CATDOLL: Call yourself an anime fan? You've missed out if you haven't watched these anime

Japanese animation releases a large number of works every year, but there are not many animations that can be called classics, especially in recent years. Although new animations are emerging in an endless stream, there are not many animations that have caused heated discussions. Recently, a Japanese website launched a poll with the theme of "Animation works that you will lose if you don't watch them in your life". Now the results are out. Although many animations can be called classics, which animations can be called "animation works that you will lose if you don't watch them in your life"? Let's take a look.

10. Tiger (Toradora)

The original work is a rare realistic daily life work in Japanese light novels. It tells a touching and thought-provoking campus love story, giving readers the true meaning of friendship, love and family affection. This work, which was serialized again by Takemiya Yuyuko after "Our Two Tamura Classmates", caused a sensation after its release, and performed well in the poll of "This Light Novel is Really Great". This work does not have a fighting part, a part where the protagonist's own world, or a part where he burns himself, which is all designed by the author. The world of "Toradora!" is daily life. A very ordinary and common love, plus a comedy element, this is the world that "Toradora!" wants to express.

9. Neon Genesis Evangelion

The storyline describes a record of the "Second Impact". In 2000 AD, a huge meteorite fell near the Antarctic iceberg. The high temperature caused some ice to melt, which in turn caused the global water level to rise. The natural and man-made disasters that followed were continuous. In 2015 AD, new invaders appeared, a huge human-like mechanical battle group, which people called "Apostles". At that time, the political center of the earth decided to reuse the NERV organization. They used the most sophisticated technology and spent a huge amount of money to research a "universal humanoid decisive weapon" that was directly controlled by the driver's nerves, and found three teenagers in the world who could drive them.

The revolutionary and strong stream-of-consciousness techniques used in the animation, as well as the use of a large number of religious and philosophical images, caused a huge response and impact in Japanese society that was called a "social phenomenon", and became a milestone in the history of Japanese animation. It is also recognized as one of the greatest animations in Japanese history.

8. Natsume's Book of Friends

"Natsume's Book of Friends" is a manga by Yuki Midorikawa. The style of the manga is slightly different from the animation. Takashi Natsume got the "Book of Friends" made of contracts from his grandmother Reiko Natsume's belongings. He decided to return the names of the monsters in the Book of Friends one by one. Various monsters began to gather around Natsume. Takashi Natsume, a boy who can see monsters, and the monster Madara with the appearance of a lucky cat, tell everyone a series of strange, sad, nostalgic, touching and warm stories.

7. Bakemonogatari

"Bakemonogatari" is the first installment of the light novel "Monogatari Series" written by Japanese novelist Nisio Isin and illustrated by Taiwanese illustrator VOFAN. The story is centered on high school student Araragi Koyomi, who encounters and participates in various Japanese and European and American monster incidents in the town where he lives. The previous part is "Kizumonogatari" and the sequel is "Nisemonogatari".

6. Angel Beats!

The theme revolves around "life", and the world after death is used as the stage to tell the story of boys and girls who resist fate. The "philosophy of life" and "battle elements" in the work (although the battle elements are the highlights, the battle will not make the characters in the play disappear, nor will they be injured. When the characters in the play complete the regrets of their lives, they will be freed, which is the so-called reincarnation, so the center of the work revolves around its embodiment of human nature) are its wonderful highlights.

5. K-ON!

"K-ON!" tells the story of a four-member girl group that starts its musical activities from scratch in a light music club that is about to be disbanded. At the beginning of the new school year, high school freshman Yui Hirasawa mistakenly thinks "light music" means "light, simple music", and because she was praised by her teacher for playing castanets when she was a child, she decides to apply to join the club.

On the other hand, the "Light Music Club" of Sakuragaoka High School has all graduated and left the school. At this time, there are only two new members, Akiyama Mio and Tainaka Ritsu, who cannot meet the minimum number of four members and are about to be disbanded. In addition, the rich girl Kotobuki Tsutomu is attracted by Ritsu and Mio and joins the light music club. So, these four first-year high school girls get together, and there are guitarist Hirasawa Yui, bassist Akiyama Mio, drummer Tainaka Ritsu and keyboardist Kotobuki Tsutomu, and the story of the light music club begins.

4. Gintama

"Gintama" is a serialized youth comic created by Japanese manga artist Sorachi Hideaki. It was serialized in the 2nd issue of "Weekly Shonen Jump" in 2004. It is a funny comic based on science fiction period drama. The unique style of venomous tongue, sarcasm, nonsense, and whimsical spoofs are the characteristics and selling points of the work. At the same time, it is interspersed with touching stories and descriptions of life principles from time to time.

3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Madoka Kaname, a sophomore in junior high school, lives an ordinary and happy life. The appearance of the mysterious transfer student Homura Akemi begins to change Madoka's fate. One day, a mysterious creature named Kyubey hopes that Madoka can sign a magic contract with it and become a "magical girl" to fight against the evil witches and protect the world. Just as Madoka is hesitating and worried, her friend Sayaka becomes a "magical girl" first. The two of them discover that the price they have to pay after signing the contract is far greater than they imagined, and even cruel. All these truths once again impact Madoka's idea of ​​becoming a "magical girl".

2. Anohana: Flower We Saw That Day

It describes six good friends who always played together as children. When they realized it, their relationship became distant because they all went to high school. But one day, although everything was changing, the only unchanged heroine, Meiko Honma, suddenly appeared in front of the protagonist, Jinta Sukui, who was like a hidden youth... I don't know what you think about such a story, but I believe many people can understand the feelings. The story of "That Flower" can't help but remind people of the good friends in the past. Where are they now? If we meet again, can we, who are now living in different fields, be as good as before?

1. CLANNAD

In a small town, the protagonist Okazaki Tomoya became a bad boy due to family reasons. He has been with Haruhara Yohei and lived a poor life in Hikarizaka High School, but he hopes to leave the town one day. On April 14 of a certain year, he found a girl standing still in front of the school ramp. After Tomoya met this girl named "Furukawa Nagisa", his life began to change significantly.