World of Anime
So lets talk about anime and why it's making head ways in out recent headlines..
Many people often regard anime as just a kid show but trust me it teaches a lot and you will be amazed on how much impact it will have in your life.. I have been a fan of anime for quite a long time and I know there's more fun to it but I sometimes wonder why some people hate anime especially from my part of the world that is African but before I tell you more about it I will like to broaden your idea of what real is Anime because this is the world of anime and we will talk about anything concerning anime..
Many people don't like anime because they do complain about it having the same faces, which somehow not true because the creators of anime have their unique style and there's no way it will be same
I do have a problem with the language barrier but that aside what's more fun learning something new especially when it's about learning how to speak new language, there's more fun in it and I will suggest you check it out. Some storylines are very hard to follow but it will turn out to be interesting when you get a hang of it.
Anime a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themes..
Etymology
Japanese animation and short for animeshiyon from English
First Known Use
1985
There are so many reasons why anime is better compared to American cartoons even though people tend to make the mistake of classifiying it all as animation which isn't wrong but there are lots of difference between this two..
With Anime the storyline is hard to predict unlike cartoons where prediction is easily predictable ..
When it comes to anime the characters gradually develop changes as the story unfolds which makes it interesting and exciting unlike cartoons where characters dont undergo no development
Over the years passed, some writers have come up with wonderful storylines and it's of no doubt many celebrities are intrigued and moved by it, I will have to suggest a few and then in my next blog I will talk about the best from my perspective ..
Interesting Anime to watch. Today we will talk about list of Anime making waves in our recent times even though we can all agree to the fact that the old wave is still unmatched and some are still making head ways till this day because the storyline is great .. But we have more anime making the list this days and some of them are good compared to the old ones we have watched because of the visuals and the good storylines, good fighting styles and wonderful and catchy names.
Some anime fans don't really know about classification because what comes to mind when someone mentions anime is fight which isn't entirely true but we will have to take it like it is for now and as you dig deep you turn to realize there's a whole lot in the anime world than you can possibly imagine ..
This are some of my personal favorites and you can let me in on your personal favorites too and we will have to dive right up into some cool ones but before that we will have to categorize them so you can navigate on your best ..
SPORTS
In the anime world we have some classic animations to look out for because I'm sure many of you have already seen the headlines during the 2022 world cup match when Japan beats Germany and that made one particular anime widely known ..
First on the list we have :
BLUE LOCK
This anime made Japan popular during the World Cup 2022 because it somehow predicted the score-line between Japan and Germany but the only thing different is the characters and the names but trust me it's awesome anime and you will like it. Yeras passed and decisions have been made but after reflecting on the current state of Japanese soccer, the Japanese Football Association decides to hire the enigmatic and eccentric coach Jinpachi Ego to achieve their dream of winning the World Cup. Believing that Japan has lacked an egoistic striker hungry for goals, Jinpachi initiates the Blue Lock—a prison-like facility where three hundred talented strikers from high schools all over Japan are isolated and pitted against each other. The sole survivor of Blue Lock will earn the right to become the national team's striker, and those who are defeated shall be banned from joining the team forever. Selected to join this risky project is Yoichi Isagi, a striker who failed to bring his high school soccer team to the national tournament. After choosing to pass to a teammate who missed instead of scoring on his own, he could not help but wonder if the results would have been different had he been more selfish. Using this golden opportunity given by the Blue Lock Project, Yoichi aims to clear his doubts and chase his ultimate desire—to become the greatest striker in the world and lead Japan to World Cup glory.
Genre: Shonen, Sports
Released: 2022
Aired : August 1, 2018
Volumes: 26 episodes
Status: Completed
2. LEFT-HAND LAY UP
This is a story follows a teenager who is so passionate about playing basketball and has aspirations of playing in the major league. The lead character of this anime is Xu Xingze, He got into the team by his sister who wants to see him excel in his dreams but unfortunately for him he didn't get to start from where he wanted because you don't always get what you wanted in this life.. He is now left with his new set of new friends to make this team straight up to the big league in the region and this is where the competition starts ..
Genre: Sports
Volumes: 8 episodes
Aired: February 2nd 2023
Status: Completed
3. Overtake
Overtake! (オーバーテイク!, Ōbāteiku!) is an original Japanese anime television series about the F4 Japanese Championship produced by Kadokawa Corporation and animated by Troyca.[1] It is directed by Ei Aoki and written by Ayumi Sekine
Freelance photographer Kouya Madoka is in the midst of a slump due to a certain reason. While working on a story at the Fuji International Speedway, he meets the high school F4 racer Haruka Asahina and he suddenly finds his heart racing once again. He decides to support Asahina and help him make his dream come true with the small team, Komaki Motors. With this, the lives of Madoka and Asahina, who have completely different personalities and ages, intersect with each other.
Genre: Sports, Auto Racing
Volume: 2 episodes
Aired: October 1, 2023
Status: On-going
ACTION
JUJUTSU KAISEN
In Jujutsu Kaisen, all living beings emanate energy called Cursed Energy, which arises from negative emotions that naturally flow throughout the body. Ordinary people cannot control this flow in their bodies. As a result, they continually lose Cursed Energy, resulting in the birth of Curses, a race of spiritual beings whose primary desire is to bring harm to humanity. These Curses are shown as gruesome monsters, ghosts, and yōkai. The anime is centered around Yuji Itadori who happens to be a very athletic student in High school but as life will have it unexpected happens and he gets to loose the only family he has always known. In a world where demons feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryoumen Sukuna were lost and scattered about. Should any demon consume Sukuna's body parts, the power they gain could destroy the world as we know it. Fortunately, there exists a mysterious school of Jujutsu Sorcerers who exist to protect the precarious existence of the living from the undead! Yuuji Itadori is high schooler who spends his days visiting his bedridden grandfather. Although he looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Club. One day, the club manages to get their hands on a sealed cursed object, but little do they know the terror they'll unleash when they break the seal...
Genre: Action, Supernatural, Shonen
Volumes: 24 episodes
Aired: March 5th, 2018
Status: On-going
2. Naruto
In a world of mystical and powerful enemies lurk in every nation, a legendary Nine-Tailed Demon Fox attacked the ninja village Konoha, killing many innocent people. In response of a desperate measure from the people, the leader of the village – the Fourth Hokage – sacrificed his life to defeat the demon fox. By sacrificing his own life, he sealed the demon fox into a very young boy named, Naruto Uzumaki. In response, the leader of Konoha and the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, at the cost of his life, seals the fox inside the body of his newborn son, Naruto Uzumaki, making him a host of the beast. The Third Hokage returns from retirement to become the leader of Konoha again. Naruto is often scorned by Konoha's villagers for being the host of the Nine-Tails. Due to a decree by the Third Hokage forbidding any mention of these events, Naruto learns nothing about the Nine-Tails until 12 years later, when Mizuki, a renegade ninja, reveals the truth to him. Naruto defeats Mizuki in combat, earning the respect of his teacher, Iruka Umino. In the hopes of becoming the hokage he has to pass through so many ordeals in order to master and be better ninja to protect the village hidden in the grass..
Genre: Action, Comedy, Martial Arts, Shonen, Super Power
Volumes: 72
Released: 2002
Status: Completed
2. Tokyo Ghoul
Tokyo Ghoul is set in an alternate reality where ghouls, creatures that look like normal people but can only survive by eating human flesh, live among the human population in secrecy, hiding their true nature in order to evade pursuit from the authorities. Ghouls have powers including enhanced strength and regenerative abilities a regular ghoul produces 4–7 times more kinetic energy in their muscles than a normal human; they also have several times the RC cells, a cell that flows like blood and can become solid instantly. A ghoul's skin is resistant to ordinary piercing weapons, and it has at least one special predatory organ called a kagune, which it can manifest and use as a weapon during combat. The story follows Ken Kaneki, a student who barely survives a deadly encounter with Rize Kamishiro, his date who reveals herself as a ghoul and tries to eat him. He is taken to the hospital in critical condition. After recovering, Kaneki discovers that he underwent a surgery that transformed him into a half-ghoul. This was accomplished because some of Rize's organs were transferred into his body, and now, like normal ghouls, he must consume human flesh to survive. Ghouls who run a coffee shop called "Anteiku" take him in and teach him to deal with his new life as a half-ghoul. Some of his daily struggles include fitting into the ghoul society, as well as keeping his identity hidden from his human companions, especially from his best friend, Hideyoshi Nagachika. Little does Kaneki realize that his fate will change overnight.
Genre: Action, Supernatural, Horror, Mystery, Psychological
Volumes: 14
Aired: September 18 2014
Status: Completed
3. Attack on titan
The story of Attack on Titan centers on a civilization inside three circular walls. According to the knowledge propagated locally, it is the last surviving vestige of human civilization. Its inhabitants, known as Eldians, have been led to believe that over one hundred years ago, humanity was driven to the brink of extinction after the emergence of humanoid giants called Titans, who attack and eat humans on sight. The last remnants of humanity retreated behind three concentric walls and enjoyed roughly a century of peace. Within the walls, the thought of venturing outside is strongly frowned upon and discouraged.
Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a super giant that appears out of thin air. As the smaller giants flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single giant and take revenge for all of mankind..
Genre: Action, Shonen, Dark Fantasy, Drama
Volumes: 25 episodes per Season
Aired: September 9th 2009
Status: On-going
4. One piece
One Piece is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 1997, with its individual chapters compiled into 106 tankōbon volumes as of July 2023. The story follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, where he explores the Grand Line in search of the mythical treasure known as the "One Piece" in order to become the next King of the Pirates.
The world of One Piece is populated by humans and other races such as dwarves (more akin to faeries in size), giants, merfolk, fish-men, long-limbed tribes, long-necked people known as the Snakeneck Tribe, and animal people (known as "Minks"). The world is governed by an intercontinental organization known as the World Government, consisting of dozens of member countries. The Navy is the sea military branch of the World Government that protects the known seas from pirates and other criminals. There is also Cipher Pol which is a group of agencies within the World Government that are their secret police. While pirates are major opponents against the Government, the ones who really challenge their rule are the Revolutionary Army who seeks to overthrow them. The central tension of the series pits the World Government and their forces against pirates. The series regularly emphasizes moral ambiguity over the label "pirate", which includes cruel villains, but also any individuals that do not submit to the World Government's authoritarian—and often morally ambiguous—rule. The One Piece world also has supernormal characteristics like Devil Fruits, which are mysterious fruits that grant whoever eats them transformative powers. Another supernatural power is Haki, which grants its users enhanced willpower, observation, and fighting abilities, and it is one of the only effective methods of inflicting bodily harm on certain Devil Fruit users.
The series focuses on Monkey D. Luffy—a young man made of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit—who sets off on a journey from the East Blue Sea to find the deceased King of the Pirates Gol D. Roger's ultimate treasure known as the "One Piece", and take over his prior title.
In an effort to organize his own crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy rescues and befriends a pirate hunter and swordsman named Roronoa Zoro, and they head off in search of the titular treasure. They are joined in their journey by Nami, a money-obsessed thief and navigator; Usopp, a sniper and compulsive liar; and Sanji, an amorous but chivalrous cook. They acquire a ship, the Going Merry later replaced by the Thousand Sunny and engage in confrontations with notorious pirates of the East Blue. As Luffy and his crew set out on their adventures, others join the crew later in the series, including Tony Tony Chopper, an anthropomorphized reindeer doctor; Nico Robin, an archaeologist and former Baroque Works assassin; Franky, a cyborg shipwright; Brook, a skeleton musician and swordsman; and Jimbei, a whale shark-type fish-man and former member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea who becomes their helmsman. Together, they encounter other pirates, bounty hunters, criminal organizations, revolutionaries, secret agents, different types of scientists, soldiers of the morally-ambiguous World Government, and various other friends and foes, as they sail the seas in pursuit of their dreams.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Shounen, Super Power
Volumes: 106
Released: 1999
Status: Ongoing
5. Cowboy Bebop
Cowboy Bebop (Japanese: カウボーイビバップ, Hepburn: Kaubōi Bibappu) is a Japanese neo-noir space Western[12] anime television series which aired on TV Tokyo and Wowow from 1998 to 1999. It was created and animated by Sunrise, led by a production team of director Shinichirō Watanabe, screenwriter Keiko Nobumoto, character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto, mechanical designer Kimitoshi Yamane, and composer Yoko Kanno, who are collectively billed as Hajime Yatate. The series, which ran for twenty-six episodes (dubbed "sessions"), is set in the year 2071, and follows the lives of a traveling bounty-hunting crew aboard a spaceship, the Bebop. Although it incorporates a wide variety of genres, the series draws most heavily from science fiction, Western, and noir films. Its most prominent themes are existential boredom, loneliness, and the inability to escape one's past.
In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway which made Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime rate, the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) set up a legalized contract system, in which registered bounty hunters (also referred to as "Cowboys") chase criminals and bring them in alive in return for a reward. The series' protagonists are bounty-hunters working from the spaceship Bebop. The original crew are Spike Spiegel, an exiled former hitman of the criminal Red Dragon Syndicate, and Jet Black, a former ISSP officer. They are later joined by Faye Valentine, an amnesiac con artist; Edward, an eccentric child, skilled in hacking; and Ein, a genetically-engineered Pembroke Welsh Corgi with human-like intelligence. Over the course of the series, the team get involved in disastrous mishaps leaving them without money, while often confronting faces and events from their past these include Jet's reasons for leaving the ISSP, and Faye's past as a young woman from Earth injured in an accident and cryogenically frozen to save her life.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Space
Volume: 2 ( 26 episodes)
Released: 1998
Status: Completed
6. Black Clover
Black Clover (Japanese: ブラッククローバー, Hepburn: Burakku Kurōbā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2015 to August 2023, and will be moved to Jump Giga starting in its winter 2023 issue. Its chapters have been collected in 35 tankōbon volumes as of June 2023. The series left the magazine in August 2023 and will transfer to Jump Giga in December 2023 to finish its final arc. Set in a world where everyone is given the ability to use magic, the story follows Asta, a young boy born without any magic power who is given a rare grimoire that grants him anti-magic abilities. With his fellow mages from the Black Bulls, Asta plans to become the next Wizard King.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Shounen
Volume: 35
Released: 2017
Status: On-going
7. Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball (Japanese: ドラゴンボール, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru) is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters collected into 42 tankōbon volumes by its publisher Shueisha. Dragon Ball was originally inspired by the classical 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, combined with elements of Hong Kong martial arts films. Dragon Ball characters also use a variety of East Asian martial arts styles, including karate and Wing Chun (kung fu). The series follows the adventures of protagonist Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts. He spends his childhood far from civilization until he meets a teen girl named Bulma, who encourages him to join her quest in exploring the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several other friends, becomes a family man, discovers his alien heritage, and battles a wide variety of villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Martial Arts, Shounen, Super Power
Released: 1989
Status: On-going
8. Hunter X Hunter
Hunter × Hunter (stylized as HUNTER×HUNTER and pronounced "hunter hunter" is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump since March 1998, although the manga has frequently gone on extended hiatuses since 2006. Its chapters have been collected in 37 tankōbon volumes as of November 2022. The story focuses on a young boy named Gon Freecss who discovers that his father, who left him at a young age, is actually a world-renowned Hunter, a licensed professional who specializes in fantastical pursuits such as locating rare or unidentified animal species, treasure hunting, surveying unexplored enclaves, or hunting down lawless individuals.Hunters are specialized in a wide variety of fields, ranging from treasure hunting to cooking. They have access to otherwise unavailable funds and information that allow them to pursue their dreams and interests. However, being a hunter is a special privilege, only attained by taking a deadly exam with an extremely low success rate. Gon Freecss, a 12-year-old boy with the hope of finding his missing father, sets out on a quest to take the Hunter Exam. Along the way, he picks up three companions who also aim to take the dangerous test: the revenge-seeking Kurapika, aspiring doctor Leorio Paladiknight, and a mischievous child the same age as Gon, Killua Zoldyck. Hunter x Hunter is a classic shounen that follows the story of four aspiring hunters as they embark on a perilous adventure, fighting for their dreams while defying the odds.
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Martial arts, Super Power, Shounen
Volume: 37
Released: March 3rd, 1998
Status: Completed
9. The God of high School
The God of High School (Korean: 갓 오브 하이 스쿨; RR: Gat Obeu Hai Seukul) is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written and illustrated by Yongje Park. It has been serialized in Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon from April 2011 to December 2022, with the individual chapters collected and published by Imageframe under their Root label into four volumes as of January 2023. The God of High School received official English translations by Line Webtoon beginning in July 2014. It all began as a fighting tournament to seek out for the best fighter among all high school students in Korea. Mori Jin, a Taekwondo specialist and a high school student, soon learns that there is something much greater beneath the stage of the tournament but as the tournaments preliminary rounds finish, and teams assemble, plans for many different people within the organization, and those pitted against them begin to make their moves to achieve their goals.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Sci-Fi, Supernatural
Volumes: 13 episodes
Released: 2020
Status: Completed
10. KamiErabi God App
KamiErabi GOD.app (Japanese: カミエラビ, Hepburn: Kamierabi) is a Japanese anime television series. Created by Yoko Taro, produced by Unend, and directed by Hiroyuki Seshita, the series premiered on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block in October 2023.This is anime is about a bunch of first-year high school student at a private high school in Tokyo. Gorou has no "hopes," no "dreams," and no "ambitions." The world is "indifferent" to him, and he spends his boring, unchanging days with his best friend Akitsu while having a faint longing for Honoka, a classmate at the same school. One day, Gorou receives a strange notification on his smartphone. "You have been chosen. Please make a wish." Gorou thought it was malicious spam, so he tweeted, "I want to do something naughty with my idol Honoka." The next day, he is invited by Honoka to pull down his pants in a deserted arcade... "Congratulations on the fulfillment of your great desire!" Then, a mysterious girl, Lall, suddenly appears. Confused by the series of events, Gorou is told of a cruel fate. Gorou was chosen by the "Great Will" to fulfill his wish, and in order to do so, he and the other Kamisama (God) candidates would kill each other for the title of "God" until there was only one left. The first candidate to appear as a potential Kamisama was, of course, Honoka, whom Gorou had longed for. What choice did Gorou make against Honoka, who attacked him mercilessly?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Suspense, Shounen
Released: 2023
Status: On-going
This is it for now and I hope you do check them out and then do tell me which one is your favorite so far and will do my best to keep updating the list..
Hope you do enjoy
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