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Anime

Anime TV Series

Japanese animation traditions and grammar.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 424 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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424 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

★ 8.3
5K 27 2011–2011
Absurdist · Anime · Vignette style
9/10

Planetes

★ 8.1
4K 26 2003–2004
Anime · Near-future tech
9/10

Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill

★ 7.6
4K 24 2023–2025
Food & cooking · Cozy · Anime
9/10

The Daily Life of the Immortal King

★ 7.1
4K 64 2020–present
Anime
9/10

Kiteretsu Daihyakka

★ 4.7
4K 329 1988–1996
Anime · Kids & family · Episodic
9/10

Super Dragon Ball Heroes

★ 6.6
4K 56 2018–2024
Anime · Adrenaline · Fast-paced
9/10

Danganronpa: The Animation

★ 6.8
4K 13 2013–2013
Anime · Puzzle plot · Survival
9/10

Lovely Complex

★ 7.9
4K 24 2007–2007
Anime · Love story
9/10

Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail

★ 7.6
4K 5 2010–2011
Graphic violence · Revenge · Anime
9/10

Gangsta.

★ 7.2
4K 13 2015–2015
Criminal underworld · Anime
9/10

Darwin's Game

★ 7.2
4K 12 2020–2020
Survival · Anime
9/10

Inazuma Eleven

★ 8.3
4K 127 2008–2011
Sports · Anime · Kids & family
9/10

The Testament of Sister New Devil

★ 6.5
4K 24 2015–2016
Sexually explicit · Anime
9/10

Fighting Spirit: Rising

★ 8.7
4K 25 2013–2014
Sports · Anime · Adrenaline
9/10

Free!

★ 7.3
4K 42 2013–2018
Sports · Anime · Friendship
9/10

Fist of the North Star

★ 8.1
4K 152 1984–1988
Post-apocalyptic
9/10

Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions

★ 7.3
4K 13 2016–2016
Anime · Found family · Melancholic
9/10

From the New World

★ 7.8
4K 25 2012–2013
Dystopia · Deep worldbuilding
9/10

Digimon Frontier

★ 6.8
4K 50 2002–2003
Anime · Kids & family
9/10

March Comes in Like a Lion

★ 8.2
4K 45 2016–2018
Mental health · Found family
9/10

Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist

★ 6.9
4K 12 2015–2015
Raunchy · Anime · Absurdist
9/10

In Another World with My Smartphone

★ 6.4
4K 24 2017–2023
Anime · Easy watching
9/10

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You

★ 6.9
4K 25 2023–present
Anime · Love story · Absurdist
9/10

Last Exile

★ 7.8
4K 26 2003–2003
Anime · Visually striking
9/10