Watching anime is one of my many pass-time pleasures, I blame it on Naturo. It got me hooked. I ended up patiently waiting for each episode and have seen the series more than a couple of time. If you are planning on venturing into the unknown lands of anime, I would recommend the following animes as they appealed to my imagination.
1.
Naruto-
Naruto is a story about a boy who is treated as a pest by the whole town but he works towards creating friendship and bonds with the right guidence while working towards fulfilling his eternal dream of becoming the Hokage. His comareds and sensei (plural) help him in understanding what it is to be a good hokage. It is not a road that could be easily walked through but with his ninja way, will he make it? The answer lies in the anime. When you are done with Naruto, you will know that the story doesn't end there. So to get the final answer, also watching the Naruto Shippuden. I'm sure you will be compelled to.
2. Hunter x Hunter-
Hunter x Hunter is the story of a young boy Gon who wants to find his father who is a mystery to him. He has nothing but an image of a man on the shelf to call as his father until an unexpected meeting with a stranger in the forest who claims that Gon's father is a famous hunter. So begans the journey of Gon to become a hunter so he could one day find his father. I had my reservations about this one when I heard all the praises but after watching it, I join the league.
3.
91 Days-
This anime was released only last year with only 13 episodes. It's the story of a teenager named Avilio who comes back to Lawless with a hidden agenda. He makes his way through in to the mafia family of Vanetti but his intentions are not what they seem to be. He has a plan to bring them down. Will his dancing days in the mafia ruled land of Lawless lead to his death or will he succeed in his plan? The answer will be clear when you know who Angelo Lagusa is!
4.
Full Metal Alchemist-
How far are you willing to go when it comes to family? Well for the Elric brothers, it is to hell and back. Two little boys try to bring back their mother from death using alchemy, the only problem is that they are unaware of the one rule of alchemy. To gain something you got to lose something. What they lose that night, set them on a journey to finding the true forms of alchemy and claiming back what has been lost that night. But at what cost this time? This anime holds a personal feel for me coz I have a big bother and I know like Edward, he will go to lengths of this world to fix me.
5.
Samurai Champloo-
A guy who doesn't give a crap, an intense swordsmen and a thief- that's the combo here. They embark on a journey for vengeance. Along the way they come across different situations that makes the bond between these three strangers into one where they would willingly sacrifice their lives for each other but with a lot of humor. This one is for rolling on the floor and laughing while also having its moments of sorrow.
6.
Attack on Titan-
Big beings that look like humans with no clothes, no brains and sometimes no skin trying to eat people around you. That's stuff from the nightmares. But to fight this nightmare is the Military Police Brigade who are equipped with these super cool gadgets that make them fly high enough to reach in level with the Titans and to kill or capture them. What's even more exciting is that some of the humans too could transform in to Titans but is it with their own accord? Here's a spoiler, one of the lead charater suffers from this transformation but does he/she even know of it? Watch it to know it.
7.
Death Note-
Just a silly mistake of dropping a book with a super power of causing death of the person who's name is written in it. And who ends up getting it, one of the brilliant minds, Light Yagami. He decides to go after all the criminals who are causing trouble in his town. Guess what, even Ryuk (one of the soul reaper) also enjoyed aiding this teenager. But will he be outsmarted by L Lawliet the world renoun detective or will Light be always two steps ahead of L?
8.
K anime
This is a story of a super cool guy named Yashiro with one flaw that he keeps forgetting his school issued PDA. Ain't such a crime. But being acused of murder of Tatara Totsuka, a HOMRA clansmen, is a crime. But did he really do it? Well when the Red clansmen will put their sword to his neck, we will know!
9. Tokyo Ghoul-
How bad could a date go? As bad as your date turning into a Ghoul and attacking you. Ken Kaneki had to go through one such date which ended up with him in the hospital. After undergoing the operation, he ends up becoming part ghoul. Fortunately for him, he gets a Sensei in the oddest place, a coffee shop. He teaches him to mingle with the normal crowd without ending up eating them. Talk about troubles in life!
10.
Bleach-
Ichigo Kurosaki lives in a world were hollows (ghost, not the friendly ones) are killed by Shinigami (soul reaper). In an accident his path crosses with one called as Rukia Kuchiki, who grants him the power of Shinigami due to desparate need of the hour. By the time I was about to give up on this anime, comes byakuya Kuchiki followed by Kisuke Urahara. Sometime you need an alternate motive to watch an anime. (Wink)
I hope you like the list that I have put up and that you enjoy watching them. As for the ones that did not make it to this list but are worth the while are- Fairy Tail, Pyscho Pass, Cowboy Bobep, Akatsuki No Yona, Steins Gate, Sword Art Online, etc.
Just a word of caution, these animes will have fillers inbetween but don't give up on watching them. Coz, after the filler comes the fun twists that set new course to the story.
