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Best anime anthology series you need to watch.

If you have already watched the anthology series, Black Mirror or The twilight zone and want to explore the same content in anime then you are at the
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If you have already watched the anthology series, Black Mirror or The twilight zone and want to explore the same content in anime then you are at the right place. I'm going to mention some anthology anime that might hook you up for sure. If you are not familiar with the term "Anthology" then, An anthology series is a radio, television, or that spans through different genres, and presents a different story and a different set of characters in each episode, season, segment, or short. Let's find out some anime anthology series...

    Table of contents
  • List of Anthology anime series
  • Like anthology but not an anthology
  • Upcoming anime Anthology series

1.Memories

Memories is a sci-fi anime movie containing three short films of different stories directed by three different directors. The topics of the short films are "Magnetic Rose", Two space travelers following a distress signal are drawn into a magnificent world created by one woman's memories." Stink Bomb ", after swallowing a pill, a young chemist accidentally transforms himself into an unstoppable biological weapon." Cannon Fodder", a futuristic military city in which every citizen's purpose in life is training to help fire cannons at an unknown enemy. The anime project is done in the collaboration of Mad-house and studio 4°C and won the 1995 Oofuji Noburou Award at the Mainichi Film Awards.   

MAL:7.7/10      IMDB:7.6/10

2.Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror

The very first anime on the list is of the horror genre which shows us a collection of three classic Japanese horror stories: "Yotsuya Kaidan", the story of a wife betrayed by her husband who seeks vengeance even in death. "Tenshu Monogatari", the story of forbidden love between a goddess and a human, and "Bake Neko", the story of a mysterious cat monster with a vendetta against a certain family. Each story takes 4 to 3 episodes in its own unique art style and completes with 11 episodes. If you want to follow along the third story "Bake Neko" has its own spin-off called "Mononoke".

MAL:7.4/10      IMDB:7.4/10

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3.Aoi Bungaku 

The mystery Anime Aoi Bungaku is divided into 6 different famous Japanese literature made by famous authors from the past and all those 6 works of literature sure were masterpieces indeed. It is a roller coaster full of emotions. One has to think deeper to get the full and real meaning of each arc. You wouldn't really expect what to happen next since it's like a train of irony. You will be left with awe once you finish a certain arc.  

MAL:7.7/10      IMDB:7.7/10

4.Genius Party

A collection of seven individual and unique shorts which range from touching to downright bizarre. With each story different from the last, we encounter monsters going to school, a man who has a hard time dealing with himself, and a child who learns the hard way about the circle of life, as well as many other unique characters and experiences with the taste of the action, sci-fi, romance, and fantasy. A journey through the minds of the most prolific artists in Japan, this compilation truly is the setting of a Genius Party.

MAL:7.1/10      IMDB:7.2/10

5.Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories

Another horror anime on the list is a series of short stories based on different Japanese urban legends. The mysterious, yellow-masked Storyteller is a man whose true name and origin are both unknown, the storyteller. He is no ordinary teller of tales. He incorporates a kamishibai, a traditional paper-scrolling device, to add visuals to his already demented narration. The animation style is vintage and plain which fits perfectly for horror anime. Each episode explores the different characters, environment, plot with a runtime of only 4 minutes. It has 9 seasons and each season contains 11-12 episodes. It is one of the best horror anime I've watched.

MAL:7/10      IMDB:7.1/10


.Like anthology but not the anthology

In this section, I'm going to mention some anime that gives us the same vibe as an anthology series but all the stories showed are somehow connected to the main character or side character.
1. Violet Evergarden: Visually stunning, in which the main character is in search of the meaning of the love, emotions, feelings, encounters with different characters and their stories.

2. Paranoid Agent: Psychological anime which teaches us about the problem of one's life by showing the stories of different people of different ages and their problem.

3. Tsurezure Children: Rom-com anime which focuses on the different couples studying in the same high school.


.Upcoming anime anthology series: 

If you are a fan of star wars then be excited for the Star: Visions which is an upcoming anime anthology series by some of the best anime creators premiers exclusively on Disney plus. The anime is going to be of 9 episodes produced by 9 different top anime studios in Japan. They have also released some visual and illustration which is below.



Even if you haven't watched Star Wars movies you should be fine watching this because it is an anthology series. The anime is going to premiere on September 22 on Disney plus.