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<\/p>\nIt\u2019s fairly common for shows to take a while to resonate with viewers, and anime is no exception. Many anime will need a few episodes to find their footing and firmly establish what kind of show they\u2019ll be, and it\u2019s even an unofficial rule among fans to give an anime three episodes before deciding whether or not to drop it.<\/p>\n
As common as it is for anime to take a while to get good, plenty of anime start on such a strong note that most people know they would be masterpieces from day one. A few anime like that especially stand out, and even after so many years, it\u2019s easy to see why they were such instant hits with fans.<\/p>\n
7) Dandadan<\/p>\n
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Science Saru\u2019s Dandadan stars Momo Ayase and Okarun, two teenagers who awaken to supernatural abilities after an encounter with violent spirits and aliens. Unfortunately, it also left Okarun without his genitals, and the two must team up to turn Okarun back to normal while fighting any supernatural threat they come across, all while slowly falling in love along the way.<\/p>\n
As soon as it was announced that Science Saru would be in charge of the Dandadan anime, most people knew they would make the manga\u2019s stylish artwork and action gorgeous while maintaining all the same incredible writing. Sure enough, it\u2019s quickly become one of modern anime\u2019s biggest hits, and with Dandadan season 3 in development<\/a>, there\u2019s plenty more to see.<\/p>\n 6) Frieren: Beyond Journey\u2019s End<\/p>\n Madhouse\u2019s Frieren: Beyond Journey\u2019s End stars Frieren, the unaging elven mage of the hero\u2019s party who just completed their journey to defeat the demon king. It isn\u2019t until the hero, Himmel, dies decades later that Frieren realizes how much she cared about them, though, and so she decides to go on another journey to learn how to understand others better.<\/p>\n Frieren is another series that was a massive hit with its manga alone, and when the anime was released, the gorgeous visuals and music accompanying the melancholic and heartwarming story made it as great as everyone had hoped. The Frieren manga is on indefinite hiatus<\/a>, but with Frieren season 2 coming soon, the series is only going to get better.<\/p>\n 5) My Hero Academia<\/p>\n In Bones Film\u2019s My Hero Academia, Izuku Midoriya dreams of becoming a hero, despite his status as a powerless Quirkless person, and after a chance meeting with his idol, All Might, Izuku will finally get a chance to prove that he has what it takes not just to be a hero, but to be the greatest hero of them all.<\/p>\n My Hero Academia premiered when superhero media was at its peak, and with its great action and colorful cast of characters, it\u2019s easy to see why it\u2019s remained so popular for a decade. My Hero Academia\u2019s final season<\/a> is finally airing, but even though it\u2019s ending, it\u2019s sure to go out on just as high a note as the manga.<\/p>\n 4) Attack On Titan<\/p>\n In MAPPA\u2019s Attack on Titan, humanity\u2019s last stronghold is broken by the man-eating Titans for the first time in a century, and when Eren Yeager\u2019s family is caught in the crossfire, he\u2019ll dedicate the rest of his life to ridding the world of Titans, even if it ends up being far more complicated than he could have imagined.<\/p>\n Attack on Titan instantly won fans and critics over with its amazing animation and dark, constantly evolving story, and despite a few hiccups, it never truly lost its status as a massive cultural juggernaut. Attack on Titan is the defining series of modern anime, and even after so many years, it more than earns that level of praise.<\/p>\n 3) The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya<\/p>\n In Kyoto Animation\u2019s The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kyon is forced by Haruhi Suzumiya to join the SOS Brigade, a club dedicated to finding the supernatural. What Haruhi doesn\u2019t know, though, is that the other club members are the supernatural beings she\u2019s looking for who are observing Haruhi\u2019s godlike powers, all of which Haruhi has to be kept unaware of.<\/p>\n With shockingly clever writing and some of Kyoto Animation\u2019s best production values, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya quickly became the biggest anime in the world when it first aired, and it remains one of the best light novel adaptations a person can watch. It\u2019s a tragically underrated anime nowadays, but fortunately, that doesn\u2019t make it any less worth watching.<\/p>\n 2) Naruto<\/p>\n Studio Pierrot\u2019s Naruto stars Naruto Uzumaki, an aspiring ninja ostracized by his peers for being the vessel to the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. Naruto seeks to become the next Hokage and earn everyone\u2019s respect, and his quest to do so puts him at the center of one major conflict after another until it falls on him to save the entire world.<\/p>\n With a straightforward story that was no less engaging thanks to fun writing and action, few anime were bigger in the 2000s than Naruto, and it\u2019s still easily one of the biggest anime of all time. Of all the \u201cBig 3\u201d of shonen anime<\/a>, Naruto probably had the easiest time resonating with fans, and overall, it\u2019s easy to see why.<\/p>\n 1) Dragon Ball<\/p>\n Toei Animation\u2019s Dragon Ball tells the story of Son Goku, a boy with a monkey tail who goes on adventures with his friends, often in search of the titular wish-granting Dragon Balls. While Dragon Ball began as a martial arts fantasy story, the series slowly evolved into a massive sci-fi epic, with the action similarly jumping up in massive scale.<\/p>\n Whether it was the lighthearted Dragon Ball or the action-packed Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball has always won people over with ease, and it\u2019s now one of the most popular and influential anime of all time. Few stories are as iconic as Dragon Ball, and there\u2019s no better candidate for an anime everyone knew was a masterpiece from day one.<\/p>\n![\"Frieren](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End.jpg\")
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