Japanese Anime Favorites

Japanese anime has grown in popularity over the years. It is known for fantastic themes, colorful characters, and stellar graphics. It is considered a diverse art form that uses distinct methods and techniques in the production process that continue to evolve with new technologies. The anime industry in Japan is composed of more than 400 production studios in the country alone, and it continues to gain significant international success.

Here are just some of the popular Japanese anime that have been all time favorites:

Serial Experiments Lain

This popular anime was derived from a PlayStation game of the same title, directed by Ryutaro Nakamura and first aired in Tokyo in 1998. Serial Experiments Lain is a contemporary series that ventures on philosophical concepts, identity issues, and interpersonal communication. The series stars a teenage girl named Lain Iwakura who is introduced to the wonders of the internet. She endeavors to explore a path that takes her deep into the network of her own subconscious and her discovery of of “The God in the Wired.”

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing was created by Hajime Yatate and Yoshiyuki Tomino and was based on the anime Mobile Suit Gundam. The story revolves around the war between Earth and its colonies in space. The series lasted a total of 49 episodes.

Space Battleship Yamato

This popular Japanese anime series features a spacecraft and the stories of its multicultural teenage crew as they journey through space in search of planet Iscandar. They battle the Rajendora aliens who keep placing obstacles as they go through their journey.

Saint Seiya

Saint Seiya is originally a manga series adapted into anime television series that aired from 1986 to 1989. The story focused on mystical warriors called Saints who were garbed in sacred armor called Cloths. The warrior Saints swore to protect the reincarnation of Athena and her war against the Olympian Gods who are constantly attempting to rule over the Earth.

Dragon Ball Z

No doubt Dragon Ball Z is one of the most popular Japanese animated series that has been broadcast around the world. The popular anime was originally written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama and was inspired by the classic Chinese novel “Journey to the West.” It is about the adventures of Son Goku as he trains in martial arts as a young boy until he grows up to adulthood. He journeys around the world in search for the seven Dragon Balls that have the power to grant wishes with the help of a wish-granting dragon.