These are the anime that actually delivered in 1974. 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 1974
WHAT'S WORTH WATCHING
Ranked by fans who actually watched every episode.
Tonari no Tamageta-kun
Star Blazers: The Quest for Iscandar
Jim Button
Judo Sanka
Urikupen Rescue Team
Song of the Ladybug
Hajime Ningen Gyatoruz
Starchild Chobin
Dame Oyaji
Heidi: Girl of the Alps
Great Mazinger
Calimero
Witch Girl Meg
Vicky the Viking
Hurricane Polymar
Kikansha Yaemon: D51 no Daibouken
Mazinger Z tai Ankoku Daishougun
Jack and the Beanstalk
The New Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee
Getter Robo
Barbapapa
Akai Yama Aoi Yama Shiroi Yama
Chargeman Ken!
A Poet's Life
Pop
GET BACK ON THE HILL
The Little Mermaid
Calicula Machine
Getter Robo Movie
Hasami Togi (1974)
Zero Tester: Chikyuu wo Mamore!
The Dark
Xiao Balu
Gan to Gon
Nakayoshi Family
Beautiful Planet
Omoide no Green Grass
Den Den Mushi no Danko-san
Risu no Matoi
The★Fire G-Men
Star Blazers: The Quest for Iscandar
Tonari no Tamageta-kun
Jim Button
Judo Sanka
Urikupen Rescue Team
Song of the Ladybug
Hajime Ningen Gyatoruz
Starchild Chobin
Dame Oyaji
Heidi: Girl of the Alps
Great Mazinger
Calimero
Witch Girl Meg
Vicky the Viking
Hurricane Polymar
Kikansha Yaemon: D51 no Daibouken
Mazinger Z tai Ankoku Daishougun
Jack and the Beanstalk
The New Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee
Getter Robo
Barbapapa
Akai Yama Aoi Yama Shiroi Yama
Chargeman Ken!
A Poet's Life
Pop
GET BACK ON THE HILL
The Little Mermaid
Calicula Machine
Getter Robo Movie
Hasami Togi (1974)
Zero Tester: Chikyuu wo Mamore!
The Dark
Xiao Balu
Gan to Gon
Nakayoshi Family
Beautiful Planet
Omoide no Green Grass
Den Den Mushi no Danko-san
Risu no Matoi
The★Fire G-Men
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best anime of 1974 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.
