Best Anime of 2018
These are the anime of 2018 which I think are the absolute best.
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- StarsYui IshikawaErika HarlacherRaissa BuenoIn the aftermath of a great war, Violet Evergarden, a young female ex-soldier, gets a job at a writers' agency and goes on assignments to create letters that can connect people.
- StarsAtsumi TanezakiRyôta TakeuchiDani ChambersHatori Chise, 15 years old. Lost, without hope and without family - she sells herself to a non-human mage known as Elias Ainsworth. Hesitant, she starts a new life with him as his new apprentice.
- CreatorAtsuko IshizukaStarsInori MinaseKana HanazawaYuka IguchiA group of high school girls join an expedition headed towards the Antarctic.
- StarsYûki KajiYôko HikasaShizuka ItouAfter being killed on his first date, idiotic and perverted Issei Hyodo is resurrected as a demon by Rias Gremory only to be recruited into her club of high-class devils.
- CreatorReki KawaharaStarsYoshitsugu MatsuokaHaruka TomatsuBryce PapenbrookIn the year 2022, thousands of people get trapped in a new virtual MMORPG and the lone wolf player, Kirito, works to escape.
- StarsKôki UchiyamaAyumu MuraseKyle McCarleyWith demons reawakened and humanity in turmoil, a sensitive demon-boy is led into a brutal, degenerate war against evil by his mysterious friend, Ryo.
- StarsTodd HaberkornSara RagsdaleJustin PateShikada Kokonotsu's father owns a rural sweets shop, and his plan is for Kokonotsu to take it over one day.
- CreatorKugane MaruyamaStarsSatoshi HinoChris GuerreroYumi HaraWhen a popular MMORPG is scheduled to be shut down permanently, veteran player Momonga refuses to log out. As NPCs begin to develop personalities and minds of their own he decides to put his skills to use as the game's new overlord.
- StarsSayumi WatabeHiroaki HirataJason DouglasA young student and track and field star Akira begins to fall for her middle-aged boss Masami while working part time at a restaurant. They have both reached a significant turning point in their lives.
- CreatorMasao ÔtakeStarsYoshiki NakajimaBrina PalenciaJarrod GreeneThe comfortable life of committed bachelor and efficient yakuza Nitta is interrupted when a strange girl with psychic powers comes to live with him.
- CreatorFujitaStarsArisa DateKento ItôMiyuki SawashiroA gaming otaku and a fujoshi reunite for the first time since middle school at work.
- StarsGui NiangKaito IshikawaWataru HatanoIn this over-the-top parody of the entire "Magical Girl" genre, Saki must protect her crush, Mohiro, from being kidnapped by demons with the help of her best friend Sakuyo.
- StarsBryce PapenbrookErika HarlacherMax MittelmanThe story of the Seven Deadly Sins, a group of warriors who were wrongly accused of a crime they didn't commit and went on a quest to vindicate themselves.
- StarsChikahiro KobayashiHaruka ShiraishiFumihiko TachikiIn the early 20th century in Hokkaido, Japan, a treasure hunt between various parties takes place for a hidden stash of gold.
- CreatorShôji GatôStarsChris PattonLuci ChristianKenjirô TsudaThe story picks up after The Second Raid as Amalgam's fight against Mithril heats up.
- StarsAmber Lee ConnorsJill HarrisRicco FajardoThe battle for succession that continued for three generations of shogun in the Keichou era culminated in a gruesome battle of ninja arts between the Kouga and Iga clans. Amidst a rain of flower petals, a man and woman who had decided to live for love were separated once again, beautiful in their transience.
- StarsJamie MarchiJohnny Yong BoschTodd HaberkornFour high school students: Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and Rin, all took part in a swimming tournament shortly before the end of high school and then lost touch with each other. Years later, they reunite.
- StarsDaiki YamashitaJustin BrinerNobuhiko OkamotoA superhero-admiring boy enrolls in a prestigious hero academy and learns what it really means to be a hero, after the strongest superhero grants him his own powers.
- StarsKana HanazawaMisaki KunoNatsuki HanaeThis is a psychopathic horror story of pure trembling love of a girl named Satou Matsuzaka.
- CreatorNio NakataniStarsAmber Lee ConnorsBrittney KarbowskiLuci ChristianYuu has always loved shoujo manga and awaits the day she gets a love confession that sends her heart aflutter with bubbles and blushes, and yet when a junior high classmate confesses his feelings to her, she feels nothing.
- StarsYuki OnoAi KayanoAyane Sakura"To Love, or not to Love" Juliet Percia and Inuzuka Romio are archenemies. They lead two high-school dormitories the "Black Dogs" and the "White Cats" from two rivaling countries.
- CreatorFuseStarsMiho OkasakiMegumi ToyoguchiChikahiro KobayashiAverage 37-year-old Minami Satoru dies and is reincarnated as the most unremarkable creature imaginable-a slime.
- CreatorGridmanStarsJill HarrisLindsay SeidelGreg AyresA being calling itself "Hyper Agent Gridman" contacts high schooler Yuta through an old computer, recruiting him in the fight against impending terror.
- StarsAoi YûkiMegumi HayashibaraRikiya KoyamaThe protagonist, Masaru, has just inherited a big fortune after the death of his father. However, people are trying to get their hands on it by any means necessary, even if it means killing him. Narumi helps Masaru from being kidnapped after fighting strange figures. He finds out that they're not humans, but wooden puppets with amazing strength. After a hard fight, Narumi is forced to admit that he's no opponent for them; and just when he starts to think that Masaru will be captured, Shirogane, Masaru's watcher arrives from France with a weapon, the puppet Arlequin. Here begins the story of Karakuri Circus.
- StarsYûki OgoeNobuyuki HiyamaTatsunari KimuraSakamichi Onoda, an otaku at Sohoku High School. He loves anime and games so much, that he would ride his commuter bicycle to and from Tokyo's Akihabara shopping district in a 90-kilometer (about 60-mile) round trip over steep slopes after school. Onoda's life changes when he encounters his school's cycling team, and he ends up joining the competitive sport of bicycle racing.
- CreatorShinji HiguchiMari OkadaStarsMisaki KunoTomoyo KurosawaMatsunojo KandaWhen a young girl with a personality disorder meets a dragon, her life is set on a new course. To learn how to fly this dragon and work on her disorder (to accidentally say innocent things that hurt people). She learns to work alongside other Dragon pilots (D-Pilots) and makes many relationships, alongside her dragon, Masotan.
- StarsEri SuzukiAi KayanoShizuka ItouOriginally from a big city, Futaba Ooki spends most days cataloguing her life through pictures on her phone. Upon moving to a seaside town, she gazes out over the vast expanse of sea and quickly becomes captivated by its endless possibilities. Unbeknownst to Futaba, her quiet contemplation catches the attention of local diving enthusiast Hikari Kohinata. Finding herself in the same class as Futaba the next day, Hikari is drawn to her quiet and shy demeanor and affectionately nicknames her Teko, sparking a tender friendship. Struggling to adapt to the change of pace in her life, Futaba finds herself strung along by Hikari's vast energy and passion for diving. Together, they join the school diving club, led by their homeroom teacher Mato Katori. With Hikari by her side, Futaba works to earn her diving certification while experiencing new friendships and possibilities.
- StarsRina SatôBrittney KarbowskiSatomi AraiIn Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Mikoto Misaka and her friends prepare for the Daihasei Festival, a seven-day sports competition between different Esper schools, which, of course, also include the Tokiwadai middle school.
- StarsKanji TsudaSaraShôichirô MasumotoEvery week at 5 p.m. an old man in a yellow mask shows up at a children's playground and tells them ghost stories based on myths and urban legends of Japanese origin. The man tells the stories on the back of his bicycle using a traditional kamishibai (Paper Drama) method and features a new tale each week.
- StarsYûko SanpeiKokoro KikuchiBennett AbaraSon of Naruto Uzumaki, Boruto, follows his father's footsteps along with his friends to become great ninja. Throughout all their adventures, Boruto is determined to make his mark in the ninja world and live outside of his father's shadow.
- CreatorEiichirô OdaStarsMayumi TanakaAkemi OkamuraLaurent VerninMonkey D. Luffy sets off on an adventure with his pirate crew in hopes of finding the greatest treasure ever, known as the "One Piece."
- StarsBob CarterMasami KikuchiRobert McCollumBaki Hanma competes in an underground fighting tournament organized by Tokugawa. Masters of various fighting styles come from all over the world in order to determine who is the strongest fighter on Earth.
- StarsKappei YamaguchiYoshitsugu MatsuokaMinami TakahashiSoma Yukihira enrolls in an elite culinary school to become a full-time chef and surpass his father's culinary skills.
- DirectorHaoling LiYoshitaka TakeuchiXiaoxing YiStarsWhite-KTaito BanDorothy Elias-FahnThree different stories of youth set in different cities of China.
- CreatorNatsuka YashioStarsKaori IshiharaShoya ChibaKana IchinoseHitomi Tsukishiro may be the child of a family of witches, but after losing her ability to see color, she also lost her sense of magic. Nothing has helped her regain that gift until Hitomi's grandmother sends her back in time to 2018.