They nailed the landing! Join Ashley as we look over the anime that delivered on their most anticipated moments
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the anime moments that
00:07matched or exceeded our expectations.
00:16Number 10.
00:17Arise
00:18So low-leveling.
00:19The debut season of this much-talked-about anime has plenty of hype moments, yet fans
00:24of the webtoon kept new ones wondering by referencing the same word, Arise.
00:30In the finale, Jin'ou faces an army of knights summoned by mages.
00:41After a tough battle and gaining the system a little, Jin'ou is given the opportunity
00:46to become a necromancer.
00:48He's not thrilled at first, but after reflecting on his battle, he realizes the advantages.
00:54As the newly-minted Shadow Monarch, he revives the foes he previously fought with the phrase
01:00Arise.
01:03The glow of the shadow soldiers and the glow in Jin'ou's eyes is probably reflected
01:08in our own.
01:09This is just impossibly cool.
01:14Number 9.
01:15Muzan and Kaguya meet face-to-face.
01:18Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba.
01:20The confrontation between the original demon and the Demon Slayer Corps' leader was always
01:25going to be epic, but we didn't know just how much until it happened.
01:30Muzan arrives at the Ubuyoshiki compound to find it unguarded.
01:41The ever-stylish demon has a conversation with Kaguya, head of the family, that has
01:45pursued him for 1,000 years.
01:48The sickly leader's every word is riveting, as he reveals their relation to Muzan as well
01:54as his musings on eternity, and why Muzan will never be victorious.
02:04Most shocking of all, though, is when Kaguya triggers a massive explosion, sacrificing
02:08he and his family's lives to strike a devastating blow against Muzan.
02:13From start to finish, this scene never lets up with its animation or stakes.
02:22Number 8.
02:23Sukuna confronts Mahoraga.
02:25Jujutsu Kaisen.
02:27There are hints that Megumi's final shikigami is dangerous, yet when the sorcerer unleashes
02:32the uncontrollable familiar, no one is prepared for the havoc that ensues.
02:37Thankfully, Mahoraga's opponent turns out to be Sukuna, while he's briefly in control
02:42of Yuji's body.
02:47Sukuna's infinite slashes are matched by Mahoraga's boundless ability to adapt.
02:52Their clash is so colossal, it devastates most of Shibuya.
02:56Well, the parts of it that are left after Sukuna's last fight, anyway.
03:04The animation is frantic and at times hard to follow throughout, yet we can't look away.
03:10It's only by using his domain expansion and a flaming arrow that the shikigami is finally
03:16destroyed.
03:22Number 7.
03:23Battle of father and son, Baki Hanma.
03:26For much of the Baki franchise, the eponymous young fighter has one goal – surpass his
03:31overwhelmingly powerful father.
03:34And when a fight breaks out over dinner between Baki and the world's strongest creature, it
03:38does not disappoint.
03:43Baki and Yujiro's battle is one part familial spat, another part brawl, and full of the
03:48utter insanity that characterizes most of the franchise.
03:52Baki pulls out wild move after wild move, which includes imitating dinosaurs and cockroaches,
03:58while Yujiro treats his son like nunchucks.
04:07And all the while, the whole world, including a caveman and a ghost, are witness to their
04:11impromptu match.
04:13The fight is simultaneously Baki at its most epic, heartwarming, and bizarre.
04:24Number 6.
04:25Made in Heaven.
04:26JoJo's bizarre adventure, Stone Ocean.
04:29If there's one thing that JoJo fans love to do, besides make memes, it's hype up JoJo.
04:35One thing that was consistently mentioned online prior to Stone Ocean was the stand
04:40of Enrico Pucci, Made in Heaven.
04:47And the plan concocted by the priest, and the late Dio, does not disappoint.
04:53Made in Heaven's time-acceleration powers allow Pucci and every non-living thing to
04:57move through time faster, allowing him to take down not only Jotaro, but also his daughter
05:03Jolene.
05:08But killing multiple JoJo protagonists isn't even the craziest part.
05:13Made in Heaven moves time ahead so fast, it resets the entire universe.
05:21Number 5.
05:22Madara Arrives.
05:23Naruto Shippuden.
05:25For the most part of the second part of Naruto, we're told of the incredible power of Madara,
05:30the legendary head of the Uchiha clan.
05:33An impersonator using his name is enough to start a war, but when the real deal is resurrected
05:38in that conflict, he lives up to his legend.
05:47Madara spends an entire episode flexing on an entire army.
05:51He punks them at hand-to-hand combat.
05:53He matches their jutsu with powerful ones that take dozens to stop.
06:02To top it off, Madara summons a meteor that their strongest ninjas barely stop, and then
06:07has the audacity to ask what they'll do about the second one.
06:11This is how you hype up a villain.
06:20Number 4.
06:21Goku Master's Ultra Instinct.
06:23Dragon Ball Super.
06:25The Dragon Ball franchise is known for its hype, but it reached a new peak with Goku's
06:29battle against Jiren.
06:31Streaming sites all over the world crashed as fans tried to watch this much-anticipated
06:36episode, and it was worth the wait.
06:39Goku finally lands a blow on Jiren.
06:41Lighting up the entire arena with its powerful ki.
06:49And as Jiren tries to finish things in one attack, Goku catches it.
06:54His silvery new form has the gods of destruction standing in amazement and honor.
07:07Beerus and Whis confirm that Goku has fully mastered a power first displayed by the latter,
07:13Ultra Instinct.
07:14If scouters could measure hype levels, everyone's would be considerably higher than 9,000 before
07:19shattering.
07:29Number 3.
07:30Yamamoto's Bankai.
07:31Bleach.
07:32Thousand Year Blood War.
07:34Fans of Bleach have been waiting nearly two decades to see the leader of Soul Society
07:39debut his Bankai.
07:40As the strongest shunigami, surely Yamamoto's had to be impressive, right?
07:45Well, it certainly brings the heat in every sense of the word.
07:53The entirety of Soul Society is drained of moisture by the fire of Zanka no Tachi.
07:58The single touch of the blade is enough to obliterate anything and a huge swath around
08:03it.
08:04As if this wasn't metal enough, its fire is so hot it becomes impossible to touch Yamamoto,
08:10and he can summon the skeletons of all those killed by his flames.
08:18The badass abilities combined with the jaw-dropping animation make this ability reveal straight
08:24fire.
08:32Number 2.
08:33Gear Fifth.
08:34One Piece.
08:35Even the One Piece manga breaks the internet regularly, so fans were aware of Gear Fifth
08:40even before it debuted in the anime.
08:43Still, even manga fans weren't prepared for how off-the-wall it ended up being once
08:47it was animated.
08:53After coming back from the brink of death, Monkey D. Luffy becomes truly free, with his
08:58rubber powers becoming more like rubber hose animation.
09:06With his new Gear Fifth form, Luffy takes the Emperor Kaido to task in outrageous fashion,
09:11throwing him around, rebounding his attacks, and turning the world around him into even
09:16more of a cartoon.
09:18It's simultaneously hilarious and hype.
09:40Number 1.
09:41The Rumbling.
09:42Attack on Titan.
09:49Throughout the show's final season, characters allude to a hypothetical doomsday scenario
09:54in which the Titans inside the walls of Paradis revive and trample the world beneath their
09:59feet.
10:00The Rumbling.
10:01Unfortunately, the world couldn't leave the Eldians alone, and one of them, Eren Yeager,
10:06is pushed far enough that he makes it a reality.
10:15While hype is not exactly what we'd call the genocide of 80% of the world's population,
10:20The Rumbling is certainly every bit as horrific as it was built up to be.
10:25The scenes of ordinary people crushed beneath the uncaring feet of massive Titans are absolutely
10:31haunting and unforgettable.
10:39Is there an anime scene that delivered on a promise that we forgot about?
10:43Let us know in those comments below.