Undoubtedly, it takes away the title of one of the best anime out there by excelling in pretty much every aspect and rarely leaving room for anything that would be considered to be a flaw. ‘ Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood‘ proves that staying loyal to the source material can produce some wonderful results. A lot of times, adaptations are not able to live to the standards of their source material and that’s mainly because a lot of anime creators keep the original work as an afterthought. If you’re looking for a long-running anime that has absolutely no fillers at all, then ‘Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood’ is your best option. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (64 Episodes) ‘Beelzebub’ is pretty much up there with ‘ Gintama‘ amongst the funniest anime shows of all time. Pretty much any situation or character that would’ve been normally played out in some other anime, turns out to be downright hilarious in this one. But ‘ Beelzebub‘ will make you laugh out loud with ease through the eccentricity of its amazing characters. In the case of most comedy anime, you either have to Japanese to understand the context of most jokes or you simply have to force yourself to laugh at their silliness. Very subtly the show takes you through an inspiring journey of a few young boys who make a name for themselves in the whole high-school volleyball scene.

Not even once in the entire span of the series do these characters go through sudden level-ups in terms of their skills. In the beginning, the protagonists are relatively inexperienced volleyball players and are extremely far from being the best.

It involves the most typical Shounen stereotypes and has commonly used sports anime themes like the rise of an underdog, perseverance and of course team spirit.īut what really stands out about ‘ Haikyuu!!‘ is how perfectly it executes these themes through its pacing. ‘Haikyuu!!’ is a sports anime that has been adapted from a story published in the very well known Shounen Jump. The anime shows in the list below are one of the best long-running anime out there and they have been ranked chronologically based on the number of episodes they have. You can watch several of these longest anime series on Netflix, Crunchyroll or Hulu.

Binging is now sort of lifestyle and if you consider yourself to be one “serial anime binger,” then I dare you to watch these almost never-ending anime shows. And now that we live in a world where anime is easily accessible using platforms like Crunchyroll, Netflix and a few others, gone are the days when we would have to patiently wait for the next day or even a week to watch a whole new season. While many anime just come and go with one or two seasons, some last forever (almost).

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