I think that the sense of suspense is what makes an anime better that the rest. If an anime makes you want to watch the next episode with every moment and doesn't give the next move away, or they make the obvious seem original and still exhilarates you. To me that is what makes an anime better than the rest of others. Of course other qualities make or break an anime, like music and the animation, but this is what makes an anime different from everyother anime, a prodigy in a group of talents.