Best Anime of 2014
This is a list of my personal best anime of 2014.
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- StarsKôki UchiyamaNao TôyamaKana HanazawaThe heir to a Yakuza Family is forced to be in a relationship with the daughter of the head of a gangster family to avoid a gang war, much to their chagrin.
- CreatorShôji KawamoriStarsKatelyn BarrYôko HikasaKrystal LaPorteJeanne Kaguya D'Arc was prophesied to be the Savior of the World at her birth. On a different planet, Nobunaga "the Fool" longs for the power to change the world. When these two people meet, the culture of both worlds will be transformed.
- StarsHiroshi KamiyaMaaya UchidaYûki KajiA minor god seeking to gain widespread worship teams up with a human girl he saved to gain fame, recognition and at least one shrine dedicated to him.
- StarsHaruka TomatsuYuka IguchiHaruka and Yuu are best friends. But after starting high school together and realising the need to meet new people, they decide to share a special moment most other friends would not: a kiss. From there, their relationship blossoms.
- StarsMisaki KunoNatsuki HanaeMariya IseTells the story of how a little girl was able to achieve world conquest with the use of her magical powers and faithful followers.
- StarsNobunaga ShimazakiNatsuki HanaeTakahiro SakuraiFollows the life of Eijun Sawamura, a gifted baseball player who have his own extraordinary pitcher's talent. His goal is one, to become the ace of Seidou High School.
- CreatorYoshiyuki TominoHajime YatateStarsSeth LeslieSaori HayamiAoi YûkiIn a world where Gundam is a very popular T.V. show, Sei Iori wishes to be just like his father, who was a Gunpla champion years ago, unfortunately, Sei only has skill in building Gunpla, but once he meets a boy named Reiji, who has the ability to fight with his Gunpla, everything changes. Will they be able to make it to the top just like his father did?
- CreatorMari OkadaToshiya ShinoharaStarsNatsuki HanaeMikako KomatsuBryce PapenbrookLong ago, humanity lived in the sea, but some humans longed to go to land and eventually left the sea behind.
- CreatorToshizo NemotoStarsJad SaxtonMike YagerJôji Nakata30,000 Japanese players trapped in MMORPG, unable to log out. Veteran gamer Shiroe leads exploration of this new reality, negotiating with NPCs to bring order to the virtual city of Akihabara.
- CreatorWataru WatanabeStarsDaiki YamashitaKôsuke ToriumiJun FukushimaOnoda is a cheerful otaku looking to join his new school's anime club, eager to finally make some friends. Unfortunately, the club has been disbanded and somehow he stumbled into the bicycle club.
- StarsKana HanazawaSanae KobayashiYûichi IguchiThanks to his parents' job transfer, high school freshman Usa finally gets to enjoy living on his own in the Kawai Complex, a boarding house. Ritsu, the senpai he admires, also lives there, as do a few other "unique" individuals.
- StarsAsami SetoTetsuya KakiharaTomoaki MaenoMaruo Eiichirou (Ei-Chan), a first year honor student, one day decides he's unhappy with way things are.
- StarsAyane SakuraInori MinaseRisa TanedaCocoa Hoto is a positive and energetic girl who becomes friends with anyone in just three seconds. After moving in with the Kafuu family in order to attend high school away from home, she immediately befriends the shy and precocious granddaughter of Rabbit House cafe's founder, Chino Kafuu, who is often seen with the talking rabbit, Tippy, on her head. After beginning to work as a waitress in return for room and board, Kokoa also befriends another part-timer, Rize Tedeza, who has unusual behavior and significant physical capabilities due to her military upbringing; Chiya Ujimatsu, a waitress from a rival cafe who does everything at her own pace; and Sharo Kirima, another waitress at a different cafe who has the air of a noblewoman despite being impoverished.
- CreatorHaruichi FurudateStarsAyumu MuraseKaito IshikawaYu HayashiDetermined to be like the volleyball championship's star player nicknamed "the small giant", Shoyo joins his school's volleyball club.
- StarsKira Vincent-DavisLeraldo AnzalduaJoanne BonassoA mysterious girl carrying a coffin is on a quest to gather magical remains scattered throughout the land.
- StarsYoshitaka YamayaSora AmamiyaYoshimasa HosoyaKaori has distanced herself from her peers due to a condition that causes her memories to reset every week, but one of her classmates is determined to become friends with her no matter what.
- StarsYoshitsugu MatsuokaAi KayanoYôko HikasaSiblings Sora and Shiro make up the most feared team of pro gamers in the world, The Blank. When they manage to beat God himself in a game of chess, they are sent to a world where all disputes are settled with games.
- StarsLindsay SeidelTia Lynn BallardApphia YuIt's hard being the new girl, and Ruuko Kominato knows this better than anyone. She has yet to make any new friends after moving to a new town. Her brother sees her struggling and gives her a deck for the popular trading card game WIXOSS, hoping that it would help Ruuko connect with other people and forge new friendships. In Selector Infected WIXOSS, each WIXOSS deck comes equipped with a LRIG card, which serves as a player's avatar during matches. It all seems pretty straightforward, except for one thing. The girl drawn on Ruuko's card moves and talks! Is that normal? She soon finds out when a fellow student at her school approaches her and challenges her to a WIXOSS battle. Over the course of their match, Ruuko learns a few things. First of all, she is a Selector, a special girl who is gifted with a living LRIG. Secondly, Selectors have the opportunity to make a wish come true. But, finally, if they lose three matches, they forfeit their chance to realize a wish and instead become cursed. Ruuko's fight for her heart's desire begins now.
- StarsRena MaedaTomokazu SugitaNobunaga ShimazakiIn the almighty Sun Kingdom, it never rains. In the Rain Dukedom, select women of the royal family have the ability to call the rain with song. So when the most powerful ruler in the world, the Sun King Livius Orvinus Ifrikia, decides it's time to take a wife, it only makes sense that he demand to marry one of the four princesses of the Rain Dukedom, an offer they can't refuse. Nike Remarcier is the youngest of the Rain princesses, and the one who inherited the ability to call the rain. Reluctantly, she journeys from her homeland to the Sun Kingdom, but when she meets the Sun King - the man who conquered the world in three short years. Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii is the tale of this mismatched pair, and what happens when each discovers the other is a very different person than they expected.
- StarsNao TôyamaSumire UesakaYuka OtsuboYachiyo Inugami is a dog-like girl who loves cats, whilst Suzu Nekoyama is a cat-like girl who loves dogs. When the two meet, an instant attraction is formed between the two.
- CreatorHiroyukiStarsYoshitsugu MatsuokaArisa NotoSaori HayamiA hilarious slice of life comedy that leisurely depicts the day-to-day life of manga artist Aito Yuuki and his assistant, Ashisu Sahoto.
- CreatorIo SakisakaStarsYûki KajiAi KayanoTsubasa HondaRevolves around Futaba, a girl who was in love with a boy named Ko Tanaka in middle school. However, it did not work because he transferred but in high school, her world is turned around once again when she meets him again.
- 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.
- CreatorHiroshi HiroyamaType-MoonStarsCynthia MartinezCaitlynn FrenchShelley Calene-BlackWhen things seem peaceful for Illya and Miyu, they are tasked by Rin and Luvia to settle a strange phenomenon in the city. But an even weirder thing happens when a girl who looks exactly like Illya appears.
- StarsYûichi NakamuraAri OzawaMasumi TazawaChiyo Sakura confesses her feelings to her schoolmate Nozaki. Due to a misunderstanding, Nozaki thinks Chiyo is just a fan. She then discovers Nozaki's other identity; a shojo manga artist.
- StarsReina UedaMinami TanakaKaya OkunoHana N. Fontainestand is a transfer student who loves Japanese culture. She decides to make a YosakoI group with Naru Sekiya, Yaya Sasame, Tami Nishimikado, and Machi Tokiwa.
- StarsNao TôyamaLynnTesshô GendaIt follows the adventures of the survival game club in an all girls school . The male voice-over gives a lot of funny remarks.
- 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.
- StarsChristopher SabatMonica RialChiwa SaitôAfter being betrayed and run out of her home, the red-haired Princess Yona searches for four legendary dragons to take back her stolen kingdom.
- StarsKôki UchiyamaAi KakumaAyako KawasumiThe film is set in an amusement park in the Tokyo suburbs of Japan, with a princess at the center of the story.
- StarsYoshitsugu MatsuokaAyana TaketatsuYû KobayashiA young and shy boy named Umio, started to work for a comic book store. All his other friends already work there, and they get into some new trouble every week.
- StarsRobert McCollumChristopher WehkampMorgan LaureThe story of three brothers who live in a place that is always cloudy because of the curse of a great demon snake that is reborn every 300 years. Tears will be shed and smiles will be shed as these brothers, along with old and new friends, find a way to beat this horrible monster.
- StarsMonica RialMorgan BerryVic Mignogna17 years ago, in the name of witch-hunting, many Makai-Knights and Makai-Priests were murdered at Valiante Kingdom. A Makai-Priestess who is a blood relative of Golden Knight Garo, burned at the stake. In fire, she gave birth to a son, Leon.
- StarsNoriaki SugiyamaKana UedaBryce PapenbrookA group of seven mages gets chosen to become masters of seven classes of heroic spirits, in order to fight and win the Holy Grail.
- StarsRyô HirohashiDaisuke OnoTakahiro SakuraiThe original manga revolves around Kohina, a little girl who ends up summoning by a Kokkuri-san, a lower-ranking ghost in Japanese folklore. The Kokkuri-san she calls ends up being a white-haired handsome, young man. Although he had intended to merely haunt her at first, he becomes worried about her terrible eating habit of cup ramen for every meal, so he decides to haunt her in order to protect her.
- CreatorYoshiyuki TominoHajime YatateStarsYuma UchidaAya EndôYui MakinoSeven years after it's predecessor, Fumina Hoshino is the host of the Gunpla club in her high school, and, unfortunately, she is the only member and in danger of it being shut down. When a transfer student, Kamiki Sekai asks for the "fighting club", she takes him to the Gunpla club instead, he originally declines, but eventually they start fighting battles with their Gunpla, and from there on they start reaching for the top together.
- StarsMateo Mpinduzi-MottShanae'a MooreMaggie FlecknoeThe story focuses on Senko High School's Literature Club, whose five members; Jurai, Tomoyo, Hatoko, Sayumi, and Chifuyu, have all somehow developed superpowers. The superpowers have now become a part of their everyday lives as they battle against others wielding similar powers.
- StarsYûki AraiChiwa SaitôChika AnzaiThe search for the remains of Emperor Gaz continues. Chaika still in search of knowing who she really is and what her purpose is. Similarly, the Red Chaika continues the search for the rest of Emperor Gaz's remains. The Gillette corporation continues the mission to catch every last Chaika. In their adventure they give a revealing account kept secret by the Emperor, which Chaika, Fredrica, Toru, and Akari decide to uncover.
- StarsAya HiranoNobunaga ShimazakiRinka H.B.B.17-year-old Shinichi Izumi is partially infected by a Parasyte, monsters that butcher and consume humans. He must learn to co-exist with the creature if he is to survive both the life of a Parasyte and a human as part monster, part person.
- CreatorGôshô AoyamaStarsKappei YamaguchiMao IchimichiTakehiro HasuHigh school student Kaito loves magic. His father was a genius magician with a secret identity as the Phantom Thief Kid. Unfortunately his father died in an unforeseen accident in a magic act. Eight years later, Kaito unexpectedly learns of his father's secret identity, and that he may have been murdered. In order to uncover the truth, he dons a silk hat and a white cape to follow in his father's footsteps as the Phantom Thief Kid.
- 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.
- StarsTakahiro SakuraiKanae ItôAi KayanoShinohara Erika, a high school student, pretends to have a boyfriend and convinces Sata Kyouya to play along, unaware of his true nature.
- StarsTia Lynn BallardChris RagerKyle PhillipsA dishonorable thief escorts a mysterious girl to a location she seeks. They're joined by a knight aiming to avenge his executed father, who imposes a condition that becomes his new goal.
- StarsJuri KimuraHiroyuki YoshinoNobuyuki HiyamaA group of friends move to Tokyo and get jobs in the anime industry.
- CreatorWataru WatanabeStarsDaiki YamashitaKôsuke ToriumiJun FukushimaOnoda is a cheerful otaku looking to join his new school's anime club, eager to finally make some friends. Unfortunately, the club has been disbanded and somehow he stumbled into the bicycle club.
- 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.
- CreatorMasashi KishimotoStarsAlexandre CrepetJunko TakeuchiMaile FlanaganNaruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and recognition, as well as to become Hokage, who is acknowledged as the leader and strongest of all ninja in the village.
- 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."
- StarsKotono MitsuishiRyô HirohashiKenji NojimaUsagi Tsukino is chosen to be a guardian of justice and is sent on a quest to locate a Silver Crystal before the Dark Kingdom invades the Earth.