Recommended Anime series
These are the list that had been accompanying from childhood until now. Some of the bgm has been deeply ingrained in my memory or perhaps the characters, story, and the worldbuilding itself. But there are also artistry in the animation which are unforgettable. Really recommended to binge watch them~
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- CreatorHiromu ArakawaStarsKent WilliamsIemasa KayumiMatthew LeonhartTwo brothers search for a Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their deceased mother goes awry and leaves them in damaged physical forms.I haven't got the chance to watch this, but I know it's good... I might go with the manga :<
- CreatorKaiu ShiraiStarsSumire MorohoshiMariya IseShinei UekiWhen three gifted kids at an isolated idyllic orphanage discover the secret and sinister purpose they were raised for, they look for a way to escape from their evil caretaker and lead the other children in a risky escape plan.It is a refreshing story~ Thought it would be some sort of Peter Pan-ish. But it was unpredictable. I couldn't tell the setting, but the oddity already gives off so much suspense itself. The adaptation of the manga was pretty well executed. Although, it is unfortunate that they didn't capture some of the original arcs (such a crime tsk tsk).
- StarsCristina ValenzuelaKira BucklandJamieson PriceOrdinary schoolgirl Arusu believes in magic and is transported to a world in which witches exist.The witches, lore, and the unique rusty-medieval like art style is everything~
- CreatorYoshihiro TogashiStarsIssei FutamataMegumi HanCristina ValenzuelaGon Freecss aspires to become a Hunter, an exceptional being capable of greatness. With his friends and his potential, he seeks out his father, who left him when he was younger.I really love the competition arc. Still can't digest Gon fought with his fishing rod XD. Sometimes, I still binge watch it despite not grasping the whole situation. Still waiting for the manga to complete and the anime to run again...
- StarsNatsuki HanaeZach AguilarAbby TrottA family is attacked by demons and only two members survive - Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko, who is turning into a demon slowly. Tanjiro sets out to become a demon slayer to avenge his family and cure his sister.The manga still had me by heart...and anime likewise. I do like how they take on a hero journey who is carrying around his cursed sibling. (Usually, this kind of trope will left the cursed sibling in enclosed place)
- CreatorMasashi KishimotoStarsAlexandre CrepetJunko TakeuchiMaile FlanaganNaruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and recognition, as well as to become Hokage, who is acknowledged as the leader and strongest of all ninja in the village.Can't remember how many time this show appears on the tv.
- CreatorMasashi KishimotoStarsJunko TakeuchiMaile FlanaganKate HigginsNaruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.It looks like some cool ninja stuff outwardly. But what deeply etched to me was the camaraderie, adversity, and family. I definitely grow up and aged with this anime...It hits hard when I grew as an adult along with the characters when the original Naruto series and movie ends.
- StarsYui IshikawaErika HarlacherRaissa BuenoIn the aftermath of a great war, Violet Evergarden, a young female ex-soldier, gets a job at a writers' agency and goes on assignments to create letters that can connect people.Beautiful and wholesome. On top of that the animation quality though~ It is a top notch!
- StarsMakoto FurukawaKaito IshikawaMax MittelmanThe story of Saitama, a hero that does it just for fun & can defeat his enemies with a single punch.A hero who beats enemies in one punch! (like literally). It is funny to think that the MC had little appearance than most characters in each episode. But when he appeared, it gets me hyped up with his unpredictable move~ An anime to pass time and to laugh along with its funny skits. The cool animation and action had me binge watch many times.
- StarsShirô SaitôAtsuko TanakaOsamu SakaThe futuristic adventures of a female cyborg counter intelligence agent and her support team.Anime and its OST impeccable~ But rather metaphysical to digest. :v Still One of my personal best dystopian sci-fi anime nonetheless!
- StarsJason DouglasKira Vincent-DavisCynthia MartinezSora, a young girl from Japan, comes to America in search of her dream. She wants, with all her heart, to be a member of the famous Kaleido Stage, a combination of musicals, acrobatics and magical effects. With the help of her friends, she struggles to make this dream come true.It is a wholesome anime about friendship, adversity, family, passion and dream! This inspired me to keep dreaming. As a silly kid, I once thought my lil jump looked amazing. lel :V
- StarsTakahiro SakuraiJessica BooneChris PattonA duck turned girl with magical powers must help save a prince from an unfinished fairy tale.If the Grimm's brother had an anime, this is it. The unique framing of a lore inside a lore, the bgm, the ballet, and the anime style...Just feel right and hauntingly mesmerizing~
- StarsSarah HauserHirofumi NojimaHitoshi BifuA girl named Helga is an orphan with her only friend Cheeto by her side. She has this place in her head that she continues to draw dreaming she will get there someday. Meanwhile the children of befort are looking for her.
- CreatorHiroshi WatanabeStarsMamiko NotoMasaya MatsukazeTakako HondaWhen someone wants revenge, they post about it on a special website at midnight. Then Hell Girl appears to do their bidding.Perhaps, this was my first dark-comedy anime. I love how the mysterious background of "Hell Girl" itself unravel throughout the story and her mission as the mistress of hell.
P.S. A website version of 'Death Note'. As a kid, I remember being paranoid over internet because of this anime. And the Hell Girl's website do exist back then for promotion... Good Ol' creepy days :V - CreatorDai SatôKazuhiko ShimamotoStarsYûko SanpeiKeiji FujiwaraKaori Nazuka14-year-old Renton joins the rebel GekkoState ship, co-pilots the TypeZero with the mysterious Eureka, and unknowingly becomes part of a grand scheme.Probably the only Gundam look like anime I ever watch the most...What captured me was the world building and characterization. It is light to digest despite the futuristic kind of setting.
- CreatorTite KuboStarsJohnny Yong BoschMichelle RuffStephanie ShehHigh school student Ichigo Kurosaki, who has the ability to see ghosts, gains soul reaper powers from Rukia Kuchiki and sets out to save the world from "Hollows".This is what a Japanese branch grim reaper should look like~ Love the traditional inspired concept they took on. Began to learn more Japanese language from their unique power name and world building. "Reitatsu!"
- StarsRoger Craig SmithLiam O'BrienSam RiegelKobayakawa Sena is a little guy who always get picked on by the bullies in school. Since elementary school, he always play the role of the 'errand boy' to the extent that he has become swift and fast in his movements. Coincidentally, Hiruma Youichi and Kurita Ryukan are looking for a fast running back for their American Football team (Amefuto) and want to put Sena in the team. To hide their new 'star' player from the eyes of other High Schools, Hiruma encases Sena in a Amefuto helmet with a dark visor and name him Eyeshield #21.If Tsubasa was an American Football player, this could be it. :v Having a vision and agility within fast motion mode was my self proclaimed hidden power to this day.
- StarsKenjirô TsudaMamiko NotoRoland Angelo CrisoloNadja is a bright, cheerful girl who was raised in an orphanage near London. Before her thirteenth birthday, she found out that her mother might be alive and she sets out on a journey to find her mother.This drama was there when I'm all about tango and dream~ It is one of my favorite classic shojo anime...
- StarsJohnny Yong BoschKirk ThorntonTony OliverI could never forget the op and how I pretended doing a similar simulation of fast clicking on the keyboard (thinking that I'll fight on the space one dat). I hope there's a remake of this series.
- CreatorToshifumi KawaseStarsMiyu IrinoYui MakinoDaisuke NamikawaSyaoran, a boy who wants to become an archeologist, and Sakura, a princess from the Clow Kingdom, are childhood friends with a close relationship. On a fateful night, Sakura lost all her memories as a result of a conspiracy to obtain her powers. In order to regain her memory, Syaoran seeks help from the witch, Yuuko. Yuuko tells Syaoran that he has to travel from one alternate reality to another to collect fragments of Sakura's memory. However, even if Sakura regains her memory, she will have no recollection of Syaoran. Travelling together with them is Kurogane, a warrior who was exiled from his country, and Fye, a magician who wants to escape from his King. With the help of a magical creature, Mokona, they set off on an exciting journey through time and space.I'm still confused with this series to this age... But strangely drawn to it many times with its adventure and its unique connection with the creators' stories.
- CreatorBesamemuchoStarsMegan Taylor HarveyMakoCarrie SavageA middle school girl suddenly becomes a god. Now she must take on godly duties as well as attend school.Probably the anime that introduced me to the concept of 'Kami'~ It is a light, cute, and wholesome magical anime :D
- StarsMichelle RuffSandy FoxTed SrokaA down on his luck guy is told by a fortune teller that his luck will change. Soon after three girls appear claiming to be his guardian angels.Still unconsciously hummed the harmonice music as a kid. But surely didn't realise that I've watched my first h*r*m anime. (I still wondered why there is so many females)
- StarsReiko TakagiKishô TaniyamaKentarô ItôHino Kahoko is a student whose school is divided into two branches-the Normal Branch, in which students wear gray uniforms, and the Music Branch, in which the students wear white. The school's tradition is a music competition, but it is more common that students from the Music Branch are chosen to compete. Kahoko is surprised one day to encounter a fairy named Lili. Solely because she is the only student to see him, she is the only student from the Normal Branch to be in the competition. Kahoko doesn't have any musical knowledge, until Lili grants her a magic violin, one that anyone can play if they believe they can truly do it. Kahoko must now face the trials of the competition, her competitors, and her peers.This anime got me into my craze for classical or instrumental music to this day. I can't play one, but I collect many of the songs~
- StarsYumiko KobayashiShûhei SakaguchiTakehito KoyasuAzuma Kazuma isn't terribly clever, but he's got a good heart and great skill - at baking. Since childhood, he's been on a quest to create the perfect bread to represent Japan internationally. Now, he seeks to enter the famous bakery Pantasia, in hopes of reaching his goal.Had the manga~ The bread twas amazing! It made me crave bread so much...
- CreatorEtsushi OgawaStarsMayumi TanakaRyôtarô OkiayuHouko KuwashimaAfter the death of his mother, a young boy travels to China and become a master chef, in his attempt to become head chef of his late mother's restaurantWatch it thrice, and still captivated with the food. Tried to imitate that golden rice for real... (except without those fancy ball attraction alright)
- StarsSamantha ClarkChris ScottSamantha Inoue HarteTwo siblings try to find their missing parents. Based on the best selling video game series by Square Enix.I didn't know that I've watched a Final Fantasy anime back then. Really liked how they did with the gun powder magic stuff. Definitely had immersed myself doing the gun stunt with a remote tv control back then. :V
- StarsMatthew LeonhartKanae ItôKana AsumiYoung girl Amu is blessed with three tiny guardian spirits and gains the power to transform and fight alongside a group of fellow students to free others' hearts from corruption.Once upon a time, I dreamt to wake up to an egg beside me and bore to change me into a magical girl.. (but I dislike the fact that I change into magical girl cuz I'm a hermit)
- CreatorJin KobayashiStarsLuci ChristianBrandon PotterBrina PalenciaA young high schooler is in love with an oblivious classmate; a delinquent classmate is in love with her. Both struggle to confess their feelings and their antics lead to crazy situations.High school and chaos in one sentence.
- CreatorAkitarô DaichiStarsMelanie RisdonJonathan LoveMaureen JonesA teenage girl is selected to receive a magic talisman that allows her to receive the spirit of a great warrior and the feud associated with it.
- StarsSakura TangeMatt HillSam VincentSakura stumbled upon the book of Clow Cards in a library. Accidentally setting the magical cards loose, it's now up to Sakura to catch them all with her best friend Tomoyo, and Kerberos, the guardian of the cards.I think this is one of the shojo series that's ahead of its time. There's some underlying psychological and social issues under the weaves of magical fantasy~
- StarsAmanda LipitzVeronica TaylorSaki NakajimaOne day while on her first date 11-year old Ichigo, became a super hero. After a mysterious earth quake, she was giving Animal Genes, and became part of the Mew Squad. Together they fight evil aliens, and protect the world.A good classic ol' magical girls squad~
- StarsLaura BaileyChiaki OmigawaMicah SolusodSet in the Shinigami technical school, the series revolves around a partnership between a weapon meisters and a human weapons. Trying to reach a ranking of "Death Scythe" they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch.
- StarsMakiko ÔmotoMugihitoYuko KagataYui is an average schoolgirl who lives in a future where all computers are supported by a single global network known as COMNET. Yui is a computer-illiterate girl who after a computer-lab accident is approached by IR, a raccoon looking corrector computer program, which tells her she must save COMNET. She must stop the rogue A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) computer program known as Grosser and his hench-programs from taking over the world. Grosser was originally designed to be that manager of all of COMNET. At first she's very reluctant to play the heroine because of her complete lack of knowledge and ability with computers. To save COMNET she must find and gain the trust of the other seven wayward corrector programs. They must also find the creator of COMNET Professor Inukai, to help stop Grosser for good.
- StarsSarah HauserRie TanakaCrispin FreemanHideki finds the discarded and malfunctioning Persocom Chi, a personal computer that looks like a girl. While trying to fix and care for Chi, Hideki discovers that she might be a Chobits, a robot of urban legend that has free will.
- StarsMaaya SakamotoMamoru MiyanoMasaya MatsukazeYou'll fall for the Ouran Host Club: Tamaki's truly romantic. Kaoru and Hikaru display brotherly love, Kyoya's brainy, Honey's innocent, and Mori's manly. Oh, and don't forget Haruhi. He knows what girls want, because he's a girl too.
- CreatorKohta HiranoStarsJôji NakataYoshiko SakakibaraFumiko OrikasaA British taskforce, lead by the daughter of the vampire hunter Prof. Van Helsing, battles the supernatural with the aid of two vampires.
- StarsTôru ÔkawaKôki UchiyamaKazuyuki OkitsuWhen many deaths occur in the quiet village of Sotoba, Doctor Toshio Ozaki initially suspects an epidemic but soon becomes convinced that something else is causing them.
- StarsRie KugimiyaRomi ParkSakiko UranBest friends Mikan and Hotaru are separated when Hotaru is scouted by a special school called "Alice Academy." Mikan determines to enroll too but Alice Academy is a mysterious place.
- CreatorManuel ValdiviaChus VallejoStarsChiemi ChibaKumiko YokoteNami MiyaharaThe misadventures of three little girls studying to be witches.
- CreatorNatsu HyûgaStarsAoi YûkiTakeo OtsukaKatsuyuki KonishiA young maiden is kidnapped and sold into servitude at the emperor's palace, where she secretly employs her pharmacist skills with the help of the head eunuch to unravel medical mysteries in the inner court.I enjoyed both the LN version and Manga, but the thing is, the story is still on-going. Aside of the FL unique-quirky antics, the general story delves deep into the other characters' secret which left with an open-ended mystery. And further making you crave the truth as a spectator. I haven't watch it but I'll put this on the list since the trailer animation was good.