The manga called Spriggan was created by Ryji Minagawa and Hiroshi Takashige. From 1989 to 1996, Shakukan published it in Weekly Shounen Sunday and Shnen Sunday Super magazines. Eleven tankbon volumes were eventually released to collect it.
The manga was turned into a PlayStation video game and an anime film in 1998 called Spriggan. A David Production original web animation that was slated to debut on Netflix in 2021 has been pushed back to 2022. We’re going to provide you a list of the top 20 anime in this article that you must watch if you enjoyed Spriggan.
1. Akira
On December 6, 1982, Tokyo was destroyed by an unexplained explosion, which led to the start of World War III and the nuclear bombing of several cities. Neo-Tokyo is a corrupt megalopolis in 2019 that is crisscrossed by gangs of unproductive and drug-dependent young bikers. One night, Tetsuo, one of them, crashes his motorcycle while dodging a strange boy who gets in his way.
Tetsuo gets wounded when the Japanese army captures him. He is put through a set of experiments as part of a top-secret military initiative to find and develop creatures predisposed to psychic abilities (telepathy, teleportation, telekinesis, etc.).
Tetsuo’s companions are curious about what happened to him because they notice a change in him after his escape and discovery of freedom. This includes their leader Kaneda. Tetsuo wants to become a leader among addicts and is testing his new abilities, which offends everyone, especially Kaneda.
2. Neon Genesis Evangelion
An enormous explosion took place in Antarctica in 2000. Two billion people die in this tragedy, which is officially attributed to the impact of an asteroid, and it also sparks a new world war. The floods surge many tens of metres.
After mankind has recovered from this spectacular occurrence known as the “Second Impact” for fifteen years, the enigmatic huge beings known as the Angels suddenly appear and make an attempt to destroy Tokyo-3, the new capital-fortress of Japan.
The covert organisation NERV created the “Evangelion” (or “EVA”), humanoid giants with mechanical appearances, to fight them. A 14-year-old child named Shinji Ikari travels to Tokyo-3 at his father’s request. His father is the director of NERV, and he hasn’t seen him in ten years. He had no idea that he had been asked to fly an EVA and participate in the conflict with the “Third Angel.”
3. Cowboy Bebop
Way into the future year 2071, the crew of the spaceship Bebop explores the solar system in search of rewards. In the language of the day, these bounty hunters were known as “cowboys.” Although the story focuses on the pasts of each individual as well as more universal ancient events that connect as the series progresses, the majority of the episodes centre around a bounty.
In the first story, Spike Spiegel, a former member of the Red Dragons, is haunted by a love triangle he experienced with his ex-partner Vicious and an odd woman by the name of Julia.
4. Ghost in the Shell
The novel takes place in a hellish future environment reminiscent of cyberpunk in the year 2029. In New Port City, Japan, the government’s specialised anti-terrorist force (Section 9) is run by two cyborgs, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Batou. They are tasked with apprehending a terrifying, elusive hacker known only by his moniker “Puppet Master” during one of their investigations.
Section 6, a rival unit, is also interested in the Puppet Master as part of a secret operation called “Project 2501,” which serves as the backdrop to the hunt. Section 9 and Section 6 are engaged in a “service war” against one another.
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A cyberpunk-inspired manga from the future, Ghost in the Shell is set in the 2030s. Major Motoko Kusanagi, a female cyborg, is the primary character. Kusanagi, a member of Section 9, is an elite anti-criminal police unit.
The main plot of the manga and the manga-to-film adaptation follows the pursuit of a cybercriminal known as the “Puppet Master.” Through the Global Digital Network, this universe’s version of the Internet, a cybercriminal seizes control of a person’s “ghost.”
The perpetrator is ultimately revealed by Section 9 to be an intangible artificial intelligence that has developed consciousness for the first time in history rather than a real person as the investigation goes on.
5. World Trigger
‘Spriggan’ and a number of the other titles on this list, as well as ‘World Trigger,’ centre on characters that use technology to grant them exceptional abilities. They are referred to as Triggers in “World Trigger.” After an interdimensional doorway between their world and ours opens, armies of beings known as the Neighbors invade Mikado City and Earth. Despite suffering horrific casualties at first, mankind eventually learns to exploit Triggers and other types of alien technology and gradually gains the upper hand in the conflict.
6. Canaan
Similar to “Spriggan,” “Canaan” features breathtaking animation and exciting action scenes. Like Yu, the title character of “Canaan” is a skilled fighter. After Alphard, a woman she adores as an older sister, betrays both her and their master, Siam, she sets out on a path of vengeance. Canaan meets up with her friend Maria Oosawa in Shanghai after saving her from disguised attackers. They understand that if they wish to foil Alphard’s sophisticated plot, who is also in the city, they must cooperate.
7. Rurouni Kenshin
A passionate story of love, guilt, and epiphanies set in the Meiji era is called Rurouni Kenshin. The plot centres on the exploits of a highly competent samurai fighting the bakufu, a feudal military regime, and how he overcomes his past transgressions.
Kenshin Himura, once known as “Battosai, The Manslayer,” is plagued by dreams of the numerous killings he perpetrated as an assassin in the service of the restoration. He is tormented by inner guilt, which eventually causes him to give up on the ways of the blade in favour of leading a modest life and assisting those in need. He discards his own sword and draws a reverse blade sword with the blade on the other side, which is not fit for killing.
The plot centres on Kenshin’s efforts to reconcile with his past and gain Kauro Kamiya, his true love, as he reincarnates as a man of the people. One of the most accurate representations of Meiji era Japan in an anime series, the animation is based on the enormously successful manga series of the same name by Nobuhiro Watsuki.
For all anime fans interested in true historical descriptions, Rurouni Kenshin is a must-watch since the Meiji era in Japan is one of the most fascinating eras in the country’s history defined by public awakening, westernization, and the industrial revolution. We’re going to take a look at a few of the anime that, if you like Kenshin Himura’s tale and his problems with his past, you just must see.
8. BLAME!
Killee is a detective looking for a genetic terminal while perusing the Megastructure, a massive structure (and a carrier of healthy genes). He performs covert work for a certain government agency, a representative of the resosphere. A scientist named Shibo approaches him and offers to help him in his quest. In a technological conflict without mercy or prisoners, Shibo and Killee must contend with silicias (augmented humans) and countermeasures, weird beings seeking very particular objectives.