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The Best Anime Of All Time
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica is the best magical girl anime because kids, or at least young teens, can enjoy it, but it's mature enough to appeal to a wider audience. It's solidly rooted in the magical girl genre, but with a darker approach and subversion of many genre tropes.
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.
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.
Anime is known for mixing genres, which is how you get shows like The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. While Haruhi is a slice-of-life anime on a superficial level, there's a lot more weirdness going on there. The show elevates itself beyond genre limitations, with elements of mystery and science fiction.
Without Dragon Ball, the fighting anime genre as we know it today probably wouldn't exist.
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.
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If you’re looking for some quality comedy to perk up your day, The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. is arguably one of the funniest anime on Netflix with its ridiculously quirky characters and unreal predicaments that surround a psychic teenager.
It'll be released on July 22.
The 13-episode series is also available on Netflix along with an OVA special. A spinoff film, Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll, is also streaming on Netflix. Available subbed and dubbed | Watch Violet Evergarden on Netflix.
Forget what you know about magical girls, this is one great anime that subverts expectations to tell its engrossing story.
Seasons 4 and 5 arrived on April 21, 2020 -- called The Assault and The Bount. There’s a total of 16 seasons, with Season 17 coming this year, so hopefully by the time of the release of the new season we’ll have 1 - 16 on Netflix. But for now, you can catch seasons 1 - 5 on Netflix.
Or follow these links for the best of other genres: 1 Best sci fi movies on Netflix 2 Best comedy movies on Netflix 3 Best drama movies on Netflix 4 Best action movies on Netflix 5 Best horror TV shows on Netflix 6 Best horror movies on Netflix 7 Best superhero movies and TV shows on Netflix 8 Best Netflix original movies
Baki. Baki: Season 2, The Great Raitai Tournament Saga, arrived on Netflix in 2020 after Parts 1 and 2 hit us back in 2018. Judging from the end theme video released by Netflix, it looks like Baki and Mohammad Alai Jr. will be training hard, and simping hard over Kozue Matsumoto.
Naruto has a lot of references to Dragon Ball Z. Creator: Masashi Kishimoto. First Released: September 21, 1999. What it’s about: “Whenever Naruto Uzumaki proclaims that he will someday become the Hokage—a title bestowed upon the best ninja in the Village Hidden in the Leaves—no one takes him seriously.
Neo-Tokyo, hastily built on the ruins of old Tokyo, is a sprawling cityscape of neon extravaganza. It is a fusion of towering skyscrapers and cutting-edge technology that is permeated through and through with an explosive, hyper-violent cocktail of biker gangs, poverty, and revolutionaries.
Yet, he refuses to give up on his dream of becoming a hero. Determined to do the impossible, Izuku sets his sights on the elite hero training academy, UA High. However, everything changes after a chance meeting with the number one hero and Izuku's idol, All Might.
Along with his friends Orihime Inoue and Yasutora Sado —who later discover spiritual abilities of their own—Ichigo soon learns that the consequences of becoming a Soul Reaper and dealing with the world of spirits are far greater than he ever imagined.”. 9. Akira.
Ken Kaneki , an unsuspecting university freshman, finds himself caught in a world between humans and ghouls when his date turns out to be a ghoul after his flesh. Barely surviving this encounter after being taken to a hospital, he discovers that he has turned into a half-ghoul as a result of the surgery he received.
" Hunter x Hunter is a must-watch. It follows some typical archetypes of 'shōnen' anime, but still manages to incorporate elements from the hero genre and a coming-of-age story." – jonathand4b26c068c
Plus, it's amazingly animated and the story is well done." – f4f45ea60c
"While sort of new to the comedy genre, Gintama is probably one of the best ones out there. It's long but reasonable, and honestly will have you doubling over laughing." – PastelLlama
"It's similar to a sports anime in the sense that there's an underdog-type main character that grows stronger the more he challenges people. The only difference is it's about cooking, not sports. You'll have plenty of food-gasms and be hungry after watching." – logicalZebra
Horimiya is a comedic slice-of-life anime centered around Hori and Miyamura, two classmates who are different people in school than they are outside of it. When Hori gets home, she becomes the mother of her household, trading her uniform for casual clothing and pinning her carefully styled hair up in whatever way is quickest so that she can take on the household chores, make dinner, and take care of her younger brother.
This historical anime focuses on wartime and follows Li Xin as he works with his rival-turned-friend and current king to unite China. This anime is a great balance of strategy and action and has been praised for its storytelling.
Jujutsu Kaisen became very popular in a short matter of time. Airing in October of 2020, this anime resonated with viewers and instantly shot up the most popular list, where it remains near the top. The anime follows protagonist Itadori Yuji, who winds up tangled in a complicated mess when he encounters a cursed item.
Several websites such as MyAnimeList rank ongoing anime to help the viewer decide, and according to them, there are many currently-airing anime that are definitely worth a watch.
One Piece is one of the longest-running manga-turned-anime series ever. Originally airing in 1999, One Piece is still a fan-favorite over two decades later. This action-based series is known for its terrific comedy, likable characters, often random occurrences, and interesting plots.
9 Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Is Like Magic [MAL Score 8.38] Currently airing as of January 2021, Mushoku Tensei is an isekai anime with an interesting twist. After a life of bullying and harassment, the protagonist is killed in a tragic accident only to be reborn with his memories intact.