Are you an Otaku? You’re in for a treat! We’ve collected the most inspiring anime quotes for you today to carry you through the bright memories of the times when you we’re watching these words play.
Anime has been a colossal movement. I remember observing my classmates in school and how passionate they were about these stories. Anime feels surreal and real at the same time.
We’ve lived through the pains and triumps of our favorite characters and I hope that with these quotes today, you’ll reminisce the glorious times you had living in these worlds.
So, without further ado, here are the best anime quotes to make your day today!
Anime Quotes
Best Anime Quotes
“Tears are how our heart speaks when your lips cannot describe how much we’ve been hurt.”
― JELLAL FERNANDES (FAIRY TAIL)
“The world isn’t perfect. But it’s there for us, doing the best it can….that’s what makes it so damn beautiful.”
― ROY MUSTANG (FULL METAL ALCHEMIST)
“The only home that a man should ever need is within his heart.”
― LAVI BOOKMAN, (D.GRAY MAN)
“If you keep on hiding your true feelings, who is going to be happy? If you are sad, you should say it out loud!”
― HARUHI FUJIOKA, (OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB)
“It doesn’t do any good to pretend you can’t see what’s going on.”
― YUUYA MOCHIZUKI, (ANOTHER)
“To act is not necessarily compassion. True compassion sometimes comes from inaction.”
― HINATA MIYAKE (A PLACE FURTHER THAN THE UNIVERSE)
“If you’re gonna insist on gambling and then complain when you lose, you had better work on your game.”
― HATSU KOMINATO (SELECTOR INFECTED WIXOSS)
“Vision is not what your eyes see, but an image that your brain comprehends.”
― TOUKO AOZAKI (THE GARDEN OF SINNERS / KARA NO KYŌKAI)
“Sometimes, people are just mean. Don’t fight mean with mean. Hold your head high.”
― HINATA MIYAKE (A PLACE FURTHER THAN THE UNIVERSE)
“No single thing is perfect by itself. That’s why we’re born to attract other things to make up for what we lack. I think we start walking in the right direction only after we start getting our counterparts besides us.”
― ITACHI UCHIHA (NARUTO)
“The best way to remove your lies is to make them come true.”
― SUZAKU KURURUGI (CODE GEASS: LELOUCH OF THE REBELLION)
“Hard work betrays none, but dreams betray many.”
― HACHIMAN HIKIGAYA (YAHARI ORE NO SEISHUN LOVE COME WA MACHIGATTEIRU)
“It is at the moment of death that humanity has value.”
― ARCHER (FATE SERIES)
“Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife.”
― PAINE (NARUTO SHIPPUDEN)
“I want… to change things. I want to believe that anything can be changed. The moment I met you, a new world opened up for me. You see, after wandering in the darkness for so long, a light brought me happiness. It’s all thanks to you.”
― CHRONO (CHRONO CRUSADE)
“A place where someone still thinks about you is a place you can call home.”
― JIRAIYA (NARUTO)
“It’s the people close to your heart that can give you the most piercing wound. Love is a double-edged sword, it can heal the wound faster or it can sink the blade even deeper.”
― HIMURA KENSHIN (RUROUNI KENSHIN)
“Sometimes it’s necessary to do unnecessary things.”
― KANADE JINGUUJI (BEST STUDENT COUNCIL)
“When you lose sight of your path, listen for the destination in your heart.”
― ALLEN WALKER (D.GRAY MAN)
“Why should I apologize for being a monster? Has anyone ever apologized for turning me into one?”
― JUUZOU SUZUYA (TOKYO GHOUL)
“Even if we forget the faces of our friends, We will never forget the bonds that were carved into our souls.”
― OTONASHI YUZURU (ANGEL BEATS)
“People become stronger because they have memories they can’t forget.”
― TSUNADE (NARUTO)
“Forgetting is like a wound. The wound may heal, but it has already left a scar.”
― MONKEY D. LUFFY (ONE PIECE)
“If you wanna make people dream, you’ve gotta start by believing in that dream yourself!”
― SEIYA KANIE (AMAGI BRILLIANT PARK)
“When you give up, that’s when the game ends.”
― MITSUYOSHI ANZAI (SLAM DUNK)
Anime Quotes about Life
“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. It’s what being human is all about.”
― JET BLACK (COWBOY BEBOP)
“Life and death are like light and shadow. They’re both always there. But people don’t like thinking about death, so subconsciously, they always look away from it.”
― YATO (NORAGAMI)
“You can’t win a game by doing nothing. And if someone else wins it for you then you haven’t accomplished anything. Life is the same way.”
― JUNICHIROU KAGAMI (DENPA KYOUSHI)
“Life is like a tube of toothpaste. When you’ve used all the toothpaste down to the last squeeze, that’s when you’ve really lived. Live with all your might, and struggle as long as you have life.”
― MION SONOZAKI (HIGURASHI)
“Don’t be so quick to throw away your life. No matter how disgraceful or embarrassing it may be, you need to keep struggling to find your way out until the very end.”
― CLARE (CLAYMORE)
“The circumstances of one’s birth are irrelevant, but it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.”
― TAKESHI SHUDO (POKÉMON)
“People with talent often have the wrong impression that things will go as they think.”
― KARMA AKABANE (ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM)
“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.”
― JUNICHIROU KAGAMI (DENPA KYOUSHI)
“It’s not always possible to do what we want to do, but it’s important to believe in something before you actually do it.”
― MIGHT GUY (NARUTO)
“We can’t waste time worrying about the what if’s.”
― ICHIGO KUROSAKI (BLEACH)
“Alone, you feel nothing but insecurity; that’s why we form guilds, that’s why we have friends. We walk together in order to live a strong life.”
― MAKAROV DREYAR (FAIRY TAIL)
“I don’t want to conquer anything. I just think that the guy with the most freedom in this ocean is the Pirate King!”
― MONKEY D. LUFFY (ONE PIECE)
Short Anime Quotes
“Whatever you do, enjoy it to the fullest. That is the secret of life.”
― RIDER (FATE ZERO)
“Fools who don’t respect the past are likely to repeat it.”
― NICO ROBIN (ONE PIECE)
“The ticket to the future is always open.”
― VASH THE STAMPEDE (TRIGUN)
“I’ll leave tomorrow’s problems to tomorrow’s me.”
― SAITAMA (ONE-PUNCH MAN)
“Simplicity is the easiest path to true beauty.”
― SEISHUU HANDA (BARAKAMON)
“Hurt me with the truth. But never comfort me with a lie.”
― ERZA SCARLET (FAIRY TAIL)
“I must study lots of things or I won’t become a great person.”
― KOTOMI ICHINOSE (CLANNAD)
“No matter how hard or impossible it is, never lose sight of your goal.”
― MONKEY D LUFFY (ONE PIECE)
“Life is not a game of luck. If you wanna win, work hard.”
― SORA (NO GAME NO LIFE)
“The moment you think of giving up, think of the reason why you held on so long.”
― NATSU DRAGNEEL (FAIRY TAIL)
“People’s lives don’t end when they die, it ends when they lose faith.”
― ITACHI UCHIHA (NARUTO)
“If you don’t take risks, you can’t create a future!”
― MONKEY D. LUFFY (ONE PIECE)
“A dropout will beat a genius through hard work.”
― ROCK LEE (NARUTO)
“It’s just pathetic to give up on something before you even give it a shot.”
― REIKO MIKAMI (ANOTHER)
“There’s no shame in falling down! True shame is to not stand up again!”
― SHINTARŌ MIDORIMA (KUROKO’S BASKETBALL)
“If your life can change once, your life can change again.”
― SANAE FURUKAWA (CLANNAD)
“Being weak is nothing to be ashamed of… Staying weak is!!!”
― FUEGOLEON VERMILLION (BLACK CLOVER)
“If you can’t do something, then don’t. Focus on what you can.”
― SHIROE (LOG HORIZON)
“If you just submit yourself to fate, then that’s the end of it.”
― KEIICHI MAEBARA (HIGURASHI: WHEN THEY CRY)
“All we can do is live until the day we die. Control what we can…and fly free.”
― DENEIL YOUNG (UCHUU KYOUDAI OR SPACEBROTHERS)
Inspirational Anime Quotes
“Don’t be upset because of what you can’t do. Do what you do best, live as carefree and optimistically as you can, because some people aren’t able to do that.”
― KEIMA KATSURAGI (THE WORLD GOD ONLY KNOWS)
“Sometimes I do feel like I’m a failure. Like there’s no hope for me. But even so, I’m not gonna give up. Ever!”
― IZUKU MIDORIYA (MY HERO ACADEMIA)
“Knowing you’re different is only the beginning. If you accept these differences you’ll be able to get past them and grow even closer.”
― MISS KOBAYASHI (DRAGON MAID)
“There are no regrets. If one can be proud of one’s life, one should not wish for another chance.”
― SABER (FATE STAY NIGHT)
“A person grows up when he’s able to overcome hardships. Protection is important, but there are some things that a person must learn on his own.”
― JIRAIYA (NARUTO)
“Hatred and Sorrow are power. They are yours to control. All you have to do is to turn them into strength and use that strength to move forward.”
― SEBASTIAN MICHAELIS (BLACK BUTLER / KUROSHITSUJI)
“I too will obtain everything that I desire. Not because someone asked me to do it, but because I know in my heart that I have something worth fighting for.”
― JULIS ALEXIA VAN RIESSFELD (ASTERISK WAR)
“You need to accept the fact that you’re not the best and have all the will to strive to be better than anyone you face.”
― RORONOA ZORO (ONE PIECE)
“We don’t have to know what tomorrow holds! That’s why we can live for everything we’re worth today!”
― NATSU DRAGNEEL (FAIRY TAIL)
“Who decides limits? And based on what? You said you worked hard? Well, maybe you need to work a little harder. Is that really the limit of your strength? Could you of tomorrow beat you today? Instead of giving in, move forward.”
― SAITAMA (ONE PUNCH MAN)
“If you believe in tomorrow and put yourself out there, you can naturally obtain your strength. That’s how you will be able to smile and live strong.”
― MAKAROV DREYAR (FAIRY TALE)
“Moving on doesn’t mean you forget about things. It just means you have to accept what’s happened and continue living.”
― ERZA SCARLET (FAIRY TAIL)
“Do not think about other things, there is only one thing you can do. So master that one thing. Do not forget. What you must imagine is always that you, yourself, are the strongest. You do not need outside enemies. For you, the one you have to fight is none other than your own image.”
― ARCHER (FATE STAY NIGHT)
“What you can’t accomplish alone, becomes doable when you’re with someone else.”
― TAICHI YAEGASHI (KOKORO CONNECT)
“A teacher doesn’t give up on her students just because things get tough.”
― HARUMI KIYAMA (A CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC RAILGUN)
“Fear is not evil. It tells you what your weakness is. And once you know your weakness, you can become stronger as well as kinder.”
― GILDARTS CLIVE (FAIRY TAIL)
“Anything can happen. No one ever thinks it will until it does. What will happen, happens. That’s how the world is. The most important thing is to not let the tragedy defeat you. To believe that you can get through it.”
― KYOUSUKE NATSUME (LITTLE BUSTERS!)
“Giving up kills people. When people reject giving up… they finally win the right to transcend humanity.”
― ALUCARD (HELLSING)
“You can’t sit around envying other people’s worlds. You have to go out and change your own.”
― SHINICHI CHIAKI (NODAME CANTABILE)
“Every journey begins with a single step. We just have to have patience.”
― MILLY THOMPSON (TRIGUN)
Anime Quotes on Love
“Even if I lose this feeling, I’m sure I’ll just fall in love with you all over again.”
― SYAORAN LI (CARDCAPTOR SAKURA)
“If you love someone, he could make you sad. He could even make you feel lonely sometimes. But that someone can also make you happier than you’ll ever be.”
― SAKI HANAJIMA (FRUITS BASKET)
“It was like you brought color to my life. You changed my life all by yourself.”
― SAWAKA KURONUMA (REACHING YOU)
“Even if I searched the world over, no one could compare to you.”
― HIKARU HITACHIIN (OURAN HIGHSCHOOL HOST CLUB)
“You will never be able to love anybody else until you love yourself.”
― LELOUCH LAMPEROUGE (CODE GEASS)
“Don’t try to find a reason for somebody’s love.”
― SENGOKU THE BUDDHA (ONE PIECE)
“However little strength I’m capable of, I’ll do everything humanly possible to protect the people I love.”
― ROY MUSTANG (FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST)
“Love is simply an electrical bug in the human neural circuit.”
― AKASAKA RYUUNOSUKE (MY PET GIRL SAKURASOU)
“If love is just a word, then why does it hurt so much if you realize it isn’t there?”
― GAARA (LOVE)
“No matter what lies you tell, you can’t fool your own heart.”
― MELIODAS (SEVEN DEADLY SINS)
“When a man learns to love, he must bear the risk of hatred.”
― MADARA UCHIHA (NARUTO)
“The moment you find the courage to give up your life for someone… would be the moment you understand love.”
― KENSHIN HIMURA (RURONI KENSHIN)
“I really hate it when I miss you so much, and I can’t do anything about it.”
― KOSAKI ONODERA (NISEKOI)
“Even if you’re not by my side right now, I will leap through space and time and always be by your side. These feelings will never change.”
― RYUUJI TAKASU (TORADORA)
“My heart is stronger now that you’re in it.”
― SHAWN (THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY)
“Of the days that I have lived, only those I spent with you seemed real.”
― VINCENT VOLAJU (COWBOY BEBOP)
“Only love can heal a heart that was hurt by love.”
― AYAKA TAKEUCHI (BOKURAGA ITA)
“If I can meet you again, against the six billion to one odds, even if you can’t move, I’ll marry you.”
― HIDEKI HINATA (ANGEL BEATS)
“Love is never as simple as sharing the same path.”
― KHAMSIN (SHAKUGAN NO SHANA)
“The moment people come to know love, they run the risk of carrying hate.”
― OBITO UCHIHA (NARUTO)
“Ohhh, I wish I could live five times over. Then I’d be born in five different places, and I’d stuff myself with different food from around the world…I’d live five different lives with five different occupations…And then, for those five times…I’d fall in love with the same person.”
― INOUE ORIHIME (BLEACH)
“Lean on me with your runny nose. Cry when you feel like crying. Laugh when you feel like laughing. When you’re tearing up with an ugly face, I’ll give you a good cry with an uglier face.”
― SAKATA GINTOKI (GINTAMA)
“I’ll always be by your side, just like the wind that flows through your hair.”
― YAGAMI KAZUMA (KAZE NO STIGMA)
“Even embarrassing lines that would’ve sounded corny in my old life are passionate and unique fuses of love in this world.”
― RUDEUS GREYRAT (MUSHOKU TENSEI)
“It is love that can make us strong, but it is also love that can make us weak.”
― MAKAROV DREYAR (FAIRY TAIL)
“Tears are how our heart speaks when our lips cannot describe how much we’ve been hurt.”
― JELLAL FERNANDES (FAIRY TAIL)
“Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again. But what you throw away you’ll never get back.”
― HIMURA KENSHIN (RURONI KENSHIN)
“You’ll only realize that you truly love someone if they already caused you enormous pain. Your enemies can never hurt you the way your loved ones can. It’s the people close to your heart that can give you the most piercing wound. Love is a double-edged sword, it can heal the wound faster or it can sink the blade even deeper.”
― KENSHIN HIMURA (RURONI KENSHIN)
“Even if we are apart, as long as we have a ring which shows our eternal love—we can feel each other nearby.”
― NASA YUZAKI (TONIKAKU KAWAII)
“When you lose sight of your path, listen for the destination in your heart.”
― ALLEN WALKER (D. GRAY MAN)
“After all.. love is all about timing… If you don’t say the right thing at the right moment no matter how much fate was involved in the relationship, everything will be ruined. Even if you regret it, it’ll be too late.”
― TAKEUCHI MASAFUMIN (BOKURA GA ITA)
“Love, passion, why do we get caught up by such troublesome feelings? The mind couldn’t ever get things straight, and you lose control to know what is sensible. Deep down it’s all so vexing.”
― USUI TAKUMI (MAID SAMA)
Anime Lines
“Don’t live your life making up excuses. The one making your choices is yourself!”
― MUGEN (SAMURAI CHAMPLOO)
“If you only face forward, there is something you will miss seeing.”
― VASH THE STAMPEDE (TRIGUN)
“I hate perfection. To be perfect is to be unable to improve any further.”
― KUROTSUCHI MAYURI (BLEACH)
“Do you always want to live hiding behind the mask you put up for the sake of others? You’re you, and there’s nothing wrong with that.”
― YMIR (ATTACK ON TITAN)
“I am the hope of the universe. I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace. I am the protector of the innocent. I am the light in the darkness. I am the truth. Ally to good! Nightmare to you!”
― YMIR (ATTACK ON TITAN)
“Power comes in response to a need, not a desire. You have to create that need.”
― GOKU (DRAGON BALL Z)
“I want you to be happy. I want you to laugh a lot. I don’t know what exactly I’ll be able to do for you, but I’ll always be by your side.”
― KAGOME (INUYASHA)
“Do exactly as you like. That is the true meaning of pleasure. Pleasure leads to joy and joy leads to happiness.”
― GILGAMESH (FATE ZERO)
“How can you move forward if you keep regretting the past?”
― EDWARD ELRIC (FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: BROTHERHOOD)
“If you don’t share someone’s pain, you can never understand them.”
― NAGATO (NARUTO)
“If you really want to be strong… Stop caring about what your surrounding thinks of you!”
― SAITAMA (ONE PUNCH MAN)
“We are all like fireworks: we climb, we shine and always go our separate ways and become further apart. But even when that time comes, let’s not disappear like a firework and continue to shine forever.”
― HITSUGAYA TOSHIRO (BLEACH)
“Knowing what it feels to be in pain, is exactly why we try to be kind to others.”
― JIRAIYA (NARUTO)
“Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again. But what you throw away you’ll never get back.”
― HIMURA KENSHIN (RUROUNI KENSHIN)
“I too will obtain everything that I desire. Not because someone asked me to do it, but because I know in my heart that I have something worth fighting for.”
― JULIS ALEXIA VAN RIESSFELD (ASTERISK WAR)
“Mistakes are not shackles that halt one from stepping forward. Rather, they are that which sustain and grow one’s heart.”
― MAVIS VERMILLION (FAIRY TAIL)
“It’s more important to master the cards you’re holding than to complain about the ones your opponent was dealt.”
― GRIMSLEY (POKEMON)
“Not giving up on yourself is what’s truly important. That way you don’t end up pathetic.”
― REIKO MIKAMI (ANOTHER)
“The past is the past. We cannot indulge ourselves in memories and destroy the present.”
― MURATA KEN (KYOU KARA MAOU!)
“To know sorrow is not terrifying. What is terrifying is to know you can’t go back to the happiness you could have.”
― MATSUMOTO RANGIKU (BLEACH)
“If you don’t like your destiny, don’t accept it. Instead, have the courage to change it the way you want it to be.”
― NARUTO UZUMAKI (NARUTO)
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