- Many anime series originate from manga.manga styled lady samurai image by Anastasia Serdyukova from Fotolia.com
Anime is a style of animation that originated in Japan, and has become very popular in Europe and North America as well. Anime often features epic story lines, elements of sci- fi and distinctly stylized animation. The top anime series are series that that have been rated as the most popular, and that have pioneered this style of animation. - Full metal alchemist is a series that follows two brothers, Alfonse and Eric. After the death of their mother, the boys try to bring her back to life through alchemy (a theoretical method of transforming metals into other substances). An accident occurs and Alfonse loses his body. He is turned into metal. Eric also loses limbs, which are replaced by metal. Eric and Alfonse then begin a quest to get their original bodies back. According to animenewsnetwork.com and tv.com, Full Metal Alchemist is rated one of the most popular anime series of 2010.
- Sailor Moon is the story of a flaky but fun-loving 14-year-old school girl named Serena who secretly possesses the power to transform into the super hero Sailor Moon. When evil strikes, Sailor Moon and her friends the Sailor Scouts protect innocent people from danger. According to animenewsnetwork.com, due to the popularity of the series, the Sailor Moon characters have also been featured in a live-action series and in full-length animated films.
- The anime series Pokemon originated as a video game. The series surrounds Ash Ketchem's aspiration to become a master at training Pokemon. Pokemon are fantastic animals that each have unique powers and abilities. To become a Pokemon master, Ash must catch and keep as many Pokemon as he can, as well as perfect his ability to train sometimes unruly and unpredictable Pokemon. Tv.com rates Pokemon as 2010's ninth most popular animated television show in America.
- Death Note is based on the manga graphic novel written by Tsugumi Ohba. The series is highly rated by animenewsnetwork.com and tv.com. The story is about a teenage boy named Light who discovers a book left behind by a Shinigami god of death. This book is called the Death Note. He soon discovers that by writing a person's name in he book, he can kill them . Light attempts to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil people.
- Astro Boy, based on manga by Osamu Tezuka, was one of the first popular anime series. According to astroboy-themovie.com, this series first aired in Japan in 1959. The Astro Boy movie was released in 2009. Astro Boy follows the story of a good-hearted robot who was created as a replacement for an absentee father's deceased son. Astro Boy endures rejection and heartbreak, but never gives up his faith in humanity and always protects humans from danger.
- Other popular and highly rated Anime series include: Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Dragonball-Z and Naruto.
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