Curated Anime
Anime - Japanese animation - may refer to where it was produced, to the animation and direction style, or main target market.
For now I separated anime and cartoon in my curation for their two distinct styles of animation.
Anime in Japan is prevalent and a substantial part of culture; at least much more so than cartoons or animation in the west.
Animation provides its very own opportunities and challenges over physical filming.
With how big the industry is in Japan, you have a wide range of genres. Be it sports, daily life, heartfelt stories, adventures, action, sci-fi, social, emotional, …
I categorize them in a ranking based on the 10-point system of AniDB, and my evolving subjective evaluation of what they mean.
- 10/10 - exceptional, general recommendation without reservation
- 9/10 - great, outstanding
- 8/10 - very good
- 7/10 - good, enjoyable with flaws
- 6/10 - can be worthwhile
Because the list grows over a long time, experience increases/changes, and the products change over time much older evaluations may not necessarily be using the same baseline and ranking criteria. I update them if and when I rewatch them.
Exceptional (10/10)
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series
A Place Further Than the Universe
2018Rating: 10 -
series
Attack on Titan
2013, 2017-2023Rating: 10 -
series
Bunny Drop
2011Rating: 10 -
series
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
2022Rating: 10 -
movie
From Up On Poppy Hill
2011Rating: 10 -
movie
Howl’s Moving Castle
2004Rating: 10 -
movie
In This Corner of the World
2016Rating: 10 -
series
Interviews with Monster Girls
2017Rating: 10 -
Kagami no Kojou
2022Rating: 10 -
movie
Kiki`s Delivery Service
1989Rating: 10 -
movie
Laputa Castle in the Sky
1986Rating: 10 -
movie
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
2018Rating: 10 -
movie
Mirai no Mirai
2018Rating: 10 -
series, movie
Mushishi
Rating: 10 -
movie
My Neighbor Totoro
1988Rating: 10 -
movie
Only Yesterday
1991Rating: 10 -
movie
Porco Rosso
1992Rating: 10 -
movie
Princess Mononoke
1997Rating: 10 -
series
Shirobako
2014Rating: 10 -
studio
Studio Ghibli
1986-2014Rating: 10 -
movie
Suzume no Tojimari
2023Rating: 10 -
movie
Tales From Earthsea
2006Rating: 10 -
series
Terror in Resonance
2014Rating: 10 -
movie
The Cat Returns
2002Rating: 10 -
movie
The Secret World of Arrietty
2010Rating: 10 -
series, movie
Violet Evergarden
2018 2019 2020Rating: 10 -
movie
When Marnie Was There
2014Rating: 10
Great (9/10)
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series
86 Eighty-Six
2021-2022Rating: 9 -
series
Arknights: Prelude to Dawn
2022Rating: 9 -
series
Barakamon
2014Rating: 9 -
series
Bloom into You
2018Rating: 9 -
series
Darker Than Black
2007, 2009, 2010Rating: 9 -
series
Girls` Last Tour
2017Rating: 9 -
series
Jobless Reincarnation
2021Rating: 9 -
series
Lycoris Recoil
2022Rating: 9 -
series
March Comes In Like a Lion
2016-2017Rating: 9 -
Mardock Scramble
2012Rating: 9 -
series
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid
2017 2021Rating: 9 -
series
Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit (2007) (10)
2007Rating: 9 -
movie
No Game No Life Zero
2017Rating: 9 -
series, movie
Non Non Biyori
2013, 2015, 2018, 2021Rating: 9 -
series
Now and Then, Here and There
2000Rating: 9 -
movie
Ocean Waves
1993Rating: 9 -
series
Odd Taxi
2021Rating: 9 -
movie
Patema Inverted
2013Rating: 9 -
series
Ping Pong The Animation
2014Rating: 9 -
movie
Pom Poko
1994Rating: 9 -
movie
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
2008Rating: 9 -
movie
Summer Wars
2009Rating: 9 -
series
Tengoku Daimakyo
2023Rating: 9 -
series
The Ancient Magus` Bride
2017Rating: 9 -
The Dangers in My Heart
2023Rating: 9 -
series
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
2016, 2018, 2019Rating: 9 -
series
To Your Eternity
2021Rating: 9 -
series
Uncle from Another World
2022Rating: 9 -
series
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina
2020Rating: 9 -
movie
Weathering With You
2019Rating: 9 -
movie
Whisper of the Heart
1995Rating: 9 -
movie
Wolf Children
2012Rating: 9
Very good (8/10)
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movie
Akira
1988Rating: 8 -
series
Ascendance of a Bookworm
2019, 2020Rating: 8 -
series
Banana Fish
2018Rating: 8 -
series
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
2006Rating: 8 -
movie,series
Berserker
2013, 2016, 2017Rating: 8 -
series,movie
Blue Exorcist
2011, 2012, 2017Rating: 8 -
series
Bocchi the Rock!
2022Rating: 8 -
series
Call of the Night
2022Rating: 8 -
series
Chainsaw Man
2022Rating: 8 -
series
Dead Mount Death Play
2023Rating: 8 -
series
Death Parade
2015Rating: 8 -
series
Dorohedoro
2020Rating: 8 -
series
Dr. Stone
2019 2021 2022 2023Rating: 8 -
series
Fairy Gone
2019Rating: 8 -
series
Fractale
2011Rating: 8 -
series
From Me To You
2010, 2011Rating: 8 -
series
Gate
2015Rating: 8 -
movie
Goodbye, Don Glees!
2022Rating: 8 -
series
Grimgar: Ashes and Illusions
2016Rating: 8 -
series
Handyman Saitou in Another World
2023Rating: 8 -
series
Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway
2021Rating: 8 -
series
Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu (2019) (8)
2019Rating: 8 -
movie
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
2018Rating: 8 -
series
Insomniacs After School
2023Rating: 8 -
series
Iroduku: The World in Colors
2018Rating: 8 -
series
Laid-Back Camp
2018, 2020, 2021Rating: 8 -
Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero
2023Rating: 8 -
series
Maid Sama!
2010Rating: 8 -
series
Mashle: Magic and Muscles
2023Rating: 8 -
series
Mieruko-chan
2021Rating: 8 -
movie-shortstories
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999Rating: 8 -
series
No Game No Life
2014Rating: 8 -
Occult Academy
2010Rating: 8 -
One Off
2012Rating: 8 -
series
One-Punch Man
2015, 2019Rating: 8 -
series
Onimai: I`m Now Your Sister!
2023Rating: 8 -
Origin: Spirits of the Past
2006Rating: 8 -
series
Oshi no Ko
2023Rating: 8 -
series
Parallel World Pharmacy
2022Rating: 8 -
series
Planetes
2004Rating: 8 -
series, movie
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
2018Rating: 8 -
series
Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout
2022Rating: 8 -
Shadows House
2021, 2022Rating: 8 -
Silver Spoon
2013, 2014Rating: 8 -
movie
Sing a Bit of Harmony
2021Rating: 8 -
series
Skip and Loafer
2023Rating: 8 -
series
Sounds of Life
2019Rating: 8 -
series
Spice and Wolf
2008, 2009Rating: 8 -
series
Spy x Family
2022Rating: 8 -
series
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Rating: 8 -
series
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!
2013Rating: 8 -
series
The Eminence in Shadow
2023Rating: 8 -
The Magical Revolution of
2023Rating: 8 -
series
The Rising of the Shield Hero
2019, 2022Rating: 8 -
movie
The Wind Rises
2013Rating: 8 -
series
Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
2023Rating: 8 -
series
Ya Boy Kongming!
2022Rating: 8 -
Your Lie in April
Rating: 8 -
series
Yuru Yuri
2011-2015Rating: 8
Good (7/10)
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series
Assault Lily: Bouquet
2020Rating: 7 -
movie
Belle
2021Rating: 7 -
series
Black Summoner
2022Rating: 7 -
series
Boarding School Juliet
2018Rating: 7 -
series
Buddy Daddies
2023Rating: 7 -
series
By the Grace of the Gods
2020Rating: 7 -
series
Danmachi
2015-2022Rating: 7 -
series
Fruits Basket
2019, 2020, 2021Rating: 7 -
series
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
2010Rating: 7 -
series
Grimoire of Zero
2017Rating: 7 -
series
Hell's Paradise
2023Rating: 7 -
series
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
2021, 2022Rating: 7 -
series
In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki
2022Rating: 7 -
series
In the Land of Leadale
2022Rating: 7 -
movie
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
2020Rating: 7 -
series
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (2008)
2008Rating: 7 -
Kemono Jihen
2021Rating: 7 -
series
Koikimo
2021Rating: 7 -
series, movie
Konosuba: God`s Blessing on This Wonderful World!
2016, 2017, 2019Rating: 7 -
series
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
2020, 2023Rating: 7 -
series
Land of the Lustrous
2017Rating: 7 -
series
Log Horizon
2013, 2014, 2021Rating: 7 -
series
My Dress-Up Darling
2022Rating: 7 -
series
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
2023Rating: 7 -
series
Overlord
2015, 2018-2022Rating: 7 -
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
2022Rating: 7 -
series
Reincarnated as a Sword
2022Rating: 7 -
series
Romantic Killer
2022Rating: 7 -
series,movie
Saga of Tanja the Evil
2017, 2019, 2021Rating: 7 -
Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence
2023Rating: 7 -
Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai
2015Rating: 7 -
series
Saving 80,000 Gold
2023Rating: 7 -
series
Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It
2020Rating: 7 -
series
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle
2020Rating: 7 -
series
Summer Time Rendering
2022Rating: 7 -
series
The Fire Hunter
2023Rating: 7 -
series
The Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt
2022Rating: 7 -
movie
The Girl From The Other Side
2022Rating: 7 -
series
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
2023Rating: 7 -
series
The Legendary Hero Is Dead!
2013Rating: 7 -
series
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
2023Rating: 7 -
movie
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
2004Rating: 7 -
series
The Quintessential Quintuplets
2019, 2021, 2022Rating: 7 -
series
The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World
2023Rating: 7 -
series
The Yakuza`s Guide to Babysitting
2022Rating: 7 -
series
Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
2023Rating: 7 -
series
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
2020Rating: 7 -
series
Villainess - All Routes Lead to Doom
2020Rating: 7 -
series
Villainess - Taming the Final Boss
2022Rating: 7 -
series
Welcome to the N.H.K
Rating: 7
Can be Worthwhile (6/10)
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Black Bullet
2014Rating: 6 -
series
From the New World
2013Rating: 6 -
High-Rise Invasion
2021Rating: 6 -
Id: Invaded
2020Rating: 6 -
OVA 1h
Kase-san and Morning Glories
2018Rating: 6 -
series
Maou-sama, Retry!
2019Rating: 6 -
series
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a
2023Rating: 6 -
series
Ooku - The Inner Chambers
2023Rating: 6 -
Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren`t They?
2013Rating: 6 -
series
Sabikui Bisco
2022Rating: 6 -
series
The Twelve Kingdoms
2003Rating: 6 -
series
The World`s Finest Assassin Reincarnated
2021Rating: 6 -
Tower of God
2020Rating: 6