10 best anime to watch if you love The Odyssey (#4 is a near-perfect masterpiece)

At its core, this story — attributed to Homer — has always been about homecoming. The cunning Odysseus is forced to contend with the forces of predetermined fate, which shape his 10-year struggle to return to Ithaca and reunite with his loved ones. The meat of this tale lies in the clash between free will and destiny, along with the larger-than-life presence of gods, monsters, and everything in between.