Anime — a word that can elicit a myriad of different reactions from different people. Some might not even know what anime is, others might be put off at the mere mention of this medium... and then there are people who practically dedicate their lives to keeping up with every new anime season. Titles like Dragon Ball Z, Pokémon, or Beyblade often shoulder the blame here, having taken root as after-school rituals and blossoming into a lifelong passion spanning a variety of niches and subgenres.
To evidence its sheer popularity quite plainly, there are thousands of thousands of anime out there — even some that come from video games, so there's likely a lot that even the most die-hard of anime fanatics will miss over the course of their fandom. Regardless, these are the ones that seem to be the most widely beloved and manage to separate themselves from the pack, whether it's through their unique concept, well-executed story, or larger-than-life chara
