There comes a time when people will tell me that there aren’t any lessons to be learned from anime. That I should go off and watch something else and grow up. In my previous article, anime was proven to be for an older audience due to the life lessons that it can provide for the audience. You won’t see an episode of "Entourage" or any reality TV show give you an insight on how to improve your life. So I’ll give you some anime to sit down and enjoy and, maybe, you can learn a life lesson or two along the way!

1. "Baccano!" – Don't pass up opportunities.

"Baccano!" is what you get when you mix 1920's gangster films with immortal monsters and incompetent robbers. It has a cast of 15+ characters with wildly different backgrounds such as gangsters, magicians, and psychopathic circus performers and stories set across several different timelines while still managing to make it all stick together. It makes even Pulp Fiction blush. The lesson learned here is to never pass up an opportunity when it is given to you. Take that chance to talk to the stranger waiting in line ahead of you. You never know, they just might wind up saving your life the next day.

2. "Death Parade" – Don't be quick to judge someone.

"Death Parade" is something similar to what would happen if "The Sixth Sense" combined itself with "Saw." It takes two characters who have never met and places their afterlives on the line in a game of chance as to whether or not they get to be reborn or go to Hell. The show constantly battles with the idea that one person is all good and that the other is all evil. With each passing second, you quickly learn not to judge someone. Take that lesson and get to know people before you slap a label on them.

3. "Fullmetal Alchemist" -- Sacrifices must be made in order to gain something.

"Fullmetal Alchemist" uses the idea that alchemy still exists and is pretty much magic. In episode one, we learn that our two main characters, the Elric brothers, want to bring their mother back from the dead. Any fantasy novel/movie can tell you that messing with the dead usually leads to bad results. The brothers lose their bodies and then go off on a quest to regain them. In order to gain something, you must be willing to sacrifice something in return. Nothing in life is free, unfortunately, and things won't be given to you on a silver platter. You have to work hard and persevere for your goals.

4. "Code Geass" - Fight for what you believe in, take initiative, be active, and change the world and other things.

"Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion" is set in an alternate timeline where Great Britain is actively attempting to take over the world. The British enslave Japan, label everyone there as Elevens, and basically treat them like animals such as Germany did with the Holocaust. The main character, Lelouch, wants to change the world and fights for what he believes in. He is an active member of society that dislikes the way the world is run and decides to fight against it! If that's not a life lesson, I don't know what is. Just some quotes from this show are inspirational.

"To desire some results, one must take actions."

"War is merely one method of diplomacy. However, it is the least efficient one."

"Change will never come about if you don't make it happen."

"When there is evil in this world that justice cannot defeat, would you taint your hands with evil to defeat evil? Or would you remain steadfast and righteous even if it means surrendering to evil?"

There are plenty more inspirational quotes from this show, but I won't deprive you of any more of this glorious piece on global matters, politics, and robot fights.

In conclusion, anime has come a long way from just being "Pokemon" and "Yugioh." There are deep and complex stories waiting to be seen, you just have to go out there and look for them. The next time that someone tells me that anime can't teach me something, or that it's simply boring and there is nothing to be gained from it, I'll direct them to these series and have them reevaluate their TV shows.