The Top 30 series which triggered anime addiction according to Charapedia

Every single anime fan out there has that one anime series which got them hooked into anime. For some, its a childhood favorite like Dragon Ball or Sailor Moon, while for others, its a newer series like K-On!! or Kuroko’s Basketball. Japanese character database Charapedia has recently asked its readers which anime series made people hooked or addicted into anime.

With 10,000 votes, here are Charapedia’s Top 30 series which triggered anime addiction:

30) Puella Magi Madoka Magica

29) Digimon Adventure 01

28) Shakugan no Shana

27) Doraemon

26) Higurashi When They Cry

25) Angel Beats!

24) Yu Yu Hakusho

23) Free!

22) Naruto

21) Mobile Suit Gundam

20) Monogatari series

19) Space Battleship Yamato

18) Case Closed!/ Detective Conan

17) Full Metal Alchemist

16) Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

15) Dragon Ball

14) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

13) Card Captor Sakura

12) Attack on Titan

11) Prince of Tennis

10) Clannad

9) Kuroko’s Basketball

8) The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

7) Sailor Moon

6) One Piece

5) Neon Genesis Evangelion

4) Gintama

3) K-On!!

2) Sword Art Online

1) A Certain series

Personally, I wasn’t much of an anime fan until 3 years ago, which was when I first watched A Certain Magical Index, which to my own surprise got the top spot in Charapedia’s ranking. For me, the A Certain series was the anime which triggered me to become the anime fan I am today, and from the results, many others as well. The series not only made characters like Touma, Mikoto, Index, and Accelerator household names in Japan, but it also made light novels a whole lot more popular, with the A Certain series being one of the longest running series out there.

Another light novel anime gets the spot just under A Certain series, and it is Sword Art Online which converted many people in Japan into otakus after it first aired.

Third ranked K-On! meanwhile was attributed by many to have revolutionized moe anime and was responsible for making a lot of people into anime enthusiasts back in the late 2000′s. #4 ranked Gintama’s comedic tendencies have certainly given anime a wider range of audiences while #5 ranked Evangelion was responsible for revolutionizing the mecha genre.

Now, which anime triggered your anime addiction?

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Source: Charapedia

The Top 30 series which triggered anime addiction according to Charapedia