These are the anime that actually delivered in 1973. Every score here comes from fans rating each episode as it aired, so a strong premiere can't carry a weak finale. The ranking updates weekly. Filter by Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter, or see what's airing this week.
All Seasons 1973
WHAT'S WORTH WATCHING
Ranked by fans who actually watched every episode.
Little Wansa
Adventures On Rainbow Pond
Jungle Kurobee
Zero Tester
Kouya no Shounen Isamu
Miracle Shoujo Limit-chan
Samurai Giants
Karate Master
Doraemon
Fables of the Green Forest
Bouken Korobokkuru
Dororon Enma-kun
Neo Human Casshan
Microid S
Panda no Daibouken
Aim for the Ace!
Mazinger Z vs. Devilman
Cutie Honey
Panda! Go, Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
Tabi
Fushigi Naido
Ookina Furudokei (1973)
Jidousha ni Natta Kame no Uta
Sansuu Chachacha
The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue
Metamorphose.
Xiao Hao Shou
U.F.O
Hi Hai Ho
Bu Cha Ban Fen Hao
The Traveling Companion
Tonbo ni Natta Yat-chan
Chikyuu wo Nana-kai Han Maware
Sasurai no Violin
Saraba Jamaica
Papa to Arukou
Dong Hai Xiao Shao Bing
Praise be to Small Ills
Leron Leron Sinta (1973)
Fairy Flower
Two-chan to Issho ni Miyou
Adventures On Rainbow Pond
Little Wansa
Jungle Kurobee
Zero Tester
Kouya no Shounen Isamu
Miracle Shoujo Limit-chan
Samurai Giants
Karate Master
Doraemon
Fables of the Green Forest
Bouken Korobokkuru
Dororon Enma-kun
Neo Human Casshan
Microid S
Panda no Daibouken
Aim for the Ace!
Mazinger Z vs. Devilman
Cutie Honey
Panda! Go, Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
Tabi
Fushigi Naido
Ookina Furudokei (1973)
Jidousha ni Natta Kame no Uta
Sansuu Chachacha
The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue
Metamorphose.
Xiao Hao Shou
U.F.O
Hi Hai Ho
Bu Cha Ban Fen Hao
The Traveling Companion
Tonbo ni Natta Yat-chan
Chikyuu wo Nana-kai Han Maware
Sasurai no Violin
Saraba Jamaica
Papa to Arukou
Dong Hai Xiao Shao Bing
Praise be to Small Ills
Leron Leron Sinta (1973)
Fairy Flower
Two-chan to Issho ni Miyou
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best anime of 1973 so far?
- The current number one sits at the top of this list, ranked by fans who scored every episode as it aired. The order updates weekly while the season airs.
- How are these rankings decided?
- Fans rate individual episodes, not whole shows. No critic scores, no studio hype. If a show falls apart in its second half, the ranking shows it.
