a decent example of epic anime?

Dimethylanime said:
When I saw the word "epic" I immediately thought of TTGL lol
When I saw your definition of an epic, I immediately thought of Monster
Don't remember it extremely well but maybe Soul Eater would work too?

Kruszer said:
Things that I would consider epic:

Kruszer said:
Things that I would consider epic:

chunng said:
the first one I think of is the monogatari series

Hussin said:
there are multiple plot lines . there are more than enough characters that are fleshed out throughout the story (more than 5). the story is complex. the world building is decent and feels alive.

Long_Ng said:


i don't want to be a hater, you can like what you wanna like
but i honestly can't take your list seriously because you but adnoah zero as the top
i have so much expectation for that show, and it turn out to be so So SO bad
just my 2 cents, feel free to just ignore me

a long film, book, or other work portraying heroic deeds and adventures or covering an extended period of time.

Kruszer said:


It's only at the top because it starts with "A" and the list is alphabetical. Anyhow, whatever you may say about it, the show fits OP's definition of what he's looking for in the first post.

Hussin said:
here is my understanding of an epic story:

there are multiple plot lines . there are more than enough characters that are fleshed out throughout the story (more than 5). the story is complex. the world building is decent and feels alive.

TripleSRank said:
So you're asking about epics in the literary/genre sense. This is the definition proper:



A lot of battle shounen would arguably fit, but of the ones I'm familiar with One Piece is the the only I'm certain is an epic, and One Piece is the closest I've seen an anime come to the real deal.

I saw someone mention the Crest/Banner of the Stars franchise. It might be one in the novels, but the anime adaptation doesn't stretch along a long enough period of time/contain enough events to count as an epic imo. The series also isn't very vocal on the issue of who's in the moral right, which also makes it iffy since the protagonists don't have that hero-like status. They're still cogs in the machine that is the Abh Empire when the anime ends.

I agree that Monster might fit. It doesn't have the global scope, but it does have the hero going on an adventure to defeat a great evil over a long period of time.

U.C. Gundam definitely fits. Global scope, heroic exploits, long stretches of time, it has all of the qualifications.

I haven't seen enough of it to be 100%, but I'm 90% Monogatari doesn't fit the description.

Akatsuki no Yona might become this if it continues long enough. It has set itself up in such a way that it could definitely become an epic. I wouldn't say it's one quite yet though.

One Punch Man isn't nearly long enough to count as an epic, nor does it have a global scope (or at least not in the anime).

As for new contributions, Sailor Moon probably fits. The story's ultimate scope spans the galaxy for countless years. The hero undergoes great ordeals to destroy mighty evils over a long period of time. All of the checkboxes I can think of line up.

Long_Ng said:


if that's how you see it
you have Code Geass, Fate/zero, Kingdom, FMA, Claymore, etc, in the list, which imo, fit the bill so much better than adnoah zero

Hussin said:

here is my understanding of an epic story:

there are multiple plot lines . there are more than enough characters that are fleshed out throughout the story (more than 5). the story is complex. the world building is decent and feels alive.