Top Ten Most Aesthetically Pleasing Anime

Aesthetic(adjective)
-Relating of the enjoyment or study of beauty

This list will particularly highlight animes with their own styles of animation, music, setting, plot and characters that give an aesthetic vibe whether the series/movie has a retro aesthetic, Space aesthetic, pastel aesthetic, etc.
The Top Ten
1 Violet Evergarden Violet Evergarden is a Japanese light novel series written by Kana Akatsuki and illustrated by Akiko Takase. It won the grand prize in the fifth Kyoto Animation Award's novel category in 2014, the first ever work to win a grand prize in any of the three categories (novel, scenario, and manga). Kyoto Animation published the first light novel in December 2015, under their KA Esuma Bunko imprint. ...read more.
2 Tsuritama Tsuritama "fishing ball", sometimes written as tsuritama, is a Japanese anime television series that aired between 13 April 2012 and 28 June 2012. The anime was licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America, by MVM Films in the United Kingdom, and Hanabee in Australia and New Zealand.
3 Terror in Resonance
4 Made in Abyss Made in Abyss (Japanese: メイドインアビス, Hepburn: Meido in Abisu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihito Tsukushi. It has been serialized online in Takeshobo's digital publication Web Comic Gamma since 2012 and has been collected into ten tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation, produced by Kinema Citrus, aired from July to September 2017. A sequel... read more
5 Tegami Bachi Set in the land of AmberGround, "Tegami Bachi" is a heartwarming anime that revolves around the adventures of Lag Seeing, a Letter Bee whose job is to deliver letters in a perilous world. The series blends elements of fantasy and adventure, featuring unique creatures and a distinct, steampunk-inspired aesthetic. Central to the plot is Lag's quest to find his missing friend Gauche Suede, which unveils... read more
6 Haibane Renmei Haibane Renmei (灰羽連盟, "Charcoal Feather Federation") is a Japanese anime television series. It is based on an original dōjinshi manga series by Yoshitoshi ABe, The Haibanes of Old Home (オールドホームの灰羽達, Ōrudo-hōmu no Haibane-tachi), which was released from 1998 to 2002 and left unfinished as work on the anime began. The 13-episode series was animated by Radix and broadcast on Fuji TV between October and December 2002. It was also broadcast on Animax Asia in English and French under the title Ailes Grises (Grey Wings). ...read more.
7 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.

I look back and the things they wore was so cute. And it's aesthetic to look at. And the edits look good

Sailor Moon is truly a classic too many and it features a Nice retro aes, feminine aes, girl Power aes, etc.

8 Garden of Words

Garden of Words is such a visually striking masterpiece, it really has those amazing and sad nature and realism aesthetics

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10 Hibike Euphonium

This show's animation is jaw droppingly good most of the time, You can easily dismiss it as as just another cute Girls doing cute Things series, but It's aesthetic animation, wonderful Music and how well written the emotions of the characters are, it is so much more.

The Contenders
11 Perfect Blue

Everything is so detailed, and has a lovely 90s anime style to it! Absolutely gorgeous!

12 Bna: Brand New Animal BNA: Brand New Animal (Japanese: BNA ビー・エヌ・エー, Hepburn: Bī Enu Ē), or simply known as BNA by Netflix internationally, is an original Japanese anime television series produced by Studio Trigger and directed by Yoh Yoshinari. The series' first six episodes premiered on Netflix in Japan... read more
13 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.

Neon Genesis has knows exactly how to bring out their characters emotions With their Visuals, though the anime has some bad animation at times, it really makes up for it. It is also a messy emotional and confusing ride, which somehow also brings out the emotional aesthetics.

14 Kiki's Delivery Service

Kiki's delivery is a very cute and fun Movie, it doesn't have the most exciting plot, but the plot is Perfect for showing use the good witch aesthetic.

15 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
16 Kiznaiver

This show has such a fresh style of animation and storytelling, It is so refreshing to watch it and it's aesthetic, from the way their hands are drawn to the backgrounds and Music.

17 Astro Boy Astro Boy, known in Japan by its original name Mighty Atom, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine from 1952 to 1968. The original 112 chapters were collected into 23 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha.

The 2003 one looks amazing.

18 Yu-Gi-Oh! Yu-Gi-Oh! was aired from 2000 to 2004 in Japan, and 2001 to 2006 in the US. It continues where the Toei Anime Left off. When 10th grader Yugi Muto solves the Millenium Puzzle, Yami Yugi emerges, taking control of him to help his friends. In Duel Monsters, they mostly played children's card games because war does not exist.
19 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
20 Girls' Last Tour Girls' Last Tour is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukumizu. It was serialized monthly through Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch manga website between February 2014 and January 2018 and collected in six tankōbon volumes. An English release of the manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press. A 12-episode anime television adaptation produced by White Fox, mainly covering the manga's first 4 volumes, aired in Japan between October and December 2017.
21 Revolutionary Girl Utena
22 Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch is a shōjo manga and anime series created by Michiko Yokote, with artwork by Pink Hanamori.
23 5 Centimeters Per Second
24 Yuri!!! On Ice

Don't trust the title, it has nothing to do With the yuri genre(sadly) but it is still Such an aesthically pleasing series, everything that has come out so far fits this list.

25 Pandora Hearts Pandora Hearts (stylized as PandoraHearts) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki. It was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy from May 2006 to March 2015, with its chapters collected in twenty-four tankōbon volumes. In North America, it was originally licensed for an English release by Broccoli Books, but was later dropped. It was relicensed by Yen Press. A 25-episode anime television series adaptation by Xebec was broadcast from April to September 2009. An nine-episode extra original video animation (OVA) was released from July 2009 to March 2010. In North America, the anime series was licensed by NIS America.
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