The 20 best TV ANIME of 2005
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- StarsErino HazukiChiwa SaitôChinami NishimuraAkari, Aika, and Alice are three girls who share a single dream: to become the most talented gondoliers in all of Neo-Venezia. Every day they train while exploring all the wondrous sights the water-covered planet Aqua has to offer.
- StarsLaura BaileyNana MizukiKôsuke ToriumiThe year is 1614 AD. Two warring ninja clans, each supporting a son of Hidetada Tokugawa as the next shogun, send ten representatives each to fight to the death for the possession Tokugawa government for the winning clan for the next thousand years.
- StarsDaisuke OnoTomoko KawakamiMonica RialYukito Kunisaki is on a journey, seeking a girl with wings who flies in sky, as mentioned in a childhood tale.
- CreatorShôji KawamoriStarsTakuma TerashimaYumi KakazuSanae KobayashiHumanity is dominated by fear when the Shadow Angels invade after 12,000 years of slumber. There is hope, however - Mechanical Angel Aquarion, a fighting machine powered by the intertwined souls of pilots known as Elements.
- StarsTôru FuruyaMasato HagiwaraRikiya KoyamaGenius gambler Shigeru Akagi competes with members of the mafia in mahjong.
- StarsLuci ChristianGreg AyresSamantha Inoue HarteNegi Springfield is only 10 years old, but he is trying to become a wizard(Magister Magi) but he was sent to Japan for training, despite the protests from his sister. The principal, who was a friend of his grandfather, assigned him to be the homeroom teacher and English instructor of middle school which is an all girls school. And the class is full of girls, with "special" characteristics, like one being a vampire, another a ghost, another a robot, and others being athletes and bookworms. Negi puts a lot of good will towards everyone and works hard to teach them, and even though most of the girls are very friendly with him, they see him more as a kid to have fun with instead of a respectful instructor, except a few of them, that hate the concept of him being a teacher, one of them is an anti-social computer nerd and the other is a hard worker who had a crush on the previous teacher, and to make matters worse, she found out about Negi, and his magic. Think of it as a Harry Potter meets Love Hina meets Azumanga Daioh meets Sensei no Ojikan Doki Doki School Hours, except picture it in a middle school.
- StarsRoger Craig SmithLiam O'BrienSam RiegelKobayakawa Sena is a little guy who always get picked on by the bullies in school. Since elementary school, he always play the role of the 'errand boy' to the extent that he has become swift and fast in his movements. Coincidentally, Hiruma Youichi and Kurita Ryukan are looking for a fast running back for their American Football team (Amefuto) and want to put Sena in the team. To hide their new 'star' player from the eyes of other High Schools, Hiruma encases Sena in a Amefuto helmet with a dark visor and name him Eyeshield #21.
- StarsLuci ChristianChris PattonLowell BartholomeeSho Fukamachi, a normal teenager accidentally found an alien object called Unit and thus, changed his life forever. The Unit bonded with Sho, resulting a powerful fighting life form called Guyver.
- CreatorKôsuke FujishimaStarsKikuko InoueYumi TômaMasami KikuchiNice Guy Keiichi is doing his best as a poor student at a tech college, but his good nature is taken advantage of relentlessly.
- CreatorToshifumi KawaseStarsMiyu IrinoYui MakinoDaisuke NamikawaSyaoran, a boy who wants to become an archeologist, and Sakura, a princess from the Clow Kingdom, are childhood friends with a close relationship. On a fateful night, Sakura lost all her memories as a result of a conspiracy to obtain her powers. In order to regain her memory, Syaoran seeks help from the witch, Yuuko. Yuuko tells Syaoran that he has to travel from one alternate reality to another to collect fragments of Sakura's memory. However, even if Sakura regains her memory, she will have no recollection of Syaoran. Travelling together with them is Kurogane, a warrior who was exiled from his country, and Fye, a magician who wants to escape from his King. With the help of a magical creature, Mokona, they set off on an exciting journey through time and space.
- StarsTakanori HoshinoHouko KuwashimaKaren StrassmanThere are a lot of crime in Planet of Endless Illusion, but people don't give up their own hope. A man who was killed his bride searches for the mysterious killer, the Claw, to revenge. It's not only him searching for the Claw.
- StarsYûto NakanoTravis WillinghamKôjun ItôGinko is an expert travelling around to investigate a primeval life-form, the "Mushi," and helping people with Mushi-related supernatural problems.
- StarsTakashi KondôKeiji FujiwaraMisato FukuenTrain Heartnet is a famous assassin known as Black Cat. He works for Chronos, an organization that secretly controls the world.
- CreatorToshifumi KawaseStarsRomi ParkKappei YamaguchiTomoko KawakamiA young student named Kousuke Ueki gets chosen to battle in a tournament. Kousuke has the power to turn garbage into trees and will fight against other students.
- StarsDarrel GuilbeauDevon BowmanKenjirô TsudaA thousand years after natural disasters have devastated the planet Zi humans have re-established civilization, salvaging the ancient Zoids. When his village is attacked a boy activates an ancient Zoid to defend it.
- StarsHaruka KudôTomokazu SugitaHiroshi KamiyaYuuta Takemoto is a poor college student who lives in a dilapidated apartment building with his two friends, Shinobu Morita and Takumi Mayama. The series chronicles the students' story as they struggle through life and love.
- StarsMichael McConnohieSpike SpencerWendee LeeDreaming of a magical world every night, the young Toramizu Ginta yearns to be able to go there. With only his friend Koyuki believing in his dreams, Ginta remains positive despite the slander he receives from others over his dreams. But his wishes are answered, as one day a large door appears in front of Ginta, summoning him to the land of MAR Heaven. In this land, the weapons known as ARMS exist. While initially Ginta greatly enjoyed the discovery of this magical world, he soon learns of the terrible wars that have once plagued MAR Heaven and the upcoming war that may soon appear.
- CreatorDai SatôKazuhiko ShimamotoStarsYûko SanpeiKeiji FujiwaraKaori Nazuka14-year-old Renton joins the rebel GekkoState ship, co-pilots the TypeZero with the mysterious Eureka, and unknowingly becomes part of a grand scheme.
- StarsMayumi TanakaHideyuki TanakaDaisuke KishioFormer punk Sakuragi Hanamichi, joins his high school basketball team attempting to impress his dream girl Haruko. Naturally athletic, yet lacking any experience in the sport, will Sakuragi be able to contribute to the Shohoku High team looking to get in the run for the national championship?
- StarsAtsuko TanakaToshiyuki MorikawaAyako KawasumiFujita Reiji is the owner of an art gallery, Gallery Fake. He deals with fake items, and is also familiar with the black market. However, he has a special talent for art, and used to work for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York as a curator.