Movies and TV series about anime
The 60 best titles about anime, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
MovieAnimationFamilyFantasyA young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family
Violet Evergarden: The Movie
2020 · Taichi Ishidate
MovieAnimationDramaFantasyAs the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
2023 · Kazutaka Yamanaka
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDramaAfter the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity’s m
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013 · Isao Takahata
MovieAnimationDramaFantasyFound inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But,
Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
MovieAnimationDramaRomanceHigh schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence conti
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
2009
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDramaDisregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philoso
Attack on Titan
2013 · Manabu Otsuka
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress.
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
2021 · Kazuya Tsurumaki
MovieActionAnimationDramaIn the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There,
Hunter x Hunter
2011
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyGon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.
Solo Leveling
2024 · Asa Suehira
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyThey say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo. After being brutally slaughtered by monsters in a high-ranking dungeon, Jinwo
Fighting Spirit
2000
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyMakunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years lik
Death Note
2006
SeriesAnimationMysterySci-Fi & FantasyLight Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whos
Kamisama Kiss
2012 · Sadakazu Kikuchi
SeriesAnimationComedySci-Fi & FantasyNanami was just a normal high school girl down on her luck until a stranger’s lips marked her as the new Land God and turned her world upside down. Now, she’s figuring out the duties of a deity with t
My Hero Academia
2016 · Koichi Kakimoto
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAfter he saves a bully from a Villain, a normal student is granted a superpower that allows him to attend a high school training academy for Heroes.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
2019
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAfter a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.
Cardcaptor Sakura
1998
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasySakura Kinomoto, an elementary school student who discovers that she possesses magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards from the book they had been sealed in for years. She is
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
2020 · Yohei Fukui
SeriesAnimationMysterySci-Fi & FantasyTo be united with her crush, a hopeless romantic summons the ghost in the girls' bathroom at her school. But she's shocked when the ghost is a boy!
Banana Fish
2018 · Nobumasa Sawabe
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationCrimeA teenaged gang leader in New York City faces his abuser and rival gangs alongside a photojournalist from Japan as they investigate a deadly new drug.
The Apothecary Diaries
2023 · Takahiro Sato
SeriesAnimationDramaMysteryMaomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she's sold as a lowly servant to the emperor's palace. But she wasn't meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial
JUJUTSU KAISEN
2020
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyYuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryo
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · Hideaki Anno
SeriesAnimationDramaSci-Fi & FantasyAt the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Hayao Miyazaki
MovieAnimationFamilyFantasyTwo sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When t
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
2021
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyWhen a 34-year-old underachiever gets run over by a truck, his story doesn't end there. Reincarnated in a new world as an infant, Rudy will seize every opportunity to live the life he's always wanted.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
2012
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyFollow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.
Your Lie in April
2014 · Atsuhiro Iwakami
SeriesAnimationComedyDramaKousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric
KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world!
2016 · Ayumu Hoshino
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyAfter a traffic accident, Kazuma Sato’s disappointingly brief life was supposed to be over, but he wakes up to see a beautiful girl before him. She claims to be a goddess, Aqua, and asks if he woul
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
2019
SeriesAnimationComedyConsidered a genius due to having the highest grades in the country, Miyuki Shirogane leads the prestigious Shuchiin Academy's student council as its president, working alongside the beautiful and wea
Dan Da Dan
2024 · Toshihiro Maeda
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyIn a bet to prove whether ghosts or aliens exist, two high schoolers face terrifying paranormal threats, gain superpowers and maybe even fall in love?!
Naruto Shippūden
2007
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAfter 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work. It will not be easy though as he has amassed a few more dangerous enemies, in th
Rurouni Kenshin
1996
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyThe Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. However, many survivors from the time of Revolution still live, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chanc
Vinland Saga
2019
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDramaFor a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors,
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
2018 · Yumi Taniike
SeriesAnimationComedyDramaPuberty Syndrome—a rumored, mysterious syndrome that only affects those in their puberty. For example, a bunny girl suddenly appeared in front of Sakuta Azusagawa. The bunny girl's real identity is Ma
Candy Candy
1976
SeriesAnimationDramaKidsThis story is about a girl, Candy, who is a orphan. She is a nice and optimistic girl and she has a warm heart. When she was a child, she lived in an orphanage called Pony's Home. She had a good frien
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
2020 · Kotaro Tamura
MovieAnimationDramaRomanceWith dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places t
SPY x FAMILY
2022 · Takahiro Habuta
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyA spy, an assassin and a telepath come together to pose as a family, each for their own reasons, while hiding their true identities from each other.
Yuri!!! on Ice
2016 · Manabu Otsuka
SeriesAnimationComedyDramaWhile on the verge of retirement, skater Yuri Katsuki meets Yuri Plisetsky and Victor Nikiforov, two skaters who rekindle his competitive fire.
DARLING in the FRANXX
2018
SeriesAnimationComedyDramaThe distant future: Humanity established the mobile fort city, Plantation, upon the ruined wasteland. Within the city were pilot quarters, Mistilteinn, otherwise known as the “Birdcage.” That is where
Golden Time
2013
SeriesAnimationDramaBanri Tada is a freshman at a Tokyo law school. After an accident, he suffers severe memory loss. Despite the incident, he befriends fellow freshman, Mitsuo Yanagisawa, which leads him to the beautifu
Mob Psycho 100
2016
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyShigeo Kageyama, a.k.a. "Mob," is a boy who has trouble expressing himself, but who happens to be a powerful esper. Mob is determined to live a normal life and keeps his ESP suppressed, but when his e
High School DxD
2012
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyIssei Hyodo is your average perverted high school student whose one wish in life is to have his own harem, but he's got to be one of the unluckiest guys around. He goes on his first date with a girl o
Chainsaw Man
2022
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyDenji has a simple dream—to live a happy and peaceful life, spending time with a girl he likes. This is a far cry from reality, however, as Denji is forced by the yakuza into killing devils in order t
Cowboy Bebop
1998
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyIn 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a ris
Saint Seiya
1986
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDramaAges ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystic
Black Clover
2017
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAsta and Yuno are two orphans who want the same thing: to become the Wizard King. Locked in a friendly rivalry, they work hard towards their goal. While Yuno excels at magic, Asta has a problem uncomm
The Rising of the Shield Hero
2019 · Shuzo Kasahara
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDramaIwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and figh
Maid Sama!
2010
SeriesAnimationComedyMisaki Ayuzawa is the first female student council president at a once all-boys school turned co-ed. She rules the school with strict discipline demeanor. But she has a secret, she works at a maid caf
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997 · Hideaki Anno
MovieAnimationDramaFantasySEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is f
Violet Evergarden
2018 · Masayuki Nishide
SeriesAnimationDramaSci-Fi & FantasyThe war is over, and Violet Evergarden needs a job. Scarred and emotionless, she takes a job as a letter writer to understand herself and her past.
TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You
2020
SeriesAnimationComedyNasa Yuzaki falls in love at first sight after an encounter with the mysterious Tsukasa. When Nasa earnestly confesses his feelings, she replies, "I'll date you, but only if we're married." Nasa and T
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