Howl's Moving Castle
Monster
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
Detective Conan Movie 08: Magician of the Silver Sky
Initial D 4th Stage
Samurai Champloo
School Rumble
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Major S1
Samurai 7
Zipang
Naruto the Movie 1: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
Gakuen Alice
Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island Final
Bleach
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
Time of Shura
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Phoenix
Paranoia Agent
Tetsujin 28
Tenjho Tenge
The Gokusen
Maria Watches Over Us: Printemps
Rozen Maiden
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
Windy Tales
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
My-Hime
Genshiken
Fantastic Children
Yugo The Negotiator
Gunbuster 2
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Pretty Cure
Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior
Mezzo
Desert Punk
Gantz: Second Stage
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Midori Days
Diamond Daydreams
Maria Watches Over Us
One Piece: The Curse of the Sacred Sword
Elfen Lied
Destiny of the Shrine Maiden
DearS
Final Approach
Ninja Nonsense
Dead Leaves
Gantz
Le Portrait de Petit Cossette
Skelter Heaven
Pa-Pa-Pa the ★ Movie: Perman - Tako de Pon! Ashi wa Pon!
Monkey Turn
Sore Ike! Zukkoke Sannin-gumi
Ashita Kirarin
Beompeoking Jaepeo
Monster
Howl's Moving Castle
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
Detective Conan Movie 08: Magician of the Silver Sky
Initial D 4th Stage
Samurai Champloo
School Rumble
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Major S1
Samurai 7
Zipang
Naruto the Movie 1: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
Gakuen Alice
Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island Final
Bleach
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
Time of Shura
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Phoenix
Paranoia Agent
Tetsujin 28
Tenjho Tenge
The Gokusen
Maria Watches Over Us: Printemps
Rozen Maiden
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
Windy Tales
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
My-Hime
Genshiken
Fantastic Children
Yugo The Negotiator
Gunbuster 2
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Pretty Cure
Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior
Mezzo
Desert Punk
Gantz: Second Stage
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Midori Days
Diamond Daydreams
Maria Watches Over Us
One Piece: The Curse of the Sacred Sword
Elfen Lied
Destiny of the Shrine Maiden
DearS
Final Approach
Ninja Nonsense
Dead Leaves
Gantz
Le Portrait de Petit Cossette
Skelter Heaven
Pa-Pa-Pa the ★ Movie: Perman - Tako de Pon! Ashi wa Pon!
Monkey Turn
Sore Ike! Zukkoke Sannin-gumi
Ashita Kirarin
Beompeoking Jaepeo
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best anime of 2004 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.
