Animation's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Animation? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Animation titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2019 25 great titles Best: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
  2. #2 2020 25 great titles Best: The Owl House
  3. #3 2018 25 great titles Best: Scissor Seven
  4. #4 2021 25 great titles Best: Arcane
  5. #5 2023 25 great titles Best: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
  6. #6 2016 25 great titles Best: My Hero Academia
  7. #7 2022 25 great titles Best: Chainsaw Man
  8. #8 2012 25 great titles Best: Gravity Falls
  9. #9 2015 25 great titles Best: Overlord
  10. #10 2014 25 great titles Best: Haikyu!!
  11. #11 2024 25 great titles Best: Solo Leveling
  12. #12 2010 25 great titles Best: Regular Show
  13. #13 2017 25 great titles Best: Black Clover
  14. #14 2025 25 great titles Best: Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
  15. #15 2013 25 great titles Best: Rick and Morty
  16. #16 2026 25 great titles Best: Swapped
  17. #17 2006 25 great titles Best: Death Note
  18. #18 2004 25 great titles Best: I Am Not an Animal
  19. #19 1999 25 great titles Best: One Piece
  20. #20 2011 25 great titles Best: Hunter x Hunter
  21. #21 2008 25 great titles Best: The Spectacular Spider-Man
  22. #22 2007 25 great titles Best: Naruto Shippūden
  23. #23 2001 25 great titles Best: Spirited Away
  24. #24 2009 25 great titles Best: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
  25. #25 2002 25 great titles Best: Naruto
  26. #26 2005 25 great titles Best: Avatar: The Last Airbender
  27. #27 1997 25 great titles Best: Berserk
  28. #28 2000 25 great titles Best: Fighting Spirit
  29. #29 1998 25 great titles Best: Cardcaptor Sakura
  30. #30 2003 25 great titles Best: Teen Titans
  31. #31 1995 25 great titles Best: Neon Genesis Evangelion
  32. #32 1996 25 great titles Best: Rurouni Kenshin
  33. #33 1993 25 great titles Best: Slam Dunk
  34. #34 1994 25 great titles Best: The Lion King
  35. #35 1988 25 great titles Best: My Neighbor Totoro
  36. #36 1986 25 great titles Best: Saint Seiya
  37. #37 1992 25 great titles Best: Batman: The Animated Series
  38. #38 1989 25 great titles Best: Ranma ½
  39. #39 1985 25 great titles Best: Robotech
  40. #40 1987 25 great titles Best: Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics