Anime in the 2010's
Anime in the 2010s
Oreimo(2010)
Based on the Light novel and Manga by Tsukasa Fushimi. The series follows Kyousouke. Unlike OTL, Kyousuke manages to avoid alienating several of the girls. The series ends with the wedding Kiss with Kirino.
Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt(2010-2011)
Panty and Stocking are angels kicked out of heaven who must kill evil spirits to return to heaven. The show was developed as a parody of American shows such as South Park. The idea came from a vacation the studio Gainax creators went on after Gurren Lagann was completed and spitballed ideas to each other, Drawn Together being one noted inspiration. The show received a second season after Stocking revealed herself to be a Demon and cut Panty into pieces, forcing the other characters to assemble her pieces with the aid of Scanty and Kneesocks before facing off in a battle in which the restored Panty kills Stocking.
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes(2010-2011)
Based on the Manga by the Bishiroad group that ran from 2010 to 2011. The manga follows a group of girls named after famous detectives. The show went on a hiatus after season 2 before making a return with Tantei Opera Milky Holmes TD, the third season.
Angel Beats!(2010)
Angel Beats! is set in a type of Limbo world where those trapped within must overcome hardships and trauma to be reincarnated. The series received the intended 26 episodes rather than the 13 it did OTL.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica(2011)
A Magical Girl series that is not what it seems on the surface. The Film was also adapted into 2 Anime Films(The Final Film Rebellion does not exist as it would go beyond the retelling of the rest of the original story).
Wandering Son(2011)
Based on the Manga created by Takako Shimura that ran from 2002 to 2013. The series follows transgender students. Takatsuki decided that she wants to become a boy, to the delight of trans boy fans. Saori ended up dating Fumiya and had a Maybe Ever After with Doi. Takatsuki ended up with an unrequited crush on Nitori.
Bunny Drop(2011)
Based on the Manga created by Yumi Unita that ran from 2005 to 2011. Bunny Drop ended with a time skip. The show maintained the story of a single father raising a daughter. The ten year time skip is instead an epilogue that shows that the young girl Riki grew up, showing that Daikichi did a good job raising her, concluding with Riki getting married and leaving(OTL jumps forward and reveals that Daikichi is not actually related to his adopted daughter so that they can have a relationship in the last minute of the show, this does not happen and the series instead becomes a "Throw the Dog a Bone" moment towards single fathers doing their best to raise their kids).
Persona 4 The Animation(2011-2012)
Persona 4 The Animation would be brought over to Toonami around the release of Golden onto Toonami to be used as advertising as well as draw more attention to the series. While condescending the plot, it also fixes some of the characterization problems and does more to show the friendship of the Investigation Team.
Sword Art Online(2012)
Based on the Light Novel and Manga by Reki Kawahara. The series concerned the titular online game trapping several people in a virtual world. The show started with the Aincrad Arc, the second arc followed the(admittedly somewhat ambiguous) Happy Ending faithfully and avoided cliches such as the Damsel in distress and Harem tropes. This continued into the rest of the series, which ended much earlier than most expected.
Psycho Pass(2012-2013)
For Psycho Pass, the second season was not made. The series is instead continued by Psycho-Pass: The Movie
Free!(2013)
The series Haruka, a calm and cool character(closer to original drafts) who wanted to be a champion swimmer, the franchise leading up to the protagonist and characters performing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics(which actually happen ITTL).
Controversy over the themes of sexualizing underaged girls began to spread around the country, resulting in the cancellation of an anime adaptation of Kancolle.
Log Horizon(2013-2014)
Based on the light novel series by Mamare Touno that ran from 2011 to 2018. Log Horizon Took the place of Sword Art Online in terms of popularity and importance in popularizing isekai into the mainstream and overall maintained the same high quality and airing on Toonami.
Kill La Kill(2013-2014)
In a world in which humans wield Goku Uniforms, made of Life Fibers, which grant them superhuman abilities, Ryuko Matoi searches for her father's killer. Kill La Kill is longer than OT, detailing the further origins of the Life Fibers and on expanding the world. An OVA series with an emphasis on humor had the characters adapt to normal life after the incident and discovering what to do with their lives.
Love Live!(2013-2021)
A franchise following a group of school students and Idols. Love Live! and Love Live Sunshine! became popular. While a meme, The Fandom for this series jokes that the male gender appears to be non existent in the two shows.
Kagerou Project(2014)
A Vocaloid Project and song. Kagerou Project has a happier ending. Ayano and Hiyori were not resurrected and most of the cast escaped back into the real world.
School-Live!!(2015)
Based on the Manga by Norimitsu Kaihō. The short series is about a group of friends trying to prevent a young innocent girl from learning that a Zombie Apocalypse is taking place. The Manga and Anime both conclude at Chapter 30 with the group leaving the High School there were trapped in and the girl learning the truth.
Assassination Classroom(2015-2016)
Based on the Manga by Yusui Matsui that ran from 2012 to 2016. A mysterious creature destroys 70% of the Moon. The Creature claiming to be responsible says he will destroy the planet in one year unless he can teach a class. The Governments of the world put a bounty on the creature, named Koro-sensei, with the students repeatedly trying to kill him. Their efforts are made difficult by both the creature possessing abilities such as superspeed but also the students growing attached to him overtime as he proved to be a genuinely good teacher and mentor.
One Punch Man(2015-2019)
Based on the Manga by ONE that has been running since 2021. The series follows Saitama, a Superhero who has become so powerful he can kill any opponent with one punch, which has left him disappointed at the lack of a challenge. One Punch Man's second Season was maintained by Studio Madhouse(keeping the animation quality the same as Season 1). This also results in a different plot. While Saitama does compete in a tournament, less attention is given to it and Saitama loses the tournament on purpose to aid in fighting the occurring monster apocalypse with Genos(complete with pink Apron). Less Heroes are introduced(a few are introduced just to be killed off). Saitama finds himself repeatedly encountering weaker monsters while the more powerful enemies fight elsewhere. The villain of the arc is instead a shrewd mastermind who hatches a plan to attempt to erode Saitama's faith in being a Hero to get him to quit rather than face him head on. in this case a returning Doctor Genus. The Series had a sequel with Mob Psycho 100.
Art by Meruz on Tumblr
X-Men: Hero Academy(2015-)
Born out of a partnership between Marvel and several Anime studios and Manga artists. The most famous of these was X-Men: Hero Academy. Kōhei Horikoshi was a Japanese artist that moved to America. He idolized Marvel Comics and got the change to work there, revitalizing swindling sales on the X-Men books by adding more focus to the Students and explanations as to how the Xavier Institute functioned while also introducing several new characters into the world that soon became icons in their own right. Naturally, it seemed only fitting that Horikoshi work on bringing his characters to life in the form of an Anime as well. The series follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy who idolizes superheroes but does not possess the Mutant gene. He tries to train himself to superhuman levels but fails at that too. Then on one faithful day he risks his own life despite lacking superpowers and the Hero All-Might begins to train Izuku as his successor, planning to pass on his powers. Izuku then attends the newly built Japanese branch of the Xavier Institute, which shares a campus with Avengers Academy, a portion introduced to tie into the growing focus of the Avengers in the Marvel Movies. The Anime adaptation began airing on Toonami soon after the second season was halfway completed. The show also had a crossover with Little Witch Academia.
Aggretsuko(2016-2018)
An Animated Comedy series featuring a female red panda encountering many of the problems faced by young adults in 21st century Japan.
UQ Holder(2017)
The Sequel to Mahou Sensei Negima! following the next generation of characters obtaining the UQ Holder abilities and helping to resolve several plotlines(OTL the series was a stealth sequel).
Little Witch Academia(2017-)
A series following students at Luna Nova Academy for Witches. The series aired on Toonami instead of on Netflix and Currently has a crossover special with Hero Academy, the plot of which involves a student exchange program.
FLCL(2018)
Another Gainax series, FLCL also received a faithful continuation(A series of shows such as Mai-Otome Zwei were not made, mostly due to excessive and pointless Fanservice and plot points that make no sense within the context of the series).
Persona 5 The Animation (2018-2019)
Persona 5 The Animation has double the episodes of OTL so the series is not rushed through while the animation is also better and smoother while expanding a bit on the characters and interactions, especially Yuuki Mishima. The protagonist Joker is portrayed much like in the game though with the more humorous choices being taken along with better establishing his character relations (such as calling Ryuji his right-hand man and best friend, a parallel to the friend of Yu and Yosuke back in P4 and a sisterly relation with Ann, etc).
Cells at Work(2018-2021)
Based on the manga by Akane Shimizu that ran from 2015 to 2021. The Anime is set in a human body and follows personifications of the body's defences fighting evil. It's basically Osmosis Jones as an Anime. The final boss of the manga is a battle with Cancer.
Demonslayer(2019-)
Based on the Manga by Koyoharu Gotouge. Tanjiro Kamado comes home discover a demon has killed his entire family except for his sister Nezuko, who has been turned into a Demon herself, barely resisting the urge to feast on human flesh. Tanjiro vows to train to become a Demon Slayer and avenger his family as well as find a way to cure Nezuko.
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes(2010-2011)
Based on the Manga by the Bishiroad group that ran from 2010 to 2011. The manga follows a group of girls named after famous detectives. The show went on a hiatus after season 2 before making a return with Tantei Opera Milky Holmes TD, the third season.
Angel Beats!(2010)
Angel Beats! is set in a type of Limbo world where those trapped within must overcome hardships and trauma to be reincarnated. The series received the intended 26 episodes rather than the 13 it did OTL.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica(2011)
A Magical Girl series that is not what it seems on the surface. The Film was also adapted into 2 Anime Films(The Final Film Rebellion does not exist as it would go beyond the retelling of the rest of the original story).
Wandering Son(2011)
Based on the Manga created by Takako Shimura that ran from 2002 to 2013. The series follows transgender students. Takatsuki decided that she wants to become a boy, to the delight of trans boy fans. Saori ended up dating Fumiya and had a Maybe Ever After with Doi. Takatsuki ended up with an unrequited crush on Nitori.
Bunny Drop(2011)
Based on the Manga created by Yumi Unita that ran from 2005 to 2011. Bunny Drop ended with a time skip. The show maintained the story of a single father raising a daughter. The ten year time skip is instead an epilogue that shows that the young girl Riki grew up, showing that Daikichi did a good job raising her, concluding with Riki getting married and leaving(OTL jumps forward and reveals that Daikichi is not actually related to his adopted daughter so that they can have a relationship in the last minute of the show, this does not happen and the series instead becomes a "Throw the Dog a Bone" moment towards single fathers doing their best to raise their kids).
Persona 4 The Animation(2011-2012)
Persona 4 The Animation would be brought over to Toonami around the release of Golden onto Toonami to be used as advertising as well as draw more attention to the series. While condescending the plot, it also fixes some of the characterization problems and does more to show the friendship of the Investigation Team.
Sword Art Online(2012)
Based on the Light Novel and Manga by Reki Kawahara. The series concerned the titular online game trapping several people in a virtual world. The show started with the Aincrad Arc, the second arc followed the(admittedly somewhat ambiguous) Happy Ending faithfully and avoided cliches such as the Damsel in distress and Harem tropes. This continued into the rest of the series, which ended much earlier than most expected.
Psycho Pass(2012-2013)
For Psycho Pass, the second season was not made. The series is instead continued by Psycho-Pass: The Movie
Free!(2013)
The series Haruka, a calm and cool character(closer to original drafts) who wanted to be a champion swimmer, the franchise leading up to the protagonist and characters performing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics(which actually happen ITTL).
Controversy over the themes of sexualizing underaged girls began to spread around the country, resulting in the cancellation of an anime adaptation of Kancolle.
Log Horizon(2013-2014)
Based on the light novel series by Mamare Touno that ran from 2011 to 2018. Log Horizon Took the place of Sword Art Online in terms of popularity and importance in popularizing isekai into the mainstream and overall maintained the same high quality and airing on Toonami.
Kill La Kill(2013-2014)
In a world in which humans wield Goku Uniforms, made of Life Fibers, which grant them superhuman abilities, Ryuko Matoi searches for her father's killer. Kill La Kill is longer than OT, detailing the further origins of the Life Fibers and on expanding the world. An OVA series with an emphasis on humor had the characters adapt to normal life after the incident and discovering what to do with their lives.
Love Live!(2013-2021)
A franchise following a group of school students and Idols. Love Live! and Love Live Sunshine! became popular. While a meme, The Fandom for this series jokes that the male gender appears to be non existent in the two shows.
Kagerou Project(2014)
A Vocaloid Project and song. Kagerou Project has a happier ending. Ayano and Hiyori were not resurrected and most of the cast escaped back into the real world.
School-Live!!(2015)
Based on the Manga by Norimitsu Kaihō. The short series is about a group of friends trying to prevent a young innocent girl from learning that a Zombie Apocalypse is taking place. The Manga and Anime both conclude at Chapter 30 with the group leaving the High School there were trapped in and the girl learning the truth.
Assassination Classroom(2015-2016)
Based on the Manga by Yusui Matsui that ran from 2012 to 2016. A mysterious creature destroys 70% of the Moon. The Creature claiming to be responsible says he will destroy the planet in one year unless he can teach a class. The Governments of the world put a bounty on the creature, named Koro-sensei, with the students repeatedly trying to kill him. Their efforts are made difficult by both the creature possessing abilities such as superspeed but also the students growing attached to him overtime as he proved to be a genuinely good teacher and mentor.
One Punch Man(2015-2019)
Based on the Manga by ONE that has been running since 2021. The series follows Saitama, a Superhero who has become so powerful he can kill any opponent with one punch, which has left him disappointed at the lack of a challenge. One Punch Man's second Season was maintained by Studio Madhouse(keeping the animation quality the same as Season 1). This also results in a different plot. While Saitama does compete in a tournament, less attention is given to it and Saitama loses the tournament on purpose to aid in fighting the occurring monster apocalypse with Genos(complete with pink Apron). Less Heroes are introduced(a few are introduced just to be killed off). Saitama finds himself repeatedly encountering weaker monsters while the more powerful enemies fight elsewhere. The villain of the arc is instead a shrewd mastermind who hatches a plan to attempt to erode Saitama's faith in being a Hero to get him to quit rather than face him head on. in this case a returning Doctor Genus. The Series had a sequel with Mob Psycho 100.
Art by Meruz on Tumblr
X-Men: Hero Academy(2015-)
Born out of a partnership between Marvel and several Anime studios and Manga artists. The most famous of these was X-Men: Hero Academy. Kōhei Horikoshi was a Japanese artist that moved to America. He idolized Marvel Comics and got the change to work there, revitalizing swindling sales on the X-Men books by adding more focus to the Students and explanations as to how the Xavier Institute functioned while also introducing several new characters into the world that soon became icons in their own right. Naturally, it seemed only fitting that Horikoshi work on bringing his characters to life in the form of an Anime as well. The series follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy who idolizes superheroes but does not possess the Mutant gene. He tries to train himself to superhuman levels but fails at that too. Then on one faithful day he risks his own life despite lacking superpowers and the Hero All-Might begins to train Izuku as his successor, planning to pass on his powers. Izuku then attends the newly built Japanese branch of the Xavier Institute, which shares a campus with Avengers Academy, a portion introduced to tie into the growing focus of the Avengers in the Marvel Movies. The Anime adaptation began airing on Toonami soon after the second season was halfway completed. The show also had a crossover with Little Witch Academia.
Aggretsuko(2016-2018)
An Animated Comedy series featuring a female red panda encountering many of the problems faced by young adults in 21st century Japan.
UQ Holder(2017)
The Sequel to Mahou Sensei Negima! following the next generation of characters obtaining the UQ Holder abilities and helping to resolve several plotlines(OTL the series was a stealth sequel).
Little Witch Academia(2017-)
A series following students at Luna Nova Academy for Witches. The series aired on Toonami instead of on Netflix and Currently has a crossover special with Hero Academy, the plot of which involves a student exchange program.
FLCL(2018)
Another Gainax series, FLCL also received a faithful continuation(A series of shows such as Mai-Otome Zwei were not made, mostly due to excessive and pointless Fanservice and plot points that make no sense within the context of the series).
Persona 5 The Animation (2018-2019)
Persona 5 The Animation has double the episodes of OTL so the series is not rushed through while the animation is also better and smoother while expanding a bit on the characters and interactions, especially Yuuki Mishima. The protagonist Joker is portrayed much like in the game though with the more humorous choices being taken along with better establishing his character relations (such as calling Ryuji his right-hand man and best friend, a parallel to the friend of Yu and Yosuke back in P4 and a sisterly relation with Ann, etc).
Cells at Work(2018-2021)
Based on the manga by Akane Shimizu that ran from 2015 to 2021. The Anime is set in a human body and follows personifications of the body's defences fighting evil. It's basically Osmosis Jones as an Anime. The final boss of the manga is a battle with Cancer.
Demonslayer(2019-)
Based on the Manga by Koyoharu Gotouge. Tanjiro Kamado comes home discover a demon has killed his entire family except for his sister Nezuko, who has been turned into a Demon herself, barely resisting the urge to feast on human flesh. Tanjiro vows to train to become a Demon Slayer and avenger his family as well as find a way to cure Nezuko.
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