Best Anime of 2014
by pitzerwilliam57 | created - 01 Dec 2018 | updated - 07 Dec 2018 | PublicThis is a list of my personal best anime of 2014.
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1. Nisekoi (2014–2016)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
The heir to a Yakuza Family is forced to be in a relationship with the daughter of the head of a gangster family to avoid a gang war, much to their chagrin.
Stars: Kôki Uchiyama, Nao Tôyama, Kana Hanazawa, Yumi Uchiyama
Votes: 4,101
2. Nobunaga the Fool (2014– )
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Jeanne Kaguya D'Arc was prophesied to be the Savior of the World at her birth. On a different planet, Nobunaga "the Fool" longs for the power to change the world. When these two people meet, the culture of both worlds will be transformed.
Stars: Katelyn Barr, Yôko Hikasa, Krystal LaPorte, Stephen E. Moellering
Votes: 125
3. Noragami (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A minor god seeking to gain widespread worship teams up with a human girl he saved to gain fame, recognition and at least one shrine dedicated to him.
Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Maaya Uchida, Yûki Kaji, Jason Liebrecht
Votes: 18,958
4. Sakura Trick (2014)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Haruka and Yuu are best friends. But after starting high school together and realising the need to meet new people, they decide to share a special moment most other friends would not: a kiss. From there, their relationship blossoms.
Stars: Haruka Tomatsu, Yuka Iguchi
Votes: 801
5. World Conquest Zvezda Plot (2014– )
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Tells the story of how a little girl was able to achieve world conquest with the use of her magical powers and faithful followers.
Stars: Misaki Kuno, Natsuki Hanae, Mariya Ise, Kana Hanazawa
Votes: 144
6. Ace of Diamond (2013–2016)
Animation, Sport
Follows the life of Eijun Sawamura, a gifted baseball player who have his own extraordinary pitcher's talent. His goal is one, to become the ace of Seidou High School.
Stars: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Natsuki Hanae, Takahiro Sakurai, Ryôta Ôsaka
Votes: 1,378
7. Gundam Build Fighters (2013–2014)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
In a world where Gundam is a very popular T.V. show, Sei Iori wishes to be just like his father, who was a Gunpla champion years ago, unfortunately, Sei only has skill in building Gunpla, ... See full summary »
Stars: Seth Leslie, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yûki, Ryan Warden
Votes: 315
8. Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea (2013–2014)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Long ago, humanity lived in the sea, but some humans longed to go to land and eventually left the sea behind.
Stars: Natsuki Hanae, Mikako Komatsu, Bryce Papenbrook, Max Mittelman
Votes: 1,406
9. Log Horizon (2013–2021)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the blink of an eye, thirty thousand bewildered Japanese gamers are whisked from their everyday lives into the world of the popular MMORPG, Elder Tale, after the game's latest ... See full summary »
Stars: Jad Saxton, Mike Yager, Jôji Nakata, Andrew Love
Votes: 4,752
10. Yowamushi Pedal (2013– )
23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Onoda is a cheerful otaku looking to join his new school's anime club, eager to finally make some friends. Unfortunately, the club has been disbanded and somehow he stumbled into the bicycle club.
Stars: Daiki Yamashita, Kôsuke Toriumi, Jun Fukushima, Ayaka Suwa
Votes: 1,007
11. The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior (2014–2015)
24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Thanks to his parents' job transfer, high school freshman Usa finally gets to enjoy living on his own in the Kawai Complex, a boarding house. Ritsu, the senpai he admires, also lives there, as do a few other "unique" individuals.
Stars: Kana Hanazawa, Sanae Kobayashi, Yûichi Iguchi
Votes: 765
12. Baby Steps (2014–2015)
24 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Maruo Eiichirou (Ei-Chan), a first year honor student, one day decides he's unhappy with way things are.
Stars: Asami Seto, Tetsuya Kakihara, Tomoaki Maeno, Taiten Kusunoki
Votes: 413
13. Is the Order a Rabbit? (2014– )
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy
Cocoa Hoto is a positive and energetic girl who becomes friends with anyone in just three seconds. After moving in with the Kafuu family in order to attend high school away from home, she ... See full summary »
Stars: Ayane Sakura, Inori Minase, Risa Taneda, Motomu Kiyokawa
Votes: 374
14. Haikyu!! (2014–2020)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Determined to be like the volleyball championship's star player nicknamed "the small giant", Shoyo joins his school's volleyball club.
Stars: Ayumu Murase, Kaito Ishikawa, Yu Hayashi, Satoshi Hino
Votes: 35,410
15. Chaika: The Coffin Princess (2014– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A mysterious girl carrying a coffin is on a quest to gather magical remains scattered throughout the land.
Stars: Kira Vincent-Davis, Leraldo Anzaldua, Joanne Bonasso, Luci Christian
Votes: 721
16. One Week Friends (2014– )
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Kaori has distanced herself from her peers due to a condition that causes her memories to reset every week, but one of her classmates is determined to become friends with her no matter what.
Stars: Yoshitaka Yamaya, Sora Amamiya, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Junji Majima
Votes: 577
17. No Game, No Life (2014)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Siblings Sora and Shiro make up the most feared team of pro gamers in the world, The Blank. When they manage to beat God himself in a game of chess, they are sent to a world where all disputes are settled with games.
Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ai Kayano, Yôko Hikasa, Scott Gibbs
Votes: 18,413
18. Selector Infected WIXOSS (2014)
TV-14 | Animation, Fantasy, Thriller
It's hard being the new girl, and Ruuko Kominato knows this better than anyone. She has yet to make any new friends after moving to a new town. Her brother sees her struggling and gives her... See full summary »
Stars: Lindsay Seidel, Tia Lynn Ballard, Apphia Yu, Monica Rial
Votes: 182
19. The World Is Still Beautiful (2014)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
In the almighty Sun Kingdom, it never rains. In the Rain Dukedom, select women of the royal family have the ability to call the rain with song. So when the most powerful ruler in the world,... See full summary »
Stars: Rena Maeda, Tomokazu Sugita, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Chisa Yokoyama
Votes: 1,052
20. Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san (2014)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Yachiyo Inugami is a dog-like girl who loves cats, whilst Suzu Nekoyama is a cat-like girl who loves dogs. When the two meet, an instant attraction is formed between the two.
Stars: Nao Tôyama, Sumire Uesaka, Yuka Otsubo, Sayaka Horino
Votes: 175
21. The Comic Artist and Assistants (2014– )
TV-14 | 13 min | Animation, Comedy
A hilarious slice of life comedy that leisurely depicts the day-to-day life of manga artist Aito Yuuki and his assistant, Ashisu Sahoto.
Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Arisa Noto, Saori Hayami, Rie Kugimiya
Votes: 419
22. Blue Spring Ride (2014)
122 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Revolves around Futaba, a girl who was in love with a boy named Ko Tanaka in middle school. However, it did not work because he transferred but in high school, her world is turned around once again when she meets him again.
Stars: Yûki Kaji, Ai Kayano, Tsubasa Honda, Masahiro Higashide
Votes: 6,214
23. Free! (2013–2018)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Four high school students: Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and Rin, all took part in a swimming tournament shortly before the end of high school and then lost touch with each other. Years later, they reunite.
Stars: Jamie Marchi, Johnny Yong Bosch, Todd Haberkorn, Greg Ayres
Votes: 3,601
24. Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei (2014– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
When things seem peaceful for Illya and Miyu, they are tasked by Rin and Luvia to settle a strange phenomenon in the city. But an even weirder thing happens when a girl who looks exactly like Illya appears.
Stars: Cynthia Martinez, Caitlynn French, Shelley Calene-Black, Kira Vincent-Davis
Votes: 269
25. Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (2014)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Chiyo Sakura confesses her feelings to her schoolmate Nozaki. Due to a misunderstanding, Nozaki thinks Chiyo is just a fan. She then discovers Nozaki's other identity; a shojo manga artist.
Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, Ari Ozawa, Masumi Tazawa, Sawako Hata
Votes: 4,101
26. Hanayamata (2014)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Hana N. Fontainestand is a transfer student who loves Japanese culture. She decides to make a YosakoI group with Naru Sekiya, Yaya Sasame, Tami Nishimikado, and Machi Tokiwa.
Stars: Reina Ueda, Minami Tanaka, Kaya Okuno, Monica Rial
Votes: 95
27. Sabagebu! Survival Game Club! (2014– )
Animation, Action, Comedy
It follows the adventures of the survival game club in an all girls school . The male voice-over gives a lot of funny remarks.
Stars: Nao Tôyama, Lynn, Tesshô Genda, Yumi Uchiyama
Votes: 165
28. Sword Art Online (2012– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the year 2022, thousands of people get trapped in a new virtual MMORPG and the lone wolf player, Kirito, works to escape.
Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Bryce Papenbrook, Cherami Leigh
Votes: 52,656
29. Yona of the Dawn (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After being betrayed and run out of her home, the red-haired Princess Yona searches for four legendary dragons to take back her stolen kingdom.
Stars: Christopher Sabat, Monica Rial, Chiwa Saitô, Tomoaki Maeno
Votes: 5,024
30. Amagi Brilliant Park (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
The film is set in an amusement park in the Tokyo suburbs of Japan, with a princess at the center of the story.
Stars: Kôki Uchiyama, Ai Kakuma, Ayako Kawasumi, Yuuka Aisaka
Votes: 1,394
31. Denki-Gai no Honya-san (2014)
Animation, Comedy
A young and shy boy named Umio, started to work for a comic book store. All his other friends already work there, and they get into some new trouble every week.
Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ayana Taketatsu, Yû Kobayashi, Ryôta Ôsaka
Votes: 143
32. Laughing Under the Clouds (2014–2015)
Animation, Action, Drama
The story of three brothers who live in a place that is always cloudy because of the curse of a great demon snake that is reborn every 300 years. Tears will be shed and smiles will be shed ... See full summary »
Stars: Christopher Wehkamp, Robert McCollum, Morgan Laure, Dave Trosko
Votes: 299
33. Garo the Animation (2014–2015)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
17 years ago, in the name of witch-hunting, many Makai-Knights and Makai-Priests were murdered at Valiante Kingdom. A Makai-Priestess who is a blood relative of Golden Knight Garo, burned ... See full summary »
Stars: Monica Rial, Morgan Berry, Brandon Potter, Vic Mignogna
Votes: 335
34. Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group of seven mages gets chosen to become masters of seven classes of heroic spirits, in order to fight and win the Holy Grail.
Stars: Noriaki Sugiyama, Kana Ueda, Bryce Papenbrook, Mela Lee
Votes: 8,920
35. Gugure! Kokkuri-san (2014)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
The original manga revolves around Kohina, a little girl who ends up summoning by a Kokkuri-san, a lower-ranking ghost in Japanese folklore. The Kokkuri-san she calls ends up being a ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryô Hirohashi, Daisuke Ono, Takahiro Sakurai, Yukari Tamura
Votes: 292
36. Gundam Build Fighters Try (2014–2015)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Seven years after it's predecessor, Fumina Hoshino is the host of the Gunpla club in her high school, and, unfortunately, she is the only member and in danger of it being shut down. When a ... See full summary »
Stars: Yuma Uchida, Aya Endô, Yui Makino, Kazumi Togashi
Votes: 164
37. When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace (2014)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The story focuses on Senko High School's Literature Club, whose five members; Jurai, Tomoyo, Hatoko, Sayumi, and Chifuyu, have all somehow developed superpowers. The superpowers have now ... See full summary »
Stars: Maggie Flecknoe, Mateo Mpinduzi-Mott, Shanae'a Moore, Sasha Paysinger
Votes: 585
38. Chaika: The Coffin Princess Avenging Battle (2014)
Animation, Action, Adventure
The search for the remains of Emperor Gaz continues. Chaika still in search of knowing who she really is and what her purpose is. Similarly, the Red Chaika continues the search for the rest... See full summary »
Stars: Yûki Arai, Chiwa Saitô, Chika Anzai, Yûko Hara
Votes: 81
39. Parasyte: The Maxim (2014–2015)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Drama
17-year-old Shinichi Izumi is partially infected by a Parasyte, monsters that butcher and consume humans. He must learn to co-exist with the creature if he is to survive both the life of a Parasyte and a human as part monster, part person.
Stars: Aya Hirano, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Rinka H.B.B., Brittney Karbowski
Votes: 48,622
40. Magic Kaito 1412 (2014–2015)
25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
High school student Kaito loves magic. His father was a genius magician with a secret identity as the Phantom Thief Kid. Unfortunately his father died in an unforeseen accident in a magic ... See full summary »
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Mao Ichimichi, Takehiro Hasu, Naoto Kobayashi
Votes: 546
41. The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War (2014–2021)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The story of the Seven Deadly Sins, a group of warriors who were wrongly accused of a crime they didn't commit and went on a quest to vindicate themselves.
Stars: Bryce Papenbrook, Erika Harlacher, Max Mittelman, Cristina Valenzuela
Votes: 38,076
42. Ookami shoujo to kuro ouji (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Shinohara Erika is a first year of high school student. While talking to her popular friends, she makes up a story about her "boyfriend." But In reality, Erika doesn't have a boyfriend. ... See full summary »
Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Kanae Itô, Ai Kayano, Mariya Ise
Votes: 3,001
43. Rage of Bahamut: Genesis (2014)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The story first starts off around Favaro Leone who is a bounty hunter, collecting money off of bounties he collects (demons). Favaro Leone soon runs into Amira who has no clue what is ... See full summary »
Stars: Tia Lynn Ballard, Chris Rager, Kyle Phillips, Brian Mathis
Votes: 1,670
44. Shirobako (2014–2015)
TV-PG | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A group of friends move to Tokyo and get jobs in the anime industry.
Stars: Juri Kimura, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Greg Cote
Votes: 1,142
45. Yowamushi Pedal (2013– )
23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Onoda is a cheerful otaku looking to join his new school's anime club, eager to finally make some friends. Unfortunately, the club has been disbanded and somehow he stumbled into the bicycle club.
Stars: Daiki Yamashita, Kôsuke Toriumi, Jun Fukushima, Ayaka Suwa
Votes: 1,007
46. Yami shibai (2013– )
5 min | Animation, Short, Horror
Every week at 5 p.m. an old man in a yellow mask shows up at a children's playground and tells them ghost stories based on myths and urban legends of Japanese origin. The man tells the ... See full summary »
Stars: Kanji Tsuda, Sara, Shôichirô Masumoto, Ryôta Murai
Votes: 906
47. Naruto: Shippuden (2007–2017)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Naruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and recognition, as well as to become Hokage, who is acknowledged as the leader and strongest of all ninja in the village.
Stars: Alexandre Crepet, Junko Takeuchi, Maile Flanagan, Chie Nakamura
Votes: 168,447
48. One Piece (1999– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Monkey D. Luffy sets off on an adventure with his pirate crew in hopes of finding the greatest treasure ever, known as the "One Piece."
Stars: Mayumi Tanaka, Akemi Okamura, Laurent Vernin, Tony Beck
Votes: 234,838
49. Sailor Moon Crystal (2014– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Usagi Tsukino is chosen to be a guardian of justice and is sent on a quest to locate a Silver Crystal before the Dark Kingdom invades the Earth.
Stars: Kotono Mitsuishi, Ryô Hirohashi, Kenji Nojima, Stephanie Sheh
Votes: 2,480
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