Magical
Arguably one of, if not the most popular magical girl anime, several pieces of pop culture reference this anime's iconic transformation scene.
What is Sailor Moon?
A resentful high school delinquent finds himself befriending a lonely girl who was held back a year due to her illness. Through slowly growing closer with the girl, he finds his life shifting in a new direction.
What is Clannad?
The one about high school volleyball.
What is Haikyuu?
A student finds a supernatural book that will kill anyone who's name he writes in it.
What is Death Note?
This anime was an absolute flop when it first released in Japan, but it received a comedic English dub that skyrocketed it into infamy.
What is Ghost Stories?
This anime starts off appearing to be a cute kid friendly magical girl anime but quickly takes a turn into dark and disturbing territory.
What is Madoka Magica?
Listen to the following opening and determine what anime it is from. (Note to Nick: please refer to google drive for the opening video, turn off projector.)
What is Chobits?
The one about high school basketball.
What is Kuroko no Basket?
A teenage boy sets out on a journey to heal his little sister after their whole family was slaughtered by a demon.
What is Demon Slayer?
A young teen is somewhat forcefully roped into joining an afterschool club after falling into serious debt.
What is Ouran High School Host Club?
A young girl accidentally scatters numerous magical artifacts around her city after stumbling across a sealed book in her father's library. She is now tasked with retrieving all the artifacts by the book's guardian.
What is Cardcaptor Sakura?
This anime follows a piano prodigy who lost the ability to hear the piano after the sudden death of his mother, being thrust back into the spotlight by an eccentric and energetic violinist.
What is Your Lie in April?
The one about a homoerotic swim team.
What is Free?
The son of Satan rebels against his father's wishes, for him to be a vessel for Satan to possess so he can take over the human world, and instead trains to become an exorcist.
What is Blue Exorcist?
This anime answers the question nobody asked: what if countries were personified as humans.
What is Hetalia?
This anime movie follows a high school student trying to make amends with the deaf girl he used to bully in elementary school.
What is A Silent Voice?
A giant guy with a giant heart who is used to being on the sidelines when it comes to love, one day saves a young girl from a harasser on the train. Soon after he finds his love life suddenly taking off.
What is Ore Monogatari?
The one about gay ice skaters.
What is Yuri on Ice?
In this anime, a small group of knights were accused of betraying turning their blades against their comrades in order to overthrow the ruler, but they were supposedly beaten by the Holy Knights. Ten years later however, the Holy Knights stage a coup and become the tyrannical rulers of their Kingdom.
What is The Seven Deadly Sins?
This anime takes the idea of the student council running everything to the next level.
What is Kill La Kill?
A spin on the magical "girl" genre, these high school students, while soaking in a hot bath, are confronted by a pink wombat who asks for their help in protecting the Earth.
What is Cute High Earth Defense Club Love?
The song "Ashita Kuru Hi" is sung by the title character of this CLAMP anime about a girl who, in order to fulfil her wish, must fill a bottle with the scarred hearts of people she helps heal.
What is Kobato?
The one about a middle school soft tennis team, with an added touch of child abuse.
What is Stars Align?
A teenage boy is sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. But when he is sent to a privately run prison, he finds out he has the ability to freely control his blood. While in prison he is sent to a special ward where there are many people who share this same ability.
What is Deadman Wonderland?
A young woman gets really drunk and somehow manages to secure an incredibly powerful wife and maid.
What is Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid?