TOHO's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 2019 24 great titles Best: Dr. STONE
  2. #2 2023 21 great titles Best: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
  3. #3 2018 18 great titles Best: Teasing Master Takagi-san
  4. #4 2015 18 great titles Best: The Boy and the Beast
  5. #5 2024 17 great titles Best: Kaiju No. 8
  6. #6 2014 16 great titles Best: Haikyu!!
  7. #7 2010 15 great titles Best: The Secret World of Arrietty
  8. #8 2016 14 great titles Best: My Hero Academia
  9. #9 2012 14 great titles Best: Wolf Children
  10. #10 2020 13 great titles Best: JUJUTSU KAISEN
  11. #11 2017 13 great titles Best: Little Witch Academia
  12. #12 2013 12 great titles Best: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
  13. #13 2025 11 great titles Best: JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death - The Movie
  14. #14 2006 11 great titles Best: Memories of Matsuko
  15. #15 2022 9 great titles Best: SPY x FAMILY
  16. #16 2004 9 great titles Best: Howl's Moving Castle
  17. #17 2021 8 great titles Best: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
  18. #18 2008 8 great titles Best: Ponyo
  19. #19 2005 8 great titles Best: Always - Sunset on Third Street
  20. #20 2011 7 great titles Best: Usagi Drop
  21. #21 2009 7 great titles Best: Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
  22. #22 2007 6 great titles Best: Sky of Love
  23. #23 2001 5 great titles Best: Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven
  24. #24 1996 5 great titles Best: Shall We Dance?