who are the big three anime

by Prof. Freddie Gislason 3 min read
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For the present era, these are:

  1. Bleach
  2. One Piece
  3. Naruto

Full Answer

Which of the Big 3 anime is the best?

  • One Piece
  • Naruto
  • Bleach

What is the current Big 3 anime?

Top 15 Shonen Jump Series of the Modern Generation

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  3. The Disastrous Life Of Saiki K. ...
  4. World Trigger. ...
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  7. Black Clover. ...
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What was the original Big 3 anime?

The Big 3 Manga is English-language anime/manga fandom shorthand for referring to the three largest Weekly Shounen Jump titles. The term is generally used only by English-language fandom although some fans have noted that Japanese lurkers on 2ch know what it means and have begun to use it in Japanese fandom. Some fans also use the term, Holy Shounen Trinity (or HST), to refer to the Big 3 ...

Which of the Big 3 is best?

  • Super Junior-K.R.Y.
  • Super Junior-T
  • Super Junior-M
  • Super Junior-Happy
  • The Grace-Dana & Sunday
  • Super Junior-D&E
  • Girls' Generation-TTS
  • EXO-M
  • EXO-K
  • NCT U

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Honorable Mentions

Before the next “Big 3” are listed, let’s take a look at some anime that are making huge waves around the world. These are shows that are still massively popular, but are ending soon and therefore won’t have the staying power of the original “Big 3.”

The Elephant in the Room

This list wouldn’t be complete without mentioning one show in particular that has influenced anime culture for nearly a decade; Attack on Titan. With the anime coming to a close, it didn’t make this list in particular, but it will go down as one of the most popular and influential anime ever.

What is the Big Three?

The Big Three refers to three very long and very popular anime, Naruto, Bleach and One Piece. The Big Three was a term used to describe the three most popular running series during their golden age in Jump 's mid 2000s period - One Piece, Naruto and Bleach .

Why are the Big Three called the Big Three?

The nickname "The Big Three" came about due to their immense worldwide popularity and length. With that, they were always featured in front of the shared Shonen Jump covers and always had bigger images for their main protagonists: Luffy, Naruto and Ichigo.

What were the big 3 in the 90s?

During the Golden Age of Weekly Shonen Jump, when its circulation was at its peak, according to fans a "Big 3" equivalent for early 90s would be Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk and Yu Yu Hakusho. While late 90s equivalent would be One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin and Hunter x Hunter.

How many episodes of Bleach are there?

These three manga have each received long running anime series, Bleach has 366 episodes, Naruto (+Shippuden) has 720 episodes, and One Piece has 979 episodes as of June 2021, with One Piece and Boruto, Naruto Shippuden's sequel, still airing. These statistics do not include the spin-offs, sequels, and movies, so the full numbers for entire ...

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