30 Must-watch Shonen Anime From 2000 To 2024 That You Can't Miss!

[00:00] shown him the type of anime that

[00:02] probably brought the most people into

[00:04] this Rabbit Hole so much so that a lot

[00:06] of people clueless about anime might

[00:07] think that that's all the medium offers

[00:09] while that's a big mistake on their part

[00:11] I do think that even if we were to look

[00:13] at just Anime for the shown in

[00:14] demographic you'll find a whole spectrum

[00:16] of genres and themes to like there's

[00:18] just so much the world of Shonen has to

[00:20] offer and my job for today's video is to

[00:22] share what I think are 30 of the best

[00:24] ones the current century has given us

[00:27] just keep in mind I'm not going to be

[00:28] including any romance anime in this

[00:30] since I plan to make a whole different

[00:31] video for

[00:39] that number 30 is World

[00:46] trigger World trigger may seem to be a

[00:49] curious way to open our list of tops

[00:51] shown in anime well it feels great to

[00:53] feature some underrated goodies once in

[00:55] a while once World trigger got that

[00:57] makes it special I'd say it's the

[00:58] battles and the World building trigger

[01:00] takes place in a very interesting

[01:01] setting with a lot of things to make you

[01:03] eager to know more pair that with an

[01:05] interesting set of characters and

[01:06] battles which emphasize strategy instead

[01:08] of the usual PowerUp spamming you see in

[01:10] Shonen and you have yourself a unique

[01:12] experience in Shonen parts of the

[01:14] anime's first season are admittedly

[01:16] quite slow to get through which I feel

[01:17] contributed to its lack of popularity

[01:19] along with the same season taking up

[01:21] over 70 episodes it's not hard for me to

[01:23] see why its current status is as an

[01:25] underrated gem stick with World trigger

[01:27] though and the reward makes the journey

[01:29] worth it

[01:33] next up at 29 is spy

[01:46] family if you thought that Shonen was

[01:48] all about the action and all the laughs

[01:50] then you'd be sorely mistaken not that

[01:52] those elements are absent in one of the

[01:53] latest big kits the industry has given

[01:55] us but spy family adds a really

[01:57] wholesome familiar touch to the whole

[01:59] thing a story story about a badass

[02:01] pretend family filled with Secrets has

[02:03] the ingredients for an over-the-top

[02:04] comedy but there's this heartwarming

[02:06] feeling of home that it emphasizes over

[02:08] a lot of its shown and peers I think

[02:10] that that's the extra touch that makes

[02:11] this show stand out in a world where

[02:12] everyone's very intent on giving a

[02:14] spectacle in the form of animation and

[02:16] fights in a world where you get more

[02:17] action the louder and more outrageous

[02:19] you are there's something attractive in

[02:21] an anime that's supposed to be so crazy

[02:23] yeah comforting

[02:30] 28 on the list is Black

[02:38] Clover speaking of loud and proud that's

[02:41] the immediate first impression anyone

[02:43] would get of Black Clover I got to be

[02:44] honest ARA as a main character is pretty

[02:47] annoying early on and I wouldn't blame

[02:49] anyone who got dissuaded from continuing

[02:50] because of him fast forward a few more

[02:52] acts however and I'd say that I didn't

[02:53] regret sticking with Black Clover not

[02:56] one bit sure the anime as a Shonen isn't

[02:58] anything too special if you've seen a

[02:59] lot of long running battle series but it

[03:01] still got some pretty hype fights down

[03:03] the line and a whole lot of badass

[03:04] moments Black Clover may not seem too

[03:06] impressive in hindsight now that we've

[03:08] been exposed to more anime that pushed

[03:09] the limits in terms of fight animation

[03:11] and height battles but back in the

[03:12] mid-2010s seeing the return of the long

[03:14] running battle shown in was pretty

[03:26] cool if you prefer the spicier side of

[03:29] show however you can give food Wars a

[03:38] shot ah a name that I haven't heard in a

[03:41] while food Wars doesn't exactly have the

[03:43] most Stellar reputation in 2024 but at

[03:45] this point in time it's a legitimately

[03:47] compelling anime cooking anime isn't as

[03:49] common but add some major ingredients

[03:51] like engaging characters tense arcs and

[03:53] cooking battles and of course the fan

[03:55] service it's always been known for and

[03:57] you've got one of the hot upand

[03:58] cominging showen in the 2010s food Wars

[04:00] had a thing going for it and it

[04:02] understandably burst into the scene

[04:03] quite early on some arks that give the

[04:04] heart pumping shown and feel along with

[04:06] a dash of rather heavy fan service and

[04:08] characters that you can't help but root

[04:10] for serve as an epic recipe to make this

[04:12] a good choice to pick up do take note of

[04:14] the warnings with the sexual content

[04:17] though first spawns anime Finds Its way

[04:20] to number 26 on the list hajim may know

[04:23] IO

[04:31] IO has pretty much been the poster chard

[04:33] for boxing anime there's not a lot of

[04:34] boxing anime in the first place and IO

[04:36] has easily established a legacy for

[04:38] itself building primarily upon high

[04:40] stakes matches and character moments

[04:42] that more than embody what people love

[04:43] about Combat Sports too much the drama

[04:46] the story lines behind each match and

[04:47] the sequences that unfold in every

[04:49] Showdown now that's what makes these

[04:50] animes so fun to watch and follow that's

[04:53] not to say that none of the other anime

[04:54] related to boxing or Combat Sports Falls

[04:56] Way short in those elements relative to

[04:58] IO still credit where credit's due IO

[05:01] has endured for this long and captured

[05:02] so many hearts and it more than deserves

[05:10] it let's take a look back at some

[05:13] Classics for number 25

[05:20] Doro Doro is a triumphant example of a

[05:23] remake done right it's captured the Dark

[05:25] Fantasy aspects and the underdog story

[05:27] elements that made the original so

[05:29] special and given them the touchup that

[05:31] it oh so deserves we're talking about

[05:33] some big moments recreated with modern

[05:34] production values and a non-nonsense

[05:36] approach to adapting a story dororo is

[05:38] an anime that doesn't have a lot of lull

[05:40] in its two core run despite being a

[05:42] rather character Centric work as a story

[05:44] it's a pretty simple one that holds

[05:45] itself spectacularly well thanks to the

[05:47] great art unique Aesthetics and great

[05:49] progression if you want to see a remake

[05:51] that has in lots of ways outdone the

[05:53] dated original dororo might be a

[05:57] jam how about throwing an unexpect Ed

[06:00] title on the list for number 24 mariati

[06:02] the

[06:14] Patriot now here's a show I didn't

[06:16] really hear anyone talk about even back

[06:18] when it was airing moranti the Patriot

[06:20] comfortably sat in its Niche territory

[06:22] understandable given what was in the

[06:23] chart that season little did people know

[06:25] that a season headlined by jiujitsu

[06:27] Kaizen and Hau season was this under

[06:29] ated gem that looks to introduce anime

[06:31] fans to Sherlock Holmes while shedding

[06:33] new light on the literary classic it's a

[06:35] quite edgy and thrilling game of cat and

[06:37] mouse with fans having compared it to

[06:38] death note at times now if you're a fan

[06:40] of Sherlock Holmes this anime is a

[06:42] must-watch otherwise feel free to still

[06:44] give it a shot especially if you have a

[06:45] thing for Crime fiction stories the

[06:47] battles of wits will keep your eyes

[06:48] glued to the screen for over 20 episodes

[06:50] of good

[06:53] stuff L's Paradise is in at number 23

[07:04] [Music]

[07:07] hell's Paradise is a show that I had

[07:08] high expectations for going into its

[07:10] season I thought that it had what it

[07:11] takes to be a breakout hit it's got a

[07:13] dark atmosphere the intense Shonen fight

[07:15] sequences and a group of characters who

[07:17] shine in their ways it didn't quite

[07:18] become the mainstream hit that I thought

[07:20] it would be but it did give us a pretty

[07:22] damn good action adventure title the

[07:23] anime looking beautiful is one way I can

[07:25] describe it and it really depicted what

[07:27] you'd want from a perilous Adventure in

[07:29] an island of Terror so to speak looking

[07:30] back I think that hell's Paradise is a

[07:32] victim of overly high expectations after

[07:35] all everyone's super high on mappa after

[07:37] their work with jiu-jitsu Kaizen

[07:38] chainsaw man and Attack on Titan but

[07:41] don't let that discourage you hell's

[07:42] Paradise is still one hell of a Thrill

[07:49] Ride at number 22 is my hero Academia

[08:02] for the better part of the late 2010s my

[08:05] hero Academia served as the face of

[08:06] mainstream shown in it had everything

[08:08] you'd expect in one from an action show

[08:10] for impressionable youth with an overall

[08:12] uplifting tone and a colorful cast of

[08:14] characters it differentiates itself from

[08:16] a number of its contemporaries that have

[08:17] started veering towards cynicism coming

[08:19] out right when superhero fever was

[08:21] heading to its climax was also a nice

[08:22] move and throughout multiple Seasons my

[08:24] hero Academia has sent its fans through

[08:26] a whole roller coaster of emotions my

[08:28] hero Academia feels like like one of the

[08:29] most basic Shonen in the modern era on

[08:31] the flip side though it's got a lot of

[08:33] content in the form of anime seasons and

[08:34] movies plus a long run in the

[08:36] foreseeable future and it's pretty easy

[08:38] to get into a really good choice for a

[08:40] beginner

[08:41] [Music]

[08:52] Shonen right next at number 21 we take a

[08:55] look at Blue

[08:58] lock w

[09:00] [Music]

[09:02] [Applause]

[09:05] and just like that we have a sport

[09:06] hellbent on subverting all the trends

[09:08] we've come to associate with Shonen out

[09:10] with the power of friendship thing as

[09:12] blue lock is all about one message

[09:14] humans can be selfish in their goals and

[09:16] at times they have to unleash the

[09:17] darkness within them and their road to

[09:18] be the very best now that might seem

[09:20] like a dramatic and hamfisted way of

[09:22] selling the theme but that's precisely

[09:23] the premise that sets blue lock apart

[09:25] from the typical Sports Anime and it

[09:26] does make for a very interesting look to

[09:28] get people to watch watch this overall

[09:30] blue lock is interesting in the ways it

[09:32] showcases its characters I really like

[09:33] how the anime entwines character

[09:35] development with some of the more

[09:36] grounded aspects of sports psychology

[09:38] especially the parts we don't tend to

[09:39] shine the spotlight

[09:48] on how about a thrilling mystery to

[09:51] shake things up a bit promis Neverland

[09:53] is number 20

[09:59] [Music]

[10:06] and quite fittingly we escalate further

[10:08] into the dark and Bleak side of Shonen

[10:11] with promised nland the year 2019 was

[10:13] off to a good start thanks to this show

[10:14] which quickly exploded into the main

[10:16] stream something that you don't often

[10:18] see for horror and psychological anime

[10:20] promise Neverland wasted no time

[10:21] captivating people with its Mastery of

[10:23] unorthodox horror it's something that

[10:25] many have praised after all it used

[10:27] atmosphere to keep people on the edge of

[10:28] their seats no need for cheap jump

[10:30] scares overly violent scenes or super

[10:33] scary monsters when the Ambient sound

[10:35] and Camera framing are enough to get you

[10:37] on the edge of your seat along with a

[10:38] mystery and characters you can't help

[10:40] but root for promis Neverland is the

[10:42] complete package for a rather Niche

[10:43] genre of

[10:52] shm 2019 however truly belonged to Demon

[10:55] Slayer a number 19th entry

[11:06] did anyone see this one coming when

[11:07] Demon Slayer started airing in April of

[11:09] 2019 I didn't really think too much of

[11:11] it I knew it would be a really fun watch

[11:13] but I didn't expect it to take over the

[11:14] anime world like it did the moment that

[11:17] episode aired then it became the Talk of

[11:19] the Town and easily broke through the

[11:20] so-called Normie barrier Suddenly It's

[11:22] everyone's favorite anime in the anime

[11:24] of the decade I think that's partly

[11:25] warranted however because what Demon

[11:27] Slayer seeks to provide it does with so

[11:29] much competence it gives us a story

[11:31] that's simple to follow but very

[11:32] engaging and it doesn't overstate its

[11:34] welcome with the entire anime adaptation

[11:36] gearing towards the finale in the

[11:38] present the visuals and the fight scenes

[11:40] are where it's at however and those are

[11:41] simply Paradigm changing demon slay

[11:43] helped usher in a new era of spectical

[11:45] spearheaded by Insane effects and

[11:47] animation and I got to tip my hat off to

[11:55] that 18th may come as a surprise to you

[11:58] it's Astra in

[12:06] space space survival drama may not be

[12:08] the genre that people think of when

[12:10] mentioning shown in anime but I'd like

[12:11] to introduce you to this underrated 2019

[12:14] show what Astro Lost in Space does so

[12:16] well is how it draws out the emotions

[12:18] and feelings that you'd associate with

[12:19] the story about drifting from planet to

[12:21] planet in space you'd get to know these

[12:23] main characters well and relate to them

[12:24] as they battle through harsh conditions

[12:26] in their bit to get home the visuals are

[12:28] likewise pretty good and if you're a

[12:29] gamer and fond of sci-fi survival games

[12:31] with a focus on adventure and

[12:32] exploration you'll feel right at home

[12:34] with this

[12:44] anime what isn't Nisha underrated is our

[12:47] 17th anime on the list chainsaw

[12:54] man in a lot of ways chainsaw man

[12:56] epitomizes what I think is the general

[12:58] vibe that the public respon to these

[12:59] days with action anime a dark theme

[13:01] that's not afraid to show the rather

[13:03] deranged side of humanity plus you got

[13:05] the Violet and high octane fights

[13:06] depicted in all of its uncensored Glory

[13:09] chainsaw man is a show that's not afraid

[13:10] to show the Carnage and the degeneracy

[13:12] in his full bore and throw those things

[13:14] aside some undeniably amazing visuals to

[13:16] have one of the biggest hits in recent

[13:18] memory on one hand chainsaw man's hard

[13:20] leaning towards being R-rated and the

[13:22] more uncomfortable aspects for those not

[13:24] well-versed in the fandom means that it

[13:25] will never be as mainstream as things

[13:27] like Demon Slayer but on the other hand

[13:29] it does give a very specific Niche that

[13:30] it can call its

[13:36] own we close in on the halfway mark now

[13:38] with guro no

[13:46] basket a fun game I had a decade ago was

[13:49] asking anime fans for an example of

[13:50] basketball anime the answer whether it

[13:52] be slam Dango guro will easily give away

[13:55] their age on a related note it just

[13:57] shows how much of a landmark guro has

[13:58] been in the World of Sports Anime in the

[14:00] 2010s three seasons multiple movies and

[14:03] Side Stories along with another show

[14:05] that we'll be featuring soon it served

[14:06] as the face of Sports Anime in its era

[14:08] guro is all about the flashiness the

[14:11] Epic anime logic scenes depicted in the

[14:13] basketball games does this make for a

[14:14] realistic show not really but that's not

[14:17] exactly the point when its main goal is

[14:18] to Dazzle fans and get them in awe all

[14:20] the while providing some ample character

[14:22] drama that helps push its already

[14:23] charismatic and lovable group of

[14:25] characters it's an entertaining watch

[14:26] whether you like basketball or not the

[14:28] games are nothing short of thrilling if

[14:30] you can place your expectations

[14:40] right and that's the halfway point of

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[14:51] number 15 we have hi

[14:57] you and here's the other face of Sports

[14:59] Anime in the 2010s if basketball isn't

[15:01] your thing maybe volleyball is and

[15:03] that's what hued here for in a lot of

[15:05] ways the two were compared against each

[15:07] other back in the day and for good

[15:08] reason both are sport shows that aim to

[15:10] provide some similar treats for our

[15:11] Sports loving anime fans both have the

[15:13] shown in Staples in terms of plot and

[15:15] character growth where highq shines

[15:16] though is in its plot with its taking

[15:18] its time in showing the growth of our

[15:20] characters and team it does make for a

[15:21] much more immersive watch if you here

[15:23] for the drama and the development as

[15:24] opposed to the flashier and more

[15:25] thrilling matches that guro provides

[15:27] both Sports Anime are great can be

[15:29] watched as compliments to each other

[15:30] they offer similar things with a

[15:31] slightly different Focus for anime fans

[15:33] out there don't

[15:37] silly we move on from the 2010s and into

[15:40] the 2020s with this number 14 entry

[15:43] summertime

[15:51] render it's the year 2024 season anime

[15:55] fans have experienced plenty of time

[15:57] Loop Centric anime from Ste gate rezo

[16:00] Moka Tokyo Revengers and the like all

[16:02] employ the loop element in their ways

[16:04] not sure how hot of a take this is but

[16:06] summertime render for me did it the best

[16:08] there was an unsettling air on the whole

[16:10] thing from the get-go and fans just

[16:11] can't help but work alongside the

[16:13] characters in helping solve the secret

[16:14] behind the murderers in impending

[16:16] doomsday this kept people's minds

[16:18] turning for the first half of the show

[16:20] then I love how the anime did a genre

[16:21] shift towards battle Shonen in the

[16:23] middle for an exciting finish once the

[16:24] Mysteries have been dealt with it's time

[16:26] for the humans to fight back the battle

[16:27] of wits Incorporated with time Loops as

[16:29] the anime headed towards the home

[16:30] stretch was truly a highlight for

[16:38] me at Lucky 13 is

[16:43] [Music]

[16:52] margi for me in the 2010s margi

[16:54] epitomizes what an adventure anime

[16:56] should be I didn't know that this show

[16:58] which started out being about exploring

[16:59] Dungeons and looking for magic artifacts

[17:01] would end up giving me one of the more

[17:03] complete experiences I could ask for in

[17:05] a show name it's got no shortage of

[17:06] action and interesting Powers what sets

[17:08] it apart from its contemporaries at the

[17:10] time was how it emphasizes its worlds

[17:11] its vast world really let the fans see a

[17:13] varied spectrum of cultures and

[17:15] philosophies and along with the

[17:16] political aspects that are entwined with

[17:18] the spiritual Adventure it was a great

[17:19] anime that I'd readily recommend to

[17:21] anyone at the time even in the present

[17:23] Mari remains a good watch the story is

[17:25] incomplete unfortunately with only

[17:26] lasting two seasons and having read the

[17:28] Manga however I'm glad that we got the

[17:29] best parts of the series

[17:32] [Music]

[17:40] animated 12th on the list is Dr

[17:50] Stone what's happening and if you liked

[17:54] exploring the world aspect of margi

[17:55] you'll be in for a treat with Dr Sto

[17:57] incorporating science a little bit of

[17:59] action and the Wonder exploring a whole

[18:01] wide world for Discovery are the things

[18:03] that epitomize Dr Stone in my opinion

[18:05] there's always something new and

[18:06] interesting for you to uncover in this

[18:07] anime as it takes you through many

[18:09] different Frontiers Dr Stone may not be

[18:11] the most hype or have something so

[18:12] noteworthy in terms of visuals one thing

[18:14] I give it props for is its consistency

[18:16] it keeps you interested while slowly

[18:18] building up to both the end game of the

[18:19] Ark and the overarching Mystery in his

[18:21] story

[18:24] so at number 11 is the king of comedy

[18:27] himself Gintama

[18:32] there's no beating Gintama in the realm

[18:34] of anime comedy so much so that the

[18:36] over- the toop comedy and parody has

[18:37] overshadowed a lot of what makes Gintama

[18:39] great which is its epic tale of ancient

[18:41] Japan Gintama once you move past the

[18:43] comedy has drama that really hits hard

[18:46] especially once you get to understand

[18:47] the main characters more and what

[18:48] they've all been through it also has a

[18:50] whole lot of epic moments that can put

[18:52] some of it shown in contemporaries to

[18:53] shame Gintama had a long run at top the

[18:55] anime world and that's thanks to how it

[18:57] masterfully integrates all of its

[18:59] elements into the complete package

[19:00] you've got the action the drama and

[19:02] comedy and it all results in a winner

[19:04] that's even more than the sum of its

[19:11] parts JoJo kicks off our road to the top

[19:15] [Music]

[19:21] 10 soon on the topic of comedy and

[19:24] overthe toop anime I find it fitting for

[19:26] Jojo to be the next in line when it

[19:27] comes to Jojo and it story story run of

[19:29] so many seasons and parts one thing

[19:31] remains constant throughout it showcases

[19:33] some insane creativity both in its

[19:35] characters and the powers they have

[19:36] there's nothing off limits with Jojo and

[19:38] how Wild it is it's rif with references

[19:40] but in a slightly different flavor than

[19:42] how Gintama does it and it has no

[19:43] restraint in just um how crazy the whole

[19:46] thing is and just like Gintama

[19:48] underneath all the fluff and craziness

[19:50] Li a long and very gripping story that

[19:52] spans Generations sticking with it will

[19:54] be one of the best decisions you've ever

[19:55] made

[19:58] [Music]

[20:04] bleach comes in at number

[20:15] nine bleach will always have a place in

[20:17] my heart for how it helped me push deep

[20:19] into the anime fandom it had this kind

[20:21] of cool stylish Edge that you just don't

[20:23] see that often for Shonen shows back in

[20:25] the 2000s Middle School me thought it

[20:27] was the coolest thing ever due to being

[20:28] a Shen that has more mature characters

[20:30] an overall Vibe that's more serious and

[20:32] an Outlook that's less on the nose with

[20:33] optimism it took several years for me to

[20:36] realize that there's so much to unpack

[20:37] from Bleach once you look past the co

[20:39] fights it's quite strong in terms of

[20:40] themes and every major character has an

[20:42] underlying philosophy behind the way his

[20:44] or her story unfolds having none of that

[20:46] in your face as much as the typical

[20:47] Shonen Fair made me appreciate bleach

[20:49] more As I Grew Older or maybe it's just

[20:51] recenty biased due to how amazing of a

[20:53] return Thousand-Year blood War has been

[20:55] either the way bleacher spent the 2000s

[20:57] rocking the anime world for for a reason

[20:59] and you might love it if you're one of

[21:00] the newer fans introduced to the medium

[21:01] through Jiu-Jitsu Kaizen or Demon

[21:10] Slayer free Ren doesn't look like a show

[21:13] in anime at first glance but it is and

[21:15] it's one of the best ones to come out in

[21:16] the past year

[21:28] if there's one thing that can be free

[21:30] Ren's claim to fame it's how it pushes

[21:32] you to hit that pause button on your

[21:34] hectic daily life stop for a while sit

[21:36] down and reflect on the journey you've

[21:38] had so far it's when you can start

[21:39] noticing the important things often lost

[21:41] in the hustle and bustle of Our Lives or

[21:43] salary men or students free Ren isn't

[21:45] something that can provide screenshots

[21:47] or clips of flashy effects that make

[21:48] Twitter or should I say x go wild nor is

[21:51] it something that makes you rush over to

[21:52] your friends to talk about something so

[21:54] hype what it provides is a very Nuance

[21:56] take on the fantasy genre and for those

[21:58] who prefer such stories then this anime

[21:59] is a godsend add that to the god tier

[22:02] production values in the anime

[22:03] adaptation and it's super easy to see

[22:05] why fre Ren quickly became the Talk of

[22:07] the Town ever since it started airing

[22:08] this kind of relaxed introspective

[22:10] experience lets you reflect upon the

[22:12] beauty of the world and how we live our

[22:14] lives this isn't something you'll get

[22:15] every

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[22:24] day FMA Brotherhood is in seventh place

[22:35] I find it interesting that when I

[22:36] started out watching margi FMA

[22:38] Brotherhood is one of the comparisons

[22:39] I've been given in a lot of ways it's

[22:41] true a lot of what I praise margi for

[22:43] such as the vast world and emphasis on

[22:45] various philosophies and worldviews all

[22:47] apply to FMA Brotherhood but

[22:48] everything's done a bit better in this

[22:50] one and the show really goes all the way

[22:52] with how it Dives deeply into its

[22:54] characters their Dynamics with one

[22:55] another and how their World Views clash

[22:57] and support each other F fate

[22:58] Brotherhood does feel like one of the

[23:00] more mature Shonen out there with how it

[23:01] handles its themes and how it's devoid

[23:03] of fan service all while being grounded

[23:05] or not trying to be too dark or reggy

[23:07] it's one of the best choices to get you

[23:08] started in the anime

[23:15] World in sixth place we have One

[23:23] [Music]

[23:25] Piece One Piece has been around for over

[23:28] two decades already with a run that long

[23:30] you'd expect things to Peet off and just

[23:31] start dragging out against all the odds

[23:33] though the adventurers of the straw hats

[23:35] remain so engaging to watch and that's a

[23:37] testament to how great one piece is

[23:39] specifically its world that allows for

[23:40] infinite possibilities despite looking

[23:42] like you've seen it all one piece

[23:44] continues to surprise you with the

[23:45] twists and turns it takes for each Arc

[23:47] the really cool thing is that one piece

[23:48] has likewise evolved with the times in

[23:50] this era where anime fans are more

[23:52] enthralled with the eye popping

[23:53] animation from EO table shows and the

[23:54] like one piece has likewise upped its

[23:56] game in terms of depicting some of the

[23:58] most most important fights in the recent

[23:59] arcs one piece may not be something

[24:01] you'd reasonably catch up on episode by

[24:03] episode but getting yourself up to speed

[24:05] by watching old highlights seems like a

[24:06] good way to start your journey with this

[24:15] one following that is Naruto at number

[24:23] five there's no denying Naruto is the

[24:27] anime of the 200 if we're talking

[24:29] influence and Legacy it was a cultural

[24:31] phenomenon much like Demon Slayer was as

[24:33] we entered the current decade and I dare

[24:35] say Naruto was even bigger in some

[24:36] aspects a lot of that has to do with how

[24:38] cool and novel the idea of Supernatural

[24:40] battle anime was in those days add to

[24:42] that a frankly endearing cast of

[24:43] characters an Underdog Story That's

[24:45] decently done and long Arc filled with

[24:47] more and more intriguing enemies and

[24:49] powers and you have this phenomenon that

[24:50] swept through the globe in the 2000s to

[24:52] be fair I think that a lot of Naruto has

[24:54] aged well to this day the character

[24:56] writing may be a bit hit or miss looking

[24:57] back but when it comes to the awesome

[24:59] moments the cool or dramatic ones that

[25:01] will really leave a mark in your

[25:02] memories Naruto always hits a home run

[25:04] in

[25:13] those and it's just fitting to have

[25:15] jiujitsu Kaizen come in at number

[25:23] four welcome to the present era in a lot

[25:27] of ways it feels like jiu-jitsu kaen is

[25:28] the culmination of over two decades

[25:30] worth of Supernatural battle series

[25:32] taking some of the awesome parts of each

[25:34] and putting them together to create the

[25:35] perfect product to take over the anime

[25:37] World these days you do need to stand

[25:39] out and it does so with astounding fight

[25:41] scenes all while peppering the newer

[25:43] generation of anime fans with some

[25:45] awesome character work the relationship

[25:47] between Yuji and sukuna is something

[25:49] 2000s kids would have seen before but

[25:50] the way Jiu-Jitsu Kaa made it work still

[25:52] makes it pretty fresh especially to the

[25:54] newer more impressionable generation of

[25:56] fans jiujitsu Kaizen has pretty much all

[25:58] want out of a battle sh end involving

[25:59] the supernatural it also helps that even

[26:01] it can get messy at times and it still

[26:03] doesn't have the level of graphic

[26:04] violence that might tune people out nor

[26:06] does it have the awkward fan service

[26:08] that a lot of the boys anime from the

[26:09] 2000s to the 2010s are full of it truly

[26:11] is an unexpected hit a perfect getaway

[26:14] for those looking into Supernatural

[26:15] battle anime but if all the fightings

[26:17] tied you out number three has none of

[26:20] that after all the Battle of brains

[26:22] reign supreme in Death Note

[26:29] when I first encountered Death Note in

[26:30] the 2000s the whole thing felt

[26:32] revolutionary the whole premise was easy

[26:34] to grasp even for a young middle

[26:36] schooler like me at the time I never

[26:37] thought that anime could be a means of

[26:38] such strong social commentary back then

[26:40] but death note proved me wrong sure

[26:42] there are aspects of the show that can

[26:43] feel juvenile be fitting for its Target

[26:45] demographic but its overall themes about

[26:48] criminal justice and morality still hit

[26:50] hard to this day a really credit Death

[26:51] Note for leading me to enjoy other

[26:53] pieces of media like the Persona games

[26:55] and psychop pars due to their thematic

[26:57] similarities overall I think the Death

[26:58] Note is one of the shows that we should

[27:00] revisit once in a while thanks to how

[27:01] its themes have become even more

[27:03] relevant it truly showcased anime's

[27:05] potential to be socially relevant and

[27:06] that's something that I'll always like

[27:07] about this

[27:13] show my number two pick is Hunter

[27:20] Hunter there are so many things that I

[27:23] can praise about Hunter Hunter whether

[27:25] it be the original version or the 2011

[27:27] one the plant's great and so is the very

[27:29] creative way the characters and Powers

[27:30] were crafted it also showed some great

[27:32] versatility in moving the plot from the

[27:34] hunter exams to the zalic family drama

[27:36] to what many considered to be one of the

[27:38] best anime arcs to this day chimira ants

[27:40] from Adventure to gripping questions

[27:42] about one's purpose Hunter Hunter has no

[27:44] shortage of that Hunter Hunter served as

[27:46] an important pillar of Shonen back in

[27:48] the '90s and it came back to do the same

[27:49] in the 2010s truly a remarkable example

[27:52] of an action adventure series done

[27:55] right are you surprised that attack on

[27:58] Titan finds itself at the very top of

[28:00] the

[28:05] list many people still don't know that

[28:07] attack on Titan is actually a shownin

[28:10] anime it just doesn't look the part

[28:11] especially when put alongside say my

[28:13] hero Academia but that doesn't change

[28:15] how few can lay claim to what Attack on

[28:17] Titan has done when it burst into the

[28:18] scene back in the early 2010s such a

[28:21] phenomenon was unprecedented it broke

[28:23] barriers between season anime fans in

[28:25] the everyday Joe earlier than Demon

[28:27] Slayer did and it showed fans a side of

[28:29] anime that they really didn't expect to

[28:30] see it didn't rely on the usual anime

[28:32] tropes and maintained its darker more

[28:34] grounded atmosphere throwing everyone

[28:36] off guard and grabbing their attention

[28:38] then it used that momentum to Pivot from

[28:40] the gruesome War for Humanity survival

[28:42] to more intricate philosophical aspects

[28:44] leading to the culmination of the series

[28:46] there's a lot to like about Attack on

[28:48] Titan and there's a lot to remember it

[28:49] for if we add in the cultural footprint

[28:51] that it left behind there's no doubt

[28:53] that it's arguably one of the best shown

[28:54] in titles that we've got this Century do

[28:57] you think that attack on Titan deserves

[28:58] it spot on top of this list tell me what

[29:00] you think in the comments section feel

[29:02] free to also throw in some Shonen hits

[29:03] you feel deserve more love thanks for

[29:05] watching and I hope that you had fun

[29:06] counting down those 30 shown and titles

[29:08] with us I look forward to seeing you in

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