Anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, anime refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, anime describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin.
Picking just 10 titles for this list of best anime was really difficult, but I eventually came up with the top titles I watch personally. I took several things into consideration when choosing top 10: Did the anime leave its mark on the culture in a meaningful way? Did they influence the industry and genre? And, of course, did we just like them?
The Best of the best.
1. THE APOTHECARY DIARIES
The popular light novels, Well established as a profession by the seventeenth century, the apothecaries were chemists, mixing and selling their own medicines. They sold drugs from a fixed shopfront, catering to other medical practitioners, such as surgeons, but also to lay customers walking in from the street.
2. FRIEREN:BEYOND JOURNEY’S END
Author: Kanehito Yamada
Most popular Japanese manga series follows the journey of Frieren, an elf mage who had once embarked on perilous adventures with her comrades to vanquish evil.
3. THE ANCIENT MAGUS BRIDE
written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki
Lost, without hope and without family – she sells herself to a non-human mage known as Elias Ainsworth. Hesitant, she starts a new life with him as his new apprentice.
4. YUZUKI-SAN CHI NO YONKYOUDAI
Directed by: Mitsuru Honggo
The tale of four orphaned brothers living on their own, the oldest of whom (Hayato) is a 23 years old school teacher who looks after the others.
5. THE GIRL I LIKE FORGET HER GLASSES
He keeps wishing that Mie would look at him with her beautiful eyes even if it is through her thick lenses. One day, Komura notices Mie squinting and struggling because she forgot her glasses.
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6. YOUR NAME
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Two teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person. NETFLIX
7. A SILENT VOICE
Director: Naoko Yamada
A grade-school student with a hearing impairment is bullied and transfers to another school. Years later, the former bully is tormented by his behavior and sets out to make amends.
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8. VIOLET EVERGARDEN
Directed by: : Taichi Ishidate; Haruka Fujita;
Former soldier Violet Evergarden tutors a young lady at a private women’s academy, but still grieves for the only person who ever brought her happiness.NETFLIX
9. MAID SAMA
Author: Hiro Fujiwara
Once an all-boys high school, Seika High, infamous for its rowdy students, has recently become a co-ed school. However, with the female population remaining a minority even after the change over the recent years, Misaki Ayuzawa works hard to make the school a better place for girls.
10. KUROKO’S BASKETBALL
Directed by: Shunsuke Tada
chronicles Seirin’s rise to become Japan’s number one high school team. The Generation of Miracles include Ryota Kise, Shintaro Midorima, Daiki Aomine, Atsushi Murasakibara, and Seijuro Akashi. Seirin High team faced Ryota Kise’s team first in a practice match.NETFLIX