These are the anime that actually delivered in 2021. 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 2021
WHAT'S WORTH WATCHING
Ranked by fans who actually watched every episode.
Odd Taxi
Gintama: The Very Final
Link Click
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Season 2
World Trigger 3rd Season
Laid-Back Camp Season 2
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Ranking of Kings
Fruits Basket: The Final Season
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
86 Eighty-Six Part 2
Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 2
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Part 2
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
Love Live! SuperStar!!
Non Non Biyori Nonstop
Gintama: The Very Final
Odd Taxi
Link Click
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Season 2
World Trigger 3rd Season
Laid-Back Camp Season 2
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Ranking of Kings
Fruits Basket: The Final Season
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
86 Eighty-Six Part 2
Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 2
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Part 2
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
Love Live! SuperStar!!
Non Non Biyori Nonstop
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best anime of 2021 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.
