Anime (series ranked)
by Nintendaro | created - 20 Apr 2023 | updated - 2 weeks ago | PublicRanked list of anime series + occasional OVAs I watched (bad ones too). Movies have their own list. Series with separate entries were kept together, listed in watch order (whenever possible) and ranked as a whole. Occasionally the various entries are of rather different quality, in these cases I tried to focus on the core seasons but my ratings should be set to public for you to see. I don't stick to a rigid definition of anime, so you'll occasionally find shows like Arcane that were not made by a Japanese studio.
I recommend watching shows rated 8-10, shows with a 7 are fine or have some good bits and are generally worth it IF you find them appealing. I wouldn't recommend spending time on stuff rated 6 or less unless you really want to.
Note that IMDb occasionally lists OVAs/specials as an episode of the series, but when you watch these on Netflix or on other platforms that might not be the case. For this reason I prefer to keep these entries separate. Since there is no way for me to make my notes public, I recommend to check watch order recommendations before starting a new series :)
This list is mostly meant as a sort of travelogue for myself.
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1. Steins;Gate (2011–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
After discovering time travel, a university student and his colleagues must use their knowledge of it to stop an evil organization and their diabolical plans.
Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Asami Imai, Kana Hanazawa, Ashly Burch
Votes: 73,507
Complete (S1)
2.
Steins;Gate (2011–2015)
Episode:
Egoistic Poriomania
(2012)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
After being invited to Los Angeles by Faris, Okabe finds himself chasing after someone who looks strikingly like Suzuha. Later, Okabe and Kurisu discuss their potential love for each other.
Directors: Hiroshi Hamasaki, Tomoki Kobayashi, Takuya Satô | Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Asami Imai, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Seki
Votes: 1,346
Special OVA: ep.25
3. Steins;Gate - The Sagacious Wisdom of Cognitive Computing (2014)
TV-14 | 3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Anime shorts created in collaboration with IBM.
Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Asami Imai, Ayano Yamamoto, Tomokazu Seki
Votes: 689
Watch at any point
4.
Steins;Gate (2011–2015)
Episode:
Kyoukaimenjou No Missing Link: Divide by Zero
(2015)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Alternate 23rd episode of Steins;Gate, which leads into the story of "Steins;Gate 0".
Directors: Hiroshi Hamasaki, Takuya Satô | Stars: Kana Hanazawa, Asami Imai, Mamoru Miyano, Yukari Tamura
Votes: 706
Special OVA: alternative to ep.23, watch at the end of S1
5. Steins;Gate 0 (2018)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery
Mad scientist Okabe struggles to recover from past failure and tests a new artificial intelligence
Stars: Mamoru Miyano, J. Michael Tatum, Monica Rial, Tyson Rinehart
Votes: 11,393
Complete (S1)
6.
Steins;Gate 0 (2018)
Episode:
Valentine's of Crystal Polymorphism: Bittersweet Intermedio
(2018)
TV-14 | Animation, Drama, Mystery
Unaired episode included with the volume 6 BD/DVD release of Steins;Gate 0.
Director: Kenichi Kawamura | Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Felecia Angelle, Bryn Apprill, Jessica Cavanagh
Votes: 297
Watch after S;G 0
7. Blue Eye Samurai (2023)
TV-MA | 45 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.
Stars: Maya Erskine, George Takei, Masi Oka, Brenda Song
Votes: 66,336
8. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019– )
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A family is attacked by demons and only two members survive - Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko, who is turning into a demon slowly. Tanjiro sets out to become a demon slayer to avenge his family and cure his sister.
Stars: Natsuki Hanae, Zach Aguilar, Abby Trott, Akari Kitô
Votes: 148,179
S1-2 - Waiting S3
9. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Two brothers search for a Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their deceased mother goes awry and leaves them in damaged physical forms.
Stars: Kent Williams, Iemasa Kayumi, Matthew Leonhart, Vic Mignogna
Votes: 197,622
Complete (S1)
10. Violet Evergarden (2018)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Family
In the aftermath of a great war, Violet Evergarden, a young female ex-soldier, gets a job at a writers' agency and goes on assignments to create letters that can connect people.
Stars: Yui Ishikawa, Erika Harlacher, Raissa Bueno, Aya Endô
Votes: 29,640
S1 - S2 announced
11.
Violet Evergarden (2018)
Episode:
OVA: Surely, Someday You Will Understand "Love"
(2018)
TV-14 | 34 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A story that takes place in the months between the fourth and fifth episode. Violet answers the request of a certain songstress.
Directors: Haruka Fujita, Taichi Ishidate, Taiichi Ogawa | Stars: Yui Ishikawa, Takehito Koyasu, Daisuke Namikawa, Aya Endô
Votes: 1,007
Episode 4.5
12. Arcane (2021– )
TV-14 | 40 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Set in Utopian Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun, the story follows the origins of two iconic League Of Legends champions and the power that will tear them apart.
Stars: Hailee Steinfeld, Kevin Alejandro, Jason Spisak, Terri Douglas
Votes: 271,008
S1 - S2 announced
13. Fruits Basket (2019–2021)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
After Tohru is taken in by the Soma family, she learns that twelve family members transform involuntarily into animals of the Chinese zodiac and helps them deal with the emotional pain caused by the transformations.
Stars: Manaka Iwami, Laura Bailey, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Eric Vale
Votes: 9,078
14. Vinland Saga (2019–2023)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Following a tragedy, Thorfinn embarks on a journey with the man responsible for it to take his life in a duel as a true and honorable warrior to pay homage.
Stars: Yûto Uemura, Mike Haimoto, Shin'ya Takahashi, Alejandro Saab
Votes: 71,910
15. Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After his hometown is destroyed and is traumatized, young Eren Jaeger vows to cleanse the earth of the giant humanoid Titans that have brought humanity to the brink of extinction.
Stars: Jessie James Grelle, Bryce Papenbrook, Trina Nishimura, Yûki Kaji
Votes: 512,218
S1-3 - Waiting s4
16.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
OVA: The Sudden Visitor: The Torturous Curse of Youth
(2014)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the year 849, Jean returns home after two years in training. After Jean gets into a dispute with Sasha following a training exercise, Commander Pyxis suggests they settle things in a ... See full summary »
Director: Tetsurô Araki | Stars: Kishô Taniyama, Yû Kobayashi, Hiro Shimono, Yoshimasa Hosoya
Votes: 6,140
Episode 3.25 - watch after S1 the first time
17.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
OVA: Ilse's Notebook
(2013)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Hange is insistent on capturing a Titan for the advancement of scientific research, but Erwin is adamant in his refusal to allow it. Will an unexpected discovery during an expedition beyond the walls alter the situation?
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Hirokazu Yamada | Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Daisuke Ono, Romi Park, Kenta Miyake
Votes: 6,763
Episode 3.5 - watch after S1 the first time
18.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
OVA: Difficulty
(2014)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the year 848, the recruits are split into two groups for a wilderness exercise to learn how to sustain themselves in times of peace. Marco has trouble leading his group due to the ... See full summary »
Director: Tetsurô Araki | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Kishô Taniyama, Marina Inoue, Yui Ishikawa
Votes: 6,411
Episode 3.75 (also known as “Distress”) - watch after S1 the first time
19.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
OVA: No Regrets - Part 1
(2014)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
How Levi, humanity's strongest soldier, came to be. Find out where Levi originated from and how he came to work in the survey corps.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Shintarô Itoga, Masashi Koizuka | Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Daisuke Ono, Kôji Yusa, Mariya Ise
Votes: 7,477
Episode 0.5A - watch after S1 the first time
20.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
OVA: Lost Girls: Wall Sina, Goodbye - Part 1
(2017)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
On the day before the 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, Hitch gives Annie Leonhart the task of finding a missing person, Carly Stratmann, the daughter of a wealthy merchant in Stohess ... See full summary »
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Satonobu Kikuchi, Masashi Koizuka | Stars: Yû Shimamura, Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi, Akeno Watanabe, Tomokazu Sugita
Votes: 5,526
Episode 16.5A - watch after S2 the first time
21.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
OVA: No Regrets - Part 2
(2015)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The second part of Levi and Erwin's back story together. Levi has decided to join the Survey Corps to avoid his previous crimes but what new challenges will he face and what does Erwin make... See full summary »
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Shintarô Itoga, Masayuki Miyaji | Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Daisuke Ono, Kôji Yusa, Mariya Ise
Votes: 9,788
Episode 0.5B - watch after S1 the first time
22.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
OVA: Lost Girls: Wall Sina, Goodbye - Part 2
(2018)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After finding Carly's boyfriend dead, Annie decides to cover up his murder and locate Carly Stratmann to prevent the case from interfering with her mission. On her way back she is kidnapped by two private investigators who've gone rogue.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Yoshihide Ibata, Masashi Koizuka | Stars: Yû Shimamura, Unshô Ishizuka, Jôji Nakata, Kaito Ishikawa
Votes: 5,466
Episode 16.5B - watch after S2 the first time
23.
Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode:
OVA: Lost Girls: Lost in the Cruel World
(2018)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Mikasa Ackerman imagines a world where the Titans never invaded the Walls and her parents are not killed by her kidnappers. This Mikasa of an alternate world meets a young boy, Eren Yeager,... See full summary »
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Masashi Koizuka, Hiroyuki Tanaka | Stars: Yui Ishikawa, Yûki Kaji, Marina Inoue, Hiroshi Tsuchida
Votes: 5,855
Episode ??? - watch after S3_p1 the first time
24. 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: 48,793
Complete (S1)
25. Death Note (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.
Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Brad Swaile, Vincent Tong, Ryô Naitô
Votes: 378,881
Complete (S1)
26. Spy x Family (2022– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A spy on an undercover mission gets married and adopts a child as part of his cover. His wife and daughter have secrets of their own, and all three must strive to keep together.
Stars: Takuya Eguchi, Atsumi Tanezaki, Alex Organ, Saori Hayami
Votes: 39,039
27. Romantic Killer (2022)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Living her best single life, romance is the last thing on Anzu's mind, until a tiny matchmaking wizard suddenly turns her life into a clichéd rom-com.
Stars: Rie Takahashi, Mikako Komatsu, Yûichirô Umehara, Courtney Lin
Votes: 2,887
S1 - Waiting S2
28. Fullmetal Alchemist (2003–2004)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When a failed alchemical ritual leaves brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric with severely damaged bodies, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them: the fabled philosopher's stone.
Stars: Vic Mignogna, Aaron Dismuke, Romi Park, Rie Kugimiya
Votes: 77,676
Complete (S1)
29. Inuyasha (2000–2004)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A teenage girl periodically travels back in time to feudal Japan to help a young half-demon recover the shards of a jewel of great power.
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Richard Ian Cox, Sarah Hauser, Darren Pleavin
Votes: 17,921
Complete (S1-6)
30. InuYasha: The Final Act (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
InuYasha's story draws to a close but not before finding Naraku and the Sacred Jewel, and facing new enemies and new dangers.
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kumiko Watanabe, Kôji Tsujitani
Votes: 3,505
Complete (S1)
31. Psycho-Pass (2012–2019)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Believing in humanity and order, policewoman Akane Tsunemori obeys the ruling, computerized, precognitive Sibyl System. But when she faces a criminal mastermind who can elude this perfect system, she questions both Sibyl and herself.
Stars: Kana Hanazawa, Miyuki Sawashiro, Noriko Hidaka, Shizuka Itou
Votes: 22,345
32. Pluto (2023)
TV-14 | 62 min | Animation, Action, Drama
When the world's seven most advanced robots and their human allies are murdered one by one, inspector Gesicht soon discovers that he's also in danger.
Stars: Shinshû Fuji, Yôko Hikasa, Rachel Slotky, Kirk Thornton
Votes: 12,445
33. 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: 11,329
34. From the New World (2012–2013)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a post-apocalyptic world set a thousand years after our era, the remaining humans, now with telekinesis, live in a seemingly peaceful society, but dark secrets of the past will soon be discovered by a small group of friends.
Stars: Emily Neves, Greg Ayres, David Wald, John Swasey
Votes: 3,643
35. Assassination Classroom (2013–2016)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A powerful creature claims that within a year, Earth will be destroyed by him, but he offers mankind a chance by becoming a homeroom teacher where he teaches his students about how to kill him. An assassination classroom begins.
Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Mai Fuchigami, Bryce Papenbrook, Vic Mignogna
Votes: 20,904
Complete (S1-2)
36. Heaven Official's Blessing (2020– )
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure
Banished to the mortal realm to exorcise ghosts, a deity must reckon with a demon and soon uncovers a dark secret behind the heavenly gods.
Stars: Zhengyang Ma, James Cheek, Ying Huang, Wen Sen
Votes: 2,727
S1-S2
37. The Promised Neverland (2019–2021)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When three gifted kids at an isolated idyllic orphanage discover the secret and sinister purpose they were raised for, they look for a way to escape from their evil caretaker and lead the other children in a risky escape plan.
Stars: Sumire Morohoshi, Mariya Ise, Shinei Ueki, Lynn
Votes: 46,920
Complete (S1-2) - Brilliant S1, mediocre S2
38. 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: 18,986
S1-2 - Complete?
39. Mushi-Shi (2005–2014)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Ginko is an expert travelling around to investigate a primeval life-form, the "Mushi," and helping people with Mushi-related supernatural problems.
Stars: Yûto Nakano, Travis Willingham, Kôjun Itô, Jennifer Seman
Votes: 14,601
40.
Mushi-Shi (2005–2014)
Episode:
Mushi-Shi: The Shadow That Devours the Sun
(2014)
TV-14 | 44 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A strange shadow forms blocking the sun from a village following a solar eclipse. Ginko enlists the help of the villagers to solve the mystery of the shadow before it destroys their crops.
Director: Hiroshi Nagahama | Stars: Yûto Nakano, Yûna Watanabe, Rio Sasaki, Yûji Ueda
Votes: 1,597
41. Mushi-Shi: Next Passage (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
They are creatures only known as 'Mushi'. While their existence are unknown to the humans, there are a few like Ginko who is a 'Mushi-shi' that travels around to investigate and find out more about the 'Mushi.'
Stars: Yûto Nakano, Mika Doi, Tomomi Saito, Kôki Uchiyama
Votes: 3,214
42.
Mushi-Shi: Next Passage (2014–2015)
Episode:
Mushi-Shi: Bell Droplets
(2015)
TV-14 | 47 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
An adaptation of the last arc in the manga, Mushishi Zoku Shou: Suzu no Shizuku follows Ginko's peculiar journey amidst the occult to unravel the mystery behind the enigmatic girl called Kaya and the mountain that has become her home.
Director: Hiroshi Nagahama | Stars: Yûto Nakano, Tomomi Saito
Votes: 1,251
43. Akame ga Kill! (2014)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A countryside boy named Tatsumi sets out on a journey to The Capital to make a name for himself and met a seemingly dangerous group of Assassins known as Night Raid. Their journey begins.
Stars: Sôma Saitô, Corey Hartzog, Sora Amamiya, Molly Searcy
Votes: 29,982
Complete (S1)
44. Dororo (2019)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Sightless Hyakkimaru wields fearsome prosthetics in place of the limbs his father traded to 12 demons. When he encounters the young thief Dororo, the pair sets out to reclaim Hyakkimaru's body parts and survive the demon-infested world.
Stars: Jason Douglas, Rio Suzuki, Mugihito, Chaney Moore
Votes: 20,107
Complete (S1)
45. Komi Can't Communicate (2021–2022)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
An elite and aloof schoolgirl is in fact severely withdrawn and anxious about communicating with others. An ordinary schoolboy befriends her and helps her to open up and talk with people.
Stars: Aoi Koga, Gakuto Kajiwara, Rie Murakawa, Rina Hidaka
Votes: 9,478
S1 - S2 confirmed
46. Made in Abyss (2017– )
TV-14 | 325 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A girl and her robot companion search for her mother, who's lost within a vast chasm.
Stars: Luci Christian, Brittany Lauda, Miyu Tomita, Mariya Ise
Votes: 15,258
S1-2 - Waiting S3 - Watch 3rd movie between S1 and S2
47. Great Pretender (2020–2024)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A Japanese conman crosses paths with a French rival, and gets entangled in conspiracies and scams beyond his wildest dreams.
Stars: Chiaki Kobayashi, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Natsumi Fujiwara, Wolf Williams
Votes: 6,718
48. Toradora! (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Toradora tells the tale of Ryuji (dragon) and Taiga (tiger) helping each other confess to their crushes.
Stars: Rie Kugimiya, Junji Majima, Yui Horie, Hirofumi Nojima
Votes: 18,865
Complete (S1)
49. When They Cry: Kai (2007)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
In this continuation of the hit horror anime, secrets are revealed as Rika Furude desperately attempts to save Hinamizawa and her friends from their tragic fate
Stars: Yukari Tamura, Mai Nakahara, Mika Kanai, Satsuki Yukino
Votes: 2,754
Complete (S1) -> From ep14 onwards there is a scene AFTER the final credits
50. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Nekogoroshi-hen (2007 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Horror, Mystery
After losing a bet, Keichi, Mion, Rena, Satoko and Rika parade around the town in costumes. When they come to a fork in the road, they decide to go to Yagouchi, a nearby abandoned village. ... See full summary »
Director: Chiaki Kon | Stars: Sôichirô Hoshi, Mai Nakahara, Satsuki Yukino, Mika Kanai
Votes: 243
Special
51. When They Cry (2006)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
The story of a group of young friends and the mysterious events that occur in the rural village of Hinamizawa.
Stars: Sôichirô Hoshi, Mai Nakahara, Satsuki Yukino, Yukari Tamura
Votes: 6,488
Complete (S1)
52. When They Cry: Rei (2009)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Horror
The infamous series of unexplainable murders in Hinamizawa have been solved and the chains of fate have broken due to the efforts of Rika Furude and her friends. Rika believes she has ... See full summary »
Stars: Mai Nakahara, Satsuki Yukino, Mika Kanai, Yukari Tamura
Votes: 796
53. When They Cry: Kira (2011–2012)
TV-MA | 29 min | Animation, Comedy, Horror
With things such as story out of the way, Higurashi cranks up the fanservice with Kira, a new OVA series to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary, featuring nail-biting situations such ... See full summary »
Stars: Sôichirô Hoshi, Yukari Tamura, Yui Horie, Satsuki Yukino
Votes: 399
54. Another (2012)
TV-MA | 286 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A young man named, Koichi Sakakibara, transfers to a new school where he finds himself drawn into a mystery involving a mysterious girl and a series of gruesome deaths.
Stars: Atsushi Abe, Natsumi Takamori, Tomoaki Maeno, Monica Rial
Votes: 18,249
Complete (S1)
55. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak (2013 TV Movie)
52 min | Animation, Horror, Mystery
The story is set in the same Hinamizawa village as the previous stories, but in this OVA, the village has been completely sealed off due to a mysterious virus, and Keiichi and Rena must deal with the outbreak.
Director: Toshifumi Kawase | Stars: Yui Horie, Sôichirô Hoshi, Mika Kanai, Naoko Matsui
Votes: 125
56. The Way of the Househusband (2021– )
TV-14 | 16 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A retired gangster spends his time as a househusband carrying out home chores.
Stars: Kenjirô Tsuda, Shizuka Itou, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Jonah Scott
Votes: 6,114
S1-2 - Complete?
57. Samurai Champloo (2004–2005)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Fuu, a waitress who works in a teahouse, rescues two master swordsmen, Mugen and Jin, from their execution to help her find the "samurai who smells of sunflowers."
Stars: Kazuya Nakai, Ginpei Sato, Ayako Kawasumi, Steve Blum
Votes: 55,422
58. Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You (2009–2011)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Sawako's one wish in life is to make friends. That's a difficult proposition due to her resemblance to Sadako from The Ring. Her life starts to change after she befriends her classmate, Kazehaya, an easygoing guy who is nice even with her.
Stars: Mamiko Noto, Morgan Berry, Daisuke Namikawa, Yûko Sanpei
Votes: 5,305
59. Tokyo Ghoul (2014)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a superpowered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.
Stars: Natsuki Hanae, Austin Tindle, Brina Palencia, Sora Amamiya
Votes: 64,950
Complete (S1)
60. Tokyo Ghoul: Root A (2015)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
After being tortured and transformed, Kaneki leaves Anteku and joins Aogiri tree in order to protect his friends. While he tries to get stronger, Touka decides to enroll in college while they all try to recover from Kaneki leaving.
Stars: Brina Palencia, Austin Tindle, Michelle Rojas, Brandon Potter
Votes: 17,261
Complete (S1)
61. Tokyo Ghoul: Pinto (2015 Video)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Short, Action
An OVA that shows how Shuu Tsukiyama and Chie Hori met.
Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi | Stars: Megumi Han, Kanae Itô, Mamoru Miyano, Chie Nakamura
Votes: 1,592
62. Tokyo Ghoul: Jack (2015 Video)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Short, Action
The story will focus on the high school days of Kishou Arima, the CCG's shinigami.
Director: Soichi Shimada | Stars: Saori Hayami, Ryohei Kimura, Daisuke Namikawa, Rumi Okubo
Votes: 2,024
63. Tokyo Ghoul: re (2018)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
It has been 2 years since the GCC raid in Anteiku. Although the environment in Tokyo has changed drastically due to the CCG's increased influence, Ghouls are still a problem, especially the Aogiri Tree organization.
Stars: Natsuki Hanae, Austin Tindle, Adam Gibbs, Mikaela Krantz
Votes: 11,849
Complete (S1-2)
64. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A Street Kid trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he chooses to stay alive by becoming an Edgerunner, a Mercenary outlaw also known as a Cyberpunk.
Stars: Zach Aguilar, Kenichiro Ohashi, Kagga Jayson, Emi Lo
Votes: 78,994
65. Nana (2006–2007)
TV-MA | 21 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Two ostensibly opposite women, both named Nana, become roommates in Tokyo and grow inseparable. However, their relationship is jeopardized as the harsh realities of adult life take shape.
Stars: Kaori, Romi Park, Brian Drummond, Ashleigh Ball
Votes: 5,778
Complete (S1)
66. Death Parade (2015)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery
After death, humans go to either heaven or hell. But for some, at the instant of their death, they arrive at the Quindecim, a bar attended by the mysterious white-haired Decim.
Stars: Jamie Marchi, Alex Organ, Asami Seto, Tomoaki Maeno
Votes: 20,205
Complete (S1)
67. Kemono Jihen (2021)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Occult detective Inugami travels to a rural village to investigate a case. There he finds the half-human boy Kabane, who wants to find his parents.
Stars: Jun'ichi Suwabe, Natsuki Hanae, Ayumu Murase, Natsumi Fujiwara
Votes: 1,836
S1 - Complete? (felt incomplete, but has potential)
68. 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: 52,726
S1-3/4 (Netflix: S3 split in 2) - S5 announced
69. Black Lagoon (2006)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A Japanese businessman, captured by modern-day pirates, is written off and left for dead by his company. Tired of the corporate life, he opts to stick with the mercenaries that kidnapped him, becoming part of their gang.
Stars: Megumi Toyoguchi, Daisuke Namikawa, Brad Swaile, Maryke Hendrikse
Votes: 17,939
70. Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail (2010–2011)
TV-MA | 34 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The 'bloodhound' awakens when her master, and head of the Lovelace family is assassinated.
Stars: Megumi Toyoguchi, Daisuke Namikawa, Michie Tomizawa, Kazue Ikura
Votes: 3,728
71. Hunter x Hunter (2011–2014)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Gon Freecss aspires to become a Hunter, an exceptional being capable of greatness. With his friends and his potential, he seeks out his father, who left him when he was younger.
Stars: Issei Futamata, Megumi Han, Cristina Valenzuela, Mariya Ise
Votes: 135,043
Complete (S1-6) - Pacing is off
72. Dorohedoro (2020)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman works together with his friend Nikaido in order to recover his memories and survive in a strange and violent world.
Stars: Wataru Takagi, Reina Kondou, Ken'yû Horiuchi, Yoshimasa Hosoya
Votes: 11,460
S1 - Complete?
73. Dota: Dragon's Blood (2021–2022)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After encounters with a dragon and a princess on her own mission, a Dragon Knight becomes embroiled in events larger than he could have ever imagined.
Stars: Yuri Lowenthal, Lara Pulver, Troy Baker, Freya Tingley
Votes: 21,726
Books1-3 - Waiting book 4
74. Devilman: Crybaby (2018)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama
With demons reawakened and humanity in turmoil, a sensitive demon-boy is led into a brutal, degenerate war against evil by his mysterious friend, Ryo.
Stars: Kôki Uchiyama, Ayumu Murase, Kyle McCarley, Griffin Burns
Votes: 28,284
Complete (S1)
75. Naruto (2002–2007)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.
Stars: Junko Takeuchi, Maile Flanagan, Kate Higgins, Chie Nakamura
Votes: 127,542
Complete (S1-5)
76. 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: 168,776
S1-11
77.
Elfen Lied (2004)
Episode:
In the Passing Rain
(2005)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Lucy and Nana draw closer together.
Directors: Mamoru Kanbe, Kôbun Shizuno | Stars: Sanae Kobayashi, Cynthia Martinez, Mamiko Noto, Nancy Novotny
Votes: 230
Episode 10.5
78. 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: 36,939
Complete (S1) - poor writing for a good story
79. B: The Beginning (2018–2021)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Crime
In this anime series, scientists hope "new humans" will create universal peace, but they're kidnapped by an evil group with very different plans.
Stars: Asami Seto, Hiroaki Hirata, Yûki Kaji, Hiroki Tôchi
Votes: 5,571
S1-2 - S3 announced
80. Blue Period (2021)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama
Bored with life, popular high schooler Yatora Yaguchi jumps into the beautiful yet unrelenting world of art after finding inspiration in a painting.
Stars: Johnny Yong Bosch, Amber Lee Connors, Griffin Burns, Chris Tergliafera
Votes: 3,541
S1 - Complete?
81. Sirius the Jaeger (2018)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, History
Imperial Capital, 1930. A strange group of people carrying musical instrument cases landed on Tokyo station. They are called the "Jaegers", who came to hunt vampires. Amongst them, there ... See full summary »
Stars: Yûto Uemura, Ken'yû Horiuchi, Nanako Mori, Yûsuke Kobayashi
Votes: 2,347
Complete (S1)
82. Little Witch Academia (2017)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Akko enrolls at the Luna Nova Witchcraft Academy. She's not the best student, but her bright attitude is the key to her and her friends' success.
Stars: Megumi Han, Erica Mendez, Alexis Nichols, Fumiko Orikasa
Votes: 4,047
S1 - Complete? - Kiddish
83. Prison School (2015–2016)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Comedy
Hachimitsu Academy, once an all-girls school, has become co-ed, and teen Kiyoshi is one of five boys to enroll. When he is caught peeping, Kiyoshi is sent to the schools prison, where his punishment is carried out.
Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Katsuyuki Konishi, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Daisuke Namikawa
Votes: 7,631
Complete (S1)
84. Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san (2018–2022)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
If you blush, you lose. Nishikata has been teased mercilessly by Takagi and always winds up blushing! But he vows to one day get back at her.
Stars: Rie Takahashi, Yûki Kaji, Konomi Kohara, Mao Ichimichi
Votes: 2,866
Complete (S1) - Boring and uneventful
85. A.I.C.O. Incarnation (2018)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Everything Aiko knew was a lie. Now she's joining a team of Divers to reach the place where the Burst began to stop it for good and save her family.
Stars: Xanthe Huynh, Billy Kametz, Erica Mendez, Allegra Clark
Votes: 1,406
Complete (S1) - Good ideas, bad execution
86. Pokémon (1997–2023)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Covering the continuing adventures of series protagonist Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, and his best friend Brock, the two meet a new coordinator named Dawn, who travels with them through Sinnoh and enters Pokemon Contests.
Stars: Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart, Ikue Ôtani
Votes: 47,898
87. Back Street Girls (2018)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Comedy
Three gangsters are forced by their boss into becoming a trio of pop singers.
Stars: Cherami Leigh, Keith Silverstein, Erika Harlacher, D.C. Douglas
Votes: 1,128
88. Kakegurui (2017–2019)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery
A gambling prodigy comes to an elite school run by games and turns the order upside down.
Stars: Saori Hayami, Tatsuya Tokutake, Miyuki Sawashiro, Minami Tanaka
Votes: 13,043
Complete (S1-2)
89. Revisions (2019)
TV-MA | 36 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
When Shibuya City is time-warped to 2388, a group of high school students is conscripted by an AHRV agent to fight off the hostile cyborg race called revisions, with the help of giant robot monsters.
Stars: Bryce Papenbrook, Reba Buhr, Kyle McCarley, Cherami Leigh
Votes: 711
Complete (S1)
90. Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure (2022– )
TV-G | 10 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A lethargic, empathetic road movie about finding one's parents - for everyone who just wants to laze about. Having resigned itself to the fact that it will just end up on someone's plate, Gudetama just wants to be lazy all the time.
Stars: Shunsuke Takeuchi, Seiran Fukushima, Akiyoshi Nakao, Soshina
Votes: 1,633
Complete (S1)
91. Forest of Piano (2018– )
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Two different people - the son of a prostitute, and the son of a professional musician - develop a bond of friendship through their love of playing the piano.
Stars: Johnny Yong Bosch, Erika Harlacher, Kyle McCarley, Griffin Burns
Votes: 1,150
Complete (S1)
92. Captain Tsubasa (1983–1995)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Tsubasa Oozora is an 11-year-old elementary school student who is deeply in love with football and dreams of one day winning the FIFA World Cup for Japan.
Stars: Akari Hibino, Mutsumi Tamura, Katsuyuki Konishi, Ken'ichi Suzumura
Votes: 7,435
93. Yasuke (2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
He came from Africa and fought alongside a mighty feudal lord in brutal 16th century Japan. They called him the Black Samurai, and he became a legend.
Stars: LaKeith Stanfield, Maya Tanida, William Christopher Stephens, Darren Criss
Votes: 6,174
Complete (S1)
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