9. Anime

I started watching anime in 2012 and I still watch it, but now much less. My favourite genre is shounen.
Anime – it's Japanese animation, mostly based on manga (Japanese comics), but also on video games or light novels. It has many different genres. Here are some of them:

Shounen - mainly addressed to boys, usually the main character is a boy, e.g.: Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood, Bleach, Ao no Exorcist.

/Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood/

The events take place in an alternative world in the 20th century. The main characters are two brothers - senior Edward Elric and younger Alphonse Elric. Both are passionate about alchemy, a form of science that requires a lot of knowledge and abilities. One day their mother Trisha dies. The brothers, unable to accept the loss of a loved one, decide to bring her back to life through alchemy. They break taboos and carry out transmutation. The results of their activities turn out to be tragic. Alphonse loses his body and Edward loses his left leg. With the last of his strength, the elder brother manages to devote his right hand and binds his brother's soul to the old armor. Since then, the main task of Ed and Ala is to find a philosophical stone that increases alchemy abilities and thus restores lost bodies.

/Bleach/

Kurosaki Ichigo is 15 years old and has an unbelievable ability to see ghosts of dead people. One day a demon appears in the city, which no one but Ichigo sees. Behind the demon follows a mysterious girl who finally kills the demon, and in the evening appears in the house of Ichigo. Rukia presents herself as the god of death, whose task is to kill demons and bring dead souls to heaven called Soul Society. The demons that appear in the city seem to be looking for Ichigo because his soul is a special booty for them - he sees what no one else can see: their very selves and the god of Death. To protect his family, Ichigo must become the God of Death. Rukia gives him her strength and weakness takes on the body of an earth girl, for the time when she will regain her strength. Ichigo doubts whether he can serve all people and protect against demons not only his family, but also anyone who needs it.



/Ao no Exorcist/

The world consists of two interconnected dimensions: the world of people - Assiah and the world called Gehenna inhabited by demons. Usually the interaction between these dimensions is impossible, but demons can go to the world of people if they are possessed by Assiah's objects or residents. However, it is not so easy for Satan himself - in the human world, there is nothing capable of maintaining his power. Rin Okumura is the son of this infernal ruler, but in spite of his father's plans, he decides to become an exorcist and fight against the forces of darkness.

Seinen - addressed mainly to young men between 18 and 30 years old, e.g.: Hellsing Ultimate, Another, Basilisk.

/Hellsing Ultimate/

Anime "Hellsing" tells a story about an organization fighting with various kinds of vampires and "not dead". The organization is commanded by Mrs Integral, who deals with most matters. The aforementioned organization is assisted by a vampire named Alucard. He is the subordinate of Mrs. Integral, who accidentally awakened him. The problem of "not dead" is worrying not only Great Britain, but also the Vatican. However, the influence of the Queen of Great Britain makes it impossible for the Vatican to work more in the kingdom.



/Another/

Anime begins with showing the story of a model and popular student named Misaki, who is dying unexpectedly 26 years before the main action. However, her classmates decided to behave as though Misaki were still among them until she finished school. In the spring of 1998, Kouichi Sakakibara goes to the same school. He immediately senses the restless atmosphere prevailing in the classroom. He is most intrigued by Mei, a mysterious girl with an eye patch. Nobody seems to notice her.


/Basilisk/

Hatred Kouga and Iga - two powerful ninja families - have lasted for four hundred years, and all attempts to make peace came to nothing or ended in even worse massacres. Nevertheless, it seems that soon the centuries-long struggles will eventually go down in history. Soon, the heirs of both families - Gennosuke and Oboro - will be married to seal the eternal and lasting peace. Both clans are already waiting for this moment and it seems that - at least roughly - they accept the idea of reconciliation.

Shoujo – it's adressed mainly to girls, e.g.: Vampire Knight.

/Vampire Knight/

The main character is Yuuki Cross, a student of the so-called Daytime Class of the unusual Cross Academy. School owes its specific character to the fact that in addition to daytime lessons, classes for the Night Class, whose pupils are vampires, are also held. The real identity of the Night Class is closely guarded by Yuuki and her colleague Zero Kiryuu, who was entrusted with the task of maintaining order between two groups of students. With time, it turns out that this is only part of the secrets that hide behind the walls of the Cross Academy.

… and so on.