Anime TV Show Rankings

Ranked by weighted composite score — IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Kitsu, AniList & MAL

The best anime TV shows of all time, ranked by an averaged composite score across five major review platforms. Scores combine critic ratings from Rotten Tomatoes with user ratings from IMDb, Kitsu, AniList and MyAnimeList. Filter by genre, decade, or search for a specific title.

The Basics

TV Shows Ranked

Spanning 5 years (2017–2022)

Average Overall Score

83.8/100

Average age: 7 years

Highest Overall Score

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

91/100 (all 5 platforms)

Lowest Overall Score

My Hero Academia

84.1/100 (all 5 platforms)

Score Distribution

90+

80–89

70–79

Below 70

Data Completeness

27%

12 of 44 have all 5 scores

Platform Wars

IMDb

83.8

99.5

Kitsu

82.1

AniList

82.6

MAL

83.4

Most Generous

Avg: 99.5/100

Harshest Critic

Kitsu

Avg: 82.1/100

Perfect Scores

IMDb 9+: 5 · RT 100: 11 · KIT 85+: 5 · AL 85+: 12 · MAL 9+: 4

Raw Platform Averages

IMDb: 8.4/10 · RT: 99% · KIT: 82.07/100 · AL: 82.58/100 · MAL: 8.34/10

Genres & Decades

Top-Scoring Genre

Crime

Avg: 87.6/100

Most Popular Genre

Action

32 movies

Best Decade

2020s

Avg: 86.3/100

Most Represented Decade

2010s

1 movies

Fun Facts

Most Divisive

Berserk

24 point spread between platforms

Universally Loved

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

Only 1 point spread — everyone agrees

Critic Favourite

My Hero Academia

Critics scored +19.9 higher than users

Show

Score

IMDb

KIT

MAL

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No poster

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s EndNew

Ongoing

Score

93.1

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

N/A

100

88.7

9.25

Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodNew

2009–2010 Action Ongoing

Score

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

9.1

100

9.11

Steins;GateNew

2011–2015 Comedy Ongoing

Score

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.8

100

82.3

9.07

Vinland SagaNew

2019–2023 Action Ongoing

Score

89.6

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.8

100

82.7

8.78

Cowboy BebopNew

1998–1999 Action Ongoing

Score

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.9

100

82.3

8.75

Death NoteNew

2006–2007 Crime Ongoing

Score

88.5

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.9

100

83.1

8.62

Attack on TitanNew

2013–2023 Action Ongoing

Score

88.4

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

9.1

84.5

8.57

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime TV show poster

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood WarNew

2022– Action Ongoing

Score

87.8

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

N/A

83.4

8.98

The Apothecary Diaries anime TV show poster

The Apothecary DiariesNew

2023– Drama Ongoing

Score

87.4

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.6

N/A

86.9

8.85

DandadanNew

2024– Action Ongoing

Score

87.2

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.3

100

85.6

8.42

One PieceNew

1999– Action Ongoing

Score

87.1

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

N/A

8.73

Neon Genesis Evangelion anime TV show poster

Neon Genesis EvangelionNew

1995–1996 Action Ongoing

Score

86.8

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.5

100

82.1

8.37

MonsterNew

2004–2005 Crime Ongoing

Score

86.6

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.7

N/A

82.4

8.89

Chainsaw ManNew

2022 Action Ongoing

Score

86.3

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.3

84.2

8.43

Solo LevelingNew

2024– Action Ongoing

Score

86.2

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.5

100

83.1

8.17

GintamaNew

2005–2021 Action Ongoing

Score

86.1

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.7

N/A

82.1

9.02

GachiakutaNew

2025– Action Ongoing

Score

85.4

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

100

82.9

8.22

Hunter x HunterNew

2011–2014 Action Ongoing

Score

85.4

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

N/A

84.2

8.43

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime TV show poster

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no YaibaNew

2019–2024 Action Ongoing

Score

84.9

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.6

N/A

86.3

8.41

Your Lie in AprilNew

2014–2015 Comedy Ongoing

Score

84.4

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.5

N/A

82.3

8.64

One Punch ManNew

2015– Action Ongoing

Score

84.3

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.6

N/A

83.5

8.48

Mob Psycho 100New

2016–2022 Action Ongoing

Score

84.1

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.5

N/A

82.4

8.49

My Hero AcademiaNew

2016–2025 Action Ongoing

Score

84.1

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.2

100

83.3

7.83

Naruto: ShippudenNew

2007–2017 Action Ongoing

Score

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.7

N/A

84.1

8.29

Oshi no KoNew

2023– Drama Ongoing

Score

83.6

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.2

N/A

82.9

8.54

Dragon Ball ZNew

1996–2003 Action Ongoing

Score

83.1

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.8

N/A

82.2

8.21

Fate/Strange FakeNew

2024– Action Ongoing

Score

82.9

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.3

N/A

81.3

8.44

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation anime TV show poster

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless ReincarnationNew

2021– Action Ongoing

Score

82.4

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.2

N/A

82.2

8.33

NarutoNew

2002–2007 Action Ongoing

Score

82.1

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.4

N/A

84.1

8.02

No poster

Ginga eiyû densetsuNew

Ongoing

Score

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.9

N/A

78.8

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7.81

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion anime TV show poster

Code Geass: Lelouch of the RebellionNew

2017 Action Ongoing

Score

81.9

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

7.3

N/A

82.3

8.71

No poster

Re: Zero – Starting Life in Another WorldNew

Ongoing

Score

81.8

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

N/A

82.1

8.24

Dr. StoneNew

2019– Action Ongoing

Score

81.7

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.1

N/A

82.2

8.26

Sentenced to Be a Hero anime TV show poster

Sentenced to Be a HeroNew

2025– Action Ongoing

Score

81.3

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.2

N/A

81.3

8.19

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime anime TV show poster

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a SlimeNew

2018– Action Ongoing

Score

80.9

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

N/A

82.2

8.13

Black CloverNew

2017–2021 Action Ongoing

Score

80.2

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.2

N/A

78.5

8.14

BleachNew

2004–2012 Action Ongoing

Score

79.6

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.2

N/A

77.3

7.99

BerserkNew

1997–1998 Action Ongoing

Score

79.2

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.7

N/A

82.2

6.34

SPY×FAMILYNew

2007–2010 Comedy Ongoing

Score

78.9

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

6.3

N/A

85.2

8.42

No poster

Hell’s ParadiseNew

Ongoing

Score

78.2

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

N/A

73.6

8.09

Classroom of the Elite anime TV show poster

Classroom of the EliteNew

2017– Drama Ongoing

Score

77.3

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

7.7

N/A

7.83

Fire ForceNew

2019– Action Ongoing

Score

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

7.6

N/A

78.6

7.72

PokémonNew

1997–2023 Action Ongoing

Score

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

7.6

N/A

72.9

7.42

High School DxDNew

2012–2018 Action Ongoing

Score

72.7

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

7.5

N/A

73.8

7.31