If you would like to get into the wonderful world of anime but you’re not sure where to start, this starter pack should get you going.
- “Parasyte the Maxim“: I can’t even begin to say just how amazing this anime is. It has action, sci-fi, romance, drama, and horror all wrapped up into a 24-episode drama. It features a high school boy, Shinichi Izumi, who gets infected with a parasite, Migi. Together they must fight others who want to kill them and take over the human race, while attempting to live a normal high school life with Migi driving Izumi to lose his humanity. This anime gets a bit philosophical, so watch out for continuing thoughts on what it means to be human.
- “Soul Eater“: This is the turn-off-your-brain and watch awesome action scenes type anime. It combines action, comedy and gore in a fun way. It’s a high school group of teams where one partner wields a weapon, and the other partner transforms into the weapon their partner is using to catch souls. While it is not the most intellectual anime on this list, it’s a fun time watching people get beat up by an out-of-the-ordinary weapons. The humor from the anime comes from the different personality clashes between user and weapon. The small hint of gore sets the whole anime up for an easy to follow action-packed Netflix marathon.
- “HunterxHunter”: I know most anime lists will have this as one of their top must-watch choices, and it deserves all the praise. I haven’t “marathoned” through an anime as quickly as I did with HunterxHunter. HunterxHunter follows a young boy named Gon on his journey to find his father and win his admiration through several arcs in the series. The characters are likable, and you care about their struggles, including the villains. I went through so many emotional ups and downs while “marathoning” this show. This was all because much character development was in this story. Emotions get real with action-packed feels throughout the whole series.
- “Shin-Chan”: It is a comedy anime with crude humor and animation. It follows a six-year-old boy named Shinnosuke “Shin” Nohara, and his family, around “Shin’s” mischievous adventures. What I love about this anime is that it doesn’t take itself seriously ;it knows what it is and just has fun with it. You won’t see beautiful scenes, but you will see rough animation and some hilarious dialogue between an adult and child who simply does not care.
- “Wolf Children”: This is the tear-jerker of the pack. After I was done watching this movie, I still thought about it and the emotions that came with it. We meet a young woman, Hana, who falls in love with a wolf man and then makes a family. The death of the father leaves her alone to raise her wolf children in a normal society. The animation is whimsical and crisp. The characters are well-developed; we can feel the struggle of both mother and children as they face the loss of a father and a place in society.
I do this every time!
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