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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)

Freakazoid!

★ 7.5
9K 24 1995–1997
Parody · Chaotic energy

Sailor Moon

★ 7.7
9K 200 1992–1997
Anime · Friendship · Nostalgic

Life with Louie

★ 8.3
9K 39 1994–1998
Child's perspective · Nostalgic

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

★ 7.9
8K 117 1993–2012
Absurdist · Ironic & meta

Æon Flux

★ 7.8
8K 16 1991–1995
Experimental · Stylized direction

Walking with Dinosaurs

★ 8.5
8K 8 1999–1999
Nature & science · Wonder & awe

Blue's Clues

★ 7.0
8K 177 1996–2007
Wholesome · Kids & family

Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man

★ 7.7
7K 71 1994–1997
Adult animation · Cynical

The Little Mermaid

★ 6.8
7K 31 1992–1994
Kids & family · Family-safe

Bob the Builder

★ 5.7
7K 283 1997–2015
Kids & family · Family-safe

I Am Weasel

★ 6.5
7K 79 1997–1999
Absurdist · Episodic · Slapstick

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

★ 7.7
7K 81 1995–2002
Lo-fi charm · Dialogue-driven

Cardcaptor Sakura

★ 8.0
7K 70 1998–2000
Whimsical · Wholesome · Anime

Kite

★ 6.6
7K 2 1998–1998
Disturbing · Sexually explicit

Battle Angel

★ 7.2
6K 2 1993–1993
Anime · Graphic violence

Oggy and the Cockroaches

★ 7.5
6K 517 1997–2018
Slapstick · Episodic

Dilbert

★ 7.3
6K 30 1999–2000
Workplace · Satirical · Cynical

ReBoot

★ 7.9
6K 47 1994–2001
Deep worldbuilding

Franklin

★ 6.5
6K 87 1997–2006
Kids & family · Family-safe

Sonic the Hedgehog

★ 6.8
6K 26 1993–1994
Kids & family

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

★ 7.0
6K 52 1995–2002
Kids & family · Family-safe

Mission Hill

★ 7.8
6K 13 1999–2002
Adult animation · Friendship

Initial D: First Stage

★ 8.5
6K 26 1998–1998
Anime · Distinctive score

Bobby's World

★ 7.2
5K 81 1990–1998
Kids & family
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