Top 10 Best Madhouse Anime

Madhouse, Inc. is a Japanese animation studio. They've created many notable anime series and films and have built a strong reputation in the industry.

These are some of the anime that many fans consider among the studio's best works. Voters are welcome to add any that might have been missed.

The Top Ten

  1. Death Note

    Death Note is a Japanese anime television series based on the manga created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The story follows Light Yagami, a gifted high school student with a strong sense of justice who discovers a notebook that allows him to kill anyone by writing their name in it. His actions as... read more

    Awesome. I was told the whole plot before I watched it, and it was still surprising and great.

    One of the best anime of all time! Everyone should watch it at least once!

    One of the best anime stories ever.

  2. One-Punch Man

    One-Punch Man is a webcomic created by ONE in 2009 that was later adapted into both a manga and an anime series. It gained widespread popularity and went viral, amassing millions of views. The story follows Saitama, a hero so overwhelmingly powerful that he can defeat nearly any opponent with a single... read more

    It's my favorite anime ever. It's just genius and funny as hell, not to mention how likable the characters are, especially Saitama.

  3. Hunter x Hunter

    Hunter × Hunter is a manga series created by Yoshihiro Togashi. In 1999, it was adapted into a 62-episode anime television series produced by Nippon Animation and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi. The original show aired on Japan's Fuji Television and ran until 2001.... read more

    The 1999 version is underrated.

  4. Wolf Children

  5. Death Parade

    Death Parade is a 2015 Japanese anime television series created, written, and directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa and produced by Madhouse. The series explores themes of life, death, and human nature. It originated from a short film titled Death Billiards.

    This anime is interesting and really engages you.

  6. Tokyo Godfathers

  7. The Girl Who Leapt through Time

  8. Black Lagoon

    Black Lagoon (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X since April 2002, with its chapters collected in 13 tankōbon volumes as of December 2023. In North America, the manga... read more

    This isn't like your typical shonen or seinen anime. It is actually more of a crime show with deep, realistic themes. It is so good!

    Revy is the best character.

  9. Cardcaptor Sakura

    Cardcaptor Sakura, abbreviated as CCS, is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. The series follows Sakura Kinomoto, a young girl who discovers magical powers after accidentally releasing a set of magical cards. It was first published in Nakayoshi magazine from... read more

    Best shojo after Sailor Moon.

  10. Summer Wars

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    One Outs

    Yes, Madhouse was behind this, and this is very interesting.

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    Monster

    Monster, written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa, is a Japanese manga series that is sometimes referred to as Naoki Urasawa's Monster. It has received widespread critical acclaim and won multiple awards. Its 74-episode anime adaptation has also been praised as one of the finest anime series of its era.... read more

    Indeed this was animated by Madhouse studios, and it is an incredible adaption of Naoko Urasawa's original story. See MAL or AniBD for more information.

    13. The Contenders

  13. Beyblade

    Beyblade is a 2001 Japanese anime television series based on Takao Aoki's manga of the same name, which was inspired by the Beyblade spinning-top toys. The anime was produced by Madhouse and directed by Toshifumi Kawase. It helped expand a franchise that includes additional anime seasons, movies, and... read more

    Best toy commercial ever.

  14. Overlord

    Overlord is a Japanese dark fantasy anime series based on the light novel series written by Kugane Maruyama and illustrated by so-bin. The story follows Momonga, a player who remains logged into the virtual reality game Yggdrasil when its servers shut down and finds himself transported to another world... read more

    This anime is an absolute banger! It has an intriguing plot, an interesting world, and it's overall great.

  15. Parasyte -the maxim-

    The anime was simulcast by Crunchyroll outside Asia. Besides the manga and anime, the series has two Japanese live-action film adaptations. On June 9, 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Culture blacklisted Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu along with 37 other works.... read more

  16. Hellsing Ultimate

    Hellsing is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. It follows the secret Hellsing Organization as it battles vampires, ghouls, and other supernatural threats across England. The series inspired the anime adaptation Hellsing Ultimate, which closely follows the manga's storyline... read more

  17. Highschool of the Dead

    Highschool of the Dead, known in Japan as Apocalyptic Academy: Highschool of the Dead, is a Japanese manga series written by Daisuke Satō and illustrated by Shōji Satō. The series was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age magazine from 2006 until 2013 and was left unfinished following Daisuke... read more

    Saeko Busujima is the bomb.

  18. Chobits

    A deep take on the role of AI in society.

  19. Gunslinger Girl

    Literally a girls-with-guns show.

  20. Strawberry 100%

    A funny harem sex comedy.

  21. Strawberry Panic!

    A classic schoolgirl anime.

  22. Ninja Scroll

  23. Paranoia Agent

    Paranoia Agent is a Japanese anime television series created by director Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse. The story follows a series of mysterious assaults in Musashino, Tokyo, carried out by a juvenile attacker known as Lil' Slugger. The show explores themes of mass hysteria, psychological trauma... read more

  24. A Place Further than the Universe

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