Best Anime of 2016
This is a list of my personal best anime of 2016.
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- StarsJun FukushimaSora AmamiyaRie TakahashiIt was a happy day for Kazuma - right up to the moment he died. A goddess intervenes and offers him a second chance in a magical land.
- CreatorYûsei MatsuiStarsJun FukuyamaMai FuchigamiBryce PapenbrookA powerful creature claims that within a year, Earth will be destroyed by him, but he offers mankind a chance by becoming a homeroom teacher where he teaches his students about how to kill him. An assassination classroom begins.
- StarsYoshimasa HosoyaMikako KomatsuHiroyuki YoshinoHaruhiro suddenly wakes up, with no memory but his name. There are a lot of people around, but noone seems to know anything. Haruhiro forms a party of some of the people and start exploring.
- StarsTodd HaberkornSara RagsdaleJustin PateShikada Kokonotsu's father owns a rural sweets shop, and his plan is for Kokonotsu to take it over one day.
- CreatorHaruko KumotaStarsAkira IshidaTomokazu SekiKôichi YamaderaThe life and career of Eighth Generation Yakumo Yurakutei, a legendary 20th century rakugo artist whose journey is greatly influenced by his incredibly gifted but hot-headed best friend.
- CreatorRyôgo NaritaStarsKyle McCarleyDarrel GuilbeauHiroshi Kamiya"6 Months Later...We haven't changed at all - or it seems...." Half a year after the turmoil that rocked the entire city of Ikebukuro- Peace has once again returned to the city and people are living each day normally. The high school students enjoy their days of youth as the strongest and most dangerous man of Ikebukuro works diligently. The informant plots a new scheme and the headless rider is pursued by the cops as she rides through the night...But soon this normal will be cut short by the abnormal. Slowly but surely, the unknown will seize the city and face an all new storm.
- CreatorSorata AkidukiStarsSaori HayamiRyôta ÔsakaYûichirô UmeharaAlthough her name means "snow white," Shirayuki is a cheerful, red-haired girl living in the country of Tanbarun who works diligently as an apothecary at her herbal shop. Her life changes drastically when she is noticed by the silly prince of Tanbarun, Prince Raji, who then tries to force her to become his concubine. Unwilling to give up her freedom, Shirayuki cuts her long red hair and escapes into the forest, where she is rescued from Raji by Zen Wistalia, the second prince of a neighboring country, and his two aides. Hoping to repay her debt to the trio someday, Shirayuki sets her sights on pursuing a career as the court herbalist in Zen's country, Clarines. Akagami no Shirayuki-hime depicts Shirayuki's journey toward a new life at the royal palace of Clarines, as well as Zen's endeavor to become a prince worthy of his title. As loyal friendships are forged and deadly enemies formed, Shirayuki and Zen slowly learn to support each other as they walk their own paths.
- CreatorMimana OrimotoStarsReina UedaNao TôyamaYumi UchiyamaEvery day Hane Sakura makes the arduous trip to school, cycling up a large hill on her bicycle. After encountering the motorcycle enthusiast Onsa Amano one morning, she is introduced to the motorcycle club, led by the ever-silent Raimu Kawasaki. New to motorcycles, Sakura experiences firsthand the difficulty of learning to ride again. However, through this, she hopes to once again recreate her first biking experience, which was filled with both horror and exhilaration. Alongside Baita, the talking motorcycle; Rin Suzunoki, a Suzuki model enthusiast; Hijiri Minowa, a wealthy girl who dreams of being a thug; and professional racer Chisame Nakano, Sakura strives toward getting her bike license and experiencing the joys and hardships of motorcycles.
- StarsKotono MitsuishiRyô HirohashiKenji NojimaUsagi Tsukino is chosen to be a guardian of justice and is sent on a quest to locate a Silver Crystal before the Dark Kingdom invades the Earth.
- StarsDaiki YamashitaJustin BrinerNobuhiko OkamotoA superhero-admiring boy enrolls in a prestigious hero academy and learns what it really means to be a hero, after the strongest superhero grants him his own powers.
- StarsMinami ShinodaEri SuzukiShinsuke SugawaraYoung witch Makoto moves to the beautiful countryside to live with her distant relatives and study witchcraft.
- StarsBrittney KarbowskiDavid MatrangaGreg AyresUshio Aotsuki unknowingly releases demonic energy that attracts monsters. The demon Tora, makes him an offer. He will help fight the monsters if Ushio removes the legendary Beast Spear that trapped him in Ushio's basement for 500 years.
- CreatorGido AmagakureStarsYûichi NakamuraRina EndôSaori HayamiSix months after his wife's death, a highschool teacher struggles to raise his daughter due to his inability to cook. When he meets an introverted student, who's also a part-time cook, he decides to learn to cook good meals for his daughter.
- StarsJerry JewellRachel RobinsonRyan ReynoldsArslan must embark on a journey to reclaim his fallen kingdom and fulfill his destiny as ruler of Pars.
- StarsEri SuzukiAi KayanoShizuka ItouOriginally from a big city, Futaba Ooki spends most days cataloguing her life through pictures on her phone. Upon moving to a seaside town, she gazes out over the vast expanse of sea and quickly becomes captivated by its endless possibilities. Unbeknownst to Futaba, her quiet contemplation catches the attention of local diving enthusiast Hikari Kohinata. Finding herself in the same class as Futaba the next day, Hikari is drawn to her quiet and shy demeanor and affectionately nicknames her Teko, sparking a tender friendship. Struggling to adapt to the change of pace in her life, Futaba finds herself strung along by Hikari's vast energy and passion for diving. Together, they join the school diving club, led by their homeroom teacher Mato Katori. With Hikari by her side, Futaba works to earn her diving certification while experiencing new friendships and possibilities.
- StarsCherami LeighMonica RialNatsuki HanaeAllen Walker, an exorcist fights Akuma to save the world. Sequel of the 2006 D.Gray-Man series.
- CreatorType-MoonStarsMai KadowakiRie KugimiyaKana UedaFollowing the decisive battle with the 8th Class Card, Illya must face the worst when the Ainsworth family comes from a parallel world and takes Miyu back with them.
- StarsYûki TakadaYôko HikasaAi KayanoDaily office lives of Aoba and her colleagues at the game development studio Eagle Jump.
- StarsRobbie DaymondAlexis TiptonMichael JohnstonThe tale of the Shepherd, a savior who will bring peace to the seraphim and human worlds, becomes Sorey's reality after a fateful encounter.
- CreatorChris HuangGen UrobuchiStarsSayaka ÔharaJun'ichi SuwabeSet in an Eastern fantasy setting, Dan Fei and her brother, guardians of a sword known as the Tian Xíng Jin, are pursued by the evil Xuan Gui Zong clan, who seek to obtain the sword for their master, Mie Tian Hai. While her brother is defeated, Fei, who possesses the sword's crossguard, escapes and finds herself in the care of the wandering swordsman, Shang Bu Huan, and a mysterious man named Lin Xu Ya, who become her protectors from the pursuing Xuan Gui Zong clan.
- StarsKaolipIn this series of shorts, a polite accountant deals with her annoying co-workers by chugging beer and singing death metal.
- StarsLindsay SheppardFrank MatanoEternoThe daily adventures of Bananya, a cat with dreams to become a chocolate-covered banana, and his friends.
- CreatorKohta HiranoStarsMitsuki SaigaNaoya UchidaYûichi NakamuraVarious historical fighters are summoned from across time to wage war on each other, with the fate of the world in the balance.
- CreatorAyano TakedaStarsTomoyo KurosawaAyaka AsaiMoe ToyotaKumiko, a girl with absolutely no ambition, decides to change herself now that she has started her high school life and try to leave her hobby, playing euphonium in orchestra aside but she totally cannot forget it anyway.
- CreatorMitsurô KuboSayo YamamotoStarsJun'ichi SuwabeToshiyuki ToyonagaKôki UchiyamaAfter suffering defeat, Yuri Katsuki hangs up his ice skates for good. But will an encounter with two top skaters reignite his passion?
- StarsYui WatanabeSuzuko MimoriKyôko NarumiThe frenetic adventures of a girls tennis club that seldom plays tennis.
- StarsKanji TsudaSaraShôichirô MasumotoEvery week at 5 p.m. an old man in a yellow mask shows up at a children's playground and tells them ghost stories based on myths and urban legends of Japanese origin. The man tells the stories on the back of his bicycle using a traditional kamishibai (Paper Drama) method and features a new tale each week.
- 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.
- CreatorEiichirô OdaStarsMayumi TanakaAkemi OkamuraLaurent VerninMonkey D. Luffy sets off on an adventure with his pirate crew in hopes of finding the greatest treasure ever, known as the "One Piece."