Anime Movies reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 429 Reddit reviews across 10 subreddits and 35 posts to rank the best Anime Movies brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Animesuggest, r/anime, r/AnimeReccomendations, r/AskPH, r/animecirclejerk. Top-rated brands include Anime (5.0/5), Studio Ghibli (5.0/5), Your Name (5.0/5).
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Reviews429
Subreddits10
Posts35
Brands63
Products48
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#1
Anime
5.0
(60)
"Redline"
"The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya"
"The girl who leapt through time"
"Grave of the Fireflies"
"Josee: the Tiger and the F"
"Your name"
"...the masterpiece that is The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. 100/100 movie."
"REDLINE."
"The Boy and The Beast is probably my favorite anime movie of all time..."
"Grave of the fireflies"
#2
Studio Ghibli
5.0
(42)
"Is peak romance anime"
"All this movies have a very good and meaningful story"
"All this movies have a very good and meaningful story"
"All this movies have a very good and meaningful story"
"Spirited away is a beautiful show of scenery a non complex story and some generally beautiful moments in anime so would highly suggest for someone super young it’s also on Netflix I believe"
"Most of the Studio Ghibli movies are worth looking at."
"My Neighbor Totoro"
"Howls moving castle and a silent voice"
"You can watch "Spirited Away" its an oscar winning movie."
"Spirited away."
#3
Your Name
5.0
(21)
"Your Lie in April"
"Wathering with you, your name and suzume 👌🏼"
"Your name."
"Your Name."
"Your name."
"All studio ghibli movies, Your name."
"I can only vouch for Kimi no na wa, Red Line, Sword of the stranger."
"Your Name"
"Your name"
"Your Name"
#4
A Silent Voice
5.0
(18)
"A silent voice... my first anime i ever watched and it was amazing!"
"A Silent Voice."
"A silent voice."
"A silent voice. Beautiful story and amazing character development."
"A silent voice"
"A Silent Voice"
"1. A Silent Voice
2. Hello World
3. The Garden of Words"
"A Silent Voice"
"A Silent Voice."
"A Silent Voice, everything about this movie is borderline perfect imo."
#5
Satoshi Kon
4.9
(17)
"Perfect Blue or Millennium Actress"
"Perfect Blue or Millennium Actress"
"The obvious ones are definitely Akira, Ghost In The Shell and the Satoshi Kon movies (all of them are amazing, but i have a sweet spot for Perfect Blue and Millenium Actress)."
"Anything made by Satoshi Kon."
"Perfect Blue / Millennium Actress / Tokyo Godfathers / Paprika are all great."
"Perfect blue."
"Paprika."
"Paprika (or any other film by Kon)."
"Paprika."
"Perfect blue."
#6
Makoto Shinkai
4.7
(15)
"Weathering with You seems like the perfect spring time movie."
"Garden of words, most beautiful animated rain I have ever seen. It's a short movie by makoto shinkai."
"I watched YOUR NAME so far. It was so emotional!!! . Moving on to WEATHERING WITH YOU."
"Your Name, Expelled from Paradise, Weathering with You"
"It's just 45 mins and damn that art, the music, the feelings.. it got me bro you should definitely give it a try :)"
"The trifecta of Your Name, Weathering with You, and Suzume by Makoto Shinkai."
"Makoto Shinkai movies are amazing just go with those."
"Your Name."
"Your Name."
"Maybe Your Name."
#7
CoMix Wave Films
4.6
(14)
"Can't go wrong with any from this company or anything ghibli"
"Can't go wrong with any from this company or anything ghibli"
"Your name"
"Your name was beautiful"
"Your Name"
"Silent voice"
"I enjoyed more movies like Kimi no nawa."
"I enjoyed more movies like Weathering with U."
"I enjoyed more movies like Koe no katachi."
"Can't go wrong with any from this company or anything ghibli"
#8
Perfect Blue
4.9
(13)
"Paprika and perfect blue"
"Perfect blue,Akira and Grave of the fireflies are absolutely perfect."
"Perfect Blue."
"Perfect Blue."
"Perfect blue."
"Perfect blue"
"Perfect blue."
"Every Satoshi Kon movie, especially Perfect Blue"
"Perfect Blue
Paprika
Tokyo Godfathers"
"Perfect blue."
#9
Wolf Children
5.0
(12)
"Here's some good sad movies."
"Wolf Children."
"Wolf children."
"Wolf children."
"Wolf Children. Belle. A Silent Voice. Spirited Away."
"Wolf Children"
"Wolf children."
"Probably Wolf Children by Mamoro Hosoda."
"Wolf Children seems to be everyone's favorite of his (extremely fair) but my personal favorite is Summer Wars"
"You’d probably enjoy Wolf Children and The Girl who Leapt Through Time from Hosoda."
#10
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
4.6
(11)
"Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
A Silent Voice"
"Josee, the Tiger and the Fish has one of the most wholesome endings in a romance film I've seen."
"Josee, the Tiger and the Fish"
"Watch josee the tiger and the fish... it's animation and story feels therapeutic ❤️"
"Josee the Tiger and the Fish."
"I just saw Josee, the Tiger and the Fish and really loved it."
"It's a powerhouse."
"Josee, the Tiger and the Fish."
"* Josee the Tiger and the Fish."
"Josee, the tiger and the fish."
#11
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
4.9
(9)
"Is something I 100% recommend."
"I Want to Eat Your Pancreas"
"I Want to Eat your Pancreas"
"I Want to Eat Your Pancreas"
"4) I Want to Eat your Pancreas."
"I Want to Eat Your Pancreas."
"I want to eat your pancreas is a good one."
"I love " I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" 😙"
"I want to eat your pancreas"
#12
Tokyo Godfathers
4.9
(9)
"Tokyo godfathers."
"Tokyo Godfathers."
"Every Satoshi Kon movies like Tokyo Godfathers (so underrated)."
"Tokyo Godfathers: Middle-aged alcoholic Gin, teenage runaway Miyuki and former drag queen Hana."
"Tokyo Godfathers is another brilliant anime movie you should definitely watch."
"Tokyo godfather."
"Tokyo Godfathers."
"Tokyo Godfathers."
"Tokyo Grandfathers."
#13
Mamoru Hosoda
4.8
(9)
"Wolf Children (or any other film by Hosoda)."
"Wolf children."
"The girl who leapt through time."
"Wolf Children."
"Girl who leapt through time."
"The Girl Who Leapt Through Time."
"3. Wolf Children."
"Mirai."
"7. Mirai."
#14
Ghost in the Shell
4.6
(9)
"Ghost in the shell (1995 movie)"
"Ghost in the Shell the movie+ stand alone complex"
"Ghost in the Shell"
"Ghost in a shell."
"Ghost In The Shell 95"
"Ghost in the shell"
"Ghost in the shell."
"Ghost in the Shell."
#15
Summer Wars
5.0
(8)
"* [Summer Wars](https://myanimelist.net/anime/5681/Summer_Wars?q=Summer%20wars&cat=anime)"
"Summer Wars."
"Summer wars."
"Summer wars."
"Funniest shi youll ever see"
"Summer wars"
"Summer wars."
"Summer Wars!"
#16
Naoko Yamada
5.0
(8)
"A Silent Voice. It is quite emotional, but quite a solid film."
"A silent voice."
"A Silent Voice."
"A silent voice."
"A silent Voice."
"Koe no Katachi hands down, it’s my favorite anime of all time."
"A Silent Voice, Howl's Moving Castle, and Spirited Away."
"A silent voice."
#17
Fullmetal Alchemist
5.0
(8)
"Fullmetal Alchemist or Blood Blockade Battlefront"
"Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood has the perfect mix of adventure and emotion."
"Full metal alchemist brotherhood would also be a good starting place"
"Afro Samurai, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Attack on Titan are all pretty good picks for someone going from western movies/comics to anime/manga"
"The one I always suggest to anyone starting off with anime is Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The FMA was released in 2003 - 2006 and strays from the Manga but is a stunningly beautiful yet dark show. And FMA:B follows the Manga to a "T". Both of them are exceptional. And have an amazing story."
"The one I always suggest to anyone starting off with anime is Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The FMA was released in 2003 - 2006 and strays from the Manga but is a stunningly beautiful yet dark show. And FMA:B follows the Manga to a "T". Both of them are exceptional. And have an amazing story."
"Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood"
"Full Metal Alchemist: BH"
#18
Weathering with You
4.9
(8)
"Wathering with you, your name and suzume 👌🏼"
"Weathering with you."
"Weathering with you."
"Weathering with you."
"Weathering With You."
"Weathering with you."
"Weathering With You."
"Weathering with you: follows some runaway kid who goes to Tokyo."
#19
Paprika
4.6
(7)
"Paprika and perfect blue"
"Paprika and Howl's Moving Castle are my favorites."
"Paprika by Satoshi Kon!! What a masterpiece of a movie."
"My favorite movie. If he enjoyed the movie inception, this supposedly inspired the movie."
"Paprika."
"Paprika"
"Paprika."
#20
Sword of the Stranger
5.0
(6)
"Sword of the Stranger
I still get goosebumps just from hearing its final battle OST."
"Sword of the Stranger"
"{Sword of the Stranger}"
"Sword of The Stranger is great."
"Sword of the Stranger is one I saw recently that I really enjoyed. The animation was amazing."
"Absolute classic film."
#21
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
5.0
(6)
"My all time favorite animated movie is The Girl Who Leapt Through Time."
"The Girl Who Leaped Through Time."
"Girl who leapt through time"
"The girl who lept through time."
"* The Girl Who Leapt Through Time."
"Usual suspects of any Shinkai Makoto, early to middle Ghibli."
#22
Redline
4.8
(6)
"Redline
Paprika
Sword of the Stranger
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Your Name
Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro"
"Redline"
"Redline, Belle, The Legend of Hei."
"I'd also recommend Redline. It's the best animated anime I've ever seen."
"{Redline}."
"If he likes cars."
#23
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
4.7
(6)
"Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms."
"Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms."
"My favorite standalone anime movie."
"{Maquia} hands down. The best anime movie I've ever watched."
"Maquia."
"Maquia when the promised flower blooms. The art is beautiful."
#24
Liz and the Blue Bird
4.3
(6)
"Liz and the Blue Bird (it's a standalone film that's from a franchise, but it's worth watching)"
"Liz and the Blue Bird."
"It's a masterpiece."
"Liz is my fav movie."
"Liz and the Blue Bird."
"1. Liz and the Blue Bird"
#25
5 Centimeters per Second
4.6
(5)
"5 Centimeters per Second"
"5 Centimeters Per Second is also a good tear-jerker…"
"You should definitely watch 5cm Per Second. imo Shinkai's best movie."
"If you liked that try THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS."
"5 cm per second."
#26
A Whisker Away
4.4
(5)
"* [A Whisker Away](https://myanimelist.net/anime/41168/Nakitai_Watashi_wa_Neko_wo_Kaburu)"
"The ones I think of in the vein of those examples are A Whisker Away."
"A whisker away."
"A Whisker away."
"A whisker away."
#27
Grave of the Fireflies
5.0
(4)
"Grave of the fireflies"
"Grave of the Fireflies"
"Grave of the Fireflies is a masterpiece of cinema."
"Grave of the Fireflies it is studio ghibli so you might have already seen it."
#28
Ghibli
5.0
(4)
"Every Gibli movie."
"Ghibli movies (if you are into those) Your name Akira Paprika Memories Tokyo God father"
"Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa, 90% of the Ghibli movies, Weathering with you (all Shinkai movies) Violet Evergarden, Wolf Children, Girl who leapt through time, I want to eat your pancreas, Akira, ghost in the shell, just to start"
"If you haven’t watched any Ghibli movies get on that immediately."
#29
Ninja Scroll
4.5
(4)
"Ninja Scroll"
"Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D."
"Vinland Saga, Assassination Classroom, Tokyo Ghoul, Trigun, and Ninja Scroll (movie)"
"Ninja scroll."
#30
In This Corner of the World
4.5
(4)
"In This Corner of the World"
"In This Corner of the World."
"Here's some good sad movies."
"In This corner of the World"
#31
Kara no Kyoukai
5.0
(3)
"The “kara no kyoukai” saga of movies."
"Kara no Kyoukai"
#32
Akira
5.0
(3)
"Akira."
"Akira would be one I want to see."
"Akira and Princess Mononoke are the peak of their respective medium."
#33
Isao Takahata
5.0
(3)
"Grave of the Fireflies."
"Grave of the Fireflies is an amazing and soul breaking film."
"Grave of Fireflies."
#34
Spirited Away
5.0
(3)
"Spirited Away
Perfect Blue."
"Spirited Away"
"For me it is easily Spirited away."
#35
Pompo the Cinephile
4.7
(3)
"Pompo the Cinephile"
"Pompo the Cinephile."
"If you want movies specifically I recommend: [Pompo-san]."
#36
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
4.7
(3)
"The castle of cagliostro by some guy called hayao miyaziki?"
"Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro."
"Lupin 3: Fuuma Ichizoku no inbou."
#37
My Hero Academia
4.3
(3)
"The initial series is perfect for new people IMO"
"I would say watch my hero academia, just stay away from 90% of the fanbase"
"I'd actually recommend Tiger and Bunny, potentially, or My Hero Academia."
#38
Belle
4.3
(3)
"Belle"
"Belle"
"{BELLE} - combination of isekai and slice of life."
#39
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
4.0
(3)
"Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust, Memories Magnetic Rose."
"Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust."
"Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust is a pretty stellar achievement."
#40
Whisper of the Heart
5.0
(2)
"* [Whisper of the Heart](https://myanimelist.net/anime/585/Mimi_wo_Sumaseba?q=Whisper%20of%20the%20heart&ca"
"One of my husbands favorite studio ghibli films."
#41
Maquia
5.0
(2)
"Maquia"
"Maquia"
#42
Katsuhiro Otomo
5.0
(2)
"Akira."
"- Akira."
#43
Mamoru Oshii
5.0
(2)
"- Ghost in the Shell."
"5. Ghost in the Shell."
#44
End of Evangelion
5.0
(2)
"End of eva."
"End of Evangelion."
#45
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
5.0
(2)
"The tunnel to summer, the exit of goodbyes"
"Try 'The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes'"
#46
Ride Your Wave
5.0
(2)
"Ride Your Wave, Josee the Tiger and the Fish, and A Silent Voice are all phenomenal films."
"It was surprisingly heart felt and handled the romance of the two leads very well."
#47
Samurai Champloo
5.0
(2)
"Code Geass, 86, Jujutsu Kaisen, Samurai Champloo, kaiju No.8"
"Samurai champloo"
#48
Attack on Titan
5.0
(2)
"Attack on Titan is a must-watch—it’s packed with action and twists."
"Afro Samurai, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Attack on Titan are all pretty good picks for someone going from western movies/comics to anime/manga"
#49
Studio Chizu
5.0
(2)
"Wolf Children"
"I recommend Wolf Children. A beautiful coming of age story about a mother dealing with her children gaining their independence."
#50
Princess Mononoke
5.0
(2)
"Princes Mononoke (1998) is a recommendation."
"I think 'Princess Mononoke', It's a very cool anime movie."
#51
The Cat Returns
4.5
(2)
"Also, "The Cat Returns""
"{The Cat Returns} - one of the most overlooked Ghibli films."
#52
Suzume
4.5
(2)
"Wathering with you, your name and suzume 👌🏼"
"Suzume"
#53
Garden of Words
4.5
(2)
"Garden of Words is really good, and short."
"Garden of words."
#54
Gainax
4.5
(2)
"Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise is another he shouldn’t miss."
"[Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMSGLZ-1Rmo)"
#55
Millennium Actress
4.5
(2)
"Millennium Actress"
"Millennium Actress."
#56
Makoto Shinkai Movies
4.5
(2)
"Anything by mokoto shinkai."
"Look into Makoto Shinkai and Mamoru Hosoda films."
#57
Hotarubi no Mori e
4.5
(2)
"That's an amazing 40 minute film."
"1) Hotarubi no Mori e."
#58
Madhouse
4.5
(2)
"This is the ['93 Ninja Scroll] movie, and this is the ['03 Ninja Scroll] series."
"Ninja Scroll"
#59
Sing a Bit of Harmony
4.0
(2)
"Sing a Bit of Harmony is a hidden gem."
"* Sing A Bit Of Harmony."
#60
Saint Young Men
4.0
(2)
"Saint Young Men."
"Saint☆Young Men."
#61
Masaaki Yuasa
4.0
(2)
"The Night is Short Walk On Girl."
"Night Is Short, Walk On Girl."
#62
Mind Game
4.0
(2)
"Mind Game"
"Mind Game."
#63
The Boy and the Beast
4.0
(2)
"The boy and the beast."
"Check out The Boy and the Beast. It's a solid movie that is fun to watch."
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