With the anime landscape’s popularity skyrocketing, it is becoming a daily delight for more and more fans, especially those seeking the best anime for beginners to dive into this vibrant world.
Having turned to anime during moments of sadness, heartbreak, and joy, I feel honored to bring this list to you. If you are someone who is new to this world but do not know where to start, we have got you covered.
While it might seem almost criminal to leave out mavericks like One Piece and Naruto, we have chosen not to include anime with over 1,000 and 500 episodes, respectively. For newcomers, diving into such extensive series may feel overwhelming.
In this blog, we have carefully curated a list of the 5 best anime for beginners. These selections are designed to captivate and entertain, offering a perfect introduction without the complexity or tedium.
5. Hunter X Hunter
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Hunter X Hunter follows the story of Gon Freecs, the boy with the refreshing green attire you see in the image above. Gon discovers that his father left him in his early years to pursue his dream of becoming a hunter – a profession for skilled people: skilled in exploring the unexplored, tracking down criminals, treasure hunts and a variety of other avenues. That sounds like the ultimate license right. Well, it is.
Anyways, Gon embarks on his own journey to become a hunter and in the hope of finding his father. What awaits you is a journey beyond thrilling. Along the way he makes some really good friends, Kurapika, Killua and Leorio who really have such interesting stories of their own and potential enigmatic enemies as well. Even after watching, it was on my mind for a substantial period of time and I want you peeps to feel the bliss as well.
4. Attack On Titan
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Humanity faces extinction. Why? Because of Titans – Ultra large creatures or more aptly Monsters who devour humans without any motive. At lease it feels like that, they do not discriminate.
Appearance of these creatures has decreased the human numbers drastically and has forced them to build giant walls and live inside to protect themselves. Majorly on the defensive, the humans set up a scout regiment which consists of individuals who go outside these walls to gather information and fight these Titans so they can reclaim their long-lost land and glory and most important of all survive.
The story follows Eren Jaegar and his friends; Mikasa and Armin. Eren vows to kill all titans when he sees his mother getting eaten alive by one.
This is a barn burner, the depth, and the intellect this show possess is off the charts. I feel excited just recommending this to you from our “best anime for beginners” list. Good times folks!
3. Death Note
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This is what introduced me to anime and I have not looked back since. It was 14 years back that I watched this masterpiece. Phew, time flies.
Ahem! How would you react if you were given a notebook called the Death Note, and you discovered that writing the name of a specific person would lead to their death in the exact same way you specified. It might be hard to imagine. Well, Light Yagami finds himself in exactly that situation. He has the fate of all of humanity in his hands now but the path to cleansing the society is not as easy when you have “L” – An enigmatic detective as an opponent.
This is bound to leave a long-lasting impression in your life and you will feel dumb when you discover how the minds of Light and L work. Behold greatness!
2. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
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Ask anyone about Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and they will only have good things to say. It has earned its critically acclaimed status for very good reasons.
Edward and Alphonse Elric, a tale of two brothers who tried to bring their dead mother back to life using forbidden alchemy and in the process Edward lost his left leg and Alphonse his entire body, the only thing remaining of him was his soul. Edward sacrificed his right arm and saved his little brother by attaching his soul to a suit of armor.
Now grown up, they set out on a quest to find the philosopher’s stone to help them restore what was lost. Will they succeed in their attempts when they have immensely powerful foes and a corrupt military that has secrets buried deep within?
Witness an unbreakable bond between two brothers.
The action scenes are just jaw-dropping and it is nothing short of a thrill ride.
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I know everyone has got their own favorites but hey it’s my blog, so I am calling the shots 😂. Just messing around. This one is a classic – that is saying something considering it is relatively very new and deserves the top spot in our “best anime for beginners” list.
Seriously though, Demon Slayer might go down in history as one of the greatest anime ever. This has it all, a complete package with the right blend of drama, thrill, and my lord the fight scenes are as good as they come, an adrenaline dump.
Follow Kamado Tanjiro, a kind-hearted boy whose family is annihilated, and his sister turned into a demon. He commences on a journey to turn his sister back into a human and annihilate the king of demons.
On his journey he encounters a really formidable set of individuals who have but one objective – to rid the world of demons, the Hashiras of the Demon Slayer Corps.
