Top 100 Anime May 2026

See you, space cowboy. Jazz, noir, and existential loneliness wrapped in a film grain filter. The vibe is unmatched. The finale is legendary.

The Oscar winner. The reason most Western millennials fell in love with anime. A surreal bathhouse for spirits that feels like a dream you vaguely remember. Top 100 Anime

We balanced critical acclaim (MAL/AniList scores), cultural legacy, genre diversity, and "rewatchability." See you, space cowboy

– Trigger at its most tragic. You will cry over a cyborg. 19. Princess Mononoke – Miyazaki’s darkest and most epic film. 18. Your Lie in April – Beautiful. Musical. Broken. 17. Gurren Lagann – "Do the impossible. See the invisible. Row, row, fight the power." 16. Violet Evergarden – The most visually stunning TV anime ever made? Probably. 15. A Silent Voice – A film about bullying, redemption, and sign language that destroys you. 14. Chainsaw Man – The chaotic, cinematic, horny, bloody future of shonen. 13. Psycho-Pass (S1) – Minority Report meets 1984 with a brilliant villain. 12. One Piece – The longest commitment, the highest reward. The One Piece is real. 11. Fate/Zero – A battle royale of philosophers. Urobuchi at his darkest. The Top 10 (The Unskippable Ten) Arguments start here. The finale is legendary