Why Everyone Is Talking About Anime Right Now? A Beginners Guide to Anime

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If you’re trying to wrap your mind around, what anime is and what the hype of anime is about, and if you’re someone who feels out of place when your friend circle starts talking about anime and all that stuff, then sit tight and read this article till the end because it will answer all your questions about anime and how to start your anime watching journey. 

This article will contain questions like

1. What is anime?

2. What is the hype about anime?

3. Some best anime to start with.

What is an Anime?

If we go into the literal meaning of an anime then it simply means computer-generated animation of a story with multiple characters. It has its origin in Japan and layman's terms, it means cartoon series made in Japan or cartoon series of Japan. Animes are first made in the Japanese language (should be a no-brainer) and then, later on, are subbed or dubbed for people around the world. 

Anime and Its hype

It might be shocking to some of the readers here but animes have been around for almost a century now, the first anime was made in 1933 which goes by the name Astroboy and animes have always been people’s favorite since way back but as now we are in the digital age and technology and anime quality has gone up by thousand folds also people these days like being associated to something, they feel they are a part of something big. 

The easy access to anime series and the internet is one of the main reasons why everyone is talking about anime series not to mention their storyline, graphics, characters are all top notch so the digital age was just a push and anime deserved the push. People love watching and binging on anime series because a single anime series is a whole package, the action, the drama, the humor, and the ability to show sensitive human emotions with such delicacy and perfection are some next-level stuff. So, yes anime is worth a watch!

Best anime to start with

Now that you know that you should try watching an anime, you must be wondering how and where should I start, when Japan has to offer thousands of anime it’s not easy to make a choice and just start. 

We’ve created a list of anime that you can start with. These anime are not only mind-blowing in every aspect but are also short and new in making so that you can start watching and still not feel the burden of watching 500+ pending episodes to become a fan! 

1. Jujutsu Kaisen

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Gege Akutami is the creator of the Japanese manga series Jujutsu Kaisen. Since March 2018, it has been serialised in Shueisha's shunen manga magazine Weekly Shunen Jump.  

The narrative centers on high school student Yuji Itadori as he joins a clandestine group of Jujutsu sorcerers to combat Ryomen Sukuna, a potent Curse of which Yuji becomes the host. Akutami's Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School sequel, Jujutsu Kaisen, was serialised in Shueisha's Jump GIGA from April to July 2017.

Available on Netflix

2. Tokyo Revengers

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The Japanese manga series Tokyo Revengers was created by Ken Wakui. The Weekly Shnen Magazine of Kodansha published it in serial form from March 2017 to November 2022, and as of that month, the chapters had been gathered into 30 tankbon volumes. 

In January 2023, the second season is scheduled to begin. A live-action movie adaption was released in Japan in July 2021, and a follow-up is scheduled to come out in 2023.

Available on Netflix

3. Demon Slayer

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Koyoharu Gotouge is a Japanese manga creator best known for his manga series Demon Slayer. 

Demon Slayer is a story of Tanjiro Kamado who is a teenager and aspires to become a demon hunter after the transformation of his younger sister into a demon. 

From February 2016 to May 2020, it was serialized in Shueisha's shunen manga magazine Weekly Shnen Jump, and its chapters were collected in 23 tankbon volumes. Viz Media and Shueisha both released it concurrently on their Manga Plus platforms in English.

From April to September 2019, Ufotable's translation of the manga was broadcast on television in a 26-episode anime series. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train, the sequel, was released in October 2020 and quickly rose to become the highest-earning anime and Japanese film of the year.

Available on Netflix

4. One-Punch Man

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Japanese superhero comic series One-Punch Man was developed by One. It depicts the tale of Saitama, a superhero who gets bored since there are never any challenges for him to overcome. At the beginning of 2009, One created the original webcomic manga version.

In June 2012, Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website started publishing a digital manga version with illustrations by Yusuke Murata. 

Its chapters are gathered and released into separate tank-bon books on a regular basis. 27 volumes have been published as of November 2022. The remake manga was licensed by Viz Media for English-language distribution in North America, where it has been published in the online publication Weekly Shonen Jump.

Available on Netflix

5. Death Note

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Japanese manga author Tsugumi Ohba and artist Takeshi Obata collaborated on the Death Note series. From December 2003 to May 2006, Shueisha's Weekly Shnen Jump serialized it. Its 108 chapters were bundled into 12 tank-bon volumes. The narrative centers on Light Yagami a bright young person who finds a mysterious notebook called the "Death Note," which belongs to the shinigami Ryuk and gives its bearer the power to kill anybody whose name is inscribed on its pages. 

Available on Netflix

Written by Riya Dabas

Edited by Kritika Sharma