Best Anime Movies

2001 • Rating 8.5 • 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.

Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy

Style: Dark, Mind Bending

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Witch, Parent Child Relationship, Darkness, Bath House, Magic, Spirit, Parallel World, Amusement Park, Youkai, Japanese Mythology

Time: Year 2001, 2000S, 2001-07-20

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naito, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tatsuya Gashûin

2016 • Rating 8.5 • 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.

Genre: Animation, Romance, Drama

Style: Mind Bending, Surreal

Audience: Date Night, Family, Teens

Plot: High School, Race Against Time, Dreams, Afterlife, Natural Disaster, Supernatural, Time Travel, Comet, Romance, Tragedy

Time: Year 2016, 2010S, Time Travel Era, 2016-08-26

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryo Narita, Aoi Yuuki, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kaito Ishikawa

2026 • Rating 8.5 • animation, science fiction, war

The year is U.C.0105, twelve years after Char's Rebellion. "MAFTY" has begun resisting the Federation government's tyrannical rule by assassinating its ministers. Its leader is actually Hathaway Noa, the son of Bright Noa, who fought in the One Year War alongside Amuro Ray. Haunted by past trauma, Hathaway is drawn to a mysterious girl named Gigi Andalucia, whose strange powers stir memories within him. While swayed by her cryptic words, he continues preparing for MAFTY's mission -- the attack on the Adelaide Conference. Kenneth Sleg of the Earth Federation Forces prepares a defense operation for the Adelaide Conference and a plan to eliminate MAFTY and is approached by Handley Yoxon of the Criminal Police Organization with a secret proposal. As Hathaway and Kenneth pursue their respective goals, Gigi also sets off for Hong Kong to fulfill her own role.

Genre: Animation, Science Fiction, War, Drama

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Family, Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Sequel, Mecha, Anime, Real Robot, Gundam, The Year Is U, Twelve Years After Char'S Rebellion, Mafty, Has Begun Resisting The Federation Government'S Tyrannical Rule By Assassinating Its Ministers

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-01-30

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Kensho Ono, Reina Ueda, Junichi Suwabe, Soma Saito, Kenjiro Tsuda, Yui Ishikawa

1988 • Rating 8.4 • 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.

Genre: Animation, Drama, War

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Family

Plot: Sibling Relationship, Hunger, World War Ii, Wartime, Shelter, Struggle For Survival, Pacific Theater, Adult Animation, Semi Autobiographical, Anti War

Time: Year 1988, 1980S, 1988-04-16

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai, Kozo Hashida

2004 • Rating 8.4 • 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.

Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Adventure

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Witch, Flying, Rain, Castle, Scarecrow, Body Exchange, Melancholy, Hatter, Bakery, Curse

Time: Year 2004, 2000S, 2004-09-09

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mitsunori Isaki

2016 • Rating 8.4 • 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...?

Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Family, Teens

Plot: High School, Friendship, Suicide, Suicide Attempt, Deaf, Bullying, Coming Of Age, School, Based On Manga, Adult Animation

Time: Year 2016, 2010S, 2016-09-17

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yuuki, Kensho Ono, Yuki Kaneko, Yui Ishikawa

1995 • Rating 7.9 • animation, drama, family

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."

Genre: Animation, Drama, Family

Style: Mind Bending, Surreal

Audience: Date Night, Family

Plot: Dreams, Library, Italy, Violin, Writing, Education, Love, Train, Based On Manga, Cartoon Cat

Time: Year 1995, 1990S, 1995-07-15

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Yoko Honna, Issey Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana, Shigeru Muroi, Minami Takayama, Mayumi Izuka

1989 • Rating 7.8 • animation, family, fantasy

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.

Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Witch, Clock Tower, Bicycle Accident, Female Friendship, Bakery, Coming Of Age, Based On Children'S Book, Cartoon Cat, Cartoon Dog, Baking

Time: Year 1989, 1980S, 1989-07-29

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keiko Toda, Mieko Nobusawa, Koichi Miura

2025 • Rating 7.7 • 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.

Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy

Style:

Audience: Adult, Family, Teens

Plot: Supernatural, Sequel, Based On Manga, Demon, Shounen, Anime, Brother Sister Relationship, Taisho Period, The Demon Slayer Corps Are Drawn Into The Infinity Castle, Where Tanjiro

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-07-18

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Takahiro Sakurai, Akira Ishida, Hiro Shimono, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Saori Hayami

2010 • Rating 7.7 • fantasy, animation, family

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.

Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Family

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Cat, Forest, Based On Children'S Book, Little People, Dollhouse, Nostalgic, Anime, Year-Old Arrietty And The Rest Of The Clock Family Live In Peaceful Anonymity As They Make Their Own Home From Items, Borrowed

Time: Year 2010, 2010S, 2010-07-16

Place: France, Japan, United States Of America, Japanese

Cast: Mirai Shida, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Tomokazu Miura, Keiko Takeshita, Kirin Kiki, Shinobu Otake

2022 • Rating 7.4 • animation, fantasy, adventure

A long-running conspiracy is swirling over a mysterious power wielded by the Queen in Raja, a small country west of Tempest. When a slime who evolved into a Demon Lord named Rimuru Tempest crosses paths with Hiiro, a survivor of the Ogre race, an incredible adventure packed with new characters begins. The power of bonds will be put to the test!

Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Adventure

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Monster, Magic, Slime, Reincarnation, Demon, Shounen, Anime, Other World, Isekai, Adventure

Time: Year 2022, 2020S, 2022-11-25

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Miho Okasaki, Makoto Furukawa, Megumi Toyoguchi, Tomoaki Maeno, Sayaka Senbongi, Mao Ichimichi

2003 • Rating 7.3 • science fiction, animation

While looking for her cat, a young woman and some kids find an abandoned building where strange things happen and the rules of physics don't always apply. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

Genre: Science Fiction, Animation

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Anime, Movie, While Looking For Her Cat, A Young Woman And Some Kids Find An Abandoned Building Where Strange Things Happen And The Rules Of Physics Don'T Always Apply, Part Of The Animatrix Collection Of Animated Shorts Set In The Matrix Universe

Time: Year 2003, 2000S, 2003-06-03

Place: Japan

Cast: Hedy Burress, Tress MacNeille, Kath Soucie, Pamela Adlon, Tara Strong, Jill Talley

2003 • Rating 6.6 • animation, drama, science fiction

The human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

Genre: Animation, Drama, Science Fiction

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic

Audience: Date Night, Family, Teens

Plot: Anime, Movie, The Human Resistance Works To Convert A Sentinel To Their Side, Part Of The Animatrix Collection Of Animated Shorts Set In The Matrix Universe

Time: Year 2003, 2000S, 2003-06-03

Place: Us, English

Cast: Melinda Clarke, Dwight Schultz, Rodney Saulsberry, James Arnold Taylor, Olivia D'Abo, Jack Fletcher

2026 • Rating 0.0 • animation, fantasy, adventure

After concluding the opening ceremony of the Demon Kingdom Federation Tempest, Rimuru and his companions are invited by the Celestial Emperor Hermesia of the great elven nation – the Magi Dynasty Salion – to visit her private resort island. As the group enjoys their brief vacation, a mysterious woman named Yura appears. A new incident unfolds against the backdrop of the boundless azure sea.

Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Monster, Magic, Slime, Shounen, Anime, Isekai, After Concluding The Opening Ceremony Of The Demon Kingdom Federation Tempest, Rimuru And His Companions Are Invited By The Celestial Emperor Hermesia Of The Great Elven Nation, The Magi Dynasty Salion, To Visit Her Private Resort Island

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-27

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Miho Okasaki, Mao Ichimichi, Tomoaki Maeno, Makoto Furukawa, Sayaka Senbongi, Hisako Kanemoto