An anime dimension is an artistic space that depicts life in the most beautiful and lively sense. In all honesty, every anime is unique and best known for its authenticity, creativity, and ability to captivate viewers. While there are thousands of outstanding anime out there. From Cowboy Bebop to Dragon Balls, here is a specially curated list of the top 25 best anime to watch when you are bored or looking for an anime.
Top 25 Anime Series
25. Cowboy Bebop
Year: 1998-1999
Genre: Anime, Action, Adventure
Episodes: 26
What makes Cowboy Bebop debut on the list of top-ranked anime is its terrific soundtrack, action sequels, and choice of characters. Cowboy Bebop is a collection of misadventures and tragedies in the lives of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners. This slow-paced anime needs time to captivate the public, which is also why it ranks 25 on this list. Make sure to continue until the fifth before making the judgment.
24. One Punch Man: Wapanman
Year: 2015-2019
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy
Episodes: 25
Ever wonder about a hero who saves the world just for fun? Saitama, the protagonist of One Punch Man, is a super-powerful hero who can defeat any enemy with a single punch but to most people’s surprise, he does it just for fun. If you’re a fan of action comedy, this is just the anime for you. The anime doesn’t ask for much time investment and is easily available on OTT platforms.
23. Toradora
Year: 2008-2009
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Episodes: 25
Toradora is considered the best romance anime out there, somewhat for its character-driver concept with witty dialogues and slapsticks. This is the tale of Ryuji (the dragon) and Taiga (the tiger) helping one another confess to their crushes. What’s crazy is that the story doesn’t follow the basic romance orientation of who the protagonist will end up with in the end. For an observant audience, it won’t be hard to find that answer. Rather, it focuses on showing how they accept and understand the feeling of love.
22. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
Year: 2016-2018
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Episodes: 146
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. is a perfect slice of life blended with comedy and fantasy. It is the story of an introverted high-schooler Saiki, who has possessed incredible psychic powers since birth that are hidden from people around him. As the days pass by, he unintentionally finds himself attracting chaotic personalities, contrary to his nature. The anime demands a long-term time investment of more than 100 episodes.
21. Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill
Year: 2023
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Episodes: 12
This new anime from 2023 has attracted a huge viewership in just a few months since its release. It is the story of Tsuyoshi Mukoudo, the protagonist of the anime, who one day suddenly finds himself transported to a fantasy world along with three other heroes to rescue the world from a mysterious threat. However, his only skill turns out to be ‘Net Super’ which he uses to obtain free groceries from modern Japan.
20. Bluelock
Year: 2022
Genre: Anime, Sports, Thriller
Episodes: 24
The story revolves around how fed up with the repeated defeat of the Japanese soccer team in the World Cup, a program known as ‘Bluelock’ invites 300 soccer players to participate in the creation of “the world’s greatest egotist striker.” Who will follow a new rigorous regimen of training? Isogi Yaichi, the protagonist, is a high scholar who failed to get into Nationals and was later invited Isogi Yaichi, the protagonist, is a high scholar who failed to get into Nationals and was later invited to “Blue Lock.
19. Haikyu
Year: 2014-2020
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Episodes: 89
Haikyuu is a beloved sports anime. It is an inspiring depiction of a dwarf mid-schooler who is inspired by a volleyball champion, “ the small giant,” to play the game. After much struggle, he enters a volleyball tournament but encounters the most powerful team known as the “King of the Court” in the first round. After facing a crushing defeat, he vows to surpass and become a better player than Kageyama, the captain of the opponent team.
18. Hell’s Paradise
Year: 2023
Genre: Anime, Action, Adventure
Episodes: 13
The popular anime is about a group of convicts who are freed from their execution in exchange for a condition. The convicts are sent to a newly discovered island in the Southwest of the Ryukyu kingdom along with a group of elites to look after them. On reaching the island the group finds themselves amidst monsters and their host, a residence of immortal beings. The convicts and elite soldiers now have to work together to defeat evil.
17. Tokyo Revengers
Year: 2021
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama
Episodes: 39
Revenge on one’s own life? Doesn’t that sound confusing and weird? Well, this is the plot of the Tokyo Revengers. Takemichi Hanagaki is a boy in the pits of despair. He loses his only middle school girlfriend after the ruthless Tokyo Manji Gang kills her and later loses his own after being pushed by a herd of people into the train tracks. But somehow the boy opened his eyes 12 years ago and took this opportunity to change the consequences of his life.
16. Mob Psycho 100
Year: 2016-2022
Genre: Anime, Action, Comedy
Episodes: 37
Kageyama Shigeo is an 8th grader with psychic abilities to move things around using his brain. He decides not to use his abilities in public, as it would attract negative attention. Now all he wants is to become friends with Tsubomi and find the purpose of his life with his psychic mentor, who does not possess psychic abilities.
15. Parasyte: The Maxim
Year: 2014-2015
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama
Episodes: 24
Parasytes refer to worm-like aliens that attack Tokyo one night and take over human bodies by entering their brains. One such parasite tries to enter Izumi Shinichi’s brain, a 16-year-old boy, but fails as he is wearing headphones and ditters into his hand instead. The parasite is later named Migi, and since it is unable to travel further into Shinichi’s body, the two collaborate to fight against man-eating parasites and protect the earth.
14. My Hero Academia
Year: 2016
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Episodes: 144
My Hero Academia is the story of a quirkless human, Izuku Midoriya, who is the only one without any superpowers in a population of superhumans but dreams of becoming the most powerful superhero. His dreams later ignite hope when All Might, the greatest superhero of all time, chooses Izumi to inherit his powers. Nonetheless, becoming a hero is a much more complicated task than it appears.
13. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
Year: 2012
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Episodes: 194
Dive into the thrilling adventures that each member of the Joestar family encounters throughout their life. If you’re a fan of adventurous anime series full of action and drama, you might just have found your most suitable anime to binge-watch: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. It is one of the top anime that Weeb encounters at the near start of their anime journey due to its constant popularity over the years.
12. Chainsaw Man
Year: 2022
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Episodes: 24
Thanks to Pochita, Denji’s pet devil dog, who saved his life after facing betrayal from his yakuza boss, Pochita merges his life force with Denji and turns him into the chainsaw man! Soon after, he is enlisted by a huge devil hunter’s organization and can be seen going on hunting missions and making his dream life come true with each passing day. Danji can be seen wondering about the goal of his life while making up small goals to motivate himself.
11. Attacks on Titans
Year: 2013-2023
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama
Episodes: 98
Big-giant monsters called Titans have taken control over the world and devoured mankind not for food but for fun. The remaining population survives in a village covered by tall walls taller than the tallest Titan. 100 years have passed since people saw a titan, until one day, 10-year-old Eren and his friend Mikasa encounter a titan attack in which the kid loses his mother and pledges to get rid of titans and revenge mankind.
10. Dr. Stone
Year: 2019
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama
Episodes: 47
After the human race gets petrified by a flash of light, high-schooler Taiju revives after several millennia and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he isn’t alone, and his science friend Senku has also been up and about for a few months now. Senku comes up with a plan to retrieve civilization with the help of science.
9. Baki Hanma
Year: 2021-2023
Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller
Episodes: 39
Baki, in order to become stronger than his father, Yujiro Hanma, who is known as the strongest creature on Earth, indulges in various fights and willingly imprisons himself in the Black Pentagon jail to spar with Mr. Unchained, originally Oliva, before competing with his father. But little did he know that other vicious criminals awaited him in the Black Pentagon, a jail full of the most vicious criminals in the world.
8. Death Note
Year: 2006-2007
Genre: Drama, Crime, Dark
Episodes: 37
Death Note is one of the most beloved and famous Japanese anime and movies internationally. An intelligent high-schooler comes across a mysterious book that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written in the book. The book is called Death Note. Understanding the power he has in his hand, the boy goes on a secret mission to get rid of all the criminals. Agent L, hired by higher- authorities, tries to thwart this mission.
7. One piece
Year: since 1999
Genre: Adventure, Action, Comedy
Episodes: 1084
22 years after the death of a pirate named Gol D. Roger, Monkey D. Luffy sets out on a voyage to become the next pirate king by finding Roger’s hidden treasure, the “One Piece,” hidden in the Grand Line. It was a place too dangerous to overcome, and no one was able to find the treasure over the years.
6. Tokyo Ghoul
Year: 2014
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Dark
Episodes: 12
Tokyo City is attacked by ghouls that are unpredictable and look exactly like humans. These ghouls are supernatural entities that feed on human flesh. A schoolboy, when attacked, turns into a hybrid who is neither human nor ghoul and has now become a fugitive on a run. The story is full of mystery, dark fantasy, and horror. With super-strong ghouls attacking the city continuously.
5. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Year: 2019
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Episodes: 55
Tanjiro loses his family to a demon attack, and the only survivors are him and his sister Nezuko, who is slowly turning into a demon. Tanjiro sets out on a journey to become a demon slayer to avenge his family and find a cure for his sister. Demon Slayer is an adventurous anime full of action thriller fight scenes and drama.
4. Jujutsu Kaisen
Year: 2020
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Episodes: 35
This internationally top anime has a super captivating plot and characters. Uniquely, the story doesn’t particularly focus on the protagonist, Yuji Itadori, an exceptionally strong but ordinary kid who swallows Sukuna’s finger to protect his friends and become his host. The anime depicts his journey to collect all of Sukuna’s fingers and put an end to the devil.
3. Naruto and Naruto Shippuden
Year: 2002-2017
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Episodes: 725
In one way or another, you must have come across ‘The Tale of Naruto Uzumaki”. The highly recognized anime Naruto is divided into two parts- the early days and the main story. Naruto is an abandoned boy who loses his parents in an attack on the Leaf Village. This is the journey of Naruto from a genin to becoming the Hukaze of Leaf Village and fulfilling the dream of a union nation.
2. Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
Year: 2017-2021
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Episodes: 170
Asta and Yuno are two kids abandoned at the door of a church, who grew up together and have been inseparable ever since. From a young age, the two can be seen competing against one another to become the next wizard king despite the huge difference in powers they uphold. Black Clover is the journey of the two boys becoming strong and powerful magic knights and fighting the devils from taking over their world.
1. Dragon Ball Z
Year: 1989-present
Genre: Action, Adventure, Anime
Episodes: 131
Dragon Ball Z is a nostalgic anime series that initially focused on comedy but later turned into an action-packed series. The series covers the journey of a money-tailed boy Son Goku from his childhood to adulthood as he travels around the world in search of the seven magical orbs that have the power to summon a wish-granting dragon.
Conclusion
In conclusion, there is a wide range of anime series that perfectly suit every taste. Not only do these series leave the audience awestruck with their compelling stories, unforgettable characters, and stunning animation, but they have also stood the test of time. The above article compiles some of the best series that showcases a rich glimpse of the anime world.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the top-ranked anime?
Ans. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is indeed the top-ranked anime series and was released in 2009–10.
2. Who is the number 1 king of anime?
Ans. Bojji is the greatest king that has ever been seen in the anime world. He was represented as the prince of the Bosse Kingdom.
3. Who is the father of anime?
Ans. Tezuka Osamu is known as the father of anime.
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