These are the anime that actually delivered in 1991. 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 1991
WHAT'S WORTH WATCHING
Ranked by fans who actually watched every episode.
Only Yesterday
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Honoo no Tenkousei
Roujin Z
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
Otaku no Video
Mobile Suit Gundam F91
Marude Dameo
Nyuuin Bokki Monogatari: Odaijini!
Ore wa Chokkaku
Obake no... Holly
Reporter Blues
Fox Wood Tales
Huckleberry no Bouken (Movie)
Story from Genji Agedama
Goldfish Warning!
Yumemakura Baku Twilight Gekijou
Chie the Brat: The Travails of Chie
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dorabian Nights
Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi
Ippon Bouchou Mantarou
Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid
Kerokero Keroppi no Sanjuushi
Meisou-Ou Border
Madara
Miracle Psychicer Seizan
Gamba to Kawauso no Bouken
Jankenman
Magical★Taruruuto-kun: Moeru! Yuujou no Mahou Taisen
Taabou no Ryuuguusei Daitanken
The Mischevious Twins
Nadia: Secret of Blue Water Specials
Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (TV)
NG Knight Lamune & 40 EX
21 Emon
Oh! My Konbu
My Crossroad
Izumo
Fly! Peek the Whale
Shounen Ashibe (TV)
Legend of the Dragon Kings
Honoo no Toukyuuji: Dodge Danpei
Michitekuru Toki no Mukou ni
The Two Lottes
Armored Police Metal Jack
Tanoshii Muumin Ikka Bouken Nikki
Fairy Princess Minky Momo 2nd
The Trapp Family Story
Ronin Warriors Message
Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Oui Soudatsu-hen
My Sky: Detective Story
Eiyuu Gaiden Mozaicka
Emergency Departure Rescue Kids
Top Striker
Sore Ike! Anpanman: Dokin-chan no Dokidoki Calendar
Hello Kitty in The Sleeping Princess
Luna Varga
City Hunter '91
Locke the Superman: New World Command
The Secret Garden
The Ultimate Esper "R"
Sore Ike! Anpanman: Tobe! Tobe! Chibigon
Dear Brother
Who's Left Behind?
Doomed Megalopolis
Exper Zenon
Yuukan Club
Bousou Sengokushi
Moonlight Pierce
Tsuki ga Noboru made ni
Here is Greenwood
Dorami-chan: Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits
Ninja Gaiden
Maison Ikkoku: Deserted Island
Silent Möbius: The Motion Picture
Dororonpa!
Dragon Quest: Great Adventure of Dai
Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China
Brave of the Sun Fighbird
Inferious Wakusei Senshi Gaiden Condition Green
Tenkuu Senki Shurato: Sousei e no Antou
Lupin III: Napoleon's Dictionary
Matchless Raijin-Oh
Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother
Urusei Yatsura Movie 6: Always My Darling
Slow Step
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
CB Character: Nagai Gou World
Eguchi Hisashi no Kotobuki Gorou Show
3x3 Eyes
The Heroic Legend of Arslan
The Abashiri Family
Christmas in January
Kitty-Cat Fantasia
There Goes Tomoe!
Detonator Orgun
Capricorn
Getter Robo Go
Delinquent Detective
Little Polar Bear: Shirokuma-kun, Fune ni Noru
Ozanari Dungeon: Kaze no Tou
RG Veda
Burn Up!
Mermaid Forest
Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
Licca: Mysterious Magical Ring
Ariel Deluxe
Choubakumatsu Shounen Seiki Takamaru
Hello Kitty no Fushigi na Mizuumi
Okama Report
Bubblegum Crash
Princess Connection
Kekkou Kamen
Phantom Yuusha Densetsu
Shakotan★Boogie
Dr. Typhoon
Jungle Wars
Alice
Gall Force: New Era
Musha, Knight, Commando: SD Gundam Emergency Sortie
Naki no Ryuu: Hiryuu no Shou (1991)
Hoshikuzu Paradise
Akai Hayate
Wizardry
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
Dark Cat
Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bouken Land
Shougakusei no Yuukai Boushi: Yumi-chan Abunai yo!
High School Mystery: Gakuen Nanafushigi
Shizukanaru Don: Yakuza Side Story
Sweet Spot
Shiawasette Naani
Psychic Wars
Dance Till Tomorrow
Chouetsu Sekai
Adachi-ga Hara
Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten (1991)
Future GPX Cyber Formula
Dragon Fist
Magical★Taruruuto-kun Movie
Route 20: Galactic Airport
Anime Art Video Collection: Douwa
Samuraider: Nazo no Tenkousei
Money Wars: Nerawareta Waterfront Keikaku
Kumo ni Noru
Ken-chan to Bouen Kazoku
Eunbikkabiui Yesnal Yesjeog-e
A Christmas Carol
Hotaru Kagayaku
Dong Dong He Gua Gua
Jing Hua Yuan
Umauma Ramen
Yeban Guai Sheng
Chibi Maruko-chan Special
Judo-bu Monogatari
Zhi Dou Wuya
Kamekame Dance
Crayon no Hoshi
Judge
Tong Tong - You You no Koutsuu Anzen
Hai! Akko desu: Minna no Koutsuu Anzen
Chii-chan no Himitsu
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba Pilot
General of the Earth
Tobenai Hotaru
Terror Newspaper
Ichou no Dance
Bakabon Osomatsu no Karee wo Tazunete Sansenri
San
Ekubo Ouji
Shusse Ondo da yo!
Gum Shaara
Fairy Pink
Cixi Zuo Huoche
T
Dark Warrior
Ucchare Goshogawara
The Chohjotai
Shounen Ashibe
Happyakuyachou Hyouri Kewaishi Specials
Zi Zuo Zi Shou
UFO Nitsukamatta Kodomo-tachi
Wai Mao Zhan Zaosheng
Otenki Boys
Be-Bop Kaizokuban
Hitotsu no Hana
Watashi to Piano
Boku Kakkoii deshou
Ishii Hisaichi no Dai Seikai
Zuiba, Erduo He Yanjing
Te no Naka no Mahou
Trusty Ginjiro
Kuaile De Mai Mai Ti
Youmiao
Three Little Ghosts
Juuroku Jizou Monogatari: Sensou no Gisei ni Natta Kodomo-tachi
Futari wa Nakayoshi: Goo to Sue
Ushiro no Hyakutarou
The Elevator
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
Only Yesterday
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Honoo no Tenkousei
Roujin Z
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
Otaku no Video
Mobile Suit Gundam F91
Marude Dameo
Nyuuin Bokki Monogatari: Odaijini!
Ore wa Chokkaku
Obake no... Holly
Reporter Blues
Fox Wood Tales
Huckleberry no Bouken (Movie)
Story from Genji Agedama
Goldfish Warning!
Yumemakura Baku Twilight Gekijou
Chie the Brat: The Travails of Chie
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dorabian Nights
Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi
Ippon Bouchou Mantarou
Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid
Kerokero Keroppi no Sanjuushi
Meisou-Ou Border
Madara
Miracle Psychicer Seizan
Gamba to Kawauso no Bouken
Jankenman
Magical★Taruruuto-kun: Moeru! Yuujou no Mahou Taisen
Taabou no Ryuuguusei Daitanken
The Mischevious Twins
Nadia: Secret of Blue Water Specials
Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (TV)
NG Knight Lamune & 40 EX
21 Emon
Oh! My Konbu
My Crossroad
Izumo
Fly! Peek the Whale
Shounen Ashibe (TV)
Legend of the Dragon Kings
Honoo no Toukyuuji: Dodge Danpei
Michitekuru Toki no Mukou ni
The Two Lottes
Armored Police Metal Jack
Tanoshii Muumin Ikka Bouken Nikki
Fairy Princess Minky Momo 2nd
The Trapp Family Story
Ronin Warriors Message
Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Oui Soudatsu-hen
My Sky: Detective Story
Eiyuu Gaiden Mozaicka
Emergency Departure Rescue Kids
Top Striker
Sore Ike! Anpanman: Dokin-chan no Dokidoki Calendar
Hello Kitty in The Sleeping Princess
Luna Varga
City Hunter '91
Locke the Superman: New World Command
The Secret Garden
The Ultimate Esper "R"
Sore Ike! Anpanman: Tobe! Tobe! Chibigon
Dear Brother
Who's Left Behind?
Doomed Megalopolis
Exper Zenon
Yuukan Club
Bousou Sengokushi
Moonlight Pierce
Tsuki ga Noboru made ni
Here is Greenwood
Dorami-chan: Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits
Ninja Gaiden
Maison Ikkoku: Deserted Island
Silent Möbius: The Motion Picture
Dororonpa!
Dragon Quest: Great Adventure of Dai
Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China
Brave of the Sun Fighbird
Inferious Wakusei Senshi Gaiden Condition Green
Tenkuu Senki Shurato: Sousei e no Antou
Lupin III: Napoleon's Dictionary
Matchless Raijin-Oh
Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother
Urusei Yatsura Movie 6: Always My Darling
Slow Step
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
CB Character: Nagai Gou World
Eguchi Hisashi no Kotobuki Gorou Show
3x3 Eyes
The Heroic Legend of Arslan
The Abashiri Family
Christmas in January
Kitty-Cat Fantasia
There Goes Tomoe!
Detonator Orgun
Capricorn
Getter Robo Go
Delinquent Detective
Little Polar Bear: Shirokuma-kun, Fune ni Noru
Ozanari Dungeon: Kaze no Tou
RG Veda
Burn Up!
Mermaid Forest
Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
Licca: Mysterious Magical Ring
Ariel Deluxe
Choubakumatsu Shounen Seiki Takamaru
Hello Kitty no Fushigi na Mizuumi
Okama Report
Bubblegum Crash
Princess Connection
Kekkou Kamen
Phantom Yuusha Densetsu
Shakotan★Boogie
Dr. Typhoon
Jungle Wars
Alice
Gall Force: New Era
Musha, Knight, Commando: SD Gundam Emergency Sortie
Naki no Ryuu: Hiryuu no Shou (1991)
Hoshikuzu Paradise
Akai Hayate
Wizardry
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
Dark Cat
Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bouken Land
Shougakusei no Yuukai Boushi: Yumi-chan Abunai yo!
High School Mystery: Gakuen Nanafushigi
Shizukanaru Don: Yakuza Side Story
Sweet Spot
Shiawasette Naani
Psychic Wars
Dance Till Tomorrow
Chouetsu Sekai
Adachi-ga Hara
Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten (1991)
Future GPX Cyber Formula
Dragon Fist
Magical★Taruruuto-kun Movie
Route 20: Galactic Airport
Anime Art Video Collection: Douwa
Samuraider: Nazo no Tenkousei
Money Wars: Nerawareta Waterfront Keikaku
Kumo ni Noru
Ken-chan to Bouen Kazoku
Eunbikkabiui Yesnal Yesjeog-e
A Christmas Carol
Hotaru Kagayaku
Dong Dong He Gua Gua
Jing Hua Yuan
Umauma Ramen
Yeban Guai Sheng
Chibi Maruko-chan Special
Judo-bu Monogatari
Zhi Dou Wuya
Kamekame Dance
Crayon no Hoshi
Judge
Tong Tong - You You no Koutsuu Anzen
Hai! Akko desu: Minna no Koutsuu Anzen
Chii-chan no Himitsu
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba Pilot
General of the Earth
Tobenai Hotaru
Terror Newspaper
Ichou no Dance
Bakabon Osomatsu no Karee wo Tazunete Sansenri
San
Ekubo Ouji
Shusse Ondo da yo!
Gum Shaara
Fairy Pink
Cixi Zuo Huoche
T
Dark Warrior
Ucchare Goshogawara
The Chohjotai
Shounen Ashibe
Happyakuyachou Hyouri Kewaishi Specials
Zi Zuo Zi Shou
UFO Nitsukamatta Kodomo-tachi
Wai Mao Zhan Zaosheng
Otenki Boys
Be-Bop Kaizokuban
Hitotsu no Hana
Watashi to Piano
Boku Kakkoii deshou
Ishii Hisaichi no Dai Seikai
Zuiba, Erduo He Yanjing
Te no Naka no Mahou
Trusty Ginjiro
Kuaile De Mai Mai Ti
Youmiao
Three Little Ghosts
Juuroku Jizou Monogatari: Sensou no Gisei ni Natta Kodomo-tachi
Futari wa Nakayoshi: Goo to Sue
Ushiro no Hyakutarou
The Elevator
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best anime of 1991 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.
