#5 - One Piece
One Piece was one of the 3 major anime that I grew up watching, next to Naruto and Bleach. Bleach unfortunately did not make it on my Top 10 list because I didn't like how it ended. One Piece has one of my favorite characters of all time, Monkey D. Luffy. I love One Piece because of the marvelous character development that goes on in the anime. Well, if you have 700+ episodes, you better have some good character development right 😂? The story is so intricate that this anime is one of the most discussed and theorized anime of all time. Things that happens in episode 5 may connect to episode 500. However, the pacing gets a little too slow and dragged out later in the anime or else it would have been either ranked 2 or maybe even 1.
Even if it's just an anime, One Piece taught me one of the most valuable lessons ever. Follow Your Dreams. Watching Luffy following his dream to become the greatest pirate ever definitely impacted me in real life. It inspires me to follow my heart and to never let anyone belittle my dream, however small or different it may seem to others.
#4 - Naruto
One of the other big 3 anime that I started watching in middle school. I literally grew up with these anime and their characters. This explains why they are in my top 5 anime, the amount of impact it has in my life. Naruto also has one of my all time favorite character, Itachi. He was probably one of the most wise and bad ass characters ever created 😆! I love Naruto because of the characters and the music. The music had an awesome way of jerking my feelings, making me sad to the point of crying or making me excited to the point of jumping up and down. The only problem I had with Naruto was the fillers, or else it would've made it higher on my list similar to One Piece.
I also learned another valuable lesson from Naruto. Watching Naruto's character growing up, I saw that he was not talented, but he was one of the hardest working character I have ever seen. This taught me how much you really have to want it and work if you want to be great. That lesson didn't really hit me until recently, but it's one of the biggest inspirations I have from an anime.
#3 - Dragon Ball Z
Dragonaball Z!!! What more do I have to say 😀? This was my first ever legit anime I have ever watched. I still remember the first time he went Super Saiyan against Frieza like it was yesterday. I'm pretty sure 99.99% of everyone knows what Dragonball Z and who Goku is. This anime has the MOST EPIC power ups of all time. Goku going Super Saiyan 1 and Super Saiyan 3, to me, is one of the greatest anime moments of all time. I mean, it took 1 whole episode for him to power up for goodness sake 😂! This anime deserves it's place as my 3rd all time anime.
An important lesson I learned from watching Dragon Ball Z is to be humble and always try to get better. Goku, for most of his life, is known to be the strongest person in the anime, but he always strives to get stronger, yet never boasts about his strength. He always loves a challenge, and that is a trait that will get you far in the real world.
#2 - Fullmetal Alchemist (Brotherhood)
For anime fans that don't know that there are 2 versions of Fullmetal Alchemist, there is Fullmetal Alchemist (anime) and Fullmetal Alchemist (Brotherhood). The first one is a loosely adapted anime based off the manga, however, the anime did not wait until the manga was finished before it was produced. Therefore, the anime is not 100% based off of the manga. Brotherhood, however, is the anime's finished version of the manga. I watched both series and love both. Brotherhood though, is a little better to me because of the mindfuckery that goes on at the end. Honestly I can't think of a negative thing about this anime. The soundtrack, characters, and story is all top notch. It's THAT good 😀! If you have never seen this anime, you need to. Period!
This amazing anime taught me the meaning of loving your family and how far a person would go for their family. The sibling bond between the two brothers made me look at my own relationship with my sisters and how I could improve as an older brother.
#1 - Code Geass
Here we are! Number 1 😁! If you guys haven't figured it out by now, I love mech animes. Code Geass, however, is not just an ordinary mech anime. It's like combining a Gundam anime together with Deathnote. The combination of these two made this anime truly amazing to me, but the thing that made this anime my number 1 anime of all time....is the ENDING! Good endings are underrated in my opinion. To me, even if the anime is really good, if the ending left me unsatisfied, I will end up smiting it. How are you going to make an anime THIS good, and have a suck ass ending? I would think every time that happens. Code Geass has to me, the best anime ending of ALL TIME. Combine that together with gundams and psychological warfare makes this anime the BEST anime I have ever watched.
The lesson I learned in this anime also contributes to how great I view it. I learned that everyone fights for what they believe is right, their own sense of justice. Even if we think we are doing the "right" thing, another person may think the complete opposite. One person's sense of justice may be completely different than their counterpart's sense of justice. Does that make one or the other right or wrong? I learned that this world is full of gray areas, and that right and wrong is just a perspective.
Honorable Mentions
Contest Results
As you can all see, only 4 people were able to guess 1 correctly in order, however, they all had the same number of correct guesses that were not in order. Secto, shown in RED did not resteem the post so according to the contest rules, he never completed his entry.
Therefore, we have a 3 WAY TIE. I earned a little more than 8 SBDs on this post, so I will put in an extra SBD so I can evenly split everyone 3 SBDs. Congratulations to @giuato, @haphazard, and @dpencilpusher for winning!
