Many perceive Japanese animation as ordinary cartoons. This is not entirely true, in most cases the anime is not aimed at children. They are designed for different audiences: adolescents, youth and adults. It is believed that anime is popular with people under the age of 45.
What can explain the interest in Japanese cartoons? Everything is simple here, anime is a whole world that includes a wide variety of genres and styles. Everyone will be able to find a story that will appeal to him: wars, battles, alien invasions, love, loneliness, magic, family problems, action ...
If you are just getting to know the world of Japanese cartoons, check out our article. Here you will find the top 10 most popular animes.
10. Fairy Tail Tale
Anime actionFairy Tail Tale"Unfolds in the distant past. This is a magical world where magic is not considered unusual. Guilds are created in each country, these are groups of magicians who unite depending on their abilities.
One of the most powerful guilds in the kingdom of Fiore is Fairy Tail. It consists of the most fun and reckless wizards who bring many problems to the Great Magic Council.
The young sorceress Lucy Heartfilia also wants to get into this guild. It is almost impossible to do this: you need not only to have outstanding abilities, but also to find a guarantor in the person of a guild member. To achieve her goal, Lucy is ready for anything ...
9. Code Geass: Risen Lelouch
Anime genre alternative reality. Britain owns ¼ part of the world. Japan no longer exists, now it is zone 11. The son of Emperor Lelouch was preparing to take the throne after his father, but now everything has changed. The Japanese are trying to regain their position and are fighting the British. The daredevils are called terrorists.
The protagonist of the animeGeass Code: Risen Lelouch"Falls into the midst of conflict. After meeting a mysterious girl, he gains the ability to subjugate the will of other people. Lelouch creates his own terrorist organization. From now on, his name is "Zero", he longs for revenge ...
8. Blue Exorcist
15-year-old teenager Okumura Rin has a nasty character and physical strength. No one wants to be friends with him. No wonder the guy can hurt or hit anyone. Rin's closest people are his twin brother and father, who is the head priest of the church.
Soon Okumura is losing his father. Satan comes to church, he kills a man and tells the boy the story of his birth. It turns out that Okumura is the son of Satan. In infancy, they wanted to get rid of him, but the father decided on a desperate step and sheltered the child, for which he paid with his life.
Rin enters the school of exorcism, he has a goal - to kill Satan. The boy gets the nickname "Blue Exorcist", He diligently studies and dreams of only one thing - to avenge the death of his adoptive father ....
7. Naruto
12 years ago, a demon fox attacked a small village. The head of the village did not find another way, how to seal it in his newborn son Naruto. Thus, he saved the village population from imminent death.
The man hoped that people would be grateful to the boy for holding back the demon, but it turned out the other way around. They hated Naruto. The ninja boy only found out about it now, and yet he always dreamed of becoming the head of the village. Will he have to abandon his plans? No, Naruto is not one of those who surrenders, he will try to overcome all obstacles and earn the respect of his fellow villagers ...
6. Bleach
Ichigo Kurosaki is a 15 year old guy. He has a unique gift - he sees spirits and ghosts. Once in his own house, Ichigo notices the girl of the "guide of souls" Rukia. They did not have time to communicate properly, because the conversation was interrupted by an evil spirit. Rukia entered the battle with him. An evil spirit seriously injured the girl. She wanted to transfer part of her strength to Ichigo so that he could save her and himself. That's just the guy absorbed all her energy, Rukia was left with nothing, and Kurosaki became a "guide of souls."
What other trials will fall for Ichigo and Rukia? Will they be able to find a way out of this situation? The answers to these questions in the anime "Bleach».
5. Tokyo ghoul
«Tokyo ghoul"- the story of student Ken. A ghoul attacks him. These are creatures that feed on people, they keep the whole city in fear. The guy was seriously injured. Doctors were able to help him, but for this he had to transplant the organs of ghouls to him.
From this moment on, Ken’s life turns into a nightmare. Now he also needs human flesh. He does everything possible to preserve humanity and not finally turn into a monster.
Also, Ken gets the opportunity to get acquainted with the walks. He learns that they are not all evil, among them there are many who do not accept murder ...
4. Attack of the Titans
100 years before the alleged events in the world, a real apocalypse occurred. The reason was the attack of huge creatures - "titans", representatives of the humanoid race. These monsters feed on humans and have destroyed almost all the inhabitants of the planet. A small group of people hid behind the Wall.
Over the next 100 years, the situation was safe. People learned to enjoy life again, but soon begins again attack of the Titans. The main characters are not going to sit back, they will fight and be sure to avenge the death of loved ones.
3. Elven Canto
In the course of evolution, a new kind of intelligent creatures appears. Outwardly they are very similar to people, the only difference is small horns. They are called dicloniuses, they have powerful telekinetic abilities. These creatures can not be born in ordinary people, they are also carriers of a dangerous virus. Because of him, girls lose the possibility of procreation. If this continues further, humanity will be in danger of extinction.
The main character of the anime "Elven songDiclonius Lucy. In childhood, she was bullied because she was different from other children. The girl has matured, and now she hates people ...
2. The Dark Butler
Anime actionDark butler»Takes place in alternative England of the XIX century, in the luxurious estate of Count Phantomhive. Sebastian stands out among other servants. He is always impeccable, performs his work qualitatively and pleases the gentlemen. Young Count Ciel is strongly attached to him. No one knows that these two have contracted.
A few years ago, the count's family was killed. He managed to escape, the boy promised that after death he would give his soul to the devil. Sebastian is not just a butler, he is that same devil ...
1. Death Note
One of the Death Gods was very bored. He decided to have fun and quit death note into the world of people. She can become a weapon in the hands of anyone who finds her. In order for a person to die, just enter his name in this notebook.
She falls into the hands of schoolboy Light Yagami. The boy decides to try a weapon in business. He writes in her the name of the criminal whom he sees on television. A man dies from a heart attack.
Light is the son of a policeman. Maybe that's why he decided to build a society in which there will be no murderers, rapists, thieves and other persons who have violated the law. The world will be delivered from evil with the death notebook ...