Anime lovers, gather ’round: this year was absolute pandemonium for streaming services, with a plethora of shows that left us quivering in our seats and clamoring for more. From edge-of-your-seat thrill rides to thought-provoking masterpieces, 2024’s anime lineup was truly one for the books. In no particular order, here are ten absolute game-changers that shook the very foundations of the anime world.
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The first show to kick off this jaw-dropping list is ‘The Misfit of Demon King Academy: Season 2’. Building upon the first installment, Anos Voldigoad returns as the strongest demon in history, wreaking havoc on the status quo with his outrageous antics. Season 2 saw the stakes escalate tenfold, with Anos taking on the true forces of evil and leaving a chaos of epic proportions in his wake.
Next up is ‘Hell’s Paradise’, a twisted little number set in feudal Japan. Following the journey of a young ninja named Gabimaru, this psychological horror anime mercilessly threw its viewers into a maelstrom of terror and intrigue. By the time the dust settled, we were left questioning the true meaning of ‘paradise’.
If you thought your social life was bad, wait ’til you meet Shouya Ishida from ‘A Silent Voice: Special Edition’, a remake of the 2016 hit. This captivating character study beautifully captures the inner turmoil of a former bully seeking redemption, delving deep into the darkest corners of the human psyche.
When the world gives you lemons, make lemonade โ or in the case of ‘Wolverine and the X-Men: Japan’, you assemble an entire team of mutants bent on reshaping the course of human history. Action-packed, full of suspense, and teeming with your favorite X-Men characters, this anime offering from Japan was everything fans of the franchise could ask for.
Meanwhile, ‘Ayakashi Triangle’ blissfully disrupted our Netflix feeds with a jarring concoction of dark fantasy, drama, and laced-in humor. In a world where supernatural beings run amok, alliances are forged and broken with reckless abandon, leaving viewers gasping for breath in its wake.
Imagine you’re a social outcast with latent powers you never knew you had. Sounds like a typical story, right? Wrong. ‘The Cursed God’s Transcendent Strike’ proves to be your run-of-the-mill, except it’s not โ mainly thanks to its awe-inspiring narrative that deftly blends thought-provoking psychology with spectacular action sequences.
If existential horror’s your bag, ‘Chimera’, with its nightmarish take on stem-cell research gone catastrophically wrong, is sure to become your new worst nightmare. Nightmarish vision might be more appropriate โ imagine growing an organ in place of your legs, then suddenly gaining sentience.
Jumping into 2024 with reckless abandon was ‘Arifureta: Season 3’, flaunting refined animation and some fine storytelling direction that truly elevated it to an elevated tier. As if dropped smack-dab in the middle of an alien jungle, our protagonist’s high school trip really did go down โ down the rabbit hole, that is.
This rollercoaster ride wouldn’t have been complete without a revisit to good ol’ Japan, this time with ‘Fate/Faker’. Delving into mythological lore and all manner of alternate versions of reality, witness your beloved lore unfold like folding a majestic piece of authentic origami.
While this whirlwind 2024 tour ends with ‘Paradox Live: The Animation’, the experience shall not be forgotten anytime soon. To weave in themes of ‘how celebrity psychos cause reality-bending damage’ sounds tame enough, until set in the midst of high-energy musical numbers and explosive action you wouldn’t quite know existed prior.
If you’ve made it through this electrifying rundown without pulling your hair out in complete amazement โ that says more about you than these completely fascinating anime titles that indeed left everyone shell-shocked in their wake.
