28. Re:Zero
Release Year: 2016
Genre: Drama, Isekai
Studio: White Fox
Where To Watch: Crunchyroll
Why It Rocks: After the release of Sword Art Online, the anime series that popularized the isekai genre, a show where the main character gets teleported into another world, Re:Zero kept the anime community in a chokehold with its brutal yet beautiful story about a boy named Natsuki Subaru. Much like save scumming before a risky boss fight, whenever Subaru meets his untimely demise, he’s revived at a specific point in time and must figure out a path to prevent both his and the death of his friends. The show’s a gut punch filled with political double crossing and touching moments of introspection for its boastful hero.
