Stories of honor, vengeance, and love.
Every year, Reddit users collect various anime tops. This time, at the end of the year, true fans created a selection of the best titles in history based on voting.
1. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, 2023-2024
Ten years of arduous travel by the hero Himmel and his friends led to the desired result – victory over the demon king. For the elven mage Frieren, the years flew by. When she decided to make up for lost time and visit her friends, many of them were already on the brink of death.
For Frieren, who has a completely different view of time, the aging of her loved ones was a hard blow, and she decided to embark on a new journey. Along the way, the elf hopes to understand what life means to humans and to find inner peace.
2. Steins;Gate, 2011-2015
Scientist Okabe Rintaro and his friends create "future gadgets" and pretend that a secret organization is hunting them. One day, the man invents a Phonewave – a device that can send messages to the past. And now all of Okabe's fantasies become a dangerous reality.
Steins;Gate is a story about time travel. But it is not a fun adventure in the spirit of Back to the Future or an action movie like Terminator, but a complex philosophical discussion about fatalism and freedom of choice.
Okabe keeps trying to change the past, but ends up in increasingly tragic versions of the future. At the same time, the anime maintains a perfect balance between drama and comedy.
3. Vinland Saga, 2019-2023
Early 11th century, Iceland. The mighty Viking Thors retires from military affairs and lives a peaceful life with his family. Meanwhile, war breaks out between Denmark and England, and the king calls upon Scandinavian warriors to join his banner. Thors is forced to agree to protect the village, and his young son, Thorfinn, joins him.
Before the boy's eyes, the cunning mercenary Askeladd kills his father. Thorfinn vows revenge and begins to hunt down the murderer. He becomes a fighter for Askeladd, who challenges the young man to a duel after each successful mission.
4. Legend of the Galactic Heroes, 1988-1997
In the 35th century humanity has populated the galaxy without encountering any other intelligent beings. Two major political forces have gradually emerged: the Galactic Empire, which seeks to subjugate all planets, and the Free Planets Alliance.
On the side of the Empire fights the ambitious Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm, who secretly dreams of overthrowing the ruling dynasty and taking the imperial seat. In the Free Planets Alliance, Admiral Yang Wen-li stands out for his intelligence and resourcefulness, and becomes Lohengramm's main adversary, rivaling him in military talent.
5. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, 2009-2010
The brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric are alchemists in the service of the government. Several years ago, they broke the main law of alchemy, causing Edward to lose an arm and a leg, and Alphonse to lose his entire body – he became a walking suit of armor. Now the heroes are traveling around the country in search of the Philosopher's Stone, which can help fix everything.
Fullmetal Alchemist is a perfect shonen. It has a touching and complex story about family ties, the laws of nature and the senselessness of war. There are enough sudden plot twists, ambiguous villains and dizzying action.