Top 30 Best Japanese Anime of All Time (2021)

Oyyo · June 6, 2021

Top 30 Best Japanese Anime of All Time (2021)

Let’s update the animation ranking with the latest trends, start with the 1st Ranked.

Rank 1
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

The anime is set in the Taisho period (1912-1926) in Japan where demons exist with human beings. The main character Tanjiro Kamado finds his family is killed by the attack of demons and only his sister Nezuko is changed into a demon. He decides to become a demon slayer to restore her to a human.

Rank 2 Naruto

The setting of Naruto is the fictional world of Shinobi (Ninja), and the ineffective boy Naruto is growing by the help of many friends and masters there. Naruto and other Ninja characters battle with various Ninja techniques using the chakra energy.

Rank 3 Clannad

Clannad, the story follows the daily life of the main character Tomoya and the heroine Nagisa in the high school.

Rank 4 Monogatari Series

Kizumonogatari, Monogatari means story or tale in English, and various bizarre stories are depicted focusing on unique charachers such as the high school boy Koyomi Araragi and several heroines.

Rank 5 One Piece

One Piece, it proceeds with the adventures of the main character Monkey D. Luffy and his crews in the pirates world. He sets sail on the sea in search of the ultimate treasure called “One Piece”. There are Devil Fruits in the world of One Piece, which grant a superpower to those who eat one while the fruits unable them to swim. Powerful fight scenes between the Devil Fruits eaters including Luffy are stunning.

Rank 6 Neon Genesis Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion, the famous mecha anime mainly depicts the story of the 4 teenagers: Shinji Ikari, Rei Ayanami, Asuka Langley Soryu and Kaworu Nagisa. They fight with the enemies called Angels by piloting the giant humanoid robot Evangelions.

Rank 7 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Jojo’s Bizarre Advanture, the stories focus on the mysterious adventures of the Joestar family. A main character varies by the part, but they all are the Joestar family. Unique characters and intense battle scenes are highlights of the anime.

Rank 8 Re: Zero - Starting life in another world

The main character Subaru is sent to Isekai (another world) with no superpower except a certain ability. The story proceeds with the encounter with the heroine Emilia.

Rank 9 Pokémon

Pokemon, the young boy Satoshi travels all over the world with various Pokemon like Pikachu to become a Pokemon master.

Rank 10 Death Note

Death Note, the protagonist Light Yagami finds a Death Note which makes people die if their names are written on the note. You can enjoy watching of the high-level game of wits.

Rank 11 Dragon Ball

Dragon Ball is originally made as the Weekly Shonen Jump manga by Akira Toriyama.

Rank 12 Ghost in the Shell

The setting of the anime is Japan in the parallel world after 2030 where the science technology is highly developed. In this anime, Public Security Section 9 including the main member Major Motoko Kusanagi works to prevent crimes.

Rank 13 Love Live!

Fans of Love Live! visit the Tokyo’s town Akihabara, which is the mecca of Japanese anime and inspired the production of the anime.

Rank 14 Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, one day in summer, his childhood friend Meiko Homma (Menma) shows up before Jintan as a ghost though she died in an accident years before.

Rank 15 Fullmetal Alchemist

The brother Edward and Alphonse loses a part or the whole of their body by violating a taboo, and they start traveling to find the way to retrieve their bodies.

Rank 16 Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan, the story, humanity stands on the edge of extinction for being attacked by the titans. The main characters Eren Yeager and Mikasa Ackerman with the other Survey Corps members battle against the titans.

Rank 17 Violet Evergarden

Violet Evergarden, the life of the girl Violet who works writing for others as Auto Memory Dolls is depicted with the beautifully-drawn pictures in this anime.

Rank 18 Laid-Back Camp

Laidback Camp, the five high school girls including Rin and Nadeshiko, who have each unique personality, purely enjoy camping around Mt.Fuji. The characters visit the camping sites that are inspired by the real places in Japan where many fans go camping after broadcasting the first season.

Rank 19 Detective Conan

Detective Conan, the high school detective Shinichi Kudo is transformed into a kid by a poison named APTX-4869, and he identifies himself as Conan Edogawa to hide his true identity from the opposite Black Organization.

Rank 20 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

The anime represent the daily life of SOS Brigade which is the school club established by the main heroine Haruhi Suzumiya. But, she is not just a human

Rank 21 OreGairu: My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

The cynical and pessimistic character Hachiman Hikigaya starts offering help and advice to other students in the school service club with two heroines: Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama.

Rank 22 Tokyo Ghoul

The anime focuses on the theme of Ghouls, which live in the human society looking like a normal human. However, the ghouls subsist on human flesh as food.

Rank 23 Steins; Gate

The main character Rintaro Okabe and other Future Gadget Laboratory members try to invent a kind of time machine, and the anime is known for its time loop plot. Many fans of Steins;Gate visit the town of the setting: Akihabara, Tokyo.

Rank 24 My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia, a young boy Izuku Midoriya and other Heros fights the Villains using their superpowers Quirks. My Hero Academia is also popular among international anime fans since the touch and atmosphere in the anime look like an American Superhero comic rather than Japanese anime.

Rank 25 Code Geass

The protagonist of the anime series Lelouch vi Britannia stands out in opposition to the gigantic the the Holy Britannian Empire after granted the supernatural power named Geass.

Rank 26 Yu-Gi-Oh!

The symbol of the anime is the trading card game Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, which has been played worldwide since then.

Rank 27 Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop, the setting of Cowboy Bebop is the space in 2071 where the bounty hunter Spike Spiegel and his partner Jet Black chase criminals.

Rank 28 Inuyasha

Inuyasha, a 15 years old girl Kagome transported to another world in the past meets the half dog-demon named Inuyasha. Kagome and Inuyasya with their party travel to complete the Shikon Jewel, which enables someone’s wish to be realized.

Rank 29 KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World!

Konosuba, the story starts after a teenager Kazuma died in an accident and was sent to another world with the goddess Aqua.

Rank 30 Fate

Fate, the main character Shiro Emiya survives the Holy Grail War with his servant Saber.

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