 Manliest Bromances (Jan 30)
- 6 Villains That Saved the Day (Jan 23)
- 7 Manga for the Canine Inclined (Jan 16)
- 7 Silly Pieces of Weaponry (Jan 9)
- 7 Truly Gruesome Body Transformations (Jan 2)
- 7 Most In-Demand Japanese Voice Actors of 2015 (Dec 26)
- 6 Examples of Futuristic Space Travel (Dec 19)
- 6 Most In-Demand Japanese Voice Actresses of 2015 (Dec 12)
- 6 Idols that Fandom Forgot (Dec 5)
- 6 Times Evolution Went Horribly Wrong (Nov 28)
- 6 Anime Based on Eastern Legends (Nov 14)
- 6 Times It Was All Just A Dream (Nov 7)
- 6 Times Anime Went Full Halloween (Oct 31)
- 6 Ridiculous School Uniform Designs (Oct 24)
- 7 Vampires That Don't Suck (Oct 17)
- 7 Beauty & The Beast Couples (Oct 10)
- 7 Adventures on the High Seas (Oct 3)
- 6 Smarties with Blue Hair (Sep 26)
- 7 of Evangelion's Strangest Tie-In Goods (Sep 19)
- 7 Dessert-Obsessed Manga (Sep 12)
- 7 Anime Beach Episodes Worth Watching (Sep 5)
- 7 Plucky Kid Detectives (Aug 29)
- 7 Anime for Grown-Up Romantics (Aug 22)
- 7 Righteously Confident Protagonists (Aug 15)
- 6 Misplaced Ninja (Aug 8)
- 7 Eras of Japanese History via Anime (Aug 1)
- 6 Deadly Maids (Jul 25)
- 7 of Anime's Friendliest Ghosts (Jul 18)
- 7 1990s OVAs to Revive After Ushio & Tora (Jul 11)
- 7 of the Worst Sore Losers (Jul 4)
- 7 Government Organizations That Would Make the CIA Blush (Jun 27)
- 7 of Hello Kitty's Most Expensive Accessories (Jun 20)
- 7 Useless Magic Attacks (Jun 13)
- 7 Pieces of Anime Technology We Wish We Had Right Now (Jun 6)
- 7 Characters That Can't Resist Cats (May 30)
- 7 Deadly Games of Survival (May 23)
- 7 Mad Re-Imaginings of Alice in Wonderland (May 16)
- 6 Real-Life Japanese Robots Moving into the Marketplace (May 9)
- 7 Manga Banned Around the Globe (May 2)
- 7 Thief Characters That Could Steal the Shirt Off Your Back (Apr 25)
- 7 Anime About the Performing Arts (Apr 18)
- 7 Anime About Women in Sports (Apr 11)
- 7 Bits of Sailor Moon Merchandise No One Really Needs (Apr 4)
- 7 Manga for Monster Girl Lovers (Mar 28)
- 7 Things You Might Not Know About Hideaki Anno (Mar 21)
- 7 Tragically Unlicensed Shojo Anime (Mar 15)
- 6 Greatest School Teachers (Mar 7)
- 7 Reasons Gentlemen Prefer Elves (Feb 28)
- 7 Trips to the Anime Underworld (Feb 21)
- 7 Anime Kisses Heard 'Round the World (Feb 14)
- 7 Frightening Student Councils (Jan 31)
- Long Lost Anime Twins (Jan 24)
- 7 Strange Alien Species (Jan 17)
- 7 Battling Brothers (Jan 10)
- 7 Anime Cameos (Jan 3)
- 7 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Sailor Moon (Dec 27)
- 7 Times Anime Danced Its Butt Off (Dec 20)
- 7 Manga To Improve Your Cooking (Dec 13)
- 7 Most In Demand English Voice Actors of 2014 (Dec 6)
- 8 Most In Demand English Voice Actresses of 2014 (Nov 29)
- 6 Awesome People of Color in Anime (Nov 22)
- 7 Couples Who Make Love and War (Nov 8)
- 7 Slasher Characters Perfect for Halloween (Nov 1)
- 6 Times Mother Nature Unleashed Her Fury (Oct 25)
- 7 Anime Characters With Killer Hair (Oct 18)
- 7 Times Hatsune Miku Jumped the Shark (Oct 11)
- 6 Inseparable Sisters (Oct 4)
- 6 Relaxing Anime About Life on the Farm (Sep 27)
- 7 Powered-Up Forms That Are More Weird Than Awesome (Sep 13)
- 6 Directors' Humble Beginnings (Sep 6)
- 6 Series Starring Aspiring Mangaka (Aug 30)
- 7 "Gateway" Anime Sure to Get Newbies Hooked (Aug 23)
- 7 TV Anime Affected by Japanese Censorship (Aug 16)
- 7 Things You Didn't Know About Studio Ghibli (Aug 9)
- Anime's 7 Most Dangerous Jobs (Aug 2)
- 7 Shuttered American Anime Companies (Jul 26)
- 7 Series Set in France (Jul 5)
- 7 Muscle-Bound Heroes (Jun 28)
- 7 Incredible Geniuses (Jun 21)
- 7 Not-So-Ditzy Blondes (Jun 14)
- 6 Obscure Anime Series Lost in Time (Jun 7)
- 7 Frustrating Anime Cliffhangers (May 31)
- 7 Useless Animal Sidekicks (May 24)
- 7 Most Elegant Princes (May 17)
- 6 Strange Faces of Dracula's Descendents (May 3)
- 7 Best Vacation Spots (Apr 26)
- 7 Best Dressed Male Anime Characters (Apr 19)
- 7 Best Dressed Female Anime Characters (Apr 12)
- 7 Famous Movie Characters Voiced by Japanese VAs (Apr 5)
- 6 Up-And-Coming Female Voice Actors (Mar 22)
- 7 "Unholy" Priests (Mar 15)
- 7 Horrible Girlfriends (Mar 8)
- 7 Unstoppable Thelma & Louise Duos (Mar 1)
- 7 Love-Crazed Characters (Feb 15)
- 7 Strangest Harem Set Ups (Feb 1)
- 7 Characters With Insatiable Appetites (Jan 25)
- 7 Japan-International Co-Productions (Jan 11)
- 7 Most Dangerous Alien Planets (Jan 4)
- 7 Expert Anime Hackers (Dec 28)
- 7 Restaurant Spots Worth The Visit (Dec 21)
- 7 Anime Set in America (Dec 14)
- 7 Christmas Anime To Ring In The Season (Dec 7)
- 7 Scariest Bosses (Nov 16)
- 7 Anime Odd Couples (Nov 9)
- 7 Popular Japanese Folk Monsters (Nov 2)
- 6 Prestigious Art Schools (Oct 26)
- 7 Manga Cut Short Due To Author's Health (Oct 19)
- 7 Spookiest Places (Oct 12)
- 7 Badass Warrior Princesses (Oct 5)
- 6 Bizarre School Clubs (Sep 28)
- 7 Traditional Fantasy Parties (Sep 21)
- 7 Dashing and Devoted Servants (Sep 14)
- 7 Cringe-Worthy Villain Deaths (Sep 7)
- 7 Wonderfully Weird Anime Spin-Offs (Aug 17)
- 8 Essential Time-Travelling Heroines (Aug 10)
- 7 Wonders of the Anime World (Aug 3)
- 7 of Anime's Most Expensive Bits of Merchandise (Jul 27)
- 7 Bizarre Anime Mascots (Jul 20)
- 6 Humanity Hating A.I. (Jun 29)
- 6 Bumbling Magic Users (Jun 22)
- 7 Mostly Harmless Dirty Old Men (Jun 15)
- 7 Mafia Princesses (Jun 8)
- 7 Unlucky Reincarnations (Jun 1)
- 7 Goofy Anime Super Heroes (May 25)
- 7 Anime Odd Couples (May 18)
- 7 Intellectually-Challenged Heroes (May 11)
- 8 Dubious Anime Dub Opening Songs (May 4)
- 7 Biggest Crybaby Heroes (Apr 27)
- 8 Reimagined Fairy Tales (Apr 20)
- 7 Strange Faces of Oda Nobunaga (Apr 13)
- 7 Dirtiest Jobs (Mar 30)
- 8 Real Exotic Car Cameos (Mar 23)
- 7 Weird Anime Marketing Campaigns (Mar 16)
- 8 Horrible Boyfriends (Mar 9)
- 8 (Mostly) Deadly Death Gods (Mar 2)
- 6 Anime Projects That Never Took Off (Feb 23)
- 8 Interesting Uses of World Religious Figures (Feb 16)
- 7 Heartwarming Marriage Proposals (Feb 9)
- 7 MacGuyver Successors (Feb 2)
- 8 Shocking Betrayals Out of Left Field (Jan 26)
- 10 Tearjerkers That'll Empty the Tissue Box (Jan 19)
- 9 More Than Slightly Mad Scientists (Jan 12)
- 8 Magical Instrumentalists (Jan 5)
- 6 Drool-Worthy and Dangerous Librarians (Dec 29)
- 9 Favorite Anime Holiday Songs (Dec 22)
- Anime's 8 Feistiest Female Redheads (Dec 15)
- 8 Interesting Uses of Western Historical Figures (Dec 8)
- 7 Compassionate Military Leaders (Dec 1)
- 7 Enviable Beast Mounts (Nov 24)
- 8 Strange Anime Cuisines (Nov 17)
- 8 Demons You Wouldn't Exorcise (Nov 10)
- 7 Anime Casts That Need Their Own Arcade Game (Nov 3)
- 8 Alternative Couples Sure to Touch Your Heart (Oct 27)
- 9 Split Personalities Most in Need of Therapy (Oct 20)
- 8 Most Misleading Anime Titles (Oct 13)
- 8 Creepy Creatures Worth Screaming About (Oct 6)
- 6 Trailblazing Shojo "Deconstructions" You Should Be Watching (Sep 29)
- 8 Ace Pilot You'd Want in a Dogfight (Sep 22)
- 7 Most Terrifying Artifacts of Destruction (Sep 15)
- 8 Most Visually Striking Anime Productions (Sep 8)
- 8 Most Impractical Fighting Regalia (Sep 1)
- Anime's 8 Deadliest Children (Aug 25)
- Gia's List: The 8 Craziest Anime Families (Jul 21)
- Gia's List: Anime's 7 Most Destructive Heroes (Jul 7)
- Gia's List: The 7 Most Inconvenient Phobias in Anime (Jun 30)
- Gia's List: Anime's 6 Easiest Good Guys to Make Angry (Jun 23)
- Gia's List: The 6 Most Doomed Anime Babies (Jun 16)
- Gia's List: The 6 Most Painfully Shy Teens in Anime (Jun 2)
- Gia's List: 6 Most Indispensible Team Pets (May 26)
- Gia's List: 10 Anime Suggestions for Toonami (May 19)
- Gia's List: Anime's 6 Craziest Western Cameos (May 13)
- Gia's List: The 7 Most Hilariously-Narrated Anime (May 5)
- Gia's List: 6 Anime Doctors You Don't Want Handling Your Surgery (Apr 28)
- Gia's List: Anime's 6 Least Likely Robot Rebel Leaders (Apr 21)
- Gia's List: Anime's 7 Most Interesting Apocalypses (Apr 14)
- Gia's List: The 6 Most Exotic Pets in Anime (Mar 31)
- Gia's List: The 7 Coolest Little Old People (Mar 24)
- Gia's List: Anime's 6 Deadliest Tournaments (Mar 10)
- Gia's List: The 7 Least Artistic Characters in Anime (Mar 3)
- Gia's List: The 7 Coolest Quiet Anime Characters (Feb 18)
- Gia's List: Anime's 8 Most Likely to Succeed at Business (Feb 4)
- Gia's List: 7 Luckiest Ladies & Gents of Anime (Jan 28)
- Gia's List: 7 Anime Characters with Terrible Karma (Jan 14)
- Gia's List: 8 Great Anime Bands (Dec 17)
- Gia's List: 6 Destroyers of the Fourth Wall (Dec 10)
- Gia's List: Anime's 7 Most Awkward Proposals (Nov 19)
- Gia's List: The 6 Most-Abused Anime Protagonists (Nov 5)
- Gia's List: Anime's 7 Best Frenemies (Oct 29)
- Gia's List: 7 Anime Drivers Who Will Probably Get You Killed (Oct 22)
- Gia's List: The 8 Most Intriguing Uses of Western Music in Anime (Oct 15)
- Gia's List: 8 Anime Dogs You'd Want to Adopt (Oct 1)
- Gia's List: Anime's 7 Most Uncanny Lookalikes (Sep 17)
- Gia's List: The 8 Greatest Weapons Wielded by Women (Sep 10)
- Gia's List: 8 Awesome Americans in Anime (Sep 3)
- Gia's List: 9 Chefs You Wish Your Local Diner Would Hire (Aug 13)
- Gia's List: Anime and Manga's 8 Most Impoverished Teams (Aug 6)
- Gia's List: 8 Anime Parents You'd Call Child Services On (Jul 17)
- Gia's List: 9 Bizarre Anime Cats from Another Universe (Jun 25)
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