Greatest Anime of All Time

So, you are a die-hard anime fan? You probably have seen most of the anime series and movies out there, but can you name your top favorite ones?

Ever since the 1980’s when anime began to gather popularity outside of Japan, we have been watching and enjoying the countless new series, playing the anime-based games and getting to know the genre up close and personal.

we have come up with our ultimate list of the best original anime TV series which you definitely need to watch ranked from number 25 up to our number one choice.Ranking the top 10 greatest anime ever. 

1.Death Note

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First episode date: 3 October 2006

Final episode date: 27 June 2007

Language: Japanese

Genres: Anime, Animation, Horror, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime Fiction

Death Note is a Japanese television drama series based on the manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The show is centered around Light Yagami - a promising highschooler and aspiring detective with a strong sense of "justice".
2.Dragon Ball Z8.7/10IMDb8.8/10TV.com

First episode date: 26 April 1989

Final episode date: 31 January 1996

Program creator: Akira Toriyama

Theme songs: Cha-La Head-Cha-La, WE GOTTA POWER

Cast: Christopher Sabat, Sean Schemmel, Kyle Hebert, Sonny Strait, Masako Nozawa, more

Dragon Ball Z is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Dragon Ball Z follows the adventures of Goku who, along with the Z Warriors, defends the Earth against evil. The action adventures are entertaining and reinforce the concept of good versus evil.
3.Attack on Titan8.8/10IMDb4.7/5Crunchyroll94%Rotten Tomatoes

First episode date: 6 April 2013

Final episode date: 29 September 2013

Theme song: Guren no Yumiya

Language: Japanese

Networks: NHK General TV, Mainichi Broadcasting System

Attack on Titan, also known as Shingeki no Kyojin in Japanese, created by Hajime Isayama, is one of the most popular Japanese anime series to be released. It was first watched in Japan during 2013 and was dubbed in English to be watched in America in 2014. It is best known for its emotional moments.
4.Naruto
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First episode date: 3 October 2002

Final episode date: 8 February 2007

Language: Japanese

Network: TX Network

Naruto is an anime and manga franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. The manga was later adapted into a television anime, which was produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex. It premiered across Japan on the terrestrial TV Tokyo and other TX Network stations on October 3, 2002.
5.Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood‎


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First episode date: 5 April 2009

Final episode date: 4 July 2010

Runtime: 24–30 minutes

Cast: Vic Mignogna, Romi Park, Rie Kugimiya, Iemasa Kayumi, Shinichiro Miki, more

Genres: Adventure fiction, Dark fantasy, Steampunk

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is an anime series adapted from the Fullmetal Alchemist manga by Hiromu Arakawa.
6.One Piece

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First episode date: 20 October 1999

Studio: Toei Animation

Licensed by: AUS Madman EntertainmentNA FunimationUK Manga Entertainment

Music by: Kohei Tanaka; Shirō Hamaguchi; Sakuramen

Networks: Fuji TV, Spacetoon, Korean Broadcasting System, Fuji Network System

One Piece is a manga franchise created by Eiichiro Oda. The manga has been adapted into an original video animation (OVA) produced by Production I.G in 1998, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in Japan in 1999 and has aired 851 episodes to date.

7.Fairy Tail

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OFirst episode date: 12 October 2009

Network: TV Tokyo

Language: Japanese

Genres: Anime, Action, Comedy, Animation, Adventure, Action fiction, Action/Adventure

Fairy Tail is a manga franchise created by Hiro Mashima. The manga has been adapted into an anime series produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight, which began broadcasting in Japan on October 12, 2009. 

8.Fullmetal Alchemist

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First episode date: 4 October 2003

Final episode date: 2 October 2004

Adapted from: Fullmetal Alchemist

Program creators: Bones, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Aniplex

Genres: Adventure fiction, Dark fantasy, Steampunk

Fullmetal Alchemist is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same name by Hiromu Arakawa. It is about two brothers, Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric, trying to restore their bodies after failing at bringing their mother back to life. 
9.Hunter x Hunter8.9/10IMDb9.1/10MyAnimeList4.8/5Crunchyroll

First episode date: 2 October 2011

Final episode date: 23 September 2014

Language: English

Cast: Erica Mendez, Mariya Ise, Erika Harlacher, Greg Chun, Chisa Yokoyama

Genres: Anime, Action fiction, Adventure

Hunter × Hunter is a manga franchise created by Yoshihiro Togashi. In 1999, Hunter × Hunter was adapted into a 62-episode anime television series produced by Nippon Animation and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi. The show premiered on Japan's Fuji TV and ran until 2001. 
10.Bleach8.1/10 · IMDb

First episode date: 5 October 2004

Films: 4 (List of films)

Runtime: 380 minutes (total)

Cast: Wally Wingert, Yuki Matsuoka, Kumi Sakuma, Takahiro Sakurai, Fumihiko Tachiki, more

Genres: Adventure fiction, Occult Fiction

Bleach is a Japanese anime series based on Tite Kubo's manga of the same name. Bleach adapts the first 54 volumes of Tite Kubo's manga series of the same name. In addition, 4 anime-original arcs were broadcast in-between and during the adaptations of original arcs of the manga.