Anime series and animated films arose in Japanese culture and gained popularity around the world. All are based on Japanese comics called manga.
Below the readers are presented the best anime series - the list of TOP-10.
10. Dragon Pearl Z
“Dragon Pearl Z”Opens the top ten best anime series in history. The manga created by Akira Turiyama, was filmed and gained world fame. “Dragon Pearl Z” influenced the authors of the equally famous works “Naruto” and “Big Jackpot”. The plot is tied to the adventures of a boy with a monkey tail named Song Goku. He studies martial arts, learns the world and is in search of 7 mystical objects, referred to as “dragon pearls”. If you collect these items together, then according to legend, they will fulfill any desire. Traveling the world in search of “dragon pearls”, Son Goku will meet a teenage girl who is in search of a guy. Together they have a long way to go, make new friends and protect the planet from villains. In Russia, the series was released in February 2012.
9. Van Pease
“One piece”(“ Big jackpot ”) - Yetiro Oda’s manga is on the ninth line of the rating of the best animated series. Twelve feature-length films released tell of the adventure of the “straw hat pirates,” led by captain Monkey D. Luffy. In early childhood, the captain swallowed the Devil Fruit Rezina-Rezina, thanks to which he gained the ability to stretch like a rubber. Together with his team, Luffy is on a treasure hunt for Van Pease to become King of the Pirates. This manga is considered one of the most successful and popular in the whole world. The anime premiered in Russia in April 2012.
8. Attack of the Titans
“Attack of the Titans”- the post-apocalyptic manga from Hajime Isayama took the eighth line of the rating of the best anime series. Events unfold in a fictional universe where there is a small handful of people fleeing behind high walls from the titans that eat humans. The plot focuses on teenagers Armin, Mikasa and Eren, who defended their people and land, who are struggling to fight the giants. They become the hope of salvation for humanity. The first anime series was released in April 2013.
7. Fullmetal alchemist
“Fullmetal Alchemist”Is a popular Japanese manga of 64 episodes authored by Arakawa Hiromi. The plot is tied to the stories of two brothers Alphonse and Edward Elric, who violated the law of alchemy. For their deed they will have to pay cruelly. They become wanderers who are in search of a philosopher's stone. Only this stone is able to heal their bodies and restore their former appearance. An adaptation on the territory of the Russian Federation took place in 2003.
6. Bleach
“Bleach”- Japanese manga Taito Kubo, which is located on the sixth line of the rating of the best anime series. The main character becomes a fifteen-year-old boy, Ichigo Kurosaki, who unexpectedly discovers superpowers. The gods of death endow the hero with the power that helps him fight evil spirits, stand up to protect people, and send the souls of the dead to the afterlife. Based on the series, 4 animated films, two OVAs were then shot, and many games and musicals appeared. On Russian TV channels, Bleach has been broadcast since 2006.
5. Sword Art Online
Sword art online are a series of light novels by writer Reki Kawahara. Aniplex became the author of the anime series. The plot focuses on the players of the multiplayer game Sword Art Online. The player’s mind is completely subordinate to the virtual world. The creator of the game Akihiko Kayaba prevents users from leaving the virtual world. It will be able to leave only those gamers who reach the hundredth level of Aincrad. In the case of death of avatars on the network, the bodies of users will die in the real world. Several thousand are stuck in a terrible virtual world and begin the struggle for existence. One of the main characters of the series becomes an experienced gamer Kirit, who tested the beta version of the game. The first season of Sword Art Online has been broadcast on Russian channels since November 30, 2015.
4. Giass code
Code Geass (“Giass Code“) Is one of the best television anime series to receive the annual Tokyo Anime Awards. Its creator was the studio Sunrise. Actions unfold in an alternate reality. Japan captured and renamed “Zone 11”. Here, together with the younger sister lives the exiled son of the Emperor Lelouch, who lost the right to the throne. The young man meets an unusual girl named “S.S.”, who gives him the supernatural ability “Giass”. With the help of this mystical power, one can subordinate the consciousness of other people. The manga was released for the first time in 2006.
3. Fairy Tail
Fairy Tail (“Fairy Tail“) Opens the top three best anime series of all time. The author of the manga is Hiro Masima, who published the first chapter in 2006. The series itself was released in 2009 and was awarded the prestigious Kodansya Publishing House Prize. Events take place in a fictional world inhabited by magicians and wizards. The main character becomes a seventeen-year-old wizard Lucy Heartfilia. She runs away from home to join the Fairy Tail guild of magicians. Here she meets the boy Natsu Dragneel, who, together with his flying cat, Happy, is in search of a father. Familiar young wizards are waiting for incredible adventures. Based on Fairy Tail, A-1 Picturesand Satelight Studios shot an animated film and released 6 OVAs.
2. Naruto
“Naruto”Is one of the best and most popular anime filmed manga, authored by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot focuses on the restless, mischievous teenager Naruto Uzumaki, who dreams of popularity and wants to become the head of his village. To achieve widespread recognition of Naruto, there are many difficulties to overcome and to overcome the obstacles encountered in his path. The anime adaptation of “Naruto” consists of two television series, eleven animated films and 8 OVA. In Russia, anime has been broadcast since 2008.
1. Death Note
“Death note”Leads the TOP 10 best anime series. The creators of Japanese manga are Tsugumi Oboy and Takeshi Obata. The plot focuses on the best student in Japan - Light Yagami, who accidentally finds the Death Note. It is enough for the owner of the notebook to write in it the name of the person whom he wants to see dead. The notebook belonged to the god of death - Ryuk, who now accompanies Light and explains to him the rules for using the find. The manga is based on the philosophical idea that it is possible to achieve good for some by destroying others? The broadcast of the series in Russia took place in 2008.