Monster's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 2021 22 great titles Best: The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter
  2. #2 2020 20 great titles Best: Sweet Home
  3. #3 2022 18 great titles Best: Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night
  4. #4 2017 16 great titles Best: Okja
  5. #5 2016 14 great titles Best: Stranger Things
  6. #6 2014 14 great titles Best: Tokyo Ghoul
  7. #7 2015 14 great titles Best: One-Punch Man
  8. #8 2013 12 great titles Best: Beyond the Boundary
  9. #9 2023 10 great titles Best: Nimona
  10. #10 2025 11 great titles Best: Frankenstein
  11. #11 2004 10 great titles Best: Monster
  12. #12 2018 10 great titles Best: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
  13. #13 2019 9 great titles Best: The Legend of Hei
  14. #14 2008 10 great titles Best: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
  15. #15 2024 8 great titles Best: Delicious in Dungeon
  16. #16 1986 8 great titles Best: Dragon Ball
  17. #17 1999 6 great titles Best: Courage the Cowardly Dog
  18. #18 2010 7 great titles Best: Monster High
  19. #19 2001 6 great titles Best: Monsters, Inc.
  20. #20 1989 7 great titles Best: The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
  21. #21 2011 6 great titles Best: Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
  22. #22 2005 6 great titles Best: Supernatural
  23. #23 1996 6 great titles Best: Ultraman Tiga
  24. #24 1985 6 great titles Best: Godzilla 1985
  25. #25 2006 5 great titles Best: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  26. #26 1988 5 great titles Best: Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
  27. #27 1966 5 great titles Best: How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
  28. #28 1984 5 great titles Best: Gremlins
  29. #29 2012 5 great titles Best: Glitter Force