Top 20 Greatest Story Arcs in Anime
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- Опубликовано: 12 июл 2023
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Frieza saga🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
The Liberation War Arc had a few plot twists.
The Soul Society arc. I still remember it. ❤️❤️❤️
Should've put 12 Houses Arc from Saint Seiya on the list.
The arcs I do consider the greatest would have to be the following:
Grand Magic Games (Fairy Tail)
Frieza Saga (Dragon Ball Z)
Chimera Ant (Hunter x Hunter 2011)
Majin Buu Saga (Dragon Ball Z)
That Naruto's entrance by destroying one of the pains still gives me goosebumps.
The entrance was when Sakura started shouting and he comes up with a toad on top of a toad on top of a toad and that freaking gives me the goosebumps
Ginpachi sensei!!
Ichigo>
Still shogun assassination arc 🔥🔥
Arcs are what makes anime so unique and fun to watch. There's always that hypest season where everything just get laid out. From new characters, villains to new power/abilities, there's just that season where you get glued to the screen. And that's what anime is all about, getting you hooked
Right you are ! 👍
For me Return to Shiganshina is peak anime, particularly the perfect game -> Hero -> Midnight sun trio. Best 3 episode stretch I've ever seen.
It's one of the best arcs in any media across any genre. And I'm not even being hyperbolic, I honestly think it's that good.
Exactly, tbh i already knew levi will tear shit out of beast titan from all those insta stories however never anticipated episode before that’the perfect game’ would be so masterpiece. I watched aot in dub and sub both but ERVIN’s speech is so intense manly and magical. There is no character like him. He defines what a man is who make him heard in masses and make them follow it not only with word but with actions too❤
@@BadAssMacmillan it aint even best arc in its genre but ok
Remember guys, the Arc that had one of the most Tragic Moments in Anime History is called, "The Golden Age Arc"
Cant relate
Absolutely gorgeous arc wish everyone go has something like it🫴🫴
@@BenganGameryou are missing out
@@Maxjuliann no im not, it just doesnt have "one of the most tragic moments in anime history"
The anime is Berserk.
Read the manga first. :)
The soul society arc Will always be the best arc in Bleach. With great fights and awesome moments.
That right there is why im not so drawn on bleach. the best shit is the very beginning and then it goes downhill cuz of how they did it. ichigo comes in and beats kenpachi who has NEVER lost a fight but loses to ichigo at 15 who barely knows jack shit about anything. idk i liked it. i just didnt LOVE bleach. but aye. tybw is that fucking HOT fire. cant wait for the new epiosde in a few hours
@@SageO6PathzGON mean the author intentionally made Ichigo that way...he was always supposed to be the chosen one, the most powerful...
The author never really intended to make Ichigo struggle with power but with who he really is...
Like Ichigo literally surpassed almost every 1000 y/o soul reaper after just a few months by the end of the arrancar arc...He got the genes of all races in bleach lmao
@@abhinavg-----9434 i mean... is naruto not the exact same way lol as well as countless others...
It's literally just Saint Seiya
@@SageO6PathzGONIchigo vs kenpachi is a clash of ideoliges.
Kenpachi believes in ones own strength and refuse to learn his own zanpakuto's name because of it, Ichigo on the other hand wins because he trusts in his zanpakuto and works with it and old man zangetsu gave him more of ichigo's sealed power and uses blut vene to stop Ichigo's bleeding.
Remember old man Zangetsu nerfed ichigo threwout the entire series until ichigo unlocked his true shikai.
The "Frieza arc" from Dragon Ball Z was my first big anime arc I remember watching. Since then, my favourite arcs are the "Pain arc" from Naruto and the "Return to Shiganshina" arc from Attack on Titan
The Frieza Arc was my favorite arc, I grew up watching that. Even in the Kai version. 😍
Marine Ford arc is better
@@eiichirogoda8136 For One Piece, sure.
personally, i prefer the cell arc in dbz, with the androids and mr. satan
@@Blaqjaqshellaq That's a great arc too. 😊
Battle City, Destiny, Paranormal Liberation War, Soul Society, DIO's World, Elf Reincarnation, Enterainment District, Pain's Assault, Wano, and Frieza are my best anime arcs.
Elf reincarnation arc is nowhere near among the best lol
I agree with you, the Frieza Saga from Dragon Ball Z is my favorite anime arc too ! 🤩
The Return to Shiganshina was the best for me. Emotional payoffs, character deaths, massive action sequences, mysteries revealed. It has everything, and it was only 10 episodes, which meant no filler or downtime.
closest thing to perfection ive ever seen
No matter how much time passes but "Chimera ant arc" will be in my heart it was a rollercoaster of emotions and episode 131 and 135 of HxH are one of the greatest episodes of all time.
yup bro same feelings here
Anime Arcs have always been my favorite kinds of Anime Storylines.
They really show alot of character growth, character development, epic fights, new different characters, great heroes and villains and most importantly:
Unforgettable, memorable, timeless and legendary iconic moments.
You're right about that ! 😊
While The Band of Seven is my favorite arc in Inuyasha, I have to give a shout-out to the Meido Zangetsuha arc. It gave Sesshomaru the best character development throughout the entire series starting with him visibly mourning Kagura's death, learning how to deal with grief and the limitations of his powers, _helping_ Inuyasha master Tetsuaiga, and eventually surpasing his father's strength and skill to become a great demon in his own right.
That's a great arc too.
I absolutely love more the Majin boo arc... The the cell arc... Then frieza arc and finally the Saiyans arc... For me, dragon ball Z was a great journey, perfectly displayed... Is the perfect anime for starters...
I agree with you, I grew up watching the Frieza Arc, especially in Kai version, because of his voice acting.
Dbz is godfather of all anime all mangaka in world are inspired from dbz it got the second highest sell of all time only one piece sold more and oda was a worker on prime dbz in oda yound days on pice 520 million sales dbz 370 million golgo 13 the professional 320 million sales from the new amines demon slayer manga reached the 8 spot in all time sales and 1st spot in anime movies of all time
@@tedbak3387 Right you are ! 👍
Soul society arc is the best arc in the original Bleach, Ichigo was awesome and i am speechless.
My favourite arc has to be the Pain arc in Naruto Shippuden
It’s such an incredible arc that stands out among other amazing arcs in Naruto and other anime’s
I will never forget Yahiko's pain.
Normie
Soul Society a Straight Classic 💯
Yu yu hakusho's black chapter arc for me is the greatest anime arc of all time.
I agree. It's far better than dark tournament. You might dislike the ending but the rest was amazing.
@Demonmack0 the arc has twist and turns. The true motive of sensui was revealed and we saw Yusuke transformed into a powerful yokai.
Pain arc in naruto is my personal best anime arc of all time. From Jiraya's death to Naruto's entrance, gives me tears to this day
Is Jiraya's death considered part of the pain arc? I always thought the arc started right when the grandpa toad makes it to the leaf village and announces his death. Just because the whole Sasuke vs Itachi and Sasuke vs Killer Bee stuff happens after Jiriya's death. Thanks for any input 🙏
The frieza saga is just SO ICONIC!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
The frieza saga is when i learned that 5 mins is like equal to like 10+ dbz episodes
The debut of the Super Saiyan and the utter pounding and humiliating fall of the tyrannical she-man had my blood boiling and yelling in joy and fury, whether it be Goku tossing Frieza like a ragdoll or smacking some sense into the she-man's head
@@Oldcasualgamer404 The Frieza Arc from Dragon Ball Z is just so Super Epic and Badass to boot!
@@adamzabielski3685I Absolutely Agree! The Best Epic Badass Anime Battle between Goku and Frieza is just so ICONIC!!!! I'll NEVER forget about those moments from that Anime!
With Bulma at her most divaish...
Yu-gi-oh's Battle City Arc will forever be in my top 5 favorites.
Great list! Pains Assault in Naruto Shippuden will always be my favorite arc.
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Zabuzas better
I love all your anime uploads daily 😁 pls keep it up
My List
1. Wano
2. Frieza
3. Chimera Ant
4. he Golden Age
5. the Dark Tournament
6. Soul Society
7. Pain's Assault
8. Return to Shiganshina
9. Farm
10. Entertainment District
11. Shogun Assassination
12. kyoto
13. Dio's World
14. Elf Reincarnation
15. Paranormal Liberation War
16. Grand Magic Games
17. Band of the Seven
18. Dream Chojin Tag
19. the Guild
20. Destiny
kinda insane how there is not best arc oat in your top 20
The Band of Seven Arc is in this list?.... *SWEET!!!* 🔥
That was one of my fav arcs from InuYasha.
I’m going with The Promised Day, The Sasuke Retrieval Mission, Pain’s Assault, Water 7, Marineford, The Frieza Saga, The Tournament Of Power, The Dark Tournament, The Chimera Ant Arc, Battle City, The Soul Society, Dio’s World, Return To Shiganshina, The Hideout Raid Arc and The Conviction Arc.
Remove water 7 and put enies lobby
The dark tournament art is a major nostalgia bomb. It's definitely in my list of top tournament arcs.
It really is I remember younger me was just eager to watch the next episodes each week. It's very rare to have a tournament arc that also focuses on heavily on the story of other characters as well and it pulls it off very well. Plus, everyone got an equal moment in the spotlight even Kuwabara lol
It's probably number 1 for me although the Grand Magic Games make a good case.
@@thebestfrom361grand magic games is a bunch of still images lol some of the worst animation for a popular series
To be honest the first season of demon slayer I watched only cuz everyone hyped it when it first came out. There were amazing fight scenes, but it felt pretty slow in between. The movie was a huge positive and the entertainment district arc drew me in. The villains were so much fun and so tragic, but it made me want to continue watching the anime
After finishing the manga I can tell you the next arc could easily end up on this list in the future
As a huge BSD fan I was NOT expecting Guild arc to be here but I am glad you included it here. Though my personal favourite BSD arc is *Hunting Dogs arc* in s4 followed by Vampire Infection outbreak arc in s5 and then Guild arc
For Timings:-
0:40 Destiny Arc - Dragon Quest
1:46 Guild Arc - Bungo Stray Dogs
2:56 Dream Chojin Tag Arc - Kinnikuman
3:52 Band of The Seven Arc - Inuyasha
4:52 Entertainment District Arc - Demon Slayer
5:59 Paranormal Liberation War Arc - My Hero Academia
7:10 Elf Reincarnation Arc - Black Clover
8:26 Grand Magic Games Arc - Fairy Tail
9:28 Dio's World Arc - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
10:12 Shogun Assassination Arc - Gintama
11:04 Battle City Arc - Yu Gi Oh!
11:58 Kyoto Arc - Rurouni Kenshin
12:56 The Dark Tournament Arc - Yu Yu Hakusho
13:42 Pain Assault Arc - Naruto Shippuden
14:48 Return to Shiganshina Arc - Attack on Titan
15:57 The Golden Age Arc - Berserk (1997-98)
17:06 Chimera Ant Arc - Hunter X Hunter
18:05 Soul Society Arc - Bleach
19:00 Wano Arc - One Piece
21:17 Frieza Arc - Dragon Ball Z
Honorable Mentions
20:06 Magnostadt Arc - Magi: The Kingdom of Magic
20:25 Winter Cup Arc - Kuroko's Basketball
20:43 Farm Arc - Vinland Saga
Saint Seiya's Arc where they have to battle through the 12 houses is the OG of many arcs that we love today.
That fight of bleach at the beginning give me shivers 😱😃🤌💯
I'm not an anime fan but, although i didn't watch it, i expected the Chimera Ant arc to be first because i always hear people say it is the best arc in anime hystory.
It’s top 5
Each great anime arc after another is like an epic adventure. 😆🤩❤️❤️❤️
Yes it is ! 😁
Kaiba is so iconic when using obelisk 😎😎😎
kenshins fight with makoto shishio is an absolute classic
Chimera ant arc was literally perfect. The immense amount of character development where the protagonist decends into darkness losing humanity as the main antagonist finds it: all while never meeting each other.
shogan assassination arc not being top 5 let alone top 10 is a crime
i am so happy to see the band of the seven arc is on this list this arc was fantastic 🎉
So happy seeing Wano ranked really high up. This whole arc has had the budget and animation for a movie all in one arc.
I know people like to hate Demon slayer but entertainment district arc was one of the best arc's/season's i ever watched
Cell Saga>Frieza Saga
The Cell saga was the peak of dragon ball in general
True but the Frieza saga introduced one of the most important and influential transformations in anime history
I dont think so soyboy.
@@omega.ak1that is a fact.
@@omega.ak1I agree with you.
Return to Shinganshina not being number one is a crime against television in general.... The greatest chunk of television media ever produced it was hype it was extraordinary writing it was everything
even as an AOT hater this is indisputable fax, only have it behind chimera ant
@@TheBBCSlurpee You are not an aot haters that means.
@@RatnaRoy-sm9br i love aot but there is no way return to shingashina is better than coalition arc
Putting the farm arc from Vinland as an honourable mention is outrageous
On god
Pain's arc is monumental at it's peak, but sadly it is dragged down a bit by uneven pacing in-between the great moments. For me, the personal favourite from Shippuuden would most likely be the Five Kage-arc, since so much development happens here AND the fight between Sasuke and Danzou takes place at it's end. Granted it is not perfect either, but to see the story finally move beyond just two of the five great countries as well as some truly great fights interspersed between story moments, it definitely deserves its share of praise.
On a more personal note, this was around the point were I caught up with the anime after essentially binging through all available content in a matter of months beforehand, so if for no other reason it holds a very special place with me because of that 😂
Top Ten Best Filler Arcs in Anime
Now THAT would be interesting to see.
Here are some exembles.
Kakashi’s Anbu arc: Naruto Shippuden.
The gotei 13 invasion arc: Bleach.
Key of the starry sky arc: Fairy tail.
Great upload. Interesting to watch till the end. Tnx4sharing. Watching from DUBAI
My favourite ONE PIECE arc is Water Seven & Ennies Lobby. (Many consider them two different arcs, but they fit together as a single story.
The DBZ Frieza arc is the one where the planet is five minutes from blowing up, but those five minutes somehow last seven episodes...
I mean if that's all you remember from the freiza saga you should go back and rewatch. It still holds up to this day and its what solidified me as a real anime fan.
@@thebestfrom3615 minutes, not literally, just Frieza's perception. Plus, the fighting for them is SO fast, we wouldn't be able to keep up, so it's slowed down for us regular humans to watch is one excuse😂 lastly, the original series did indeed purposely long out the show to 1. Make money, and 2. Wait for the latest manga I'm sure.
@@thebestfrom361you're right, it is great.
@@CragusMaximus19True, but you could check out the Kai version, it may be shorten the fights, but the voice acting and dialogue is great too.
Water Seven is good. Enies Lobby is mostly shit with a few great moments. A horribly paced arc with unbelievable contrivance, bullshit ass pull power ups and some of the most incompetent villains I've ever seen (although One Piece is filled with those anyway).
Erza's take down of Pandemonium stage in Magic Games in Fairy Tail is the single most badass moment for any female character in all of anime.
Yu-Gi-Oh went downhill after the Battle City arc, one of the best all in tournament arcs in anime along with Dark Tournament in Yu Yu Hakusho and all three martial arts competitions in Dragon Ball.
Meruem's final moments in HXH is one of the saddest deaths in anime out there, 'Komugi, are you still there?' hits harder and harder as it's repeated.
The Frieza vs Goku battle maybe infamous for its length, but Frieza Arc is still one of the best arc of DB franchise and anime. The hype of Frieza, Ginyu Force's evil, to Vegeta turning over a new leaf to the Super Saiyan transformation, everything was epic.
Thank you for putting the battle city arc
Meruem is my goat protagonist period. This arc gave me everything i wanted
Villain. Kiddo, he îs a villain, don't be în denial
pain assault, marineford, return to shiganshina, namek saga, golden age arc and shogun assassination my all time fav arcs
idk if it counts as an arc technically, but if it does, the Zero Requiem Arc has to be on the list. The ending of Code Geass will forever be goated and that combined with the epic final battle, Lelouch's final tricks, and the last few plot twists, it should be a slam dunk top 5 imo
Ash should be in more videos his voice is so naturally calming
The Pain Arc is fucking mint. I was glued to the TV, I remember on Hulu they had it an episode behind, I just couldn't wait another week.
Then I saw it on some pirate site and I still couldn't wait, started reading manga for the first time.
The Grand Magic Games is one of my favorite Fairy Tail arcs. Possibly top along with Tartaros.
For me watching the episodes of Oden are what made me love Wano that and the introduction to the human human fruit model Nika 😊
You can have an arc with amazing fights with power and cool animations. But no anime nears York New Arc on how beautiful and dark an arc should be. The fights in HxH is chess match and instant kill type
that lights out scene bro 🔥
Shogun assassination too low but other than that its a huge W.🔥
Shogun assassination at 11 is beyond crazy to me😭
And rts better than Marley and wfp is insane also that frieza arc and soul society doesnt belong anywhere to the top 30. And farm arc is honorable mention? Crazy.
I have trouble believing it's below battle city. It should be at least in the top 5.
Surprising to see no FMAB on this list since you guys always place it on your number 1 anime of all time.
most on the list are very memorable to me as a young anime fan during those times
Haven’t watched yet, but the Dark Tournament from Yu Yu Hakusho better be on here
Amazing video watch mojo of the best arcs in all of anime,fantastic job. I really love from the original yugioh anime arc is awaking dragon arc.
What about a list of the most underrated arcs in anime too?
Make some space cause you might have to add the shibuya incident arc to this later. And make room on your most hated villains list for Mahito.
Man... Now I'll have to watch Berserk again 😅🥰
17:07 WTH??? Phantom Troup Arc Was Peak!!!!
Ash thank you for this list amazing job but I think entertainment arc is top 10, pain's assault top 5 and water 7/ennis lobby arc should've been number 2.
Makoto Shishio's Arc from the GOAT. Rurouni Kenshin
Glad to see Kyoto Arc on this. It's amazing.... too bad we can't include manga or Negima's School Festival would be #1.
Inuyasha the Band of Seven arc is my most favorite especially the leader Bankotsu
Should have waited for a while because JJK’s Shibuya arc is sure to take a high place on this list!!
Inyuasha's Band of Seven arc I loved.
Mines are waking the dragons, enies lobby, dark tournament src, chimera ant, cell saga, paranormal Liberation war Arc, rescue/arrancar Arc, 4th great ninja war Arc/ pains assault Arc, return to shiganshina Arc, battle city arc, swordsmith village Arc, Majin buu revival Arc
Respect on putting in Battle City and Dark Tournament
I like how watch mojo refers to Yu-Gi-Oh! as Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters, the Japanese title
13:41 To think one of the greatest arcs in anime as well as one of Naruto's best which considered peak Shippuden doesn't even have Sasuke on it.
There was only 6 anime on this list that I have heard of and seen the episodes Yu-Gi-Oh,naruto shippuden,one piece,bleach, attack on titan and dragon ball z.
Now here is the rest of the anime that I have heard of and seen the episodes dragon ball GT,dragon ball super,naruto,boruto,samurai 7,soul eater,Deadman wonderland and fire force.
The Soul Society Arc from Bleach, the Band of Seven Arc from InuYasha, and last but not least, Battle City Duels Arc from Yu-Gi-Oh are my absolute favourites. Back where I come from which is Canada, those three anime tv shows with those arcs were glory on a Canadian kids tv channel called YTV. Short for Youth Television. Back in the glory days when they were shown both day and night on weekends. Along with other anime tv shows. Rarely a bit of those at around 4 pm when you get back home from school on time in the late afternoons. Just as long as they don’t go way past your bedtime on a school night. Or if any of those were shown on tv at the crack of dawn. But thankfully, those three finally came out on dvd in both seasons and volumes.
I am from Albania and I remember watching Yu-Gi-Oh back when I was in kindergarten in the very same place through the big TV. It aired in a TV channel called Vizion Plus and it was dubbed in english but with albanian subtitles. Problem was I was born in Greece (even though my parents are albanian) and I moved to Albania when I was 3. Even though I understood albanian I still couldn't read the subtitles. The only way for me to speak albanian was to imitate what they said on TV. However that didn't bother me at the time because I still had a blast watching Yu-Gi-Oh. Me and my older brother even had the trading cards like half of my friends in kidnergarten even though I hardly played them because I didn't knew how to play, I mostly looked at them. I also had the Yu-Gi-Oh tazos including the Pokemon tazos and I still have them in my hometown of Tirana. To put it short, everyone on kindergarten including myself loved Yu-Gi-Oh, even my older brother and cousin liked it. Unfortunately I no longer have the trading cards. My cousin used to have them but he no longer has them either. Nonetheless, I still look fondly at Yu-Gi-Oh as a nostalgic throwback just like Dragon Ball, Naruto and Pokemon.
@@arilumani6194Good news pal. I subscribed to your RUclips channel.
The battle city arc is LEGENDARY!!!!
seeing all the characters steut their sruff in the dark tournament was bliss
Thank you for adding golden age arc thanks a lot 🙏🙏🙏🙏
nice! but is missing the 12 houses of Saint Seiya (and I am more keen to water7/Enies Lobby in OP)
Arc Future final Battle (Katekyo Hitman Reborn)
Arc gourmet festival (Toriko)
(Shaman king)
Alien Conquerors Arc(One punch man)
Joint Investigation Arc
(honestly, any one is fine)(Fire force)
Harvest Festival Arc or Walter Park Arc(Welcome to Demon school Iruma-kun!)
Communication arc (Dr. Stone)
Arco Noah's Ark (D gray man)
Sasuke retrieval arc is what turned boys into men, so memorable
Also, the "children's card game" joke stopped being funny after the 300th time
Elf Reincarnation Arc + Black Catcher = Masterpiece
Just like how Bleach's Soul Society was an arc about protecting a friend from execution, my favorite One Piece Arc is still Enies Lobby Arc which is saving Robin from the World Government. I actually thought it would be here!
I'm not surprised that you didn't include the team flare arc, team galactic arc, or masters 8 arc.
Nothing in pokemon deserves to be in this list
Js the frieza and cell arcs should get a spot
When shibuya arc gets animated it will only be below golden age and farmland saga and shibuya claps any shonen arc till date it has everything
The whole video I kept saying Frieza saga better be on here. Happy to see it at number 1 as it should be!
I agree with you, I'm happy that it's #1, it's the best arc of Dragon Ball Z ! 😍
Nice to see grand magic games on here
Marineford should be number 1, greatest anime arc of all time imo. Wano is great, but its best moment hasn't been animated yet (just a couple more weeks), so I would put MF above Wano. The Frieza arc in DBZ is iconic, but nowhere near being the greatest.
the golden age arc is superior my friend though i admit that i cried for luffy 😂
PAIN Arc is GOATED 🏆
Many memories yes
the grand magic games was just knocked out the park epic anime moments🎉
I like it 👍
1. Silver Soul/Silver Soul Aftermath
2. Thousand Year Blood War
3. Farewell Shinsengumi
4. Chimera Ant
5. Marineford
6. Shogun Assassination
7. Itachi Pursuit/Jiraya/FBBB/Pain
8. Golden Age
9. Farmland(Vinland
10. Wano
W
Gintama arcs are underrated
You should do Top 10 Best One Piece Arcs
I used to think chimera ant arc is overrated until I saw the ending. Really legendary.
Also, no mention of York new city?
I prefer the York New City arc, it's just that the Chimera Ant arc was too slow, and it didn't get interesting until Meruem was born.
1.Golden Age
2.Saiyan/Namek
3. Saint Seiya' Sanctuary arc (The one the Soul society arc is based on)