Top Ten Most Popular Anime on the Planet

Welcome to Benched and today we counting down the top ten most popular anime on the planet.

#1

Dragon Ball Z

“I could go one step farther If I wanted to.” – Goku

"Dragon Ball Z" follows the adventures of Goku who, along with the Z Warriors, defends the Earth against evil. The action adventures are entertaining and reinforce the concept of good versus evil. "Dragon Ball Z" teaches valuable character virtues such as teamwork, loyalty, and trustworthiness.

#2

One Piece

Whether we wound or are wounded, the blood that flows is red.” ― Eiichiro Oda

The man who had acquired everything in this world, the Pirate King, is Gol D. Roger. ... Seeking to be the greatest pirate in the world, young Monkey D. Luffy, endowed with stretching powers from the legendary gum-gum devil's fruit, travels toward the Grand Line in search of One Piece, the greatest treasure in the world.

#3

Naruto Series

"I have long since closed my eyes... My only goal is in the darkness." -- Uchiha Sasuke

On the day of Naruto Uzamaki's birth the village of Konoha was attacked by the 9-tailed fox demon. In order to protect the village Naruto's father the 4th hokage sacrificed his like and sealed the demon in his new born son. ... And Sakura Haruno who is Naruto's love interest who of course loves his rival Sasuke.

#4

Pokemon

"Warning. Hull failure imminent. All personnel abandon ship."

After he turns 10 years old, Ash Ketchum (Satoshi in Japan), is allowed to start his journey in the world of Pokémon and dreams of becoming a Pokémon master. On the day he is to receive his first Pokémon, Ash wakes in a panic, having overslept.

Platforms: Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh operating systems

#5

Death Note

“Unless someone makes the first move, nothing will happen.” – Misa Amane

Death Note (デスノート, Desu Nōto) is a manga series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata. The series centers around a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone by writing the victim's name while picturing their face

#6

One Punch Man

"If the heroes run and hide, who will stay and fight?"— Saitama

In a world of superhuman beings, Saitama is a unique hero, he can defeat enemies with a single punch. ... However, due to his overwhelming strength, Saitama has become bored with his powers and is constantly trying to find stronger opponents who can fight him.

#7

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

“It's a cruel and random world, but the chaos is all so beautiful.” “A lesson without pain is meaningless. For you cannot gain anything without sacrificing something else in return, but once you have overcome it and made it your own...you will gain an irreplaceable fullmetal heart.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood adapts all 27 volumes of the manga, unlike the first television series. Brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric are raised by their mother Trisha Elric in the remote village of Resembool in the country of Amestris.

#8

Attack on Titan

Reiner Braun: I've been here too long for my own good. Three years of this madness, surrounded by idiots

The story of Attack on Titan revolves around the adventures of Eren Yeager who once lived in the town of Shinganshina. ... In an expedition to Shinganshina to make use of Eren's abilities, the Scouts are attacked by a Female Titan who attempts to capture Eren while wiping out Levi's subordinates.

#9

Sword Art Online

“Levels are just numbers. In this world, strength is just an illusion. There are more important things.” – Kirito

The story begins in year 2022, a new video game called Sword Art Online (SAO for short) has just been released. The latest technology (the NerveGear) allows a player to be "literally in the game". Beta tester and solo player Kirito, re-enters this game. He then meets and befriends a newbie player named Klein.

#10

Bleach

“If I were the rain. . . that binds together the Earth and the sky, whom in all eternity will never mingle. . . Would I be able to bind two hearts together?”

Ichigo Kurosaki is a teenager from Karakura Town who can see ghosts, a talent which lets him meet supernatural trespasser Rukia Kuchiki. Rukia is one of the Soul Reapers, soldiers trusted with ushering the souls of the dead from the World of the Living to the Soul Society