Since 2011, we've held The New Animator Grand Prix, a drawing and animation contest aimed at new graduates heading into the anime industry where we offer 1 year's worth of housing support as a prize to contestants. We've run the contest for 11 years now ...
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The 10 Best New Anime Series of 2021The Heike Story.Wonder Egg Priority. Watch on Funimation. ... Jujutsu Kaisen. Watch on HBO Max. ... Pui Pui Molcar. Watch on Netflix. ... Tokyo Revengers. Watch on HBO Max. ... Star Wars: Visions. Watch on Disney+ ... Komi Can't Communicate. Watch on Netflix. ... Sk8 the Infinity. Watch on Funimation. ... More items...•
Here are the best anime from 2021.'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba' ... 'One Piece' ... 'The World Ends With You: The Animation' ... 'Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon—The Second Act' ... 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean' ... 'SK8 the Infinity' Aniplex USA. ... 'Boruto: Naruto Next Generations' vizmedia. ... '86 Eighty-Six' Crunchyroll Collection.More items...•
Anime Top 10Top 10 Best Rated (bayesian estimate) (Top 50)#titlerating1Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (TV)9.082Steins;Gate (TV)9.043Clannad After Story (TV)9.028 more rows
The most popular anime in Japan right now are:SPY x FAMILY.Ya Boy Kongming!The Dawn Of The Witch.Kingdom (Season 4) ⬆️Aoashi ⬇️Aharen-san wa Hakarenai.Summer Time Rendering (Editors' pick 🔥)Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie.More items...•
Angels, spider mechs, and demon-slaying are just some of what you can expect this Fall 2021 anime season. We have a good amount of new anime for the Fall such as the action-packed JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, hilarious Komi Can't Communicate, and the beautifully animated takt op.Destiny. We're also seeing the return of one of the most popular anime series in recent years with Demon Slayer Season 2: Entertainment District Arc. Across Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Netflix, as well as others, there are a lot of places to enjoy anime at the moment.
Sakugan follows Memenpu, a young girl who dreams of exploring the world outside her underground colony home. Her father forbids her from going but a life-changing event takes the pair down a different path. Sakugan gives off some emotional and shocking Made in Abyss vibes and we’re here for it. The series just recently started but it goes from 0 to 60 real quick. We’re looking forward to where this father-daughter adventure takes us as the season goes on. You can watch Sakugan now on Crunchyroll and VRV.
The karaoke loving career red panda, Retsuko, is back for season 4 of the series. Aggretsuko takes place in a world full of anthropomorphic animals. The series follows Retsuko, our red panda protagonist, who goes about her day to day with the occasional chaotic predicament. At this point in Aggretsuko, Retsuko has formed deeper relationships with the people in her life. Judging from the poster art, there are a few characters to watch out for this season. If you’re looking for a fun slice of life this fall season, check out Aggretsuko. Season 4 of the series premieres this December.
Following 14-year-old Ai Ooto as she fights to protect the souls of dead teenage girls housed within the eponymous "wonder eggs," the high quality of the show’s animation proves immediately striking, full of nuanced character acting and spectacular, high-flying and allegorical action that has earned comparisons to Kunihiko Ikuhara ( Revolutionary Girl Utena) and Naoko Yamada ( A Silent Voice) in equal measure. Even with all that visual flash, the explicit depiction of a tough subject matter will understandably prove an insurmountable hurdle for many—even though for the most part, director Shin Wakabayashi ( Owarimonogatari) and writer Shinji Nojima ( Suki!, Ie naki ko) tackle the most uncomfortable topics through quieter, incidental reveals. Consistently powerful and provocative, Wonder Egg Priority strikes a perfect balance of sensational action with painful subject matter without missing a step (yet, anyway). From its incredible animation to its off-kilter electronic score, it's without a doubt the most exciting new show of the year so far.
The words "magical girl" are never uttered in Wonder Egg Priority, but the loud and colorful markers of the subgenre—transforming objects of power, animal familiars—are presented in contrast with quiet and delicate observation of each of the character’s painful inner struggles.
Between the glistening fan service of Free! Iwatoubi Swim Club and the proto-Boys Love drama of Banana Fish, Hiroko Utsumi has solidly established herself as the discerning fujoshi’s director of choice.
The best anime shorts anthology based on a Hollywood blockbuster since The Animatrix kickstarted the trend, Star Wars: Visions contains some of the most entertaining material LucasFilm’s galaxy far, far away has produced in a while.
Tokyo Revengers has echoes of popular shows of the past—a little of Erased here, a peppering of Gokusen there—but its eclectic blend of recent time-traveling tropes and retro delinquent gang politics keeps the show feeling fresh and fascinating, both emotionally raw and grippingly violent.
Pui Pui Molcar is the year’s easiest anime to binge; its 12 short episodes can be marathoned in around half an hour. It’s also one of the easiest to recommend to those who might not be interested in anime. This felted stop-motion series doesn’t look like ordinary anime at all, and you don’t need to get into “subs vs.
On first glance, it’s easy to dismiss Jujutsu Kaisen as an on par action anime—that’s exactly what we did last year when we didn’t include the series’ first half on our year end list.
If Wonder Egg Priority had a satisfying ending, it would be one of the greatest anime of all time.
Science SARU has has a great couple years, starting with 2018’s Devilman Crybaby all the way through this year’s shorts in the anthology series Star Wars: Visions. The studio’s crowning achievement for 2021, though, is the studio’s humblest series to date. The Heike Story is based on The Tale of the Heike, a written account of the Genpei War.
A list of anime films that will be released in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2021.
A list of anime television series that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2021.
A list of original net animations that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2021.
A list of original video animations that will debut between January 1 and December 31, 2021.
August 17: Masami Suda, Japanese animator and character designer ( Fist of the North Star, Slam Dunk, Speed Racer ), dies at age 77.
November 5: Kinji Yoshimoto, Japanese animation director ( Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest, Queen's Blade, Genshiken ), dies at age 55.
The reason Fullmetal Alchemist is the best fantasy anime of all time is that it paints a fully realized, unique world with internally consistent rules that have real consequences. Building on that foundation, it delivers a story about two brothers that's as grounded as the setting is fantastic.
Without Dragon Ball, the fighting anime genre as we know it today probably wouldn't exist.
Most anime horror series are referred to as horror because of the monsters, like High School of the Dead. These series tend to be light on what western audiences think of as horror. Still, When They Cry straddles the line.
FLCL gets the nod because it's short, sweet, visually beautiful, and somehow extremely relatable. The series only got six episodes, but that plays to its benefit. Each episode is jam-packed with no sagging in the middle.
Anime has a reputation for being kid stuff, because of the connection between animation and kids cartoons in the West. The truth is that most anime isn't for kids, as evidenced by all the TV-14, TV-MA, and R ratings on this list. If you're looking for a great anime kids movie, the best place to start is Studio Ghibli.
Attack on Titan is horrifying, but it isn't really a horror anime. If you can stomach the grotesque, inside-out appearance of the titular titans, and the brutal finality of the way they devour their victims, you'll find an action anime that's also heavy on plot, character development, and atmosphere.
It's a great movie, full stop. There are a ton of great anime movies, and more come out every year. Akira still stands as a high watermark. It's a beautiful film to watch, with tremendous attention to detail, a cool story, and fantastic, action-packed animation sequences.
The world of anime can be tough to dip into for new viewers as it can be a challenge knowing where to start, but the journey is well worth it as this genre features some of the best stories in all of entertainment. In 2021 alone, there were new anime episodes that stole our hearts and had us smiling, laughing, and crying throughout.
In an age of anime with titles like “Banished From the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside,” it’s nice to have shows like Oddtaxi that convey what it's about in just a single word.
At first glance, 86 feels like an echo of the recent Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans, with the framing on child soldiers in war. What makes 86 stand out though is its focus on the intersection of classism, racism, and the morality of murder in a time of war.
Attack on Titan begins the first half of its final season with a time skip, big revelations about the past, and a deep dive into the world beyond the borders of Paradis Island. As always, there are massive battles, tragic deaths, and interesting new characters introduced.
Horimiya is a very special kind of anime where you find yourself smiling through half the episode, even when nothing funny is actually happening. It’s just that dang wholesome. It’s a high school romance slice of life that manages to subvert all of the usual tropes that typically come with that territory.
The first season of Jujutsu Kaisen feels like the beginning of something special – much like the first season of Attack on Titan felt way back in 2013, or more recently, the first season of Demon Slayer just two years ago.
In a time where every type of isekai is being developed, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation takes a joyful and wholehearted approach to the genre. The series follows a 34-year old underachiever, who dies after being run over by a bus only to start a new life in a new world as an infant.