Action anime has always been the first choice of Anime fans. Beautiful graphics, vivid techniques, thrilling plot and carefully polished characters with each expression, some Anime belongs to the action genre as good as blockbuster movies. This article will list the top Anime to watch of all time. Let's find out, have you seen all of them.
1 Katanagatari (2007)
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Katanagatari is the story of Yasuri Shichika, a swordsman who fights without a sword, and Togame, an ambitious young strategist who seeks to collect 12 legendary swords for the shogunate. Shichika is the son of an exiled war hero and the seventh head of the Kyotouryuu fighting school who lives on the isolated island of Fushou with his older sister Nanami. Togame seeks him out because his bare-knuckle fighting style means he won't be ruined by the power of the sword. Togame, who has been betrayed before, convinces Shichika to accompany her on a quest to find the legendary swords. Together they embark on a journey through Edo-period Japan to collect swords used by formidable opponents.
2 Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)
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Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood revolves around brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric who were raised by their mother Trisha Elric in the remote village of Resembool in the country of Amestris. Their father is Hohenheim, a famous alchemist who abandoned his family when the boys were still young, and while being cared for by Trisha, they begin to show interest in alchemy and become curious about its secrets. However, when Trisha dies of a serious illness, they are cared for by their best friend Winry Rockbell and her grandmother Pinako.
The boys traveled the world to advance their alchemy training under the guidance of Izumi Curtis. Upon returning home, the two decide to try to bring their mother back to life using alchemy. However, the conversion of people is a taboo. During the failed transformation, Al's body is completely deformed, and Ed loses his left leg. In a last-ditch effort to keep his brother alive, Ed sacrificed his right arm to bring Al's soul back.
3 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006-2012)
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. Photo credit: Gamek
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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion is about Lelouch vi Britannia, who is a Britannian prince in exile, son of Emperor Charles zi Britannia and royal consort Marianne vi Britannia. Lelouch has a younger sister named Nunnally vi Britannia. Marianne was brutally murdered in the palace and Nunnally, who witnessed their mother's murder, was so badly traumatized, she lost both her sight and the ability to walk. Lelouch is furious with his father, believing that his father has made a mother and that his sister failed to turn a blind eye to their mother's death and fail to pursue their mother's killer.
Lelouch and Nunnally are sent to Japan as political pawns to hypnotize the Japanese government into a false sense of security. After the brothers are sent to Japan, Japan is attacked and defeated by Britannia. With the backdrop of Japanese ruins, Lelouch vows to his Japanese friend Suzaku Kururugi that he will one day wipe out Britannia as an act of revenge on his father.
4 Gurruen Lagann (2007)
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Gurruen Lagann (The Drill of Destruction) is set in a fantasy future where Earth is ruled by the Spiral King, Lordgenome, who forces humanity to live in isolated underground villages. The plot focuses on two teenagers, Simon and Kamina, who live in an underground village and wish to get to the surface. Using a mechanic known as Lagann, Simon and Kamina reach the surface and begin fighting alongside the others against Lordgenome's forces before fighting their true enemy forces.
5 Needless (2009)
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Needless is set in the year 2130 (the start date is still unclear), 50 years after World War III. The war left behind a crater where Tokyo once stood, a place now full of contaminated rubble. This point is called the "Black Point", there is no electricity (except for the Simeon building) and is seen as a spherical patch of darkness from outer space and is one of many Black Points throughout Japan. The Black Spot eventually becomes home to outcasts, some of them, Due to pollution, various powers are acquired that are called "fragments". People who own such fragments are called "Unnecessary".
6 Samurai Champloo (2004-2005)
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The Champloo samurai open up in a town where Fuu, who is working as a tea server, is harassed by the son of the town's corrupt prefect, and Fuu begs him for protection, which he offers in exchange for food. Meanwhile, roninJin, also a newcomer, kills the sheriff's bodyguards when they abuse a farmer, ending in conflict with Mugen when the latter mistakes him for one of the sheriff's men. The fight of the two ends with the destruction of the teahouse. Both were arrested and sentenced to death, but Fuu saved them. The pair try to restart their battle, but when Fuu tosses a coin, they postpone her battle to help her find a sunflower-scented samurai she has been searching for years. She wins the pitching game, and they begin a series of adventures along with Fuu's quest.
7 Hunter x Hunter (2011)
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Hunter x Hunter focuses on a boy named Gon Freecss, who discovers that his father, who left him at an early age, is actually a world-famous Hunter, a licensed professional who specializes in pursuing illusory purposes such as locating rare animals or hunting for treasure, survey uncharted lands or hunt down illegal individuals. Gon departs on his journey to become the Hunter and eventually finds his father. Along the way, Gon meets many other Hunters and encounters the paranormal.
8 Cowboy Bebop (1998)
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Cowboy Bebop follows the life of a bounty-hunting crew traveling aboard a spaceship, Bebop. Despite combining multiple genres, the series is mainly taken from science fiction, western, and noir films. Its most prominent themes are existential ennui , loneliness and the inability to escape one's past.
9 One Punch Man (2015)
One Punch Man
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One Punch Man tells the story of Saitama , a superhero who, as he can defeat any opponent with a single punch, has become depressed by the lack of challenge. One wrote the original webcomic book version in early 2009. The anime adaptation produced by Madhouse aired in Japan from October to December 2015. The second season, produced by JCStaff, aired from April to July 2019. Licensed in North America by Viz Media, it premiered in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in July 2016. The second season premiered in October 2019.
10 Mob Psycho 100 (2016)
Mob Psycho 100
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Mob Psycho 100 follows Shigeo Kageyama as an average boy of high school age, nicknamed Mob for his lack of sense of presence. Although he looks like a discreet person, he is in fact a powerful superpower with immense psychic powers. To help learn how to control his abilities, Mob works as an assistant to rogue Reigen Arataka, a self-proclaimed intermediary spirit. Mob wants to live a normal life just like those around him, but a constant series of troubles come after him. With his repressed emotions growing inside Mob bit by bit, his powers are in danger of breaking its limits when he finally encounters other superpowers like the Claws.
