Ten Best Animes from 1970 to Today

The Top Ten
1 Death Note Death Note is a Japanese television drama anime series based on the manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The show is centered around Light Yagami - a promising highschooler and aspiring detective with a strong sense of "justice".

This is the fourth anime I watched and I really like it it is one of my favorite animes I watched so far! the story line and how smart L and light/kira are! I loved this anime and I will never forget how much this anime ment to me!

Death Note is an unorthodox creation that brings you into its own world--it doesn't stop and doesn't make you want it to!

death note is so awesoem. the characters are fun, and L is smexy xD but this is one good anime/manga :3

I'm only on episode 3 and I just started it today but oh my gosh this series is so awesome.

2 Fairy Tail Fairy Tail is a manga franchise created by Hiro Mashima. The manga has been adapted into an anime series produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight, which began broadcasting in Japan on October 12, 2009. Additionally, A-1 Pictures and Satelight have developed seven original video animations and an animated ...read more.

Why the heck is this so low? Good thing I brought it up from the 50's to number 41. Yay Fairy Tail! The plot is great and those graphics though.

3 Dragon Ball Z Dragon Ball Z is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Dragon Ball Z follows the adventures of Goku who, along with the Z Warriors, defends the Earth against evil. The action adventures are entertaining and reinforce the concept of good versus evil. Dragon Ball Z teaches valuable character virtues such as teamwork, loyalty, and trustworthiness.

Just a flat out great show. So smartly written. Adults can easily get addicted.

Number one I don't care what anyone says

4 Blue Exorcist Blue Exorcist is an anime series directed by Tensai Okamura and produced by A-1 Pictures, which adapts the Blue Exorcist manga written and illustrated by Kazue Kato.
5 Attack on Titan Attack on Titan, also known as Shingeki no Kyojin in Japanese, created by Hajime Isayama, is one of the most popular Japanese anime series to be released. It was first watched in Japan during 2013 and was dubbed in English to be watched in America in 2014. It is best known for its emotional moments, apocalyptic setting, and its dramatic story line, and action packed scenes.

Ever since watching Attack on Titan, the thought of eating people has become less than appealing to me... -PBG

6 Naruto Naruto is an anime and manga franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. The manga was later adapted into a television anime, which was produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex. It premiered across Japan on the terrestrial TV Tokyo and other TX Network stations on October 3, 2002. The first series lasted 220 episodes, while Naruto: Shippuden, a sequel to the original series, has been airing since February 15, 2007. In addition to the anime series, Studio Pierrot has developed eleven movies and several original video animations. Other types of merchandise include light novels, video games, and trading cards developed by several companies.

The show champions the underdogs and gives us lessons that are essential in everyday living. The protagonists still believe in the pureness of the heart -- something that is a rarity in our society nowadays. Ignore the fillers in the anime -- look at the PLOT, not at the graphics. Iro iro gambaru dattebayo~! ^__~

Best anime, best charecters, best story, best story, best friends, best and best and Naruto best in the world

Amazing character development that is rarely seen in cartoons of any sort.

It's amazing to see a class clown became a true hero.

7 Rosario + Vampire Premiering in 2008, this anime series is adapted from a manga by Akihisa Ikeda. It follows a human boy who accidentally enrolls in a school for monsters and becomes involved with a vampire girl. The series is known for its romantic comedy tone and fantasy elements.
8 Sword Art Online Sword Art Online is a series of Japanese light novels written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. In 2012, it received an anime adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures and the SAO Project, and is directed by Tomohiko Ito . The first season is divided into two arcs known as "Aincrad" and "Fairy Dance". ...read more.
9 Elfen Lied Elfen Lied is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump from June 2002 to August 2005, with the 107 chapters collected into twelve tankōbon volumes.

Brutal anime, but exactly this makes it so cool. I also find it cool, that they did use a foreign language to name this anime. Elfen Lied is German for "Elven song".

The chapter or episode "Vernichtung" is the best episode-of the very BEST anime since a long long time!

10 One Piece One Piece is a manga franchise created by Eiichiro Oda. The manga has been adapted into an original video animation (OVA) produced by Production I.G in 1998, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in Japan in 1999 and has aired 851 episodes to date.
The Contenders
11 Sailor Moon Sailor Moon is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Nakayoshi from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 tankōbon volumes. ...read more.
12 Black Butler Black Butler is a Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures. It premiered in October, 2008. It was based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the twelve-year-old Earl of Phantomhive serving as the Queen's Watchdog. ...read more.
13 Bleach Bleach is a Japanese anime series based on Tite Kubo's manga of the same name. Bleach adapts the first 54 volumes of Tite Kubo's manga series of the same name. In addition, 4 anime-original arcs were broadcast in-between and during the adaptations of original arcs of the manga.

Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki, a high school student with the ability to see ghosts. The early parts of the story focus mainly on the characters. As events unfold, the story begins to delve deeper into the world of these gods of death. ...read more.

One of the best out there. Interesting plot with alot of twists that keep you wondering.

14 Darker Than Black Darker than Black, known in Japan as Darker than Black: The Black Contractor, is an anime television series created, directed and written by Tensai Okamura and animated by Bones. In 2007, the 26 episode anime named Darker Than Black: The Black Contractor aired with a huge commercial success. It was followed by the sequel Darker Than Black: Gemini of the Meteor in 2009. The series also consisted of 5 Original Video Animation (OVAs) of which 4 of them (Darker Than Black: Origins) were used as a sequel to the first anime. The author continued the story with the manga Darker Than Black: Shikkoku no Hana, which was completed on 2011.

This is such a great anime! Really gripping and exciting.

15 Full Metal Alchemist

Great storyline and has a lot of tension. Also really funny.

16 Neon Genesis Evangelion Neon Genesis Evangelion, commonly referred to as Evangelion or Eva, is a Japanese animated television series produced by Gainax and Tatsunoko Production, and directed by Hideaki Anno.
17 Cowboy Bebop

Good animation and writing, deserves the number 1 spot just for the music

Why is this so low on the list?! Cowboy Bebop is a damn classic!

18 Detective Conan : Case Closed
19 Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan

The funniest anime I've ever seen

20 InuYasha InuYasha is a manga franchise created by Rumiko Takahashi. It was adapted into two anime television series produced by Sunrise. The first was broadcast for 167 episodes on Yomiuri TV in Japan from October 16, 2000 until September 13, 2004. The second series, called Inuyasha: The Final Act, began airing five years later on October 3, 2009 to cover the rest of the manga series and ended on March 29, 2010 after 26 episodes. Four feature films and an original video animation have also been released.
21 Hunter X Hunter Hunter × Hunter is a manga franchise created by Yoshihiro Togashi. In 1999, Hunter × Hunter was adapted into a 62-episode anime television series produced by Nippon Animation and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi. The show premiered on Japan's Fuji TV and ran until 2001. Three separate original video ...read more.
22 Gundam
23 Another Another is an anime based upon the Novel and Manga of the same name by Yukito Ayatsuji. There also exists a live action movie based on the novel.
24 Battle Of the Planets
25 Captain Harlock
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