[Top 15] Best Anime With Magic Powers

[Top 15] Best Anime With Magic Powers

15. How Not To Summon A Demon Lord 

When it comes to the fantasy MMORPG Cross Reverie, none can match the power of the Demon King Diablo. Possessing the game's rarest artifacts and an unrivaled player level, he overpowers all foolish enough to confront him. But despite his fearsome reputation, Diablo's true identity is Takuma Sakamoto, a shut-in gamer devoid of any social skills. Defeating hopeless challengers day by day, Takuma cares about nothing else but his virtual life—that is, until a summoning spell suddenly transports him to another world where he has Diablo's appearance! 

In this new world resembling his favorite game, Takuma is greeted by the two girls who summoned him: Rem Galeu, a petite Pantherian adventurer, and Shera L. Greenwood, a busty Elf summoner. They perform an Enslavement Ritual in an attempt to subjugate him, but the spell backfires and causes them to become his slaves instead. With the situation now becoming more awkward than ever, Takuma decides to accompany the girls in finding a way to unbind their contract while learning to adapt to his new existence as the menacing Demon King.

What We Love About How Not To Summon A Demon Lord 

• This is where the story starts, i.e. when Takuma is brought from Japan to the world of his favorite game, Cross Reverie. It’s especially awesome because Takuma, an awkward nerd who had trouble making friends in the real world, is able to find his confidence as one of his characters that he knows is powerful. His character has the ability to have that confidence Takuma didn’t, making it all the more awesome.
• Some of the anime’s most beautiful animation takes place here, and Takuma’s transport to Cross Reverie is one of the most impressive moments graphic wise. It’s a more recent anime as of 2018, and its beauty is very impressive.
• Already, at the start, we have some Cross Reverie lore through the slave collar system, the summoning, and how the races interact with each other. Any anime lore is generally cool, and having it show up so soon is awesome.

14. The Slayers

Powerful and arrogant sorceress Lina Inverse travels the world, stealing treasure from bandits and collecting it wherever she finds it. When some of her bandit victims come searching for revenge against her in the forest, a swordsman named Gourry Gabriev comes to Lina’s defense, assuming she’s in some kind of danger. 

After defeating the bandits quickly, Lina scolds him for getting in her way, and Gourry escorts her to Atlas City despite her not wanting him to. She treats the swordsman harshly, but this is the true beginning of their friendship that lasts throughout the series.

However, without realizing it, Lina has chanced upon a powerful item in her adventures, and its magic is coveted. Now two mysterious men are hunting Lina and Gourry to obtain this powerful object for apparently nefarious purposes. This way they begin their adventure, one where the fate of the world itself may be at stake.

Slayers is a classic, and not only is it a classic, it spawned several other series, movies, and video games to show for its success. People love it for the characters, the humor, and the world. Those who grew up with it are nostalgic for their childhood, and those who are new to it can appreciate it for the wonder it is.

What We Love About The Slayers

• This show for the most part, sticks to the hardcore adventuring and monster killing aspect. The show tries to put in plot twists and other predictable nonsense, but it's just so well crafted and engineered, that it's easy to look past these things.
• And while no major main characters die, if you're a side character in this show or a villain, your life is potentially forfeit. Despite this show's humour and generally light hearted pace, when the killings are good, the blood is fresh.
• The events flow nicely into one another and they frequently recall past events, making it feel as though nothing watched early in the series was a waste of time. Although the plot is quite linear, it is still very enjoyable.

13. Moon Phase

Kouhei Morioka is a freelance photographer traveling to a castle in Germany to take photos of mysterious activity for his best friend Hiromi Anzai, editor of an occult magazine. But when he enters the castle, he comes across a young girl with cat ears in a white dress, who calls herself Hazuki. She seems extremely interested in him, but when she gives him a kiss, she reveals herself to be a vampire, sucks his blood, and turns him into her eternal slave.

However, Kouhei is unaffected by the bite, and Hazuki is frustrated. Hoping to still escape her castle and her possessive butler Vigo, Hazuki has Kouhei help her. With the assistance of his exorcist cousin Seji Midou, they escape unharmed. Once Hazuki is free, she leaves for Japan in search of her mother.

Things seem to be back to normal when Kouhei arrives home. That is, until he finds Hazuki stuck in his home, and he allows her to stay for some time. At the same time, other vampires are searching for Hazuki, and Kouhei is suddenly caught up in a supernatural adventure.

Moon Phase is unique in that the main vampire looks nothing like a vampire. It also helps that her design is actually quite cute, and makes for some entertaining comedic moments and interesting fan art interpretations among the community. It’s actually a fun journey, and definitely recommended.

What We Love About Moon Phase

• Hazuki’s design is adorable, and it’s a nice deviation from the typical terrifying vampire look. Her cat ears are adorable, as the unconventional nature of her personality as a vampire is a nice change.
• Once again, for an older anime, it’s very well done and the story is interesting. It is nice how the characters don’t completely get along at first, and it makes for a very unique story. 
• The setting in Germany is portrayed beautifully, and it pays homage to the old vampire origin stories of the original genre. It’s a nice change, compared to most surroundings.

12. Little Witch Academia 

"A believing heart is your magic!"—these were the words that Atsuko "Akko" Kagari's idol, the renowned witch Shiny Chariot, said to her during a magic performance years ago. Since then, Akko has lived by these words and aspired to be a witch just like Shiny Chariot, one that can make people smile. Hence, even her non-magical background does not stop her from enrolling in Luna Nova Magical Academy.

However, when an excited Akko finally sets off to her new school, the trip there is anything but smooth. After her perilous journey, she befriends the shy Lotte Yansson and the sarcastic Sucy Manbavaran. To her utmost delight, she also discovers Chariot's wand, the Shiny Rod, which she takes as her own. Unfortunately, her time at Luna Nova will prove to more challenging than Akko could ever believe. She absolutely refuses to stay inferior to the rest of her peers, especially to her self-proclaimed rival, the beautiful and gifted Diana Cavendish, so she relies on her determination to compensate for her reckless behavior and ineptitude in magic.

In a time when wizardry is on the decline, Little Witch Academia follows the magical escapades of Akko and her friends as they learn the true meaning of being a witch. Little Witch is cute, magical, and fun for everyone to watch. The show is a great mixture of lore, magic, and overall wonderful storytelling. Definitely check it out!

What We Love About Little Witch Academia

• The magic is stunning and the powers are off the walls amazing. It’s hard to take your eyes off the screen with beautiful magic constantly taking place!
• The characters are well written, diverse, and they have great and dynamic arcs. No character is stagnant, and you don’t feel as if you’re constantly waiting for something to happen. The action never ends!
• The animation is very well down for its age, and it’s beautiful when it comes to scenery and battle mechanics. It’s all so captivating that you find yourself not being able to look away from the show

11. Demon Slayer 

In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado and his sister Nezuko travel across the country to cure Nezuko’s demon curse. While they journey, they become stuck in the happenings of a secret society called the Demon Slayer Corps, a society that has been fighting a secret war against the demons for centuries. Demons are former humans that sold their souls in exchange for limitless power, and they feed on humans as they possess extraordinary abilities such as super strength, magic and regeneration. Demons can only be killed when decapitated by weapons made of Sun Steel, laced with poison from wisteria flowers or exposed to sunlight.

Tanjiro Kamado lives with his family in the mountains. He has become his family's source of income after the passing of his father, making trips to the nearby village to sell charcoal. Everything changes when he comes home one day to discover that his family has been attacked and slaughtered by a demon. Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko are the sole survivors, with Nezuko being transformed into a demon, but still surprisingly showing signs of human emotion and thought. After an encounter with Giyū Tomioka, a demon slayer, Tanjiro is recruited by him and sent to be taught by Sakonji Urokodaki, another member of the Demon Slayer Corps, to also become a demon slayer, and begins his quest to help his sister turn human again and avenge the deaths of the rest of his family.

Not many media franchises can say that they have a movie that outsells Disney’s Frozen, but Demon Slayer can. Not only did the movie impress anime lovers the globe over, the show did as well. People loved it, and still do. The characters are relatable to a wide audience, and the anime community has certainly taken to that with interaction and cosplay.

What We Love About Demon Slayer

• This show is yet another spectacle by ufotable – the studio that can take an otherwise generic shounen with a fairly linear story and turn it into a show that has fans craving for more every week. Half an episode of a cleverly directed and masterfully animated battle led this show to become one of the most prominent topics of discussion on online anime communities.
• The action scenes are jaw dropping and are something you would rewind the few seconds of that scene to see again. Basically, the animation is beautiful and extremely well done.
• The story also has a deep meaning, each encounter, showing the story and reason behind the demon's life and existence. It makes you want to experience the characters as they are, and it helps you sympathize with them. 

10. Overlord

The final hour of the popular virtual reality game Yggdrasil has come. However, Momonga, a powerful wizard and master of the dark guild Ainz Ooal Gown, decides to spend his last few moments in the game as the servers begin to shut down. To his surprise, despite the clock having struck midnight, Momonga is still fully conscious as his character and, moreover, the non-player characters appear to have developed personalities of their own!

Confronted with this abnormal situation, Momonga commands his loyal servants to help him investigate and take control of this new world, with the hopes of figuring out what has caused this development and if there may be others in the same predicament.

Pretty similar to How Not To Summon A Demon Lord, Overlord captured the attention of many with its humor, odd style, and overall incredible use of the magical and fantastical world. Not only that, but an important thing to remember is that Overlord did come before Demon Lord, and many other shows like it. It was a huge pioneer in the terms of the “being trapped in a video game” anime genre!

What We Love About Overlord

• The humor is second to none, with tons of hilarious jokes mixing well with the more serious tones. Sometimes Overlord can be a bit silly, but it always rights itself in the end with intense magical battles to remind everyone of how serious the situation is
• The character designs are gorgeous, with tons of detail, color, and especially overall uniqueness. Their personalities in general are intriguing, intricate, and never contrived to the point of seeming too silly. Overlord really pulled it off here!
• Finally, it’s extremely hard to get bored in Overlord. The magical fights and the continuous use of power make everything incredibly exciting and interesting, and it’s very hard to look away from the screen during one of these!

9. Granblue Fantasy

In a world of the skies, where many islands drift through the air, a boy named Gran and a talking winged lizard named Vyrn lived in Zinkenstill, an island which yields mysteries. One day, they come across a girl named Lyria. Lyria had escaped from the Erste Empire, a military government that is attempting to rule the world with military might.

In order to escape from the Empire, Gran and Lyria head out into the vast skies, holding the letter Gran's father left behind—which said, "I will be waiting at Estalucia, Island of the Astrals."

Granblue Fantasy is fun, adventurous, and has a surprisingly lighthearted feel to it. As a game adaption, it is certainly one of the better ones, and people love it for its style, emotional impact, and great character interactions. Not only that, but Granblue Fantasy’s various crossovers put it on the map as an extremely successful franchise.

What We Love About Granblue Fantasy

• The style is amazing and very fantastical in taste and design. Everything feels incredibly realistic while still maintaining that amazing fantasy feel we all search for in shows such as these.
• The characters are sympathetic, relatable, and they genuinely feel like the heroes of the story. Not one character feels overpowered, whiny, or even insignificant. Every character has a proper place in the story, and that’s a nice change from many anime’s in general.
• The interesting take that Granblue brings concerning knighthood mixed with magical abilities is what’s also so appealing about it. It feels modernized in a way that doesn’t feel out of place or oddly anachronistic in any way at all.

8. Fullmetal Alchemist 

Fullmetal Alchemist takes place in the fictional world of Amestris, where alchemy is one of the most commonly practiced sciences. Alchemists who work for the government are called State Alchemists, and are given the title of Major in the military. Alchemists can create anything they desire, but when they do so, they have to give something of equal value in accordance with the Law of Equivalent Exchange. The only things they are forbidden from creating are gold and humans, and those who attempt to create humans often lose a body part and the result is a horrific, inhuman creature.

Edward and Alphonse Elric live in the city of Resembool with their mother Trisha and their father Van Hohenheim, who left. After Trisha died of illness and the Elric brothers finished their alchemist training, they tried to bring their mother back using alchemy. This ended horrifically, with Edward losing his left leg and Alphonse losing his body. 

After Edward sacrifices his right arm to bring back Alphonse’s soul, binding it to a suit of armor, the brothers search for the Philosopher’s Stone to restore Alphonse. However, they aren’t the only ones looking for it, and they face many obstacles along the way.

Fullmetal Alchemist is incredibly critically acclaimed, with a 9.1/10 on IMDB and a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. The animation is beautiful, the story complex, and the characters well developed. There isn’t much to say in terms of criticism, as Fullmetal Alchemist has proved itself a giant among many.

What We Love About Fullmetal Alchemist 

• The emotion behind the intense story is something that the show has going for it. Relationships are portrayed as not just a thing, but as the only thing, and it’s one of the few anime that does that and does it successfully. It dregs up feelings and beautiful moments, and it’s worth a watch.
• Fullmetal Alchemist is surprisingly dark, but it’s subtle enough to come across surprisingly well. It’s darkness and depth set it apart from the other fantasy anime it competes against, and it works perfectly in every way. 
• The characters are extremely well developed and intricate, and Edward especially embraces his flaws and everything about the world he lived in and nearly destroyed. The relationships are fun, endearing, and everything about them is particularly heartwarming.

7. My Hero Academia

In the world of My Hero Academia, the majority of the human population has gained the ability to develop superpowers called “Quirks,” which appear in children around the age of four. It is estimated that around 80% of human existence has a Quirk, and those who have Quirks usually end up becoming Heroes, people who work to defeat the Villains who choose to use their Quirks for evil.

Izuku Midoriya has dreams of becoming a Hero even though he doesn’t have a Quirk, and was bullied by his best friend, Katsuki Bakugo, for not having one. Both of them look up to one of the world’s greatest Heroes, All Might, who they both met and who Izuku knows of a critical injury done to him.

All Might also reveals how, exactly, his Quirk, “All For One,” works. He then gives it to Izuku to succeed him, as his bravery in the face of danger proves him worthy. As he continues as a Hero at high school, he faces nemeses, danger, and many Villains along his path to protecting humanity. 

My Hero Academia is extremely popular, and it has a fun concept, endearing characters, and great animation and designs. The internet loves to meme on it, but enjoys it for its story as well. While its accused of being highly overrated, that doesn’t stop it from being a great anime.

What We Love About My Hero Academia

• The premise itself is unique and new compared to other anime that focus on superpowers among humans. Izuku is your typical underdog, but the way the show has him interact with his powers sets him apart from other protagonists like him. 
• My Hero Academia has an all star acting cast, and that works well in terms of its popularity. The voices are talented, well trained, and they give expert expression to characters with complicated and intertwined personalities. 
• The fighting is one of the best parts. The battles don’t feel long or drawn out, and they’re very interactive and keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time. The action is entertaining to the point where you can’t take your eyes off of it.

7. Madoka Magica

Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki are regular middle school girls with regular lives, but all that changes when they encounter Kyuubey, a cat-like magical familiar, and Homura Akemi, the new transfer student.

Kyuubey offers them a proposition: he will grant any one of their wishes and in exchange, they will each become a magical girl, gaining enough power to fulfill their dreams. However, Homura Akemi, a magical girl herself, urges them not to accept the offer, stating that everything is not what it seems.

A story of hope, despair, and friendship, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica deals with the difficulties of being a magical girl and the price one has to pay to make a dream come true. Madoka Magica has captured hearts everywhere, and is a staple of the magical girl genre in terms of anime. People enjoy it for its humor, adventure, heartfelt moments, and of course, the magic. It’s a great anime to check out!

What We Love About Madoka Magica

• It’s adorable, cute, and funny too. Not only that, but the magical powers aspect of the show makes everything even more entertaining, eye catching, and fun! It’s a fun journey throughout the entire series
• The characters are well written, extremely relatable, and their designs are that of the typical magical girl. It’s everything you would ever want or need in a show like Madoka Magica
• The action is surprisingly intense! With tons of epic battles and fighting galore, it’s hard not to take your eyes off of the screen! Madoka Magica is a fun, magical adventure for everyone!

6. KonoSuba

It is not strange that the Demon Lord's forces fear the Crimson Demons, the clan from which Megumin and Yunyun originate. Even if the Demon Lord's generals attack their village, the Crimson Demons can just easily brush them off with their supreme mastery of advanced and overpowered magic.

When Yunyun receives a seemingly serious letter regarding a potential disaster coming to her hometown, she immediately informs Kazuma Satou and the rest of his party. After a series of wacky misunderstandings, it turns out to be a mere prank by her fellow demon who wants to be an author. Even so, Megumin becomes worried about her family and sets out toward the Crimson Demons' village with the gang.

There, Kazuma and the others decide to sightsee the wonders of Megumin's birthplace. However, they soon come to realize that the nonsense threat they received might have been more than just a joke.

I love how fantasy and humor come together in this anime. Never was I not laughing, and never did I dislike a character. The jokes and funny moments are genuinely funny, and I love the characters overall. They make a great story, and the fantastic world building really helps out. Definitely check out KonoSuba today.

What We Love About KonoSuba

• This is the first pure fantasy world comedy on the list, and the most original so far. The story is genuinely funny and serious, and that makes the show itself incredibly entertaining overall. 
• The character arcs are well written and executed. They all connect well to the world and the story, and still manage to be seriously written while funny. They all work well together, as well.
• The humor is genuinely funny. Nothing feels forced or awkward, and there isn’t any ridiculous gross out humor either. It all feels real and unique.

5. Million Arthur 

Tales of old speak of the legends of Excalibur, a sacred sword. The sword is wielded by those who are worthy of its power, bestowing them extraordinary strength and granting them the title of Arthur. However, a divine miracle results in the creation of multiple Excaliburs, thus distorting the fabric of time.

Aiming to revert time to its original course, a group of six Arthurs composed of Danchou, Renkin, Kakka, Yamaneko, Tekken, and Rurou are sent back in time when the abnormal Excaliburs were spawned. They are assigned with one sole task: to destroy the Excaliburs of the past—all of which total up to one million.

Million Arthur is funny, clever, and has some of the most interesting world building. The knight concept in this anime is developed under the concept of swords instead of people, putting an interesting and material spin on the knight storyline arc itself. That’s one of the many things that helps it to stand out.

What We Love About Million Arthur

• What’s incredibly special about Million Arthur is how it manages to be surprisingly funny while still maintaining it’s serious and fantastical tone. The jokes are authentic, genuinely funny, and overall create some great comedic moments.
• The animation is gorgeous. One of the most recent anime’s on this list, it has the smoothest artwork and the most well developed movements. Everything looks sleek, well done, and is an overall masterpiece.
• The characters may be goofy at times, but they are the bread and butter of Million Arthur. They make the story funny, intriguing, and overall create a great adventure sense along the way. Million Arthur isn’t as well known, and deserves any positive attention it gets.

4. The Ancient Magus Bride 

Chise Hatori, a 15-year-old Japanese girl, was sold for five million pounds at an auction to a tall masked gentleman. Abandoned at a young age and ridiculed by her peers for her unconventional behavior, she was ready to give herself to any buyer if it meant having a place to go home to. In chains and on her way to an unknown fate, she hears whispers from robed men along her path, gossiping and complaining that such a buyer got his hands on a rare "Sleigh Beggy."

Ignoring the murmurs, the mysterious man leads the girl to a study, where he reveals himself to be Elias Ainsworth—a magus. After a brief confrontation and a bit of teleportation magic, the two open their eyes to Elias' picturesque cottage in rural England. Greeted by fairies and surrounded by weird and wonderful beings upon her arrival, these events mark the beginning of Chise's story as the apprentice and supposed bride of the ancient magus.

This seems like an unconventional top pick, but it’s here for a reason. The Ancient Magus Bride manages to beautifully combine slice of life, growth, magic, healing, and romance all into one. While Chise and Elias are certainly an unusual pair, and their romantic relationship is a bit awkward and rough at first, that’s what makes them beautiful. The Ancient Magus Bride itself is a show about growth and magic; how we can grow from our ashes and how we can heal. Chise and Elias’ relationship is proof of this.

What Makes The Ancient Magus Bride Great

• The world and the world building. Every part of it is beautiful and creative. From the lore, the creatures, and the stories within stories, this is one of the most original anime’s to date. The soundtrack is also amazing.
• The magic powers of Chise and Elias is so unique compared to many of the shows on this list. If anything, The Ancient Magus Bride is less about falling in love with power and more about growing in magic, which really helps it to stand out.
• The animation is breathtaking. Everything is so well drawn and so well detailed, you feel immersed in it all. You can tell that quite a lot of passion and thought went into this anime, and that remains one of the best parts about it.

3. Cardcaptor Sakura 

Cardcaptor Sakura takes place in the fictional city of Tomoeda, which is supposedly near the city of Tokyo. Ten-year-old Sakura Kinomoto accidentally releases a set of magical cards known as Clow Cards from a book in her basement created and named after the sorcerer Clow Reed. Each card has its own unique ability and can assume an alternate form when activated. The guardian of the cards, Cerberus (nicknamed Kero), emerges from the book and explains that only a person with magical powers could open the seal of the book, clarifying that Sakura can do magic. Kero chooses Sakura to retrieve the missing cards. As she finds each card, she battles its magical personification and defeats it by sealing it away. Cerberus acts as her guide, while her best friend and second cousin, Tomoyo Daidouji films her exploits and provides her with both battle costumes and moral support.

Syaoran Li, a boy Sakura's age and a descendant of Clow Reed, arrives from Hong Kong to recapture the cards himself. While initially antagonistic, he comes to respect Sakura and begins aiding her in capturing the cards. Once Sakura captures all of the cards, she is tested by Yue, the cards' second guardian, to determine if she is worthy of becoming the cards' true master; Yue is also the true form of Yukito Tsukishiro, Toya's best friend who Sakura has a crush on. Aided by her school teacher Kaho Mizuki, Sakura passes the test and becomes the new master of the Clow Cards.

People love Cardcaptor Sakura, and for good reason. It’s often considered one of the best children’s manga and anime in translation, especially when it comes to the English language. The world is well developed, the characters are well written and likable, and the show itself is a credit to the magical girl genre.

What We Love About Cardcaptor Sakura 

• It's more than just a classic or a title that's influential. It's an example of a series that was not afraid to take risks and defy common conventions of the genre in order to maximize quality.
• The relationship between Sakura and Syaoran serves as the basis for the central theme of the series as their feelings and relationship change and develop immensely, from rivals to friends and finally to lovers. This is a very gradual change and it's paced well enough that it feels completely natural, a change you might not even notice without retrospect.
• Some characters reveal hidden sides that will surprise the audience and certain side characters develop and become integral to the story. At no point does the show ever feel too silly or too serious; it's a perfect blend of the two.

2. Fairy Tail 

In the fantasy land of Fiore, magic is an essential part of everyday life. Countless magic guilds are the heart of all magical activity, and serve as areas for mages to band together and take on job requests. Among them, Fairy Tail stands out from the rest as a place of strength, spirit, family, and of course, utter chaos.

Lucy Heartfilia is a young Celestial Wizard searching for Celestial I ate keys, and her dream is to become a full-fledged wizard by joining Fairy Tail. In the town of Magnolia, she runs into Natsu Dragneel and his partner Happy, who are on a quest to find Natsu's foster father, the dragon Igneel.

Upon being tricked by Bora, who was pretending to be the famous Salamander, Lucy falls under an abduction attempt, only to be saved by Natsu. To her shock, he reveals that he is a member of Fairy Tail and invites her to join them. There, Lucy meets the guild's wild and free members, such as the ice wizard Gray Fullbuster and magic swordswoman Erza Scarlet. Together as a family, they battle the forces of evil, help those in need, and gain new friends, all the while enjoying the never-ending adventure that is Fairy Tail.

Fairy Tail was clearly made with love, and we all love it. The plot is amazing, the characters sympathetic, and the visuals amazing. While its accused of being overrated, it’s themes of friendship, family, loyalty, and sacrifice are above and beyond any other anime on this list or of all time.

What Makes Fairy Tail Great

• The animation is beautiful, friendly in character expression, and the action is smooth. Everything is entertaining, almost beyond so, and the character designs are superior to most other shonen animes in the business.
• Speaking of shonen animes, Fairy Tail isn’t your typical shonen anime. It doesn’t just focus on one character as the main hero, it focuses on all of Fairy Tail. The main protagonist isn’t Natsu or Lucy, but it’s the entirety of Fairy Tail itself, and that’s what truly sets it apart from the others.
• All of the characters are well written and have well developed personalities. Some entire arcs are developed to certain characters, and this helps viewers to become sympathetic with them throughout the series.

Best Anime With Magic Powers: Sailor Moon

Usagi Tsukino is an average teenager, and a student who constantly scores low on her tests. Suddenly, her life is turned upside down when she saves a cat with a crescent moon on its head from being bullied by younger boys. The cat, Luna, later reveals that their meeting was not an accident. Luna tells Usagi that she is destined to become Sailor Moon, a young guardian with the power to protect the Earth. Given a special brooch that allows her to transform, she must use her new powers to save the city from evil energy-stealing monsters sent by Queen Beryl of the Dark Kingdom.

But getting accustomed to her powers and fighting villains are not the only things she has to worry about. She must find the lost princess of the Moon Kingdom, the other Sailor Guardians, and the Legendary Silver Crystal in order to save the planet from destruction.

Sailor Moon was the original magical girl anime, and every magical girl anime is similar to it in at least some way. When it comes to outfits, plots, protagonists, and more, Sailor Moon is the original when it comes to be a young girl’s hero above a typical superhero in general. Sailor Moon was a genius move, and always will be.

What We Love About Sailor Moon

• It walks a funny line between shounen and shojo, showcasing intense fight scenes and drama while also having light hearted moments and romance. A lot of the episodes also contain little messages and lessons in them, akin to something we’d see in your typical Saturday morning cartoons for kids.
• Sailor Moon is particularly interesting in its nostalgia factor. It even inspired a remaster, which basically confirms its influence in the anime world in general. Sailor Moon inspired many and will inspire more.
• Sailor Moon was the staple for the magical girl genre. Any magical girl anime took inspiration from the original Sailor Moon, and Sailor Moon pioneered an entire genre of art, stories, anime, and media.