When we watch a movie, one of the significant criteria in remembering the film is the dialogues or quotes that stick deep within us.
Anime is booming these days; there are many anime quotes that people remember as their favorite anime quotes.
If two anime fans meet each other, they can keep each other engaged by sharing a few famous anime quotes that take them by a spin.
There can be no such list for these anime quotes; however, to make it simple for all of us, below 40 famous anime quotes are mentioned.
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Toggle40. Who will be happy if you keep hiding your true feelings? If you are sad, say it out loud!
- Series name: Ouran High School Host Club
- Quote by: Haruhi Fujioka
- Writer: Yoji Enokido
- IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
This quote was quoted by Haruhi Fujioka, one of the main characters in the anime television series ‘Ouran High School Host Club.’ So, the important thing is to express one’s feelings. This is an inspirational anime quote.
If it is sadness, be bold and say that you are sad, society will judge you either way.
39. The only Home that a man should ever need is within his heart.
- Series name: D.Gray Man
- Quote by: Lavi Bookman
- Writer: Reiko Yoshida
- IMDb Rating: 7.7/10
- Platforms Available: Prime Video
Lavi Bookman in the series named D. Gray Man. Lavi is a friendly exorcist; he is very caring and creates a bond with the other exorcists. Imagine having a home right within your heart.
We would not be looking forward to a space to feel and belong like Home; we would be comfortable with ourselves always. Anime quotes which come under inspirational anime quotes, connect better with the audience.
38. The World isn’t perfect. But it’s there for us, doing its best; that makes it so damn beautiful.
- Series name: Full Metal Alchemist
- Quote by: Roy Mustang
- Writer: Sho Aikawa
- IMDb Rating: 8.5/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
In the series Full Metal Alchemist said by Colonel Roy Mustang, tragedy hits him as his best friend gets killed by Homunculi. This is one of the most touching anime quotes about life. We sometimes just want to run away from our problems and this World.
But the one thing that we forget is “World isn’t perfect. But it’s there for us, doing its best… that’s what makes it so damn beautiful.
37. Tears are how our heart speaks when our lips cannot describe how much we’ve been hurt.
- Series name: Fairy Tail
- Quote by: Jellal Fernandes
- Writer: Masashi Sogo
- IMDb Rating: 8/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
The quote speaks for emotions, which is so true.
We tend to cry when we are very happy or sad, sometimes confused; this happens because our brain has stopped functioning to form sentences to express ourselves.
Though tears are not very much encouraged among people, it is the best way of expression, and sadly not many understand that.
36. Even if we forget the faces of our friends, We will never forget the bonds carved into our souls.
- Series name: Angel Beats
- Quote by: Otonashi Yuzuru
- Writer: Jun Maeda
- IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Yuzuru meets with an accident and wakes up; in the afterlife, he has lost all his memories and has no idea who the people around him are.
In the series,, the quote relates to the literal condition of the character; however, even if we don’t have to lose our memory sometimes, we break off from some friends, and only their memories stay.
Some bonds are so strong that they get carved into our souls, and those carves stay with us forever.
35. Why should I apologize for being a monster? Has anyone ever apologized for turning me into one?
- Series name: Tokyo Ghoul
- Quote by: Juuzou Suzuya
- Writer: Sui Ishida
- IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
In the series Tokyo Ghoul, quoted by Juuzou Suzuya, he is a particular class Ghoul Investigator.
This quote can be taken as an anime quotes about life, as it is true in one’s life, too; we see many rules and regulations put out to us.
And we are asked to apologize to the individual we are, but people usually forget that one might have turned out to be that person because of the same people blaming them.
34. Forgetting is like a wound. The wound may heal, but it has already left a scar.
- Series name: One Piece
- Quote by: Monkey D. Luffy
- Writer: Junki Takegami, Hirohiko Kamisaka
- IMDb Rating: 8.8/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
This quote is from the series One Piece by Monkey D. Luffy; he is also known as ‘Straw Hat.’
Forgetting is a very complex trait, but as our beloved anime character mentioned, it is like a wound; the wound heals very well but leaves a scar.
That scar is a constant reminder of what happened.
Maybe forgiving is the higher version of forgetting, well, it is rarely possible for all humans to forgive the ones that hurt the most.
33. When you give up, that’s when the game ends.
- Series name: Slam Dunk
- Quote by: Mitsuyoshi Anzai
- Writer: Takehiko Inoue
- IMDb Rating: 8.7/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Mitsuyoshi Anzai, from the series Slam Dunk, is a coach at the Shohoku High School Basketball team, one of the best coaches in Japan.
Giving up is easy, but staying strong and believing that this rough time will be over soon, gives the motivation to move forward and win in life.
The process may be slow, but the result is more than satisfactory.
32. If you want to make people dream, you have a start by believing in that dream yourself!
- Series name: Amagi Brilliant Park
- Quote by: Seiya Kanie
- Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
- IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
- Platforms Available: Prime Video
Seiya Kanie is an excellent student, and he became a successful leader because of his perseverance.
The quote is apt for a leader; it is a common motivation that many leaders believe in and use to encourage their fellow mates too!
This quote is a source of encouragement to all of us.
Dreams are not just meant to be dreamt; we must believe in them and make them happen in reality.
31. Protecting someone means giving them a place to belong and giving them a place where they can be happy.
- Series name: Log Horizon
- Quote by: Princess Lenessia
- Writer: Toshizou Nemoto
- IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Being from the royal family, being cautious about protecting each other is evident. Spaces are significant, mainly to keep oneself safe and protected. Princess Lenessia feels that protecting someone is by providing them a place to feel they belong—a place to be happy and express their happiness.
30. People become more robust because they have memories they can’t forget.
- Series name: Naruto
- Quote by: Tsunade
- Writer: Masashi Kishimoto
- IMDb Rating: 8.4/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
In the series Naruto Shippuden, Tsunade is one of the Legendary Sannin, and she is the fifth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village.
And this quote is accurate, especially for people in war.
The only thing that keeps them strong is the memories they carry with them, which are not easily forgotten.
29. Life is like a tube of toothpaste. When the toothpaste is used down to the last squeeze, that’s when you’ve lived. Live with all your might, and struggle as long as you have life.
- Series name: Higurashi
- Quote by: Mion Sonozaki
- Writer: Toshifumi Kawase
- IMDb Rating: 6.9/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Mion Sonozaki is the president of the Hinamizawa after-school games club. Mion, the president of the games club, has a lot of energy in her.
She believes in comparing oneself to toothpaste, considered outlived when all the toothpaste is done. So according to human nature, we should try till our last breath with all our might, only then will we be able to live with all our energy and struggle till the time we live.
28. You can’t win a game by doing nothing. And if someone else wins it for you, you haven’t accomplished anything.
- Series name: Denpa Kyoushi
- Quote by: Junichirou Kagami
- Writer: Atsushi Maekawa
- IMDb Rating: 6.1/10
- Platforms Available: Prime Video
In the Denpa Kyoushi, Junichirou Kagami is a scholar student who fails at it. However, his sister gets him a job as a physics teacher at his alma mater.
Facing failure in life and getting a job taught him many things, and this quote is an anime about life. According to him, life is like a game that can be won only when the effort is put in.
And if that game is won by somebody else for you, then don’t feel proud, as there is nothing that you have accomplished in your own life.
27. Life and death are like light and shadow. They’re both always there. But people don’t like thinking about death, so they subconsciously look away from it.
- Series name: Noragami
- Quote by: Yato
- Writer: Deko Akao
- IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
In the series Noragami, Yato, who is called Yaboku, is a minor world god who desires to be worshipped by the masses. To achieve that goal, he works as a delivery god doing whatever job people give him for 5 yen.
Anime quotes about life; People love to live, but the moment they think of death, it scares,s them, and they don’t want to accept that reality.
26. Everything has a beginning and an end. Life is just a cycle of starts and stops. There are ends we don’t desire, but they’re inevitable; we have to face them.
- Series name: Cowboy Bebop
- Quote by: Jet Black
- Writer: Keiko Nobumoto
- IMDb Rating: 6.7/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Jet Black is known as the ‘Black Dog’ in his hometown for his tenacity. He is a 36-year-old former cop from a Jovian Satellite.
For every start point, there is a finishing point too!
An anime quote, Life is like a cycle filled with starts and stops; there might be a phase of life that we might not like but do not have a choice. We need to face it.
As human nature pursues strife, which is a universal fact, it cannot be avoided; once we realize that this is what human life is about, we can deal with undesired ends a little better.
25. It’s not always possible to do what we want, but it’s else believing in something is essential to do it.
- Series name: Naruto
- Quote by: Might Guy
- Writer: Masashi Kishimoto
- IMDb Rating: 8.4/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Might Guy from Naruto Shippuden is a highly zealous leader of Team Guy; he is on good terms with all his students. He has had to earn every single thing in his life through hard work.
Might Guy said not all our dreams could be made possible, but having that positive attitude before trying to do it matters.
24. Just like games, no matter how well you have things lined up in your life, there’s always something to keep you on your toes.
- Series name: Denpa Kyoushi
- Quote by: Junichirou Kagami
- Writer: Atsushi Maekawa
- IMDb Rating: 6.1/10
- Platforms Available: Prime Video
Junichirou Kagami Denpa Kyoushi said these words of reality related to a game. In a game, a lot of practice and effort will be put in, yet things might change during the game, and we have to be prepared for it.
Well, if our lives were programmed like robots, what is fun in life? The unpredicted things that await us in the journey of life keep us motivated to keep moving ahead.
23. People with talent often have the wrong impression that things will go as they think.
- Series name: Assassination Classroom
- Quote by: Karma Akabane
- Writer: Makoto Uezu
- IMDb Rating: 8/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Karma Akabane is a student in Korosensei’s class; he was previously suspended for the portrayal of violent behavior. This quote is a true shame to the talented people, as the talented people are the ones that make the World shine, but the wrong impression can spoil the entire buzz.
The wrong notion that nothing will go wrong is a sign of danger.
The World is filled with surprises, and one should always be ready for anything on their way; the wonders the World brings do not choose between the talented and the not-so-talented ones.
22. The circumstances of one’s birth are irrelevant, but what you do with the gift of life determines who you are.
- Series name: Pokemon
- Quote by: Takeshi Shudo
- Writer: Takeshi Shudo, Junki Takegami
- IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Takeshi Shudo, a scriptwriter and novelist, has many works that have hit the most-watched shows. The circumstances when we are born are not in our hands, and how we are born is irrelevant, as we have no control over it.
But that one thing we have control over is what we do with the gift of our life. This is under our control, and this is very much relevant.
21. Don’t be so quick to throw away your life. No matter how disgraceful or embarrassing it may be, it would be best if your mum is struggling to find your way out until the very end: Anime Ranker
- Series name: Claymore
- Quote by: Clare
- Writer: Norihiro Yagi
- IMDb Rating: 8/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Clare is a female Claymore; the organization’s no—47 during her 150th generation. As the saying goes, running away is for the weak; staying strong and facing it is for the brave.
Giving up on life is easy, but staying here in the World and facing it takes a lot of courage. Maybe a lot of suffering comes with it, but the satisfaction at the end of the struggle speaks for it all.
20. Fools who don’t respect the past are likely to repeat it.
- Series name: One Piece
- Quote by: Nico Robin
- Writer: Eiichiro Oda
- IMDb Rating: 8.8/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Nico Robin is an archaeologist and a historian; she possesses the power of the Flower-Flower Fruit. Being a historian, it is essential to understand the past.
History is like a memory to a human; without it, life has no meaning. We all learn from our past; the most important thing is we know and then move on from it and become better for our future, but if we don’t learn from them, we are equal to fools and nothing more than that.
19. If you begin to regret, you’ll dull your future decisions and let others choose for you. All that’s left for you then is to die. Each decision you make holds meaning only by affecting your next decision.
- Series name: Attack On Titan
- Quote by: Erwin Smith
- Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi, Hiroshi Seko, Shintaro Kawakubo
- IMDb Rating: 9/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Erwin Smith from Attack On Titan is a discerning, intelligent, and widely respected commander. In Attack on Titan, Decisions once regretted, and our future decisions will be made in doubt.
Because of the fear of making a wrong decision, if you let others make the decisions for you, the only thing left to do is die. Because it is your life, and you should make the findings.
18. I don’t want to conquer anything. I think that the guy with the most freedom in this ocean is the Pirate King!
- Series name: One Piece
- Quote by: Monkey D. Luffy
- Writer: Eiichiro Oda
- IMDb Rating: 8.8/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Monkey D. Luffy gets the properties of rubber after eating the devil fruits from the Gum-Gum Fruit, known initially as the Human-Human Fruit. When we look at most of the scenarios, the most enjoyment is from the villains of the place.
Mainly because of the fear control that they have over the people in that area.
17. Alone, you feel nothing but insecurity; that’s why we form guilds and have friends. We walk together to live a healthy life.
- Series name: Fairy Tail
- Quote by: Makarov Dreyar
- Writer: Masashi Sogo
- IMDb Rating: 8/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
In the series Fairy Tail, Makarov Dreyar, the Guild master of the Fairy Tail Guild, is also one of the Ten Wizard Saints. Being a Guild master, explaining why building Guilds is essential is crucial. And the anime quotes an explanation that is very much helpful and easily understandable.
Being alone, there is a lot of insecurity, forming Guilds and friends are made, then walk with them to live a strong and not weak life.
16. We can’t waste time worrying about the what if’s.
- Series name: Bleach
- Quote by: Ichigo Kurasaki
- Writer: Masashi Sogo, Tsuyoshi Kida, Kento Shimoyama
- IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Ichigo Kurosaki receives Soul Reaper powers as he befriends Rukia Kuchiki.
He is assigned to patrol the fictional city of Karakura Town. Anime quotes that say Time is precious; it cannot be wasted by worrying about what might happen and not occur.
What if it is present in everything around us? But all the significant findings would not happen if they thought negatively.
15. You can’t always hold on to the essential things. By letting them go, we gain something else.
- Series name: Tamako Market
- Quote by: Kunio Yaobi
- Writer: Reiko Yoshida
- IMDb Rating: 6.9/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Tamako Market, Kunio Yaobi is an adult protagonist; he mentioned an anime quotes about life in this series. Some things are very dear and important to us.
But it is fate that decides if it can stay or not. Sometimes we must let go even though it is essential to us.
We gain something else when we lose that important thing. We might get something that is even better or learn a lot from just letting go.
14. Moving on doesn’t mean you forget about things. It means you have to accept what’s happened and continue living.
- Series name: Fairy Tail
- Quote by: Erza Scarlet
- Writer: Masashi Sogo
- IMDb Rating: 8/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Erza Scarlet Fairy Tail is an S- class Mage from the Guild Fairy Tail. She has a lot of dedication and loyalty to Makarov and the guild.
Moving on is tricky; experiencing it is a whole different experience. Moving on is never possible if you forget the event, as it is impossible to forget that easily. Accepting that it happened and then continue living one’s life.
13. If you submit yourself to fate, that’s the end.
- Series name: Higurashi: When They Cry
- Quote by: Keiichi Maebara
- Writer: Ryukishi 07
- IMDb Rating: 6.9/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Keiichi Maebara, after moving to Hinamizawa, gets involved with the village’s culture and inhabitants. He discovers some of the dark secrets that his new friends have.
Fate is a package of our life, and we cannot avoid it; we have to live with it. But when things don’t go as we expect. Anime quotes, Giving up and thinking that this is what life wants from us, then that is where all of it ends.
12. There are no regrets. If one can be proud of one’s life, one should not wish for another chance.
- Series name: Fate Stay Night
- Quote by: Saber
- Writer: Takuya Sato
- IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Saber appears in the anime and manga versions of Fate/Stay the Night and is a significant part of anime quotes. He is in a fighting game, Fate/ unlimited codes.
No matter what happens, it was all meant to be, and there are no regrets. If you are proud of your life, that is all you need. Never wish you had another chance to make it right because it was right all the way long.
11. The ticket to the future is always open.
- Series name: Trigun
- Quote by: Vash The Stampede
- Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
- IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Vash The Stampede is a skilled gunman who fights against bounty hunters. Our future is always open to opportunities.
There are always opportunities; we must find the right one and get in. The ticket is always there; we need to book and get in. If we keep thinking about it, no access will be bought, nor will the future go according to our will.
10. Whatever you do, enjoy it to the fullest. That is the secret of life.
- Series name: Fate Zero
- Quote by: Rider
- Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
- IMDb Rating: 8.3/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
The rider is the servant of Sakura Matou. No matter what we do is a tiny event with little significance.
We need to enjoy it as much as possible; only then will we be able to enjoy life. If we think what is the secret of people’s happiness, it is finding joy in the little things.
9. Life comes at a cost. Wouldn’t it be arrogant to die before you’ve repaid that debt?
- Series name: The Fruit Of Grisaia
- Quote by: Yuuji Kazami
- Writer: Eiji Narumi
- IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Yuuji is a second-year Mihama Academy student known as ‘Ace Number 9029’.
People who decide to end their life forget that Life comes at a cost and should not be taken as their whims and fancies wish. If we die anytime before we pay off the debt for the cost of living, then it is a very arrogant thing towards life.
8. You can die anytime, but living takes true courage.
- Series name: Rurouni Kenshin
- Quote by: Kenshin Himura
- Writer: Kiyomi Fuji, Keishi Otomo
- IMDb Rating: 7.4/10
- Platforms Available: Prime Video
Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan is a former legendary assassin. In the end, he becomes a wandering swordsman. Being a swordsman takes a lot of courage as life is at the edge of death, and anything might happen.
Dying is easy, and it is an unavoidable fate. However, living takes a lot of courage, which is possible only by the strong ones.
7. We don’t have to know what tomorrow holds! That’s why we can live for everything we’re worth today.
- Series name: Fairy Tail
- Quote by: Natsu Dragneel
- Writer: Masashi Sogo
- IMDb Rating: 8/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Natsu Dragneel Fairy Tail is a Mage of the Fairy Tail Guild. He is among the five Dragon Slayers sent from the future from four hundred years past.
What tomorrow holds is not what we need to be worried about; what has to happen definitely will happen. We can live in the present to its fullest only because we don’t know what tomorrow holds. If we knew what would happen tomorrow, we would not live today for what it is worth.
6. When you hit the point of no return, that’s the moment it truly becomes a journey. If you can still turn back, it’s not a journey.
- Series name: A Place Further Than The Universe
- Quote by: Hinata Miyake
- Writer: Jukki Hanada
- IMDb Rating: 8.5/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
In A Place Further Than the Universe, Hinata Miyake is a teenager and is the most expressive member of the group of girls.
A journey begins and ends; only then does it make sense; if it does not, then it is not yet a journey! This journey teaches us a lesson because we cannot go back and relive it; in a way, that is the beauty of the trip.
5. Knowing you’re different is only the beginning. If you accept these differences, you’ll be able to get past them and grow closer.
- Series name: Dragon Maid
- Quote by: Miss Kobayashi
- Writer: Yuka Yamada
- IMDb Rating: 7.7/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Miss Kobayashi from the series named Dragon Maid quoted these words. She is a bespectacled young woman with bright red hair tied in a ponytail.
Once you know you are different, it is only a step of progress. It shows that there is still a long way to go. Once these differences are accepted, then these differences will only help you to get closer to yourself.
4. If nobody cares to accept you and wants you in this World, get yourself, and you will see that you don’t need them and their selfish ideas.
- Series name: Magi
- Quote by: Alibaba Saluja
- Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino
- IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Alibaba Saluja was working as a cart driver before he had the opportunity to meet Aladdin. He is a Dungeon capturer now, and he is capturing one Dungeon.
One has to learn to accept one’s self. Then one won’t need anybody or their selfish ideas to support the things that one does.
3. Consider why you held on so long when thinking of giving up.
- Series name: Fairy Tail
- Quote by: Natsu Dragneel
- Writer: Masashi Sogo
- IMDb Rating: 8/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Natsu Dragneel Fairy Tail, the quote is derived from here. There are times when we want to give up.
The only motivation was to consider why we held on for so long. That one reason is more than sufficient.
2. I refuse to let my fear control me anymore.
- Series name: Soul Eater
- Quote by: Maka Albarn
- Writer: Atsushi Okubo
- IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Humans are made inferior to other species. The reason is that we are capable of doing everything. But fear can pull us back. Once we stop letting fear control us, anything is possible; an excellent list of anime quotes.
1. If your life can change once, your life can change again.
- Series name: Clannad
- Quote by: Sanae Furukawa
- Writer: Jun Maeda
- IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Sanae Furukawa from the series Clannad believed in this quote. Change is meant to happen, and life is a cycle of changes.
That does not mean that change is meant to happen only once; this would be equal to rejecting common sense. It can keep happening!