These are the anime that actually delivered in 1985. 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 1985
WHAT'S WORTH WATCHING
Ranked by fans who actually watched every episode.
Angel's Egg
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Haai Step Jun
Ninja Hattori-kun Plus Perman: Ninja Kaijuu Jippou tai Miracle Tamago
Pro Golfer Saru (TV)
Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam: Kieta 12-nin
Onegai! Samia Don
Spooky Kitaro
Gu-Gu Ganmo (Movie)
Tongari Boushi no Memole: Marielle no Housekibako
Ninja Robots
Sangokushi (1985)
Area 88
Touch
A Little Princess Sara
Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami: Lovely Serenade
Creamy Mami: Long Goodbye
Bumpety Boo
Musashi no Ken
Konpora Kid
Obake no Q-tarou (1985)
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Space War
Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam: Keito no Kioku - Namida no Dakkai Sakusen
Minky Momo vs. Creamy Mami
Alpenrose
Dirty Pair
Urusei Yatsura - OVA Series
Shouwa Ahozoushi Akanuke Ichiban!
Captain Tsubasa: Europe Daikessen
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Movie
Super Bestial Machine God Dancougar
Captain Tsubasa: Ayaushi! Zen Nihon Jr.
Armored Trooper Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder
Gongitsune
Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari
Megazone 23
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Urusei Yatsura Movie 3: Remember My Love
Time Stranger
Greed
Gegege no Kitarou (1985)
Broken Down Film
Kinnikuman: Gyakushuu! Uchuu Kakure Choujin
Kinnikuman: Seigi Choujin vs. Kodai Choujin
Star Magician Magical Emi
Magical Princess Minky Momo: La Ronde in my Dream
Genesis Climber Mospeada: Love, Live, Alive
Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Vampire Hunter D
Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
Dream Star Button Nose
Love Position: Halley Densetsu
Bobby's Girl
The Snow Country Prince
Fantastic Adventure Of Yohko: Leda
Funny Faces in High School
Dream Dimension Hunter Fandora
Blue Comet SPT Layzner
Kinnikuman: Haresugata! Seigi Choujin
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Angel's Egg
Haai Step Jun
Ninja Hattori-kun Plus Perman: Ninja Kaijuu Jippou tai Miracle Tamago
Pro Golfer Saru (TV)
Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam: Kieta 12-nin
Onegai! Samia Don
Spooky Kitaro
Gu-Gu Ganmo (Movie)
Tongari Boushi no Memole: Marielle no Housekibako
Ninja Robots
Sangokushi (1985)
Area 88
Touch
A Little Princess Sara
Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami: Lovely Serenade
Creamy Mami: Long Goodbye
Bumpety Boo
Musashi no Ken
Konpora Kid
Obake no Q-tarou (1985)
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Space War
Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam: Keito no Kioku - Namida no Dakkai Sakusen
Minky Momo vs. Creamy Mami
Alpenrose
Dirty Pair
Urusei Yatsura - OVA Series
Shouwa Ahozoushi Akanuke Ichiban!
Captain Tsubasa: Europe Daikessen
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Movie
Super Bestial Machine God Dancougar
Captain Tsubasa: Ayaushi! Zen Nihon Jr.
Armored Trooper Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder
Gongitsune
Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari
Megazone 23
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Urusei Yatsura Movie 3: Remember My Love
Time Stranger
Greed
Gegege no Kitarou (1985)
Broken Down Film
Kinnikuman: Gyakushuu! Uchuu Kakure Choujin
Kinnikuman: Seigi Choujin vs. Kodai Choujin
Star Magician Magical Emi
Magical Princess Minky Momo: La Ronde in my Dream
Genesis Climber Mospeada: Love, Live, Alive
Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Vampire Hunter D
Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
Dream Star Button Nose
Love Position: Halley Densetsu
Bobby's Girl
The Snow Country Prince
Fantastic Adventure Of Yohko: Leda
Funny Faces in High School
Dream Dimension Hunter Fandora
Blue Comet SPT Layzner
Kinnikuman: Haresugata! Seigi Choujin
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best anime of 1985 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.
