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
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 2
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
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 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
Dr. STONE: STONE WARS
The Quintessential Quintuplets 2
Shadows House
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 2
Pompo: The Cinéphile
Fate/Grand Order: Divine Realm of the Round Table - Camelot Paladin; Agateram
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
Moriarty the Patriot Part 2
Fate/Grand Order: Final Singularity - Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
The Irregular at Magic High School: Reminiscence Arc
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
Komi Can't Communicate
To Your Eternity
BEASTARS Season 2
The Duke of Death and His Maid
The Aquatope on White Sand
Taisho Otome Fairy Tale
Megalobox 2: Nomad
Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy-
The Case Study of Vanitas
Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki
Zombie Land Saga Revenge
Blue Period
Sonny Boy
Revue Starlight: The Movie
Cells at Work! CODE BLACK!
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S Short Animation Series
Baki Hanma
SK8 the Infinity
Belle
SSSS.Dynazenon
Those Snow White Notes
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Season 2 - The Eve of Awakening
Restaurant to Another World 2
The Vampire Dies in No Time
My Hero Academia Season 5
Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table
Kageki Shojo!!
BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia II: Song I am
Heaven's Design Team
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level
Wonder Egg Priority
Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan
Selection Project
Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU
Idoly Pride
Fena: Pirate Princess
Kaguya-sama: Love is War - Ultra Romantic "Yu Ishigami Wants to Chat"
Burning Kabaddi
So I'm a Spider, So What?
Mieruko-chan
Battle Game in 5 Seconds
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut
Build-Divide -#000000- Code Black
Girls und Panzer das Finale – Part 3
Tokyo Revengers
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
The Slime Diaries
Sing a Bit of Harmony
My Senpai is Annoying
The Faraway Paladin
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X
Super Cub
Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway
Takt Op. Destiny
The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace
Edens Zero
BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Promise
Link Click Episode 5.5
Voy@ger
Kemono Jihen
PUI PUI MOLCAR
Tonikawa: Over The Moon For You - SNS
The Dungeon of Black Company
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Ω
Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town?
Re-Main
Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note - Waver, Reunion, and the Magic Lantern
Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro
The Way of the Househusband
Kaguya-sama: Love is War OVA
Pretty Boy Detective Club
Can I Make Your Ears Happy in 180 Seconds?
2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team
Night World
Remake Our Life!
Banished From The Hero's Party, I Decided To Live A Quiet Life In The Countryside
Perfect World
Otherside Picnic
Fate/kaleid Liner Prisma Illya: Licht Nameless Girl
Star Wars: Visions
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
Peach Boy Riverside
Record of Ragnarok
Summer Ghost
The Way of the Househusband Part 2
Platinum End
High-Rise Invasion
Cells at Work!!
The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!
SHAMAN KING (2021)
The Detective Is Already Dead
The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter
Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory
GANBARE DOUKICHAN
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III: Is It Wrong to Try to Find a Hot Spring in Orario?
Combatants Will Be Dispatched!
Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!
Sorairo Utility
I’m Standing on a Million Lives Season 2
The Promised Neverland Season 2
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
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 2
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
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 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
Dr. STONE: STONE WARS
The Quintessential Quintuplets 2
Shadows House
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 2
Pompo: The Cinéphile
Fate/Grand Order: Divine Realm of the Round Table - Camelot Paladin; Agateram
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
Moriarty the Patriot Part 2
Fate/Grand Order: Final Singularity - Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
The Irregular at Magic High School: Reminiscence Arc
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
Komi Can't Communicate
To Your Eternity
BEASTARS Season 2
The Duke of Death and His Maid
The Aquatope on White Sand
Taisho Otome Fairy Tale
Megalobox 2: Nomad
Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy-
The Case Study of Vanitas
Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki
Zombie Land Saga Revenge
Blue Period
Sonny Boy
Revue Starlight: The Movie
Cells at Work! CODE BLACK!
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S Short Animation Series
Baki Hanma
SK8 the Infinity
Belle
SSSS.Dynazenon
Those Snow White Notes
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Season 2 - The Eve of Awakening
Restaurant to Another World 2
The Vampire Dies in No Time
My Hero Academia Season 5
Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table
Kageki Shojo!!
BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia II: Song I am
Heaven's Design Team
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level
Wonder Egg Priority
Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan
Selection Project
Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU
Idoly Pride
Fena: Pirate Princess
Kaguya-sama: Love is War - Ultra Romantic "Yu Ishigami Wants to Chat"
Burning Kabaddi
So I'm a Spider, So What?
Mieruko-chan
Battle Game in 5 Seconds
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut
Build-Divide -#000000- Code Black
Girls und Panzer das Finale – Part 3
Tokyo Revengers
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
The Slime Diaries
Sing a Bit of Harmony
My Senpai is Annoying
The Faraway Paladin
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X
Super Cub
Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway
Takt Op. Destiny
The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace
Edens Zero
BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Promise
Link Click Episode 5.5
Voy@ger
Kemono Jihen
PUI PUI MOLCAR
Tonikawa: Over The Moon For You - SNS
The Dungeon of Black Company
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Ω
Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town?
Re-Main
Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note - Waver, Reunion, and the Magic Lantern
Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro
The Way of the Househusband
Kaguya-sama: Love is War OVA
Pretty Boy Detective Club
Can I Make Your Ears Happy in 180 Seconds?
2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team
Night World
Remake Our Life!
Banished From The Hero's Party, I Decided To Live A Quiet Life In The Countryside
Perfect World
Otherside Picnic
Fate/kaleid Liner Prisma Illya: Licht Nameless Girl
Star Wars: Visions
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
Peach Boy Riverside
Record of Ragnarok
Summer Ghost
The Way of the Househusband Part 2
Platinum End
High-Rise Invasion
Cells at Work!!
The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!
SHAMAN KING (2021)
The Detective Is Already Dead
The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter
Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory
GANBARE DOUKICHAN
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III: Is It Wrong to Try to Find a Hot Spring in Orario?
Combatants Will Be Dispatched!
Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!
Sorairo Utility
I’m Standing on a Million Lives Season 2
The Promised Neverland Season 2
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.