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
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
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.
