Don't be intimidated by the backlogs. Start with a 12-episode season like Horimiya or Odd Taxi . Finish it in a weekend. Then, when you fall in love with a character, hunt down the manga to see what happens next.

Supernatural / Comedy / Action / Romance Why it’s popular: This is pure chaos in the best way. It combines aliens, ghosts, turbo-grannies, and high school romance. The manga’s art is explosive, and the recent anime adaptation has the internet in a chokehold. It’s weird, hilarious, and unmissable.

: Follows Yuji Itadori as he enters a hidden world of Sorcerers and Curses. It’s famous for its complex power systems and some of the best fight choreography in modern media. Spy x Family