Top Picks & Rankings

Curated top picks & rankings including general lists, personal rankings, and ultimate “Top ___” posts! Whether naming your top 10 anime intros, best romance pairs, or the coolest shounen battles, this is where favourites shine. Agree or disagree, it’s all part of the fun!

  • 10 Martial Art Reads with Male Leads

    10 Martial Art Reads with Male Leads

    I have compiled a list with a mix of 10 martial arts based manga, manhua, manhwa, webtoons webcomics and whatever else you want to call them. Personally, I do not separate them in my brain, I just read them.

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    5–7 minutes
  • 10 Popular Shounen Anime

    10 Popular Shounen Anime

    Shounen based anime are some of the most-watched anime out there. The intended audience for shounen anime are males aged between 10 and 18 but people of all ages and genders watch them. They cover the typical adventure, coming of age, action-based anime series that often shows the comrade between friends.  As such there are…

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    6–9 minutes
  • 5 Family Friendly Anime

    5 Family Friendly Anime

    I am often asked to recommend anime for people under the age of sixteen. Each time I find myself suggesting a whole list of anime and then remembering things that are not quite suitable for the under 16 bracket. Whether that be a few ecchi/fan service scenes, conversations that come up in the anime or…

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    3–4 minutes
  • 11 Introductory Anime for Noobs

    11 Introductory Anime for Noobs

    Want to introduce someone to anime without overwhelming them? These 11 hand-picked series balance emotional depth, action, and storytelling; perfect for first-time viewers. Each title shows a different side of what makes anime so special. Ready to convert a new fan? [Post read time: 9–16 min]

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    6–9 minutes
  • 15 Anime  Characters that Heal

    15 Anime Characters that Heal

    While putting together my initial list for anime characters that have healing abilities – both learned and innate – I came to realise a startling fact that I had never noticed before. A lot of anime characters that self-heal, like Ban from the Seven Deadly Sins, are predominantly male; while characters that heal others are…

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    4–6 minutes
  • 16 Manga with over 200 chapters

    16 Manga with over 200 chapters

    Sometimes you just want to kick up your feet, relax and indulge in a longer series. During a longer series, you get a proper chance to get to know the characters and the world they live in. 1 Fairy Tail Status: Completed Lucy is a 17-year-old girl, who wants to be a full-fledged mage. One…

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    7–11 minutes

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