The Top Anime of 2016
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- StarsShinnosuke MitsushimaTao TsuchiyaMinami Takayama29-year-old Satoru Fujinuma is sent back in time 18 years to prevent the events leading to his mother's death, which began with a series of kidnappings while he was in 5th grade.
- StarsYûsuke KobayashiSean ChiplockKayli MillsAfter being suddenly transported to another world, Subaru Natsuki and his new female partner are brutally murdered. However, Subaru awakens to a familiar scene, meeting the same girl again. The day begins to mysteriously repeat itself.
- CreatorHaruko KumotaStarsAkira IshidaTomokazu SekiKôichi YamaderaThe life and career of Eighth Generation Yakumo Yurakutei, a legendary 20th century rakugo artist whose journey is greatly influenced by his incredibly gifted but hot-headed best friend.
- StarsDaiki YamashitaJustin BrinerNobuhiko OkamotoA superhero-admiring boy enrolls in a prestigious hero academy and learns what it really means to be a hero, after the strongest superhero grants him his own powers.
- CreatorSou YayoiStarsJessie James GrelleMicah SolusodJeannie TiradoA young man, failing at life, is offered a new start as a 10 years younger high-school student.
- CreatorMitsurô KuboSayo YamamotoStarsJun'ichi SuwabeToshiyuki ToyonagaKôki UchiyamaAfter suffering defeat, Yuri Katsuki hangs up his ice skates for good. But will an encounter with two top skaters reignite his passion?
- StarsJun FukushimaSora AmamiyaRie TakahashiIt was a happy day for Kazuma - right up to the moment he died. A goddess intervenes and offers him a second chance in a magical land.
- StarsAustin TindleTakashi KondôIan Mead MooreThe story takes place in Lawless, a town thriving on black market sales of illicitly brewed liquor. Avilio returns to Lawless after some time away, following the murder of his family in a mafia dispute there.
- CreatorMari OkadaStarsKatrina SalisburyMisaki KunoNatasha StrickeyThe story of a group of diverse young adults who become connected to each other as part of an experiment to generate peace.
- StarsRoger Craig SmithRobbie DaymondKeith SilversteinA large group of survivors seek shelter while travelling on a train after their station was attacked by aggressive, undead creatures called Kabane.
- CreatorKafka AsagiriStarsMamoru MiyanoYûto UemuraKaiji TangFollows Atsushi Nakajima as he joins the Armed Detective Agency in battling the Port Mafia and other superhuman threats to public safety.
- StarsBryson BaugusHikaru MidorikawaZhao ShuangSakamoto is a genius who is well liked by both girls and boys. Despite the strange situations he may be in, Sakamoto always manages to fix the problem in absolute perfection while still being over the top.
- StarsAmber Lee ConnorsJustin BrinerAlejandro SaabWhen her favorite character dies, Kae suddenly loses weight and gains attention. But she wants these boys to date each other, not her!
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsRyunosuke KamikiMone KamishiraishiRyo NaritaTwo teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.
- CreatorGido AmagakureStarsYûichi NakamuraRina EndôSaori HayamiSix months after his wife's death, a highschool teacher struggles to raise his daughter due to his inability to cook. When he meets an introverted student, who's also a part-time cook, he decides to learn to cook good meals for his daughter.
- CreatorIchigo TakanoStarsJill HarrisJeannie TiradoJason LiebrechtHigh school student Naho Takamiya receives a letter from her future self that warns her to avoid mistakes she will make involving a new transfer student, Kakeru Naruse, a troubled boy whom she meets and begins to fall in love with.
- CreatorKohta HiranoStarsMitsuki SaigaNaoya UchidaYûichi NakamuraVarious historical fighters are summoned from across time to wage war on each other, with the fate of the world in the balance.
- StarsKengo KawanishiKhoi DaoAi KayanoA 17 year old socially awkward orphaned shogi player, dealing with adult problems like financial difficulties, loneliness, and depression.
- StarsYoshimasa HosoyaMikako KomatsuHiroyuki YoshinoHaruhiro suddenly wakes up, with no memory but his name. There are a lot of people around, but noone seems to know anything. Haruhiro forms a party of some of the people and start exploring.
- DirectorTaichi IshidateNaoko YamadaStarsMiyu IrinoSaori HayamiAoi YûkiA young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption.
- StarsTakahiro SakuraiSetsuo ItoChris NiosiA psychic middle school boy tries to live a normal life and keep his growing powers under control, even though he constantly gets into trouble.
- StarsBrandon PotterJustin BrinerJessie James GrelleTaking place in the year 1937 on the eve of World War II, the story involves a mysterious spy training organization known as the "D Agency." The organization is established by Lieutenant Colonel Yuuki from the Imperial Japanese Army. His ideals lead him to recruit people beyond military academy graduates and personnel, while training them to become skilled agents in arts of manipulation. These agents would become a specialized team to conduct operations. One such antihero agent, under the name Jirou Gamou, goes on a harrowing mission to uncover secret documents titled "Black Notes," while battling forces from within and without his own ranks.