Best anime movies on Reddit

412 reviews from r/Animesuggest, r/anime, r/IndianTeenagers and 4 more subreddits

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Anime

4.8

(64)

"...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"

"Akira"

"Perfect blue"

"Ghost in the shell"

"Grave of the Fireflies... the movie hits your soul..."

"Akira is timeless or grave of the fireflies or your name."

"My favourite movie of all times are between these, made in abyss dawn of the deep soul or the disappearance of haruhi suzimya..."

Studio Ghibli

4.9

(32)

"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"

"Howls moving castle and a silent voice"

"Both are Ghibli movies"

"Spirited away."

"Spirited Away, Suzume, Priness Mononoke"

"Ghibli anything."

"Spirited away."

"Kiki’s delivery service."

"The cat returns(one of my fav childhood movies."

"Totoro."

Your Name

5.0

(18)

"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"

A Silent Voice

5.0

(17)

"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."

N/A

4.8

(16)

"Redline Sword of the Stranger Professor Layton & The Eternal Diva Ninja Scroll Vampire Hunter D"

"A Silent Voice, Perfect Blue, Akira, Princess Mononoke"

"-In this corner of the world (WWII protrayal and better than Grave of the Fireflies imo) -Redline (Racing eye candy) -Promare (Fighting eye candy)"

"1. Spirited Away 2. Your Name 3. I want to eat your pancreas 4. Kara no Kyoukai films 1 to 7 5. Tokyo godfather"

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."

"Every Satoshi Kon movie, especially Perfect Blue"

"Perfect Blue Paprika Tokyo Godfathers"

"Perfect blue."

Wolf Children

5.0

(10)

"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."

"Wolf children."

"Wolf children imo."

CoMix Wave Films

4.7

(10)

"Your name"

"Your name was beautiful"

"Silent voice"

"Your name I want to eat your pancreas"

"I enjoyed more movies like Kimi no nawa."

"I enjoyed more movies like Koe no katachi."

"I enjoyed more movies like Weathering with U."

"Suzume."

"Suzume was idk if it still is"

"Suzume, by the same guy who made your name and weathering with you."

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

4.6

(10)

"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."

"It's a powerhouse."

"Josee, the Tiger and the Fish."

"* Josee the Tiger and the Fish."

"Josee, the tiger and the fish."

"Josee, the Tiger and the Fish."

#10

Tokyo Godfathers

4.9

(8)

"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 godfather."

"Tokyo Godfathers."

"Tokyo Grandfathers."

#11

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

4.9

(8)

"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

Summer Wars

5.0

(7)

"* [Summer Wars](https://myanimelist.net/anime/5681/Summer_Wars?q=Summer%20wars&cat=anime)"

"Summer Wars."

"Summer wars."

"Funniest shi youll ever see"

"Summer wars"

"Summer wars."

#13

Weathering with You

4.9

(7)

"Wathering with you, your name and suzume 👌🏼"

"Weathering with you."

"Weathering With You."

"Weathering with you."

"Weathering with you: follows some runaway kid who goes to Tokyo."

#14

Paprika

4.5

(6)

"Paprika and perfect blue"

"Paprika and Howl's Moving Castle are my favorites."

"My favorite movie. If he enjoyed the movie inception, this supposedly inspired the movie."

"Paprika."

"Paprika"

"Paprika."

#15

Sword of the Stranger

5.0

(5)

"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 one I saw recently that I really enjoyed. The animation was amazing."

"Absolute classic film."

#16

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

5.0

(4)

"The Girl Who Leaped Through Time."

"Girl who leapt through time"

"The girl who lept through time."

"* The Girl Who Leapt Through Time."

#17

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."

#18

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."

#19

5 Centimeters per Second

4.8

(4)

"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."

"5 cm per second."

#20

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

4.5

(4)

"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."

#21

A Whisker Away

4.3

(4)

"* [A Whisker Away](https://myanimelist.net/anime/41168/Nakitai_Watashi_wa_Neko_wo_Kaburu)"

"A whisker away."

"A Whisker away."

"A whisker away."

#22

Ghost in the Shell

4.3

(4)

"Ghost in the Shell"

"Ghost in the shell"

"Ghost in the shell."

"Ghost in the Shell."

#23

Liz and the Blue Bird

4.3

(4)

"Liz and the Blue Bird (it's a standalone film that's from a franchise, but it's worth watching)"

"Liz is my fav movie."

"Liz and the Blue Bird."

"1. Liz and the Blue Bird"

#24

Akira

5.0

(3)

"Akira."

"Akira would be one I want to see."

"Akira and Princess Mononoke are the peak of their respective medium."

#25

Spirited Away

5.0

(3)

"Spirited Away Perfect Blue."

"Spirited Away"

"For me it is easily Spirited away."

#26

Satoshi Kon

5.0

(3)

"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."

#27

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."

#28

Redline

4.7

(3)

"Redline Paprika Sword of the Stranger Princess Mononoke Spirited Away The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Your Name Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro"

"Redline"

"If he likes cars."

#29

Pompo the Cinephile

4.7

(3)

"Pompo the Cinephile"

"Pompo the Cinephile."

"If you want movies specifically I recommend: [Pompo-san]."

#30

In This Corner of the World

4.7

(3)

"In This Corner of the World"

"In This Corner of the World."

"In This corner of the World"

#31

Belle

4.3

(3)

"Belle"

"{BELLE} - combination of isekai and slice of life."

#32

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."

#33

End of Evangelion

5.0

(2)

"End of eva."

"End of Evangelion."

#34

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."

#35

Maquia

5.0

(2)

"Maquia"

#36

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."

#37

Kara no Kyoukai

5.0

(2)

"The “kara no kyoukai” saga of movies."

"Kara no Kyoukai"

#38

Inu-Oh

5.0

(2)

"Inu-oh and the deer king"

"Inu-Oh"

#39

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

4.5

(2)

"If you haven’t already seen it. Beautiful scenes and has a sci-fi feel."

"Nausicaa"

#40

Makoto Shinkai Movies

4.5

(2)

"Anything by mokoto shinkai."

"Look into Makoto Shinkai and Mamoru Hosoda films."

#41

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)"

#42

Millennium Actress

4.5

(2)

"Millennium Actress"

"Millennium Actress."

#43

The Cat Returns

4.5

(2)

"Also, "The Cat Returns""

"{The Cat Returns} - one of the most overlooked Ghibli films."

#44

Suzume

4.5

(2)

"Wathering with you, your name and suzume 👌🏼"

"Suzume"

#45

Roujin Z

4.5

(2)

"Roujin Z"

"Roujin Z is worth a watch ...increasingly topical and an amazing soundtrack."

#46

Ninja Scroll

4.5

(2)

"Ninja Scroll"

"Ninja scroll."

#47

Lupin III

4.5

(2)

"Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro is a non-Ghibli movie by Miyazaki and it's one of his best."

"Lupin III: The First is pretty similar to it in tone, but has a more Indiana Jones vibe."

#48

Saint Young Men

4.0

(2)

"Saint Young Men."

"Saint☆Young Men."

#49

Mind Game

4.0

(2)

"Mind Game"

"Mind Game."

#50

Sing a Bit of Harmony

4.0

(2)

"Sing a Bit of Harmony is a hidden gem."

"* Sing A Bit Of Harmony."

#51

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."

#52

Production I.G

4.0

(2)

"The Night is Young, Walk on Girl"

"Recently picked up the 4k collectors edition of Ghost In The Shell."

#53

Studio Colorido

4.0

(2)

"Children of the Sea Im not saying its the best movie but it is a good movie"

"A Wisker Away ;P"

#54

Toei Animation

5.0

(1)

"Sailor Moon has 3 movies and they're all great!"

#55

Madhouse

5.0

(1)

"I can't remember the director but I love Paprika which is what inspired inception"

#56

Ufotable

5.0

(1)

"I personally love and wanna big up Kara No Kyoukai aka The Garden Of Sinners."

#57

Makoto Shinkai

5.0

(1)

"The trifecta of Your Name, Weathering with You, and Suzume by Makoto Shinkai."

#58

The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes

5.0

(1)

"The tunnel to summer, the exit of goodbyes"

#59

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

5.0

(1)

"Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind: I watched the sub for the first time this year."

#60

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

5.0

(1)

"Jin-roh The wolf brigade is peak"

#61

Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix: Karma

5.0

(1)

"It depicts life and death, reincarnation, and the human desire for eternal life."

#62

Porco Rosso

5.0

(1)

"In no particular order: Porco Rosso, Garden of Words and Only Yesterday."

#63

Kaguya-hime no Monogatari

5.0

(1)

"Kaguya Hime no Monogatari by Ghibli is one of the best animated movies of all time."

#64

Chihiro

5.0

(1)

"My choices are - Chihiro."

#65

Haruhi Suzumiya

5.0

(1)

"Both the anime and movie are great so you won't regret it."

#66

Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel

5.0

(1)

"Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel movie trilogy was absolutely incredible."

#67

Satoshi Kon Movies

5.0

(1)

"All Satoshi kon movies."

#68

Masaaki Yuasa Movies

5.0

(1)

"All masaaki yuasa movies."

#69

Hosoda Movies

5.0

(1)

"All hosoda movies."

#70

Katsuhiro Otomo Movies

5.0

(1)

"All katsuhiro otomo movies."

#71

Shinkai

5.0

(1)

"Weathering with you is prolly my favourite anime movie"

#72

Made in Abyss

5.0

(1)

"My favorite Anime movie is "Made in Abyss Dawn of the Deep Soul". I watched it 6 times."

#73

Her Blue Sky

5.0

(1)

"* [Her Blue Sky](https://myanimelist.net/anime/39569/Sora_no_Aosa_wo_Shiru_Hito_yo?q=Her%20blue%20sky&cat=anime)"

#74

Doukyuusei

5.0

(1)

"I recommend doukyuusei. it is a mlm relationship fyi"

#75

Nausicaa

5.0

(1)

"Every Ghibli movie + Nausicaa"

#76

Blue Giant

5.0

(1)

"Blue Giant"

#77

Welcome to the Space Show

5.0

(1)

"Welcome to the Space Show"

#78

Jin-Roh the Wolf Brigade

5.0

(1)

"Jin-Roh the Wolf Brigade"

#79

Howl’s Moving Castle

5.0

(1)

"Howl’s Moving Castle"

#80

Kiki’s Delivery Service

5.0

(1)

"Kiki’s Delivery Service"

#81

My Neighbor Totoro

5.0

(1)

"My Neighbor Totoro"

#82

Mamoru Oshii

5.0

(1)

"You might like other anime movies by Angel’s Egg director Mamoru Oshii, like Ghost in the Shell (1995 movie)..."

#83

Shout! Factory

4.0

(1)

"Tokyo godfathers"

#84

Studio Deen

4.0

(1)

"The first samurai x movie"

#85

Studio Chizu

4.0

(1)

"Mirai, i think you'd like it as well"

#86

Studio Ponoc

4.0

(1)

"Haven't finished it, but my daughter is enjoying Mary and the Witch's Flower."

#87

P.A. Works

4.0

(1)

"Maquia"

#88

MAPPA

4.0

(1)

"Jujutsu Kaisen 0"

#89

Studio Trigger

4.0

(1)

"Hells is a unique and super stylish film."

#90

Studio Pierrot

4.0

(1)

"Watch Great Teacher Onizuka"

#91

Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions

4.0

(1)

"I like doraemon movies, I'm not sure how are the new ones, but the old ones are really good. And maybe Pokémon movies too."

#92

Captain Herlock

4.0

(1)

"Captain Herlock (2013)"

#93

Blood

4.0

(1)

"Blood: The Last Vampire"

#94

Berserk

4.0

(1)

"Not a movie, but try Berserk. I felt it had a similar animation style and atmosphere."

#95

Appleseed

4.0

(1)

"Here some you haven't mentioned: Appleseed (Movie) Appleseed Saga Ex Machina Appleseed Alpha"

#96

Violet Evergarden

4.0

(1)

"Violett Evergarden. But you have to watch the series first."

#97

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

4.0

(1)

"Lonely Castle in the Mirror Paprika The Princess and the Pilot"

#98

Karas: The Prophecy

4.0

(1)

"My favorites though are Karas the Prophecy and Karas the Revelation."

#99

Angel's Egg

4.0

(1)

"If you're looking for something weird try Angel's Egg and Mindgame."

#100

Vexille

4.0

(1)

"Vexille Appleseed alpha"

#101

One Piece Film: Gold

4.0

(1)

"One Piece Gold Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King."

#102

Macross: Do You Remember Love?

4.0

(1)

"The classic from 1984: ‘Macross: Do You Remember Love’."

#103

Stranger by the Shore

4.0

(1)

"The Ghibli ones, naturally, and the Satoshi Kon as well."

#104

Patlabor Trilogy

4.0

(1)

"Patlabor Trilogy.... at least watch the 2nd film."

#105

Android Kikaider

4.0

(1)

"Android Kikaider Been forever since i saw it."

#106

Saekano

4.0

(1)

"Satisfying ending to an underrated series"

#107

Summer Ghost

4.0

(1)

"Really short but has a really emotional story and a beautiful artstyle"

#108

Promare

4.0

(1)

"Do yourself a favor and add Promare to the list if you can stand some action"

#109

My Oni Girl

4.0

(1)

"My oni girl."

#110

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Movie: Take On Me

4.0

(1)

"While not a standalone movie Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Movie: Take On Me is my all time favourite anime movie."

#111

King of Thorn

4.0

(1)

"King of Thorn."

#112

Blood-C: The Last Dark

4.0

(1)

"Blood c The last dark, the movie was so good."

#113

Big Fish and Begonia

4.0

(1)

"*Big Fish and Begonia* is a somewhat lesser known film."

#114

The Deer King

4.0

(1)

"*The Deer King* is another lesser known film."

#115

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie

4.0

(1)

"Street fighter 2 the animated movie."

#116

Vampire Hunter D

4.0

(1)

"Both vampire hunter D movies."

#117

Detective Conan Movies

4.0

(1)

"The first 10 or so detective conan movies are fire."

#118

SDF Macross: Do You Remember Love?

4.0

(1)

"SDF macross: do you remember love."

#119

Hotarubi no Mori e

4.0

(1)

"1) Hotarubi no Mori e."

#120

Maid Sama

4.0

(1)

"2) Maid Sama."

#121

Kuroshitsuji

4.0

(1)

"3) Kuroshitsuji."

#122

Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

4.0

(1)

"5) Ano Hana."

#123

Belladonna of Sadness

4.0

(1)

"Belladonna of Sadness."

#124

Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light

4.0

(1)

"Into the Forest of Fireflies Light."

#125

Haikyuu!!

4.0

(1)

"Haikyuu!!."

#126

On-Gaku: Our Sound

4.0

(1)

"On-Gaku: Our Sound."

#127

Garden of Words

4.0

(1)

"Garden of words."

#128

Flavors of Youth

4.0

(1)

"Flavours of Youth."

#129

Bubble

4.0

(1)

"Bubble - is on netflix but still a cool watch."

#130

Umibe no Etranger

4.0

(1)

"* Umibe no etranger (stranger by the shore)"

#131

Mary and the Witch’s Flower

4.0

(1)

"My husband thought it was so cute and gave him a lot of Harry Potter vibes which he loves."

#132

Wit Studio

3.0

(1)

"That bubble movie in Netflix"

#133

Gantz

3.0

(1)

"Gantz: O. It's a 3d animated movie."

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