Top 100 Anime Movies
I made a list back in 2011, and have been updating it over the years. However, a bug prevented it showing up under 'related lists', and it had gotten too large. So, here's a 1-100 list!
My favourite director is Kawajiri, and his more 'Western', no-nonsense scene-to-scene flow approach to anime is what I enjoy the most.
Princess Mononoke is one of my favourite films, BUT: some of Miyazaki's most beloved titles, such as Spirited Away and Howl's Castle, disappointed me. Characterisation in his films is often a distant third behind the sense of 'adventure' and visual spectacle.
One entry per title/series. Also, no unaltered TV series compilations, no standalone short films and no specials.
My favourite director is Kawajiri, and his more 'Western', no-nonsense scene-to-scene flow approach to anime is what I enjoy the most.
Princess Mononoke is one of my favourite films, BUT: some of Miyazaki's most beloved titles, such as Spirited Away and Howl's Castle, disappointed me. Characterisation in his films is often a distant third behind the sense of 'adventure' and visual spectacle.
One entry per title/series. Also, no unaltered TV series compilations, no standalone short films and no specials.
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- DirectorTatsuya IshiharaKunihiko YuyamaStarsJessica CalvelloMarcie CorderMeredith J. DahlA young man gets involved in a near death traffic accident causing him to go forward 3 years into the future, where is is considered missing and everyone thinks he's dead. Will he be able to get back to his proper time and stay faithful to the girl he loves? Find out in this epic conclusion to Kimagure Orange Road.9/10
- DirectorYoshiaki KawajiriStarsAndrew PhilpotJohn Rafter LeePamela AdlonA legendary dhampir competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to return a young woman, who has been seemingly abducted by a vampire, to her family.9/10
- DirectorSatoshi KonKô MatsuoStarsMiyoko ShôjiShôzô ÎzukaMami KoyamaA TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.9/10
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsYôji MatsudaYuriko IshidaYûko TanakaOn 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.9/10
- DirectorJun'ichi SatôRob BakewellStarsMei OshitaniShinnosuke FurumotoNaoto KineThe movie is about a girl named Hiromi Nozawa and her dog Junkers. Hiromi is having troubles at home mainly because her parents wanting to separate. Junkers tries to comfort her in ways no other dog can. He can talk and grant her 3 wishes.9/10
- DirectorIsao TakahataStarsTsutomu TatsumiAyano ShiraishiAkemi YamaguchiA young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.9/10
- DirectorYoshiaki KawajiriStarsKôichi YamaderaEmi ShinoharaTakeshi AonoA 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.8/10
- DirectorMamoru OshiiMizuho NishikuboStarsMîna TominagaBriony GlasscoJulie Ann TaylorWhen a terrorist attack is blamed on the Air Force, Special Vehicle Unit 2 gets caught in the middle of a growing political conflict.8/10
- DirectorYoshiaki KawajiriTakuji EndoStarsAlistair AbellDebi Mae WestNolan NorthHighlander Colin MacLeod must choose between confronting the immortal who killed his lover centuries ago, or saving the survivors of a ravaged New York City.8/10
- DirectorHideaki AnnoKazuya TsurumakiStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraYûko MiyamuraConcurrent theatrical ending of the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995).8/10
- DirectorKô MatsuoStarsYûichi NakamuraRyohei KimuraToa YukinariFollows the decisive battles in Thunderbolt sector around the debris of Side 4 during the One Year War, between Earth Federation's prototype Full Armor Gundam and Zeon's prototype Psycho Zaku.8/10
- DirectorMamoru OshiiStarsFumi HiranoToshio FurukawaAkira KamiyaThe night before the school festival, things seem to be repeating themselves. Gradually, all the world functions come to a stop, the only ones that are not affected are a select group of student friends.8/10
- DirectorMasahiro AndôStarsTomoya NagaseYuri ChinenKôichi YamaderaA 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.8/10
- DirectorMasayuki KojimaStarsAya UetoRyunosuke KamikiHiroyuki AmanoThe son of a prostitute and the son of a professional musician develop a bond of friendship through their love of playing the piano.8/10
- DirectorTakayuki HiraoStarsMaaya SakamotoKen'ichi SuzumuraTakako HondaA teenage demon hunter uses her mystical powers to investigate supernatural events.8/10
- DirectorKunihiko YuyamaStarsTôru FuruyaWaka KandaKazuhiko InoueAn ambitious young farmer becomes an agent in a pointless war between two nations, and tragedy ensues.8/10
- DirectorGisaburô SugiiStarsKôjiro ShimizuKenji HagaMiki FujitaniA crime boss searching for the world's best fighters pursues a talented Japanese drifter and his American ex-classmate, while an Interpol agent and a US Army captain seek to bring him down.8/10
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsRyunosuke KamikiMone KamishiraishiRyo NaritaTwo teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.8/10
- DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsRiisa NakaTakuya IshidaMitsutaka ItakuraA high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.8/10
- DirectorHiroyuki OkiuraStarsKaren MiyamaYukaDaizaburo Arakawa11-year-old Momo moves with her mother to a small island town after her father dies. When she arrives, she encounters three goblins that others cannot see who try to help her to cope with the loss of her father and the changes in her life.8/10
- DirectorHiromasa YonebayashiStarsSara TakatsukiKasumi ArimuraNanako MatsushimaAnna, a shy 12-year-old girl, is sent to spend time with her aunt and uncle who live in the countryside, where she meets Marnie. The two become best friends. But Anna gradually discovers that Marnie is not quite who she appears to be.8/10
- DirectorKôji MorimotoTensai OkamuraKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsMarc SwintRobbie DaymondFrank TodaroThree separate science-fiction stories by three prominent Japanese animators.8/10
- DirectorMori MasakiStarsIssei MiyazakiCatherine BattistoneYoshie ShimamuraA powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.8/10
- DirectorSunao KatabuchiStarsNonAva PickardKenna PickardA spirited 18-year-old woman is married off to a man she barely knows as she combats the daily struggles of living in Hiroshima during World War II.8/10
- DirectorTomonori SudôStarsYu AsakawaMichael DonovanMelissa FahnThe story focuses on the Holy Grail War and explores the relationship between Shirou Emiya and Sakura Matou, two teenagers participating in this conflict. The story continues immediately from Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower, following Shirou as he continues to participate in the Holy Grail War even after being eliminated as a master.8/10