Rankings

Best 1980s Anime Movies

13 anime movies, ranked by composite score

The best anime movies from the 1980s, ranked by an averaged composite score across five major review platforms. Top of the list: Grave of the Fireflies with 90.4/100. Tap any row for the synopsis, trailer and where to watch.

Updated · 13 anime movies ranked

The Basics
Movies Ranked
13
Spanning 6 years (1983–1989)
Average Overall Score
76.6/100
Average age: 39 years
Highest Overall Score
Grave of the Fireflies
90.4/100 (all 5 platforms)
Lowest Overall Score
Vampire Hunter D
68.6/100 (all 5 platforms)
Score Distribution
90+
1
80–89
5
70–79
3
Below 70
4
Data Completeness
46%
6 of 13 have all 5 scores
Platform Wars
IMDb
74.2
RT
91.7
Metacritic
80
Letterboxd
77.5
AniList
72.3
Most Generous
RT
Avg: 91.7/100
Harshest Critic
AniList
Avg: 72.3/100
Perfect Scores
5
IMDb 9+: 0 · RT 100: 3 · MC 90+: 1 · LB 4.5+: 1 · AL 85+: 0
Raw Platform Averages
IMDb: 7.4/10 · RT: 92% · MC: 80/100 · LB: 3.87/5 · AL: 72.25/100
Genres & Decades
Top-Scoring Genre
Adventure
Avg: 84.9/100
Most Popular Genre
Drama
6 movies
Best Decade
1980s
Avg: 76.6/100
Most Represented Decade
1980s
13 movies
Fun Facts
Most Divisive
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
28 point spread between platforms
Universally Loved
City Hunter .357 Magnum
Only 2 point spread — everyone agrees
Hidden Gem
Barefoot Gen
Users scored +7 higher than critics
Critic Favourite
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
Critics scored +27.3 higher than users
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Grave of the Fireflies anime movie poster
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 Drama
Details
Score
90.4
IMDb RT MC LB AL
8.5
100
94
4.5
83
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Angel’s Egg anime movie poster
Angel’s Egg
1985 Drama
Details
Score
88.5
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.7
100
N/A
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My Neighbor Totoro anime movie poster
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 Adventure
Details
Score
85.4
IMDb RT MC LB AL
8.1
94
87
4.2
81
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Kiki’s Delivery Service anime movie poster
Kiki’s Delivery Service
1989 Family
Details
Score
84.8
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.8
98
85
4.1
81
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind anime movie poster
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 Adventure
Details
Score
84.4
IMDb RT MC LB AL
8.0
91
86
4.2
81
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Akira anime movie poster
Akira
1988 Action
Details
Score
80.8
IMDb RT MC LB AL
8.0
91
68
4.3
79
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Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise anime movie poster
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
1987 Drama
Details
Score
79.5
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.2
100
N/A
3.7
72
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Barefoot Gen anime movie poster
Barefoot Gen
1983 Biography
Details
Score
76.3
IMDb RT MC LB AL
8
71
N/A
4.0
74
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Robot Carnival anime movie poster
Robot Carnival
1987 Comedy
Details
Score
70.7
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7
N/A
N/A
3.6
70
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City Hunter .357 Magnum anime movie poster
City Hunter .357 MagnumNew
1989 Action
Details
Score
69.3
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7
N/A
N/A
3.4
70
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Vampire Hunter D anime movie poster
Vampire Hunter D
1985 Action
Details
Score
68.6
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7
80
60
3.4
65
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Wicked City anime movie poster
Wicked City
1987 Action
Details
Score
64
IMDb RT MC LB AL
6.7
N/A
N/A
3.2
61
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Labyrinth anime movie poster
Labyrinth
1986 Sci-Fi
Details
Score
52.5
IMDb RT MC LB AL
5.5
N/A
N/A
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