Attack on Titan. You've been warned. The Hunger Games, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Pretty Little Liars. This series is the closest I have seen to outright hentai porn in a supposedly mainstream anime. It starts as your typical gross, kind of sexist magical girls anime set at a high school where students physically fight to be popular. Intense sci-fi mysteries like The X-Files or Lost. The series only lasted for one season and a movie but has remained popular in the years since its release. A bunch of nerds accidentally turn their microwave into a time machine and then they have to stop it from causing World War III. does it in true anime style. A goofy interstellar adventure series following an alien hunter with lots of silly action and a lot of heart. Everyone loves a good space romp, and if you're going to get stuck on a space vessel with a bunch of outlaws, it better be with a dynamic cast (spoiler alert, it is). Also a list is heavily influenced by the compiler, whose taste might not be similar to yours. I heard the 2nd My Hero Academia is good so I might get that. Plus, it has a slew of insanely cool female characters! Basically, a bunch of students go to an academy whose headmaster is actually the grim reaper. This is my favorite anime. It is not your typical by-the-books vampire story, at all. Hellsing, Blade, World War II-era politics. 4. Despite only receiving one season, at the time of writing, Re: Zero Starting Life on Another World is one of the most popular anime of the past few years, with the characters of Rem and Ram being particularly widespread across the anime merchandise. In this world, Subaru learns that if he is killed, he resets to a 'checkpoint'; allowing him to alter his actions and try again. Firefly, The Fifth Element, Army of Darkness. Bucket list anime falls under any genre, from philosophically inclined mecha anime like Neon Genesis Evangelion to tragic romance like Your Lie in April. But not really. Self care and ideas to help you live a healthier, happier life. But it gets turned on its head and transformed into something darker, more interesting, and incredibly tough to pin down. Hackers and shadowy agencies fill up this dark â unfortunately short â cyberpunk drama. Like a really, really out-there version. Guaranteed to be a "no-damn-feels list". Although the story's infamous for going to some seriously dark and bizarre places, it starts off innocuously enough: high school student Makoto Itou, the most selfish and detestable protagonist in anime history, gets romantically involved with two of his classmates. The series follows Saitama, a man who has trained his body to such an extent that he is able to defeat enemies with one punch. When he starts killing bad guys with it, let's just say things get out-of-hand real quick. Despite the fact that anime is one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world, it can be incredibly difficult for potential fans of the genre to actually start watching. 11 Little Witch Academia. A few works of fiction have portrayed the inner workings of the human body in this fashion, and Cells at Work! This isn't about the triumph of the plucky. I plan on getting Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet. Anime Yuri on Ice is one of the few examples of LGBT+ love stories in anime. They can be short; the excellent FLCL only clocks in at six episodes if you don't count the sequels. But it is. The plot: a mysterious energy wave turned all people to stone, and 3,700 years later, the brilliant teenager Senku Ishigami awakens from his stony silence. Migi, however, was unable to take over Shinichi's brain and eventually forms a close bond with his host. 1. 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