Ah, youth. You don’t really appreciate it until it is gone, but there are ways to reminisce, especially in anime. Coming of age stories focus on youth. Kids are just getting to that age where the future is wide open and full of possibilities. They get to experience mistakes when they don’t have as serious of consequences. They get to decide what they would like most for their life. Whether it is sorting out what their passion is or feeling the keen sting of love for the first time, we got tons of coming of age anime series for you to hunt down. Clannad Anime has a bit of a bad habit sometimes of only showing you the really good bits that come with growing up and kind of pulls the punches on the difficult bits. The first season of Clannad has kind of some typical “anime drama,” as I like to call it. All the girls have problems, and the main character helps them. They then grow because they had to deal with those long-brewing problems. However, the second s

Ravaging every land they touch, Vikings have become renowned for their thirst and talent for violence. Thorfinn, a son of a great Viking warrior, spends his childhood on the battlefield in order to reap his vengeance on his father’s murderer. Vikings – prized in other media, rare in anime. However, now you can sate your thirst for viking violence with this show. While there isn’t much else about Vikings in anime, these other anime recommendations can help sate your thirst for violence and vengeance at least. For Fans of Historical Influences The Heroic Legend of Arslan The young prince Arslan is ready to prove himself on the battlefield, but on his first battle, his father is betrayed and his kingdom is conquered. With his army in shambles, Arslan is forced to go on the run in search of allies to bring him back home. In both Vinland Saga and Arslan, they take place in a world of fiction, but you can feel the distinct historical infl

You know what can be so disappointing with romance anime? The relationship is built up for the ENTIRE series and you get that great kiss or declaration of love, then it just ends. It may not end for a few episodes afterwards, but it is hardly enough time to see any payoff. Sure, they say falling in love is the sweetest part, but sometimes you want a little more. If you want romance series that see a couple that gets together early on and explores their actual relationship, then try these anime series. Clannad Counting both Clannad and After Story, the romance becomes official at the end of the first series. Of course, the first series is also about exploring other potential routes as well. However, After Story gives you all the wonderful pay off you could ever want – plus some you didn’t want! His and Her Circumstances This particular romance series is a gem due to its solid romantic progression from high school and beyond. The main couple gets

One day, all of humanity was engulfed in light and mysteriously petrified. After a few millennia, two high schoolers awaken and find themselves in a wild world. These two set out to cure those still frozen and kick start civilization. Visually beautiful, Dr. Stone is worth watching for that alone, but this is the story of human history. If you want more like it, then consider these anime recommendations. For Fans of Survival 7 Seeds With extinction-level meteors heading towards Earth, the government attempted to preserve humanity with the 7 Seeds Program. In this program, several teams of young people were established, frozen, and to be woken up in the future after the planet is livable again. However, the world these children wake up in is wild and dangerous where they appear to be the only humans left. These series both have the same plots carried out in different ways. The people were unconscious for thousands of years, and when they wake up,