Top 22 Best Anime Shows
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- CreatorToshifumi KawaseRyukishi07StarsSôichirô HoshiMai NakaharaSatsuki YukinoThe story of a group of young friends and the mysterious events that occur in the rural village of Hinamizawa.Now this anime was a pure homicidal thrill ride. I already mentioned in my review of "When They Cry" that it was sort of like a mix of a cutesy show with a rather dark show. True, it had its gruesome moments, but it was actually a very laid out tale and it had its own intelligent setting, and that is why I give this anime the highest prasie.
- CreatorRyukishi07StarsYukari TamuraMai NakaharaMika KanaiIn this continuation of the hit horror anime, secrets are revealed as Rika Furude desperately attempts to save Hinamizawa and her friends from their tragic fate
- StarsTomoko KanedaYuki MatsuokaChieko HiguchiA humorous and highly unpredictable animated series following a group of high school girls and their teachers.Now just because this show looks adorable, doesn't mean that it wasn't enjoyable. Now this show, was about a ten-year-old girl named Chiyo who moved to Japan (I don't know the reason for the move, though) and meets these remememborable girls. Yomi, Osaka, and Tomo were also very well developed. My favorite character is their teacher Yukari. Her crazy driving rivals that of SpongeBob's.
But overall, Azumanga Daioh was fun. - CreatorLynn OkamotoStarsSanae KobayashiChihiro SuzukiMamiko NotoTwo university students come across a seemingly harmless girl named Lucy, unaware that she's actually a mutant serial killer with a split personality.This show redefines what it means to be a magical girl anime. The show opens up with the young Dicolonii Lucy escaping from her imprisonment. And while she does so, she brutally murders the scientists. Now this show has a wonderful message saying that people should treat people the way that they would want to be treated, and that humanity can be monstrous at times. However, it is only at number three, because of all the pointless gore and nudity. It kind off blocks the message for me.
- CreatorSatoshi TajiriJun'ichi MasudaKen SugimoriStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartCovering the continuing adventures of series protagonist Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, and his best friend Brock, the two meet a new coordinator named Dawn, who travels with them through Sinnoh and enters Pokemon Contests.What can I say, Pokemon was one of my first animes. It kind of holds a special part in my heart.
- StarsAsami SanadaKaori TanakaKelly RayA twelve-year-old girl named Shiina Tamai bonds with a starfish-shaped creature whom she calls Hoshimaru. But she isn't the first one with a creature like that.This was a show that I have discovered recently. A short lived anime, it had a young girl receive a rather odd starfish like creature. You can instantly tell that something was wrong with the show. Episode 12 was also rather shocking to me. It was at that moment that this show went downhill from there. Not in a bad way though, but was utterly appalling.
- StarsNoriko ShitayaAyako KawasumiJunji MajimaThe highborn Himemiya Chikane is cool and aloof, the perfect young lady of good breeding.Again, I have discovered this anime recently. A girl named Himeko meets her love interest Chikane, and she wanted to be the one to save the princess. The villain was a god called the Orogy, who wanted to destroy the Earth. And yes, it is a yuri anime. But actually, this one was of the most intriguing animes that I will hope to ever see again.
- StarsNami KurokawaHiroka NishizawaKôzô DôzakaOrphaned by murdering bandits, Kanu becomes a well-known traveling bandit-slayer. At one village, she stumbles upon an orphaned warrior-child. Kanu adopts her as her little sister and continues her journey to change the world.This anime was awesome! This took place in during the fall of the Han dynasty, and Aisha, a bandit hunter, embarks on a quest to rid China of the villains. However, it had adult references, and had its share of fan service. But, it actually had a pretty well premise. It also had a couple of OVAs, that I don't really care about, though.
- StarsMai GotouNami KurokawaHiroka NishizawaKan'u and Choihi rescue a mysterious girl and discover she's the real Ryubi - the one they had known previously was an imposter.
- StarsMaki KobayashiMai GotouYu AmamiyaWhen there's trouble afoot in ancient China, it's up to the Sisterhood of Steel to set things right once again. So, when a spell is cast on Kashin that begins to slowly turn her into a cat, it's up to Ryuubi and the others to go forth and find the exotic ingredients to undo the enchantment before the felinization is finalized.
- CreatorMasaki KajishimaStarsFernanda BaronneFlavia FontenelleMatt K. MillerEvery man needs a good woman. Tenchi Masaki has six.I can't really describe this one. Sorry.
- StarsTed LewisMadeleine BlausteinJerry LobozzoKirby crashes onto Planet Popstar and befriends the villagers that live In Cappytown. Unfortunately, King Dedede, the greedy ruler and Escargon, his assistant, aren't happy with that and do whatever they can to drive him out.A little more advanced than the video games, this anime was all about the Star Warrior fighting against EneMe's (Nightmare) monsters. It also had a rather jazzy theme song.
- CreatorGorô TaniguchiIchirô ÔkouchiStarsJun FukuyamaTakahiro SakuraiJohnny Yong BoschAfter being given a mysterious power to control others, an outcast prince becomes the masked leader of the rebellion against an all-powerful empire.This anime was great. It was about Lelouch, a young lad, who posed as a supervillain named Zero, to get the world to despise him. It also had thw witch C.C. who gave him the Geass. It is an item that is used to control other people, and work them against their will. It was also very evolved from the standard supernatural anime, as talking about politics and ruling is brought up. I didn't really like the political discussions (as it reminded me of Star Wars), but overall it wasn't that bad.
- CreatorKagami YoshimizuStarsAya HiranoEmiri KatoKaori FukuharaHaving fun at school, doing homework together, cooking and eating, playing video games, watching anime. All these little things make up the daily life of anime and chocolate lover Izumi Konata and her friends.Lucky Star was a great anime. I love how it points out certain things in other animes, and makes fun of it. The most memorable characte would have to be Konata. I also loved the cutaways with a co-host show, and how the man later overeacted, and destroyed the set.
- StarsMasako NozawaJôji YanamiSean SchemmelGoku is settled with his family and is living in peace. Unfortunately, his peaceful time is momentary as a visitor crashes into the planet claiming to be his brother.Don't ask.
- CreatorFumikane ShimadaStarsCherami LeighJamie MarchiKira Vincent-DavisThe story takes place in year 1944 and the world lives in fear of unidentified flying objects called neuroi. A young heroine Named Yoshika miyafuji joins the 501st joint wing, known as the strike witches to fight and defeat the neuroi so that way she can protect the world.
- StarsChiwa SaitôAi NonakaFumiko OrikasaRebecca Miyamoto, an 11-year-old child prodigy, accepts a teaching job at Momotsuki Gakuen (Peach Moon Academy), a high school that can be best described as 'bizarre'!
- StarsAoi YûkiTakuya EguchiMatt ShipmanGosick is set in the fictional European country of Sauville in the 1920s. Kazuya Kujo is a transfer student to St. Marguerite Academy, a place where myths and superstitions are abundant. While there he chances upon Victorique, a mysterious, yet highly intelligent girl who spends her days in the seclusion of the library reading its entire content or solving mysteries that the local detectives can't solve.
- StarsMegumi ToyoguchiDaisuke NamikawaBrad SwaileA Japanese businessman, captured by modern-day pirates, is written off and left for dead by his company. Tired of the corporate life, he opts to stick with the mercenaries that kidnapped him, becoming part of their gang.
- CreatorMasaki OkayuStarsLaura BaileyJohnny Yong BoschKyle HebertA boy is fond of an angel that kills him again and again.
- StarsRie KugimiyaJunji MajimaYui HorieToradora tells the tale of Ryuji (dragon) and Taiga (tiger) helping each other confess to their crushes.
- StarsMika KikuchiKatsuyuki KonishiAkira IshidaMy-Otome's story takes place in the distant future on the planet Earl, colonized by immigrants from Earth centuries ago. "Old technology" has survived in the form of nanomachines that allow female virgins to take the role of Meister Otomes - bodyguards, attendants and warriors that serve the royalty of various kingdoms. Arika Yumemiya has come to Windbloom Kingdom in search of her mother, whom Arika knows was an Otome. On her arrival she meets the top Coral Otome student, Nina Wáng, and Windbloom's heir to the throne, Mashiro Blan de Windbloom. The series follows Arika's progress as a student at Garderobe Academy and the machinations of those desiring the destructive power of the old technology for themselves.