Top 10 Greatest Anime Movies That Everyone Should Watch

Welcome to this amazing anime movies list, which includes only the greatest anime films that Japanese animation has produced through history. We compiled this good list by featuring the highest ranked and praised anime movies of all time.

So, Keep in mind that there are so many other anime movies that are mentioned elsewhere, but in this list, we only picked those anime movies which are a must-see for Real anime fans to add to their Watch List.

So, Let’s kicks off the Countdown of our 10 greatest anime movies of all time.

10. Grave Of The Fireflies (1988)

Kicking off the list of the greatest anime movies of all time with Grave of The Fireflies, an animated film that highlights a story that is set in the aftermath of a World War II bombing, where two orphan children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four-year-old sister, the indifference of their countrymen is more painful than the enemy raids.

Seems like, through desperation, hunger and grief, these children’s lives are as fragile as their spirit and love are inspiring. Hence, this is an epic tale of a young boy and his little sister struggling to survive in Japan during World War II.

Japan, 1988. An explosion of a boy’s psychic powers tears through Tokyo and leads to World War III. So, in order to prevent any further destruction, the capture of the boy and put him in jail.

Now, Neo-Tokyo an area rife with gang violence and terrorism against the current government—stands in its place. Here, Shoutarou Kaneda leads “the Capsules,” a group of misfits known for riding large custom motorcycles.

“During one of these battles, Shoutarou’s best friend is caught up in an accident with an esper who finds himself in the streets of Tokyo after escaping confinement from a government institution. Through this encounter, Tetsuo begins to develop his own mysterious abilities.

Ninja Scroll is among the best Japanese’s samurai anime movies that you should watch. This is a good film that features a good story that focuses swordsman-for-hire Jubei.

Jubei hunts down eight powerful ninjas who seek to overthrow the ruling power of the land. It’s a threadbare story but it’s all in service of dynamic and awesomely ridiculous fight scenes.

Furthermore, Ninja Scroll isn’t full of tons of philosophy or ruminations on the human condition. But, it does excel in fist-pumping excitement in ways other similar anime movies struggle with.

7. Ghost In The Shell (1995)

Ghost in the Shell is definitely one of the most influential Japanese anime movies in history. This is a great anime movie, which is a futuristic thriller with intense action scenes, mixed with slower artistic sequences ,and many philosophical questions about one’s soul, gender, and human identity.

The animated film follows the story of Motoko Kusanagi and her partner, in their quest of hunting a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master. The Puppetmaster is someone who illegally hacks into the computerized minds of cyborg-human hybrids. This pursuit, will leaves Motoko pondering her own makeup and what life might be like if she had more human traits.

6. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End Of Evangelion (1997)

This movie release is The End of Evangelion, which serves as an alternate ending to the polarizing final episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Left in a deep depression nearing the end of the original series, an indecisive Shinji Ikari struggles with the ultimatum presented to him: to completely accept mankind’s existence or renounce humanity’s individuality.

Meanwhile, at the core of a compromised Nerv, Gendou Ikari and Rei Ayanami approach Lilith in an attempt to realize their own ideas concerning the future of the world. Due to, the fate of the universe hanging in the balance, the climactic final battle draws near.

it is a 1997 Japanese animated science fiction film written and directed by Hideaki Anno, produced by Production I.G. So, don’t miss this one.

5. Perfect Blue (1997)

Perfect Blue director Satoshi Kon returns to this list with one of the most dazzling visual anime movies ever made. The story follows a retired pop singer turned actress’ sense of reality is shaken. When she is stalked by an obsessed fan and seemingly a ghost of her past.

Perfect Blue is one of the most popular japanese anime movies of all time, that has inspired so many Hollywood films, among them is Black Swan.

3. Spirited Away (2001)

Some masterpieces doesn’t come twice! and Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away is one of the most praised and unique anime movies of all time that everyone should watch.

The Academy Award-winning masterpiece, Spirited Away is a wondrous fantasy about a young girl named Chihiro who discovers a secret world of strange spirits, creatures, and sorcery.

Moreover, when her parents are mysteriously transformed, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and return her family to the outside world.

2. Koe No Katachi (2016)

Koe No Katachi known in English as A Silent Voice is a good Japanese movie that marked the year of 2016, and from then on, it become one of the greatest anime movies ever.

Koe no Katachi tells the heartwarming tale of Shouya’s reunion with Shouko. Everything starts in elementary school, where student Shouya Ishida sought to beat boredom in the cruelest ways. When the deaf Shouko Nishimiya transfers into his class, Shouya and the rest of his class thoughtlessly bully her for fun.

However, when her mother notifies the school, he is singled out and blamed for everything done to her. Due to Shouko transferring out of the school, Shouya is left at the mercy of his classmates. He is heartlessly ostracized all throughout elementary and middle school, while teachers turn a blind eye.

1. Your Name (2016)

You gotta know, That “Your Name” is the highest-grossing anime film of all time by worldwide gross.

One day, Mitsuha awakens in a room that is not her own. Suddenly? SHE finds herself living the dream life in Tokyo—but in Taki’s body! Elsewhere, Taki finds himself living Mitsuha’s life in the humble countryside. In pursuit of an answer to this strange phenomenon, they also, begin to search for one another.

Your Name known in Japanese as Kimi no Na Wa, revolves around Mitsuha and Taki’s actions. Which begin to have a dramatic impact on each other’s lives. Finally, the Impact is weaving them into a fabric held together by fate and circumstance.

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