Animated: Discover five anime from the 2000s!

In the same spirit as the article on the 5 cult animes of the 90s, here is the rest! The 90s allowed japanimation to integrate concretely in France. Young French people have rather appreciated these cartoons from the countries of the rising sun, to the point of becoming the second consumer of manga in the world. Direct heirs of the anime of the 90s, Just Focus tells you today about 5 animes that marked the 2000s. Focus! 

One Piece

We could have saved it for the end but it's impossible. Created by Eichiro Oda in 1997, One Piece is the best-selling manga in history, quite simply. In this manga, we follow the adventure of Luffy and his crew: The Mugiwara (straw hats). Between ultra badass characters and Machiavellian antagonists at will, One Piece quickly entered the pantheon of the best manga in history. In addition, the manga has many cult scenes that have upset fans. One example is the Marine Ford arc. Moreover, Oda does not hide his admiration for Akira Toriyama, father of DBZ. The student has therefore surpassed the master because Oda has stolen the place of the best-selling manga. Finally, One Piece is part of the famous Big Three, a trio of anime of the 2000s known as the next generation of the shonen Nekketsu genre!

Naruto

How can we talk about One Piece without talking about its nemesis? Manga published almost at the same time, Naruto and One Piece are constantly compared. Their fanbases often compete on social media to see which one is better. Second manga of the Big Three, Naruto is a real life lesson for young people. At first alone and hated, then thanks to his courage and self-sacrifice, Naruto ends up being adored by his entire village. Kishimoto's manga also marked thanks to the psychology of its characters. Good guys who become evil, bad guys who become allies. In short, Naruto paints a true portrait of society as a whole without ever being Manichean.

Bleach

The third and last Big Three, Bleach, is a shonen that marked less than the previous two but nevertheless remains a major work of the 2000s. A classic but equally effective shonen nekketsu. Great fights, psychology, drama, basically everything we love. The only flaw of this manga is its end. Indeed, considered too expeditious by fans, the end of Bleach made many disappointed. Unfortunately this is not the only shonen suffering from a disappointing end.

Yu-Gi-Oh

It's time for the duel! If you are told about the soul of cards, monster duel, you answer? Yu-Gi-Oh, of course! A true phenomenon, the manga Yu-Gi-Oh is a cult work of current pop culture. It could be compared to a Pokemon because of its marketing impact. Indeed, we do not count the number of deck of cards that were sold at the release of the anime.

Death Note

Certainly the most "mature" work on the list. Death Note is a psychological manga, cult today. What marked this work is above all its concept: each name written in the notebook of death dies automatically. And as a bonus, you can choose how the person dies down to the smallest detail. Indeed, in France, it was rare to see such a psychological and dark manga. In addition, the intellectual duel between Light, the main character, and L is a duel worthy of the best psychological thrillers. In summary, anime released in the 2000s took over with a masterful hand. Works, still in progress for some, become cult today. We could have mentioned manga like Fairy Tail, Samurai Champloo or Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, which are also striking manga that are clearly worth seeing. We hope to have made you want to immerse yourself in these major works.