These are the anime that actually delivered in 1980. 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 1980
WHAT'S WORTH WATCHING
Ranked by fans who actually watched every episode.
Astro Boy (1980)
Kagee Grimm Douwa
Ganbare Gonbe
Mahou Shoujo Lalabel
Futago no Monchhichi
Manga Kotowaja Jiten
Makoto-chan
Doraemon's Time Capsule for 2001
Sue Cat
Don Quixote
Invincible Robo Trider G7
Tomorrow's Joe 2
Captain
Kaibutsu-kun (1980)
Sanpei the Fisherman
Time Bokan Series: Time Patroltai Otasukeman
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Moero Arthur: Hakuba no Ouji
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveller Emeraldas
Maeterlinck no Aoi Tori: Tyltyl Mytyl no Bouken Ryokou
The Littl' Bits
The New Adventures of Gigantor
Be Forever Yamato
Bocchan
Mahou Shoujo Lalabel: Umi ga Yobu Natsuyasumi
Tomorrow's Joe The Movie
Ganbare Genki
Twelve Months
Space Runaway Ideon
Nijuushi no Hitomi
Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars
Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy
Ojamanga Yamada-kun
Space Warrior Baldios
Tondemo Senshi Muteking
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaur
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!
Fumoon
Space Emperor God Sigma
Kagee Grimm Douwa
Astro Boy (1980)
Ganbare Gonbe
Mahou Shoujo Lalabel
Futago no Monchhichi
Manga Kotowaja Jiten
Makoto-chan
Doraemon's Time Capsule for 2001
Sue Cat
Don Quixote
Invincible Robo Trider G7
Tomorrow's Joe 2
Captain
Kaibutsu-kun (1980)
Sanpei the Fisherman
Time Bokan Series: Time Patroltai Otasukeman
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Moero Arthur: Hakuba no Ouji
Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveller Emeraldas
Maeterlinck no Aoi Tori: Tyltyl Mytyl no Bouken Ryokou
The Littl' Bits
The New Adventures of Gigantor
Be Forever Yamato
Bocchan
Mahou Shoujo Lalabel: Umi ga Yobu Natsuyasumi
Tomorrow's Joe The Movie
Ganbare Genki
Twelve Months
Space Runaway Ideon
Nijuushi no Hitomi
Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars
Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy
Ojamanga Yamada-kun
Space Warrior Baldios
Tondemo Senshi Muteking
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaur
Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!!
Fumoon
Space Emperor God Sigma
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best anime of 1980 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.
