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1. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Drama, War
A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara
Votes: 310,953
2. Akira (1988)
R | 124 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 205,501 | Gross: $0.55M
3. Bungo Stray Dogs (2016– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Follows Atsushi Nakajima as he joins the Armed Detective Agency in battling the Port Mafia and other superhuman threats to public safety.
Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Yûto Uemura, Kaiji Tang, Yoshimasa Hosoya
Votes: 9,785
4. Elfen Lied (2004)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Two university students come across a seemingly harmless girl named Lucy, unaware that she's actually a mutant serial killer with a split personality.
Stars: Sanae Kobayashi, Chihiro Suzuki, Mamiko Noto, Sam Saletta
Votes: 36,964
5. Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A creature named Kyubey offers Madoka and Sayaka a wish if they agree to become 'magical girls' and fight abstract beings called 'witches'. However, a magical girl named Homura is, for uncertain reasons, determined to stop this agreement.
Stars: Aoi Yûki, Chiwa Saitô, Emiri Kato, Cristina Valenzuela
Votes: 11,352
6. Seraph of the End (2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In 2012, the world allegedly comes to an end at the hands of a human-made virus, ravaging the global populace and leaving only children untouched. It is at this time that vampires emerge from the recesses of the earth.
Stars: Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Micah Solusod
Votes: 6,825
7. Kite (2014)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After her cop father is killed, a young woman tracks the murderer down with the help of his ex-partner.
Director: Ralph Ziman | Stars: India Eisley, Jaco Muller, Annabel Linder, Christina Storm
Votes: 6,735
8. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002–2005)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Crime
The futuristic adventures of a female cyborg counter intelligence agent and her support team.
Stars: Shirô Saitô, Atsuko Tanaka, Osamu Saka, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Votes: 20,965
9. Kite (1998)
TV-MA | 50 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A young girl, orphaned at an early age, carries out assassinations at the behest of her mentor.
Stars: Konami Yoshida, Kinryû Arimoto, Kôsuke Okano, Tatsuo Matoba
Votes: 5,329
10. Welcome to the N.H.K. (2006)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
This surreal dramedy follows Satou Tatsuhiro as he attempts to escape the evil machinations of the NHK.
Stars: Yutaka Koizumi, Yui Makino, Michael C. Pizzuto, Monica Rial
Votes: 7,957
11. Gangsta. (2015)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Two handymen take on jobs for both the mob and the police that no one else can handle. Worick and Nicolas work in a town which is full of mafia, hoodlums and prostitutes. They face a challenge after taking on a job of crushing a gang
Stars: Mamiko Noto, Felecia Angelle, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Kenjirô Tsuda
Votes: 3,427
12. Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)
R | 88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Dante journeys through the nine circles of Hell -- limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery -- in search of his true love, Beatrice.
Directors: Victor Cook, Mike Disa, Sangjin Kim, Shûkô Murase, Jong-Sik Nam, Lee Seung-Gyu, Yasuomi Umetsu | Stars: Graham McTavish, Vanessa Branch, Steve Blum, Peter Jessop
Votes: 10,193
13. Barefoot Gen (1983)
TV-PG | 83 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
Director: Mori Masaki | Stars: Issei Miyazaki, Catherine Battistone, Yoshie Shimamura, Iona Morris
Votes: 9,218
14. Devilman (1987–1990)
TV-MA | 57 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Devilman faces the tortoise demon Jinmen and birdwoman Shiranu.
Stars: Show Hayami, Alan Marriott, Yû Mizushima, Adam Matalon
Votes: 1,868
15. Blood-C (2011)
TV-MA | 287 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Saya is a seemingly normal girl living with her father in a shrine. During the day she goes to school and spends time with her friends at a local cafe. But when night falls Saya is called upon to protect her village from strange monsters.
Stars: Alexis Tipton, Todd Haberkorn, Robert McCollum, Lydia Mackay
Votes: 2,043
16. Angel Cop (1989–1994)
Not Rated | 180 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
An elite anti-terrorist agent battles terrorists threatening Japan, but a mysterious third player is involved in their own way.
Stars: Mika Doi, Sharon Holm, Masashi Ebara, Jeff Harding
Votes: 1,401
17. Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016)
64 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Follows Araragi's encounter with the vampire Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade and his journey back into humanity from being a vampire.
Directors: Tatsuya Oishi, Akiyuki Shinbô | Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Takahiro Sakurai, Maaya Sakamoto, Yui Horie
Votes: 3,728
18. Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017)
83 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Part 3 of Kizumonogatari (Wound Tale) trilogy, based on a light novel by Nisio Isin.
Directors: Yukihiro Miyamoto, Tatsuya Oishi, Akiyuki Shinbô | Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Takahiro Sakurai, Maaya Sakamoto, Yui Horie
Votes: 3,309
19. Outlanders (1986 Video)
51 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
While invading Earth, Kahm runs across Tetsuya, a primitive but cute human and decides to marry him.
Director: Katsuhisa Yamada | Stars: Trish Ledoux, Kenji Utsumi, Tom Fahn, Mimi Woods
Votes: 241
20. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985–1986)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Eight years after the One Year War, the Earth Federation creates an elite force called the Titans to hunt Zeon remnants. When Titans proves to be no better than Zeon, the Anti Earth Union Group (AEUG) is formed to restore peace in space.
Stars: Nobuo Tobita, Shûichi Ikeda, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Miyuki Matsuoka
Votes: 1,554
21. Seven Mortal Sins (2017)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation
After Lucifer falls from Heaven and plans to become the Demon Lord, she must prove herself by defeating the Seven Deadly Sins.
Stars: Nicole Endicott, Amber Lee Connors, Elizabeth Maxwell, Brittany Lauda
Votes: 343
22. Mezzo Forte (2000–2001)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A young woman and her mercenary for hire team run afoul of a violent mob boss and his sociopath daughter.
Stars: Tomoko Kotani, Takumi Yamazaki, Taichirô Hirokawa, Shôzô Îzuka
Votes: 1,540
23. Ikki tousen (2003– )
TV-MA | 325 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Seven rival high schools battle each other for victory and total supremacy. The students will do what ever it takes to come out on top and see their school leading the way.
Stars: Yûko Kaida, Masumi Asano, Satoshi Hino, Kei Shindo
Votes: 1,302
24. Trinity Blood (2005)
TV-MA | Animation, Action, Drama
In a futuristic world of an unsteady truce between humans and vampires a superhuman priest battles to secure a peaceful co-existence.
Stars: Hiroki Tôchi, Troy Baker, Russell Wait, R. Bruce Elliott
Votes: 2,899
25. Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (2018)
TV-14 | 92 min | Animation, Action, Mystery
The Armed Detective Agency investigates a bizarre series of suicides involving an eerie mist.
Director: Takuya Igarashi | Stars: Brian Beacock, Ray Chase, Lucien Dodge, Carrie Keranen
Votes: 2,189
26. Kodocha (1996–1998)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
The story of super hyper child star Sana Kurata. Her mother is an award winning writer who has strange hairstyles and hats in which lives the family pet, Maro-chan the squirrel. Her manager... See full summary »
Stars: Tomoko Hikita, Shizue Oda, Tatsuya Nakazaki, Laura Bailey
Votes: 541
27. Beelzebub (2011–2012)
TV-MA | Animation, Action, Comedy
Oga Tatsumi is a first year student in Ishiyama High, a notorious school for delinquents. One day he sees a man floating by, and the man suddenly splits in half to reveal a baby boy inside!.
Stars: Miyuki Sawashiro, Katsuyuki Konishi, Aki Toyosaki, Aoi Yûki
Votes: 2,322
28. Lily C.A.T. (1987 Video)
TV-14 | 67 min | Animation, Action, Horror
The expendable crew of a corporate space vessel must stop a murderous shape-shifting alien organism that somehow got on board.
Director: Hisayuki Toriumi | Stars: Hiroyuki Okita, Masako Katsuki, Osamu Saka, Chikao Ôtsuka
Votes: 1,208
29. Megazone 23 (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 81 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In 1980s Tokyo, a young motorcycle enthusiast discovers that the transforming bike/mecha entrusted to him by his murdered friend holds the key to the true nature of his world.
Directors: Yasuo Hasegawa, Noboru Ishiguro, Ichirô Itano | Stars: Masato Kubota, Maria Kawamura, Mîna Tominaga, Mayumi Shô
Votes: 726
30. Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (2020–2022)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A magical girl, Iroha Tamaki, searches for her missing sister in the mysterious city of Kamihama, where it is rumored that magical girls can achieve salvation.
Stars: Momo Asakura, Sora Amamiya, Emiri Kato, Michelle Marie
Votes: 477
31. Last Exile (2003)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a world of airships and civil war, two messengers come across a special girl who will change the course of history.
Stars: Mayumi Asano, Chiwa Saitô, Paul St. Peter, Yukana
Votes: 3,832
32. Twin Star Exorcists (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Rokuro and Benio are named the future parents of a child of prophecy. But before they can have a baby, they'll have to raise a little hell.
Stars: Matthew Mercer, Ray Chase, Erica Lindbeck, Cherami Leigh
Votes: 1,026
33. Blood-C: The Last Dark (2012)
TV-MA | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Six months after the massacre at her faux hometown, Saya has set out on a mission to exact revenge on Fumito, who had since then become a powerful dictator enforcing censorship throughout Japan.
Director: Naoyoshi Shiotani | Stars: Atsushi Abe, Masumi Asano, Keiji Fujiwara, Misato Fukuen
Votes: 1,339
34. Robot Carnival (1987 Video)
Unrated | 90 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A collection of short stories, made by different animators with "robot" as the working title.
Directors: Atsuko Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Kôji Morimoto, Takashi Nakamura, Yasuomi Umetsu, Manabu Ôhashi, Hidetoshi Ômori, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Kôji Moritsugu, Yayoi Maki, Keiko Hanagata, Kumiko Takizawa
Votes: 2,957
35. Kite Liberator (2007 Video)
16+ | 58 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A teenage assassin is cleaning up the streets of Tokyo. The police call her the Angel of Death, an unfeeling assassin who eliminates targets with grace and precision, leaving only a flurry ... See full summary »
Director: Yasuomi Umetsu | Stars: Marina Inoue, Akemi Okamura, Masakazu Morita, Rikiya Koyama
Votes: 874
36. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal (2012)
Not Rated | 109 min | Animation, Fantasy, Mystery
As the truth behind the girls' contracts with Kyubey is revealed, Madoka has to make the ultimate decision to either see those she love the most die before her eyes or to sacrifice her life as a normal girl and help out her friends in need.
Directors: Tomoyuki Itamura, Yukihiro Miyamoto, Masahiro Mukai, Kotono Watanabe, Yûki Yase, Akiyuki Shinbô | Stars: Aoi Yûki, Chiwa Saitô, Eri Kitamura, Kaori Mizuhashi
Votes: 1,685 | Gross: $0.06M
37. Robotech: The Movie (1986)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Action, Music
Re-edited version of a Japanese TV serial combined with a direct-to-video anime, released in the U.S. as a feature.
Directors: Noboru Ishiguro, Carl Macek | Stars: Kerrigan Mahan, Iona Morris, Diane Michelle, Gregory Snegoff
Votes: 460
38. No. 6 (2011)
TV-14 | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Many years ago, after the end of a bloody world war, mankind took shelter in six city-states that were peaceful and perfect... at least on the surface. However, Shion-an elite resident of ... See full summary »
Stars: Yûki Kaji, Greg Ayres, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Kalob Martinez
Votes: 2,332
39. Mezzo DSA (2003–2004)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Mikura and her friends are back for more danger then ever in these 13 action packed episodes.
Stars: Luci Christian, Andy McAvin, Jason Douglas, Sasha Paysinger
Votes: 348
40. Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)
124 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Amuro Ray and Char Aznable settle their rivalry once and for all during the Second Neo Zeon War.
Director: Yoshiyuki Tomino | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Shûichi Ikeda, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Maria Kawamura
Votes: 2,046
41. Fate/Extra Last Encore (2018)
24 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Waking up in a strange virtual world with no recollection of the past, Hakuno finds himself forced to fight for survival in a war he does not understand for a prize beyond value; the ... See full summary »
Stars: Cherami Leigh, Vic Mignogna, Cassandra Lee Morris, John Snyder
Votes: 956
42. Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad (2004–2005)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Music
Koyuki thinks life is a drag-until he meets Ryusuke, a local guitar hero with a bad reputation. The two misfits start a band and set out to save rock n' roll. If the guys can stay true to their vision, the whole world awaits.
Stars: Taliesin Jaffe, Eric Vale, Greg Ayres, Tomohisa Asô
Votes: 2,680
43. Spriggan (1998)
R | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.
Directors: Hirotsugu Kawasaki, Norihiko Sutô, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Shôtarô Morikubo, Ryuji Aigase, Takehito Koyasu, Katsumi Suzuki
Votes: 4,222 | Gross: $0.01M
44. A Wind Named Amnesia (1990 Video)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
After a mysterious gust of wind erases all human knowledge, a rehabilitated young man and an enigmatic woman travel across a ravaged America in search of others like them.
Directors: Kazuo Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Rintarô | Stars: Kazuki Yao, Keiko Toda, Osamu Saka, Noriko Hidaka
Votes: 1,494
45. Strange Love (1997)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
A Tokyo teacher becomes infatuated with his student, who seduces him. Later, his student's rockstar boyfriend's new neighbor, an innocent girl, enrolls at the same school, and the student becomes infatuated with her.
Stars: Atsuko Kichiya, Ayumi Sakurai, Akira Ishida, Ryôko Kinomiya
Votes: 129
46. The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
Not Rated | 132 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An orphan named Taro killed who Tein-Hei told her was the killer of his family. Taro found out, years later that Tein-Hei is the true killer and the man he killed was his father. Taro's ... See full summary »
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Mami Koyama, Tarô Ishida, Yuriko Yamamoto
Votes: 792
47. Lensman (1984)
PG-13 | 107 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A farmboy stumbles upon the Lens, an artifact which grants him fantastic powers and contains vital information that may allow the Galactic Fleet to defeat the evil Boskone Empire.
Directors: Shûichi Hirokawa, Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Mami Koyama, Chikao Ôtsuka, Nachi Nozawa
Votes: 740
48. Future War 198X (1982)
125 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
An American scientist constructs a laser satellite with hopes of preventing any nuclear conflicts from occurring. However, after a fatal error from both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. ... See full summary »
Directors: Tomoharu Katsumata, Toshio Masuda | Stars: Kin'ya Kitaôji, Masako Natsume, Yoshio Kaneuchi, Tadashi Nakamura
Votes: 163
49. Fireworks (2017)
TV-PG | 90 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
In this sci-fi tinged story of young love and teenage turmoil, a mysterious glowing ball offers Norimichi a second chance at securing his dream date.
Directors: Yukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki Shinbô, Nobuyuki Takeuchi | Stars: Suzu Hirose, Masaki Suda, Mamoru Miyano, Shintarô Asanuma
Votes: 3,827 | Gross: $0.53M
50. Isuca (2015)
Animation, Action, Romance
Shinichirou decides to look for a job in order to pay his rent, and his teacher suggests that he work for someone at their house doing housekeeping; however, his job is to help exorcise and eliminate unwanted creatures.
Stars: Ayumi Fujimura, Keisuke Kômoto, Ibuki Kido, Kaori Sadohara
Votes: 202