Favorite Fight Scenes

[FLCL]

What are your some of your favorite fight scenes/fight choreography in anime? Also it's not mandatory but feel free to explain why you like a certain scene or your standards for judging fight choreography in general.

Beside the fluid animation and the great dialogue exchanges between Spike and Elektra, the most memorable aspect about this fight scene is just how creatively Spike uses his broom, one of the thing I appreciate in a good fight scene is when a character is seemingly at a disadvantage but manages to use the objects and/or the environment around them to gain the upper hand, I just love it.

In this fight scene from Sword of the Stranger (which in general has amazing fight choreography thanks to Yutaka Nakamura) there is no dialogue whatsoever, the only sound you hear (beside the wonderful soundtrack by Naoki Sato) is just the clashing of steel. Another aspect I like about the scene is how detailed it is in regards to the environment and how it affects the characters, not to mention how detailed the fight is itself, it took me a couple of watches for me to realize that the two characters had switched swords mid way through the fight and although this is true for any movie, I love it when an action scene rewards you for repeatedly watching it again, because it gives the scene and the film itself a little more depth.

While I don't feel Samurai Champloo's fight choreography is on par with Sword of the Stranger's, this scene is still noteworthy just for displaying a stark contrast between Mugen and Jin's fighting styles. Mugen's has a more unorthodox fighting style that incorporates breakdancing while Jin's fighting style is much more traditional, probably the best thing about this fight scene is how their fighting styles give us insight into their personalities without the need for any exposition.

 

[Jeff The Killer]

Annie Vs Eren

I loved this fight because it was intense, and everyone who saw the Female Titan in action all felt their feelings be crushed. Seeing Eren and Annie fight you couldn't help but feel anxiety and frustration when Annie got away or when Eren caught her.

Another that will always be my favorite though I couldn't find a good video for it was Mewtwo Vs Mew in Mewtwo Strikes Back.

I loved the battle when I was little and I never forgot. The fight was intense because both were equal in power and the scene with Ash where he 'died' scared me as a kid.

 

[Marc]

I have too many to list, but I'll list a couple that I can remember >.<

I'm not going to list any from Fate Zero because A LOT of fight scenes from that anime were amazing, hence the reason why it's my #1 favorite action anime from every anime I've seen so far.

In no particular order :

Reisi and Kuroh's first fight in K Project. The slap Kuroh got was really funny ;~;

Spoiler: Click to view video if you have no plans to watch the anime

Also, Fushimi and Yata had some great fights in K Project as well

In Naruto Shippuden, the beginning of Sasuke vs Killer Bee with the sword fighting :

When Killer Bee transferred, it wasn't all that good imo (but still decent).

 

[Doctor Strange]

I like this one because I like Deadshot and I ship him with Harley Quinn. Also, plus, I'm a sucker for train fights. I felt the animation was crisp and showed great detail between Batman and Deadshot. It shows how quick Batman can see things and how he disarms criminals. Overall, I liked the fast movement and pure energy the Dark Knight showed here.

 

[Alex]

Just a heads up, this one is pretty violent. And spoilers ahead, obviously, if you're not up-to-date with Hunter x Hunter.

I mean, this fight was pretty sad. Gon basically uses up all of his future potential to temporarily gain a God-like form, rivalling one of the most powerful beings in the HxH world. I do admit that I cried during it ;-;