Mecha
This anime takes place in a fictional future where Earth is rules by the Spiral King, who forces mankind to live in underground villages. Simon and Kamina are two teenagers who find a mech and breach the surface,and start fighting alongside other humans against the Spiral King’s forces.
What is (Tengen Toppa) Gurren Lagann?
In this anime, a young man, inspired by his childhood idol and powerful pirate "Red Haired" Shanks, sets off on a journey from the East Blue Sea to find famed treasure and proclaim himself the King of the Pirates.
What is One Piece?
The current captain of the 13th Division. She formerly served as lieutenant of the 13th Division under Captain Jūshirō Ukitake. She is the adoptive sister of Byakuya Kuchiki and a friend of Ichigo Kurosaki.
Who is Rukia Kuchiki (Bleach)?
The 10-year-old Chihiro and her parents stumble upon a seemingly abandoned amusement park. After her mother and father are turned into giant pigs, Chihiro meets the mysterious Haku, who explains that the park is a resort for supernatural beings who need a break from their time spent in the earthly realm, and that she must work there to free herself and her parents.
What is Spirited Away?
A genre of manga or anime meant for young teen boys usually between the ages of about 12 and 18, which is known for its high amounts of fighting. It often has humorous plots with male characters and themes of friendship. Examples include Esper Mami, Dragon Ball, Bleach, One Piece, InuYasha, Naruto, YuYu Hakusho, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Fairy Tail.
What is Shōnen?
This anime follows the lives of Roger Smith, top negotiator for Paradigm city and Android Dorothy R. Wayneright as they investigate what caused the wave of amnesia that struck the city 40 years ago.
What is The Big O?
A teenage girl periodically travels back in time to feudal Japan to help a young half demon recover the shards of a jewel of great power.
What is Inuyasha?
A female dragon with the ability to transform into a human girl. After she is rescued by a human woman, she falls in love with and woman and decides to be her maid.
Who is Tohru (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid)?
After escaping from their fantasy realm to modern japan, a demon king gets a part time job at a fast food restaurant in order to survive while finding a way to return to his world.
What is Hataraku Maou-sama! (The Devil is a Part-Timer)?
An anime or manga that typically has a character from the real world go into a fantasy world via rebirth. Whether that method is death, travel or randomly getting teleported is up to the writer. Anime that are regarded as this type of anime include: Re:Zero, That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime, Overlord, No Game No Life, Log Horizon, etc.
What is Isekai?
This franchise is known for its 5 individually piloted sentient mecha that combine into a larger, stronger mecha that fight against the Galra empire.
What is Voltron (Beast King GoLion)?
A paramilitary organization that specializes in dealing with super natuiral threats utilizes a powerful vampire known as Alucard to fight the remnants of the Third Reich in the modern age.
What is Hellsing?
This character is a fairly short girl with a completely invisible body. She is only identifiable through held or worn objects, like pieces of clothing and accessories. She attends U.A. highschool and wishes to be a hero.
Who is Toru Hagakure (My Hero Academia)?
An easygoing Japanese youth is summoned into a parallel world along with three other young men from parallel universes to become the world's Legendary Heroes and fight inter-dimensional hordes of monsters called Waves. The protagonist receives the Legendary Shield, the sole defensive equipment. Unlike the other heroes who are fully supported by the kingdom and gain several strong allies each, the protagonist's luck turns to the worse after his single companion, revealed to be the kingdom's Princess, betrays him, steals all his belongings, and leaves him devoid of all assistance and supplies after she falsely accuses him of sexually assaulting her.
Mocked by the nobility and shunned by everyone from his fellow Heroes to peasants, a now cynical Naofumi is forced to train as a hero alone while working to make ends meet. He continues his mission as savior of the world to unravel the mystery of the Waves and deal with his inner darkness.
What is The Rising of the Shield Hero?
A category of manga and anime marketed to men, typically 18-30 years old. Like shounen, this genre often focuses on action, sports, science fiction, fantasy, relationships, or comedy. However, unlike shounen, this genre is aimed at adults, and is more likely to be sexually explicit and more likely to contain more mature storytelling and themes such as graphic violence, horror, and politics. Examples include Hellsing, Tokyo Ghoul, Berserk, Black Lagoon, and Elfen Lied.
What is Seinen?
This anime is about how the people of earth left to space in colonies. To avoid war among the colony nations, a competition is held every 4 years with 1 representative from each nation pilots a mecha and takes part in a match where the pilots fight until the nation represented by the last standing mecha earns the right to rule space.
What is Mobile Suit G Gundam?
A lone gunman travel the desert planet Gunsmoke followed by two insurance employees, who attempt to minimize the damages inevitably caused by his appearance, although most of the damage attributed to him is actually caused by the bounty hunters in pursuit of this sixty billion double dollar bounty on his head.
What is Trigun?
A priest with assassin training who wields a large cross-shaped gun name the Punisher, which he and his former colleagues use either in saving people or for complete destruction.
Who is Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Trigun)?
This anime is about a Wavemaster named Tsukasa who becomes mysteriously trapped in the VR MMO, The World, and also about a group of players who wish to find a mysterious item called the Key of the Twilight.
What is .hack//SIGN?
A type of anime or manga that depicts non-explicit relationships between two males, usually focuses on the romantic/ loving/ emotional side of the relationship. Examples include Given, Gravitation, Love Stage!!, Hybrid Child, and Caramel Honey.
What is BL (Shounen-ai)?
This franchise is known for its transforming mecha, great localization, and involves humanity fighting aliens known as the Zentradi, sometimes with the power of song.
What is Robotech (Macross)?
A space pilot dreaming of a rich life, things go awry, and while he finds himself the new owner of the fastest, most technologically advanced spaceship in the galaxy, unfortunately, it's stolen and the owners want it back. Along with his partner and their navigator, he must fight his way across the galaxy battling pirates, aliens and assassins as he attempts to discover the secrets of the ship.
What is Outlaw Star?
A bespectacled young man with smooth black hair that is parted on the right, dark grey eyes and a beauty mark underneath his left eye. He has a tall, lean yet muscular physique and he is known to be the coolest and very handsome guy by most girls in his class who falls head over heels for him.
Who is Sakamoto (Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto)?
A league of exemplary warriors from across history - the samurai Shimazu Toyohisa, the ninja Nasu, a World War 2 pilot, an Imperial Japanese naval officer, and a host of others – are brought to an alternate Earth to fight and destroy the Ends, a similar group who have decided to take over the Earth instead of protecting it.
What is Drifters?
A type of anime or manga aimed at all children, regardless of gender. It is often educational: teaching social skills like sharing, team work or just getting along with others. Characters may have supernatural or mutant powers as they help each other fight evil characters or 'bad guys', or simply complete missions or tasks. Examples include Pokemon, Captain Tsubasa, Pikaia!, Idol Time PriPara, and Cardcaptor Sakura.
What is Kodomo?