While some of these characters are brilliant in the field of academics, others are skilled in the art of combat. Whatever the case may be, these characters are all geniuses in their own right.
In this blog post, we will be discussing 10 anime where the main character is a genius.
NOTE : you can recommend any anime in the comment section below...
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[10] THE GENIUS PRINCE'S GUIDE TO RAISING A NATION OUT OF DEBT
-GENRES : ADVENTURE - COMEDY - ROMANCE
-RELEASED : (2022)
-EPISODES : 12
-DURATION : 24 min
Actually, Prince Wein had only planned to finally be able to lead a quiet life. Tired of the responsibilities of running his small, impoverished kingdom of Natra, he searches for a way to get rid of his country quickly.
But his brilliant idea backfires. Suddenly, its popularity among its people skyrockets, and the insignificant Natra notches up some important victories over its otherwise superior neighbors. This puts Wein's dream of finally being in peace a long way off...
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[9] ALICE IN BODERLAND
-GENRES : ACTION - FANTASY - HORROR - PSYCHOLOGICAL - SUPERNATURAL - THRILLER
-RELEASED : (2014)
-EPISODES : 3
-DURATION : 23 min
Ryouhei Arisu is a high school student bored not only with life but with reality itself. Day in, day out he hopes that this will finally change. This hope is soon fulfilled, but not as hoped: When he, his classmate Chouta Segawa and the high school dropout Daikichi Karube watch fireworks in the middle of the night, one of the explosions is so powerful that the earth trembles and the three friends be blinded.
When they finally come to on a beach, they can hardly believe their eyes as a run-down Tokyo stretches out before them. Her forays through the deserted metropolis are particularly exciting for Ryouhei, but when her path finally leads her to a festival area, the fun quickly turns into bitter seriousness. By meeting a woman named Saori Shibuki, they learn that they are already part of a game from which there is no escape and where every rule and task must be strictly followed, otherwise the consequences could quickly mean your own death. Plus, Saori's presence and knowledge make one thing clear: it won't just be one game.
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[8] TOMODACHI GAME
-GENRES : DRAMA - MYSTERY - PSYCHOLOGICAL - SHONEN
-RELEASED : (2022)
-EPISODES : 12
-DURATION : 23 min
Yuuichi Katagiri, a high school student, is familiar with "poverty." But because his four closest friends accept him for who he is, he has always been able to avoid falling too far into depression. He works hard and saves all of his money in order to fulfill his pledge and not let his pals down so that he can go on a school trip with them. Shiho and Makoto, the class reps, are suspected of having stolen the money after it mysteriously vanished without a trace after being collected from all of the pupils in the class. At first, they accept responsibility, but Yuuichi wonders if that is indeed the case.
Only a few days later, on false pretenses, all five are called to a certain location and assaulted. When they awaken, they are in for a bad surprise: Manabu-kun, the evil mascot of a contentious children's program, approaches them and informs them that they must now participate in a "Tomodachi Game." Their debts will be forgiven if they have enough faith in one another to triumph together. If not, there might be disastrous repercussions. Now Yuuichi must determine not only how the missing money is related to all of this, but also who he can trust and, even worse, which of them is a traitor.
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[7] ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM
-GENRES : ACTION - COMEDY - DRAMA - SCI-FI - SUPERNATURAL
-RELEASED : (2015)
-EPISODES : 22
-DURATION : 24 min
Earth is under threat from a powerful octopus-like creature that has already destroyed 70% of the moon, leaving it permanently in its crescent form. Now, she announces that within a year she will also destroy the Earth if the humans do not fulfill the task she has entrusted to them.
The strange creature works as a teacher at Kunugigaoka Junior High School and currently teaches in room 3-E, not only normal subjects, but also the art of killing. The students want to save the Earth, for which they set themselves the goal of killing their "Korosensei-Immortal Teacher" (that's what they call the monster). In addition, the government promises 10,000 million yen to the one who achieves it. However, this task is not easy, given the supernatural powers of the octopus professor.
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[6] STEINS;GATE
-GENRES : COMEDY - DRAMA - MYSTERY - PSYCHOLOGICAL - ROMANCE - SCIENCE FICTION - THRILLER
-RELEASED : (2011)
-EPISODES : 24
-DURATION : 24 min
Okabe, a scientist who likes to call himself crazy, is the founder of the "Futuristic Gadget Laboratory". Also part of it are the childhood friend Mayuri and Daru, particularly otaku hackers.
Their life is spent inside this laboratory, where they try in every way to make their ideas come true. Too bad the only remotely interesting invention is a mobile microwave oven, capable of transforming bananas into a strange green liquid. One day, an experiment leads to a surprising result: the microwave is able to send messages into the past. What will be the consequences of this discovery?
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[5] MORIARTY THE PATRIOT
-GENRES : DRAMA - HISTORICAL - MYSTERY
-RELEASED : (2020)
-EPISODES : 11
-DURATION : 24 min
William James Moriarty at first glance seems like a typical late 19th century aristocrat, but appearances can be deceiving: he himself sees himself as something of a savior and helper of those who are unable to help themselves. But whoever thinks he acts out of brotherly love will be disappointed – Moriarty acts out of self-interest. The young man is one of the greatest criminal geniuses of his time and his greatest pastime is staging the "perfect crime".
Note:
This anime is based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's books «Sherlock Holmes» in which William James Moriarty is one of the main antagonists, who has a central role in one of the novels, in one of the stories the main part and who is mentioned in other five books by Doyle.
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[4] PSYCHO PASS
-GENRES : ACTION - DRAMA - PSYCHOLOGICAL - SCIENCE FICTION - THRILLER
-RELEASED : (2012)
-EPISODES : 22
-DURATION : 23 min
In the near future, the criminal potential of citizens can be analyzed through the crime coefficient of the Psycho Pass. With a fully computerized system, the Crime Section of the Department of Public Safety takes care of apprehending latent criminals and bringing them to justice!
To do this, it uses the Executors, themselves latent criminals, managed by the Police forces.
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[3] DR. STONE
-GENRES : ACTION - ADVENTURE - DRAMA - FANTASY - SCIENCE FICTION - SHONEN
-RELEASED : (2019)
-EPISODES : 24
-DURATION : 24 min
In "Dr. Stone», the anime adaptation of the homonymous manga by Riichirou Inagaki, we meet the young Taiju Ooki, a boy who has been in love with his classmate Yuzuriha Ogawa for years and has finally found the courage to let her know – today, today is the day when he declares his love to her! After getting a pep talk from his best friend and science club president, Senkuu Ishigami, he meets Yuzuriha under the school's camphor tree. As the members of the science club begin to wager on Taiju's chances of success, he notices a blinding light on the horizon... He tries to rush forward to protect his darling, unfortunately in vain. He, Yuzuriha, Senkuu, and everyone else in the world is inexplicably turned to stone by this strong light…
October 5, 5738: Taiju, whose consciousness has spent 3,000 years thinking about Yuzuriha and her feelings for her, manages to break out of her stone prison. He now he finds himself in a world populated by statues, countless covered with foliage or even destroyed. Nature takes back what humanity had stolen from it… But surrendering to that, Taiju doesn't even consider! Yuzuriha is surely still at the old camphor tree, and when she meets her best friend Senkuu, who had already broken free months before, she decides together with him to bring human civilization back to life – with the power of science!
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[2] DETECTIVE CONAN
-GENRES : ACTION - ADVENTURE - COMEDY - DRAMA - MYSTERY - THRILLER
-RELEASED : (1996)
-EPISODES : RUNNING
-DURATION : 25 min
Shin'ichi Kudou is 17 years old and is already considered the "modern Sherlock Holmes". After a date with his friend Ran Mouri, he discovers an illegal trafficking, forgets his cover and gets shot. He is given poison that is supposed to kill him. However, the poison does not kill him, but transforms him into a child. To solve this problem he turns to Hiroshi Agasa, a crazy professor who, however, in this situation could be the only person who would believe him. From now on Shin'ichi calls himself Edogawa Conan and tries to resume his previous life. He quickly realizes that it's not so easy living a life as a six-year-old professional detective. Especially when he's on the hunt for probably the world's biggest gang of criminals: the men in black.
Note:
Since episode 453 (23.10.2006) the series has been produced in 16:9 format. The English dub was only released up to the 123rd installment (Japanese count). Since 21.10.2014 a Simulcast of the original version with subtitles from the 754th episode onwards is available in North America via Crunchyroll. Also there are some episodes of the series which are available from 1. January 2016 with subtitles on Netflix, in selected countries, having the title of «Detective Conan».
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[1] CODE GEASS
-GENRES : ACTION - DRAMA - PSYCHOLOGICAL - ROMANCE - SCI-FI - SUPERNATURAL - THRILLER
-RELEASED : (2006)
-EPISODES : 25
-DURATION : 24 min
The Empire of Britannia has invaded Japan using giant robots called Knightmare Frames. Japan is now renamed as Area 11. Lelouch, a Briton who lived in Japan's time, had promised his Japanese friend, Suzaku, to destroy Britannia. But one day, during an attack by the Eleven rebels, he meets a girl named C.C. who gives him the Geass, a power that allows him to force anyone to do her bidding. Leading the rebels to victory, Lelouch changes his identity in Zero and meets his old friend Suzaku, enlisted in the empire of Britannia and therefore now his enemy.
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CONCLUSION
The listed anime are all great examples of anime where the main character is genius. Each show has a different take on what it means to be a genius, and each show is incredibly well done. If you're looking for some great anime to watch, look no further than these shows. Be sure to like, comment, and support on Kofi if you enjoyed this list.
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