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Anime I've Watched

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It would be impossible to list every anime series I've ever watched. However, here is a list of the most notable titles I highly recommend to my friends.
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Rose of Versailles
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Sailor Moon, originally released in Japan as Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon and later as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, is a Japanese superheroine anime television series produced by Toei Animation using Super Sentai motifs.
Sailor Moon
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a demon slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko, turned int...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
 
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Ages ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystical Cloth of Pegasus.He is joined by other Saints w...
Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac
 
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Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, had it all: incredible skill at his work, a rich and beautiful fiancee, and a promising career at his hospital. However, after becoming disenchanted by hospital politics, he chose to save the life of...
Monster
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In some distant future, it’s common knowledge that all wolves have been extinct for 200 years. However, it seems this is false as wolves have not disappeared but rather have taken human form. Kiba, a lone wolf, wanders into a city, trying to sniff ou...
Wolf's Rain

Action & Adventure

 
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When man-eating Titans first appeared 100 years ago, humans found safety behind massive walls that stopped the giants in their tracks. But the safety they have had for so long is threatened when a colossal Titan smashes through the barriers, causing ...
Attack on Titan
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Chainsaw Man is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Its first part was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2018 to December 2020; its second part began serialization in Shue...
Chainsaw Man
 
Claymore
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Darker Than Black
 
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Edens Zero takes place in the Grand Shiki Cosmos, a fictional space-faring universe inhabited by humans, aliens, and sentient robots. The universe is divided into four smaller "cosmoses" that correspond to the seasons: the Sakura Cosmos, which repres...
EDENS ZERO
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Binge Worthy Anime

 
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In order to maintain the state of peace between the rival nations of Westalis and Ostania,[a] a Westalian agent code-named "Twilight" is tasked with spying on Donovan Desmond, leader of the National Unity Party within Ostania. However, due to Desmond...
SPY x FAMILY

Fantasy & Magic

 
Revolutionary Girl Utena
 
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Anne Halford is a candy crafter determined to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a Silver Sugar Master, a title bestowed only by royalty. In order to travel to the capital and realize her dream, she purchases Shall, a handsome but foul-mouth...
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
 
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
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xxxHOLiC

Furry

 
Aggressive Retsuko
 
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In a modern and civilized world populated by anthropomorphic animals, there is a cultural divide between the herbivorous animals and the carnivorous animals
BEASTARS
 
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The series is set in a world where humans co-exist with a branch of humanity called Beastmen, who face persecution due to their ability to turn into humanoid animals through a trait in DNA called "Beast Factor".
BNA: Brand New Animal

Historic

 
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Raven of the Inner Palace (Japanese: 後宮の烏, Hepburn: Kōkyū no Karasu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kōko Shirakawa and illustrated by Ayuko. Shueisha have published seven volumes from April 2018 to April 2022 under their Shueisha Orange ...
Raven of the Inner Palace
 
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The story is a comedy about Lucius, an architect of public bath houses in ancient Rome, who time-travels to various modern-day baths in Japan. The author explores the two cultures in the world "that have loved baths the most: the Japanese and the Rom...
Thermae Romae
 
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For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, spends his boyhood in a battlefield enhancing his...
VINLAND SAGA

Horror

 
Blood C
 
Deadman Wonderland
 
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Lucy - a beautiful, young mutant - is bred by the government to be the ultimate weapon. Armed with unfathomable powers, she escapes her handlers; however, she loses her memory in the process.
Elfen Lied
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Hellsing
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Tokyo Ghoul

Idols & Music

 
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Carole & Tuesday (Japanese: キャロル&チューズデイ, Hepburn: Kyaroru & Chūzudei) is a 24-episode anime television series directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. It was animated by studio Bones, in commemoration of the studio's 20th anniversary and the 10th...
Carole And Tuesday
 
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Sixteen-year-old Ai Hoshino is a talented and beautiful idol who is adored by her fans. She is the personification of a pure, young maiden. But all that glitters is not gold. Gorou Amemiya is a countryside gynecologist and a big fan of Ai. So when th...
Oshi no Ko
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A young wannabe singer dies unexpectedly, awakens as a zombie, and learns her mysterious benefactor expects her to form a musical group with other zombies as part of a campaign to inspire the people of a culturally stagnant Japanese prefecture.
ZOMBIE LAND SAGA

Isekai

 
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Hiraku dies purely by accident due to a God not giving him good luck, so he reincarnated him in another world as an apology; even turning a holy artifact into a multi-purpose tool for him. This new life for Hiraku ends up becoming quite odd, slowly b...
Isekai Nonbiri Nouka "Agriculture is Magical in Farming Life in Another World".
 
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The only way to escape is to ‘clear’ the game. Death in game means actual ‘death’ —- The ten thousand who have logged onto the as of yet mysterious game ‘Sword Art Online’ using their Nerve Gear have been forced into this perilous death game and are ...
Sword Art Online
 
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Inuyasha is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six tankōbon volumes.
Inu Yasha
 
The Rising of the Shield Hero

Martial Arts & Super Powers

 
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My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into 36 tankōbon...
My Hero Academia
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Ranma 1/2 revolves around a 16-year old boy named Ranma Saotome who was trained from early childhood in martial arts. As a result of an accident during a training journey, he is cursed to become a girl when splashed with cold water, but hot water wil...
Ranma 1/2
 
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Before eradicating humankind from the world, the gods give them one last chance to prove themselves worthy of survival; let the Ragnarok battles begin.
Record of Ragnarok

Magical Girls

 
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Cardcaptor Sakura, abbreviated as CCS, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi from May 1996 to June 2000, it was also published in 12 tankōbon volumes by K...
Cardcaptor Sakura
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Magic Knight Rayearth is a Japanese manga series created by Clamp. Appearing as a serial in the manga magazine Nakayoshi from the November 1993 issue to the February 1995 issue, the chapters of Magic Knight Rayearth were collected into three bound vo...
Magic Knight Rayearth
 
Magical Angel Creamy Mami
 
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
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Tsukino Usagi is a little clumsy and a crybaby, but she is also one spirited eighth grader. One day she meets Luna, a black cat with a crescent moon mark on her forehead, and transforms into the pretty sailor-suited guardian of love and justice, Sail...
Sailor Moon Crystal

Mecha

 
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An era when a multitude of corporations have entered space and built a huge economic system; Suletta Mercury transfers to the Asticassia School of Technology that is run by the Beneritt Group.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
 
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Five powerful weapons known as Gundams are sent to Earth to destroy OZ and free the Space Colonies.
Mobile Suit: Gundam Wing
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One Season Wonder

Short unique stories that start and end in one or two seasons.

 
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Buddy Daddies centers on a family of three who aren't related to each other: Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa, assassins who live under one roof; and Miri, the daughter of Kazuki and Rei's assassination target who ended up being picked up by Kazuki, who sh...
Buddy Daddies
 
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After surviving an attack from the rival Kouga clan, Ittoki Sakuraba, an ordinary boy, discovers that he is the 19th heir of the Iga ninja. Ittoki learns to become an Iga clan ninja and joins the war between the Iga and Kouga clans.
Shinobi no Ittoki
 
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Great Pretender (stylized as GREAT PRETENDER) is a Japanese original net animation series produced by Wit Studio, directed by Hiro Kaburagi and written by Ryōta Kosawa. The series' arcs are called "cases", and the first case (Los Angeles Connection) ...
Great Pretender

Psychological

 
Death Note
 
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Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It's reading your...
Kakegurui
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
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Tomodachi Game

Sci Fi

 
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n the far future, Earth has become uninhabitable, forcing humanity to evacuate in massive colony fleets to search for habitable planets. In order to sustain the fleets and the colonies they will eventually build, humanity also created plants, artific...
Trigun Stampede
 
Dr. STONE

Slice of Life

 
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Yatora Yaguchi is a fairly popular student who excels in school, but secretly grapples with feelings of emptiness and frustration. When visiting his high school's art club he is inspired to pursue art. He eventually aspires to attend the Tokyo Univer...
Blue Period
 
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The "apartment comedy with laughs and tears" centers on a four-year-old boy named Kotarou Satоou, who moves next door to Shin Karino, an unsuccessful manga artist. Kotarou has no parents and lives alone. Not only does he seem to earn a living, he act...
Kotaro Lives Alone
 
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On her first day attending the elite Itan Private High School, Shoko Komi immediately receives an overwhelming surge in popularity due to the unprecedented stoic beauty and refined elegance her classmates perceive her to possess. However, only Hitohi...
Komi Can't Communicate
 
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Himuro is an office worker who belongs to a race of supernatural beings with strange powers. Whenever he is deep in concentration, he subconsciously plunges his poor coworkers into a close rendition of the Arctic. Even so, contrary to his icy powers,...
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
 
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Tomo Aizawa and Junichirou "Jun" Kubota are the tightest bros you'd ever see. They roughhouse and spar, but through thick and thin, they've got each other's back. Yet, there's just one small problem: Tomo is in love with Jun! Since she was young, tom...
Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
 
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"Immortal Tatsu," the legendary yakuza who single-handedly defeated a rival gang with a lead pipe, is a name known to strike fear in both hardened police officers and vicious criminals. Soon after his sudden disappearance, he resurfaces with a slight...
Way of the Househusband

Sports

 
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Blue Lock is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 2018, with its chapters collected in 22 tankōbon volumes as of December 2022...
BLUELOCK
 
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Captain Tsubasa is the passionate story of an elementary school student whose thoughts and dreams revolve almost entirely around the love of soccer. 11-year-old Tsubasa Oozora started playing soccer at a very young age, and while it was mostly just a...
Captain Tsubasa
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A chance event triggered Shouyou Hinata's love for volleyball. His club had no members, but somehow persevered and finally made it into its very first and final regular match of middle school, where it was steamrolled by Tobio Kageyama, a superstar p...
Haikyu!!
 
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Ashita no Joe 50th anniversary project. JD (Junk Dog) participates in fixed boxing matches in an underground ring in order to live. Today, he enters the ring again, but he encounters a certain person. JD wants to take on a challenge that risks everyt...
Megalo Box
 
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The show's story revolves around Yuuri Katsuki, who carried all of Japan's hopes on his shoulders to win at the Gran Prix Finale ice skating competition, but suffered a crushing defeat. He returns home to Kyushu and half feels like he wants to retire...
Yuri!!! on ICE

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Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (Japanese: BASTARD!! -暗黒の破壊神-, Hepburn: Basutādo!! Ankoku no Hakaishin, lit. "Bastard!! The Dark God of Destruction") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazushi Hagiwara. It began its serializati...
Bastard!!