Top Five Anime I’m Thankful For

I figure that it’s time for me to be thankful and express my thankfulness for a few anime shows and mangas that have had a direct affect on my life and my anime watching career. Anime series that sometimes affected how I saw the world after I watched them. Now this isn’t a real top five countdown list, this is my personal list and just because a show isn’t on here doesn’t mean that I don’t cherish them just as much, but these have a permanent place in my heart as cheesy as that sounds. So without further ado let’s get this going: Disclaimer: Cowboy Bebop has already gotten my appreciation treatment so it won’t be on this list. Number 5: Dragon Ball

The first anime I’m thankful for is Dragon Ball. Even though Dragon Ball Z was the one that I actually grew up on, Dragon Ball was an anime that I thought had something more special to it. Dragon Ball had a different feel than Dragon Ball Z. There weren’t any planet destroying death balls, no Super Saiyans, only martial arts. Dragon Ball felt like more of an adventure and the fights weren’t about power level. As great as seeing someone power up for a whole episode was In DBZ, Dragon Ball was all about Goku learning and getting better while finding the Dragon Balls. The thing that made Dragon Ball special was that everyone was equal for the most part. A side character could fight Goku and push him to his limit because no one was overwhelmingly powerful in that show and I appreciated it. It was funny and was all about Martial arts a…