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It starts like a happy kid's show. By the "Chimera Ant Arc," it is a dark, philosophical treatise on humanity's capacity for cruelty. Yoshihiro Togashi subverts every shonen trope. The 2011 anime is a perfect adaptation. (Note: The manga is on permanent hiatus due to the author's health, but the anime ends at a satisfying point). Part 6: Hidden Gems & Cult Classics You asked for popular recommendations, but here are series that are wildly popular within the anime community but overlooked by the general public. 15. 86: Eighty-Six Genre: Military Sci-Fi / Mecha / Drama Anime: 23 episodes (Complete) | Light Novel (Not manga, but original source) Video hentai fairy tail juvia parodie paradise
The series is airtight. It has no filler episodes, a perfectly paced plot, one of the best magic systems (Alchemy), and a cast of antagonists (the Homunculi) that you will actually feel sorry for. The manga is equally brilliant, with Sui Ishida-level artwork. 2. Death Note (Anime & Manga) Genre: Psychological Thriller / Supernatural Suspense Episodes: 37 (Complete) | Manga Volumes: 12 (Complete) The manga by Koyoharu Gotouge is solid, but
Two genius high school student council presidents, Kaguya and Shirogane, are deeply in love with each other. However, they are both too proud to confess first, believing that the one who confesses "loses" and becomes the other’s servant. They wage a psychological war to force the other to confess. Yoshihiro Togashi subverts every shonen trope
In a world where 80% of the population has superpowers ("Quirks"), Izuku Midoriya is born without one. Despite this, he dreams of becoming the greatest hero. After a chance encounter with the world’s #1 hero, All Might, he inherits a powerful Quirk and enters U.A. High School for heroes-in-training.