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10 Animes You Need to Watch NOW!

10 Animes, 10 Plots, and a Whole Lot of Recommendations

By L.RPublished 6 years ago 5 min read
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This is from Assassination Classroom.

#10- 'Black Butler'

A great mixture of crime solving, comedy, horror and thrill. It centres around a young boy named Ciel Phantomhive who sells his soul to a demon in order to get revenge on the people who killed his family. The demon, Sebastian, then takes the form of Ciel's loyal butler and helps him to solve the murder whilst keeping his family's toy company afloat.

7.9/10 on IMDB

#9- 'One Punch Man'

One of the most hilarious animes of all time. Saitama (One Punch Man) is a very unique hero who, after exercising vigorously, gained the super power to defeat any opponent with a single punch. But over time, his overwhelming strength has taken all the enjoyment and thrill out of fighting. This anime follows the ordinary life of a God-like superhero in a world filled with superheroes.

9/10 on IMDB

#8- 'Death Parade'

This anime is a mysterious horror filled with drama and sadness. After death humans must visit the reapers. When humans enter the bar 'Quindecim' they are faced with a strange man named Decim who forces them to play a game. This game can be filled with love, laughter, pain or death. Either way, Decim must always make a decision: reincarnation or the void.

8/10 on IMDB

#7- 'Akame Ga Kill'

This anime has a balanced mix of every genre from romance to horror to action. A young country boy sets out with a group of friends to the city to try and make money for his poor village. When his plan doesn't work and he is out of money, he takes the help of a young rich girl. It turns out the girl is evil and has plans to torture his friends whom are already caged away. He escapes and finds a group called Night Raid. He follows this group, eventually joining in their fight against injustice.

8/10 on IMDB

#6- Soul Eater

A funny action-filled plot revolving around a special group of students trying make their way through a special type of school. In this school students are put into teams consisting of a human weapon and a weapon meister. Their aim: to become a Death Scythe by earning 99 evil human souls and 1 witch soul. This adventure becomes more difficult when evil presences threaten the school and the whole world itself.

7.9/10 on IMDB

#5- 'Attack on Titan'

One of the most infamous animes of all times for good reason. The horror, action, and shock factor does NOT disappoint! Set 2000 years into the future when humanity is on the brink of extinction, caused by mindless predators known as titans. As a last attempt at survival, humans have walled themselves inside a city to keep the titans out. This seems to work, until a gigantic titan, bigger than any ever seen, breaks down the wall and titans begin to slaughter hundreds of innocent humans. After watching his mother be killed, Eren Jeager vows to kill every last titan, once and for all.

8.8/10 on IMDB

#4- 'Naruto'

The adventure centres around a young boy named Naruto and his trials to go from a inexperienced ninja to the strongest ninja in his village. However, the village hates Naruto because when he was a baby, an evil fox who threatened to kill his village was trapped inside his body. The story then follows Naruto's challenges in earning the village's respect, learning of his past and most importantly becoming the strongest ninja in history!

8.2/10 on IMDB

#3- 'Tokyo Ghoul'

This fantastically dark horror is set in a Tokyo where people are terrified of a masked species called ghouls who devour humans. In this world a young boy called Kaneki Ken unfortunately finds himself in an awkward situation when after a run in with a ghoul leaves him half human and half ghoul. The people he meets, good and bad, and the horrors that unfold will indefinitely shape the future of humans and ghouls alike.

8/10 on IMDB

#2- 'Mirai Nikki'

It can only be described as an extremely gory action thriller. It starts with a lonely young boy whom records all of his life events in his phone diary. One day, his phone begins to record events before they happen. He then finds out that 11 other people have been given future diaries and they must all compete and kill each other in order to win and become the new god of time and space. Fortunately, he has an ally for his class, Yuno, a sadistic killer who will do anything for him. What he doesn't know is her phone displays her obsessive stalker-like personality; it records all of his movements.

7.8/10 on IMDB

#1- 'Death Note'

Yet another infamous anime full of crime and thrill. This anime is all about a boy named Light who is given a book by a god of death. This book allows him to kill people in specific ways at specific times just by writing their names. As a policeman's son, he begins to kill murderers and thieves in order to cleanse the world. His plan becomes complicated when the best detective in the world, L, quickly follows his trail. The drama that ensues between them is enough to wow any anime fan.

9/10 on IMDB

Recommendations

Here are some other animes just in case you're an otaku who has already seen all of these!

For a comedy with almost no plot: Nanbaka, Ouran Highschool Host Club or Assassination Classroom.

For a classic anime: Dragonball Z, Bleach or Fairy Tale.

Some other notable mentions include: Fullmetal Alchemist, One Piece, Deadman Wonderland, Guilty Crown, Swort Art Online and Noragami. Hopefully that will include something new to sink your teeth into!

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L.R

I'm a medical student who loves to write. I love writing about dogs, cacti, medicine, yoga, horror films and video games. A really mixed bunch!

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