Top 100 Anime 〈Full HD〉
See you, space cowboy. Jazz, noir, and existential loneliness wrapped in a film grain filter. The vibe is unmatched. The finale is legendary.
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The "Top 100" changes every year. Dandadan might be on here next year. Solo Leveling might crack the top 50.
– Lelouch vi Britannia commands you to watch this (best ending in anime). 49. Samurai Champloo – Hip-hop samurai road trip. Shinichirō Watanabe does it again. 48. Jujutsu Kaisen – Modern battle shonen refined to a razor's edge. 47. Clannad: After Story – The reason people say "anime will make you cry." 46. Monster – A 74-episode slow-burn thriller about a doctor hunting a serial killer. Perfect. 45. Mob Psycho 100 – When animation becomes abstract art. 44. Odd Taxi – Furry murder mystery? Just watch it. The script is a 10/10. 43. Bocchi the Rock! – The best depiction of social anxiety ever put to music. 42. Yu Yu Hakusho – The grandfather of tournament arcs. 41. FLCL (Fooly Cooly) – 6 episodes of pure, manic, coming-of-age insanity. The Pantheon (Ranked 20 - 11) We are now in "Masterpiece" territory. Top 100 Anime
You don't "watch" Eva ; you survive it. A deconstruction of the mecha genre that turned into a therapy session for a depressed director. Confusing, pretentious, brilliant, and required viewing.
The Oscar winner. The reason most Western millennials fell in love with anime. A surreal bathhouse for spirits that feels like a dream you vaguely remember.
It takes 12 episodes to get going. Be patient. Once the dominos fall, it becomes the most tightly written thriller about microwave time travel and microwave bananas. El Psy Kongroo. See you, space cowboy
Do you rank by animation quality? Cultural impact? Emotional damage? Sheer fun?
The newest entry on this list, yet it already feels like a classic. An elegy for time. An elf outlives her party and learns what it means to be human. Quiet, profound, and secretly a great action show.
The "Game of Thrones" of anime. A global phenomenon that stuck the landing (mostly). Giant monsters, political conspiracy, genocide, and freedom. It changed the industry. The finale is legendary
The perfect entry point. The cat-and-mouse game between Light and L is tighter than any prestige HBO drama. Just... stop at episode 25.
Tokyo Ghoul (S1), Banana Fish, Noragami, Erased, Re:Zero, Dr. Stone, Demon Slayer (for the Ufotable animation alone), The Promised Neverland (S1), and Trigun. The Golden Era (Ranked 50 - 21) These shows are non-negotiable. If you haven't seen these, you have homework.