Greetings! Can you believe it’s almost the middle of 2025 already? Time is flying by. It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since 2015. This post will cover my top ten favorite series from that year. Entries are in alphabetical order rather than ranked by rating. However, I did include my subjective score for each series out of ten. Please enjoy this list and my notes.

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1: Assassination Classroom
(Ansatsu Kyoushitsu)

Series Rating: 8/10

Assassination Classroom is a fun and bizarre anime about an intelligent creature who is reportedly going to destroy the world. After he destroyed half the moon, the world agreed to put a bounty on the creature and have everyone try to kill it. The creature, for whatever reason, wants to be a teacher. So, he’s now teaching a class full of middle-schoolers how to be assassins. The students call their weird teacher “Koro-sensei.”

I first watched this series in 2015 and have re-watched it 3 to 4 times. My favorite thing about Assassination Classroom was the character of Nagisa, a boy with a feminine appearance. He’s one of the more interesting anime boys out there, in my opinion. While there are certainly things in this anime that are cringe-inducing and/or problematic, it’s a good series overall and has a lot of memorable characters. Check it out if you haven’t.

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2: Charlotte

Series Rating: 7/10

Note: Since I haven’t seen Charlotte in 10 years, it might actually be way better or way worse than I think I remember. The series rating is just a rough idea based on my memory.

This memorable but sadly imperfect series is about a teenage boy, Yuu, who has the ability to temporarily possess others, controlling their minds and bodies for short periods of time. At first, Yuu only uses his power for selfish gain, but his antics are one day halted by a strong-willed girl named Nao Tomori. She forces him to transfer to her school, where many of the students have supernatural abilities. Here, with the help of the student council, Yuu will use his powers for the greater good.

I remember there being significant issues with the plot of this anime. One example would be the extremely rushed ending. It’s nearly impossible to tell the kind of story this series wants to tell if you only have 13 episodes with which to work. Another issue for me would be the believability issues. I had a hard time with my suspension of disbelief at several points. Still, I want to watch this anime again sometime and see how it holds up.

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3: Death Parade

Series Rating: 9/10

This amazing series is set in an afterlife realm where people come to be judged following death. Most people, upon arriving, do not know they are dead. They are invited by the bartender to play games like cards, darts, or bowling. The games have a special twist to them that usually lead to the people recovering their lost memories. Based on their behavior during the games, and the circumstances leading to their deaths, the “bartender” judges the human souls. They can either go the void or be reincarnated.

Decim is one of the “bartenders” in this world. He and others like him are entities known as Arbiters. But Decim is in trouble when a human woman appears who already knows she’s dead and turns out extremely difficult to judge. Death Parade is a special story to me. It’s definitely in my top 50 anime, and I’ve seen over 600 series now. I first watched this anime sometime in 2015, and have since re-watched in 2 or 3 times. I can hardly recommend Death Parade enough. Oh, but if you’re the emotional type, bring tissues.

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4: My Love Story!!
(Ore Monogatari!!)

Series Rating: 7/10

I didn’t watch this series when it first came out. I don’t think I watched it at all until sometime during or after the covid pandemic. I’ve really only seen it once, but I thoroughly enjoyed this cute romance anime. Although I prefer shows with yuri or yaoi couples, straight romances are occasionally good too. This one in particular is very wholesome and healing.

The protagonist is Takeo Gouda, a towering and heavyset young man who has never been popular with the ladies. They always judge him for being big and not too bright. This is the story of how a cute girl named Rinka falls in love with Takeo. You might not understand the appeal of the story until you see for yourself just how much of a sweet and humble person Takeo is. Once you understand him, you can’t help wanting him to be happy.

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5: One Punch Man

Series Rating: 8/10

Over the last decade, One Punch Man has become widely known as an iconic modern anime. It’s about Saitama, a superhero in a world inhabited by other heroes and monstrous villains. Saitama, AKA One Punch Man, can defeat any enemy with just one punch. If the premise sounds a bit stupid, don’t worry – that’s intentional. The show is mostly just humor, including satire of superhero media and typical action anime.

One Punch Man is a funny deconstruction of the overpowered superhero trope. I don’t recall when I first watched it, but I re-watched it in 2017 and parts of it in again 2020. I highly recommend One Punch Man, even if you only watch a few episodes to get the main jokes.

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6: The Perfect Insider
(Subete ga F ni Naru)

Series Rating: 7/10

Dr. Shiki Magata was a mysterious and mentally ill genius who was considered one of the smartest people alive. For some reason, at age fifteen, she killed her own parents. As an adult, she lives away from society on a secluded island, overseen by security systems and guards at all times. An avid admirer of Dr. Magata, professor Saikawa, comes to visit the island with his student Moe Nishinosono. Much to their surprise, Dr. Magata is murdered inside a locked room during their visit.

I’m currently re-watching this anime, since I think I only saw it once all the way through when it aired in 2015. I might end up giving it a higher rating than 7/10 depending on my impressions as I re-watch the second half of the series. So far, it’s better than I remember. I recommend The Perfect Insider for anyone who enjoys mystery stories.

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7: Plastic Memories

Series Rating: 7/10

Despite the relatively low rating I give it, Plastic Memories is a very special series to me, as it helped me move through grief and depression during a dark time in my life. I watched it when it first came out in 2015 and have re-watched it two or three times since then. The story centers around androids called Giftia which are almost indistinguishable from humans. They are fully sentient beings, but their mechanical minds have a max lifespan of nine years. After that time, Giftia lose their memories and have to be reset.

In this setting, Tsukasa is a cheerful young man who has come to work with the Giftia retrieval service. It’s their job to collect the androids whose time has run out. Tsukasa’s partner is a cute Giftia named Isla. Over time, the two fall in love – but nothing lasts forever. You should watch Plastic Memories if you like emotional stories and romance. The sci-fi parts of the story are not well-developed, so don’t expect much when it comes to the androids or other technologies mentioned.

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8: School Live!
(Gakkougurashi)

Series Rating: 7/10

I don’t recall when I first watched this anime. I believe I only saw it once all the way through. It would be better if I don’t spoil this series at all. School Live is a surprisingly emotional story with several entertaining aspects. I recommend watching the first episode to see if you think you’ll like the premise. Don’t be fooled by the adorable kawaii art style!

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9: Seraph of the End
(Owari no Seraph)

Series Rating: 8/10

Even if you haven’t seen Seraph of the End, you might recognize this adorable anime boy, Mikaela Hyakuya. He is one of the main characters in this story about fighting vampires. The other main character is Yuuichiro Hyakuya, a boy who survived a vampire slaughtering of orphan children. Now that he’s older, Yuuichiro has joined the Imperial Demon Army, which specializes in destroying vampires.

While Yuuichiro hates vampires and plots revenge, he has no idea that his childhood friend, Mikaela, is still alive and has been turned into a vampire against his will. Seraph of the End is a really underrated anime, in my opinion. I don’t remember when I watched it, and as of May 2025, I’ve never re-watched it. Still, I’m confident based on my memory that this a good anime worth checking out.

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10: Snow White with the Red Hair
(Akagami no Shirayuki-hime)

Series Rating: 8/10

One of my favorite shoujo animes of all time, Snow White with the Red Hair might deserve an even higher rating than 8. I’m just trying to be balanced by not giving my personal favorites 9s all the time. Anyway, Shirayuki (which means Snow White in Japanese) is an herbalist who ran away from her kingdom after the entitled prince tried to make her his concubine. In the next kingdom over, Shirayuki meets the charming prince Zen, who allows her to become an herbalist in the palace. This is a classic romance I enjoy from the bottom of my heart.

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Special Mention:
Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season

Series Rating: 9/10

This list of 2015 anime was meant to leave out sequels or second seasons for simplicity’s sake. However, there’s one continuing anime that I need to mention. Of course, it’s the popular and well-respected fantasy anime, Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works. It continues the story of Shiro Emiya and his magical servant Saber as they compete in a deadly battle royale of mages fighting over the wish-granting Holy Grail.

I haven’t seen all of the current Fate productions by any means. However, of those I’ve seen, I like Unlimited Blade Works the best. I don’t remember when I first watched this series, but I’ve seen it two or three times now. It’s definitely a classic if you like fantasy anime, especially the darker side of fantasy.

~Thanks for Reading~

Written by 7Mononoke

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