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1. Death Note (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.
Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Brad Swaile, Vincent Tong, Ryô Naitô
Votes: 378,648
2. Oh My Goddess! (1993–1994)
Not Rated | 160 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A college student receives an unexpected wish from a goddess and asks her to stay with him forever, but that brings complications.
Stars: Yumi Tôma, Aya Hisakawa, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Kiyoyuki Yanada
Votes: 1,269
3. 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
4. R.O.D Read or Die (2001)
Not Rated | 33 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A young female agent with a powerful psionic power over paper must stop a plot for world destruction.
Stars: Rieko Miura, Michiko Neya, Hozumi Gôda, Masami Iwasaki
Votes: 1,454
5. Hellsing Ultimate (2006–2012)
Not Rated | 50 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
The vampire Alucard, his master Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing, and his newly sired ward Seras Victoria, try to protect England from a war-crazed SS-Major who seeks to start an eternal war with his vampire army.
Stars: Katie Gray, Crispin Freeman, Victoria Harwood, Ralph Lister
Votes: 26,754
6. Love Hina (2000–2001)
TV-14 | 544 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Keitaro had a childhood friend. When she had to move away, they promised to meet again at Tokyo University. Years later, Keitaro has failed his entrance exam twice, but he won't give up his promise, even though he can't remember her name.
Stars: Yûji Ueda, Yui Horie, Masayo Kurata, Yu Asakawa
Votes: 2,372
7. 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: 4,711
8. Elfen Lied (2004)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Two university students come across a seemingly harmless girl named Lucy, unaware that she's actually a mutant serial killer with a split personality.
Stars: Sanae Kobayashi, Chihiro Suzuki, Mamiko Noto, Sam Saletta
Votes: 36,920
9. 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: 17,929
10. Soul Eater (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Set in the Shinigami technical school, the series revolves around a partnership between a weapon meisters and a human weapons. Trying to reach a ranking of "Death Scythe" they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch.
Stars: Laura Bailey, Chiaki Omigawa, Micah Solusod, Brittney Karbowski
Votes: 14,457
11. Welcome to the N.H.K. (2006)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
This surreal dramedy follows Satou Tatsuhiro as he attempts to escape the evil machinations of the NHK.
Stars: Yutaka Koizumi, Yui Makino, Michael C. Pizzuto, Monica Rial
Votes: 7,943
12. Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne (2008)
TV-MA | 276 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Rin Asogi runs a private investigation agency in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, performing odd jobs. Despite attempts at a normal life, she finds herself constantly hindered by the strange cases that come her way.
Stars: Mamiko Noto, Rie Kugimiya, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Jamie Marchi
Votes: 2,247
13. Azumanga Daioh: The Animation (2002)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A humorous and highly unpredictable animated series following a group of high school girls and their teachers.
Stars: Tomoko Kaneda, Yuki Matsuoka, Chieko Higuchi, Rie Tanaka
Votes: 3,472
14. Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After his hometown is destroyed and is traumatized, young Eren Jaeger vows to cleanse the earth of the giant humanoid Titans that have brought humanity to the brink of extinction.
Stars: Jessie James Grelle, Bryce Papenbrook, Trina Nishimura, Yûki Kaji
Votes: 511,654
15. Hellsing (2001–2002)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A British taskforce, lead by the daughter of the vampire hunter Prof. Van Helsing, battles the supernatural with the aid of two vampires.
Stars: Jôji Nakata, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Fumiko Orikasa, Steven Brand
Votes: 18,246
16. Hellsing: The Dawn (2011–2012)
7 min | Animation, Short, Action
In this prequel to Hellsing Ultimate (2006), Hellsing agents Alucard and young Walter, the resourceful Hellsing family butler, are sent to Nazi-occupied Europe in 1944 to stop the Nazis' attempt to create a vampire army.
Stars: Jun'ichi Suwabe, Jôji Nakata, Daisuke Namikawa, Romi Park
Votes: 856
17. Deadman Wonderland (2011)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
After being falsely convicted for the murder of his entire class, a young man must learn to survive in a mysterious prison with a perverted take on incarceration while also looking to clear his name.
Stars: Monica Rial, Kana Hanazawa, Greg Ayres, Romi Park
Votes: 12,013
18. Goblin Slayer (2018–2023)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a fantasy world, a lone hero makes his living by exterminating all goblins he encounters. But one day he meets a friend, and his life begins to become more intense.
Stars: Yûichirô Umehara, Yui Ogura, Nao Tôyama, Yûichi Nakamura
Votes: 10,421
19. Parasyte: The Maxim (2014–2015)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Drama
17-year-old Shinichi Izumi is partially infected by a Parasyte, monsters that butcher and consume humans. He must learn to co-exist with the creature if he is to survive both the life of a Parasyte and a human as part monster, part person.
Stars: Aya Hirano, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Rinka H.B.B., Brittney Karbowski
Votes: 48,732
20. Angel's Egg (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 71 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.
Director: Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Mako Hyôdô, Jinpachi Nezu, Keiichi Noda
Votes: 12,010
21. Berserk (1997–1998)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.
Stars: Marc Diraison, Nobutoshi Canna, Carrie Keranen, Kevin T. Collins
Votes: 53,201
22. Berserk (2016–2017)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Guts is haunted by demons who are attracted to him because of a demonic mark on his neck.
Stars: Max Mittelman, Sarah Anne Williams, Erik Scott Kimerer, Hiroaki Iwanaga
Votes: 7,496
23. Dorohedoro (2020)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman works together with his friend Nikaido in order to recover his memories and survive in a strange and violent world.
Stars: Wataru Takagi, Reina Kondou, Ken'yû Horiuchi, Yoshimasa Hosoya
Votes: 11,448
24. Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
TV-14 | 316 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
Strange things start happening when a withdrawn girl named Lain becomes obsessed with an interconnected virtual realm known as "The Wired".
Stars: Kaori Shimizu, Bridget Hoffman, Dan Lorge, Randy McPherson
Votes: 17,210
25. Please Save My Earth (1993–1994)
Not Rated | 185 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A group of students discover they are aliens reborn on Earth. But their past lives start to overlap with their present ones, leading to drama and heartache.
Stars: Ted Cole, Michael Dobson, Paul Dobson, Jason Gray-Stanford
Votes: 277
26. The Girl from the Other Side (2022)
70 min | Animation, Fantasy, Mystery
Once upon a time, in a far, faraway place, there were two lands. The world was divided into an inner land and an outer land. People feared the outer land. Inhabited by eerie beings, the ... See full summary »
Director: Yutaro Kubo | Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Rie Takahashi
Votes: 623
27. Chainsaw Man (2022)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Following a betrayal, a young man left for dead is reborn as a powerful devil-human hybrid after merging with his pet devil and is soon enlisted into an organization dedicated to hunting devils.
Stars: Kikunosuke Toya, Ryan Colt Levy, Tomori Kusunoki, Shogo Sakata
Votes: 54,952
28. XXXHOLiC (2006–2011)
TV-PG | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Kimihiro Watanuki, a high-schooler, is troubled by monsters and spirits, but meets Yuko Ichihara, a beautiful witch, who grants his wish to not be able to see them. However, there is a price.
Stars: Sayaka Ôhara, Jun Fukuyama, Kazuya Nakai, Shizuka Itou
Votes: 2,057
29. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The story of the Joestar family, who are possessed with intense psychic strength, and the adventures each member encounters throughout their lives.
Stars: David Vincent, Matthew Mercer, Daisuke Ono, Unshô Ishizuka
Votes: 34,420
30. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (1993–2002)
Not Rated | Animation, Action, Adventure
Three members of the Joestar family, a clan of psychic fighters, set out on a quest to destroy their family's ancient enemy.
Stars: Chikao Ôtsuka, Jûrôta Kosugi, Michael Bennett, Abie Hadjitarkhani
Votes: 1,811
31. Paranoia Agent (2004–2005)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
Seemingly unconnected citizens of Tokyo are targeted for bludgeoning by a boy with a golden baseball bat. As detectives try to link the victims, they discover that following the assaults, the victims' lives have improved in some way.
Stars: Shôzô Îzuka, Toshihiko Seki, Mamiko Noto, Michael McConnohie
Votes: 14,230
32. Mononoke (2007)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
A mysterious man called the Medicine Seller travels along feudal Japan, uncovering and slaying evil spirits called "Mononoke".
Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Michael C. Pizzuto, Eiji Takemoto, Yukana
Votes: 2,990
33. Terror in Resonance (2014)
TV-14 | 231 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
Tokyo has been decimated by a terrorist attack, the only clue to the culprit's identity is a bizarre internet video. Two mysterious children form Sphinx, a clandestine entity determined to pull the trigger on this world.
Stars: Kaito Ishikawa, Sôma Saitô, Atsumi Tanezaki, Shunsuke Sakuya
Votes: 13,725
34. A.I.C.O. Incarnation (2018)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Everything Aiko knew was a lie. Now she's joining a team of Divers to reach the place where the Burst began to stop it for good and save her family.
Stars: Xanthe Huynh, Billy Kametz, Erica Mendez, Allegra Clark
Votes: 1,404
35. Castlevania (2017–2021)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly creatures controlled by Dracula.
Stars: Richard Armitage, James Callis, Alejandra Reynoso, Theo James
Votes: 80,465
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