“What are the best Anime Movies Of All-Time?” We looked at 319 of the top Anime films, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 41 films, all appearing on 5 or more “Best Anime” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 275+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.

Happy Scrolling!

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Top 41 Anime Movies

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41 .) Bleach

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart 2
• Merch Dope
• Ranker
• SBS
• Top Ten Notch

For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from evil.

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40 .) Full Metal Alchemist

Lists It Appears On:

• A Dog In The Fog
• High Snobiety
• Merch Dope
• SBS
• Top Ten Notch

Two alchemist brothers go on a quest for the Philosopher’s Stone after an attempt to revive their dead mother goes horribly wrong.

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39 .) Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999) directed by Hiroyuki Okiura

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart 2
• IMDB
• MUBI
• Reel Rundown
• Thought Co.

A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. However, unbeknownst to him, he becomes a key player in a dispute between rival police divisions, as he finds himself increasingly involved with the sister of the girl he saw die.

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38 .) Sword of the Stranger (2007) directed by Masahiro Andô

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• IMDB
• My Anime List
• Ranker

Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving the dog from a poison attack, but chaos erupts when the assassins find Kotaro, and No Name must face his past before a horrible fate is met again.

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37 .) The Boy and the Beast (2015)

Lists It Appears On:

• Daily Dot
• MUBI
• Ranker
• Tofugu
• Tribalist

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he’s looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.

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36 .) The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Movies Drop
• My Anime List
• The True Japan

14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items “borrowed” from the house’s human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.

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35 .) The Wind Rises (2013) directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart 2
• IMDB
• Movies Drop
• The Cinemaholic
• Watch Mojo

A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.

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34 .) Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo

Lists It Appears On:

• Fandango
• Flick Chart 2
• Listzomania
• MUBI
• My Anime List
• Ranker

In Japan, the vampire-hunter Saya, who is a powerful original, is sent by her liaison with the government, David, posed as a teenage student to the Yokota High School on the eve of Halloween to hunt down vampires. Saya asks David to give a new katana to her. Soon she saves the school nurse Makiho Amano from two vampires disguised of classmates and Makiho witnesses her fight against the powerful demon.

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33 .) Only Yesterday (1991)

Lists It Appears On:

• Cheat Sheet
• Flick Chart 2
• Movies Drop
• Ranker
• The Cinemaholic
• Timeout

It’s 1982, and Taeko is 27 years old, unmarried, and has lived her whole life in Tokyo. She decides to visit her family in the countryside, and as the train travels through the night, memories flood back of her younger years: the first immature stirrings of romance, the onset of puberty, and the frustrations of math and boys. At the station she is met by young farmer Toshio, and the encounters with him begin to reconnect her to forgotten longings. In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.

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32 .) Ponyo (2008)

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart 2
• Goliath
• Love To Know
• Movies Drop
• Ranker
• The Cinemaholic

The son of a sailor, 5-year old Sosuke lives a quiet life on an oceanside cliff with his mother Lisa. One fateful day, he finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach and upon rescuing her, names her Ponyo. But she is no ordinary goldfish. The daughter of a masterful wizard and a sea goddess, Ponyo uses her father’s magic to transform herself into a young girl and quickly falls in love with Sosuke, but the use of such powerful sorcery causes a dangerous imbalance in the world. As the moon steadily draws nearer to the earth and Ponyo’s father sends the ocean’s mighty waves to find his daughter, the two children embark on an adventure of a lifetime to save the world and fulfill Ponyo’s dreams of becoming human.

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31 .) Porco Rosso (1992)

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Goliath
• Ranker
• The Cinemaholic
• Timeout

Porco Rosso, known in Japan as Crimson Pig (Kurenai no Buta) is the sixth animated film by Hayao Miyazaki and released in 1992. You’re introduced to an Italian World War I fighter ace, now living as a freelance bounty hunter chasing “air pirates” in the Adriatic Sea. He has been given a curse that changed his head to that of a pig. Once called Marco Pagot, he is now known to the world as “Porco Rosso”, Italian for “Red Pig.”

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30 .) Redline (2009) directed by Takeshi Koike

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart 2
• Games Radar
• MUBI
• My Anime List
• Thought Co.
• Tofugu

The most dangerous and exciting car race in the universe is held only once every five years. And that’s tonight. The competitors are lined up at the starting block. In his vehicle, JP, the most daredevil driver on the circuit, is ready for the green light. Female driver Sonoshee, with whom he is secretly in love, is also on the starting line. She will stop at nothing to get on to that podium. In this race, not only is anything possible, but also anything is allowed. In fact, their adversaries have modified their vehicles to equip them with highly destructive weapons; with such participants, it is hardly surprising that Redline is forbidden by the authorities, who will try anything to halt the proceedings. These speed addicts have to put themselves in mortal danger to achieve their aim: eternal glory for those who finally mount the podium.

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29 .) Tekkonkinkreet (2006) directed by Michael Arias

Lists It Appears On:

• BFI
• Flick Chart 2
• Goliath
• High Snobiety
• IMDB
• Tofugu

When mysterious foreign entrepreneurs appear with the intention of tearing down Treasure Town and replacing it with an amusement park, Black and White face their greatest adversaries yet. It is up to the destructive Black to save the fate of the city and up to the gentle White to save Black from his own dark nature. On the street of an unnamed city, literally high-flying urchins Black and White look to protect their turf from invasion from other gangs. While he can be tough in a fight or wielding a weapon, White is an 11-year-old who can’t even dress himself. Slightly older, Black is more worldly and treats his buddy with paternal love. Both look on their city as “our town.” Also prone to seeing the city as his property is world-weary yakuza leader Suzuki, aka the Rat. Feeling the town has become too placid, Suzuki plots his return, much to the consternation of local police.

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28 .) 5 Centimeters Per Second (2007) directed by Makoto Shinkai

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart 2
• IMDB
• Impel Feed
• Movies Drop
• Ranker
• The True Japan
• Tofugu

Three moments in Takaki’s life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.

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27 .) Barefoot Gen (1983) directed by Madhouse

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Hi Consumption
• High Snobiety
• Impel Feed
• My Anime List
• Tofugu

A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy’s life and the lives of the Japanese people. Based on the acclaimed manga by Nakazawa Keiji, the author of Barefoot Gen, who was 6 years old at the time of the Hiroshima bombing, and is one of the survivors of the destruction. The bomb was responsible for the death of his father, his sister, and his brother. At the age of 6 he and his mother dug their remains out of the ruins of their home. In 1963 Nakazawa moved to Tokyo to become a manga artist, but returned to Hiroshima in 1966 to attend his mothers funeral. It was then that he learned of the true impact of the radiation from the bomb.

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26 .) Metropolis (2001) directed by Rintaro

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart 2
• Hi Consumption
• High Snobiety
• IMDB
• Movies Drop
• Ranker
• The Cinemaholic

Duke Red has overseen the construction of a massive Ziggurat to extend his power across the whole planet. Tima, a robot-girl built in the image of his deceased daughter, is at the core of these plans. However, after escaping the Duke’s clutches in a laboratory fire, she meets and befriends Kenichi, a boy who’s traveled to Metropolis with his detective uncle in search of a scientist wanted for organ trafficking. Will her relationship with Kenichi, and the realization of the truth of her existence, change her destiny?

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25 .) Summer Wars (2009) directed by Mamoru Hosoda

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart 2
• High Snobiety
• Movies Drop
• MUBI
• My Anime List
• Ranker
• Tofugu

Kenji is your typical teenage misfit. He’s good at math, bad with girls, and spends most of his time out hanging out in the all-powerful online community known as OZ. His second life is the only life he has – until the girl of his dreams, Natsuki, hijacks him for a starring role as a fake fiancé at her family reunion. Things only get stranger from there. A late-night email containing a cryptic mathematic riddle leads to the unleashing of a rogue AI intent on using the virtual world of OZ to destroy the real world. As Armageddon looms on the horizon, Kenji and his new “family” set aside their differences and band together to save the worlds they inhabit in this “near-perfect blend of social satire and science fiction.”

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24 .) Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Hi Consumption
• IMDB
• MUBI
• My Anime List
• Ranker

D has been hired to track down Meier Link, a notoriously powerful vampire who has abducted a woman, Charlotte Elbourne. D’s orders are strict – find Charlotte, at any cost. For the first time, D faces serious competition. The Markus Brothers, a family of Vampire Hunters, were hired for the same bounty. D Must intercept Meier and conquer hostile forces on all sides in a deadly race against time.

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23 .) A Silent Voice (2016) directed by Naoko Yamada

Lists It Appears On:

• Game Designing
• Game Revolution
• IMDB
• Impel Feed
• Movies Drop
• MUBI
• My Anime List
• Watch Mojo

Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again… until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late…?

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22 .) Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) directed by Majo no Takkyūbin

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Kyuhoshi
• Movies Drop
• Ranker
• The Cinemaholic
• Timeout

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

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21 .) Millennium Actress (2001) directed by Satoshi Kon

Lists It Appears On:

• A Dog In The Fog
• Den Of Geek
• Flick Chart 2
• High Snobiety
• IMDB
• My Anime List
• Thought Co.
• Tofugu
• Watch Mojo

Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life… but also his own.

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20 .) Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) directed by Hideaki Anno

Lists It Appears On:

• A Dog In The Fog
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Hi Consumption
• IMDB
• Impel Feed
• SBS

The second of two theatrically released follow-ups to the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. Comprising of two alternate episodes which were first intended to take the place of episodes 25 and 26, this finale answers many of the questions surrounding the series, while also opening up some new possibilities.

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19 .) Whisper of the Heart (1995)

Lists It Appears On:

• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Goboiano
• Impel Feed
• Movies Drop
• Ranker
• The Cinemaholic
• Watch Mojo

Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: ‘Seiji Amasawa’. Curious as to who he is, Shizuku meets a boy her age whom she finds infuriating, but discovers to her shock that he is her ‘Prince of Books’. As she grows closer to him, she realises that he merely read all those books to bring himself closer to her. The boy Seiji aspires to be a violin maker in Italy, and it is his dreams that make Shizuku realise that she has no clear path for her life. Knowing that her strength lies in writing, she tests her talents by writing a story about Baron, a cat statuette belonging to Seiji’s grandfather

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18 .) Vampire Hunter D (1985)

Lists It Appears On:

• Daily Dot
• Flick Chart 2
• Games Radar
• High Snobiety
• Listzomania
• Movies Drop
• Otakuk Art
• Ranker
• Reel Rundown
• Tribalist

In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.

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17 .) Castle in the Sky (1986) directed by Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta

Lists It Appears On:

• A Dog In The Fog
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Impel Feed
• Kyuhoshi
• Love To Know
• Movies Drop
• Ranker
• Scoop Whoop
• The Cinemaholic

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.

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16 .) Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

Lists It Appears On:

• Entertainment For Us
• Fandango
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Impel Feed
• Kyuhoshi
• Love To Know
• MUBI
• Ranker
• SBS
• Scoop Whoop
• The Cinemaholic

When Sophie, a shy young woman, is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home.

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15 .) My Neighbor Totoro (1988) directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Lists It Appears On:

• A Dog In The Fog
• Entertainment For Us
• Fandango
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Revolution
• Impel Feed
• Kyuhoshi
• Love To Know
• Ranker
• Scoop Whoop
• The Cinemaholic
• The True Japan
• Timeout

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.

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14 .) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) directed by Mamoru Hosoda

Lists It Appears On:

• BFI
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Games Radar
• Goboiano
• Hi Consumption
• High Snobiety
• Movies Drop
• MUBI
• Otakuk Art
• The True Japan
• Tofugu
• Watch Mojo

When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, “leap” backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn’t as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.

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13 .) Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) directed by Shin’ichirô Watanabe

Lists It Appears On:

• A Dog In The Fog
• Cheat Sheet
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Goliath
• Hi Consumption
• High Snobiety
• IMDB
• Merch Dope
• MUBI
• Ranker
• Reel Rundown
• SBS
• Scoop Whoop

The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren’t the only ones hunting him.

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12 .) Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Lists It Appears On:

• Den Of Geek
• Fandango
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Game Revolution
• Games Radar
• High Snobiety
• IMDB
• Impel Feed
• Kyuhoshi
• Love To Know
• Movies Drop
• Otakuk Art
• The Cinemaholic

After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.

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11 .) Ninja Scroll (1993) directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Lists It Appears On:

• Daily Dot
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Games Radar
• Hi Consumption
• High Snobiety
• IMDB
• Listzomania
• Movies Drop
• MUBI
• Otakuk Art
• Ranker
• Reel Rundown
• Tofugu
• Tribalist

Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, lending his services to those with gold—or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways—and possibly his life.

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10 .) Tokyo Godfathers (2003) directed by Satoshi Kon

Lists It Appears On:

• BFI
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Hi Consumption
• High Snobiety
• IMDB
• Love To Know
• Movies Drop
• MUBI
• Ranker
• The Cinemaholic
• Thought Co.
• Timeout
• Tofugu

One Christmas Eve three people, a middle-aged alcoholic named Gin, a former drag queen Hana and a dependent runaway girl Miyuki, discover an abandoned newborn while looking through the garbage.

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9 .) Wolf Children (2012) directed by Mamoru Hosoda

Lists It Appears On:

• Den Of Geek
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Game Revolution
• Games Radar
• Goboiano
• IMDB
• Impel Feed
• Movies Drop
• MUBI
• Ranker
• SBS
• The Cinemaholic
• Tofugu
• Watch Mojo

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father’s traits prove to be a challenge for her.

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8 .) Paprika (2006) directed by Satoshi Kon

Lists It Appears On:

• BFI
• Daily Dot
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Games Radar
• Goliath
• Hi Consumption
• High Snobiety
• Impel Feed
• MUBI
• Ranker
• Scoop Whoop
• The Cinemaholic
• The True Japan
• Thought Co.
• Tofugu
• Tribalist

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient’s dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika.

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7 .) Perfect Blue (1997) directed by Satoshi Kon

Lists It Appears On:

• A Dog In The Fog
• Daily Dot
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Hi Consumption
• High Snobiety
• IMDB
• Impel Feed
• Love To Know
• MUBI
• Otakuk Art
• Ranker
• Reel Rundown
• Scoop Whoop
• Thought Co.
• Tofugu
• Tribalist

A retired pop singer turned actress’ sense of reality is shaken when she is stalked by an obsessed fan and seemingly a ghost of her past.

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6 .) Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no Haka) (1988) directed by Isao Takahata

Lists It Appears On:

• A Dog In The Fog
• Cheat Sheet
• Daily Dot
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Game Revolution
• Hi Consumption
• High Snobiety
• Impel Feed
• Love To Know
• Movies Drop
• MUBI
• My Anime List
• Ranker
• Reel Rundown
• Scoop Whoop
• The Cinemaholic
• Timeout
• Tribalist
• Watch Mojo

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

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5 .) Ghost in the Shell (1995) directed by Mamoru Oshii

Lists It Appears On:

• Cheat Sheet
• Fandango
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Game Revolution
• Hi Consumption
• High Snobiety
• IMDB
• Impel Feed
• Listzomania
• Love To Know
• Movies Drop
• MUBI
• My Anime List
• Otakuk Art
• Ranker
• Reel Rundown
• SBS
• Scoop Whoop
• The True Japan
• Tofugu

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as ‘The Puppetmaster’ begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.

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4 .) Princess Mononoke (1997) directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Lists It Appears On:

• Cheat Sheet
• Entertainment For Us
• Fandango
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Game Revolution
• Games Radar
• Hi Consumption
• High Snobiety
• Impel Feed
• Kyuhoshi
• Listzomania
• Love To Know
• Movies Drop
• MUBI
• Ranker
• Reel Rundown
• SBS
• The Cinemaholic
• The True Japan
• Timeout

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Ainu tribe, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

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3 .) Your Name (2016) directed by Makoto Shinkai

Lists It Appears On:

• BFI
• Daily Dot
• Den Of Geek
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Designing
• Game Revolution
• Games Radar
• Hi Consumption
• High Snobiety
• Impel Feed
• Kyuhoshi
• Movies Drop
• MUBI
• My Anime List
• Otakuk Art
• Ranker
• SBS
• The Cinemaholic
• The True Japan
• Tofugu
• Tribalist
• Watch Mojo

High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.

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2 .) Spirited Away (2001) directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Lists It Appears On:

• A Dog In The Fog
• BFI
• Cheat Sheet
• Daily Dot
• Entertainment For Us
• Fandango
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Revolution
• Hi Consumption
• Impel Feed
• Kyuhoshi
• Love To Know
• Movies Drop
• MUBI
• My Anime List
• Otakuk Art
• Ranker
• Reel Rundown
• SBS
• Scoop Whoop
• The Cinemaholic
• The True Japan
• Timeout
• Tribalist

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

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1 .) Akira (1988) directed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo

Lists It Appears On:

• A Dog In The Fog
• Cheat Sheet
• Daily Dot
• Entertainment For Us
• Fandango
• Flick Chart
• Flick Chart 2
• Game Revolution
• Hi Consumption
• High Snobiety
• IMDB
• Impel Feed
• Kyuhoshi
• Listzomania
• Love To Know
• Movies Drop
• MUBI
• My Anime List
• Otakuk Art
• Ranker
• Reel Rundown
• SBS
• Scoop Whoop
• The Cinemaholic
• The True Japan
• Timeout
• Tofugu
• Tribalist

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.

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The 275+ Additional Best Anime Movies Of All-Time

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#	Movies	Directors	Lists
42	Death Note		Merch Dope
–	–	–	Top Ten Notch
–	–	–	SBS
–	–	–	High Snobiety
43	From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)	Goro Miyazaki	Ranker
–	–	–	Game Designing
–	–	–	My Anime List
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
44	Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)	Leiji Matsumoto	MUBI
–	–	–	Goliath
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
–	–	–	My Anime List
45	Naruto		Merch Dope
–	–	–	Ranker
–	–	–	Top Ten Notch
–	–	–	SBS
46	Naruto Shippûden: The Movie 2007		SBS
–	–	–	Merch Dope
–	–	–	Top Ten Notch
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
47	Pom Poko (1994)		Ranker
–	–	–	Timeout
–	–	–	Goliath
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
48	Sailor Moon		A Dog In The Fog
–	–	–	SBS
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
49	The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013)		Ranker
–	–	–	BFI
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
–	–	–	Game Designing
50	When Marnie Was There (2014)	Omoide no Mānī	Movies Drop
–	–	–	MUBI
–	–	–	Ranker
–	–	–	Game Designing
51	Wicked City (1987)		Listzomania
–	–	–	Daily Dot
–	–	–	Tribalist
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
52	A Letter to Momo (2011)		Tofugu
–	–	–	BFI
–	–	–	Game Designing
53	Attack on Titan -Shingeki no Kyojin		SBS
–	–	–	Top Ten Notch
–	–	–	Merch Dope
54	Belladonna of Sadness (1973)	Eiichi Yamamoto	A Dog In The Fog
–	–	–	IMDB
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
55	Code Geass		Merch Dope
–	–	–	SBS
–	–	–	SBS
56	Colourful (2010)	Keiichi Hara	Daily Dot
–	–	–	Tribalist
–	–	–	IMDB
57	Dragon Ball Z		Merch Dope
–	–	–	Top Ten Notch
–	–	–	SBS
58	Fairy Tail		Merch Dope
–	–	–	Top Ten Notch
–	–	–	SBS
59	Fist of the North Star (1986)		Listzomania
–	–	–	Daily Dot
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
60	Hotarubi no Mori e” (2011)		Tribalist
–	–	–	Goboiano
–	–	–	Watch Mojo
61	Hunter x Hunter (2011)		Merch Dope
–	–	–	SBS
–	–	–	SBS
62	Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro 1979		A Dog In The Fog
–	–	–	Flick Chart
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
63	Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)	Shoji Kawamori	Goboiano
–	–	–	Tofugu
–	–	–	My Anime List
64	Memories (1995)		MUBI
–	–	–	A Dog In The Fog
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
65	Mind Game (2004)	Masaaki Yuasa	BFI
–	–	–	My Anime List
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
66	One Piece		Merch Dope
–	–	–	Top Ten Notch
–	–	–	SBS
67	Patlabor: The Movie (1989)		Games Radar
–	–	–	Otakuk Art
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
68	Ringing Bell (1978)	Masami Hata	MUBI
–	–	–	IMDB
–	–	–	My Anime List
69	Sword Art Online		Merch Dope
–	–	–	Top Ten Notch
–	–	–	SBS
70	The Animatrix		Love To Know
–	–	–	MUBI
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
71	The Garden of Words		Goboiano
–	–	–	Movies Drop
–	–	–	MUBI
72	Aim for the Ace!		A Dog In The Fog
–	–	–	A Dog In The Fog
73	Akame ga Kill!		Merch Dope
–	–	–	SBS
74	Angel’s Egg (1985)	Mamoru Oshii	IMDB
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
75	Arrietty (2010)		Ranker
–	–	–	The Cinemaholic
76	Berserk (1997)		Thought Co.
–	–	–	SBS
77	Blue Exorcist		Merch Dope
–	–	–	SBS
78	Children Who Chase Lost Voices		Ranker
–	–	–	MUBI
79	Doukyuusei (Classmates) (2016)	Shouko Nakamura	Goboiano
–	–	–	My Anime List
80	Dragon Ball		Merch Dope
–	–	–	SBS
81	Escaflowne		Goboiano
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
82	Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)	Hideaki Anno	Flick Chart 2
–	–	–	My Anime List
83	Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children		Ranker
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
84	FLCL (Fooly Cooly)		Hi Consumption
–	–	–	SBS
85	Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa		Ranker
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
86	Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood		SBS
–	–	–	Merch Dope
87	Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)	Mamoru Oshii	IMDB
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
88	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex		A Dog In The Fog
–	–	–	Thought Co.
89	Grave of the Fireflies		Kyuhoshi
–	–	–	Listzomania
90	Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz		Hi Consumption
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
91	GYO: Tokyo Fish Attack (2012)		MUBI
–	–	–	Goliath
92	Hakujaden: Legend Of The White Snake (1958)		SBS
–	–	–	Den Of Geek
93	In This Corner of the World (2016)	Sunao Katabuchi	BFI
–	–	–	IMDB
94	Mobile Suit Gundam (1981)	Yoshiyuki Tomino	A Dog In The Fog
–	–	–	My Anime List
95	Monster		SBS
–	–	–	Thought Co.
96	No Game No Life		Merch Dope
–	–	–	SBS
97	Patlabor 2: The Movie		A Dog In The Fog
–	–	–	MUBI
98	Pokemon		SBS
–	–	–	Merch Dope
99	Robot Carnival (1991)		Listzomania
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
100	Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise		A Dog In The Fog
–	–	–	Thought Co.
101	Samurai Champloo		Merch Dope
–	–	–	SBS
102	Soul Eater		Merch Dope
–	–	–	SBS
103	Steamboy		Hi Consumption
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
104	Steins:Gate		Merch Dope
–	–	–	SBS
105	Tales from Earthsea		Ranker
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
106	The Anthem of the Heart (Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda) (2015)	Tatsuyuki Nagai	Goboiano
–	–	–	My Anime List
107	The Castle of Cagliostro		Ranker
–	–	–	Fandango
108	The Cat Returns		Ranker
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
109	The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya		Tofugu
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
110	The Great Adventure Of Horus (1968)		Den Of Geek
–	–	–	A Dog In The Fog
111	The Place Promised in Our Early Days		MUBI
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
112	The Seven Deadly Sins		Merch Dope
–	–	–	SBS
113	The Wonderful World Of Puss ‘N’ Boots (1969)		Den Of Geek
–	–	–	A Dog In The Fog
114	Tokyo Ghoul		Merch Dope
–	–	–	SBS
115	Urusei Yatsura		A Dog In The Fog
–	–	–	A Dog In The Fog
116	Voices of a Distant Star		A Dog In The Fog
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
117	Wings of Honneamise (1987)	Hiroyuki Yamaga	IMDB
–	–	–	Flick Chart 2
118	3,000 Leagues in Search of Mother		A Dog In The Fog
119	Abandoned Cat Little Tora		A Dog In The Fog
120	Adieu		Flick Chart 2
121	Adieu Galaxy Express 999 – 1981		A Dog In The Fog
122	Afro Samurai 2007		Flick Chart 2
123	Ah! My Goddess: The Movie		Love To Know
124	Angel Beats		SBS
125	Animal Treasure Island		A Dog In The Fog
126	Anne of Green Gables		A Dog In The Fog
127	Anohana		SBS
128	Another		SBS
129	Appleseed 1988		Flick Chart 2
130	Appleseed 2004		Flick Chart 2
131	Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina 2007		Flick Chart 2
132	Armored Trooper Votoms		A Dog In The Fog
133	Assassination Classroom		SBS
134	Attack No. 1		A Dog In The Fog
135	Baccano!		SBS
136	Bakemonogatari		SBS
137	Basilisk		Thought Co.
138	Battle Angel 1993		Flick Chart 2
139	Big Fish And Begonia (2018)		Den Of Geek
140	Black Butler		SBS
141	Black Lagoon		Thought Co.
142	Boku No Hero Academia		SBS
143	Breaking of Branches is Forbidden		A Dog In The Fog
144	Broken Down Film		A Dog In The Fog
145	Bungou Stray Dogs		SBS
146	Cardcaptor Sakura		SBS
147	Castle of Cagliostro		A Dog In The Fog
148	Cat Soup		Thought Co.
149	Charlotte		SBS
150	Cherry Blossom: Spring’s Fantasy – 1946		A Dog In The Fog
151	Chibikuro Sambo no Tora Taiji		A Dog In The Fog
152	Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten		A Dog In The Fog
153	Clannad		SBS
154	Clannad: After Story		SBS
155	Dead Leaves (2004)		Goliath
156	Death Parade		SBS
157	Digimon: The Movie 2000		Flick Chart 2
158	Doraemon: A Grandmother’s Recollections		A Dog In The Fog
159	Doujouji Temple		A Dog In The Fog
160	Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku 1990		Flick Chart 2
161	Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound 1993		Flick Chart 2
162	Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan 1993		Flick Chart 2
163	Dragon Ball Z: Cooler’s Revenge 1991		Flick Chart 2
164	Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone 1989		Flick Chart 2
165	Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn 1995		Flick Chart 2
166	Dragon Ball Z: Return of Cooler 1992		Flick Chart 2
167	Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks 1993		Flick Chart 2
168	Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might 1990		Flick Chart 2
169	Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest 1990		Flick Chart 2
170	Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon 1995		Flick Chart 2
171	Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure 1988		Flick Chart 2
172	Durarara!!		SBS
173	Eden of the East		Thought Co.
174	Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Gachinko! Gyakushuu no Robotôchan (2014)	Wataru Takahashi	IMDB
175	Elfen Lied		SBS
176	Erased		SBS
177	Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance 2009		Flick Chart 2
178	Evangelion 2.22		Tofugu
179	Fate/Zero		SBS
180	First Squad: The Moment of Truth		Thought Co.
181	Free!		SBS
182	Fukusuke		A Dog In The Fog
183	Future Boy Conan		A Dog In The Fog
184	Galaxy Express 999		A Dog In The Fog
185	Gamba no Boken		A Dog In The Fog
186	Garden of Words		Ranker
187	Gauche the Cellist		A Dog In The Fog
188	Giant Robo		A Dog In The Fog
189	Gintama		SBS
190	Golgo 13 1983		Flick Chart 2
191	Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!		A Dog In The Fog
192	Gurren Lagann		SBS
193	Hal		Goboiano
194	Heidi, Girl of the Alps		A Dog In The Fog
195	Hellsing: Ultimate		SBS
196	High School DxD		SBS
197	House of Five Leaves		Thought Co.
198	Hyouka		SBS
199	Inuyasha		SBS
200	Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time		Ranker
201	Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island		Ranker
202	Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler		Ranker
203	Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass		Ranker
204	Invincible Super Man Zambot 3		A Dog In The Fog
205	Jarinko Chie		A Dog In The Fog
206	JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure		SBS
207	Journey To Agartha (2011)		Den Of Geek
208	K-On!		SBS
209	Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners – Paradox Spiral (2008)	Takaaki Hirao	IMDB
210	Katekyō Hitman Reborn!		SBS
211	Kill La Kill		SBS
212	Koe No Katachi (A Silent Voice)		SBS
213	Komotarou: Umi no Shinpei or Momotaro’s Divine Sea Warriors		A Dog In The Fog
214	Koneko no Rakugaki or The Kitten’s Scribbling		A Dog In The Fog
215	Koneko no Studio or Kitty’s Studio		A Dog In The Fog
216	Konosuba		SBS
217	Kuroko no Basket		SBS
218	Little Memole		A Dog In The Fog
219	Little Monster or Kaibutsu-kun		A Dog In The Fog
220	Little Nemo: Adventures In Slumberland		MUBI
221	Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade (Little Witch Academia: Mahoujikake no Parade) (2015)	You Yoshinari	My Anime List
222	Log Horizon		SBS
223	Love Live!		SBS
224	Lucky Star		SBS
225	Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro		Love To Know
226	Macross Plus 1994		Flick Chart 2
227	Madoka Magica		SBS
228	Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic		SBS
229	Magic Boy		A Dog In The Fog
230	Magical Angel Creamy Mami		A Dog In The Fog
231	Mardock Scramble Parts 1-3 (2010-2012)		Goliath
232	Mary And The Witch’s Flower (2018)		Den Of Geek
233	Mazinger Z		A Dog In The Fog
234	Minna no Uta		A Dog In The Fog
235	Mirai Nikki		SBS
236	Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid		SBS
237	Mob Psycho 100		SBS
238	Mobile Police Patlabor		A Dog In The Fog
239	Momotaro’s Sea Eagles		A Dog In The Fog
240	Monogatari Series: Second Season		SBS
241	Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit		Thought Co.
242	Mount Head		A Dog In The Fog
243	Mushishi		SBS
244	My Beautiful Girl, Mari (2002)		Den Of Geek
245	My Neighbors the Yamadas 1999		Flick Chart 2
246	Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water		A Dog In The Fog
247	Natsume Yuujinchou		SBS
248	Nichijou (My Ordinary Life)		SBS
249	Night on the Galactic Railroad (Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru) (1985)	Gisaburou Sugii	My Anime List
250	Noragami		SBS
251	Ocho Fujin no Gensou		A Dog In The Fog
252	Odin: Photon Space Sailer Starlight (Odin: Koushi Hansen Starlight) (1985)	Eiichi Yamamoto	My Anime List
253	Okonjoruri – 1983		A Dog In The Fog
254	Omae umasoudana (2010)	Masaya Fujimori	IMDB
255	One Punch Man		SBS
256	Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon		A Dog In The Fog
257	Ouran High School Host Club		SBS
258	Panda! Go, Panda!		A Dog In The Fog
259	Paranoia Agent		Thought Co.
260	Parasyte		Merch Dope
261	Patema Inverted		Goboiano
262	Perman		A Dog In The Fog
263	Phoenix 2772: Space Firebird (1980)		Den Of Geek
264	Piggyback Ghost		A Dog In The Fog
265	Pokémon Heroes 2003		Flick Chart 2
266	Pokémon the Movie 3: Spell of the Unknown 2001		Flick Chart 2
267	Pokémon the Movie: 2000 2000		Flick Chart 2
268	Pokémon: The First Movie 1999		Flick Chart 2
269	Princess Kaguya		A Dog In The Fog
270	Princess Knight		A Dog In The Fog
271	Psycho-Pass		SBS
272	Re: Zero		SBS
273	Read or Die		Hi Consumption
274	Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena		Goboiano
275	Royal Space Force: (Ouritsu Uchuugun: Honneamise no Tsubasa) (1987)	Hiroyuki Yamaga	My Anime List
276	Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuioku-hen		Thought Co.
277	Sabu and Ichi’s Arrest Warrant		A Dog In The Fog
278	Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal 1999		Flick Chart 2
279	Science Ninja Team Gatchaman		A Dog In The Fog
280	Seraph of the End		SBS
281	Shigurui: Death Frenzy		Thought Co.
282	Shin Tenchi Souzou or The Creation		A Dog In The Fog
283	Shinsekai Yori		SBS
284	Shokugeki No Soma (Food Wars)		SBS
285	Space Adventure Cobra (1982)	Osamu Dezaki	My Anime List
286	Space Battleship Yamato		A Dog In The Fog
287	Speed Grapher		Thought Co.
288	Spice And Wolf		SBS
289	Spriggan		MUBI
290	Stand by Me Doraemon” (2014)		Watch Mojo
291	Star of the Giants		A Dog In The Fog
292	Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? 1984		Flick Chart 2
293	Tatsumi (2011)		Game Designing
294	Terror In Resonance		SBS
295	Tetsuwan Atom or Astro Boy		A Dog In The Fog
296	The Dog of Flanders (1997)	Yoshio Kuroda	IMDB
297	The Dual Sword		A Dog In The Fog
298	The End of Evangelion		MUBI
299	The Garden of Sinners (Kara no Kyoukai) (2007)	Ei Aoki	My Anime List
300	The Garden of Words (2013)	Makoto Shinkai	IMDB
301	The Golden Flower		A Dog In The Fog
302	The Grave of the Fireflies		Fandango
303	The Monkey King: Uproar In Heaven (1964)		Den Of Geek
304	The Ocean Waves 1993		Flick Chart 2
305	The Pet Girl of Sakurasou		SBS
306	The Red Turtle 2016		Flick Chart 2
307	The Super Dimension Fortress Macross		A Dog In The Fog
308	The Tale of the White Serpent or Panda and the Magic Serpent		A Dog In The Fog
309	The Whale		A Dog In The Fog
310	Tiger Mask		A Dog In The Fog
311	Time of Eve (Eve no Jikan) (2010)	Masahiro Ando	My Anime List
312	Toradora		SBS
313	Trigun: Badlands Rumble		Ranker
314	umo to Tulip or The Spider and the Tulip		A Dog In The Fog
315	When They Cry		SBS
316	Yona of the Dawn		SBS
317	Your Lie in April		SBS
318	Yu Yu Hakusho		SBS
319	Yuri On Ice		SBS

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Source	Article
A Dog In The Fog	100 Best Anime Movies Of All Time | A Dog in the Fog
BFI	10 great anime films of the 21st century | BFI
Cheat Sheet	7 of the Best Anime Movies of All Time – The Cheat Sheet
Daily Dot	The Best Anime Movies of All Time And Where to Stream Them
Den Of Geek	13 Great Fantasy Anime Movies That Aren’t From Studio Ghibli | Den …
Entertainment For Us	Top 5 Best Anime Movies Of All Time – Entertainment For Us
Fandango	The Top 10 Essential Anime Movies | Fandango
Flick Chart	The Best Anime Movies of All Time – Flickchart
Flick Chart 2	The Top 100 Anime Movies of All Time – Flickchart
Game Designing	Top 25 Anime Movies of All Time – GameDesigning.org
Game Revolution	The Best Anime Movies of All Time – GameRevolution
Games Radar	The best anime movies to watch right now | GamesRadar+
Goboiano	12 Romance Anime Movies that are Perfect for Date Night – Goboiano
Goliath	The 10 Craziest Japanese Anime Movies Of All Time – Goliath
Hi Consumption	Japanimation: 20 Best Anime Movies | HiConsumption
High Snobiety	Best Anime Movies: 20 Essentials You Must See – Highsnobiety
IMDB	Top Anime Movies of all time – IMDb
Impel Feed	ImpelFeed – Best anime movies of all time
Kyuhoshi	10 Best Japanese Anime Movies of All Time | Kyuhoshi
Listzomania	10 OF THE GREATEST ANIME MOVIES EVER MADE | Listz-O-Mania
Love To Know	Best Anime Movies | LoveToKnow
Merch Dope	25 Best Anime Series of All Time – 2018 – MerchDope
Movies Drop	25 Best Anime Movies You MUST Definitely Watch! – MoviesDrop
MUBI	Best anime movies of all time – Movies List on MUBI
My Anime List	Top 30 Best Anime Movies of All Time – MyAnimeList.net
Otakuk Art	Top 10 Best Anime Movies Of All Time – OtakuKart
Ranker	The Best Anime Movies of All Time – Ranker
Reel Rundown	The 10 Best Japanese Anime Movies | ReelRundown
SBS	Votes are in: The top 100 greatest anime of all-time (as voted by you …
Scoop Whoop	Here Are 10 Of The Best Anime Movies Of All Time That Deserve Your …
The Cinemaholic	20 Best Anime Movies of All Time – The Cinemaholic
The True Japan	The 10 Best Anime Movies Of All Time – The True Japan
Thought Co.	What Are the Best Anime Movies and TV Series for Adults? – ThoughtCo
Timeout	15 best anime movies of all time including Studio Ghibli classics
Tofugu	Best Anime Movies Not Made by Studio Ghibli – Tofugu
Top Ten Notch	Top 10 Best Anime Movies of All Time – Toptennotch.com
Tribalist	The Best Anime Movies of All Time – The Daily Dot – Tribalist
Watch Mojo	Top 10 Anime Movies That Will Make You Cry – WatchMojo Blog