The 50 best TV ANIME of 2016
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- StarsYûsuke KobayashiSean ChiplockKayli MillsAfter being suddenly transported to another world, Subaru Natsuki and his new female partner are brutally murdered. However, Subaru awakens to a familiar scene, meeting the same girl again. The day begins to mysteriously repeat itself.
- CreatorMitsurô KuboSayo YamamotoStarsJun'ichi SuwabeToshiyuki ToyonagaKôki UchiyamaAfter suffering defeat, Yuri Katsuki hangs up his ice skates for good. But will an encounter with two top skaters reignite his passion?
- 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.
- StarsRoger Craig SmithRobbie DaymondKeith SilversteinA large group of survivors seek shelter while travelling on a train after their station was attacked by aggressive, undead creatures called Kabane.
- StarsAmber Lee ConnorsMallorie RodakSaori HayamiIn 1939 A.D., the imperialist nation of Germany invaded a neighboring country. At once, this war spread across Europe, and the era was dragged into a spiral of a great war.
- CreatorType-MoonStarsMai KadowakiRie KugimiyaKana UedaFollowing the decisive battle with the 8th Class Card, Illya must face the worst when the Ainsworth family comes from a parallel world and takes Miyu back with them.
- StarsTodd HaberkornSara RagsdaleJustin PateShikada Kokonotsu's father owns a rural sweets shop, and his plan is for Kokonotsu to take it over one day.
- StarsMinami ShinodaEri SuzukiShinsuke SugawaraYoung witch Makoto moves to the beautiful countryside to live with her distant relatives and study witchcraft.
- StarsJun FukushimaSora AmamiyaRie TakahashiIt was a happy day for Kazuma - right up to the moment he died. A goddess intervenes and offers him a second chance in a magical land.
- StarsYûichi NakamuraShiho KokidoTomokazu SugitaSôta Tawara, a young web designer, comes to his hometown to escape the busy life of the city. He then stumbles upon a young kid only to be surprised by the fact that he is a Tanuki (a magical creature) and then it becomes a journey of rediscovery for Sôta.
- StarsErica LindbeckCristina ValenzuelaRobbie DaymondThis "paranormal science" story follows nine idiosyncratic individuals, linked by the "Choujou Kagaku Kirikiri Basara" occult summary blog run by 17-year-old second-year high school student Yuuta Gamon. Little incongruities that occur around these nine eventually lead to a larger, unimaginable event that may alter what is considered common sense in this world.
- StarsYûki TakadaYôko HikasaAi KayanoDaily office lives of Aoba and her colleagues at the game development studio Eagle Jump.
- StarsYoshimasa HosoyaMikako KomatsuHiroyuki YoshinoHaruhiro suddenly wakes up, with no memory but his name. There are a lot of people around, but noone seems to know anything. Haruhiro forms a party of some of the people and start exploring.
- CreatorSou YayoiStarsJessie James GrelleMicah SolusodJeannie TiradoA young man, failing at life, is offered a new start as a 10 years younger high-school student.
- StarsAyaka SuwaNaomi OhzoraHaruka TomatsuMatoi Sumeragi is able to control her power after unwittingly calling upon the powers of a God, the natural enemies of the Nights. With Yuma Kusanagi and Clarus Tonitrus, she must come to control her power.
- StarsCherami LeighAmber Lee ConnorsJustin BrinerThe war on pants continues! Follow the newest group of witches with the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing, the Brave Witches.
- StarsSumire UesakaSaori HayamiHiro ShimonoWhen phantoms cause trouble, it's up to Haruhiko and his Phantom Hunting Club teammates to take care of them! If they can, that is.
- StarsMegumi OgataChiwa SaitôBryce PapenbrookMakoto Naegi, the Ultimate Hope who defeated the Ultimate Despair, Junko Enoshima, is under suspicion of treason against the Future Foundation for harboring the Remnants of Despair who carried on her will.
- StarsMai NakaharaAi KayanoMiho ArakawaSet before the events of "Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc," The Despair side of Danganronpa 3 shows the events leading to the rise of the Remnants of Despair and the fall of Hope's Peak and the world into anarchy.
- StarsMax MittelmanSarah Anne WilliamsErik Scott KimererGuts is haunted by demons who are attracted to him because of a demonic mark on his neck.
- CreatorImigimuruStarsAri OzawaYûsuke KobayashiKentarô ToneAn ordinary arts club at an ordinary middle school, Tsukimori Middle School. One member, Uchimaki Subaru, wastes his abundant talent trying to draw his perfect 2D waifu. Another, Usami Mizuki, can't stop thinking about the loser that is Uchimaki-kun. Then there is the club president, who, despite being asleep all the time, seems to care for the two, and another vague, sketchy member, Colette. Today, yet again, in this art club full of mild disappointments, a problem arises.
- StarsTakahiro SakuraiSetsuo ItoChris NiosiA psychic middle school boy tries to live a normal life and keep his growing powers under control, even though he constantly gets into trouble.
- StarsYûki KajiTomoaki MaenoIkue ÔtaniA kind-hearted high school student teams up with a grumpy exorcist to stop demons from causing trouble in the human world.
- StarsAmber Lee ConnorsJustin BrinerAlejandro SaabWhen her favorite character dies, Kae suddenly loses weight and gains attention. But she wants these boys to date each other, not her!
- CreatorDaichi SorayomiStarsLynnMao IchimichiKaede HondoYoung girls participate in a gambling sport known as "Keijo", in which contestants stand on floating platforms and must push each other off using their breasts and buttocks.
- StarsYumiri HanamoriMinami TanakaMarika KônoTsumujikaze Koyori, a girl who loves ping pong, has just transferred to Suzumegahara Middle School. Along with her friends who strive to be the national champions, can Koyori bring the winds of change to the school?!
- CreatorNaruhisa ArakawaStarsNobunaga ShimazakiShizuka IshigamiTôru ÔkawaFrom Wikipedia: Active Raid takes place in the near future with advanced technology, particularly a system known as ACTIVE (Armored Combined Tactical Intelligence Vanguard Elements). Due to the abundance of serious crime around the world, police forces begin to use ACTIVE technology along with powered armor mobile suits known as Will Wears. The series focuses on one such police unit in Japan known as Unit 8.
- 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.
- CreatorWataru WatariStarsYoshitsugu MatsuokaMai NakaharaSayaka SenbongiCollege student Chitose Karasuma is determined not to do boring things as she enters the adult world. To this end, this bad-mannered beauty barges into a facility that trains would-be voice actors and actresses, somehow landing a job at "Number One Produce," a seiyuu agency managed by her older brother, Gojou. In Chitose's mind, she's poised for greatness, but finds herself at a loss when she continues to only get minor roles. As she clashes with other girls in the agency, including a cunning airhead and a girl with a Kansai accent, Chitose is about to learn that there's more to succeeding in this competitive industry than she imagined.
- StarsNatsumi HiokaHiroki YasumotoKazuyuki OkitsuWhat does a bear know about life in the big city? For Machi Amayadori's sake, hopefully a lot. The young shrine maiden has spent her whole life in the rural mountains with Natsu, her talking guardian bear. Now, at fourteen, she wants to take a chance and attend high school in the big city. Can Natsu really prepare her for city life? Or will his wacky trials be too much for even Machi to bear?
- StarsYuka IguchiChinami HashimotoMai NakaharaHigh school student Homura Suzuko has returned to Ikebukuro, the town where she grew up. "We're friends forever!" She treasures her memories of her old friend from when she was little, Morikawa Chinatsu, and she's excited at the prospect of meeting her again. But when she gets to school, she finds she has trouble fitting in with the rest of the class. One day, she decides that if she learns to play the card game WIXOSS, she might be able to make some friends. She stops at a card shop on her way home and buys a deck set. When she takes the set home and opens it, the girl on one of the cards begins to move, and speak. "Welcome, Selector." Humans chosen as Selectors must battle for control of the five coins that hold all their memories. If they can retake all the coins, they win, and can leave the game. But if they lose, as a penalty. "Lostorage" What will become of Suzuko as she's caught up in this insane game? And just like Suzuko, Chinatsu finds herself drawn into the game as well...
- StarsAnju InamiRikako AidaNanaka SuwaThe second term has started and the members of Aqours work harder than ever to save their school from being shut down.
- CreatorMari OkadaStarsMisaki KunoKatrina SalisburyNatasha StrickeyThe story of a group of diverse young adults who become connected to each other as part of an experiment to generate peace.
- StarsNatsumi FujiwaraTomoaki MaenoTodd HaberkornAn elementary boy moves in with his uncle after his mom dies and begins working for him as a maid.
- StarsYûki YonaiNobuhiko OkamotoDallas ReidHaruki Bandou trades Judo for cheerleading when his childhood friend Kazuma Hashimoto invites him to join the BREAKERS.
- StarsMegan ShipmanSarah WiedenheftNao TôyamaEvery body dies in this animation. This is what every audience want.
- CreatorShibai KinekoStarsToshiyuki ToyonagaRina HidakaInori MinaseHideki Nishimura, who plays the Legendary Age game under the pseudonym Rusian, vowed to renounce online marriages after confessing to a girl that he claimed to be a boy in real life.
- StarsBryson BaugusHikaru MidorikawaZhao ShuangSakamoto is a genius who is well liked by both girls and boys. Despite the strange situations he may be in, Sakamoto always manages to fix the problem in absolute perfection while still being over the top.
- CreatorMimana OrimotoStarsReina UedaNao TôyamaYumi UchiyamaEvery day Hane Sakura makes the arduous trip to school, cycling up a large hill on her bicycle. After encountering the motorcycle enthusiast Onsa Amano one morning, she is introduced to the motorcycle club, led by the ever-silent Raimu Kawasaki. New to motorcycles, Sakura experiences firsthand the difficulty of learning to ride again. However, through this, she hopes to once again recreate her first biking experience, which was filled with both horror and exhilaration. Alongside Baita, the talking motorcycle; Rin Suzunoki, a Suzuki model enthusiast; Hijiri Minowa, a wealthy girl who dreams of being a thug; and professional racer Chisame Nakano, Sakura strives toward getting her bike license and experiencing the joys and hardships of motorcycles.
- StarsNobunaga ShimazakiPatrick SeitzColleen ClinkenbeardThe school years of renowned calligrapher Sei Handa.
- StarsMaria NaganawaRie MurakawaAri OzawaUpon enrolling in high school, Tamaki Honda joins a club for making doujin games known as the SNS Club. Joined by programmer Shiina, writer Ayame, and composer Kayo, Tamaki begins working as an illustrator for the club's next game.
- StarsKei TomoeErii YamazakiMakoto KoichiKomugi Yoshida, a second year middle school student who is also an idol, encounters a creature named Usa-P. Usa-P gives her magical powers to fight off evil beings.
- StarsShin'ya TakahashiKodai SakaiTarusuke ShingakiA group of 30 individuals go on a bus tour to Nanaki Village in order to leave behind their normal lives but arrive to find that the village is hiding many secrets.
- CreatorKafka AsagiriStarsMamoru MiyanoYûto UemuraKaiji TangFollows Atsushi Nakajima as he joins the Armed Detective Agency in battling the Port Mafia and other superhuman threats to public safety.
- StarsNao TôyamaHiromi IgarashiRumi OkuboCollege student Ami Kurata is so clumsy, she trips on flat surfaces. However, with one glance at a folding bike, Ami falls in love and charges into the world of cycling in an effort to feel more confident.
- CreatorHiroyuki ImaishiStarsAmber Lee ConnorsBrittney KarbowskiMao IchimichiA normal girl and an alien meet and spark an interstellar romance.
- StarsMatthew MercerRay ChaseErica LindbeckRokuro and Benio are named the future parents of a child of prophecy. But before they can have a baby, they'll have to raise a little hell.
- StarsAzumi WakiMiyu TomitaMinami TakahashiThree teenage girls discuss subjects that are usually of an embarrassing nature. Their interactions are gently humorous and often informative.
- StarsYûichi NakamuraHaruka TomatsuKôki UchiyamaA boy named Daisuke Higashida a serious first class student going to Higashizaka High school and lives a quite life. That is not because of his family which he hates its just a character trade. The story begins when his father's company got bankrupt and he had to start a job so he started working at a cafe. This was not a regular cafe not because of the looks but because of the people who work there. And so he finds himself beteen a rock and a hard place and has to work with his co-workers as much as he hates them and at the same time learn more about them and more about himself