Best Adventure Anime of 2011

Hunters dedicate themselves to perilous missions, from exploring the world's unknown territories to tracking down rare items and monsters. To become a Hunter, one must survive the Hunter Examination—a high-stakes selection process where most applicants end up injured or dead. Each ambitious participant who takes on the notorious exam has their own reason. For 12-year-old Gon Freecss, his motivation is finding Ging, his father and a Hunter himself. Believing that becoming a Hunter will lead him to his father, Gon takes the first step toward following the same path. During the Hunter Examination, Gon befriends medical student Leorio Paladiknight, the vengeful Kurapika, and former assassin Killua Zoldyck. Though their motives differ greatly, they band together for a shared objective and begin to venture into a dangerous world.

The story of Dog Days is set in Flonyard, an alternate Earth where residents resemble humans but have the ears and tails of specific animals. The dog-like citizens of the Republic of Biscotti are under attack from the feline forces of the Galette Leo Knights. To defend her people, Princess Millhiore summons a champion from another world: Cinque Izumi, an ordinary junior high school student from Earth. Cinque agrees to help Biscotti, retrieves a sacred weapon called the Palladion, and prepares for conflict. Wars in Flonyard cause no casualties and are more like sporting events intended to raise funds for the participating kingdoms. Cinque performs well as Biscotti’s champion but discovers that a summoned champion cannot be sent back to their home world. The scientists of Biscotti work to find a way for Cinque to return, but until they succeed, he must continue serving Princess Millhiore as Biscotti’s hero.

In a world where hamburgers sprout from the earth like four-leaf clovers, ice cream carves out entire mountain ranges, and warm mac and cheese simmers inside volcanic craters, the landscape is filled with extraordinary natural delicacies. This era of culinary wonder is known as the Gourmet Age, a golden time for exploration. Both ordinary citizens and chefs dream of tasting and crafting the most exquisite dishes, while adventurers called Gourmet Hunters dedicate themselves to tracking down rare and delicious ingredients. Among them, the wild and passionate Gourmet Hunter Toriko stands out with his unique abilities, having discovered 2% of all known ingredients. Alongside his friend Komatsu, a highly skilled chef employed at a five-star hotel, Toriko embarks on a quest to complete his Full Course Menu of Life. However, the path is fraught with challenges: to obtain the most delectable ingredients, Toriko must overcome deadly monsters, sinister organizations, and even the very essence of food itself.

Since the Fractale system was created, the world has enjoyed lasting peace. People live in solitude, focusing on their own hobbies, sustained by Fractale terminals implanted in their bodies. Clain Necran spends his time gathering old technological relics from the era before Fractale was introduced, and his only companions are his parents' Doppels—advanced holographic clones. Clain then encounters Phryne, the first real human girl he has ever met, and he is immediately captivated by her. But Phryne is being chased by the anti-Fractale group called The Lost Millennium, and she entrusts Clain with a strange artifact before vanishing. Convinced he must rescue Phryne and return her belongings, Clain sets off to find her. His quest leads him deep into the heart of the Fractale system, where uncovering its true nature proves far more dangerous than he ever expected.

A strange occurrence takes place in the Cosmos. After their victory over Faust and the Spiral Core, Ginga and his friends rescue a boy named Yuki from a mysterious youth called Johannes. Although Yuki is a boy genius and astronomer, he is also a Blader who owns Anubius. Yuki informs Ginga and his friends about the voice of the Star Fragment. He saw a Star Fragment, which is a meteor, fall from the sky one day. That single light resides within Anubius, and he claims to have heard the Star Fragment’s voice that night. A great evil seeks to revive the Black Sun and Nemesis, the god of destruction, by using the unknown power of the Star Fragment to destroy the world. Ginga and his friends must battle once more, even as they master their new 4D system beys. Episode numbering continues from 103. Episodes 103 through 128 are half-hour long, while episodes 129 through 154 are quarter-hour long. The latter are broadcast in English as 13 half-hour episodes, with two Japanese episodes combined into each English one.

Bakugan Interspace is a virtual reality system where players can battle one another and compete in tournaments. Originally created as a training tool to improve Bakugan skills, it quickly became a popular gathering spot for fans. During one of Danma Kuusou's matches, the Interspace malfunctions and he is knocked unconscious. Before waking up, he has a vision of Bakugan once again fighting each other in war. The energy blast from Danma's showdown—which caused the system to crash—reverberates across the galaxy, drawing the notice of the Twelve Orders, a Gundalian faction. They infiltrate Bakugan Interspace in search of strong brawlers to recruit for their approaching conflict with another alien race, the Neathians. Danma and his friends—Shun Kazami and Chouji Marukura—soon become entangled in this extraterrestrial war. Though it seems far away, the fight threatens both Earth's sovereignty and the future of the Bakugan species.

"I've made up my mind! I'm going to steal that ship!" All life flows from the Grand Lake. At this holy site, the conflict between the Ades Federation and the Turan Kingdom erupts. The Federation, wielding colossal warships and aiming for global domination, launches an assault on Turan. As their forces encroach upon the kingdom, Turan faces imminent destruction. Above the chaos, the Turan princesses watch as the small vanship Vespa soars overhead. "We will now seize your flagship and remove her from this battlefield. Choose: perish here, or live on with us, Sky Pirates!" The Vespa dodges a hail of bombs as the Federation fleet closes in on Turan. What drives Luscinia, the man leading the Ades Federation into war? And what lies behind the secret of "Exile"?

Upon their return to the Digital World, Taiki and Shoutmon discover that the Bagra Army has conquered it and restructured it into Seven Kingdoms, each presided over by a general.

Digimon Xros Wars: Toki wo Kakeru Shounen Hunter-tachi is set one year after the defeat of Bagramon and his forces. In that time, Taiki Kudou and Yuu Amano have formed a basketball team that includes Yuu’s classmate, Tagiru Akashi. One day, Tagiru finds a strange area called the DigiQuartz, an unstable and mysterious realm existing between the human and digital worlds. Tagiru then discovers that children around the world have received Xros Loaders and Digimon partners to join a competition known as the 'Digimon Hunt'. Digimon that wander from the digital world into the DigiQuartz can feed on negative emotions leaking in from the human world. This makes them stronger but also extremely aggressive. As a result, the Digimon Hunters must stop these Digimon from causing destruction in the human world. Joined by the mischievous Gumdramon, Tagiru aims to become the top Digimon Hunter, all while remaining unaware of Taiki and Yuu’s previous experiences with Digimon. Yet a sinister force lurks behind the creation of the DigiQuartz, and the young Hunters will soon realize that the Digimon Hunt is much more than just a simple game...

Driven by jealousy over Suneo’s latest robot toy, Nobita implores Doraemon to construct a superior model for him. Although Doraemon is initially reluctant, his stance changes when Nobita stumbles upon fragments of an enigmatic machine that has crashed from the sky. Once Nobita collects the scattered components and reassembles them, they bring to life Zanda Claus, a colossal robot. The pair soon realizes this creation is far more than a plaything; it is a crucial armament in the defense of Earth against the impending Robot Army, which plans to invade and subjugate humanity. As this threat looms, a mysterious girl named Riruru appears, actively searching for the newly formed robot.

Duel Masters Victory serves as the seventh installment in the Duel Masters anime franchise. Building upon the events depicted in Episode 32 of Duel Masters Versus, this narrative arc aligns with the storyline of the Duel Masters: Star Cross manga rather than Cross Shock. The series introduces a new main character, Katta Kirifuda, who is the sibling of Shobu. Driven by a desire to achieve dueling champion status like his brother, Katta aims to forge his own unique path. The plot chronicles the start of his dueling journey alongside his companions, including Bucyake, Yohdel, and Benchan. Throughout these adventures, Katta identifies Dragon Ryu as a formidable opponent and rival. Additionally, the series explores the underlying history of the conflict between the Hunters and Aliens races.

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