Inspiration can come out of nowhere. While talking about anime, you can get countless inspirations from well-written storylines. Hence, picking the best inspirational anime to watch in 2023 is pretty tough because there are indefinite numbers of quality anime.
To solve the hurdle of picking the worthiest of your time. I have curated a brief list of inspirational anime, which will give you an edge in picking the best option available. So without babbling about inspiration and stuff, let’s jump into our list.
10: Jobless Reincarnation
Obviously, Jobless Reincarnation offers more than the tale of a typical op-isekai protagonist. The show portrays the importance of redeeming a second chance. Rudeus is the reincarnated child into another world who is trying to redeem himself by becoming a reliable person for someone, for his family, and for his loved ones.
Inspirational Quote: “The things I have lost… Those relationships… I have never been able to restore them”.
9: Ranking of the Kings
Ranking of the Kings is the tale of a disabled prince who was born in a world where the most valuable thing is men’s physical power. Now the only son of the king, the disabled prince has to overcome his enemies and their assumptions to claim the throne.
This is one of the best inspirational anime to watch concerning life-teaching lessons: that you can achieve anything you want, no matter whether you’re physically disabled or what.
Inspirational Quote: “You are not deceived by the people around you, but more importantly by yourself”.
8: Mob Psycho 100
Assume there’s one character insanely powerful like Saitama but really clumsy and unconfident. What will the story look like? Mob is the most powerful character, yet he works constantly to become a better person who fits in with society instead of relying on his overwhelming power.
What makes this show more thought-provoking is how even the world’s strongest boy has to face the failures caused by his overflowing emotions.
Inspirational Quote: “Those who don’t understand the feelings of others… never mind. Sometimes you need to be hurt to truly understand”.
7: Fruits Basket
A tragic story of young people who have been rejected by society for their zodiac curses. The story follows one deep message: that before getting accepted by others, one needs to accept himself or herself first.
It also concerns how accepting different people is tougher than it looks. It beautifully portrays how love and compassion can become a ray of hope for hopeless people.
Inspirational Quotes: “It’s not always easy to see the good in people”.
6: Demon Slayer Mugan Train
If you do think the only reason behind the gigantic success of the Mugan Train was its visuals and popularized storyline, then you’re wrong. The most admirable and key feature that pushed the audience to watch Mugan Train was the warm and loud character of Kyojiro and its inspirational storyline.
What makes this small arc beloved by audiences is how Kyojiro defines the beauty of being human. His motive was to protect others as a strong member of society. Kyojiro ended up dying but accomplished his mission to save everyone on the Mugan train.
Inspirational Quote: “If you bare your fangs at innocent people, my bright red flame blade will burn you to the bone.”
5: Black Clover
A tale of orphan boy who is born in a kingdom where magic is the only thing that makes people respectable. They both want to achieve the highest rank of wizard king in their kingdom, but the problem is how a boy born without mana will fulfill his dream, where magic or mana is the scale to judge people.
The show is set up to showcase the importance of hard work and never giving up willpower, which can do wonders if united.
Inspirational Quote: “The strongest people aren’t always the people who win, but the people who don’t give up when they lose.”
4: Violet Evergarden
Nowadays, telling someone your emotions with these little words like I love you is a piece of cake. Even without knowing the actual meanings of such heavy words, people use them bluntly.
Violet Evergarden is a romantic tale of inspiration that shows the actual meaning of love. Love is a thing shown with actions, not just words, and revealing your feelings to someone is hard if you mean it.
Inspirational Quote: “Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude”.
3: Vinland Saga
If you look into Norse mythological films, there’ll be more fights and victories without any meaningful purpose. The Vinland Saga is an unconventional Viking tale of Thorfin, who embarked on the journey of vengeance and succeeded in becoming a true warrior by choosing not to fight.
Inspiration to adapt from this anime is that killing and taking revenge on your foes is not the thing that makes you a warrior, but to realize the actual meaning of your existence.
Inspirational Quote: “I must rely on a sword like this because I am not yet a master. A true warrior doesn’t need a sword”.
2: A Silent Voice
A movie about a boy named Ishida whose present days are haunted by the harsh memories of bullying. He used to be a bully for entertainment in his childhood. Fatefully, in his journey to redeem himself for his committed sins, Ishida fell in love with the girl whom he used to torment.
The complex romantic story is an inspiration for those who bully disabled people just for fun. And teach us how such acts can become our great regrets.
Inspirational Quote: “I just realize that your sins always come back to bite you”.
1: Attack on Titan
Do you remember the first episode of AOT where Eren talks about the humiliation of being caged like birds and choosing to fight over the prison?
The boy has fought until the end to save the people of Eldia. He devoted himself, his dreams, and his ambitions so his friends and people could live in peace.
Inspirational Quote: “I don’t want to die inside these walls without knowing what’s out there!”
