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.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Season 2
Gintama: The Very Final
Odd Taxi
Link Click
Laid-Back Camp Season 2
Ranking of Kings
Fruits Basket: The Final Season
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
86 Eighty-Six Part 2
Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-
Love Live! SuperStar!!
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 2
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
Non Non Biyori Nonstop
Princess Principal: Crown Handler - Chapter 1
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Part 2
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Part 2
Dr. STONE: STONE WARS
The Quintessential Quintuplets 2
Shadows House
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 2
Moriarty the Patriot Part 2
Pompo: The Cinéphile
Fate/Grand Order: Divine Realm of the Round Table - Camelot Paladin; Agateram
The Irregular at Magic High School: Reminiscence Arc
Horimiya
86 Eighty-Six
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2
Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
Fate/Grand Order: Final Singularity - Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
Komi Can't Communicate
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X
The Duke of Death and His Maid
The Aquatope on White Sand
Gintama: The Very Final
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Season 2
Odd Taxi
Link Click
Laid-Back Camp Season 2
Ranking of Kings
Fruits Basket: The Final Season
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
86 Eighty-Six Part 2
Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-
Love Live! SuperStar!!
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 2
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
Non Non Biyori Nonstop
Princess Principal: Crown Handler - Chapter 1
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Part 2
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Part 2
Dr. STONE: STONE WARS
The Quintessential Quintuplets 2
Shadows House
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 2
Moriarty the Patriot Part 2
Pompo: The Cinéphile
Fate/Grand Order: Divine Realm of the Round Table - Camelot Paladin; Agateram
The Irregular at Magic High School: Reminiscence Arc
Horimiya
86 Eighty-Six
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2
Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
Fate/Grand Order: Final Singularity - Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
Komi Can't Communicate
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X
The Duke of Death and His Maid
The Aquatope on White Sand
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.