Poll: What is the main draw for you for an anime series?

[s0ulz x r3frain]

just the way the story is put together... not too much fillers, not just raw action [ie. bakuretsu tenshi =\]... but a lot of comedy =]

the best anime that is put together sofar that never ever everrrrrrr got me bored for even a minute was One Piece... i dunno how those mofo's do it but it always keeps u hooked to it, and there's o so plenty of comedy

[thundrakkon]

What makes any series lasting is the story and character development. Without those, you will have the usual series you see pretty much all the time. I mean, I do like all types of Anime, but the ones I would watch again are the ones I would enjoy. Those usually have a good story. Humor is also a good quality to have, but it would not last long without a story to go with it.

[Aeon]

I voted for story telling. I'm all for action in a anime but if there is no story to go along with it, then the show will lose my attention after a couple eps. Show's like Madlax and Chrno Crusade didn't have a lot of action in them but the stories kept/keep me watching them.

[Mut]

the coolness of a character.

[ShinobiNeko]

I would say a combination between most of the options, generally anime has really great story lines and interesting/believable character development, then there is also good action and funny humor and can have some great music to compliment everything else. I also have to agree with Mut@t@ about the coolness of a character, because there tends to be really cool characters in anime that help to draw you into the anime

[NM]

For me, a good anime = Interesting storyline, good character development, and a combination of both action and humor. And what Mut@t@ and ShinobiNeko said is true to, the character has to be somewhat cool.

[Inazuma Kami]

A good anime is somewhat balanced .
We can mix all of them to get something good or we can make a Super humoritic anime ( FmP Fumoffu) without any Story line or No comedy at all and a very strong Story line ( GunSlinger Girl ).

So will you choose The Extrems or something balanced ? The choice is up to you .

I choose a Strong Story line .