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Best Animation TV Series of the 1990s

Top 500 most popular Animation series that started in the 1990s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Batman Beyond

★ 8.1
34K 52 1999–2001
Near-future tech · Coming of age

Dragon Ball GT

★ 6.8
32K 65 1996–1997
Anime · Adrenaline · Kids & family

Recess

★ 7.8
31K 129 1997–2001
Kids & family · School & campus

Daria

★ 8.1
29K 67 1997–2002
Dry humor · Deadpan cool · Cynical

Animaniacs

★ 7.8
28K 99 1993–1998
Parody · Absurdist

CatDog

★ 6.5
27K 67 1998–2005
Kids & family · Episodic

Trigun

★ 8.2
27K 26 1998–1998
Anime · Philosophical · Redemption

Digimon Adventure

★ 7.4
27K 54 1999–2000
Anime · Kids & family

The Ren & Stimpy Show

★ 7.5
26K 55 1991–1996
Absurdist · Slapstick

Cow and Chicken

★ 6.5
23K 52 1997–1999
Absurdist · Slapstick

Rocko's Modern Life

★ 7.9
23K 53 1993–1996
Absurdist · Episodic · Slapstick

Serial Experiments Lain

★ 8.0
23K 13 1998–1998
Experimental

Rurouni Kenshin

★ 8.5
22K 95 1996–1998
Redemption · Anime · Period piece

The New Batman Adventures

★ 8.4
21K 24 1997–1999
Dark tone · Stylized direction

Doug

★ 7.4
21K 52 1991–1996
Kids & family · Wholesome

The Adventures of Tintin

★ 8.3
21K 39 1991–1992
Kids & family · Family-safe

Gargoyles

★ 8.0
20K 78 1994–1997
Urban fantasy · Deep worldbuilding

Superman: The Animated Series

★ 8.1
20K 54 1996–2000
Kids & family · Family-safe

Darkwing Duck

★ 7.6
19K 91 1991–1992
Parody · Campy · Kids & family

Detective Conan

★ 8.5
18K 1216 1996–present
Detective mystery · Long-runner

Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files

★ 8.5
18K 112 1992–1995
Anime · Adrenaline · Supernatural

Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal

★ 8.6
18K 4 1999–1999
Bittersweet · Anime

Arthur

★ 7.4
18K 259 1996–2022
Kids & family · Family-safe

The Wild Thornberrys

★ 6.6
17K 102 1998–2004
Kids & family · Family-safe
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