Fan Favorites: The Top 10 Anime, According to Viewers
Anime has emerged as a global phenomenon, captivating audiences through its enthralling storytelling, distinct artistic style, and a wide array of genres. Originating from Japan, anime has garnered immense popularity across the world, attracting a diverse fan base spanning various age groups and backgrounds.
This article serves as a comprehensive exploration of the captivating realm of anime, delving into its rich history, exploring its diverse genres, and showcasing the top 10 anime series that have made a profound impact on viewers. Whether you are a seasoned anime enthusiast or a newcomer to this engrossing medium, this guide will provide you with an introduction to the finest anime series available.
Here are 10 best anime according to the viewers.
Pokémon
Pokémon is a series of anime consisting of monsters of different shapes, sizes, colors, and personalities where people capture and raise them to have battles among the Pokémon trainers.
The Pokémon have different types of abilities such as fire, water, air, earth, electricity, dragon, hypnosis, etc. The Pokémon trainer uses a device called Poke ball to capture Pokémon.
Then, Pokémon trainers battle their Pokémon with other trainers or wild Pokémon to make them strong. With enough battle experience, they evolve into more powerful Pokémon, making them stronger.
In the Pokémon series, Ash Ketchum is the protagonist living in Pallet Town who dreams of being the Pokémon master. To start with his adventure, Professor Oak gives him electric-type Pokémon Pikachu, and with that, he begins his journey of being the Pokémon master.
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball is an anime about an adventure of a child named Son Goku who has a tail and has had tremendous strength since childhood. Its initial story is loosely based on the Chinese folktale Journey to the West. In the anime, Goku lived with his grandfather until his grandfather died.
While looking for Master Roshi for him to teach more martial arts, he meets with a young genius named Bulma, who is looking for Dragon Balls; when gathered can summon Sheng Rong and fulfill any wish. Both find company among themselves; they start their adventure by visiting different places and meeting incredible people.
Naruto
Before the story of Naruto, the Nine-tailed beast attacked Konoha, almost destroying the village and taking many lives. The then-fourth Hokage sacrificed himself and his wife to seal the beast inside their newly born child named Naruto to save the village. After the incident, people began to look at the child in fear and disgust, causing Naruto to be left out of society.
In thirst of being acknowledged by people, Naruto vowed to be the greatest Hokage of the Konoha village. Along the journey, he makes new friends, meets his master, the truth about him, and takes control of power to save the world.
Death Note
Death note is a psychological mystery thriller, where a person named Light Yagami stumbles upon a black book called ‘Death Note’ belonging to a Shinigami-God of Death.
The book holds the power of death over any person where; when a name and the cause of death are written, the particular person dies similarly. The Shinigami dropped the book to see how mortals use the book’s power.
After a few days, the Ryuk the Shinigami appears in front of Light Yagami and tells the exact strength of the book. After that entails the story of how Light uses the book to kill criminals worldwide, creating mystery worldwide.
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo is a boxing anime series with a lot of action, with the leading character name Ippo Makunouchi. He is the son of a fisherman whose father is dead, and his mother looks after the fishing business. He, as a son, also helps his mother as much as possible.
Due to constant bullying, he gets beaten up when a boxer named Mamoru Takamura helps him one day. Ippo’s interest in learning boxing awakens.
Mamoru gives a specific task to Ippo, and he will be taught boxing upon completion. Ippo, with his discipline, completes the job and starts the story of a boxing champion after he is taken to the boxing gym.
Bleach
Bleach is a supernatural anime series about a high school student named Ichigo Kurosaki and his companions. The series follows the adventure of Ichigo, who gains the power of Soul Reaper (Shinigami) from the Grim Reaper named Rukia Kuchiki.
To protect his family from evil spirits, he takes over the mantle of Soul Reaper, defends humanity from evil spirits, and guides the lost Soul roaming on Earth to the afterlife.
One Piece
One Piece is a fantasy adventure series based on a pirate world. The main protagonist of the series is Monkey D. Luffy, who has the power of rubber and follows the footsteps of his idol pirate Red Haired Shanks in being a pirate.
He plans to be the Pirate King and get the ultimate treasure of the pirate world, ‘One Piece,’ left by the previous Pirate king, Gold D. Roger. Along the adventure, he surrounds himself with crewmates with similar dreams they want to fulfill in the world of pirates.
Steins Gate
Steins Gate is a comedy psychological thriller based on scientific research. Our odd main character, Rintaro Okabe, and a group of his eclectic friends create a method to send messages to the past, changing the present.
Sending the message in the past to save a neuroscience researcher named Kurisu Makise from being killed, the gift deviates from the original timeline. Rintaro and his friends must return the timeline to its original state.
Sword Art Online
Sword Art Online is an adventure anime; where the series revolves around the multiplayer virtual-reality game called Sword Art Online. It takes a deadly turn when the players know they can’t log out from the game. And, they die in reality if they die in the game.
Our main character Kirito, a loner, is also trapped in the game, and the only way out is to beat the competition.
Through the series of adventures, he meets many friends that help him reach the peak of defeating the game.
Attack on Titans
The anime is a dark fantasy anime based on a post-apocalyptic world where humans must remain behind the enormous walls of the fort built by humans to protect them from giant humanoid titans eager to devour humans.
The series follows our protagonist Eren Jaeger who survives the titan’s attack but loses his mother to the titan. Promising vengeance to destroy all Titans, he joins the survey corps that fight against the Titans.
