212 Anime Movies
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This list of anime movies is organized into 5 major sections:
* Ghibli-related movies
* Directors with multiple movies
* Movie series
* Miscellaneous movies of personal theme
* Miscellaneous movies of sci-fi or fantasy theme
In each section, movies are grouped by their director, and the
groups are listed in order of the year of director's first movie.
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My Rating of Each Movie: (), (+), (++), (+++), or (++++)
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Description Number of movies
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() didn't like it 20
(+) ok 58
(++) good 73
(+++) very good 44
(++++) favourite 17
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Ghibli related
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Hayao Miyazaki
- Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) (++)
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) (+++)
- Castle in the Sky (1986) (++++)
- My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (+++)
- Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) (++++)
- Porco Rosso (1992) (++)
- Whisper of the Heart (1995) (++++)
- Princess Mononoke (1997) (+++)
- Spirited Away (2001) (+++)
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004) (+++)
- Ponyo (2008) (+++)
- The Wind Rises (2013) (++)
- The Boy and the Heron (2023) (+++)
Isao Takahata
- The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun (1968) (++)
- Grave of the Fireflies (1988) ()
- Only Yesterday (1991) (+++)
- Pom Poko (1994) (+)
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) (++)
Tomomi Mochizuki
- Ocean Waves (1993) (+)
Horoyuki Morita
- The Cat Returns (2002) (+++)
Gorō Miyazaki
- Tales From Earthsea (2006) (++)
- From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) (++++)
- Earwig and the Witch (2020) (++)
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
- The Secret World Of Arrietty (2010) (+++)
- When Marnie Was There (2014) (++++)
- Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017) (++)
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By Director
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Mamoru Oshii
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- Urusei Yatsura 1: Only You (1983) ()
- Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984) ()
- Angel's Egg (1985) (+)
- Patlabor: The Movie (1989) (++)
- Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) (+)
- Ghost In The Shell (1995) (+++)
- Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence (2004) (++)
- The Sky Crawlers (2008) (++)
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Katsuhiro Otomo
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- Akira (1988) (++)
- Steamboy (2004) (+)
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Yoshiaki Kawajiri
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- Ninja Scroll (1993) (++)
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) (++)
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Satoshi Kon
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- Perfect Blue (1997) (+++)
- Millennium Actress (2001) ()
- Tokyo Godfathers (2003) (+++)
- Paprika (2006) (++)
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Hiroyuki Okiura
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- Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999) (++)
- Letter to Momo (2011) (+++)
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Makoto Shinkai
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- Voices of a Distant Star (2002) (+++)
- The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004) (+++)
- 5 Centimeters per Second (2007) (+++)
- Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) (+)
- The Garden of Words (2013) (++++)
- Your Name (2016) (++++)
- Weathering With You (2019) (++++)
- Suzume (2022) (++)
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Mamoru Hosoda
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- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) (+++)
- Summer Wars (2009) (+++)
- Wolf Children (2012) (++)
- The Boy and the Beast (2015) (+++)
- Mirai (2018) (+)
- Belle (2021) (++++)
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Yasuhiro Yoshiura
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- Pale Cocoon (2006) (+++)
- Time of Eve (2010) (++++)
- Patema Inverted (2013) (+++)
- Harmonie (2014) (++)
- Sing a Bit of Harmony (2021) (++)
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Keiichi Hara
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- Summer Days With Coo (2007) (++)
- Colorful (2010) (++++)
- Miss Hokusai (2016) (+)
- The Wonderland (2019) (++)
- Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2023) (+++)
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Naoko Yamada
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- K-On! The Movie (2011) (+++)
- Tamako Love Story (2014) (++)
- A Silent Voice (2016) (++++)
- Liz and the Blue Bird (2018) (+++)
- The Colors Within (2025) (+++)
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Tatsuyuki Nagai
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- Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day The Movie (2013) (+)
- Anthem of the Heart (2015) (++++)
- Her Blue Sky (2019) (+++)
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Takuya Satou
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- Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vu (2013) (+)
- Fragtime (2019) ()
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Masaaki Yuasa
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- Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017) (+)
- Lu Over the Wall (2017) (+++)
- Ride Your Wave (2019) (++)
- Inu-Oh (2021) (+)
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Atsuko Ishizuka
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- No Game, No Life Zero (2017) ()
- Goodbye, Don Glees! (2022) ()
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Hiroyasu Ishida
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- Penguin Highway (2018) (+++)
- Drifting Home (2022) (+)
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Mari Okada
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- Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018) ()
- Maboroshi (2024) (+)
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Ayumu Watanabe
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- Children of the Sea (2019) ()
- Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021) (++)
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Kyohei Ishiguro
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- Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (2021) (++++)
- Bright: Samurai Soul (2021) (+)
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Movie Series
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Lupin
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Sōji Yoshikawa
- Lupin III: The Secret of Mamo (1978) ()
Seijun Suzuki and Shigetsugu Yoshida
- Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985) ()
Masayuki Ozeki
- Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy (1987) (+)
Masaaki Osumi
- Lupin III: Voyage to Danger (1993) (++)
Shunya Itō and Takeshi Shirato
- Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995) (++)
Monkey Punch
- Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996) (+)
Hiroyuki Yano
- Lupin III: Island of Assassins (1997) (+)
Toshiya Shinohara
- Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo (1998) (++)
Hideki Tonokatsu
- Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection (2001) (+)
Minoru Ouhara
- Lupin III: Episode 0 The First Contact (2002) (++)
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Mobile Suit Gundam
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Yoshiyuki Tomino, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
- Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981) (+)
- Mobile Suit Gundam II (1981) (++)
- Mobile Suit Gundam III (1981) (+)
Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counter Attack (1988) (+)
Murase Shuukou
- Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2021) (+)
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Evangelion
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Hideaki Anno
- Evengelion: Death(True)2 (1997) ()
- The End of Evangelion (1997) ()
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Inuyasha
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Toshiya Shinohara
- Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001) (+)
- Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002) (+)
- Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003) (+)
- Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004) (+)
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Naruto
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Tensai Okamura
- Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004) (+)
Hirotsugu Kawasaki
- Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005) (+)
Toshiyuki Tsuru
- Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006) (+)
Hajime Kamegaki
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007) (+)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008) (+)
Masahiko Murata
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009) (+)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010) (+)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011) (+)
Hayato Date
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Road to Ninja (2012) (+)
Tsuneo Kobayashi
- The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014) (+)
Hiroyuki Yamashita
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015) (+)
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Appleseed
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Shinji Aramaki
- Appleseed (2004) (++)
- Appleseed Ex Machina (2007) (++)
- Appleseed Alpha (2014) (+)
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
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Kenji Kamiyama
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005) (++)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Individual Eleven (2005) (++)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2006) (++)
Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki, Michihito Fujii
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2045 Sustainable War (2022) (+)
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Bleach
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Noriyuki Abe
- Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006) (+)
- Bleach: The Diamond Dust Rebellion (2007) (+)
- Bleach: Fade to Black (2008) (+)
- Bleach: Hell Verse (2010) (+)
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Berserk
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Toshiyuki Kubooka
- Berserk: Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King (2012) ()
- Berserk: Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey (2012) ()
- Berserk: Golden Age Arc III - The Advent (2013) ()
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Ghost in the Shell Arise
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Kazuchika Kise
- Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 1 - Ghost Pain (2013) (+)
- Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 2 - Ghost Whispers (2013) (+)
- Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 3 - Ghost Tears (2014) (+)
- Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 4 - Ghost Stands Alone (2014) (+)
Kazuya Nomura
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015) (+)
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Mushishi
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Hiroshi Nagahama
- Mushishi: The Shadow That Devours the Sun (2014) (+++)
- Mushishi: Path of Thorns (2014) (+++)
- Mushishi: Drops of Bells (2015) (+++)
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Psycho-Pass
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Katsuyuki Motohiro and Naoyoshi Shiotani
- Psycho-Pass: The Movie (2015) (++)
Naoyoshi Shiotani
- Sinners of the System Case 1: Crime and Punishment (2019) (++)
- Sinners of the System Case 2: First Guardian (2019) (++)
- Sinners of the System Case 3: In the Realm Beyond (2019) (++)
- Psycho-Pass: First Inspector (2020) (++)
- Psycho-Pass Movie: Providence (2023) (++)
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Godzilla
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Hiroyuki Seshita, Kobun Shizuno
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017) (++)
- Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) (++)
- Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018) (++)
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The Seven Deadly Sins
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Noriyuki Abe
- The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky (2018) (++)
Takayuki Hamana
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light (2021) ()
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Violet Evergarden
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Haruka Fujita
- Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2019) (+)
Taichi Ishidate
- Violet Evergarden the Movie (2020) (++)
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Personal Theme
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Osamu Dezaki
- Clannad Movie (2007) (+)
Kunio Kato
- The House of Small Cubes (2008) (++)
Takahiro Omori
- Into the Forest of Fireflies Light (2011) (++++)
Hiroyasu Ishida
- Sonny Boy & Dewdrop Girl (Hinata no aoshigure) (2013) (+++)
Shunji Iwai
- The Case of Hana & Alice (2015) (++)
Sunao Katabuchi
- In This Corner Of The World (2016) (++)
Tesuya Yanagisawa
- I've always liked you (2016) (++)
Yoshitaka Takeuchi
- Flavors of Youth: International version (2018) (++)
Shinichirou Ushijima
- I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018) (++)
Kitaro Kosaka
- Okko's Inn (2018) (+++)
Kenji Iwaisawa
- On-Gaku: Our Sound (2020) (++)
Kotaro Tamura
- Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020) (+++)
Hiroaki Akagi
- Teasing Master Takagi-san (2022) (++)
Masaki Tachibana
- Blue Thermal (2022) (++)
Yuzuru Tachikawa
- Blue Giant (2023) (++++)
Kiyotaka Oshiyama
- Look Back (2024) (+++)
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Sci-Fi / Fantasy Theme
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Eiichi Yamamoto
- Belladonna of Sadness (1973) ()
Toyoo Ashida
- Vampire Hunter D (1985) (+)
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
- Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) (+)
Rintaro
- Metropolis (2001) (+++)
Shinichirou Watanabe
- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) (++)
Tomoki Kyoda
- RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (2003) ()
Annou Takashi
- Hotori: Tada Saiwai wo Koinegau (I Only Want Happiness)(2005) (+++)
Keiichi Sugiyama
- Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006) (+++)
Masahiro Andou
- Sword Of The Stranger (2007) (++)
Takeshi Koike
- Redline (2009) (++)
Koji Masunari
- Welcome to the Space Show (2010) (+)
Ryoutarou Makihara
- Hal (2013) (+++)
Seiji Mizushima
- Expelled from Paradise (2014) (++)
Naoyuki Onda
- Black Nest - Chronus (2014) (++)
Takashi Nakamura
- Harmony (2015) (++)
Keiichi Sato
- Gantz:0 (2016) (++)
Masashi Ishihama
- Garakowa: Restore the World (2016) (+)
Hitoshi Namba
- Fate/Grand Order: First Order (2016) ()
Akiyuki Shinbo
- Fireworks (2017) (+++)
Hiroyuki Seshita
- Blame! (2017) (++)
Kenji Kamiyama
- Napping Princess (2017) (+++)
Yoshiyuki Momose
- Ninokuni The Movie (2019) (++)
Tomohiko Ito
- Hello World (2019) (++)
Takeru Nakajima, Yoshiyuki Okada
- Altered Carbon: Resleeved (2020) (++)
Junichi Sato
- A Whisker Away (2020) (+)
Yoshinobu Sena
- Over the Sky (You Are Beyond) (2020) (+)
Yusuke Hirota
- Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020) (+++)
Sunghoo Park
- Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021) (+)
Takana Shirai, Toshinari Shinohe
- Child of Kamiari Month (2021) (++)
Shinya Kawatsura
- House of the Lost on the Cape (2021) (++)
Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji
- The Deer King (2021) (++)
loundraw
- Summer Ghost (2021) (++++)
Takayuki Hirao
- Pompo: The Cinephile (2022) (+++)
Tetsuro Araki
- Bubble (2022) (++)
Tomohisa Taguchi
- The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbye (2022) (++)
Yūtarō Kubo, Satomi Maiya
- The Girl From the Other Side (2022) (++)
Tomotaka Shibayama
- My Oni Girl (2024) (++)
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