Just like the year 2020, last year also passed in an extremely accelerated manner, mainly due to the pandemic and the sense of abnormality that existed throughout this period.
With the closing of 2021, it was possible to see several retrospectives in the health sector, discussing the advancement of the pandemic and in various other areas, such as entertainment and leisure.
General overviews of the best-selling movies, the artists with the most streams throughout the year, and even an analysis of the main events of the year are extremely common during this transition period.
It was possible to see an example of qualitative research on various aspects of society, daily, in various newspapers and television programs, at the end of this year.
However, it is necessary to talk about the retrospective we want and the retrospective we need, at this stage of the game. Yes, today we will see together what were the most popular and important animes of the entire year!
We know that animes and mangas are extremely popular and economically important in the West. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate which were the most expressive names in these segments!
Without further ado, let’s see which were the most remarkable animes of 2021 and their most iconic moments.
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Kimetsu no Yaiba and the explosion of fans in the West
Ask any anime fan, try to conduct qualitative research on the subject, or search in specialized magazines and websites and the truth will be just one: Demon Slayer, or Kimetsu no Yaiba was the manga and the anime of the year in 2021.
The story revolves around the protagonist Tanjiro Kamado, who becomes a demon hunter to avenge his family and find a cure for his sister Nezuko, who has become a demon, but much less violent than the general ones.
According to the platform Epic Stream, in February 2021 the manga sold over 150 million copies and currently the brand is worth about 8.7 billion dollars just in Japan, being one of the most successful mangas and animes of all time.
The success is such that recently a game with the title was released by the same developers of the classic Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm, achieving as much success as the anime and the manga.
The most iconic moments of Tanjiro’s journey in the anime, so far, are:
- The massacre of his family
- The fight with Rui
- The death of Rengoku
Shingeki no Kyojin, or Attack on Titan and its legion of fans
Another anime that has been shaking up the scene since its release is the already considered classic Shingeki No Kyojin, better known in the West as Attack on Titan.
The manga has been produced since 2009, with its production carried out until the year 2021, with different chapters published in a total of 34 volumes, encompassing the entire plot of the series.
Starting in 2013, a television series of the manga began to be broadcast, an anime, and achieved almost instant critical and commercial success.
The plot revolves around the protagonist Eren Yeager, whose goal is to defeat the titans that once caused destruction and chaos in his village and, mainly, the death of his mother.
Currently, the manga is seen as a classic by enthusiasts, especially those who value a more adult plot, with complex emotional storylines, political plots, and even a higher level of graphic violence than animes considered Shonen.
The most iconic moments of the series, according to the platform Intoxi Anime, are:
- The death of Eren’s mother
- Mikasa being saved by Eren
- Levi against the Female Titan
- Eren’s transformation
- Final Revelation
Jujutsu Kaisen, the great phenomenon of the year
Together with the others mentioned earlier, it is impossible to close a conversation about the best animes of the year without at least considering the success of Jujutsu Kaisen.
This manga, with a direct focus on fights and tournaments, was conceived in 2018 and has been published weekly by Shonen Jump since that same year.
With extremely well-crafted fights and visual effects worthy of envying any other production, whether anime or not, the story involves the protagonist Yuuji Itadori, who is a high school student.
Itadori lives with his grandfather who, after a few years, dies and leaves Itadori to face the world. Shortly after his grandfather’s death, Itadori meets a shaman who gives him very specific information about a possible vessel.
From this encounter, the tone of the series changes and the entire combat theme of the work is revealed! The visual effects of this anime are incredible and for those who enjoy a classic anime of unrestrained fighting, Jujutsu cannot be left out of this list.
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