Anime with beautiful art list. Fireflies flickering in the forest

Greetings to all members of Anime Amino, Asuna here: cherry_blossom:

Today I would like to talk about anime with truly atmospheric and elaborate art. The graphics in the work are one of the ways to plunge headlong into the events taking place in the anime. And it depends only on the creators how strong this “sense of immersion” will be. Only the best will be here the best masterpieces in this area.

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Zutto Mae kara Suki deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai

Declarations of Love Committee

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Genres: Romance, Everyday Life, School

Year of manufacture: 2016

Type: Film

Duration: 1 hour

Studio: Qualia Animation

Director: Yanagisawa Tetsuya

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The story tells about an ordinary schoolgirl who loves sports and food - Natsuki Enomoto. She has been in love with her classmate, Yu Setoguchi, since childhood. And so the girl finally decides to tell him about her feelings. But after doing this, Natsuki, fearing refusal, takes back his words, saying that it was just a rehearsal for the upcoming confession to his real lover.

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The graphics in this anime are quite modern, since the work was released quite recently, at the end of 2016. The art, of course, is not very great, but I liked it. Positive, calm graphics are just right for unobtrusive romantic everyday life. There is nothing superfluous in it: everything fits and harmonizes perfectly.

The backgrounds are great too! They are filled with some kind of calming aura and allow you to completely join the story. Clouds, flowers, trees - all this is presented to the audience in a lamp style, without anything provocative.

At least this full-length anime It doesn't have an original or amazing story, but it's worth watching for the calming visuals alone.

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Accelerated world

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Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Adventure

Year of manufacture: 2012

Number of episodes: 24 episodes + 2 OVAs

Studio: SunRise

Director: Ohara Masakazu

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History takes us to the near future, where people have already gotten rid of ordinary phones, computers and televisions, replacing them with neurocommunication - a device with which people can enter virtual reality, like the Internet.

Haruki Arita is a 14-year-old boy with a short stature and a chubby figure, and also a complete loser with low self-esteem. And even in virtual world was unlucky: Haruka’s avatar was completely equal to his capabilities in the real world, that is, zero.

But at one point everything changed. One day this little pig met a beautiful princess named Kuroyukihime.

She persuades the guy to take part in the Brain Burst program in order to get rid of the image of an eternal loser.

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The artists really did their best to end up with good action with elements of romance. It is quite normal for an anime series of this kind to have dynamic and vibrant graphics, but the creators have outdone themselves. The authors also managed to competently use the advantages of computer graphics, which adds obvious charm to the work.

The drawing was able to show us different sides of the work: epic, tragic, romantic.

And the battles in the “Accelerated World” can be described in only one word: “bewitching.” All these effects, sparks, explosions definitely add pathos and epicness. In some ways, the drawing may be similar to the well-known anime “Sword Art Online”.

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Hyouka: You can't escape

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Genres: Detective, School, Romance

Year of manufacture: 2012

Number of episodes: 22 episodes + OVA

Studio: Kyoto Animation

Director: Yasuhiro Takemoto

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Hotaro Oreki is a Japanese schoolboy with pessimistic tendencies, and he does not like to openly express his emotions. And at the whim of his annoying older sister, the guy has to join the school literary club. Although this club is not so ordinary... Instead of boring reading books, its members try to solve the mystery of a mysterious crime that happened 33 years ago.

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And this is another work from the well-known Kyoto Animation studio, which has become famous for its unique drawing style. It is customary that detectives are characterized by dark and mysterious graphics, but this anime breaks the mold. The art looks cute and casual, and in some moments dramatic - everything is right in the spirit of Kyoto Animation. I won’t say that the graphics add a detective atmosphere, but even so, this anime can attract something else.

But many people didn’t like the characters due to the fact that they are very similar to the heroes of the anime “K-ON”, but I don’t think that’s that important. If a person sits down to watch a slow 22-episode detective story, he shouldn't be put off by this kind of character design.

But basically everything looks quite detailed and high quality. The artists decided to make full use of the graphic component in order to reveal the plot.

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Cloudless tomorrow

When the sea calms down

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Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Everyday Life

Year of manufacture: 2013

Number of episodes: 26 episodes

Studio: P. A. Works

Director: Shinohara Toshiya (Inuyasha, Black Butler)

Status: Completed

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The story tells about alternative world, in which there is a race of people that differs from ordinary earthly ones: they can breathe and also live deep under water without any time restrictions.

The main actions take place in a village located at the bottom of the sea. The village itself is quite small, because the people suffer from a lack of people. For lack of work and means to live on the ocean floor, the aquatic inhabitants gradually began to leave the village to find a new home on land.

The main characters are ordinary children living underwater. And due to the lack of children in the village, their only underwater school is closed forever. They have no choice but to go to a normal earthly educational institution. The plot will tell about the unusual love of land and water people and the difficulties of these forbidden feelings.

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🖼About drawing🖼

Studio P. A. Works, as always, surprised the audience with the most beautiful drawings. When watching this anime, you seem to find yourself in the amazing and magical world of the sea. In this work, underwater landscapes and beautiful views of the sea from different angles play a big role. The creators quite accurately managed to convey the maritime atmosphere filled with the romantic adventures of the main characters. The underwater world in this masterpiece is incredibly beautiful, but the land is not inferior to it at all. I was very surprised by the detail. Not in every work you can find something at the level of graphics shown in Cloudless Tomorrow.

The atmospheric backgrounds are especially surprising while watching. They don't really distract from the action that's happening on the screen. At the same time, these wonderful landscapes indirectly, but allow you to feel the whole situation of this work and immerse yourself in a romantic maritime story.

And the drawing of the characters is a significant plus of this title. All the characters look cute and tasteful. The appearance of each character fits perfectly with their characters and internal state. I was especially pleased with the eyes: they are very detailed and “deep”, like the ocean.

Although the anime series does have some plot holes and inconsistencies, “When the Sea Calms” is worth watching for the amazing graphics and animation alone.

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Tales of Zestiria

Tales of Zestiria

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Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Action

Year of manufacture: 2016

Number of episodes: 12 + 12

Studio: ufotable

Director: Sotozaki Haruo

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Seraphim are magical creatures, essentially no different from people, only ordinary people cannot see or feel these creatures. According to a long-standing legend, people used to be able to see seraphim, but times changed, and people soon lost this ability.

Sorey is a guy who grew up from childhood in a small village in which seraphim lived like ordinary people. Sorey had the gift of seeing these creatures, so they raised the boy as their own.

But Sorey grew up, and soon the guy decided to leave the village and head to the capital. By a strange coincidence, he pulls out a sacred sword from a stone that people have been trying to free for many centuries, but to no avail. As it was said in the prophecy, the one who pulled out the sacred sword must become a Shepherd and fight all his life to protect the world. And so, the purposeful Shepherd with a team of faithful allies sets out on a long journey to prevent the threat that stands in their way.

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Many will say that “Tales of Zestria” is another pass-through, which is not particularly amazingly drawn, but I disagree. This anime is one of the first works in which artists quite competently used computer graphics in order to give the image volume. In this case, the excessive “3D style” does not look inappropriate and poor, but, on the contrary, pleasant and unusual. Thanks to him, the characters seem more alive and not devoid of realistic emotions.

Also, the backgrounds are drawn simply beautifully and magically. The overall picture fits perfectly with an amazing fantasy world filled with the spirit of adventure and battle. And the epic battles, not without bright explosions, effects and sharpness, look fascinating, and most importantly - interesting.

And the characters themselves are a treasure trove of amazing and unusual costumes. The characters are really easy to remember. Not in every anime you can find such memorable characters both in character and appearance.

The graphics will definitely allow you to feel like you are in a different, amazing world and enjoy the adventurous and exciting atmosphere.

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Sinner's crown

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Genres: Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure

Year of manufacture: 2011

Number of episodes: 22 episodes

Studio: Production I.G.

Director: Araki Tetsuro (Attack on Titan, High School of the Dead)

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The story tells of the near future, in which a global epidemic occurred that claimed the lives of many people. Things were worse for Japan than ever: the country's economy had completely collapsed, and a large organization had become the head of state and was unceremoniously liquidating everything that stood in their way.

Xiu Yuma is an ordinary seventeen-year-old schoolboy with pessimistic tendencies. And he was lucky to meet Inori Yuzuriha - popular singer with an angelic voice, who is a member of the Undertakers team. This organization has only one goal: to overthrow the current government of Japan, thereby achieving peace in this rotten world. The girl greatly influenced the guy’s consciousness, and, after thinking carefully, Xiu decides to join the “Undertakers”, although she knows that she risks losing her life.

Then the guy did not yet suspect that he was capable of much...

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The graphics in “Crown of Guilt” are, of course, one of the important aspects in the overall impression of the work. And here it is done at a high level, as expected from the Production A. G studio. The color palette fits perfectly with the main theme and mood of the anime series: depressive, pessimistic and gray. Looking at these dark tones, the whole essence of the work is perfectly conveyed. All this excessive “pessimism” is quite inherent in the “apocalypse” genre, so this should not be surprising. But it is the presentation of this “gloominess” that is executed truly beautifully, and it makes it possible to feel all the depressive emotions and experiences of the characters.

What's surprising is that the main characters stand out so much from general atmosphere: They are bright and expressive. The characters are like the last ray of light that “fights” a completely rotten world, especially Inori.

You can also highlight the realistic emotions of the characters: initially the characters did not openly show their feelings, but throughout the anime the characters opened up, and their emotions began to be shown much more clearly and understandably. From the graphics and animation, one could notice the gradual development of the characters.

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Academy of the Celestial Empire

Narewatera Gakuen

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Genres: Science Fiction, Romance

Year of manufacture: 2012

Type: Film

Number of minutes: 1 hour 40 minutes

Studio: SunRise

Director: Ryosuke Nakamura (Grimgar of Ashes and Illusions, Aiura)

Status: Completed

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The story tells about an ordinary guy named Kenji Seki, who is an absolute failure in all areas. With the start of the new semester, a charming guy, Ryoichi Kyogoku, is transferred to his class. Unlike Seki, he looks elegant, masculine and undoubtedly has charisma and communication skills. But this guy is not such an ordinary person. In fact, Ryoichi is a telepath and can easily understand what his interlocutor thinks about him. With the help of his appearance and superhuman ability, the guy manages to win the hearts of many girls and gain respect among the guys. But all this went too far: all people began to fall under the influence of Ryoichi. But only one was able to get out of the hands of the telepathic guy, namely Seki. Will this loser be able to save all the students?

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The art in this work certainly plays a big role in the perception and feeling of the world of the anime “Celestial Academy”. Excellent graphics give the viewer the opportunity to immerse themselves in a fantasy world filled with romance mixed with mystical overtones. The color palette is so wonderfully chosen: the colors do not seem too bright or too dull. It’s really not disgusting to look at this kind of art, unlike other anime. The graphics do not have any harsh or unusual shades; the artists were able to depict everything in light and pleasant colors, without adding anything unnecessary.

While watching, you should pay attention to small details: sakura petals, drawing of water, glare. All these seemingly insignificant things play a rather large role in the landscape as a whole. Without these small aspects, the picture would not look so bright and amazing, for which I have my respect for the authors.

And the character design surprised me: the characters do not look similar to characters from other anime, and this work has big differences in terms of character design. All the characters seem unnaturally “pink” and have quite unusual appearance. But even in this situation, the characters look like real people in terms of depicting feelings and emotions.

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Genres: Drama, Romance, Supernatural

Year of manufacture: 2016

Type: Feature Film

Duration: 1 hour 46 min

Studio: CoMix Wave Films

Director: Makoto Shinkai (Garden of Words, 5 Centimeters Per Second)

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:arrow_forward: About the plot:arrow_backward:

The story is about two complete strangers. Taki Tachibana is a Tokyo boy studying in high school, but he is already quite tired of living in a huge, noisy city. Mutsuha Miyamizu is a girl living in a small village far from modern conveniences; life in the village seems boring and monotonous to her; she dreams of moving to the capital of Japan. Both heroes are dissatisfied with their current situation, but soon they have a chance to feel themselves in the shoes of another person (in literally).

But one day something inexplicably magical happens. Perhaps their destinies would never have crossed if they had not swapped bodies one day.

What should they do now? Can they come together to solve this problem?

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🖼About drawing🖼

As in the rest of Makoto Shinkai's works, Your Name pays a lot of attention to drawing. Each frame is really drawn in detail that I even paused the anime to clearly see the beauty of the picture. The graphics in the work allow you to feel the whole mystical and romantic atmosphere shown in “Kimi no Na wa”.

The creators also did a great job with shadows and light: they definitely give the work some realism and depth to the image.

I was especially surprised by the depiction of the sky, mountains, city and village. These details are expressed with particular detail and expressiveness, as if this is the real world. As if there was no barrier between the audience and the anime characters in the form of a monitor.

The drawing and animation of the characters looks no worse than the elaboration of the landscapes. Heroes have their own appearance, which shows their characters and inner world. Each character is different from the other, and even most of minor characters has some visible peculiarity.

I also really liked the perfect elaboration of the characters’ eyes: they seem to reflect the soul of a person, so that they seem like living people.

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The Shape of Voice

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Genres: Romance, Drama, Psychology

Year of manufacture: 2017

Type: Full Anime

Number of minutes: 2 hours

Studio: Kyoto Animation

Director: Naoko Yamada (Key-on, Tamako's Shop)

Status: Completed

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Children do not know how to restrain their emotions; they are allowed a lot, without even realizing it, they can commit cruel acts. But, having matured, people begin to hate themselves because of all the things they have done, which is what happened to the main character, Shoya Ishida. Looking back at the past, he becomes ashamed of everything that he has unconsciously done.

During times junior school A student transferred to Ishida's class - Shoko Nishimiya. It was impossible to say that she was an ordinary schoolgirl: since childhood she had been deaf, she could not feel the world around her with the help of hearing. The stupid boy constantly mocked and teased the disabled girl just because she was “different from everyone else.” Then he didn’t even think that he could cause serious childhood trauma to a fragile girl.

And how many years later did this slob realize that he had made a big mistake and brought a lot of pain and suffering to the deaf girl...

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The Kyoto Animation studio, as always, surprised anime fans with an amazing visual component, which is seasoned with cuteness and cuteness. From the first minutes, this masterpiece transports viewers as if to another reality. Small parts in the form of sakura petals or clouds are drawn wonderfully and look like real ones, which cannot but surprise. A high level of detail and bright, eye-pleasing graphics give an incredible viewing experience. It is clear that the creators of “The Shape of Voice” spared neither money nor effort in creating this masterpiece.

The creators were able to convey the feelings and emotions of the characters just as beautifully, and most importantly, realistically. Looking at the hopeless tears of the characters, I wanted to support them, and sometimes I wanted to shed a tear myself. Even a deaf girl was able to experience the same emotions as ordinary people, although her inner world was completely different from the world of other heroes.

Do you want to know which anime series are considered the best in the world? We have them all on our list!

Nothing is impossible in the world of anime, and if you are willing to try your best to achieve your goals, you will eventually achieve the result. Unlike American cartoons, quite often the best anime has deep meaning, in which there are always metaphors that are not immediately detected.

List of the best anime series: One Piece (Snatch)

It's actually difficult to describe hundreds of series and episodes, but we can guarantee you that the main character, Luffy, will teach you life lesson. He will teach that if you decide to do something, you will have to give your all and fight to the last to achieve your goal. This message alone makes the anime great.

No Game No Life (No game - no life)

This brilliant anime can be fun for gamers thanks to its unique plot and the concept of a fantasy world where almost everything is governed by certain rules that are binding on everyone. The two main characters are brother and sister Shiro and Sora, who are forcibly transported to another world controlled by games, where they will have to survive in a world where games are not so innocent.

Psycho-Pass

Psycho-Pass is an intelligent series that deeply analyzes the issues of free will and the psychological abilities of a person, determining whether he will become a threat to society. Using a special weapon known as the "Dominator", detectives can continuously read and send psychological data to determine a person's crime quotient. Depending on how stable a person’s psychological state is, he is either sent for compulsory rehabilitation or everything is corrected on the spot. Fans of social dramas should pay attention to this anime.

Akame ga Kill! (Akame Ga Kill)

At first glance, the story doesn't start out very impressive, but as events unfold, the plot becomes one of the most exciting of any anime you've ever seen. The story focuses on a village boy named Tatsumi who goes on a journey to the capital to become self-sufficient. He encounters a seemingly dangerous group of assassins known as Night Raid(night raiders). Will you join his adventures?

Rurouni Kenshin (Vagabond Kenshin)

This fantasy series is dedicated to the adventures of a young wandering swordsman who encounters a martial arts school in Meiji Japan. So, if dramatic characters magnificent scenes fighting, a bit of history (set in the 1870s), and some philosophizing about how to live in a world of violence will intrigue you, you should definitely watch this masterpiece.

One-Punch Man

The main character can end all his fights with one hit, and this frustrates him. You might be thinking, what's so interesting about this? How could anyone not want a hero to try to kill his enemy? But not at this time. Here you will see a super-obsessed hero trying to find a stronger opponent, trying to feel the thrill and adrenaline of fights that he felt once before. Watch the series to get answers to philosophical questions.

Inuyasha (Inuyasha)

Kagome, modern girl from Tokyo, accidentally finds a portal that leads to medieval Japan, where she meets the half-demon Inuyasha. She decides to help him find the magic crystal and fight the evil demon Naraku. Thanks to his unusual combination Romance, comedy, action, fantasy and horror, Inuyasha has managed to win millions of fans around the world and is considered a classic in the anime community.

Trigun

According to critics and fans, Trigan combines the funniest, most absurd and at the same time clever dialogues with a powerful dramatic component and notes of horror. The main character is one of the most controversial characters in any anime you've ever seen. He is a killer who hates killing, but commits it anyway. He is almost invulnerable and at the same time very vulnerable. He has the ability to destroy life, and at the same time becomes upset about death. With a price of $60 billion on his head, he is the most popular man on the planet!

Samurai Champloo

The plot of this excellent anime follows Jin, a skilled samurai who observes traditions; Mugen, an equally experienced samurai who prefers everything new; Ugh, the girl who works in the tea shop. When Jin and Mugen are caught and about to be executed, Fu bravely saves their lives, and in return asks them to help find the samurai. You probably think that the plot of this anime sounds simple and childish, but we assure you that you should take the time to watch this exciting series.

Soul Eater

It seems that most fans like Soul Eater because it has something new in terms of storyline. The plot focuses on Shibusen, a school of "Weapons and Masters" in the fictional Death City, Nevada. To get a clearer understanding, a weapon in Soul Eater is a person born with the ability to turn into a weapon.

Tokyo Ghoul

Ghouls are terrible creatures that feed on human flesh. When Kaneki is almost killed in an attack, he turns into a half-monster and is forced to adapt to his new lifestyle in order to survive. If you feel anxiety somewhere deep in your soul, then you just need to watch this anime.

Cowboy Bebop

Can you imagine that a brilliant idea could fit into an ordinary short film? This is how his many fans describe him. Considering the style of anime, we can note it as a space film, with elements of gothic horror and extraordinary fantastic creatures. It contains black comedy, spy detective, crime, romance, tragedy, philosophy, science, spirituality, fatalism, optimism and much more.

Fullmetal Alchemist

Fullmetal Alchemist became one of the most popular anime in America and Japan due to its extremely touching storyline; a story that revolves around Edward and Elric who will try their best to save their mother from death by trying to transmutate a human. This anime series will make you think deeply about your life.

Code Geass

Code Geass is set in an alternate universe after Japan has conquered the Holy Britannian Empire with their powerful robotic weapons, missiles " Nightmare”, who deprived Japan of all rights and freedoms by trying to rename it “Area 11”. Lelouch is a British prince who renounced his right to the throne after his mother was killed and vowed to destroy his own father, the Emperor of Britain. It's breathtaking when family problems mixed with a thirst for geopolitical conquest and domination.

Bleach

High school student Kurosaki Ichigo is different from any other child in that he can see ghosts. After an accident in the forest, he received magical powers. Thus begins Kurosaki Ichigo's training as a Shinigami, the Soul of the Reaper. Most likely, you will like this anime because it will capture the breath of any viewer, regardless of their age.

Fairy Tail

In a world where magic is used and traded at every turn, a team of guild members take on various missions to earn enough money to pay the rent. Among them are Lucy, a celestial spirit mage, Natsu, a fire-breathing dragon slayer, and a happy blue-winged cat.

Sword Art Online

Welcome to Sword Art Online - a world where magic can buy everything. In 2022, gamers around the world lined up for the launch day of Sword Art Online, a hotly anticipated MMORPG that allows players to connect to the world of virtual reality using special headsets called Nerve Gear. Kirito is one such gamer who wants to get back into the game. He spent a lot of time in the beta test, where he quickly became friends with rookie warrior Klein. The rest is just part of the courageous story.

Dragon Ball Z

Dragonball Z, learning that he is from another planet, asks to protect him from the attack of extraterrestrial enemies named Goku and his friends. It is the most famous Asian anime of all time in the West. Dragon Ball Z has been and will always be, for many fans, one of the most impressive animated films ever created by animators.

Naruto Shippūden (Naruto Shippuden)

Naruto Uzumaki, a loud, hyperactive teenage ninja who constantly sought approval and recognition, becomes Hokage, considered the leader and strongest of all the ninja in the village. The storyline is beautiful and features epic fights combined with deep emotions and unpredictable twists and turns that will blow your mind.

Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan is a truly innovative anime. After hometown With the hero destroyed and his mother killed, young Eren Jagar promises to cleanse the earth of the giant humanoid titans that have brought humanity to the brink of extinction. This is a truly fantastic anime with many layers: plot, imagery, vision and atmosphere. The basic motives of mindless giants who eat people may seem stupid, but watching this picture gives rise to completely different feelings.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

One of best anime-series for adults, "Fullmetal Alchemist": "Brotherhood" is an attempt by two brothers to find philosopher's Stone, who can resurrect their dead mother. However, everything does not go as expected and the brothers encounter many obstacles. This is a very exciting series that fascinates throughout its sixty-four episodes.

Dragon Ball

It is one of the legendary anime that has become a global phenomenon and has won millions of fans. The story is dedicated to extraordinary adventures strong boy named Goku, who is searching for the seven dragonballs (dragon balls). When they are united, they can fulfill any wish for the owner.

Pokémon

What about the legendary adventures of Ash Ketchum and his pet Pikachu as they travel the world in hopes of becoming Pokémon Masters? This story is very famous and popular all over the world! Although artistically and even story-wise, Pokemon is far from the best anime, it is undoubtedly the most famous and globally influential animated film.

Future Diary

One of the most fascinating stories that we have ever seen. The hero of this series comes into the hands of a diary that can predict the future and send the owner into battle with eleven others, where the last survivor becomes God. Sounds pretty nice, doesn't it?

Death Note

This dark series was recognized as the best anime of all time in Japan. One of the things that many dedicated fans find interesting about Death Note is that the main character is your typical good guy, your typical stereotypical hero. The fact that the series deals with topics that few others dare to tackle from a moral perspective is definitely one of the reasons you'll be hooked on watching it.

Anime has been popular with people of all ages and nationalities throughout its existence. This is, in a way, a touch of Japanese culture, which is distant for many. For the Japanese themselves, anime is an integral part of their life, so stories for animated films are written by the best screenwriters, graphics are drawn by talented artists, and the films themselves turn into multi-part epics due to their success with viewers.

The best anime that are in our selection is unlikely to surprise true fans of this genre, because they have long formed their own top of the best anime. For beginners who are just getting into amazing world anime and manga, the selection will help you choose the next series to watch and enjoy the work of talented Japanese animators and screenwriters.

Top 100 best anime worth watching.

1. Very nice, God

The anime tells the story of a girl named Nanami Momozono, who, because of her father, who lost in gambling all property, left without a home. Nanami meets the mysterious young man, which, as it turned out after some time, ordinary God, living next door. Mikage invites the girl to live at his house, and at the same time transfers to her the responsibilities of caring for him and endows her with divine abilities.

2. Death Note

Genre: detective, mystery, thriller

One of the most famous and best anime “Death Note” tells us the story of a Japanese schoolboy Light Yagami, who by chance becomes the owner of a notebook that the deity Ryuk dropped to the ground out of boredom. If you write a person's name in this notebook, he will die.

At first, Light used the notebook to punish criminals, but he went too far. To investigate mysterious deaths villains, Interpol involved a brilliant detective under the pseudonym L in the case.

3. Noragami

Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Adventure, Shonen

An anime series about a petty loser deity who dreams of achieving success. A kind and shy schoolgirl named Hiyori Iki is constantly bullied by her peers, which causes her to constantly cry. One day she saw a phone number on the wall under which were the words “I will solve all your problems.” Out of despair, the girl calls this number, and the slob god Yato comes to her...

4. Bloody guy

Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Shonen, Horror

The Japanese love making anime about demons and deities. So this time we are told a story about a vampire named Vlad Staz, who lives deep underground in Hell. Vlad loves everything created by people, and when a girl named Fuyumi Yanagi ends up in Hell, he is simply filled with happiness. However, his triumph was short-lived - Fuyumi accidentally eats a carnivorous plant. The girl becomes a ghost, and the vampire decides to resurrect her.

This anime premiered in 2010. There is complete chaos and cruelty in a private school for boys. The students are notorious hooligans and terrorize everyone around them. In order to somehow abolish the morals of boys, the school management decides to introduce co-education. An excellent student, Misaki Ayuzawa, is the president of the student council, but, as usual, such “upstarts” are not liked. The guys hate her, but then everything changes.

6. Blue Exorcist

For many, this is the best anime. Blue Exorcist is a film about a boy named Rin Okumura, who has been a brash bully all his life despite living within the walls of a monastery with his brother Yukio and his priest father. As it turned out, Rin is the spawn of Satan, and once his church wanted to kill him, but his adoptive father volunteered to help the child.
Satan comes into the world alive and kills Rin's father to show his son the power of Darkness. But this situation completely convinces the boy, and he decides to take the side of the church exorcists in order to declare war on his real father.

7. Attack of the Titans

Genre: war, drama, adventure, thriller, fantasy

The anime "Invasion of the Titans" became one of the most famous and even marked the beginning of the filming of the film of the same name. The plot talks about the eternal battle of humanity with the Giants - stupid, but very strong creatures that eat people. Having gathered their strength, people built a huge wall around their country, which does not allow the Giants to get inside.

One day, a section of the wall collapses under the onslaught of a super titan, and two children, Eren and Mikasa, see the giant eating their mother. The boy swears that he will do everything to exterminate the giants.

8. Fairy Tail

Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Shonen, Fantasy

The events of the film "Fairy Tail" take place in a distant fairy-tale kingdom, where many magicians live. Mages unite in large guilds to do common work. A young magician named Lucy Heartfilia dreams of getting into only one guild - Fairy Tail, but this is not so easy. The guild is closed, and to get there, the heroine will have to overcome many obstacles on her way.

9. Devil's Sweethearts

Genre: mystery, shoujo, school

The main character is a girl named Komori Yui, who is able to see all sorts of paranormal gibberish. One fine day, she and her father move to a new place of residence, and she has to change schools. New school turned out to be an elite place for oligarchs and stars. Lessons here begin not in the morning, but in the evening. It turns out that many of the school's students are evil spirits, and Yui will have to somehow get along with this.

10. Sword Art Online

The best anime for those who consider themselves true gamers. It tells the story of a guy named Kazuto, who is invited to take part in the test of a new online game, which should break all the charts and become the most successful in the world. The developers deceived their customers, and when they, having bought the game, plunged into virtual reality, the administrator informed the players that they would not be able to exit the game on their own. Only those who complete all levels will be able to return to the real world. Those who die in the virtual world also die in the real one.

11. Fullmetal Alchemist

Genre: drama, adventure, shonen, fantasy

The film is about two alchemist brothers who live in a world where there is no science in the form in which we imagine it now. Magic rules everything. Two Elric brothers decide to resurrect their dead mother, and to do this they need the philosopher's stone. But the laws of alchemy say: in order to take something, you must give exactly the same amount...

12. The monster is at the next desk

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Shoujo, School

Another anime about the life of Japanese schoolchildren. The plot tells us about a girl named Mizutani Shizuku - a typical “nerd” and a prude who, for the sake of her own grades, is ready to give a damn about others. But by chance, she had to lend her notes to a bully guy named Yoshida Haru. Yoshida falls in love with Mizutani and begins to take care of her in every possible way, but the girl does not seek to reciprocate.

13. Brotherly conflict

Genre: shoujo

The story is about a girl named Hinata Ema, who is the daughter of a famous traveler. Hinata is alone almost all her life due to the fact that her mother died long ago and her father is constantly on the road. One day dad said he was going to get married. Ema does not want to interfere with her father's family happiness, so she has to move into a mansion with her stepmother, who has as many as 13 sons.

It’s hard for Ema among so many new and unfamiliar people, but the brothers, seeing a young and pretty girl, don’t mind having romantic relationship. But there are many of them, but there is only one girl...

14. There is no life without play

Genre: comedy, adventure, fantasy

Sora and Shiro are brother and sister. Young people consider themselves to be some of the best gamers on the planet, about whom the entire Internet is whispering. One day, a god comes to them and takes their brother and sister to a parallel universe where there is no place for real wars. To reduce the degree of violence, God banned wars and invited residents to solve their problems through games. But humanity is losing, and is already huddled on a small piece of land. Sora and Shiro will have to save people from a parallel universe.

15. Kuroko's Basketball

Genre: comedy, sports, school, fantasy

One of the most famous and best anime that almost everyone knows about. Even those who didn't watch it. The film is about a guy named Kagami Taiga, who came to Japan from the USA, the country of basketball, and decided to win all the titles in this game, believing that he knew everything about basketball. Self-confident and goal-oriented, Kagami does not realize that success requires teamwork and brainpower. An inconspicuous and modest boy named Kuroko Tetsuya, who is not as simple as he seems at first glance, undertakes to explain this to him...

16. Bleach

Genre: comedy, mystery, adventure, shonen, fantasy

One of the best anime, which spanned over 366 episodes. The film tells the story of a simple Japanese schoolboy, Kurosaki Ichigo, who can see ghosts and spirits. The guy is being persecuted by his peers, so he found friends from the spirit world and focused on communicating with them.

One day, Kurosaki Ichigo is saved by the ghost Rukia Kuchiki, who was a Shinigami - a deity who helps the souls of the dead to another world. Rukia makes Ichigo a Shinigami, and he is immersed in a fantasy world that is invisible to anyone else.

17. Naruto

Genre: martial arts, comedy, adventure, shonen

“Naruto” is well-known even among those who have never watched this series and anime in general. Santa Barbara from the world of anime. The multi-part epic tells the story of a teenager named Naruto Uzumaki, who lives in the world of ninjas and dreams of becoming the strongest of them - Hokage. To prove his professional suitability, Naruto will have to defeat thousands of opponents and pass the most difficult tests.

18. Tokyo Ghoul

Genre: mystery, psychological, thriller, horror

The real mystical thriller "Tokyo Ghoul" is clearly not suitable for children under 18 years of age, because here great amount cruelty. In the story, a series of bloody murders take place in Tokyo, which... local residents attributed to ghouls and ghouls. While law enforcement officers are struggling to investigate, students named Kaneki and Hide conclude that ghouls are very difficult to detect due to the fact that they in a special way disguise themselves as people. Meeting a girl named Rize radically changes Kaneki's life and he has no idea what awaits him in the future...

19. Black Butler

Genre: history, comedy, mystery

A sparkling mystical comedy full of black humor and even detective investigations. Events take place in 19th century England in an alternate reality. The owner of the estate, Count Ciel, enters into a contract with his strange but impeccable butler named Sebastian. Who knows what the relationship between master and servant will lead to...

20. Gargantia on the green planet

Genre: war, fur, adventure, fantasy

One of the best anime in the fantasy genre. In the distant future, a human alliance battles brutal alien invaders for their survival. One of the military men named Redo falls into a wormhole during the battle, which throws the young warrior and his fighting machine onto a planet called Earth.

Due to cataclysms, the planet is flooded with water, and people have to live on ships. Redo, who has seen only war all his life, must learn to live in peace, and the girl Amy will help him in this.

21. Unlucky student at the school of magic

Genre: shonen, science fiction, fantasy, school

The school genre and everything connected with it is very popular among the Japanese, it is not surprising that most anime are filmed on this topic.

The near future, new technologies have even entered the sphere of magical sciences, and now magicians do not need all sorts of books and amulets for witchcraft.

Anime heroes Miyuki and Tatsuya Shiba enter one of the schools of magic. The problem is that Tatsuya is a theoretician, and Miyuki is very hands-on. At the school where the characters study, the students are divided into “flowers” ​​and “weeds.” Some of them are good practitioners, others are theorists. Thus, it turns out that the heroes will have to split up and stand on opposite sides of the barricades.

22. Howl's Moving Castle

Genre: drama, adventure, romance, fantasy

A full-length masterpiece from Hayao Miyazaki, which has become famous throughout the world. A true work of art that tells us the story of the girl Sophie, who became a victim of the evil spell of a witch who turned the young lady into a decrepit old woman due to jealousy. Sophie enters the service of a young wizard named Howl, who has his own moving castle. The girl hopes to regain her youth and lift the witch's curse.

23. Stein's Gate

Genre: drama, thriller, fantasy

The plot tells about the “Laboratory of Time Problems” - a place where inadequate and crazy people. One day, a company of crazy people appears here, led by the mad scientist Rintaro Okabe, who is seriously going to fight the global conspiracy. The scientist gathers around himself a team of equally crazy but talented people, with whom he builds a time machine from scraps at hand.

The problem is that the young people managed to open the Steins Gate, and now the team will have to fix it in order to save the world.

24. Satan at work!

Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Adventure, Romance, Shonen

Comedy series "Satan at Work!" tells us who you would think about? That's right, about Satan, who by chance was thrown into the real world, in the Japanese city of Tokyo. To avoid starvation, Satan has to get a job in a fast food restaurant, but he does not give up on his plans to take over the world. However, first Satan will have to make a career on Earth.

25. Akame Ga Kill!

Genre: drama, romance, shonen, fantasy

The young guy Tatsumi lives in the village and does not stand out among his peers. Every year there is less and less food in his village, and it is in danger of extinction. To save his home, Tatsumi goes to the provincial capital, where he wants to earn money to help his fellow villagers. But the capital received the hero very coldly; on the very first day he was deceived, leaving him penniless. The city is in the grip of a local premier who has plunged the settlement into corruption, violence and hatred.

26. Future Diary

Genres: drama, mystery, thriller

People are afraid of the future, but at the same time they want to know it. One day, a Japanese guy, Amano Yukitera, became the owner of a mobile phone that could predict the future. Now the boy has become almost omnipotent, because he has the power to change his destiny.

But not everything is so simple, and Amano learns the terrible details and features of such a gift. It turns out that the loss of a mobile phone leads to the death of its owner, and there are many owners of such mobile phones. Every year, a certain deity arranges fights between mobile phone owners.

27. The Dog and Me: The Secret Service

Genre: comedy, mystery, romance

An anime about a young lady named Riritiyo who grew up in rich family, and therefore imagines herself as a privileged person with royal aspirations. What adds piquancy is that there are demonic elements in the girl’s blood.

One day, a girl decides to leave her home and move to a mansion called “Ayakashi Kan”, where only people can live, among whose ancestors there was a creature called Yokai. To protect the residents of the mansion, bodyguards are assigned to them. Riritiyo gets a bodyguard named Soshi Miketsukami, whose views are radically different from the generally accepted ones...

28. Other

Genre: mystery, horror, school

This short anime series tells us a story that took place almost 30 years ago in a Japanese school. Misaki, one of the high school students, died suddenly. Her classmates, who truly loved the girl and were friends with her, decided to move on with their lives as if Misaki was still with them.

In 1998, student Koichi Sakakibara entered the school and immediately noticed that something was wrong in the class. And he was suspicious of a modest and beautiful girl named Misaki Mei, who was always drawing something and didn’t talk to anyone...

29. Fun of the Gods

Genre: adventure, shoujo, fantasy

One of the best anime in a rather unique genre, which tells the life of the Olympian gods in modern times. A girl named Kusanagi Yui led a completely ordinary life until a small incident occurred: she was summoned god Zeus. He conceived truly grandiose plans - to teach the gods love, which they are not able to experience, like a number of other emotions. Zeus decided that the best teacher would be a human, and Yui fell in line. The heroine will have to face a number of difficulties in order to successfully get out of the current situations, because life on Olympus is not easy!

30. Code Geass: Lelouch Risen

Genre: war, drama, fur, adventure, fantasy

The events of this anime take place in an alternate universe where Britain has become the ruler of almost a third of the entire planet. Fighting robots continue to take over the world, and Japan has become a colonial territory called "Area 11". Lelouch is the main character of the anime. The British killed his parents, and the guy vowed brutal revenge on the empire.

31. Angelic rhythms

Genre: drama, comedy, mystery, adventure

An anime about the hard life of Japanese schoolchildren. It tells about a school that operates “in the next world” and where dead children end up. Thus, they are given a chance to complete what they started and achieve what they did not have time to do in the real world. After the disciples have fulfilled their duty, their soul moves on. But will the students want to leave?

The hero of the film is a student named Otonashi, who ended up in this afterlife school. He meets the guys from the resistance, who are not satisfied with the state of affairs prevailing at school. They don't want to part with their friends after they complete the plan, so they are ready to challenge everyone around them to defend their interests.

32. Blood Strike

Genre: mystery, adventure, shonen, fantasy, school, ecchi

A mystical anime for older viewers about a powerful vampire who, as a result of a prophecy, should appear in Japan along with his kenju minions to bring chaos and death to the earth.

On Itagami Island, by decision of the authorities, a neutral zone was created, where demons get along with other people and have equal rights. To defeat the vampire, a young girl named Imegari Yukina, who is a sorceress and Sword Shaman, is sent to Itagami. Her task is to prevent Akatsuki Kojo from gaining power, but everything is not as bad as it seems. Akatsuki is not a tyrant at all, and Imegari falls in love with him. Now her task is to save the demon’s life.

33. Crown of Sin

Genre: drama, adventure, romance, fantasy

The anime takes place in the near future, where a devastating virus epidemic called “Apocalypse” has occurred. After this, Japan went bankrupt and became subordinate to a private organization that financed the country's salvation. After this, the organization established total control over the inhabitants of Japan; cruel tyranny prohibits any free thought. Naturally, this led to the emergence of the Resistance, into whose ranks a guy named Xu Oma falls.

34. School of the Dead

Genres: adventure, horror, ecchi

The best anime on the popular theme of zombies. A deadly virus is ravaging the world, turning people into the living dead. Overnight, the disease reached Fujimi School, most of whose students became infected and became zombies. Only a small group managed to survive, and now its leader Takashi Komuro has to not only save people’s lives, but also save his friend Rei Miyamoto.

The plot is very reminiscent of the world famous series " the walking Dead" It also shows human failure in the face of grief and apocalypse. Many are convinced that people can be more dangerous than zombies.

35. Fireflies flicker in the forest

Genres: drama, mystery, romance

The story is about a little girl named Hotaru, who, by the will of fate, got lost in a magical forest. She meets a guy in a mask who introduces himself as Gin. Gin has one peculiarity - he is a forest spirit, and the touch of a person will kill him overnight. The ghost leads Hotaru out of the forest, but soon the girl returns here again to see Gin. A very sad and kind story.

In the world of Naruto, two years flew by unnoticed. Former newcomers joined the ranks of experienced shinobi at the rank of chunin and jonin. The main characters did not sit still - each became a student of one of the legendary Sannin - the three great ninjas of Konoha. The guy in orange continued his training with the wise but eccentric Jiraiya, gradually ascending to a new level of combat skill. Sakura became the assistant and confidant of the healer Tsunade, the new leader of the Leaf Village. Well, Sasuke, whose pride led to his expulsion from Konoha, entered into a temporary alliance with the sinister Orochimaru, and each believes that they are only using the other for the time being.

The brief respite ended, and events once again rushed with hurricane speed. In Konoha, the seeds of old strife sown by the first Hokage are sprouting again. The mysterious Akatsuki leader has set in motion a plan for world domination. There is turmoil in the Sand Village and neighboring countries, old secrets are resurfacing everywhere, and it is clear that bills will have to be paid someday. The long-awaited continuation of the manga inspired new life into the series and new hope into the hearts of countless fans!

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