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Old 2012-12-26, 13:44   Link #4
kitten320
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So basically a shounen?

Well among ongoing series I would strongly recommend Magi. Beautiful art and memorable characters. Story and action get better as they progress and major character developments happen on the way.

If you don't mind something a bit robotic, you can try Accel World where series focus on special game that effects things in real life.
MC gains an ability that no one else had before. Great things are expected from him.

Ao no Exorcist - similar to Naruto where main hero is considered a loser and has dark powers hidden inside of him. In Naruto that was Kyubi. Everyone tries to keep a distance.

Berserk - no super powers but nice action scenes. Series are based in knight era and we get to see some epic battles and well planned strategies. Good character development and plot twist. I recommend to watch old anime series instead of new movies.

Claymore - female warriors that were created to fight demons. Just like Berserk these are darker series though main characters do have some special moves.

Code Geass - mecha series but with great story and unique MC who actually happens to be more of anti hero who wants to get revenge.

D.Gray Man - great action series with interesting cast of characters. It also is 103 episodes long.

Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Zero. Good action series with interesting cast of characters. F/Z is better than F/ST night but if you watch it first you'll kill all the enjoyment from F/ST night series. So I recommend to watch F/SN first. F/Z is a prequel.
Characters are fighting in a death tournament where a winner will get his/her wish fulfilled.

FMA and FMA: Brotherhood are one of the best action series with deep and well thoght out plot. MC is very likable just like many other characters. First season has anime original story while second follows the manga. First few episodes are very similar but then massive changes start to happen. They even have some different characters. I like both seasons but if by chance you won't like one of them, do try to check another one.

Inuyasha - older series about demons and other stuff. I personally lied it. It has a memorable cast where each character has a goal and a destiny.

Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica - don't let the cute art deceive you. Story is darker and deeper than you think. Main heroine is meant to do great things. Every character has their own goal and way of reaching it. Some nice plot twists on the way.

Mai HiME - if you'll like MAdoka, you can check the following. It has very memorable character cast and nice action scenes. At first it is more of a comedy but as series go, plot starts to thicken. Set of girls are given super powers in order to fight monsters, but is it really their only purpose?

Mirai Nikki - no real superpowers but selected number of people get their hands on a phone that predicts future. All of them have to fight each other in order to become a new god.

Soul Eater - nice shounen with memorable character cast. A being of massive power is let free and main cast tries to seal it back.

Toaru Majutsu no Index - science VS magic, who is better? Everyone has their own unique abilities: lightning, teleportation, gravity, cancellation and etc.

Yu yu Hakusho - done by same creator as H x H and are the ones that inspired Kubo to create Bleach.

Hope some of them will be to your liking.
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