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2 days ago · The Tomatometer takes on the best anime movies of all time! That means we’re ranking everything from the feverishly dark 1980s/1990s films ( Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll ), to the...
- Your Name (Kimi no Na wa.) (2016) Director: Makoto Shinkai | Studio: CoMix Wave Films. MAL Score: 9.39, Ranked: #1. It may be very new, but the fact that Kimi no Na wa is already the #1 rated anime of all time shows what a phenomenon this new movie has been.
- A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) (2016) Director: Naoko Yamada | Studio: Kyoto Animation. MAL Score: 9.07, Ranked: #12. It's not just Kimi no Na wa that has been making waves in Japan.
- Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) (2001) Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Studio: Studio Ghibli. MAL Score: 8.93, Ranked: #15. Might as well get the obvious one out of the way first.
- Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no Haka) (1988) Director: Isao Takahata | Studio: Studio Ghibli. MAL Score: 8.58, Ranked: #71. Although I have my rule of only one movie per director, that doesn't mean I can't pick another Studio Ghibli movie.
- 45 'Kiki’S Delivery Service'
- 44 'Memories'
- 'Evangelion: 2.0 You Can
- 42 'Tekkonkinkreet'
- 41 'Ponyo'
- 40 'On-Gaku: Our Sound'
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
An excellent fantasy movie by Hayao Miyazaki, Kiki’s Delivery Servicemight not get quite as much love as other films by the legendary Japanese filmmaker, but it’s still worthy of its classic status. It’s about a young woman dealing with life on her own for the first time… and she’s also a witch, which makes her stand out and adds further to the feelings of isolation she has. Kiki’s Delivery Service, despite its fantastical elements, also works as a surprisingly grounded narrative about coming...
Directed by Koji Morimoto, Katsuhiro Otomo, and Tensai Okamura
There are a total of three stories featured throughout Memories, a unique and rather underrated anthology film from 1995. The first leans toward horror/mystery, the second is a darkly funny science fiction story, and then the third also feels like sci-fi with a satirical spin, only in a bleaker and more unnerving way. No one could fault Memories for being derivative or predictable, and even though each of its three segments can be defined as belonging to the sci-fi genre, each part offers som...
Director: Hideaki Anno
Anyone who enjoys fiction that explores existentialist themes is likely well aware of Neon Genesis Evangelion, a groundbreaking and endlessly compelling anime series that first aired in 1995 and 1996. Evangelion has since become a franchise that stretches well beyond the original series, and was reimagined/rebooted in the form of four movies released between 2007 and 2021 that are known as the Rebuild of Evangelionseries. Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance isn’t quite the best of these, bu...
Directed by Michael Arias
An eye-popping animated crime movie, Tekkonkinkreetis strange, dizzying, and sometimes overwhelming as a viewing experience, but it’s nevertheless compelling and more than a little underappreciated. It’s about two young boys living in a giant metropolis, both trying to get by in their own ways and eventually clashing with a powerful corporation that wants to reconstruct much of the town, all in the pursuit of profit. The narrative sometimes feels secondary in Tekkonkinkreet, but the sensation...
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
By 2008, Hayao Miyazaki was well-established as a filmmaker who’d basically mastered the fantasy genre, with Ponyo just making that clearer than ever before. It’s a modern fairytale that’s perhaps the director’s most family-friendly movie to date, but not in a way that will turn off older viewers. There’s something to be enjoyed for everyone within Ponyo, regardless of age. Plot-wise, Ponyo revolves around a young boy meeting a strange goldfish with a surprising history, and the two end up go...
Directed by Kenji Iwaisawa
The plot of On-Gaku: Our Soundis gleefully simple, centering on three friends who don’t seem to be doing much in life, and one day collectively agree to start a band together. They do this despite not having much by way of musical experience, but take their inexperience and turn it into a strength, playing minimal, basic music that ends up feeling very punk, in a way. As a film, On-Gaku: Our Sound overall also has a punk spirit, with limited but striking animation, little concern about tellin...
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Jan 30, 2024 · Looking for the best anime movies available on streaming? Here’s our list of what to watch on Netflix and more, from Akira to The Deer King.
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RankTitleScore1Gintama: The Final Movie (1 eps) Jan 2021 ...9.042Koe no Katachi Movie (1 eps) Sep 2016 - ...8.933Gintama Movie 2: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya ...8.904Violet Evergarden Movie Movie (1 eps) Sep ...8.871. Spirited Away (2001) Film. Animation. Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland shot through with revealing economic anxieties, Hayao Miyazaki’s smash hit—the most commercially...
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