These are the anime that actually delivered in 2018. 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 2018
WHAT'S WORTH WATCHING
Ranked by fans who actually watched every episode.
Violet Evergarden
A Place Further Than The Universe
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
I Want To Eat Your Pancreas
Run with the Wind
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Liz and the Blue Bird
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Final Arc
Laid-Back Camp
Attack on Titan Season 3
Banana Fish
Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun -
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Gintama. Silver Soul Arc
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Grand Blue Dreaming
Hinamatsuri
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. 2
Revue Starlight
Gintama. Silver Soul Arc - Second Half War
Kase-san and Morning Glories
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Golden Kamuy
Bloom Into You
Megalobox
My Hero Academia Season 3
Sword Art Online: Alicization
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
Teasing Master Takagi-san
ReLIFE: Final Arc
Golden Kamuy Season 2
Fairy Tail Final Series
Mob Psycho 100 Reigen: The Miraculous Unknown Psychic
Steins;Gate 0
Dropkick On My Devil!
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Zombie Land Saga
Cells at Work!
Hi Score Girl
Tada Never Falls in Love
School Babysitters
Hakumei and Mikochi
Dropkick On My Devil! Episode 12
Overlord III
Devilman: Crybaby
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
BAKI
Tsurune: Kazemai High School Kyudo Club
Slow Start
Lupin the Third Part 5
Penguin Highway
The Master of Diabolism
Lostorage conflated WIXOSS
Violet Evergarden: The Day You Understand "I Love You" Will Surely Come
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These
Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
Mirai
Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order
Goblin Slayer
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Memory Snow
Chio's School Road
Non Non Biyori Vacation
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card
Anima Yell!
Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion III - Glorification
Natsume's Book of Friends Movie: Ephemeral Bond
DARLING in the FRANXX
The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments
Iroduku: The World in Colors
B: The Beginning
Comic Girls
Ms. Vampire who lives in my neighborhood.
Mitsuboshi Colors
Dakaichi -I'm being harassed by the sexiest man of the year-
Food Wars! The Third Plate: Totsuki Train Arc
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord
SSSS.Gridman
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Take On Me
IDOLiSH7
Ace Attorney Season 2
MAJOR 2nd
Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory
Planet With
Hozuki's Coolheadedness 2: Part 2
Cinderella Chef
Overlord II
Boarding School Juliet
Hinomaru Sumo
Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan
Takunomi
A Certain Magical Index III
Kokkoku
Free! -Dive to the Future-
Encouragement of Climb Season 3
Damepri Anime Caravan
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
Forest of Piano
Release the Spyce
Masamune-kun's Revenge OVA
Teasing Master Takagi-san: Water Slide
Scissor Seven
Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation
Music Girls
As Miss Beelzebub Likes.
Harukana Receive
Baby I Love You Daze
Amanchu! ~Advance~
Merc Storia: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle
Today's Menu for the Emiya Family
Back Street Girls: Gokudols
Island
Devils' Line
Laid-Back Camp Specials
Senran Kagura: Shinovi Master
Record of Grancrest War
Persona 5 the Animation
Sirius the Jaeger
Aggretsuko (ONA)
Dagashi Kashi 2
Take My Brother Away! 2
The Girl in Twilight
Voice of Fox
Double Decker! Doug & Kirill
SWORDGAI The Animation
UzaMaid!
Food Wars! The Third Plate OVA - Erina's New Life
Pop Team Epic
Caligula
How to Keep a Mummy
Happy Sugar Life
Magical Girl Site
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - BNW no Chikai
Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note - A Grave Keeper, a Cat, and a Mage
Flavors of Youth
Citrus
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody
Real Girl
Magical Girl Ore
Steins;Gate 0: Valentine's of Crystal Polymorphism -Bittersweet Intermedio-
Tokyo Ghoul:re
Hanebado!
Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits
Tokyo Ghoul:re 2nd Season
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!
Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-sou
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!☆PICO
Cells at Work!: The Common Cold
Seven Senses of the Re'Union
Strike the Blood III
High School DxD Hero Episode 0: Holiness Behind the Gym
The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky
Radiant
High School DxD Hero
Junji Ito Collection
My Sweet Tyrant
Angels of Death
Mechanical Arms
I Want You To Show Me Your Panties With a Disgusted Face
One Room SECOND SEASON
Holmes of Kyoto
The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar
Beatless
RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through time
Love To-LIE-Angle
Conception
Killing Bites
Alice or Alice
Fate/Extra: Last Encore
My Sister, My Writer
Aerover: Return of the Space Drone
Chikyuu to no Yakusoku
Uchi no Oochopus
Watashitachi no Mirai
Moshimoshi, Terumi desu.
Nikuiyo! Galbi-kun: Kemuri ga Me ni Shimiru
Oshiete Mahou no Pendulum: Rilu Rilu Fairilu
Chara to Otamajakushi Shima
The Haunted House: The Secret of the Cave
The Journey Home
Aurora in Moominvalley
Chuusotsu Worker kara Hajimeru Koukou Seikatsu
Takoyaki Story
Onami
The Laws of the Universe: Part 1
Shi Er Shengxiao: Yang Yang Deyi
Crayon Shin-chan Planetarium-ban: Hoshizora to Gakkou no Nana Fushigi da zo!
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
Kung Food
Sex: Prologue
Green Dakara x Mirai no Mirai
Game-bu no Tondemonai Nichijou
Beatless Intermission
Toji no Miko: Kizamishi Issen no Tomoshibi PVs
IDOLiSH7 Special Program: Kimi to Furikaeranai to!
Doraemon: Uchuu Fushigi Daitanken Planetarium 3 - Ukyuu no Fushigi
Bullet Train Transforming Robot Shinkalion The Animation
Hoshi no Shima no Nyanko
Fist of the Blue Sky: Regenesis 2nd Season
Aikatsu Friends!
Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katri no Nazotoki File
Cinderella Girls Gekijou 3rd Season Specials
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Recap
Tokyo Ghetto
Kou-Kyou-Sei Million Arthur
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere XXI-PV
Alice or Alice Recap
Outsider
Journey to the Beyond
Share the Warmth
Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama - Minarai Cocotama-dou
Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur
The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments - Prologue
Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond OVA
Hug tto! Precure
Additional Memory
Vatican Miracle Examiner OVA
Non-Human
Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ Set a thief to catch a thief
Period of the Mouseman
Puzzle & Dragon
PriPara & Kiratto Pri☆chan Movie: Kirakira Memorial Live
Doraemon the Movie 2018: Nobita's Treasure Island
Oretacha Youkai Ningen G
Bakutsuri Bar Hunter
Oshiri Mae Man
PEACE MAKER KUROGANE – Belief & Friend
Shounen Ashibe: Go! Go! Goma-chan 3
Girls & Panzer: Fushou Akiyama Yukari no Sensha Kouza - Extra
Yotsuiro Biyori
Fist of the Blue Sky: Regenesis
Crayon Shin-chan Movie 26: Bakumori! Kung Fu Boys - Ramen Tairan
Donten: Laughing Under the Clouds - Gaiden: Chapter 2 - The Tragedy of Fuuma Ninja Tribe
Fights Break Sphere 2nd Season
Captain Tsubasa (2018)
Hug tto! Precure♡Futari wa Precure Movie: All Stars Memories
Zoids Wild
TIME DRIVER: Bokura ga Kaita Mirai
Oshiri Tantei
Three Squirrels
Violence Voyager
Jian Wang 3: Xia Gan Yi Dan Shen Jianxin
Okko's Inn
Youkai Watch Movie 5: Forever Friends
Pikachin-Kit
Touken Ranbu - Hanamaru 2
THE IDOLM@STER SideM Wakeatte Mini!
K: SEVEN STORIES "Memory of RED - BURN -"
Infini-T Force: Farewell, Friend
Spiritpact: Bond of the Underworld
Lilac
Future Card Buddyfight Battsu: All-Star Fight
Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars
THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS Theater (Web) 3rd Season
Hakyu Hoshin Engi
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Detonation
Jujutsu Kaisen Official PVs
A Place Further Than The Universe
Violet Evergarden
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
I Want To Eat Your Pancreas
Run with the Wind
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Liz and the Blue Bird
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Final Arc
Laid-Back Camp
Attack on Titan Season 3
Banana Fish
Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun -
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Gintama. Silver Soul Arc
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Grand Blue Dreaming
Hinamatsuri
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. 2
Revue Starlight
Gintama. Silver Soul Arc - Second Half War
Kase-san and Morning Glories
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Golden Kamuy
Bloom Into You
Megalobox
My Hero Academia Season 3
Sword Art Online: Alicization
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
Teasing Master Takagi-san
ReLIFE: Final Arc
Golden Kamuy Season 2
Fairy Tail Final Series
Mob Psycho 100 Reigen: The Miraculous Unknown Psychic
Steins;Gate 0
Dropkick On My Devil!
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Zombie Land Saga
Cells at Work!
Hi Score Girl
Tada Never Falls in Love
School Babysitters
Hakumei and Mikochi
Dropkick On My Devil! Episode 12
Overlord III
Devilman: Crybaby
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
BAKI
Tsurune: Kazemai High School Kyudo Club
Slow Start
Lupin the Third Part 5
Penguin Highway
The Master of Diabolism
Lostorage conflated WIXOSS
Violet Evergarden: The Day You Understand "I Love You" Will Surely Come
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These
Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
Mirai
Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order
Goblin Slayer
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Memory Snow
Chio's School Road
Non Non Biyori Vacation
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card
Anima Yell!
Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion III - Glorification
Natsume's Book of Friends Movie: Ephemeral Bond
DARLING in the FRANXX
The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments
Iroduku: The World in Colors
B: The Beginning
Comic Girls
Ms. Vampire who lives in my neighborhood.
Mitsuboshi Colors
Dakaichi -I'm being harassed by the sexiest man of the year-
Food Wars! The Third Plate: Totsuki Train Arc
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord
SSSS.Gridman
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Take On Me
IDOLiSH7
Ace Attorney Season 2
MAJOR 2nd
Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory
Planet With
Hozuki's Coolheadedness 2: Part 2
Cinderella Chef
Overlord II
Boarding School Juliet
Hinomaru Sumo
Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan
Takunomi
A Certain Magical Index III
Kokkoku
Free! -Dive to the Future-
Encouragement of Climb Season 3
Damepri Anime Caravan
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
Forest of Piano
Release the Spyce
Masamune-kun's Revenge OVA
Teasing Master Takagi-san: Water Slide
Scissor Seven
Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation
Music Girls
As Miss Beelzebub Likes.
Harukana Receive
Baby I Love You Daze
Amanchu! ~Advance~
Merc Storia: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle
Today's Menu for the Emiya Family
Back Street Girls: Gokudols
Island
Devils' Line
Laid-Back Camp Specials
Senran Kagura: Shinovi Master
Record of Grancrest War
Persona 5 the Animation
Sirius the Jaeger
Aggretsuko (ONA)
Dagashi Kashi 2
Take My Brother Away! 2
The Girl in Twilight
Voice of Fox
Double Decker! Doug & Kirill
SWORDGAI The Animation
UzaMaid!
Food Wars! The Third Plate OVA - Erina's New Life
Pop Team Epic
Caligula
How to Keep a Mummy
Happy Sugar Life
Magical Girl Site
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - BNW no Chikai
Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note - A Grave Keeper, a Cat, and a Mage
Flavors of Youth
Citrus
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody
Real Girl
Magical Girl Ore
Steins;Gate 0: Valentine's of Crystal Polymorphism -Bittersweet Intermedio-
Tokyo Ghoul:re
Hanebado!
Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits
Tokyo Ghoul:re 2nd Season
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!
Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-sou
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!☆PICO
Cells at Work!: The Common Cold
Seven Senses of the Re'Union
Strike the Blood III
High School DxD Hero Episode 0: Holiness Behind the Gym
The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky
Radiant
High School DxD Hero
Junji Ito Collection
My Sweet Tyrant
Angels of Death
Mechanical Arms
I Want You To Show Me Your Panties With a Disgusted Face
One Room SECOND SEASON
Holmes of Kyoto
The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar
Beatless
RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through time
Love To-LIE-Angle
Conception
Killing Bites
Alice or Alice
Fate/Extra: Last Encore
My Sister, My Writer
Aerover: Return of the Space Drone
Chikyuu to no Yakusoku
Uchi no Oochopus
Watashitachi no Mirai
Moshimoshi, Terumi desu.
Nikuiyo! Galbi-kun: Kemuri ga Me ni Shimiru
Oshiete Mahou no Pendulum: Rilu Rilu Fairilu
Chara to Otamajakushi Shima
The Haunted House: The Secret of the Cave
The Journey Home
Aurora in Moominvalley
Chuusotsu Worker kara Hajimeru Koukou Seikatsu
Takoyaki Story
Onami
The Laws of the Universe: Part 1
Shi Er Shengxiao: Yang Yang Deyi
Crayon Shin-chan Planetarium-ban: Hoshizora to Gakkou no Nana Fushigi da zo!
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
Kung Food
Sex: Prologue
Green Dakara x Mirai no Mirai
Game-bu no Tondemonai Nichijou
Beatless Intermission
Toji no Miko: Kizamishi Issen no Tomoshibi PVs
IDOLiSH7 Special Program: Kimi to Furikaeranai to!
Doraemon: Uchuu Fushigi Daitanken Planetarium 3 - Ukyuu no Fushigi
Bullet Train Transforming Robot Shinkalion The Animation
Hoshi no Shima no Nyanko
Fist of the Blue Sky: Regenesis 2nd Season
Aikatsu Friends!
Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katri no Nazotoki File
Cinderella Girls Gekijou 3rd Season Specials
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Recap
Tokyo Ghetto
Kou-Kyou-Sei Million Arthur
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere XXI-PV
Alice or Alice Recap
Outsider
Journey to the Beyond
Share the Warmth
Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama - Minarai Cocotama-dou
Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur
The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments - Prologue
Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond OVA
Hug tto! Precure
Additional Memory
Vatican Miracle Examiner OVA
Non-Human
Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ Set a thief to catch a thief
Period of the Mouseman
Puzzle & Dragon
PriPara & Kiratto Pri☆chan Movie: Kirakira Memorial Live
Doraemon the Movie 2018: Nobita's Treasure Island
Oretacha Youkai Ningen G
Bakutsuri Bar Hunter
Oshiri Mae Man
PEACE MAKER KUROGANE – Belief & Friend
Shounen Ashibe: Go! Go! Goma-chan 3
Girls & Panzer: Fushou Akiyama Yukari no Sensha Kouza - Extra
Yotsuiro Biyori
Fist of the Blue Sky: Regenesis
Crayon Shin-chan Movie 26: Bakumori! Kung Fu Boys - Ramen Tairan
Donten: Laughing Under the Clouds - Gaiden: Chapter 2 - The Tragedy of Fuuma Ninja Tribe
Fights Break Sphere 2nd Season
Captain Tsubasa (2018)
Hug tto! Precure♡Futari wa Precure Movie: All Stars Memories
Zoids Wild
TIME DRIVER: Bokura ga Kaita Mirai
Oshiri Tantei
Three Squirrels
Violence Voyager
Jian Wang 3: Xia Gan Yi Dan Shen Jianxin
Okko's Inn
Youkai Watch Movie 5: Forever Friends
Pikachin-Kit
Touken Ranbu - Hanamaru 2
THE IDOLM@STER SideM Wakeatte Mini!
K: SEVEN STORIES "Memory of RED - BURN -"
Infini-T Force: Farewell, Friend
Spiritpact: Bond of the Underworld
Lilac
Future Card Buddyfight Battsu: All-Star Fight
Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars
THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS Theater (Web) 3rd Season
Hakyu Hoshin Engi
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Detonation
Jujutsu Kaisen Official PVs
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best anime of 2018 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.
