However, in this show Ikebukuro is present as a character of bohemian activity. Despite its premise and title, Terror has very little to do with the radical terrorism that has put strife in so many nations across the world. (Watch the trailer here). , the romances this decade brought anime fans a whole new collection of love stories that won’t be forgotten anytime soon. Flip Flappers not just imagines one magical world, it illustrates a different world for each episode. It doesn’t touch the same ground as other Watanabe works, but there’s a lot of sensibility in Kids on the Slope. While we don’t actually get to see Kaori and Kousei become an actual couple before the end of the series, the romance is certainly there. Steins;Gate serves as a slow and patient moving thriller that slowly irks up to the top of the big ramp, like a rollercoaster. Kimi no na wa before Kimi no na wa. She holds an MFA from San Diego State University and a Bachelor's of Arts from Illinois State University. This is a couple we breathed a sigh of relief about breaking up and groaned about when they got back together. There’s something so innately momentous with the existence of this story, that it Issin doesn’t feel human at times. It’s painful at times to watch, but its occasional glimmers of hope makes it worth the pain. This show needs no introduction. What I did do—with the help and input of some other wonderful romance-reading Rioters—was put together a list of romance books we love that have been published in the 2010s. This show is pure genius slap-stick comedy. Surprisingly enough, for all the unapologetic violence that happens in this show it still manages to fit in a good number of character arcs that really flesh out a more emotional journey. The only thing that keeps Brotherhood from perfection is the slightly rushed feel of the first 14 episodes, everything else was pure gold. Though what brings this fantasy world to our level, isn’t the use of one of the most iconic cities in the world, but through its characters that have very human flaws (even if not all of them are human). wastes no time. Accolades. There’s a long take that lasts for several minutes, during a cat and mouse chase that is almost unheard of; all together in the decade there have probably been less than ten significant long take sequences in anime. Ferocious and funny at the same time, Houseki no Kuni balances out very conflicting tones in a class manner. In her free time, you can find her eating hummus, riding the Haunted Mansion, or being suffocated by her cats, Moo and Mai Tai. But Furukawa is able to add their own spice into the old formula and create a story about pride and all those who seak it for their own reasons. Many shows want to be like Yuru Yuri, but not many shows ever can be Yuru Yuri. This might be cheating since Fruits Basket was relaunched in the 2010s after having originally debuted in the late ’90s, but we just love this couple so much. It’s a show about trying to follow your dreams no matter the challenges that face you, whether it be your age or a physical disadvantage. It’s a tour de force in slapstick humor. This gives the show a constant turning wheel of fresh entertainment and makes its next story beats always unpredictable, delivering several satisfying twists through the way. There are plenty of feel good slice of life shows that came out this decade, but not many of them were able to match the cozy feeling brought by Yuru Camp. It’s choices like that which make this anime special. Traveling isn’t easy, traveling to Antarctica is especially difficult and the show doesn’t sugarcoat the experience. From the intricate sound design and the design of its battle sequences, not much in any medium can really compare to the scale Girls und Panzer so often reaches. The 2010s have given us a lot of couples that have gotten their happy endings, and we’re definitely happier about some of them than others. The slice of life genre understands that our mundane world is every bit as interesting as a fantasy setting. Along with that, the series spend much of its beginning to make sure you empathize with each of the main characters so that all of their antics are intense fun to witness. Of course, Madoka Magica may not be the Citizen Kane of anime, but it might be the Bicycle Thieves for magical girl shows. For all the hype that goes behind most shounen anime, none of them have been able to match Kill la Kill’s masterful depiction of power. Each world is structured as an allegory to the character’s state of minds. The episodes never feel like straight-up lessons, everything is shown naturally in a story that progresses seamlessly. There are many things wrong with Kiznaiver, but the strengths of the show really do come from its unique memorable cast of characters. Even the magical creatures of this world act very normal and don’t stand out in our world. Instead it’s about a man having a mid-life crisis and a woman having a quarter-life crisis, who meet each other at the times of their lowest low. The premise of it may sound sleazy initially, but this is less a Lolita and more Lost in Translation. The gags play out with the same level of intricate animation as Nichijou, but it works way better in this case thanks to all the narrative context behind each joke. There aren’t many critical aspects to praise Oreimo for, besides that its cast of characters are enjoyable to watch and it genuinely is a lot of fun to watch. A deliberate cat and mouse chase with time. The series is really bittersweet with an ending that will leave everyone devastated. The depiction of sex is rather mature in this series than in others (Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo is a perfect example of how it’s pretty behind in examining sexual themes, especially with shows like Scum’s Wish or HBO’s euphoria already out and about). It’s magic-realism at some of its best, and Ikuhara is able to tie his illogical imagery with his most sympathetic characters to date. Watanabe has a knack for building worlds without having to provide extensive exposition. That alone makes Humanity Has Declined an essential watch. And no matter how much he succeeds, it begins to feel frivolous, as he’s bound to fail the next step soon enough. So a blend of pessimism and nihilism put together surprisingly serves as a hilarious watch, sprinkled with bits of social and political commentaries. It’s not impossible to date someone, only to realize you love someone else. Unfortunately, reality may not be as optimistic as New Game may exhibit it to be. The world of Nagi no Asukara is meticulously designed and has a long of rules that stay consistent. This show is immense fun, with a lot of personality thanks to Kenji Nakamura’s (Mononoke, Gatchaman Crowds, Kuuchuu Buranko) always eccentric approach to storytelling. music (damn it Kizuna Ai), but it does help the world feel much larger than the two titular characters; and it makes their impact on the world feel much more significant. The titling is unfortunate, because many may have turned away thinking it’s a sequel to an anime they haven’t seen (and frankly don’t need to). An example is how it depicts homelessness in Japan, which is a problem in this country like it is in many others. It’s a quirky, yet disciplined comedy that never really becomes too realistically outrageous but always manages to be brazen. Perhaps, it is, but is life meant to be fair? On the surface it never looks like it, but this show actually services a lot of lessons in ways to make an isekai world feel fresh (and not like many of the now brain-dead isekai that’s being churned each month). Every shot is painted with such precision of color correction and framing, that the world feels like a grander organism off screen. Nevertheless, with a focus on diversity, here is the list with the 25 best Japanese films of the last seven years, in another compilation that could easily include 50 or more titles and a completely different order. FMA really is one of the best anime of all time, and a big contender for best action anime ever. is a monument in the romantic comedy genre, having constant twists and turns for the characters to make their lives just a living hell (for our entertainment). Aria the Animation/Natural/Origination will be some of the best and most magical works of animation to go down in history. The series itself also feels pretty gross, since they’re young teenage girls having hot-and-heavy makeout sessions. Tetsuro Araki’s magum opus. At the Mainichi Film Awards, Colorful won the Animation Film Award. Kyoto may be known for its history and preserved culture, but it’s also dense with beautiful hidden bars and underground clubs that do whatever they claim they want to do (take it from someone who currently lives in this eclectic). Sometimes, everything happens exactly as we want it to, and our favorite characters end up walking off happily into the sunset together. It seems like every time Ikuhara makes an anime, it’s just him trying to articulate his own fetishes in a way that makes sense in his weird eclectic brain. This surrealist comedy is doomful in its most underlining nature, but over all of that pessimism is a good amount of nihilism from the character who doesn’t name herself beyond “Watashi” (I in Japanese). Hiro turns out to be the boy she was looking for, and the two of them work through the traumas of their childhoods as Parasites to find a way to love each other, even flying off deep into space together in their FRANXX to essentially become one. Yato is one of the most interesting protagonists to an action anime in the decade, with his motivations being much more deep than he’s willing to show. actually one of the most bittersweet anime of the decade. Following Araragi, who treks around a mythical world that lives between the boundaries of our reality, he’s put against and with some of the most memorable characters written in the entire decade. Outlets such as ANN, Japanator and AnimeDiet joined in with lists of their own. Sun & Moon does what many of its predecessors should’ve done, and that is give Ash a personality. One scene that properly displays this is the sequence that plays “Un Lieu De Recontre”, a French New Wave-esque song that can fall into films like Cléo From 5 to 7 or Masculin Féminin. Particularly in season two, several moments of direction are stellar in how they capture so much pathos without any bit of dialogue (one scene that stands out is the bus ride on cue with Polovtsian Dances by Borodin). There are many harem anime out there, but very little like this one. Also that Bishamon arc. Some other shows may wait to deliver broader background for characters, but Gamers! It has some great characters and some great progression in its story and world. But anime wouldn’t be what it is today without you: the fans. The ED sequence for this show is a great testament to its strength, using a kaleidoscope to turn “dirty” imagines into beautiful works of art with a symmetry that involves all the characters one way or another. But on its own, Amanchu stands as a confident healing/slice-of-life show about scuba diving. Yamada, finds this deeper crisis in the characters and uses that as the main driving force for drama, but doing so in accumulating dosages. Surprisingly enough, director Motonaga (Date A Live, School Days, Conception) is able to pull off the story with some crafty choices that capture the feeling of Issin’s charismatic prose. The World God Only Knows walks on a tricky plot, but its delivery (in both manga and anime) make it a highly serviceable ride. Kaguya Wants to be Confessed is both. They are many gags in this show that for some reason just never get old, whether it being Akari having no presence or someone just screaming “Toshino Kyouko!” For all the gag comedy there is out there, it’s hard to contemplate how most of them aren’t better when there are so many notes to take from this anime. It’s been a rocky decade, with iconic years and very slow years, but overall more anime has been released in the past ten years than the thirty years that predated 2010. Koko is established right away as a spoiled brat who feels entitled to the attention of whatever boy she’s set her sights on. A fun adventure story, surrounding teens who’ve messed with science they shouldn’t have. But the true core of the story are the emotional hurdles each of the characters face, most of them created by walls they’ve set up themselves. Violet Evergarden didn’t come up as strong as the hype surrounding it promised, but when the show hit its high notes it soared. The Death Note director, pulls out his most poignant piece of work to date. ! Avvenire shows what started after Akari’s story ended. Note that this list only includes TV series, as films belong in film lists. With Ishiguro’s very cinematic influence, he’s able to make each musical moment a transcendental one for the characters. Much of the symbolism put together may not string an overall meaning, if it does it probably only makes sense to Ikuhara. Top 20 BEST Harem Anime Ever (2010 – 2018) So here’s a Harem anime list for the anime that premiered in between 2010 and 2018. It didn’t take long for Attack on Titan’s success to take the entire world by storm, entering mainstream markets. And because you know both sides of the board, it makes the games matter so much more. Lupin the Third is frequently fun, but rarely is it ever such a sympathetic masterpiece. The competition that sparks up between them only makes the flirtations that much more adorable. Controversial and a head turner, at the debate table. But perhaps in its entirety, it make not be for many. Yuri Kuma is full of symbolism, to the point where it becomes excessive. Given is one of those series that feels totally unfairly slept on. Space Patrol Luluco follows Luluco, who wishes nothing more than to be normal, only to eventually discover through an amazing catharsis that what makes her Luluco is something unique to her alone. AnoHana is a show that forces you to shed a tear, or you’ll feel like an asshole. Basically, the show never walks the path into becoming a sordid exploitation anime that the plot may suggest. A fireball of laughs is what this show is. Less a “who dunnit it?” and more a “how did they do it?” type mystery plays out, as detectives and other experts try to figure out how the murder of Magata Shiki happened and where the culprit could have gone. It’s inspiring to see how an anime can turn perhaps one of the most boring sports in the world into such an intense marathon of swiping cards. I chose six different nominees, and a best series or movie from those nominees, in a wide variety of categories, because there was a diverse … Maid Dragon, like several anime on this list, follows a very peculiar plot. The Top 10 Anime Movies of the 2010s; The Top 20 Anime Movies of the 2010s; The Top 50 Anime Movies of the 2010s; The Top 100 Anime Movies of the 2010s; The Best Horror Movies Of the 1980s; The Best Science Fiction Movies of 1977; The Best Comedy Movies Of the 2000s; The Most Recently Released Movies; The Most Recently Added Movies It’s a visually amazing piece of work, and the heavy atmosphere that Omata is able to create for the show without saying much is admirable. These are my picks for anime that should win awards. Though the “rare disease” is literally found in just about every character introduced. It has some of the most subtle world building for a fantasy anime this decade, camouflaging most of its exposition through the lens of a newcomer in town as she witnesses everything as its all brand new to her. “Why bother being normal?” is Hiroyuki Imaishi’s response to Kiznaiver (the normal one in the Trigger family). While Hiro and Zero Two’s relationship gets off to a rocky start, with Zero Two mostly using him to achieve her goal, which is to find her darling, the young boy who was kind to her when she was a child, their fairytale romance wins us over pretty quickly. In the past ten years, trends have shifted more frequently than the entirety of the 90s-00s. Aqours hits many more bumps than μ’s ever did, but their strife made their journey much more satisfying than their predecessor’s. Not many anime take the streets of Tokyo and give it the sense of life that Durarara!! 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