Who are the Big Three Anime?
The big three anime is One Piece, Dragon Ball and Naruto which are the most popular manga out there in history. First off Dragon Ball created by late Akira Toriyama who passed away March 2024 (the week of my birthday). He was a huge part of my life and many others around the world. Dragon Ball is the most iconic shonen anime to date, without it there will be no Naruto, Demon Slayer, Bleach and many others. The series is about a protagonist named Goku who is a saiyan off villains to protect planet earth. Goku grows stronger throughout the series along with other Z Fighters. There is some cosplayers and famous people make a nod to Dragon Ball. Right now, there is Dragon Ball Sparkling Zero and Daima going on right now. I think Akira’s legacy will live on within new and old generation of Dragon Ball fans.
Next up is One Piece which is created by Eiichiro Oda.This is about a pirate named Monkey D. Luffy who want to find a teasure called One Piece and become king of the pirates. Luffy journey to find his crewmates which he meets throughout the series. As we speak, Oda stated that it’s on the final saga after years of adventure with the Straw Hat Crew. Luffy is similar to Goku fighting off rogue villains and marines as well. He does grow stronger even doning a form which pay homage to Tex Avery cartoons. One Piecs as a successful Netflix live action show.
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I am not going to get into deep witn One Piece and go luck trying to watch 1000+ episodes. There is Naruto, the very last one of the big three. Developd by Masashi Kishimoto, it’s about a protagonist named Naruto Uzumaki. Naruto Uzumaki want to become Hokage (which he does at the end of original series). He experience prejudice because of the Nine Tail Tox (who attack Naruto’s Villiage Konoha) is inside him. Later on Naruto gains allies and fight against rogue ninjas throughout the series. Do you see the pattern here? The series had a long run and was very popular in early 2000s era of anime. Just like One Piece and Dragon Ball, Naruto has some shine on merchs as well.
I play my share of Naruto games and brought some figures as well. That being said, there will be others who will feel the shoes of the three anime. There is Jujustu Kaisen, Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia that will fit the role. Every otaku will keep their eyes peeled for the next big anime show to come on. What will be the best selling manga? Will it come popular to be anime adaptation? Who know, I forgot about Bleach but its very unlikly or not. In closing, I really enjoy them very much and if you want to talk about anime. I have a discord server and second YT channel for it.
