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1. Ouran High School Host Club (2006)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance

You'll fall for the Ouran Host Club: Tamaki's truly romantic. Kaoru and Hikaru display brotherly love, Kyoya's brainy, Honey's innocent, and Mori's manly. Oh, and don't forget Haruhi. He knows what girls want, because he's a girl too.

Stars: Maaya Sakamoto, Mamoru Miyano, Masaya Matsukaze, Ken'ichi Suzumura

Votes: 11,645

2. Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)

Not Rated | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

During their journey, Inuyasha, Kagome and their party are attacked by Menoumaru, a monster who is looking for Tessaiga, Inuyasha's sword, to an unknown end.

Director: Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima

Votes: 2,823

3. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

PG | 119 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

82 Metascore

When an unconfident 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 castle.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin, Akihiro Miwa

Votes: 449,860 | Gross: $4.71M

4. X (2001–2002)

Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama

Kamui Shirou and Fuuma Monou have been best friends ever since they were kids. Fate, however, separates them when Fuuma's mother died under a mysterious circumstances. Fast forward, 6 years... See full summary »

Stars: Ken'ichi Suzumura, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Mitsuaki Madono, Ryôka Yuzuki

Votes: 1,854

5. Bleach (2004–2023)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

High school student Ichigo Kurosaki, who has the ability to see ghosts, gains soul reaper powers from Rukia Kuchiki and sets out to save the world from "Hollows".

Stars: Johnny Yong Bosch, Michelle Ruff, Stephanie Sheh, Jamieson Price

Votes: 69,098

6. Supernatural: The Animation (2011)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After losing their mother to a demon, two brothers grow up fighting supernatural beings.

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Annakin Slayd, Hiroki Tôchi, Yûya Uchida

Votes: 2,281

7. The Vision of Escaflowne (1996)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Hitomi is a girl with psychic abilities who gets transported to the magical world of Gaea. She and her friends find themselves under attack from the evil Zaibach empire, and the Guymelf ... See full summary »

Stars: Kirby Morrow, Kelly Sheridan, Brian Drummond, Jocelyne Loewen

Votes: 4,494

8. Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)

PG-13 | 98 min | Adventure, Animation, Drama

55 Metascore

A grim retelling of the television series "The Vision of Escaflowne".

Directors: Kazuki Akane, Yoshiyuki Takei | Stars: Shin'ichirô Miki, Jôji Nakata, Maaya Sakamoto, Tomokazu Seki

Votes: 3,817

9. Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie (1993)

Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Short, Action

While vacationing, Koenma is kidnapped by a pair of demons known as Koashura and Garuga, who demand the possession of Lord Enma's coveted "Golden Seal". Botan finds Yusuke Urameshi and ... See full summary »

Directors: Noriyuki Abe, Akihiro Enomoto, Atsuko Inoue, Hiroto Tanaka | Stars: Nozomu Sasaki, Shigeru Chiba, Sanae Miyuki, Megumi Ogata

Votes: 504

10. Yu-Gi-Oh! (I) (2000–2006)

TV-Y | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Yugi Moto solves an Ancient Egyptian Puzzle and brings forth a dark and powerful alter ego. Whenever he and his friends are threatened by evil in Duel Monster Card Game, this alter ego breaks out to save them.

Stars: Dan Green, Wayne Grayson, Amy Birnbaum, Gregory Abbey

Votes: 23,406

11. Rurouni Kenshin (1996–1998)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The adventures of a young wandering swordsman who stumbles upon a struggling martial arts school in Meiji era Japan.

Stars: Mayo Suzukaze, Dorothy Elias-Fahn, Richard Cansino, Rebecca Forstadt

Votes: 20,566

12. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (1998–2000)

TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When the most prestigious university of magic loses Orphen, their most talented student, they'll do anything to get him back.

Stars: David Matranga, Shelley Calene-Black, Spike Spencer, John Swasey

Votes: 291

13. Death Note (2006)

Not Rated | 126 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A battle between the world's two greatest minds begins when Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to rid the world of criminals.

Director: Shûsuke Kaneko | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Asaka Seto, Yû Kashii

Votes: 31,874

14. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)

PG-13 | 101 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

An ex-mercenary is forced out of isolation when three mysterious men kidnap and brainwash the city's children afflicted with the Geostigma disease.

Directors: Tetsuya Nomura, Takeshi Nozue | Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Ayumi Ito, Shôtarô Morikubo, Maaya Sakamoto

Votes: 58,226

15. Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (1992–1995)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After a teenage delinquent is killed while saving a child's life from an approaching car, the rulers of the underworld send him back to become an "Underworld Detective" investigating demons apparitions in the human world.

Stars: Nozomu Sasaki, Justin Cook, Christopher Sabat, Cynthia Cranz

Votes: 16,071

16. Code Geass (2006–2008)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama

After being given a mysterious power to control others, an outcast prince becomes the masked leader of the rebellion against an all-powerful empire.

Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai, Johnny Yong Bosch, Yukana

Votes: 80,281

17. Wolf's Rain (2003–2004)

TV-14 | 701 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In a post-apocalyptic future where humans live in domed cities surrounded by wasteland, wolves are assumed to be two hundred years extinct.

Stars: Sarah Hauser, Darren Pleavin, Kenta Miyake, Akio Suyama

Votes: 8,259

18. Scrapped Princess (2003)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The adventures of a princess prophesized to destroy the world and her magic using sibling warrior bodyguards determined to protect her.

Stars: Mari Devon, Kari Wahlgren, Crispin Freeman, Bridget Hoffman

Votes: 794

19. .hack//Legend of the Twilight (2003)

TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Shugo and Rena coincidentally win legendary characters to play in The World. When invincible monsters are appearing and players are getting hospitalized, he is coiled up in the investigation of this familiar phenomenon.

Stars: Junko Minagawa, Mai Nakahara, Yuki Matsuoka, Yuki Kaida

Votes: 440

20. Chobits (2002–2003)

TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Hideki finds the discarded and malfunctioning Persocom Chi, a personal computer that looks like a girl. While trying to fix and care for Chi, Hideki discovers that she might be a Chobits, a robot of urban legend that has free will.

Stars: Sarah Hauser, Rie Tanaka, Crispin Freeman, Tomokazu Sugita

Votes: 4,713

21. Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls (2005)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The year is 1614 AD. Two warring ninja clans, each supporting a son of Hidetada Tokugawa as the next shogun, send ten representatives each to fight to the death for the possession Tokugawa ... See full summary »

Stars: Laura Bailey, Nana Mizuki, Kôsuke Toriumi, Troy Baker

Votes: 4,323

22. Chrono Crusade (2003–2004)

TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Roaring 20's a time of prosperity. Jazz is king, the Mob rules the streets, and Demons are running a mock.

Stars: Tomoko Kawakami, Akira Ishida, Greg Ayres, Hilary Haag

Votes: 1,669

23. The Twelve Kingdoms (2002–2003)

Animation, Adventure, Drama

When high school student Youko Nakajima finds out she is the rightful heir of a mysterious kingdom, she sets off on a fantasy voyage of danger and magic.

Stars: Mari Devon, Kate Higgins, Houko Kuwashima, Aya Hisakawa

Votes: 2,202

24. Fushigi Yûgi - The Mysterious Play (1995–2002)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

A girl named Miaka Yuuki and her friend Yui Hongo are taken into the book called The Universe of the Four Gods. There they battle many hardships including each other in order to become the ... See full summary »

Stars: Takehito Koyasu, Shin'ichirô Miki, Bridget Hoffman, Tomokazu Seki

Votes: 1,085

25. Ceres: Celestial Legend (2000)

TV-MA | 21 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Now, in modern day time, Aya Mikage is a descendent of Ceres, and has quite an amount of tennyo blood.

Stars: Matthew Erickson, Victor Atelevich, C. Adam Leigh, Tommy Campbell

Votes: 523

26. Kaleido Star (2003–2004)

TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Sora, a young girl from Japan, comes to America in search of her dream. She wants, with all her heart, to be a member of the famous Kaleido Stage, a combination of musicals, acrobatics and ... See full summary »

Stars: Jason Douglas, Kira Vincent-Davis, Cynthia Martinez, Ryô Hirohashi

Votes: 984

27. Air (2005)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Family

Yukito Kunisaki is on a journey, seeking a girl with wings who flies in sky, as mentioned in a childhood tale.

Stars: Daisuke Ono, Tomoko Kawakami, Monica Rial, Aya Hisakawa

Votes: 1,499

28. Fruits Basket (2001)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

After her mother's death, Tohru Honda finds herself living with the Sohma family consisting of three cousins: Yuki, the 'prince charming' of their high school, Kyo the hot headed, short ... See full summary »

Stars: Eric Vale, Laura Bailey, Yui Horie, Aya Hisakawa

Votes: 6,211

29. The Wallflower (2006–2007)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Kyouhei, Ranmaru, Takenaga, and Yukinojou are promised free rent on a large mansion under one condition, to change the landlord's niece into a respectable young lady. However if they fail, she'll triple their rent.

Stars: Vic Mignogna, Jessie James Grelle, Brittney Karbowski, Greg Ayres

Votes: 1,162

30. His and Her Circumstances (1998–1999)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

TV series that tells the every-day stories of a group of teenagers in high-school, focusing on their romances and personal problems.

Stars: Veronica Taylor, Megan Hollingshead, Dick Rodstein, Christopher Nicholas

Votes: 1,690

31. Aishiteruze baby (2004– )

25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

When little Yuzuyu Sakashita's mother runs away from her family, the little girl has to live with her teenage nephew Kippei. Through taking care of Yuzuyu, Kippei learns a lot about life.

Stars: Kumiko Endô, Fuyuka Oura, Masami Suzuki, Jutarô Kitashiro

Votes: 308

32. Mischievous Kiss (2008)

24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A cute girl (Aihara Kotoko) is in love with a smart and handsome guy who's a jerk in high school (Irie Naoki) and when her house is destroyed she moves with her father in to the Irie Family home where he starts to develop some feelings towards her.

Stars: Nana Mizuki, Daisuke Hirakawa, Naoko Matsui, Shûhei Sakaguchi

Votes: 1,780

33. S.A: Supesharu ê (2008)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Her whole life, Hikari Hanazono has been consumed with the desire to win against her school rival in S.A class, Kei Takishima at anything. However, Kei's feelings towards Hikari are different.

Stars: Yûko Gotô, Jun Fukuyama, Hitomi Nabatame, Hiro Shimono

Votes: 1,070

34. Clannad: After Story (2008–2009)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A sequel to the anime based on the recently concluded Key Clannad franchise. After Story is a new path that opens in the original visual novel after all other options have been traversed.

Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, David Matranga, Luci Christian, Mai Nakahara

Votes: 12,356

35. Hayate, the Combat Butler 2 (2009)

24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Hayate is still working as the Sanzenin Butler and this season features a lot more Hinagiku, as scenarios that include herself and Hayate allude to potentially mutual feelings between them.... See full summary »

Stars: Ryôko Shiraishi, Rie Kugimiya, Rie Tanaka, Norio Wakamoto

Votes: 156

36. City Hunter (1987–1991)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

The adventures of Ryo Saeba, a gun-for-hire living in the Tokyo metropolis, who will take on any dangerous job as long as it involves beautiful women.

Stars: Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Yôko Asagami, Tesshô Genda

Votes: 1,615

37. Maid Sama! (2010–2011)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance

Ayuzawa Misaki serves as the student council president at Seika High. However, unbeknownst to her classmates, she works part-time as an employee at a Maid Cafe. Usui Takumi, a boy from her school, discovers this secret.

Stars: Monica Rial, David Matranga, Ayumi Fujimura, Nobuhiko Okamoto

Votes: 8,749

38. Fairy Tail (2009–2019)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Lucy, an aspiring Celestial Wizard, becomes a friend and ally to powerful wizards Natsu, Gray, and Erza, who are part of the (in)famous wizard guild, Fairy Tail.

Stars: Cherami Leigh, Todd Haberkorn, Tia Lynn Ballard, Tetsuya Kakihara

Votes: 28,046

39. Spice and Wolf (2008–2009)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Kraft Lawrence goes from town to town to make profits as a travelling merchant, with the help of a wolf deity by the name of Holo.

Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Ami Koshimizu, J. Michael Tatum, Brina Palencia

Votes: 5,041

40. InuYasha: The Final Act (2009–2010)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

InuYasha's story draws to a close but not before finding Naraku and the Sacred Jewel, and facing new enemies and new dangers.

Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kumiko Watanabe, Kôji Tsujitani

Votes: 3,506

41. Black Lagoon (2006)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A Japanese businessman, captured by modern-day pirates, is written off and left for dead by his company. Tired of the corporate life, he opts to stick with the mercenaries that kidnapped him, becoming part of their gang.

Stars: Megumi Toyoguchi, Daisuke Namikawa, Brad Swaile, Maryke Hendrikse

Votes: 17,942

42. .hack//Roots (2006)

TV-14 | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

In 2015, CC Corporation's data-center caught on fire destroying "The World". By splicing in data from what would have been another project, CC Corp. was able to rebuild the game. In 2016, "... See full summary »

Stars: Andrew Francis, Kelly Sheridan, Michael Kopsa, Mark Acheson

Votes: 334

43. Inuyasha (2000–2004)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A teenage girl periodically travels back in time to feudal Japan to help a young half-demon recover the shards of a jewel of great power.

Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Richard Ian Cox, Sarah Hauser, Darren Pleavin

Votes: 17,921

44. Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004)

Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The past catches up with the world of Inuyasha and Kagome's present in a form they could never have anticipated.

Director: Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima

Votes: 1,995

45. InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)

Not Rated | 99 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After 700 years the sword Sounga, who belonged to the Great Dog Demon, is unleashed, tearing a rift in the barrier between the underworld and the earth and stirring the restless souls.

Director: Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima

Votes: 2,398

46. InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)

Not Rated | 99 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

After seemingly defeating their common enemy, Naraku, what appears to be the near-end of their journey instead leads Inuyasha and Kagome facing against a new threat.

Director: Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima

Votes: 2,341

47. CardCaptors (I) (2000–2003)

TV-Y7 | 20 min | Animation, Action, Drama

CardCaptors is the North American version of the Japanese anime Card Captor Sakura.

Stars: Carly McKillip, Matt Hill, Rhys Huber, Maggie Blue O'Hara

Votes: 1,304

48. Eat-Man '98 (1998)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Bolt Crank, the World's Greatest Mercenary, who has the ability to eat any object, mostly metal and weapons. When the time comes, he can reproduce those weapons and items in his right hand.

Stars: Masashi Ebara, Yasuo Iwata, Mitsuaki Madono, Norio Wakamoto

Votes: 94

49. Silent Möbius (1998)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Crime

A team of policewomen with supernatural powers try to protect the Earth from an alien invasion known as the Lucifer Hawks.

Stars: Naoko Matsui, Hiromi Tsuru, Chieko Honda, Maya Okamoto

Votes: 191

50. Mobile Suit Gundam (1979–1980)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In the war between the Earth Federation and Zeon, a young and inexperienced crew find themselves on a new spaceship. Their best hope of making it through the conflict is the Gundam, a giant humanoid robot, and its gifted teenage pilot.

Stars: Hirotaka Suzuoki, Tôru Furuya, Toshio Furukawa, Kiyonobu Suzuki

Votes: 2,778

51. Princess Mononoke (1997)

PG-13 | 134 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

76 Metascore

On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka, Billy Crudup

Votes: 434,056 | Gross: $2.38M

52. Elemental Gelade (2005)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After a routine raid, the rookie sky pirate Cou finds a most unusual cargo in his mates' cargo hold: Ren, an "Edel Reid", a race prized by humans for granting special combat power to their ... See full summary »

Stars: Kristian Ayre, Alexandra Carter, Brenna O'Brien, France Perras

Votes: 325

53. Darker Than Black (2007–2010)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama

In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged.

Stars: Jason Liebrecht, Kate Oxley, Christopher Sabat, Brina Palencia

Votes: 12,478

54. Sailor Moon (1995–2000)

TV-Y | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The magical action-adventures of a teenage girl who learns of her destiny as the legendary warrior Sailor Moon and must band together with the other Sailor Scouts to defend the Earth and Galaxy.

Stars: Susan Roman, Jill Frappier, Katie Griffin, Ron Rubin

Votes: 13,182

55. Sailor Moon (1992–1997)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A group of schoolgirls discover they are incarnations of super-powered alien princesses, and use their abilities to defend the earth.

Stars: Stephanie Sheh, Kotono Mitsuishi, Kate Higgins, Aya Hisakawa

Votes: 7,571

56. D.Gray-man (2006–2008)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Young Allen Walker, an exorcist, fights Akuma to save the world.

Stars: Sanae Kobayashi, Todd Haberkorn, Shizuka Itou, Ken'ichi Suzumura

Votes: 4,589

57. The Slayers (1995–2009)

TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The adventures of a teenage sorceress and her companions as they quest for gold and glory (especially gold).

Stars: Megumi Hayashibara, Yasunori Matsumoto, Lisa Ortiz, Eric Stuart

Votes: 2,387

58. Magic Knight Rayearth (1994–1995)

TV-PG | 20 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Lucy, Anias and Marina, three girls from different schools are transported to the world of Zephyr as well as their mission to become Magical Warriors to rescue the captured Princess Esmeralda.

Stars: Julie Maddalena, Wendee Lee, Bridget Hoffman, Mona Marshall

Votes: 1,025

59. Get Backers (2002–2003)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Ban Midou and Ginji Amano, two juvenile delinquents from the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Japan, are also known as a pair of retrievers-for-hire called the GetBackers. Both of them possess ... See full summary »

Stars: Sarah Hauser, Darren Pleavin, Shanon Weaver, Jason Liebrecht

Votes: 1,063

60. Coyote Ragtime Show (2006)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In an alternate galaxy, there's an outlaw named Mister who's 10 days from his prison release. He escapes from prison with the help of his comrades Bishop and Katana. As they seek out to ... See full summary »

Stars: Akio Ôtsuka, Ken'yû Horiuchi, Tomokazu Seki, John Swasey

Votes: 212

61. Fullmetal Alchemist (2003–2004)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When a failed alchemical ritual leaves brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric with severely damaged bodies, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them: the fabled philosopher's stone.

Stars: Vic Mignogna, Aaron Dismuke, Romi Park, Rie Kugimiya

Votes: 77,688

62. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009–2010)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Two brothers search for a Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their deceased mother goes awry and leaves them in damaged physical forms.

Stars: Kent Williams, Iemasa Kayumi, Matthew Leonhart, Vic Mignogna

Votes: 197,661

63. Full Metal Panic! (2002–2006)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Sousuke Sagara, a member of a covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protecting Kaname Chidori, a spirited Japanese high school girl.

Stars: Tomokazu Seki, Satsuki Yukino, Jason Douglas, Yukana

Votes: 5,895

64. Vandread (2000–2001)

TV-14 | Action, Animation, Comedy

In a space-fairing future the war between sexes becomes literal. A kid who works in a factory that produces giant military robots decides to steal one for himself and ends up in the middle of a dogfight that leads into an adventure.

Stars: Hiroyuki Yoshino, Michiko Neya, Yumi Kakazu, Yu Asakawa

Votes: 916

65. Spirited Away (2001)

PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

96 Metascore

During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino, Rumi Hiiragi

Votes: 850,181 | Gross: $10.06M

66. Lotus Lantern (1999)

85 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Goddess San Sheng Mu goes down to earth with the magical Lotus Lantern, marries human scholar Liu Yanchang and bears him a son called Chenxiang, in spite of the opposition of her brother, ... See full summary »

Director: Guang Xi Chang | Stars: Wen Jiang, Fan Xu, Jing Ning, Peisi Chen

Votes: 885

67. Cowboy Bebop (1998–1999)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.

Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Unshô Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara, Steve Blum

Votes: 139,051

68. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)

TV-14 | 115 min | Animation, Action, Crime

62 Metascore

A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.

Directors: Shin'ichirô Watanabe, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Tensai Okamura, Hiroyuki Okiura, Yoshiyuki Takei | Stars: Beau Billingslea, Melissa Fahn, Nicholas Guest, Kôichi Yamadera

Votes: 53,186 | Gross: $1.00M

69. Patlabor: The Movie (1989)

Unrated | 100 min | Animation, Action, Crime

The screwball cops of Special Vehicles Section 2 Division 2 must investigate and stop a spree of rampaging construction robots.

Directors: Mamoru Oshii, Kôji Sawai | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, David Jarvis, Doug Erholtz, Mîna Tominaga

Votes: 5,621

70. Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)

TV-14 | 113 min | Animation, Action, Drama

When a terrorist attack is blamed on the Air Force, Special Vehicle Unit 2 gets caught in the middle of a growing political conflict.

Directors: Mamoru Oshii, Mizuho Nishikubo | Stars: Mîna Tominaga, Briony Glassco, Julie Ann Taylor, Toshio Furukawa

Votes: 4,598

71. Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (1986–1989)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A group a young warriors known as 'Saints', each in possession of a 'cloth' guarded by a different constellation, must protect the reincarnation of the goddess Athena as she attempts to keep the Earth from being destroyed by evil forces.

Stars: Hideyuki Tanaka, Tôru Furuya, Ryô Horikawa, Kôichi Hashimoto

Votes: 11,183

72. Genesis of Aquarion (2005–2015)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Humanity is dominated by fear when the Shadow Angels invade after 12,000 years of slumber. There is hope, however - Mechanical Angel Aquarion, a fighting machine powered by the intertwined souls of pilots known as Elements.

Stars: Takuma Terashima, Yumi Kakazu, Sanae Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Morikawa

Votes: 283

73. Fairy Tail: The Phoenix Priestess (2012)

TV-14 | 86 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Follow Fairy Tail's dream team as they lend a helping hand to a girl with little memory and a grudge against wizards.

Director: Masaya Fujimori | Stars: Aya Endô, Aya Hirano, Tetsuya Kakihara, Hiroki Tôchi

Votes: 2,375

74. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

PG | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi

86 Metascore

Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyôda, Gorô Naya

Votes: 182,649 | Gross: $0.50M

75. Onigamiden - Legend of the Millennium Dragon (2011)

PG-13 | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A 15-year-old boy goes 1200 years back in time to find his unlikely destiny as the savior to end the war between humans and demons.

Director: Hirotsugu Kawasaki | Stars: Kenshô Ono, Satomi Ishihara, Takashi Kondô, Shôtarô Morikubo

Votes: 1,265

76. Mai-HiME (2004–2005)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A group a school girls discover that they have been given the ability to materialize weapons and control robotic beasts called Children to stop an evil organization from their plans of domination. Meanwhile, a darker plot thickens.

Stars: Caitlynne Medrek, Carol-Anne Day, Jordan Schartner, Wendy Morrison

Votes: 838

77. From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

PG | 91 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

71 Metascore

A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

Director: Gorô Miyazaki | Stars: Sarah Bolger, Chris Noth, Anton Yelchin, Christina Hendricks

Votes: 52,076 | Gross: $1.00M

78. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (2004–2008)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A semi-spinoff of the popular Yu-Gi-Oh anime series, focusing on a boy named Jaden and his misadventures as a student at an esteemed Duel Monsters academy.

Stars: Matthew Labyorteaux, Wayne Grayson, Tony Salerno, Sean Schemmel

Votes: 5,280

79. The Big O (1999–2003)

TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure

In a futuristic city with lost memories, an expert negotiator fights threats to the city with the help of an android and his own giant robot.

Stars: Mitsuru Miyamoto, Steve Blum, Akiko Yajima, Motomu Kiyokawa

Votes: 2,352

80. Ninja Scroll (1993)

Not Rated | 94 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A vagabond swordsman is aided by a kunoichi and a spy in battling a demonic clan of killers - led by a ghost from his past - who are bent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Emi Shinohara, Takeshi Aono, Osamu Saka

Votes: 40,749

81. Blood-C: The Last Dark (2012)

TV-MA | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Six months after the massacre at her faux hometown, Saya has set out on a mission to exact revenge on Fumito, who had since then become a powerful dictator enforcing censorship throughout Japan.

Director: Naoyoshi Shiotani | Stars: Atsushi Abe, Masumi Asano, Keiji Fujiwara, Misato Fukuen

Votes: 1,339

82. X (1996)

R | 100 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy

In 1999, a battle takes place between two factions of divine warriors for the fate of the world.

Director: Rintarô | Stars: Tomokazu Seki, Junko Iwao, Ken Narita, Tôru Furusawa

Votes: 2,818 | Gross: $0.14M

83. Ghost in the Shell (1995)

TV-MA | 83 min | Animation, Action, Crime

76 Metascore

A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.

Directors: Mizuho Nishikubo, Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Atsuko Tanaka, Iemasa Kayumi, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera

Votes: 157,010 | Gross: $0.52M

84. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)

TV-MA | 87 min | Animation, Action, Drama

Concurrent theatrical ending of the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995).

Directors: Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yûko Miyamura, Kotono Mitsuishi

Votes: 64,342

85. Buddha: The Great Departure (2011)

111 min | Animation, Adventure, Biography

2005 years ago in India, a boy named Siddhartha Gautama of the kingdom Shakya is born. At that time various kingdoms were continuously raging wars with each other. When the boy attained ... See full summary »

Director: Kôzô Morishita | Stars: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tomo Adachi, Kenji Akabane

Votes: 491

86. Buddha 2: The Endless Journey (2014)

85 min | Animation, Adventure, Biography

2500 years ago, in India, Siddhartha was born as a prince of the Shakya clan, but he gives up his position as a prince to see the world. He meets a strange boy named Assaji, who can predict... See full summary »

Director: Toshiaki Komura | Stars: Kiyokazu Kanze, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Nana Mizuki, Tetsuo Nakanishi

Votes: 220

87. Ambassador Magma (1993– )

25 min | Animation, Short, Action

The alien invader Goa plots to conquer the Earth. He first warns the Murakami family (father Atsushi, mother Tomoko, and son Mamoru) of their invasion, and demonstrates his powers by ... See full summary »

Stars: Kikuko Inoue, Steve Blum, David Hart, Tom Fahn

Votes: 32

88. Ponyo (2008)

G | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

86 Metascore

A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Tomoko Yamaguchi

Votes: 163,664 | Gross: $15.09M

89. The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

G | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

80 Metascore

The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daughter Arrietty is discovered.

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Stars: Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Mirai Shida

Votes: 104,480 | Gross: $19.20M

90. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

PG-13 | 106 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

49 Metascore

A scientist makes a last stand on Earth with the help of a ragtag team of soldiers against an invasion of alien phantoms.

Directors: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Ming-Na Wen, Ving Rhames

Votes: 84,091 | Gross: $32.13M

91. Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma (1989)

Unrated | 77 min | Animation, Action, Drama

A terrible war has ravaged the land, and now, fueled by the blood of numerous fallen warriors, the Yoma, demons from hell, emerge once more. A skilled ninja seeks to end the bloodshed these... See full summary »

Stars: Christopher Pryce, Jon Geiger, Mark O'Brien, Jessica Robertson

Votes: 470

92. Sekirei (2008–2010)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Minato fails college exams twice leaving him feeling worthless. A woman Musubi falls from the sky and bonds with Minato via a kiss awakening his powers. This draws Minato into a dangerous competition against others with special abilities.

Stars: Shinnosuke Tachibana, Saori Hayami, Marina Inoue, Yukana

Votes: 2,767

93. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)

Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Ten-year old Sakura Avalon, Cardcaptor of the elusive, magical Clow Cards, unexpectedly wins a trip to Hong Kong where strange dreams lead her to an imprisoned sorceress with close connections to the creator of the cards.

Directors: Morio Asaka, Terry Klassen | Stars: Sakura Tange, Aya Hisakawa, Junko Iwao, Motoko Kumai

Votes: 1,812

94. The Cat Returns (2002)

G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

70 Metascore

After helping a cat, a seventeen-year-old girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat Prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life.

Director: Hiroyuki Morita | Stars: Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda, Takayuki Yamada

Votes: 64,571

95. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

G | 103 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

85 Metascore

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.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi

Votes: 165,696

96. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2006 TV Movie)

108 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A.D. 2034. It has been two years since Motoko Kusanagi left Section 9. Togusa is now the new leader of the team, that has considerably increased its appointed personnel. The expanded new ... See full summary »

Directors: Kenji Kamiyama, Toshiyuki Kôno, Masaki Tachibana, Masayuki Yoshihara | Stars: Atsuko Tanaka, Osamu Saka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera

Votes: 7,498

97. Sword of the Stranger (2007)

Not Rated | 103 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.

Director: Masahiro Andô | Stars: Tomoya Nagase, Yuri Chinen, Kôichi Yamadera, Akio Ôtsuka

Votes: 18,315

98. Naruto: Shippuden (2007–2017)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Naruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and recognition, as well as to become Hokage, who is acknowledged as the leader and strongest of all ninja in the village.

Stars: Alexandre Crepet, Junko Takeuchi, Maile Flanagan, Chie Nakamura

Votes: 168,835

99. Eureka Seven - good night, sleep tight, young lovers (2009)

TV-14 | 110 min | Animation, Action, Drama

On a vastly transformed Earth ten millenia in the future, the young air-surfer or "lifter" Renton joins a rebel group and befriends the pilot Eureka.

Directors: Hironori Aoyagi, Hiroshi Haraguchi, Masaru Yasukawa, Tomoki Kyôda | Stars: Yûko Sanpei, Kaori Nazuka, Keiji Fujiwara, Michiko Neya

Votes: 775

100. Bleach the Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)

TV-14 | 92 min | Animation, Action, Thriller

After the treasured Ouin is stolen, Toshiro Hitsugaya disappears and becomes suspected of treason. When the Soul Society calls for his capture and execution, Substitute Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki vows to prove Hitsugaya's innocence.

Director: Noriyuki Abe | Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Hiroki Yasumoto, Yuki Matsuoka

Votes: 3,490



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