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.
Odd Taxi
Living in a World Without Magic
Link Click
A Place Further Than The Universe
Your Name.
To Be Hero X
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Wolf Children
Gurren Lagann
Girls Band Cry
Princess Mononoke
Psycho-Pass
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Lycoris Recoil
Cowboy Bebop
Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Spirited Away
Suzume
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-
Serial Experiments Lain
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Spy x Family Code: White
Kill la Kill
Terror in Resonance
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Weathering with You
Plastic Memories
Revue Starlight
Promare
Yuri!!! On Ice
My Neighbor Totoro
Angel Beats!
Zombie Land Saga
Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night
Charlotte
Wonder Egg Priority
SK8 the Infinity
Death Parade
The Garden of Words
5 Centimeters per Second
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
DARLING in the FRANXX
Princession Orchestra
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc
Digimon Beatbreak
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Beyblade X
A Whisker Away
Guilty Crown
Koupen-chan
Miru Tights
Isekai Quartet
pico: Boku no Chiisana Natsu Monogatari
Shinkiro
Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!
Virtual-san Looking
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie - Walpurgisnacht: Rising
The Legend of the Taiyi Sword Immortal
Moeru Butsuzou Ningen
Tricologe
Telemonster
Beelzebub Specials
Balala the Faries: Over the Rainbow
Empurple
Sore Ike! Anpanman Movie: Baikinman to Ehon no Lulun
Gra-P & Rodeo 2nd Season
Kamigami no Ki: Xmas Special
Marvel Future Avengers
Chess Player
GG Bond Season 11
Into The Mortal World
Rifujin-jin
Rilu Rilu Fairilu: Mahou no Kagami
Gra-P & Rodeo
Fafner The Beyond
Violence Voyager
Shaolin Wuzang
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! 5D's: Shinkasuru Kettou! Stardust vs. Red Demon's
Fafner THE BEYOND Part 2
Nagisa no Brazilian
Ling Long: Incarnation Final Chapter
10000 Years Later
Magnerobo Ga-Keen
Sunset Flower Blooming
Digimon Savers: Agumon! Gaomon! Lalamon! Bakuretsu! Jougai Last Battle!
6HP (Six Hearts Princess)
Pop Team Epic Kinen
Geisters: Fractions of the Earth
Ojamajo Doremi: Heartwarming Theater
The Soul of Soldier Master
Future Robo Daltanius
Feng Ling Yu Xiu 2nd Season: Tebie Pian
Ojamajo Doremi: Owarai Gekijou
Time Bokan: Royal Revival
Careless
Yatterman
Futari wa Precure: Splash☆Star Maji★Doki♥ Theater
Kaiketsu Zorori Movie: Uchuu no Yuusha-tachi
Macross Δ Special
Bishoujyo Muzai Pirates
Classroom☆Crisis: Tabi no Haji wa Uwanuri
Ponkotsu Quest: Maou to Haken no Mamono-tachi Season 6
complex♡princess
Wings of the World
What an amazing swing
Ponkotsu Quest: Maou to Haken no Mamono-tachi Season 3
Ponkotsu Quest: Maou to Haken no Mamono-tachi Season 4
HololiveEN PVs
Dragon Heart: Adventures Beyond This World
Soulmate Adventure Season 2
After the rain
King of Prism: Your Endless Call - Mi~nna Kirameki! Prism☆Tours
Link Click Season 2
Girls und Panzer der Film
Detective Conan Movie 26: Black Iron Submarine
Detective Conan Movie 10: The Private Eyes' Requiem
Princess Principal: Crown Handler - Chapter 4
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled - The Wyvern Divided Picture Drama
Soulmate Adventure
Tesagure! 3
Watanuki-san Chi no
Watanuki-san Chi to
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled - To Beloved Ones Picture Drama
Lilac
Shippuu! Iron Leaguer
Link Click: Bridon Arc
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Space Dandy 2nd Season
Ori-Princess
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings
Tamako -love story-
Girls und Panzer das Finale – Part 4
Case Closed Movie 02: The Fourteenth Target
Case Closed Movie 05: Countdown to Heaven
Case Closed Movie 04: Captured In Her Eyes
Living in a World Without Magic
Odd Taxi
Link Click
A Place Further Than The Universe
Your Name.
To Be Hero X
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Wolf Children
Gurren Lagann
Girls Band Cry
Princess Mononoke
Psycho-Pass
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Lycoris Recoil
Cowboy Bebop
Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Spirited Away
Suzume
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-
Serial Experiments Lain
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Spy x Family Code: White
Kill la Kill
Terror in Resonance
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Weathering with You
Plastic Memories
Revue Starlight
Promare
Yuri!!! On Ice
My Neighbor Totoro
Angel Beats!
Zombie Land Saga
Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night
Charlotte
Wonder Egg Priority
SK8 the Infinity
Death Parade
The Garden of Words
5 Centimeters per Second
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
DARLING in the FRANXX
Princession Orchestra
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc
Digimon Beatbreak
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Beyblade X
A Whisker Away
Guilty Crown
Koupen-chan
Miru Tights
Isekai Quartet
pico: Boku no Chiisana Natsu Monogatari
Shinkiro
Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!
Virtual-san Looking
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie - Walpurgisnacht: Rising
The Legend of the Taiyi Sword Immortal
Moeru Butsuzou Ningen
Tricologe
Telemonster
Beelzebub Specials
Balala the Faries: Over the Rainbow
Empurple
Sore Ike! Anpanman Movie: Baikinman to Ehon no Lulun
Gra-P & Rodeo 2nd Season
Kamigami no Ki: Xmas Special
Marvel Future Avengers
Chess Player
GG Bond Season 11
Into The Mortal World
Rifujin-jin
Rilu Rilu Fairilu: Mahou no Kagami
Gra-P & Rodeo
Fafner The Beyond
Violence Voyager
Shaolin Wuzang
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! 5D's: Shinkasuru Kettou! Stardust vs. Red Demon's
Fafner THE BEYOND Part 2
Nagisa no Brazilian
Ling Long: Incarnation Final Chapter
10000 Years Later
Magnerobo Ga-Keen
Sunset Flower Blooming
Digimon Savers: Agumon! Gaomon! Lalamon! Bakuretsu! Jougai Last Battle!
6HP (Six Hearts Princess)
Pop Team Epic Kinen
Geisters: Fractions of the Earth
Ojamajo Doremi: Heartwarming Theater
The Soul of Soldier Master
Future Robo Daltanius
Feng Ling Yu Xiu 2nd Season: Tebie Pian
Ojamajo Doremi: Owarai Gekijou
Time Bokan: Royal Revival
Careless
Yatterman
Futari wa Precure: Splash☆Star Maji★Doki♥ Theater
Kaiketsu Zorori Movie: Uchuu no Yuusha-tachi
Macross Δ Special
Bishoujyo Muzai Pirates
Classroom☆Crisis: Tabi no Haji wa Uwanuri
Ponkotsu Quest: Maou to Haken no Mamono-tachi Season 6
complex♡princess
Wings of the World
What an amazing swing
Ponkotsu Quest: Maou to Haken no Mamono-tachi Season 3
Ponkotsu Quest: Maou to Haken no Mamono-tachi Season 4
HololiveEN PVs
Dragon Heart: Adventures Beyond This World
Soulmate Adventure Season 2
After the rain
King of Prism: Your Endless Call - Mi~nna Kirameki! Prism☆Tours
Link Click Season 2
Girls und Panzer der Film
Detective Conan Movie 26: Black Iron Submarine
Detective Conan Movie 10: The Private Eyes' Requiem
Princess Principal: Crown Handler - Chapter 4
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled - The Wyvern Divided Picture Drama
Soulmate Adventure
Tesagure! 3
Watanuki-san Chi no
Watanuki-san Chi to
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled - To Beloved Ones Picture Drama
Lilac
Shippuu! Iron Leaguer
Link Click: Bridon Arc
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Space Dandy 2nd Season
Ori-Princess
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings
Tamako -love story-
Girls und Panzer das Finale – Part 4
Case Closed Movie 02: The Fourteenth Target
Case Closed Movie 05: Countdown to Heaven
Case Closed Movie 04: Captured In Her Eyes
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