Best Anime of 2024
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Best Anime of 2024
TOP Movies: My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024), The Tiger's Apprentice (2024), Transformers One (2024), OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom (2024), Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura (2024), Dragonkeeper (2024), The Glassworker (2024), HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024), BOCCHI THE ROCK! Recap Part 2 (2024), Given the Movie: Hiiragi Mix (2024), Ghost Cat Anzu (2024), BOCCHI THE ROCK! Recap Part 1 (2024), Madame Web (2024), Look Back (2024), Moana 2 (2024), Thelma the Unicorn (2024), Solo Leveling: ReAwakening (2024), Cells at Work! (2024), 10 Lives (2024).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A compilation film featuring the eleventh episode of the Swordsmith Village Arc and the first episode of the Hashira Training Arc.
Style:
anime, suspenseful, feel good, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
demon, brother sister relationship, violence, monster, massacre, fight, revenge, good versus evil, power, weapons, castle, heroes ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In a society devastated by the effects of an all-out war between heroes and villains, a mysterious giant fortress suddenly appears, engulfing towns and people one after another. Then, a man reminiscent of All Might, the 'symbol of peace', ...
Style:
anime, shounen, tense, fast paced, emotional
Audience:
family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
superhero, super powers, battles, adventurer, fight, heroes, adventure hero, friendship, mysterious villain, teamwork, sacrifice, rescue mission ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After the death of his grandmother, Tom Lee discovers he is part of a long lineage of magical protectors known as the Guardians. With guidance from a mythical tiger named Hu and the other Zodiac animal warriors, Tom trains to take on an evil force ...
Style:
3d animation, captivating, entertaining, anime, computer animated
Audience:
kids
Plot:
tiger, apprentice, phoenix, teenager, battles, teenage boy, dragon, wizard, save the world, adventure hero, heroes, magic ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
Style:
3d animation, anime, entertaining, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
transformers, robot, fight, technology, good versus evil, rage, action violence, lie, train, betrayal, violence, loss of innocence ...
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Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In the chambers of the Edo harem, two newcomers uncover political intrigue, rivalry and a vengeful spirit only one traveling medicine seller can vanquish.
Style:
anime, captivating, dark, spiritual, atmospheric ...
Plot:
occult, japanese mythology, magic, demon, feudal japan, supernatural, haunting, exorcism, ghost story, occultist, battles, magical ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
After twelve years of playing his favorite MMORPG game, Momonga logs in for the last time only to find himself transported into its world playing it indefinitely. Throughout his adventures, his avatar ascends to the title of Sorcerer King Ains Ooal ...
Style:
anime, dark fantasy, captivating, dramatic, tense ...
Plot:
magic, epic battle, isekai, supernatural, conquering, sorcery, fight, magical creature, battles, strategy, adaptation, virtual reality ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
One day, Nagi Seishiro receives an invitation to the mysterious BLUE LOCK Project. What awaits him there is an encounter with the finest strikers assembled from across the country. Nagi's dream of becoming the best, alongside Mikage Reo, will ...
Style:
anime, shounen, captivating, intense, fast paced ...
Plot:
soccer, teamwork, football player, football team, football, teenager, young boy, teenage boy, talent, team, adolescence, athlete's life ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A message has arrived from Kid the Phantom Thief, that he will steal a Japanese sword belonging to wealthy Onoe Family in Hakodate, Hokkaido. Conan and Heiji Hattori, who happened to be in Hakodate, are on the case to capture Kid. Coincidentally the ...
Style:
detective, anime, mysterious, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
samurai sword, sword fight, deduction, hidden treasure, treasure hunt, sword, investigation, fight, adventure hero, murder, cat and mouse, heist ...
Place:
japan, hokkaido
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
It's the ultimate showdown. The toughest fighters from "Baki Hanma" and "Kengan Ashura" clash in this unprecedented, hard-hitting martial arts crossover.
Style:
anime, intense, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
martial arts, fight, crossover, rivals, duel, collaboration, combat, violence, hand to hand combat, showdown, blood, swashbuckler ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand, Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Set 261 years before the events of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", The War of the Rohirrim tells the story of Helm Hammerhand, a legendary King of Rohan who must defend against an army of Dunlendings. He becomes the ...
Style:
anime, adult animation, epic, surprise ending, dark fantasy ...
Plot:
middle earth, lord of the rings, hobbit, last stand, sword and shield, princess, nobility, throne, fortress, epic battle, bow and arrow, sword ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Spain, China
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In ancient China, dragons were once friends of men, but men’s greed and lust for power ended their alliance, and these wise and magical creatures were hunted down by the Empire. Years later, in a remote fortress, a young slave girl named Ping ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, captivating, exciting, mythical ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
dragon, fortress, friendship, greed, chinese culture, slave, friends, friend, chinawoman, quest, coming of age, female protagonist ...
Place:
ancient china
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The music industry becomes a battlefield when ancient strategist Kongming is transported from historical China to modern Japan. He'll use military tactics to turn his new friend Eiko into a music star, and together they'll take the party ...
Style:
anime, satirical, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
slice of life, music industry, musician, escapades, music, satire, assistant, help, time travel, adventure hero, adventurer, musician's life ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, ancient china
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Pakistan, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young glassworker-in-training living with his pacifist father finds his apprenticeship upended by an impending war and the arrival of an army colonel to their seaside town.
Style:
atmospheric, anime, exciting, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
anti war, love story, civil war, love, letter, life, fictional biography, male female relationship, couple relations, couples, relationships, war ...
Time:
1900s
Place:
pakistan
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Shoyo Hinata joins Karasuno High's volleyball club to be like his idol, a former Karasuno player known as the 'Little Giant'. But Hinata soon learns that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama. Their clashing ...
Style:
anime, thrilling, captivating, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
volleyball, competitor, team, professional sports, sport team, sporting event, coach, cat, teenager, crow, tournament, slice of life ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Jungle Pocket, a.k.a. Pokke, is a Umamusume girl who has been running free in freestyle races, aiming to be the strongest. On a whim, Pokke watches a race in the Twinkle Series. She is shocked by Fuji Kiseki's performance in the race, and ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, philosophical ...
Plot:
anthropomorphism, running, anthropomorphic animal, race, runner, racehorse, athlete's life, adventure hero, rivals, horse, rivalry, competitor ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Music exists in our daily lives for granted. But what would happen if music disappeared from the earth? This is a completely original story about Doraemon and his friends who are trying to save the earth from a crisis with the familiar theme of ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, feel good, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
friendship, save the world, children, adventure hero, friends, journey, companionship, teamwork, heartwarming, collaboration, innocent, rescue mission ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Revisit Bocchi's journey to playing at her school festival and friendship with Kita.
Style:
anime, heartfelt, teen, uplifting, feel good ...
Plot:
girl band, social anxiety, slice of life, coming of age, friendship, high school life, youth, school, concert, adaptation, youth culture, music ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In C.E.75, the fighting still continues. There are independence movements, and aggression by Blue Cosmos... In order to calm the situation, a global peace monitoring agency called COMPASS is established, with Lacus as its first president. As members ...
Style:
mecha, anime, thrilling, tense, entertaining ...
Plot:
genetic engineering, robot, pilot, giant robot, supernatural power, superhuman, adventure hero, superhuman speed, supernatural ability, super powers, superhero, superpower ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
After Ritsuka Uenoyama hears Mafuyu Sato sing, he invites Mafuyu to join his band. Given auditions for a festival in Shibuya and falls short, though they continue to attract attention. At the same time, Mafuyu’s childhood friends, Shizusumi Yagi ...
Style:
anime, psychological, captivating, lgbt cinema, yaoi ...
Plot:
music, musician, life, relationships, lifestyle, rock band, boys love, rock music, urban, friends to lovers, homosexuality, friendship between men ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Precocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant "ghost cat" and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her. Distrustful of her new ...
Style:
anime, psychological, captivating
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, cat, 11 year old girl, monk, animal, countryside, teenager, anthropomorphic animal, friendship, teenage protagonist, friends, teenage life ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Follow the friendship between the Nobara family's pet dog Shiro and a "small dinosaur". Their connection helps the growth of Shinnosuke and the Kusakabe Defense Squad.
Style:
anime, colorful, lighthearted, emotional, sentimental ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
dinosaur, children, friendship, dog, loyalty, bonding, heartwarming, pets, coming of age, teamwork, childhood, imagination ...
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Revisit events from Bocchi joining Kessoku Band to their first successful gig.
Style:
anime, emotional, teen, uplifting, feel good ...
Plot:
social anxiety, girl band, coming of age, slice of life, friendship, school band, introvert, concert, high school life, loneliness, outsider, drums ...
Is relevant?
113K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Forced to confront revelations about her past, paramedic Cassandra Webb forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures...if they can all survive a deadly present.
Style:
captivating, psychological, anime, psychological thriller, psychotronic ...
Plot:
spider, superheroine, superhero, multiverse, spider man, accident, birth, cat, taxi, baby, cobweb, female protagonist ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 1973, 70s, year 2003 ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, new jersey, south africa, grand central station manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Shotaro tells Tokime all about his mentor, Shokichi Narumi, and the night he and Philip became Kamen Rider W.
Style:
detective, anime, crime drama, action packed, dark ...
Plot:
superhero, kamen rider, masked hero, urban, secret identity, detective agency, adaptation, partnership, investigation, identity, flashback, loss ...
Is relevant?
21K
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What ...
Style:
manga, emotional, melancholic, shoujo, shounen ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
drawing, friendship, female protagonist, coming of age, slice of life, high school life, personal growth, self discovery, youth, rivalry, bittersweet, collaboration ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
122K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys alongside Maui and a new crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.
Style:
3d animation, adult cartoon, computer animated, polynesian, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
disney princess, sea, ocean, boat, island, sailing, coming of age, explorer, villain, seafaring, ghost, shapeshifting ...
Place:
pacific ocean, oceania, polynesia
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Thelma dreams of being a glamorous unicorn. Then in a rare pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma's wish comes true. She rises to instant international stardom, but at an unexpected cost. After a while, Thelma realizes that she was ...
Style:
3d animation, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
desire, unicorn, pony, magic, magical, price of fame, animal, music, anthropomorphic animal, magical creature, satire, wish fulfillment ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Over a decade after 'gates' connecting worlds appeared, awakening 'hunters' with superpowers, weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo encounters a double dungeon and accepts a mysterious quest, becoming the only one able to level up, changing ...
Style:
action packed, dark fantasy, fast paced, thrilling, intense ...
Plot:
super powers, adaptation, male protagonist, supernatural, monster hunting, origin story
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A novice red blood cell and a relentless white blood cell work together to protect their human from invading germs, pathogens and other threats.
Style:
educational, anime, informative, action comedy, heroic ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
virus, workplace, teamwork, bacteria, medical, infection, friendship, adaptation, battles, slice of life, cell, biology ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada, France, China, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Beckett is a pampered and selfish cat who totally takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt. All that is about to change, however, when he carelessly loses his ninth life.
Style:
funny, light, sincere, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
cat, egoism, animal protagonist, animal, life & death, selfishness, animal that acts human, egocentrism, egoist, talking animal, male protagonist, manipulation ...
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