– The reverse harem that is actually hilarious. 99. Paranoia Agent – Satoshi Kon’s only series. A fever dream about societal panic. 98. Haikyuu!! – The sports anime that makes volleyball look like a shonen battle. 97. Made in Abyss – Cute art, soul-crushing dread. Bring tissues. 96. Black Lagoon – "John Woo, but make it anime." 95. Dororo (2019) – A samurai tragedy about a boy stealing back his body. 94. Mushishi – The ultimate "calm before sleep" anime (in a good way). 93. Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO) – The delinquent who becomes the best teacher ever. 92. Vinland Saga (S1) – Viking revenge that turns into philosophical farming (trust us). 91. Kaguya-sama: Love is War – Death Note for Rom-Coms.
The "Top 100" changes every year. Dandadan might be on here next year. Solo Leveling might crack the top 50.
15 minutes Introduction: The Fool’s Errand
Your favorite is too low. Tell me why in the comments. I will defend FMA:B to the death.
– Trigger at its most tragic. You will cry over a cyborg. 19. Princess Mononoke – Miyazaki’s darkest and most epic film. 18. Your Lie in April – Beautiful. Musical. Broken. 17. Gurren Lagann – "Do the impossible. See the invisible. Row, row, fight the power." 16. Violet Evergarden – The most visually stunning TV anime ever made? Probably. 15. A Silent Voice – A film about bullying, redemption, and sign language that destroys you. 14. Chainsaw Man – The chaotic, cinematic, horny, bloody future of shonen. 13. Psycho-Pass (S1) – Minority Report meets 1984 with a brilliant villain. 12. One Piece – The longest commitment, the highest reward. The One Piece is real. 11. Fate/Zero – A battle royale of philosophers. Urobuchi at his darkest. The Top 10 (The Unskippable Ten) Arguments start here.
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.
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.
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.
– 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.
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