50 Impactful Anime Quotes

Anime has a unique way of resonating with its audience, often leaving a lasting impact long after the screen goes dark. Its mix of vibrant visuals, compelling narratives, and emotional depth makes it a potent medium for delivering powerful messages. Whether you're a seasoned otaku or a casual viewer, there's something universally captivating about the poignant pearls of wisdom that emerge from these animated tales. In this post, we've curated a collection of the top 50 impactful anime quotes that transcend the genre, offering insights and inspiration for every kind of journey. Get ready to revisit some old favorites or discover new gems as we dive into the profound and memorable lines that define these beloved stories.

1. “Believe it!!!" Naruto yelled.” - Masashi Kishimoto

2. “Humankind cannot gain something without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. This is Alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one, and only, truth.” - Hiromu Arakawa

3. “Even when our eyes are closed, there's a whole world that exists outside ourselves and our dreams.” - Hiromu Arakawa

4. “Just be yourself and you'll be fine” - Natsuki Takaya

5. “I'll make you so in love with me, that everytime our lips touch, you'll die a little death.” - Ai Yazawa

6. “In this world, not everything will be won by justice. If you want to win, you have to learn how to cheat. (Nana)” - Ai Yazawa

7. “I'll cry!! Ububu... BUEEEEEEE!! I... Ichigo, you thupid! Baldy!! Piece of poop!Ichigo: Alright! Alright! I get it already, stop crying!Nel: Impotent!Ichigo: I'm not impotent!!Rukia: What's he shouting about?Nel: Virgin!!!Ichigo: SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY!!!” - Tite Kubo

8. “I have always been afraid... Always been pretending to follow you closely, alwyas been pretending to sharpen my teeth, when the truth is, I am ... scared to death just treading on your shadow.” - Tite Kubo

9. “Whats the difference between a king and his horse?I dont mean some kiddy shit like one has 4 legs and the other has 2, or ones a person and ones an animal. If their form, ability, and power is exactly the same, then why is it one becomes the king and controls the battle and the other one becomes the horse and carries the king? There's only one answer...INSTINCT!!!” - Tite Kubo

10. “From theme song of the show: Boken Desho Desho, boken de ga.......its a good song” - Nagaru Tanigawa

11. “Hackers are nerdy, pasty, tubby, little geeks with triple thick glasses and this is probably a demented otaku with smelly feet. So catching him will be a breeze!” - Keiko Nobumoto

12. “Radical Edwards's profile? He's a seven-foot tall ex-basketball pro hindu guru drag-queen alien.-Jet Black, from the Cowboy Bebop anime script” - Keiko Nobumoto

13. “Books can also provoke emotions. And emotions sometimes are even more troublesome than ideas. Emotions have led people to do all sorts of things they later regret-like, oh, throwing a book at someone else.” - Pseudonymous Bosch

14. “Justice will prevail!” - Tsugumi Ohba

15. “An eye for an eye my friend.” - Tsugumi Ohba

16. “There was once a tiger-striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, and lived a million lives, and in those lives, various people owned him. None of those people he cared for. This cat was not afraid of death. One life, the cat became a stray cat, which meant it was free. And it met a white female cat. They became mates, and lived together. Time passed, the white cat passed away of old age. And the tiger- striped cat cried a million times. Eventually, the cat died again. But this time, it didn't come back to life.” - Keiko Nobumoto

17. “Hey, Nana...people's feelings change easily...what you see is a house of cards...nothing's sure, and nothing lasts forever.” - Ai Yazawa

18. “If you're that obsessed with someone, why would you kill her?Humans are full of contradictions.” - Ai Yazawa

19. “Don't just give up, Hachiko. Life is about getting knocked down over and over, but still getting up each time. If you keep getting up, you win.” - Ai Yazawa

20. “Just tell me what's so irritating."(katsu)That's none of your damn business!"(kyok)Maybe not. But I'm curious."(katsu)It's EVERYTHING you prick! God, you're annoying! It's everything,okay?! EVERYTHING PISSES ME OFF! Them! And them! And them! And YOU! Everyone and everything!I HATE YOUR GODDAMN GUTS! You just...You all treat people like garbage. But you're all just as bad!QUIT TRYING TO ACT LIKE YOU'RE ALL FRIGGIN' PERFECT! Leave me alone. I wish everyone would just...go. Get out of my life. I'd be better off with YOU DEAD! DIE! DIE! GO TO HELL! YOU DISAPPEAR! YOU FALL APART!"(kyok)Really? I think you WANT them to care. You want them to look at you, don't you? All those people. You want them to need you. You want them.....to listen to you. To understand somehow. You want them to accept you. I think.... you want them to love you.You know something? I'm like that, too."(katsu)... Wh-why? Why did I....turn out....like this?"(kyok)You're asking me?"(katsu)That's what..That's what I wanna know. Why? Why...did I..?!"(kyok)Where did she go wrong? What was her mistake? "I'm miserable. I feel so alone!"(kyok)-Katsuya and Kyoko Honda” - Natsuki Takaya

21. “Why does that kid think so highly of himself?""Kids that think they're so smart.They're everywhere! Destroy is self-esteem!""Yes...I really do think highly of myself.People like me should get a taste of the ups and downs of life! Sorry I'm so envious.I will reflect upon this. Please don't be angry."Ah..um..""There, I said it now. Are you satisfied?" ........"Bye bye!"Beat him.....Beat him until he reaches heaven...!!! -random people and Hiro-chan” - Natsuki Takaya

22. “The things that stress me out haven't changed.But I don't wanna lose anything.So I thought that at least I would change.I'm lucky...that I'm afraid of losing something.” - Ai Yazawa

23. “There are going to be times when you learn more about the world you’re entering and feel defeated when you see the gap between the ideal and the reality… But that’s something we’ll all face. The people that face those obstacles and overcome them are people whose dreams come true.” - Tsugumi Ohba

24. “Resignation is what kills people. Once they've rejected resignation, humans gain the privilege of making humanity their footpath.” - Kouta Hirano

25. “I guess we'll try the old fashion way!" "Alright Kakarrot you're asking for it" "Rock, Paper!...ready! rock, paper, scissors, ha!" "Yea I did it!" "That's not the fusion technique!” - dragon ball z

26. “A smile is the best way to get oneself out of a tight spot, even if it is a fake one. Surprisingly enough, everyone takes it at face value. I read that in a book.""If you keep staring at me, I'll hit you.""I only became part of your team recently when I replaced Sasuke, so I don't know everything that's going on. I don't really understand people either. But even I can tell that Naruto really loves you. Naruto's been shouldering that promise for a long time...I think he means to shoulder it for the rest of his life. I don't know what you said to him, but it's just like what's been done to me - it feels like a curse. Sasuke causes Naruto pain, but I think you do too.""Sasuke is only helping spread his darkness across the world. Letting him live will only sow the seeds of another war. He's just another criminal now. Sasuke lost all hope of coming back when his group, Akatsuki, attacked our village. Your fellow Konoha shinobi would never accept him now. Sakura's not stupid, either. She understands the position he's put us all in. That's why she came out here, to tell you herself.” - Naruto Shippuden

27. “Been a long road to followBeen there and one tomorrowWithout saying goodbye to yesterdayAre the memories I holdStill valid?Or have the tears deluded them..Something somewhere out thereIs calling...Zero Gravity, What's it like?Is somebody thereBeyond these heavy aching feet?Am I going home?Will I hear someone?Singin solace to the silent moonStill the road keeps on telling meTo go on...Something is pulling me,I feel the gravityOf it all.” - Maaya Sakamoto

28. “make pasta, not war.” - Hetalia

29. “n the world, those who break the rules are scum, but those who abandon their friends are worse than scum.” - Uchiha Obito

30. “There are a lot of things i wanted to do.I wanted to become a teacher,and an astronaught,and a baker…I wanted to go to a bunch of different donut shopsand ask for one of everything!And I wanted to tell the ice-cream manto give me one of everything, too!I wish i could have five lives!Then i could have been born in five different towns,and eaten five lifetime’s worth of food,and had five different careers,and…fallen in love with the same person, five times” - Inoue Orihime Bleach

31. “You`ll wondering why aren`t you born in Japan if you think you`re an Otaku” - Otaku Quotes

32. “Angels banished from heaven have no choice but to become devils.” - Vicious

33. “If you ever feel like dying to help the universe, just let me know. I'll be waiting.” - 人 人

34. “Even if there are no new Mighty Atom manga or films created, the Mighty Atom character has become a permanent fixture of both Japanese and global pop culture.” - frederik l. schodt

35. “The new fans of Japan won’t be Orientalists, but they will be anime-savvy.” - Morinosuke Kawaguchi

36. “Lying tears hurt others. Lying smiles hurt oneself” - Ichirou Ohkouchi

37. “In pursuing a ‘way,’ Japanese typically move beyond an interest in craftsmanship to a kind of sacred search for the ultimate.” - Morinosuke Kawaguchi

38. “Girly’ products can spur Japan’s growth in this century every bit as much as, if not more than, the ‘manly’ technologies.” - Morinosuke Kawaguchi

39. “In Japan, so many emoticons have been created that it’s reasonable to assume Japanese appreciate their convenience more than anyone else.” - Morinosuke Kawaguchi

40. “At the root of Japanese manufacturing lies a feminine delicacy and shyness as well as a childlike curiosity and fantasy-filled worldview.” - Morinosuke Kawaguchi

41. “The times when you want to cry are when you have to try your hardest. That's why I decided I'll cry in general. Then, when I have to shed tears for a time when I really want to cry, my tears would have run dry” - Jacuzzi Splot - Baccano

42. “Dorinpa, Dorunpa. Now you can't lie.” - Usui Takumi

43. “Miroku: Kagome, are you worrying about me?Kagome: I guess so.Miroku: In that case, I have a favor to ask of you: please bear my child.” - Rumiko Takahashi

44. “You say people's struggles are a game! That's totally wrong!Facing yourself no matter how tough things get... and keeping up the fight... that's what games are really about!You bet your chip of life as if it meant nothing! You lost to yourself! When you realized you were going to lose, you didn't have the courage to keep living!Listen... Real courage is protecting that chip you have in your hands... no matter what!" -Anzu to Kaiba” - Kazuki Takahashi

45. “I must have dislocated my pelvis!" -Rurouni” - Nobuhiro Watsuki

46. “If one abandons all other abilities and focuses his strength entirely on a single specialized skill, then he can overcome even the greatest of powers.” - Sosuke Aizen

47. “...But living creatures are strange. They are made in such a way that they can actualize only what their minuscule minds wish for.” - Sosuke Aizen

48. “Fear is necessary for evolution. The fear that one could be destroyed at any moment.” - Sosuke Aizen

49. “The Day before yesterday,I saw a rabbbit.Yesterday a deer.Today you.” - Kotomi Ichinose

50. “Geek cred points for trying to stump me, but sorry, you'll have to do better than that. Would you like to try anime for a hundred?" When she looked blank, he sighed. "What took it down, anime, or the Jeopardy reference?” - Rachel Caine