Best Anime Movies of All Time

The best anime movies by audience rating and number of votes. Each movie links to a list of similar ones. Still can't decide? Swipe to find yours.

1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025)
★ 8.8 · 2,291 votes · Animation, Action, Fantasy
The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji begins.
Movies like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle →
2. Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)
★ 8.5 · 1,241 votes · Animation, Action, Romance
In a brutal war between devils, hunters, and secret enemies, a mysterious girl named Reze has stepped into Denji's world, and he faces his deadliest battle yet, fueled by love in a world where survival knows no rules.
Movies like Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc →
3. Spirited Away (2001)
★ 8.5 · 19,045 votes · Animation, Family, Fantasy
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.
Movies like Spirited Away →
4. Your Name. (2016)
★ 8.5 · 13,097 votes · Animation, Romance, Drama
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.
Movies like Your Name. →
5. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
★ 8.5 · 6,878 votes · Animation, Drama, War
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.
Movies like Grave of the Fireflies →
6. A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
★ 8.4 · 4,730 votes · Animation, Drama, Romance
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...?
Movies like A Silent Voice: The Movie →
7. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
★ 8.4 · 11,566 votes · Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
Movies like Howl's Moving Castle →
8. Princess Mononoke (1997)
★ 8.3 · 9,374 votes · Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, 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.
Movies like Princess Mononoke →
9. Dou kyu sei – Classmates (2016)
★ 8.3 · 469 votes · Romance, Animation
Rihito Sajo, an honor student with a perfect score on the entrance exam and Hikaru Kusakabe, in a band and popular among girls, would have never crossed paths. Until one day they started talking at the practice for their school’s upcoming chorus festival. After school, the two meet regularly, as Hikaru helps Rihito to improve his singing skills. While they listen to each other’s voice and harmonize, their hearts start to beat together.
Movies like Dou kyu sei – Classmates →
10. Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)
★ 8.3 · 552 votes · Animation, Drama, Fantasy
As the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.
Movies like Violet Evergarden: The Movie →
11. Perfect Blue (1998)
★ 8.3 · 3,396 votes · Animation, Thriller
Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
Movies like Perfect Blue →
12. The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie (2022)
★ 8.3 · 460 votes · Animation, Comedy, Romance
When five lovely young girls who hate studying hire part-time tutor Futaro, he guides not only their education but also their hearts. Time spent has brought them all closer, with feelings growing within the girls and Futaro. As they finish their third year of high school and their last school festival approaches, they set their sights on what’s next. Is there a future with one of them and Futaro?
Movies like The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie →
13. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
★ 8.3 · 1,979 votes · Animation, Sci-Fi, Drama
SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.
Movies like Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion →
14. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020)
★ 8.2 · 641 votes · Animation, Drama, Romance
With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.
Movies like Josee, the Tiger and the Fish →
15. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)
★ 8.2 · 1,868 votes · Animation, Drama, Romance
After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.
Movies like I Want to Eat Your Pancreas →
16. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
★ 8.2 · 4,724 votes · Animation, Action, Fantasy
Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing the demon slayers who oppose it!
Movies like Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train →
17. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (2019)
★ 8.2 · 620 votes · Animation, Romance, Drama
In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.
Movies like Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl →
18. Given (2020)
★ 8.2 · 427 votes · Animation, Drama, Music
Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.
Movies like Given →
19. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
★ 8.2 · 1,005 votes · Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There, each lives a life far different from their days as an Evangelion pilot. However, the danger to the world is far from over. A new impact is looming on the horizon—one that will prove to be the true end of Evangelion.
Movies like Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time →
20. Wolf Children (2012)
★ 8.2 · 2,556 votes · Animation, Family, Drama
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.
Movies like Wolf Children →

Best Anime Movies of All Time

The best anime movies by audience rating and number of votes. Each movie links to a list of similar ones. Still can't decide? Swipe to find yours.

1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025)
★ 8.8 · 2,291 votes · Animation, Action, Fantasy
The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji begins.
Movies like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle →
2. Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)
★ 8.5 · 1,241 votes · Animation, Action, Romance
In a brutal war between devils, hunters, and secret enemies, a mysterious girl named Reze has stepped into Denji's world, and he faces his deadliest battle yet, fueled by love in a world where survival knows no rules.
Movies like Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc →
3. Spirited Away (2001)
★ 8.5 · 19,045 votes · Animation, Family, Fantasy
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.
Movies like Spirited Away →
4. Your Name. (2016)
★ 8.5 · 13,097 votes · Animation, Romance, Drama
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.
Movies like Your Name. →
5. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
★ 8.5 · 6,878 votes · Animation, Drama, War
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.
Movies like Grave of the Fireflies →
6. A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
★ 8.4 · 4,730 votes · Animation, Drama, Romance
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...?
Movies like A Silent Voice: The Movie →
7. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
★ 8.4 · 11,566 votes · Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
Movies like Howl's Moving Castle →
8. Princess Mononoke (1997)
★ 8.3 · 9,374 votes · Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, 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.
Movies like Princess Mononoke →
9. Dou kyu sei – Classmates (2016)
★ 8.3 · 469 votes · Romance, Animation
Rihito Sajo, an honor student with a perfect score on the entrance exam and Hikaru Kusakabe, in a band and popular among girls, would have never crossed paths. Until one day they started talking at the practice for their school’s upcoming chorus festival. After school, the two meet regularly, as Hikaru helps Rihito to improve his singing skills. While they listen to each other’s voice and harmonize, their hearts start to beat together.
Movies like Dou kyu sei – Classmates →
10. Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)
★ 8.3 · 552 votes · Animation, Drama, Fantasy
As the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.
Movies like Violet Evergarden: The Movie →
11. Perfect Blue (1998)
★ 8.3 · 3,396 votes · Animation, Thriller
Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
Movies like Perfect Blue →
12. The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie (2022)
★ 8.3 · 460 votes · Animation, Comedy, Romance
When five lovely young girls who hate studying hire part-time tutor Futaro, he guides not only their education but also their hearts. Time spent has brought them all closer, with feelings growing within the girls and Futaro. As they finish their third year of high school and their last school festival approaches, they set their sights on what’s next. Is there a future with one of them and Futaro?
Movies like The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie →
13. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
★ 8.3 · 1,979 votes · Animation, Sci-Fi, Drama
SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.
Movies like Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion →
14. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020)
★ 8.2 · 641 votes · Animation, Drama, Romance
With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.
Movies like Josee, the Tiger and the Fish →
15. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)
★ 8.2 · 1,868 votes · Animation, Drama, Romance
After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.
Movies like I Want to Eat Your Pancreas →
16. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
★ 8.2 · 4,724 votes · Animation, Action, Fantasy
Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing the demon slayers who oppose it!
Movies like Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train →
17. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (2019)
★ 8.2 · 620 votes · Animation, Romance, Drama
In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.
Movies like Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl →
18. Given (2020)
★ 8.2 · 427 votes · Animation, Drama, Music
Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.
Movies like Given →
19. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
★ 8.2 · 1,005 votes · Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There, each lives a life far different from their days as an Evangelion pilot. However, the danger to the world is far from over. A new impact is looming on the horizon—one that will prove to be the true end of Evangelion.
Movies like Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time →
20. Wolf Children (2012)
★ 8.2 · 2,556 votes · Animation, Family, Drama
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.
Movies like Wolf Children →

1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025)

2. Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)

3. Spirited Away (2001)

4. Your Name. (2016)

5. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

6. A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

7. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

8. Princess Mononoke (1997)

9. Dou kyu sei – Classmates (2016)

10. Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)

11. Perfect Blue (1998)

12. The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie (2022)

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

14. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020)

15. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)

16. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)

17. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (2019)

18. Given (2020)

19. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)

20. Wolf Children (2012)

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