Unlike any other decade, the 2010s brought an explosion for the anime industry. Amid the rise of streaming platforms that gave greater access to readily available titles, many anime series emerged that became true treasures that years later continue to be masterpieces that no fan should hesitate to add to their watchlist.
Although excellent anime are released every year, there’s something special about the 2010s, whose series currently teeter on the edge between being considered classics or new-gen marvels. Within the diversity of available genres, these animes are masterpieces released during the 2010s that reached the pinnacle of the industry in terms of storytelling, high-quality animation, original concepts, and characters with majestic development.
The Tatami Galaxy (2010)
The Tatami Galaxy is an anime that overflows with creativity thanks to its unique aesthetic and color palette and the personality of its atypical animation style, going from being an underrated series to becoming a cult classic and one of the most recognized works by the famous director Masaaki Yuasa.
The anime encompasses the supposedly idyllic college life of an unnamed protagonist who realizes that nothing has gone as he wished and who contemplates what could have happened if he had made different decisions. While The Tatami Galaxy isn’t for everyone, it’s an entertaining anime gem with a powerful life lesson that manages to break with the standards of the medium.
Steins;Gate (2011)
Steins;Gate is a must-watch anime for fans of suspense, time travel, mad scientists, and real-life references. The anime follows Rintaro Okabe, a self-proclaimed mad scientist, who seems to need a dose of reality but whose experiments lead him to manipulate time. Steins;Gate isn’t only carried forward by the charisma of the characters but also by the impact of its twists.
While the anime develops slowly at first with dialogues that may seem inconsequential, once it lays the groundwork, the plot escalates with each episode, with new events unraveling mysteries and conspiracies. Steins;Gate is the ultimate sci-fi anime that perfectly handles the risks of time travel and leaves viewers pondering for hours trying to digest the story.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
Viewers who start watching Puella Magi Madoka Magica believing it’s an anime about adorable magical girls with lace and ruffle dresses are in for a wild ride. Madoka Magica is an anime that subverts expectations to prove that being a magical girl isn’t all as fun as many think, with amazing plot twists that generate many questions in the audience.
Madoka Magica is a rich amalgamation of unexpected genres with astonishing psychedelic and extravagant animation and moments packed with action that, with its twisted characters and bittersweet, melancholic feeling, has opened the door to a universe of countless interpretations for the public.
Hunter x Hunter (2011)
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