Shonen
This anime was the most popular Shonen of the 1990s and remains iconic to this day
What is Dragon Ball (Z)?
In 1976, this anime series emerged as the first mecha anime
What is Astro Boy?
Years after .hack, this anime popularized the "trapped inside a video game" premise
What is Sword Art Online?
This supernatural power can be given to the owner of a Death Note in exchange for a shortening of their total remaining life
What are Shinigami Eyes?
In this Junji Ito story, a curse causes people to be driven to insanity by an obsession with the spiral shape until their bodies begin to morph into unnatural creatures
What is Uzumaki?
This blindfolded Jujutsu Kaisen character is a fan favorite.
Who is Gojo?
This is the name of the confident redheaded pilot in Neon Genesis Evangelion
Who is Asuka Langley?
This popular Isekai centers around a character who can essentially "respawn" at a recent point in history when he dies
What is Re:Zero?
In a civilization with parallels to Psycho Pass, a detective's investigation explores themes that are not only psychological but deeply philosophical in this thriller.
What is Ergo Proxy?
In this anime, purgatory is a bar where the newly dead play twisted games that determine whether or not their souls will rest in peace
What is Death Parade?
These three popular 2000s anime are known in the community as the "Big 3" of shonen.
What are One Piece, Bleach, and Naruto?
This mecha series has multiple releases and doubles as a political drama
This anime features siblings who find themselves in a world where money and power come from gambling on strategy games
What is No Game, No Life?
Nuances in morality emerge when two terrorists cause massive destruction without taking any lives in this unique story.
What is Terror in Resonance?
In this discontinued anime, a boy is falsely accused of murder and taken to a facility with a socioeconomic hierarchy based on how much violence and torture each prisoner will willingly participate in
What is Deadman Wonderland?
This is the name of Yusuke Urameshi's signature move
What is the Spirit Gun?
This modern mecha's 2 seasons have strong themes of class inequality, humanitarian rights, and the morality of warfare.
What is 86?
The many iterations of this series are commonly referred to as "reverse isekai", as they involve beings from another world being summoned to the "real world"
What is "Fate"?
This hidden gem shows us the mystery of a woman who is murdered while in solitary confinement under near-constant surveillance.
What is The Perfect Insider?
This is the real name of the character Alucard calls "Police Girl" in Hellsing Ultimate.
Who is Seras Victoria?
This is the name of the organization that Hisoka belongs to in Hunter X Hunter
What is the Phantom Troupe?
What is "Believe in the me that believes in you"?
This newer anime involves a man who awakens in a Victorian Era haunted by Lovecraftian horrors
What is Lord of Mysteries?
This anime feels like a slice of life until the protagonist becomes the subject of psychological blackmail; shame and guilt trap him in a cycle of immoral behavior that drives him into depression and self-loathing
What is The Flowers of Evil?
The Ayakashi horror collection was the origin of this more popular horror spin-off.
What is Mononoke?