What is the most important quality an anime should have?

[satan]

For me, a story, definitely.  It needs to stick to that plot as well, minimizing filler content.  I don't care so much for fan service characters unless they have an important role.  My hope is that it is a plot which also has a conclusive ending.  There are honestly far too many anime that never seem to end, and stray far too much from the originally expected storyline.

[I_Play_on_PC]

for me, it has to be funny, a story that isn't boring and the art has to be ''good looking'' 

[misakilovesu]

In my opinion the art is important to catch one´s attention. Whenever I watch anime, I first look at the art and after that at the story. Second would be story then. Of course characters have to be adorable and in the end it´s also the genre. I tend to watch Shojo/ROmance/shonen-Ai Anime or Fantasy anime *-*

[Kikyo782]

Decent animation and a good storyline!

[idalarian]

It depends on my mood, but it's mostly either high enjoyability or to be good at what it does in its respective genre. And I would also add points if the anime has actually an good ending to its seasons and a somewhat good pacing.

[mid boss]

i don't know about you but i think putting some realistic stuff in it one of the most anime are lack of. i mean most of them if you look at the main character most of them make him like an angle or something . i mean  that he\she never cry at life or death situations never fear never hist-ate plus the. and most likely there are no Psychology situations
and so on

 

the only anime and manga that i saw these stuff in are :Kaiji The Ultimate Survivor,One Outs, Akagi, Death note,Code Geass and Attack on Titans ,Gamble Fish(manga),lair game,(manga)

 

well that's too little comparing to the numbers of anime\manga that has released.ofc i also believe it depends on it's type of anime not complaining about it but i also believe that having a realistic touch can change a crap anime\manga into something good

Edited August 3, 2013 by mid boss

[Xanders]

At least a decent animation and a great plot especially psychological twist that makes it so unpredictable, lastly a long storyline and back story

Must have decent animation, long storyline and backstory

[mid boss]

Must have decent animation, long storyline and backstory

if you mean long episodes then i disagree with you . i watched some anime 12-13  episodes and they are one of the best anime i have ever watched

[konan]

Everything should be perfect

[(AC)]

For me the main thing has to be the plot. Also the animation.

[mid boss]

For me the main thing has to be the plot. Also the animation.

well i agree with the plot .but for the animation i don't say it must be perfect . i say it must be acceptable cuz i think it's the last thing you should look at

[lemmingllama]

 

For me the main thing has to be the plot. Also the animation.

well i agree with the plot .but for the animation i don't say it must be perfect . i say it must be acceptable cuz i think it's the last thing you should look at

 

 

I would say that music is less important than animation. A series can have bad music or no music and still be decent, but a series with absolutely terrible animation (looking at all the bad 70's/80's hentai series) are terrible since they would be more enjoyable without the visuals whatsoever.

[anaysama]

DRAMA

[TheAnimeXplorer]

The animation, story plot, and characters. Basically it has to be good at all categories to be a good anime. 

[bigwolf85]

^{a really good ending. I hate anime that have incomplete endings or clifhangers}

[shinn09]

Good Story Telling. Most anime i perfer has to have a story and all. Gundam had that. Lots of Video Games are starting to grasp that more now.

[jurjito]

The first most important, a good Op and ED because is the first and the last you always have to see of any chapter. Then a good story that makes you want to watch the entire anime at once.

[animedono]

Coherent story that has start and end. I hate it when a series leave you hanging with a ton of questions ( i am referring to series that are full of plot holes or end because of manga cancellations or whatevs, not difficult to follow stories with all kinds of messages, i enjoy those), apart from that good animation helps (shining example is Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood).

[lanielabajo]

sense of humor..

[ELeeTE]

If it's an original anime then it needs to have great animation, art, characters, and it can't have too many irritating plot holes. If it's based off a manga then animation and art needs to be good as well as with it following the story. Fillers and sidetracking annoy me a lot.