Original anime have no source material — no manga to compare against, no spoilers floating around. These earned their ranking on screen alone, scored one episode at a time by verified fans. Prefer adaptations? Browse manga and light novel titles.
Link Click
Odd Taxi
Link Click Season 2
Link Click: Bridon Arc
Detective Conan Movie 26: Black Iron Submarine
To Be Hero X
Living in a World Without Magic
Girls Band Cry
A Place Further Than The Universe
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion
Wolf Children
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Girls und Panzer der Film
Girls und Panzer das Finale – Part 4
Detective Conan Movie 13: The Raven Chaser
Your Name.
Princess Mononoke
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Apocalypse Hotel
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings
Detective Conan Movie 14: The Lost Ship in the Sky
Case Closed Movie 06: The Phantom of Baker Street
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Spirited Away
Gurren Lagann
Psycho-Pass
Suzume
Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-
Digimon Beatbreak
A Lull in the Sea
Shirobako
Redline
Tamako -love story-
Space Dandy 2nd Season
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Case Closed Movie 01: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
Eureka Seven
Case Closed Movie 02: The Fourteenth Target
Case Closed Movie 03: The Last Wizard of the Century
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Case Closed Movie 04: Captured In Her Eyes
Detective Conan Movie 08: Magician of the Silver Sky
Case Closed Movie 05: Countdown to Heaven
Detective Conan Movie 07: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
Detective Conan Movie 21: The Crimson Love Letter
Heartcatch Precure!
Lycoris Recoil
Cowboy Bebop
Samurai Champloo
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Castle in the Sky
Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow
Symphogear XV
Macross Frontier
Brave Bang Bravern!
One Piece Film: Gold
Millennium Actress
Sword of the Stranger
Koupen-chan
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 2nd Season
Princess Principal: Crown Handler - Chapter 1
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain
Ninja Scroll
Glitter Force
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Spy x Family Code: White
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Darker than Black
Revue Starlight
Tsukigakirei
Promare
Girls und Panzer
Ponyo
Tiger & Bunny
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie - Scarlet Bond
Space Dandy
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - Prologue
Digimon Tamers
The Quintessential Quintuplets*
Detective Conan Movie 19: The Sunflowers of Inferno
Getter Robo: Armageddon
Detective Conan Movie 16: The Eleventh Striker
Weathering with You
Terror in Resonance
Little Witch Academia
Serial Experiments Lain
Akudama Drive
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Megalobox
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection
Flip Flappers
Mononoke
The Boy and the Beast
Odd Taxi
Link Click
Link Click Season 2
Link Click: Bridon Arc
Detective Conan Movie 26: Black Iron Submarine
To Be Hero X
Living in a World Without Magic
Girls Band Cry
A Place Further Than The Universe
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion
Wolf Children
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Girls und Panzer der Film
Girls und Panzer das Finale – Part 4
Detective Conan Movie 13: The Raven Chaser
Your Name.
Princess Mononoke
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Apocalypse Hotel
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings
Detective Conan Movie 14: The Lost Ship in the Sky
Case Closed Movie 06: The Phantom of Baker Street
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Spirited Away
Gurren Lagann
Psycho-Pass
Suzume
Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-
Digimon Beatbreak
A Lull in the Sea
Shirobako
Redline
Tamako -love story-
Space Dandy 2nd Season
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Case Closed Movie 01: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
Eureka Seven
Case Closed Movie 02: The Fourteenth Target
Case Closed Movie 03: The Last Wizard of the Century
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Case Closed Movie 04: Captured In Her Eyes
Detective Conan Movie 08: Magician of the Silver Sky
Case Closed Movie 05: Countdown to Heaven
Detective Conan Movie 07: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
Detective Conan Movie 21: The Crimson Love Letter
Heartcatch Precure!
Lycoris Recoil
Cowboy Bebop
Samurai Champloo
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Castle in the Sky
Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow
Symphogear XV
Macross Frontier
Brave Bang Bravern!
One Piece Film: Gold
Millennium Actress
Sword of the Stranger
Koupen-chan
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 2nd Season
Princess Principal: Crown Handler - Chapter 1
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain
Ninja Scroll
Glitter Force
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Spy x Family Code: White
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Darker than Black
Revue Starlight
Tsukigakirei
Promare
Girls und Panzer
Ponyo
Tiger & Bunny
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie - Scarlet Bond
Space Dandy
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - Prologue
Digimon Tamers
The Quintessential Quintuplets*
Detective Conan Movie 19: The Sunflowers of Inferno
Getter Robo: Armageddon
Detective Conan Movie 16: The Eleventh Striker
Weathering with You
Terror in Resonance
Little Witch Academia
Serial Experiments Lain
Akudama Drive
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Megalobox
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection
Flip Flappers
Mononoke
The Boy and the Beast
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best Original anime?
- The number one original anime sits at the top of this list, ranked by verified fans who scored every episode. The order updates as new episodes air.
- What does Original mean?
- Original anime have no source material — the story debuts on screen.
