Death's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 2021 23 great titles Best: Mare of Easttown
  2. #2 2016 20 great titles Best: Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
  3. #3 2019 15 great titles Best: Primal
  4. #4 2017 16 great titles Best: Just Between Lovers
  5. #5 2015 14 great titles Best: Death Parade
  6. #6 2020 12 great titles Best: Warrior Nun
  7. #7 2023 11 great titles Best: Death's Game
  8. #8 2025 12 great titles Best: Khemjira
  9. #9 2024 11 great titles Best: Wonderful World
  10. #10 2007 11 great titles Best: Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
  11. #11 2013 11 great titles Best: Still Life
  12. #12 2018 10 great titles Best: Girl from Nowhere
  13. #13 2006 10 great titles Best: Death Note
  14. #14 2001 10 great titles Best: Six Feet Under
  15. #15 2014 10 great titles Best: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  16. #16 1998 9 great titles Best: What Dreams May Come
  17. #17 2010 9 great titles Best: El Infierno
  18. #18 2012 8 great titles Best: Another
  19. #19 2009 8 great titles Best: Crows Zero II
  20. #20 2011 8 great titles Best: 49 Days
  21. #21 1999 7 great titles Best: Happy Tree Friends
  22. #22 2000 7 great titles Best: Battle Royale
  23. #23 2004 6 great titles Best: Bleach
  24. #24 2022 6 great titles Best: Tomorrow
  25. #25 2005 5 great titles Best: Hell Girl
  26. #26 1996 5 great titles Best: The Evening Star