Similarities in the most successful anime/mangas?

[Guardian of the Rain]

What are something(s) that all good, popular anime consist of?
I can't find any tbh, except that the main characters almost always has characteristics that the other characters in their world don't have.

 

[Form]

They are all animated.

 

[Guardian of the Rain]

You don't say?

 

[Omaristar]

Main characters are not that smart

 

[Guardian of the Rain]

True, excluding Death Note and Code Geass. That's why they always need their brainiac campanion(s).

 

[YowYan]

explicit story- and character building

 

[Altaneen]

Great fights.

 

[Temporary Account]

Friendship.
(Only for most typical shounen)

 

[kral]

My favorite shows r trigun dbz and naruto n all 3 have crazy random main characters that r simply goofy but can be deadly serious.
Full metal he's silly but smart n serious but the story line is amazing. So combo of story+ main characters personality

 

[Omaristar]

Friendship.
(Only for most typical shounen)

OMG this. How could we forget.

 

[Ańbu Juniør]

Almost naked women. Giant Boobs

 

[natssuu]

Perverted characters.

 

[ziggyZ]

Kakarot wannabe's.

 

[Machiko]

Lots of fighting, lots of supernatural powers, dumb main character (in some cases) or a genius, friendship is emphasized on, righteousness, ultimate evil that has to be defeated, big boobs

 

[errza]

Not so smart, loves to eat,endless friendship etc...

 

[HarrisonX]

Lol yeah, Perverted characters I forgot about that. There's one that I know! A few anime have something related to Dragon Ball, or Journey To The West. InuYasha - A guy named Son Goku and and his pig friend in one of the episodes.
Yu Yu Hakusho - King Yemma and the other world.
Naruto - The Jinchuriki named Roshi. The Tailed Beast named Son Goku. When creating Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto incorporated into the character a number of traits he felt made an ideal hero: a straightforward way of thinking, a mischievous side, and many of the attributes possessed by Son Gokū from the Dragon Ball franchise. I copy and pasted that from Narutopedia from the creation and concept section.

 

[HarrisonX]

Wow, a lot of anime seem to have A LOT of similarities...