Alysa Liu gushes over her 5 favorite anime just in case we needed to love her more

Remember when being an anime fan felt like a secret handshake between you and the other people who recognized it? Those days are long gone. Anime is mainstream now, and just about everyone has a favorite series. Even Olympic champion Alysa Liu, the first American woman in more than 20 years to win Olympic gold in singles figure skating, has five go-to anime she loves. And if her picks tell us anything, it’s that the 20-year-old history-maker has great taste.