What's Important In Anime

[agrash]

cool post, i bassicly agree with almost everything you say
However, i do like some animes with a plot that isn't completely stupid and nonsensical. As a matter of fact i'm currently watching dragonball

And for my list i would put the action a somwhere high up instead of at the bottom
its not that i don't like romantical, humoristic,.. animes but most of my favoriete animes still include some fighting

[Darth Kenshin]

Originally Posted by bleachlover7

a good storyline, and no ugly looking characters

Yeah, on that note, I forgot to mention character design. It's somewhere at the bottom of my list (somewhere in the 8-10 range if I actually rewrote it) but it really can take away from the mood of the show. Not necessarily "no ugly characters" as you say, but just sometimes the designs are very stupid. Anyone who watched Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann knows what I'm talking about... the designs of the Ganmen were all just ridiculous, as were the Anti-Spiral ships (don't remember if they were Ganmen as well, or just equally stupid looking).

[Casey6]

To me the characters can be stick figure for all I care - as long as there is action, a good storyline I will enjoy it

[lily1]

storyline, characters and development

[rozarazan]

for me good looking characters is a plus

[Chista]

The thing I love most is the fantasy, supernatural stuff but these also have to tag along with a a good plot. One factor can really make up one another. For instance, to connect to an audience you need character development; without character development you can't really feel for what's going on. You need that sort of emotional connection, which may seem weird but true either way.
I also noticed that a lot us also take the Art into account as most of us really go 'argh that episode wasn't drawn well'- which shows that it is a factor. Stuff looking weird just makes it look... well... weird, funny
An anime needs to make you want to watch more so suspense is really important, you need to be at the edge of your seat, otherwise the anime is just boring. That's why we complain about fillers There's no suspense