Different Genres of Anime

 

Types of Genres in Anime:

Hey guys so today I'll be talking about the different types of anime and what anime to get into based on what you like. There are approximately 13 genres of anime with 31 sub genres. The major anime genres are Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life, Fantasy, Magic, Supernatural, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Romance and Sci-Fi. The sub genres are: Cyberpunk, Game, Ecchi, Demons, Harem, Josei, Martial Arts, Kids, Historical, Josei, Isekai, Military, Mecha, Music, Parody, Police, Post-Apocalyptic, Reverse Harem, Scvhool. Seinen, Shoujo/Shounen, Shoujo/Shounen Ai, Space, Sports, Super Power, Tragedy and Vampire. For more Mature Audiences: Hentai, Yaoi and Yuri.

Action:

This genre is full of action packed fights and thrilling battles. Altogether this genre is full battle scenes, clear animation that will get your adrenaline pumping and on the edge of your seat to see what takes place next.

Some High Rating Action Anime are:

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Gintama, Assassination Classroom and the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure series.

Main Protagonists of the Jojo Series.

Adventure: 

Adventure: This is about going on adventures around the world (sometimes fictional), different dimensions and universes. The protagonist is usually on quests defeating antagonists with a specific goal in mind. This genre is also mixed in with the action genre.

Some Adventure Anime are: Hunter x Hunter, One Piece, Vinland Saga and Cowboy Bebop. 

      HunterxHunter

 Comedy:

 The comedy genre usually focuses on…well making the audience laugh. This genre may not be as popular as action, advemture or romance but its making its way up the ladder

Examples of Comedy Anime are: Gintama, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, One Punch Man and The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

 The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

Drama: 

These types of anime usually bring out emotions in their audiences. They most likely connect to the viewer in some type of way.

Examples of Drama Anime Are: Violet Evergarden, A Silent Voice, Your Name and I want to eat your pancreas.

Your Name

 

Slice Of Life:

 Normally set to focus in a realistic light where nothing out of the ordinary happens. No attacks from bounty hunters that live on mars. No shape-shifting.

Examples of this are: Wolf Children, Fruits Basket, Grand Blue and Kuragehime.

Wolf Children

 

Fantasy: 

This normally focuses on the real world sometimes made up worlds with mystical creatures such as fairies, mermaids and immortal beings.

Fantasy anime include: Princess Mononoke, The Ancient Magus’ Bride, Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

Magic: 

Magic genre includes characters like witches, fairies, magicians etc.

Magic anime: Magi: Labyrinth of Magic, Sailor Moon, Fate/Zero and The Irregular at Magic High School.

Magi: Labyrinth of Magic

Supernatural: 

These are extraordinary occurrence. Mystery often plays a part in this genre

Supernatural Anime: The Boy and the Beast, Durarara!!, My Neighbour Totoro and Kekkai Sensen.

Kekkai Sensen

Horror:  

This genre has blood, gore, violence and will definitely leave an unsettling feeling in the viewer.

Horror examples are: Parasyte -the maxim-, Tokyo Ghoul, Devilman Crybaby and Paprika. 

Parasyte -the maxim-

Mystery: 

Filled with mysterious deaths, crimes, events, people or even objects. They are full of so many cliffhangers that they leave viewers anticipating for more.

Examples of Mystery Anime are: Great Pretender, Detective Conan, Id:Invaded and When Marnie Was There.

Great Pretender

Psychological:

Psychological anime often plays with the mind of the viewer.

Examples are: Beastars, Psycho-Pass, Aku no Hana and Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World.

Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World

Romance: 

This is one of the most popular genres in anime today. It focuses on relationships and sweet moments and will play with your heart strings or either make you cringe at how sweet it is.

Romance Examples: Toradora!, Maid Sama!, A Whisker Away and My Little Monster.

Maid Sama!

Sci-Fi.: 

This genre shows the development of technology and its main focus of on machines and scientific elements.

Sci-fi anime are: Steins;Gate, Evangelion, Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch and Dr.Stone.

Senku from Dr.Stone

These are the main genres in anime. In next weeks post I'll be discussing the sub genres in anime and in the fourth update I'll post a review on The Great Pretender. Till Friday.