Manga
Written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, this pirate epic serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump is the best-selling manga series in history, crossing over 500 million copies in circulation.
What is One Piece?
Usagi Tsukino is a clumsy teenager who transforms into this guardian of love and justice to protect the universe in a definitive 90s magical girl anime.
Who is Sailor Moon?
The legendary opening track "Cruel Angel's Thesis" serves as the unforgettable introduction to this 1995 psychological mecha series.
What is Neon Genesis Evangelion?
This incredibly determined protagonist wears a distinct checkered haori and slays demons using a black sword, sporting dark burgundy-red hair and a prominent scar on his forehead.
Who is Tanjiro Kamado? (from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
This massive modern dark fantasy features Jujutsu Sorcerers fighting curses, anchored by the blindingly powerful, white-haired fan-favorite teacher Satoru Gojo.
What is Jujutsu Kaisen?
This industry-disrupting series by Koyoharu Gotouge became the first manga in history to sweep all top 22 positions on the Oricon annual sales charts in 2020.
What is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba?
In this massive modern fantasy hit, an elven mage travels the world retracing her old party's steps while learning the true value of human lifespan and connections.
Who is Frieren (from Frieren: Beyond Journey's End)?
The track "Idol" by the musical duo YOASOBI became a historic global streaming phenomenon after serving as the high-energy opening to this dark idol-industry anime.
What is Oshi no Ko?
Armed with the unique ability to copy any weapon he sees, this red-haired magus is the primary protagonist of Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.
Who is Shirou Emiya?
After fusing with his loyal pet devil Pochita, a desperately poor teenager named Denji gains the terrifying ability to sprout motorized blades from his head and arms.
What is Chainsaw Man?
Dark fantasy author Kentaro Miura dedicated his life to drawing this legendary, brutally detailed seinen manga about a lone mercenary named Guts.
What is Berserk?
Motoko Kusanagi, frequently referred to simply as "The Major", leads a cybernetic counter-cyberterrorism unit in this foundational 1995 sci-fi anime film.
What is Ghost in the Shell?
This alternative rock band is famous for bringing absolute high-energy vibes to Jujutsu Kaisen with the iconic first opening track, "Kaikai Kitan".
Who is Eve?
Known as the "Crimson Hair of the Battlefield," this gentle-hearted herbalist escapes her home country after a prince tries to force her into becoming his concubine.
Who is Shirayuki (from Snow White with the Red Hair)?
In this intensely tactical sports thriller, 300 high school forwards are locked in a prison-like facility and pushed to throw away teamwork to become the ultimate "egoist" striker for Japan's national soccer team.
What is Blue Lock?
This award-winning sports manga by Takehiko Inoue about Hanamichi Sakuragi and the Shohoku high school basketball team single-handedly popularized the sport in Japan during the 1990s.
What is Slam Dunk?
After being transported to an alternate world resembling historical China, a young apothecary named Maomao uses her eccentric knowledge of poisons to solve mysteries in the imperial palace.
What is The Apothecary Diaries?
The rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation provided the legendary track "Haruka Kanata", which served as the second hype-inducing opening theme for this iconic ninja anime.
What is Naruto?
This iconic, red-haired wandering samurai from the Meiji era sports a distinct cross-shaped scar on his cheek and wields a reverse-blade sword to atone for his past as a deadly assassin.
Who is Kenshin Himura? (from Rurouni Kenshin)
Set in a world where humanity is terrorized by grotesque man-eating monsters, this dark fantasy follows Gabimaru the Hollow, an elite ninja sent to a mysterious island to find the Elixir of Life.
What is Hell's Paradise (or Jigokuraku)?
This legendary female mangaka collective is responsible for creating iconic, beautifully detailed works like Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, and Magic Knight Rayearth
Who is CLAMP?
This iconic, short-fused female pilot commands the Evangelion Unit-02 in the psychological mecha masterpiece Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Who is Asuka Langley Soryu?
In a brilliant creative choice, the legendary 1998 space-western Cowboy Bebop closes its episodes with this smooth, melancholy blues track composed by Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts.
What is "The Real Folk Blues"?
This red-haired, teenage girl is a rare magus known as a "Sleigh Beggy" who sells herself into slavery before being bought and taken in as an apprentice by a terrifying skull-headed sorcerer named Elias Ainsworth.
Who is Chise Hatori? (from The Ancient Magus' Bride)
This highly stylized Sci-Fi cyberpunk series created by Studio Trigger serves as an incredibly tragic, neon-soaked prequel to a major 2020 CD Projekt Red video game.
What is Cyberpunk: Edgerunners?