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Best Japanese Animation Movies

This collection ranks 3,309 Japanese animation movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Spirited Away. Films listed here were originally released in Japanese (日本語).

3,309 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Your Name.

    2016· 1h 46m

    8.512.9K
  14. 14

    Akira

    1988· 2h 4m

    7.94.9K
  22. 22

    Look Back

    2024· 58m

    8.2642
  26. 26

    Suzume

    2022· 2h 2m

    7.91.8K
  27. 27

    Ponyo

    2008· 1h 40m

    7.84.9K
  32. 32

    Paprika

    2006· 1h 30m

    7.83.0K
  33. 33

    Porco Rosso

    1992· 1h 33m

    7.83.8K
  50. 50

    Ninja Scroll

    1993· 1h 34m

    7.8762

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

3,309 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Spirited Away currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.