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  1. The “Seven Deadly Sins”—a group of evil knights who conspired to overthrow the kingdom of Britannia—were said to have been eradicated by the Holy Knights, although some claim that they still live. Ten years later, the Holy Knights have staged a Coup d'état and assassinated the king, becoming the new, tyrannical rulers of the kingdom. Elizabeth, the king's only daughter, sets out on a journey to find the “Seven Deadly Sins,” and to enlist their help in taking back the kingdom.

    The sides of The Seven Deadly Sins

    • A princess looking for seven banished knights
    • A tavern owner who turns out to be their captain
    • Holy Knights who seized the kingdom

    Good for you if

    • you like knights with huge powers and huge fights.
    • you like a band of outcasts getting back together.
    • you like a fantasy Britannia of fairies, giants and demons.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather skip the running jokes about groping the princess.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: loyalty · betrayal · redemption

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  2. One Piece 1999

    Anime

    Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates. Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who consumed a "Devil Fruit," decides to follow in the footsteps of his idol, the pirate Shanks, and find the One Piece. It helps, of course, that his body has the properties of rubber and that he's surrounded by a bevy of skilled fighters and thieves to help him along the way. Luffy will do anything to get the One Piece and become King of the Pirates!

    The sides of One Piece

    • A rubber-bodied boy who wants to be King of the Pirates
    • A crew gathered one island at a time
    • A hunt for a legendary treasure

    Good for you if

    • you like a crew that would die for each other.
    • you like a sea full of strange islands, each with its own rules.
    • you like goofy humor between big fights.

    Bad for you if

    • over a thousand episodes is too much for you.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: freedom · friendship · dreams

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  3. Corporate worker Mikami Satoru is stabbed by a random killer, and is reborn to an alternate world. But he turns out to be reborn a slime! Thrown into this new world with the name Rimuru, he begins his quest to create a world that’s welcoming to all races.

    The sides of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

    • An office worker stabbed and reborn as a slime
    • A monster village growing into a nation
    • Skills copied from everything he swallows

    Good for you if

    • you like a world with its own rules, guilds and monster politics.
    • you want a low-stress fantasy where the hero keeps winning.
    • you like a slime collecting goblins, ogres and dragons as allies.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you won't read subtitles for a Japanese fantasy series.
    • you want a hero who can lose, and real doubt about the outcome.

    About: a second life · building something · found family

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  4. Dragon Ball 1986

    Anime

    Young Goku sets off on a quest with his teenage friend Bulma to find the seven Dragon Balls, which grant whoever possesses them a single wish.

    The sides of Dragon Ball

    • A boy with a monkey tail
    • A search for seven wish-granting balls
    • A martial arts tournament

    Good for you if

    • you like slapstick and a hero who knows nothing about the world.
    • you like kung fu fights and tournaments.
    • you like a road trip where rivals become friends.

    Bad for you if

    • you find 1980s animation dated.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: adventure · friendship · innocence

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  5. Black Clover 2017

    Anime

    Asta and Yuno are two orphans who want the same thing: to become the Wizard King. Locked in a friendly rivalry, they work hard towards their goal. While Yuno excels at magic, Asta has a problem uncommon in this world: he has no powers! But, on the day they receive their grimoires, they surprise everyone. To reach their goal, they’ll each find their own path to greatness—with or without magic.

    The sides of Black Clover

    • An orphan with no magic in a world of magic
    • A rival raised in the same church
    • A squad of misfit Magic Knights

    Good for you if

    • you like a boy fighting spells with giant swords.
    • you like a hero who shouts that he never gives up and means it.
    • you like a kingdom where everyone gets a grimoire.

    Bad for you if

    • a hundred and seventy episodes is too much for you.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: rivalry · hard work · belonging

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  6. Hunter x Hunter 2011

    Anime

    Gon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.

    The sides of Hunter x Hunter

    • A boy searching for the father who left
    • A deadly exam to become a Hunter
    • A friendship with a boy from a family of assassins

    Good for you if

    • you like Gon and Killua, two boys who'd do anything for each other.
    • you like a power system that rewards clever fights.
    • you can take a boy's adventure with cruel villains and harsh fights.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand gore and cruel deaths.
    • nearly a hundred and fifty episodes is too much for you.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: friendship · fathers · growing up

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  7. Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.

    The sides of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    • A homebody dragged into an adventure
    • Thirteen dwarves at the dinner table
    • Riddles in the dark

    Good for you if

    • you want to go back to Middle-earth.
    • you like a lighter, cosier tale than The Lord of the Rings.
    • you like dwarves singing and washing the dishes.

    Bad for you if

    • nearly three hours, for the first of three films, is too much.
    • it takes a long time before the journey really starts.

    About: home · courage · greed

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  8. Bleach 2004

    Anime

    For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from evil.

    The sides of Bleach

    • A teenager who sees ghosts
    • A Soul Reaper's sword and powers
    • Hollows hunting the living

    Good for you if

    • you like sword fights that turn into huge power battles.
    • you like a whole afterlife with its own army and rules.
    • you like friends who follow him into the world of the dead.

    Bad for you if

    • over three hundred episodes is too much for you.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: duty · death · friendship

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  9. The life of the shinobi is beginning to change. Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki, has enrolled in the Ninja Academy to learn the ways of the ninja. Now, as a series of mysterious events unfolds, Boruto’s story is about to begin!

    The sides of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

    • Naruto's son at the Ninja Academy
    • A father too busy being Hokage
    • A new generation of ninja teams

    Good for you if

    • you like ninja fights with new jutsu every arc.
    • you like a three-person team that learns to work together.
    • you like a son trying to get out of his famous father's shadow.

    Bad for you if

    • nearly three hundred episodes is too much for you.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: legacy · fathers and sons · friendship

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  10. Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

    The sides of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    • A small hero with a huge task
    • A world with its own history and languages
    • A fellowship that may not hold

    Good for you if

    • you love a world so detailed it feels like it existed before the film.
    • you want landscapes that make you want to walk for days.
    • you like battles with armies and monsters.

    Bad for you if

    • three hours is too much, and it's only the first part.
    • you need it to move. There is a lot of walking.

    About: temptation · friendship · courage · power

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  11. Dragon Ball Z 1989

    Anime

    Now happily married and with a son, martial arts champion Goku must defend Earth from a series of extraterrestrial invaders bent on destruction.

    The sides of Dragon Ball Z

    • Goku as a husband and father
    • Alien invaders one after another
    • Fights that last several episodes

    Good for you if

    • you like screaming power-ups and fights that never stop.
    • you like battles that blow up mountains and planets.
    • you like old enemies who end up fighting side by side.

    Bad for you if

    • nearly three hundred episodes is too much for you.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: strength · sacrifice · rivalry

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  12. InuYasha 2000

    Anime

    Kagome Higurashi is a modern day young girl who lives with her family by the old Higure shrine. Unbeknownst to Kagome, she is the reincarnation of priestess Kikyo and posseses the "Jewel of Four Souls" (the Shikon jewel). One ill-fated day, Kagome locates an ancient well near her home and is abruptly transported through the well and into a feudal Japan, inhabited by demons. There, she encounters Inuyasha, son of a powerful demon father and a human mother, who is pinned to a tree by an enchanted arrow.

    The sides of InuYasha

    • A schoolgirl who falls through a well into feudal Japan
    • A half-demon pinned to a tree
    • Shards of a shattered jewel

    Good for you if

    • you like two people who bicker their way into love.
    • you like a feudal Japan full of demons and priestesses.
    • you like sword fights against a new demon every week.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't sit through well over a hundred episodes.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: love · destiny · the past

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  13. The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.

    The sides of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

    • Spiders in a dark forest
    • Barrels down a river
    • A dragon sleeping on gold

    Good for you if

    • you like a barrel chase down a river.
    • you want a huge talking dragon.
    • you like elves, a lake town and a lonely mountain.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand a film that stops on a cliffhanger. This one leaves you waiting for the next part.
    • you lose track easily. Thirteen dwarves and three separate storylines run side by side.

    About: greed · courage · pride

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  14. After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work. It will not be easy though as he has amassed a few more dangerous enemies, in the likes of the shinobi organization; Akatsuki.

    The sides of Naruto Shippūden

    • A ninja who never gives up
    • A friend who left
    • A world at war

    Good for you if

    • you like long, epic ninja battles.
    • you like a hero who'd do anything for his friends.
    • you like villains with backstories that break you.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • five hundred episodes is far more than you want to start.

    About: friendship · perseverance · hatred

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  15. Iwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and fighting the Waves of Catastrophe as the Shield Hero. Excited by the prospect of a grand adventure, Naofumi sets off with his party. However, merely a few days later, he is betrayed and loses all his money, dignity, and respect. Unable to trust anyone anymore, he employs a slave named Raphtalia and takes on the Waves and the world. But will he really find a way to overturn this desperate situation?

    The sides of The Rising of the Shield Hero

    • A student summoned to another world as a hero
    • A shield he can't attack with
    • A girl he buys as a slave

    Good for you if

    • you like a loner slowly building a party he can trust, starting with Raphtalia.
    • you like a fantasy kingdom with levels, monster waves and a corrupt church.
    • you like fights where defending is the only weapon.

    Bad for you if

    • a hero falsely accused and a girl bought as a slave are too much for you.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: betrayal · trust · revenge

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  16. Sailor Moon 1992

    Anime

    One day, Usagi Tsukino, clumsy 2nd-year middle school student, stumbles upon a talking cat named Luna. Luna tells her that she is destined to be Sailor Moon, "champion of love and justice", and she must search for the fabled Moon Princess. Usagi finds friends that turn out to be destined senshi as well, and together they fight to save the world from the certain doom brought upon by the Dark Kingdom.

    The sides of Sailor Moon

    • A clumsy schoolgirl who turns into a guardian
    • A talking cat who hands out the missions
    • A search for a lost moon princess

    Good for you if

    • you like five schoolgirls who become a team and stay one.
    • you want a monster beaten each episode and everyone home for dinner.
    • you are looking for something to watch with a child who likes transformations.

    Bad for you if

    • five seasons of a monster a week is too much for you.
    • you don't watch animated series.
    • you find early nineties animation dated.

    About: friendship · duty · first love

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  17. As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.​

    The sides of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    • The biggest battles of the trilogy
    • Two hobbits climbing a mountain
    • Saying goodbye

    Good for you if

    • you want the siege of Minas Tirith and the charge of the Rohirrim on a big screen.
    • you like an ending that takes its time to say goodbye.
    • you've loved this world and want to see it through.

    Bad for you if

    • over three hours, with several endings, is too much for you.
    • you roll your eyes at big, sincere speeches. Aragorn rallies an army at the Black Gate.

    About: friendship · sacrifice · home

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  18. Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor.

    The sides of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    • The siege of Helm's Deep
    • Gollum talking to himself
    • A fellowship split in three

    Good for you if

    • you want a night battle in the rain that lasts and lasts.
    • you want more of this world: talking trees, horse lords, the marshes.
    • you like following three stories at once.

    Bad for you if

    • three hours, in the middle of a trilogy, is too much for you.
    • you roll your eyes at big, sincere speeches. Sam's speech about the good left in this world is one.

    About: hope · temptation · war

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  19. Yuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary curse, his plight is noticed by Satoru Gojo, a teacher at Jujutsu High, a school where fledgling exorcists learn how to combat curses. Gojo convinces Yuta to enroll, but can he learn enough in time to confront the curse that haunts him?

    The sides of Jujutsu Kaisen 0

    • A shy student haunted by his dead childhood friend
    • A school for young exorcists
    • A curse fighting for the boy it loves

    Good for you if

    • you like fast, hand-drawn sorcery fights in the streets of Tokyo.
    • you like a promise between two children that outlives one of them.
    • you like a hidden world of curses, sorcerers and cursed energy.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand bodies torn apart by curses.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: grief · love · belonging

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  20. In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

    The sides of Avatar: The Last Airbender

    • A boy who wakes up after a hundred years in ice
    • Four nations that bend water, earth, fire and air
    • An exiled prince hunting him

    Good for you if

    • you like a world where martial arts move the elements.
    • you want something to watch with children that adults enjoy too.
    • you like Aang, Katara and Sokka traveling together.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated series.
    • you roll your eyes at lessons about peace and honor.

    About: destiny · redemption · friendship · war

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