Magic's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 2021 25 great titles Best: Arcane
  2. #2 2019 25 great titles Best: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
  3. #3 2020 25 great titles Best: The Owl House
  4. #4 2017 25 great titles Best: Black Clover
  5. #5 2014 25 great titles Best: The Seven Deadly Sins
  6. #6 2024 25 great titles Best: Solo Leveling
  7. #7 2023 25 great titles Best: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
  8. #8 2018 25 great titles Best: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
  9. #9 2016 25 great titles Best: KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world!
  10. #10 2025 25 great titles Best: Lord of Mysteries
  11. #11 2015 25 great titles Best: Overlord
  12. #12 2013 25 great titles Best: RWBY
  13. #13 2022 25 great titles Best: The Legend of Vox Machina
  14. #14 2012 19 great titles Best: Gravity Falls
  15. #15 2010 18 great titles Best: Adventure Time
  16. #16 2006 17 great titles Best: The Familiar of Zero
  17. #17 2005 16 great titles Best: Avatar: The Last Airbender
  18. #18 2011 15 great titles Best: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  19. #19 2001 13 great titles Best: Spirited Away
  20. #20 2004 13 great titles Best: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  21. #21 2007 12 great titles Best: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  22. #22 2002 11 great titles Best: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  23. #23 2009 10 great titles Best: Fairy Tail
  24. #24 2008 10 great titles Best: Merlin
  25. #25 2000 10 great titles Best: InuYasha
  26. #26 1996 9 great titles Best: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  27. #27 2026 8 great titles Best: Witch Hat Atelier
  28. #28 1993 7 great titles Best: The Nightmare Before Christmas
  29. #29 1994 7 great titles Best: Magic Knight Rayearth
  30. #30 1998 6 great titles Best: Cardcaptor Sakura
  31. #31 1986 6 great titles Best: Castle in the Sky
  32. #32 1985 6 great titles Best: ThunderCats
  33. #33 2003 5 great titles Best: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  34. #34 1982 5 great titles Best: The Last Unicorn
  35. #35 1990 5 great titles Best: Moomin
  36. #36 1997 5 great titles Best: Buffy the Vampire Slayer