Movies by Lists - 150 Great Anime Movies (109 [153]) 
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| 5 Centimeters Per Second [Byôsoku 5 senchimêtor]Told in three interconnected segments, we follow a young man named Takaki through his life as cruel winters, cold technology, and finally, adult obligations and responsibility converge to test the delicate petals of love. | 2007 | Makoto Shinkai | Animation, Drama, Family, Romance | 7.6 (55.6K votes) | 63 | 20211228 |
| AkiraA secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics. | 1988 | Katsuhiro Ôtomo (*) | Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 8.0 (178.1K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| Angel's Egg [Tenshi no tamago]A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg. | 1985 | Mamoru Oshii | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi | 7.7 (8.6K votes) | 71 | 20211228 |
| Animatrix, TheA collection of nine short films featuring stories related to The Matrix (1999). | 2003 | Peter Chung, Andrew R. Jones, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike, Mahiro Maeda | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi | 7.4 (76.8K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Appleseed [Appurushîdo]In a vast futuristic city, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism. | 1988 | Kazuyoshi Katayama | Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi | 6.3 (3K votes) | 71 | 20240511 |
| Appleseed Ex MachinaWith Brialeos convalescing after a mission, Deunan is assigned a new and remarkably familiar partner as a strange wave of terrorist attacks plague Olympus. | 2007 | Shinji Aramaki | Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War | 7.1 (9.6K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Barefoot Gen [Hadashi no Gen]A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people. | 1983 | Mori Masaki | Animation, Biography, Drama, History, War | 8.0 (7.9K votes) | 83 | 20220731 |
| Battle Angel [Gunnm]In a distant future, a the young cyborg Gally is found on a scrapheap by the Cyberdoctor Daisuke Ido, who rebuilds her and becomes her surrogate father. | 1993 | Hiroshi Fukutomi | Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.2 (5.4K votes) | 0 | 20220731 |
| Belladonna of Sadness [Kanashimi no Beradonn]After being raped by an evil feudal lord and subsequently getting banished from her village, a peasant girl makes a pact with the Devil to gain magical powers and take her revenge. | 1973 | Eiichi Yamamoto | Animation, Drama, Fantasy | 7.4 (5.5K votes) | 86 | 20211228 |
| Berserk The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for DoldreyFor three years, Guts believed his mission was to pursue Griffith's dream together with him. But in order to become Griffith's equal and truly be called his friend, Guts realizes he will have to leave the Band of the Hawk. At the sam | 2012 | Toshiyuki Kubooka | Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror | 7.7 (10.2K votes) | 95 | 20220423 |
| Berserk The Golden Age Arc III AdventA year has passed since Guts parted ways with Griffith. The Band of the Hawk is plotting a rescue mission to save Griffith who is confined to prison. | 2013 | Toshiyuki Kubooka | Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror | 7.8 (9.9K votes) | 110 | 20220423 |
| Black Magic M-66 [Burakku Majikku M-66]A freelance reporter discovers that two killer androids are running loose and have a little girl for a kill target. | 1987 | Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Shirow Masamune | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.4 (1.3K votes) | 48 | 20240820 |
| Blood - The Last VampireSaya is a Japanese vampire slayer whose next mission is in a high school on a US military base in 1960s Japan, where she poses as a student. She uses a katana/samurai sword to kill vampires. | 2000 | Hiroyuki Kitakubo | Animation, Action, Horror | 6.6 (13.1K votes) | 48 | 20220912 |
| Boy and the Beast, The [Bakemono no Ko]When a young orphaned boy living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff warrior beast looking for an apprentice. | 2015 | Mamoru Hosoda | Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | 7.6 (22.8K votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
| Castle in the SkyA young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle. | 1986 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy | 8.0 (160.6K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| Castle Of Cagliostro, TheA dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to. | 1979 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 7.6 (29.7K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Cat Returns, theAfter helping a cat, a seventeen-year-old girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat Prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life. | 2002 | Hiroyuki Morita | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance | 7.2 (54.1K votes) | 75 | 20211228 |
| Children Who Chase Lost Voices [Hoshi o ou kodomo]A coming of age story involving young love and a mysterious music, coming from a crystal radio left as a memento by an absent father, that leads a young heroine deep into a hidden world. | 2011 | Makoto Shinkai | Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | 7.1 (15.3K votes) | 116 | 20220731 |
| Chinese Ghost Story, A - The Tsui Hark Animation [Xiao Qian]A young man falls in love with a ghost and must avoid a variety of ghostbusters out to eliminate her and each other. | 1997 | Andrew Chan | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Romance | 6.5 (844 votes) | 84 | 20231101 |
| Colorful [Karafuru]A sinful spirit is granted the opportunity to prove worthy for rebirth, inhabiting the body of a student who killed himself. | 2010 | Keiichi Hara | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery | 7.4 (6.8K votes) | 126 | 20231001 |
| Cowboy Bebop - The MovieA terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit. | 2001 | Shin'ichirô Watanabe, Tensai Okamura, Hiroyuki Okiura, Yoshiyuki Takei | Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi | 7.9 (47K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| Dead Leaves [Deddo ribusu]Two aliens awaken on Earth with no recollection of their past and embark on a devastating crime spree but are sent to an infamous lunar penitentiary named Dead Leaves. | 2004 | Hiroyuki Imaishi | Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi | 7.1 (4.3K votes) | 55 | 20231013 |
| Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, The [Suzumiya Haruhi no shôshitsu]A week before Christmas, Kyon wakes up in a world where the SOS Brigade doesn't exist. Mikuru and Yuki don't recognize him, and Haruhi and Itsuki seem to have vanished. | 2010 | Tatsuya Ishihara, Yasuhiro Takemoto | Animation, Drama, Family, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi | 8.0 (7.7K votes) | 162 | 20230806 |
| Evangelion 1.0 - You Are Not AloneThe fate of the world is threatened by seemingly monstrous entities known as Angels. NERV is an organisation set up to counter this threat and it is up to young pilots to protect Earth but exactly what are the real motives behind NER | 2007 | Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno | Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi | 7.7 (22.4K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Final FantasyA scientist makes a last stand on Earth with the help of a ragtag team of soldiers against an invasion of alien phantoms. | 2001 | Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi | 6.4 (81.5K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| Fist of the North Star - New Saviour Legend [Shin kyûseishu densetsu Hokuto no Ken - Raô den - Jun'ai no shô]A practitioner of the deadly martial art "Hokuto Shinken" allies with two children and an expert in "Nanto Suicho-Ken" to fight against the rivals who kidnapped his lover and threaten the prosperity of mankind. | 1986 | Toyoo Ashida | Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy | 7.3 (6.6K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| From Up On Poppy HillA group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. | 2011 | Gorô Miyazaki | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance | 7.4 (41.2K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie_ Conqueror of Shamballa [Gekijô-ban hagane no renkinjutsushi_ Shanbara wo yuku mono]Edward Elric, an alchemist from an alternate world, races to prevent the Thule Society from harnessing alchemy to wage war on his home. | 2005 | Seiji Mizushima | Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | 7.3 (12K votes) | 105 | 20240214 |
| Garden of Sinners, The - Paradox Spiral [Gekijô ban Kara no kyôkai_ Dai go shô - Mujun rasen]A teenage demon hunter uses her mystical powers to investigate supernatural events. | 2008 | Takayuki Hirao | Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 7.9 (2.1K votes) | 114 | 20240210 |
| Gauche The CellistA cellist in a small orchestra receives help from animals to help him practice his music. | 1982 | Isao Takahata | Animation, Fantasy, Music | 7.0 (1.5K votes) | 60 | 20211228 |
| Ghost in the Shell 2 - Innocence [Innocence]In the year 2032, Batô, a cyborg detective for the anti-terrorist unit Public Security Section 9, investigates the case of a female robot--one created solely for sexual pleasure--who slaughtered her owner. | 2004 | Mamoru Oshii | Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.4 (39.7K votes) | 100 | 20231001 |
| Ghost In The Shell.A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master. | 1995 | Mamoru Oshii | Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 8.0 (138.3K votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
| Giovanni's Island [Jobanni no shima]A dramatic yet heart-warming story of cross-cultural friendship among children in the aftermath of WWII, presented by Tokyo-based award-winning animation studio Production I.G. Based on true events. | 2014 | Mizuho Nishikubo | Animation, Drama, History, War | 7.4 (2K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Girl Who Leapt Through Time, The [Toki o kakeru shôjo]A high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own. | 2006 | Mamoru Hosoda | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi | 7.7 (64.3K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Golgo 13 - The ProfessionalAfter killing the son of a powerful oil tycoon, an infamous hit-man becomes the target of American soldiers and superhuman killers. | 1983 | Osamu Dezaki | Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.8 (3K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Grave of the FirefliesA young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II. | 1988 | Isao Takahata | Animation, Drama, War | 8.5 (260.2K votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
| Gundam Wing - The Movie - Endless Waltz [Shin Kido Senki Gundam Wing Endless Waltz]After Colony 196, Treize Kushrenada is dead and the 5 young soldiers known as the Gundam pilots have brought peace between Earth and the Colonies through Operation me. Now they move on with their lives and their Gundams are being ... | 1998 | Yasunao Aoki, Nana Harada | Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi | 7.7 (2.7K votes) | 90 | 20240820 |
| Gyo - Tokyo Fish Attack [Gyo]The friends Kaori, Erika and Aki are on a vacation to celebrate their upcoming graduation, when suddenly an infestation of mysterious walking fish forces them to reevaluate everything they care about in order to stay alive. | 2012 | Takayuki Hirao | Animation, Horror | 5.5 (1.8K votes) | 70 | 20231001 |
| Highlander The Search For VengeanceAn anime continuation of the HIGHLANDER saga, following immortal Colin MacLeod's quest for revenge in the future. | 2007 | Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takuji Endo | Animation, Action, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi | 6.8 (3.7K votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
| Horus - Prince of the Sun [Taiyô no ôji Horusu no daibôken]A boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a mysterious girl with a dark secret befriends | 1968 | Isao Takahata | Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy | 6.6 (2.2K votes) | 82 | 20211228 |
| Howl's Moving CastleWhen an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle. | 2004 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy | 8.2 (369.3K votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
| In This Corner of the World [Kono sekai no katasumi ni]Set in Hiroshima during World War II, an eighteen-year-old girl gets married and now has to prepare food for her family despite the rationing and lack of supplies. As she struggles with the daily loss of life's amenities she still ha | 2016 | Sunao Katabuchi | Animation, Drama, Family, History, War | 7.8 (10.2K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
| Jin Roh The Wolf BrigadeA traumatized member of an elite para-military police force falls for the sister of a female terrorist courier who died in front of him on duty. | 1999 | Hiroyuki Okiura | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.4 (16.4K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Kiki's Delivery ServiceA young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service. | 1989 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Family, Fantasy | 7.9 (136.9K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| KiteA young girl, orphaned at an early age, carries out assassinations at the behest of her mentor. | 1998 | Yasuomi Umetsu, Yûki Iwai, Keizô Kusakawa | Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.6 (5.4K votes) | 1 | 20240820 |
| Kizumonogatari Part 1 - Tekketsu [Kizumonogatari I_ Tekketsu-hen]Follows Araragi's encounter with the vampire Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade and his journey back into humanity from being a vampire. | 2016 | Tatsuya Oishi, Akiyuki Shinbô | Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance | 7.3 (3.5K votes) | 64 | 20231213 |
| Kizumonogatari Part 2 - Nekketsu [Kizumonogatari II_ Nekketsu-hen]In the spring of his second year of high school, Koyomi Araragi met the beautiful vampire Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade. Koyomi saved Kiss-shot, who was on the verge of death with all four of her limbs cut off, but onl... | 2016 | Tatsuya Oishi, Akiyuki Shinbô | Animation, Action, Drama, Horror | 7.6 (3.1K votes) | 68 | 20231213 |
| Kizumonogatari Part 3 - Reiketsu [Kizumonogatari III - Reiketsu-hen]Part 3 of Kizumonogatari (Wound Tale) trilogy, based on a light novel by Nisio Isin. | 2017 | Tatsuya Oishi, Akiyuki Shinbô | Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror | 7.9 (3.1K votes) | 83 | 20231213 |
| Little Nemo - Adventures in Slumberland [Little Nemo]Each night, young Nemo goes to Slumberland and has adventures and befriends the king of Slumberland, Morpheus. But one night Nemo discovers Nightmare Land, and the evil nightmare king, throwing Slumberland and Nemo himself into da... | 1989 | Masami Hata, Masanori Hata, William T. Hurtz | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical | 7.1 (8.3K votes) | 85 | 20240416 |
| MemoriesAn animated science fiction anthology from the visionary anime director, Katsuhiro Otomo. | 1995 | Amber Lee Connors, Kôji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Animation, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.6 (17.4K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| MetropolisKenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban must find the mystery behind robot girl Tima. | 2001 | Rintaro | Animation, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi | 7.2 (21.1K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| Millennium Actress [Sennen joyû]A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career. | 2001 | Satoshi Kon | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 7.9 (26.4K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| Mind GameAfter a deadly encounter with two yakuza, a loser with a crush on his childhood girlfriend goes to heaven and back, embarking on a psychedelic self-discovery experience with her and his friends. | 2004 | Masaaki Yuasa, Kôji Morimoto | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance | 7.7 (9.5K votes) | 103 | 20220723 |
| Momotaro, Sacred Sailors [Momotarô - Umi no shinpei]This animated film--Japan's first--was a propaganda piece made to show the Japanese public how the Japanese military had achieved such decisive victories in the South Pacific. It tells the story of young Japanese boys from their scho | 1945 | Mitsuyo Seo | Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical, War | 5.6 (298 votes) | 74 | 20211228 |
| My Neighbor TotoroWhen two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby. | 1988 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | 8.2 (320.1K votes) | 86 | 20211228 |
| My Neighbors the YamadasThe life and misadventures of a family in contemporary Japan. | 1999 | Isao Takahata | Animation, Comedy, Family | 7.2 (13.6K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| Nausicaa of the Valley of the WindWarrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet. | 1984 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 8.1 (163.7K votes) | 117 | 20211228 |
| Neo Tokyo [Meikyû monogatari]A trilogy of separate stories. In "Labyrinth labyrinthos", a girl and her cat enter a strange world. In "Running Man", a racer takes on the ultimate opponent. In "Construction Cancellation Order", a man must shut down worker robots. | 1987 | Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Rintaro, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.1 (3.5K votes) | 50 | 20211228 |
| Neon Genesis Evangelion - The End of Evangelion [Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban_ Air_Magokoro]Concurrent theatrical ending of the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995). | 1997 | Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi | 8.1 (60.7K votes) | 87 | 20231001 |
| Night Is Short, Walk on Girl [Yoru wa mijikashi aruke yo otome]In this comedy about one epic night in Kyoto, a college sophomore goes on a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife, all the while unaware of the romantic longings of her classmate Senpai. | 2017 | Masaaki Yuasa | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance | 7.6 (4.7K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Night on the Galactic RailroadTwo kittens go on a metaphysical journey on a magical railroad train. | 1985 | Gisaburô Sugii, Arlen Tarlofsky | Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery | 7.1 (1.9K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| Ninja Scroll - The MovieA vagabond swordsman is aided by a beautiful ninja girl and a crafty spy in confronting a demonic clan of killers - with a ghost from his past as their leader - who are bent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate. | 1993 | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller | 7.9 (36.5K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| Ninja Scroll [Jûbê Ninpûchô]A vagabond swordsman is aided by a beautiful ninja girl and a crafty spy in confronting a demonic clan of killers - with a ghost from his past as their leader - who are bent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate. | 1993 | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller | 7.9 (36.5K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| Ocean Waves [Umi ga kikoeru]As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down. | 1993 | Tomomi Mochizuki | Animation, Drama, Romance | 6.7 (15.7K votes) | 76 | 20211228 |
| One Thousand and One Nights [Sen'ya ichiya monogatari]The incredible and often tragic adventures of Aladdin as he travels through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power. | 1969 | Eiichi Yamamoto | Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance | 6.6 (641 votes) | 128 | 20211228 |
| Only YesterdayA twenty-seven-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo. | 1991 | Isao Takahata | Animation, Drama, Romance | 7.6 (30.6K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| Origin - Spirits of the Past [Gin-iro no kami no Agito]It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a young boy name... | 2006 | Keiichi Sugiyama | Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 6.3 (4.8K votes) | 94 | 20231001 |
| PaprikaWhen a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it. | 2006 | Satoshi Kon | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.7 (78.9K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Patlabor - The MovieThe screwball cops of Special Vehicles Section 2 Division 2 must investigate and stop a spree of rampaging construction robots. | 1989 | Mamoru Oshii | Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.1 (4.9K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Patlabor 2 The MovieWhen a terrorist attack is blamed on the Air Force, Special Vehicle Unit 2 gets caught in the middle of a growing political conflict. | 1993 | Mamoru Oshii | Animation, Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.6 (4K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| Perfect Blue [Pafekuto buru]A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past. | 1997 | Satoshi Kon | Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 8.0 (69K votes) | 81 | 20211228 |
| Place Promised in Our Early Days, The [Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho]In an alternate postwar timeline, Japan is divided into the Union-controlled North and the US-controlled South. | 2004 | Makoto Shinkai, Yoshio Suzuki | Animation, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi | 6.9 (15.3K votes) | 90 | 20240614 |
| Pom PokoA community of magical shape-shifting raccoon dogs struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development. | 1994 | Isao Takahata | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy | 7.3 (28.5K votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
| PonyoA five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him. | 2008 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | 7.7 (136.6K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| Porco RossoIn 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig. | 1992 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | 7.7 (85.4K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| Princess MononokeOn a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime. | 1997 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 8.4 (374.2K votes) | 134 | 20211228 |
| RedlineA story about the most popular racing event in the galaxy, the Redline, and the various racers who compete in it. | 2009 | Takeshi Koike | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Sport | 7.5 (13.3K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Robot Carnival [Robotto kânibaru]A collection of short stories, made by different animators with "robot" as the working title. | 1987 | Atsuko Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Kôji Morimoto, Takashi Nakamura | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 6.8 (2.4K votes) | 90 | 20220414 |
| Roujin Z [Rôjin Z]A compassionate young nurse is determined to help an elderly invalid strapped to a revolutionary health care bed but there are unexpected consequences. | 1991 | Hiroyuki Kitakubo | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.9 (2.6K votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
| Secret World of Arietty, The [Kari-gurashi no Arietti]The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daughter, Arrietty, is discovered. | 2010 | Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy | 7.6 (88.5K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| Short PeaceA traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic... | 2013 | Hiroaki Andô, Hajime Katoki, Kôji Morimoto, Shûhei Morita, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Animation, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 6.8 (1.9K votes) | 72 | 20240722 |
| Silent Voice, A [Koe no Katachi]A young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption. | 2016 | Naoko Yamada | Animation, Drama | 8.2 (69.6K votes) | 130 | 20211228 |
| Sky Blue [Wonderful Days]2142: Pollution and climate change wiped out most of Earth's population. Ecoban city is built to withstand this. Suppression results in revolt. A childhood couple find each other as adults on opposing sides. | 2003 | Moon-saeng Kim | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 6.7 (9.2K votes) | 86 | 20211228 |
| Spirited AwayDuring her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts. | 2001 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery | 8.6 (715.3K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| SprigganAn elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power. | 1998 | Hirotsugu Kawasaki, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.6 (3.8K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Steamboy [Suchîmubôi]In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power. | 2004 | Shinji Takagi, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.8 (18.5K votes) | 126 | 20240116 |
| sukidoji Legend Of The Overfiend The relative coexistence of the human world, demon world and beast world is soon to be disrupted by The Overfiend, an immensely powerful demon who'll be reborn after 3000 years to remake the world to his own liking. | 1989 | Hideki Takayama | Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Romance | 6.4 (3.2K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| Summer Days with Coo [Kappa no Kû to natsuyasumi]A boy befriends an orphaned water spirit, or Kappa, he found dried up and buried in a riverbank. He and his family help the creature adjust to life in the modern world. | 2007 | Keiichi Hara | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | 7.4 (2.1K votes) | 138 | 20231001 |
| Sword of the StrangerA swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple. | 2007 | Masahiro Andô | Animation, Action, Adventure | 7.8 (16.2K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| Tale of the Princess Kaguya, TheFound inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her, but ultimately she must confront her | 2013 | Isao Takahata | Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy | 8.0 (43.7K votes) | 137 | 20211228 |
| Time of EveIn a not too distant future, a young man's outlook on his home android begins to change after tracking the android's behavioral log to a mysterious cafe. | 2010 | Yasuhiro Yoshiura | Animation, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi | 7.3 (3.6K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| To the Forest of Firefly Lights [Hotarubi no mori e]Hotaru is rescued by a spirit when she gets lost in a forest as a child. The two become friends, despite the spirit revealing that he will disappear if he is ever touched by a human. | 2011 | Takahiro Ômori | Animation, Drama, Fantasy | 7.8 (21.7K votes) | 45 | 20240501 |
| Tokyo GodfathersOn Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents. | 2003 | Satoshi Kon | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama | 7.8 (37.5K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Urotsukidoji Legend Of The OverfiendThe relative coexistence of the human world, demon world and beast world is soon to be disrupted by The Overfiend, an immensely powerful demon who'll be reborn after 3000 years to remake the world to his own liking. | 1989 | Hideki Takayama | Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Romance | 6.4 (3.2K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| Urusei Yatsura 2 - Beautiful Dreamer [Urusei Yatsura 2 - Byûtifuru dorîmâ]The night before the school festival, things seem to be repeating themselves. Gradually, all the world functions come to a stop, the only ones that are not affected are a select group of student friends. | 1984 | Mamoru Oshii | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.4 (2.2K votes) | 90 | 20231101 |
| Vampire Hunter DWhen Doris Lang is chosen as the next bride for the vampire Count Magnus Lee, she will hire a mysterious vampire hunter known only as D in an attempt to escape her ill-gotten fate. | 1985 | Toyoo Ashida | Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.2 (15.4K votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
| Vampire Hunter D - BloodlustWhen a girl is abducted by a vampire, a legendary bounty hunter is hired to bring her back. | 2000 | Jack Fletcher, Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi | 7.7 (31.1K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| Venus Wars [Venus Senki]Two thriving colonies, Ishtar and Aphrodia, exist on the planet Venus in the year 2089. War breaks out, and Ishtar invades Aphrodia, sweeping its residents, including motorcycle rider Hiro and his teammates, into the chaos of the con | 1989 | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.6 (1.7K votes) | 103 | 20220423 |
| VexilleJapan, 2077: A female agent named Vexille is dispatched to Tokyo to investigate whether Japanese are developing robotic technology, which has been banned by the U.N. due to its potential threat to humankind. | 2007 | Fumihiko Sori | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi | 6.8 (7.7K votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| Voices of a Distant StarThe love of Japanese high school students Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Tera is tested when Mikako is sent to fight aliens in a distant universe and voice mails to and from Earth become months to years in transmission. | 2002 | Makoto Shinkai | Animation, Short, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi | 7.2 (8.8K votes) | 25 | 20211228 |
| Vuelo de la cigüeña, ElA dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to. | 1979 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | 7.6 (31.3K votes) | 102 | 20230126 |
| When Marnie Was ThereDue to 12 y.o. Anna's asthma, she's sent to stay with relatives of her guardian in the Japanese countryside. She likes to be alone, sketching. She befriends Marnie. Who is the mysterious, blonde Marnie. | 2014 | Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Animation, Drama, Family, Mystery | 7.7 (37.9K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| Whisper of the HeartA love story between a girl who loves reading books, and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses. | 1995 | Yoshifumi Kondô | Animation, Drama, Family, Romance | 7.9 (58.9K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Wicked City [Yôjû toshi]Two agents, a male human and a female demon, attempt to protect a signatory to a peace treaty ceremony between the human world and the demon world from radicalized demons. | 1987 | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.8 (7.4K votes) | 82 | 20211228 |
| Wind Named Amnesia, A [Kaze no na wa amunejia]After a mysterious gust of wind erases all human knowledge, a rehabilitated young man and an enigmatic woman travel across a ravaged America in search of others like them. | 1990 | Kazuo Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Rintarô | Animation, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.5 (1.4K votes) | 80 | 20231016 |
| Wind Rises, TheA look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. | 2013 | Hayao Miyazaki (*) | Animation, Biography, Drama, Romance, War | 7.8 (81.2K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Wings of Honneamise [Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no tsubasa]In an alternative Earth, a young astronaut participates in a controversial fledgling space program. | 1987 | Hiroyuki Yamaga | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi | 7.3 (5.2K votes) | 121 | 20211228 |
| Wolf Children [Ôkami kodomo no Ame to Yuki]After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident while hunting for food for their children, a young woman must find ways to raise the werewolf son and daughter that she had with him while keeping their trait hidden from s... | 2012 | Mamoru Hosoda | Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy | 8.1 (47.8K votes) | 117 | 20231001 |
| Your Name [Kimi no na wa]Two strangers find themselves linked in a bizarre way. When a connection forms, will distance be the only thing to keep them apart? | 2016 | Makoto Shinkai | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 8.4 (237.6K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| Mushishi Zoku Shou: Mushi-Shi Zoku Shou: Suzu no Shizuku | 2015 | Hiroshi Nagahama | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller | 8.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Tsumiki no ie | 2008 | Kunio Kato | Animation, Short, Drama, Family | 8.2 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Gekijouban Kuroko no basuke: Last Game | 2017 | Shunsuke Tada | Animation, Drama, Sport | 7.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| One Piece Film Z | 2012 | Tatsuya Nagamine | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 7.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Gekijou-ban Mahou Shoujo Madoka*Magica: [Kouhen] Eien no monogatari | 2012 | Yukihiro Miyamoto, Masahiro Mukai, Yûki Yase, Tomoyuki Itamura, Kotono Watanabe, Akiyuki Shinbô | Animation, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller | 7.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem | 2003 | Kazuhisa Takenouchi, Leiji Matsumoto, Hirotoshi Rissen, Daisuke Nishio | Animation, Adventure, Music, Sci-Fi | 7.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Gekijouban Steins;Gate: Fuka ryouiki no dejavu | 2013 | Kanji Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Hamasaki, Takuya Satô | Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Macross Plus | 1994 | nan | Animation, Adventure, Drama, Music, Sci-Fi | 7.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Chôjikû Yôsai Macross: Ai Oboeteimasuka | 1984 | Shôji Kawamori, Katsuhito Akiyama, Noboru Ishiguro, Tatsuya Kasahara | Animation, Action, Adventure, Music, Romance, Sci-Fi, War | 7.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Gekijouban Mahou shojo Madoka magika Shinpen: Hangyaku no monogatari | 2013 | Takashi Kawabata, Yukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki Shinbô | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller | 7.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Gekijou-ban Mahou Shoujo Madoka*Magica: [Zenpen] Hajimari no monogatari | 2012 | Yukihiro Miyamoto, Takahiro Majima, Fujiaki Asari, Seimei Kidokoro, Akiyuki Shinbô, Masahiro Mukai, Yûki Yase, Tomoyuki Itamura, Takashi Kawabata, Mamoru Hatakeyama | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller | 7.6 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| The Last: Naruto the Movie | 2014 | Tsuneo Kobayashi | Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance | 7.6 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Berserk: Ougon Jidai-hen I - Haou no Tamago | 2012 | Toshiyuki Kubooka | Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror | 7.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Nekojiru-sô | 2001 | Tatsuo Satô, Masaaki Yuasa | Animation, Short, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror | 7.6 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Wan pisu firumu: sutorongu warudo | 2009 | Munehisa Sakai | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 7.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Gekijôban Furandaasu no inu | 1997 | Yoshio Kuroda | Animation, Drama, Family, Romance | 7.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Samâ uôzu | 2009 | Mamoru Hosoda | Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi | 7.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Koto no ha no niwa | 2013 | Makoto Shinkai | Animation, Drama, Romance | 7.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine | 1979 | Rintarô | Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 7.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Death Billiards | 2013 | Yuzuru Tachikawa | Animation, Short, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 7.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Gekijô ban Kara no kyôkai: Satsujin kôsatsu (Go) | 2009 | Takayuki Hirao, Mitsuru Obunai, Takuya Nonaka, Ei Aoki, Hikaru Kondô | Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 7.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Dragon Ball Z: Moetsukiro!! Nessen Ressen Chô-Gekisen | 1993 | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 7.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Kidô senshi Gandamu: Gyakushû no Shâ | 1988 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, War | 7.3 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Eiga Keion! | 2011 | Naoko Yamada | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music | 7.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Wan Pîsu Firumu: Gôrudo | 2016 | Hiroaki Miyamoto | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 7.1 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Gekijô ban Kara no kyôkai: Dai san shô - Tsukakû zanryû | 2008 | Mitsuru Obunai | Animation, Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 7.3 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Fainaru fantajî sebun adobento chirudoren | 2005 | Tetsuya Nomura, Takeshi Nozue | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 7.1 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Sutorîto faitâ II gekijô-ban | 1994 | Gisaburô Sugii | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 7.2 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Momo e no tegami | 2011 | Hiroyuki Okiura | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy | 7.2 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Aa! Megamisama! The Movie | 2000 | Hiroaki Gôda | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 6.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Gekijô ban Kara no kyôkai: Dai ni shô - Satsujin kôsatsu (zen) | 2007 | Takuya Nonaka | Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery | 7.1 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Piano no mori | 2007 | Masayuki Kojima | Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music | 7.1 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Purojekuto A-ko | 1986 | Shigeru Morikawa, Katsuhiko Nishijima | Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi | 6.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Genius Party | 2007 | Shôji Kawamori, Shin'ichirô Watanabe, Masaaki Yuasa, Hideki Futamura, Shinji Kimura, Yoji Fukuyama, Atsuko Fukushima | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy | 6.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Hi no tori 2772: Ai no kosumozôn | 1980 | Osamu Tezuka, Taku Sugiyama | Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi | 6.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Haru | 2013 | Ryôtarô Makihara | Animation, Drama, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi | 6.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Kamui no ken | 1985 | Rintarô | Animation, Action, Adventure | 6.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Hakuja den | 1958 | Taiji Yabushita | Animation, Family, Fantasy | 6.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Panda kopanda | 1972 | Isao Takahata | Animation, Short, Comedy, Family | 6.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Kidô senshi Gundam F91 | 1991 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, War | 6.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Chumon no ooi ryori-ten | 1992 | Tadanari Okamoto | Animation, Short, Fantasy, Horror | 6.6 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury | 2004 | Peter Chung | Animation, Short, Action, Sci-Fi | 6.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Darosu | 1983 | nan | Animation, Sci-Fi | 6.1 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Kaito ribereitâ | 2007 | Yasuomi Umetsu | Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 5.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |