Though there were many, many good anime movies in the 2010s, we've elected to only include TV series that began after 2010 (sorry, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) for the sake of our sanity. It's never been a better time to be a fan.Īs a discovery tool for those just joining the anime party and as an homage to the erstwhile decade, we made this list of the 50 best anime series of the 2010s. Suddenly rappers were making songs about Dragon Ball Z and people would openly talk about their paid subscriptions to Crunchyroll while Hulu and Netflix beefed up their library of anime titles. The 2010s in particular saw a huge tide change when it came to Western attitudes about anime access to new shows was never easier because of the streaming boom, and the kids who spent afternoons or sneaky late nights watching dubbed anime on Toonami or Adult Swim grew up into adults who never stopped loving anime.
And good - it should be! Some of the most impressive storytelling and animation out there today happens in the Japanese cartoons. Anime - what was once seen as a niche for nerds or a phase for children to grow out of - is now a normalized source of entertainment for the entire world.
