The Top 10 Anime
Our critic's ranking, best first.
Hunter x HunterThe rare shonen that treats its power system as a legal document and its villains as philosophers.Read the review
Attack on TitanA siege story that keeps widening its own frame until the walls are the least of it.
Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodSixty-four episodes with no fat on them, and a villain whose plan was in place before episode one.
Death NoteTwo clever people writing rules at each other, staged like a thriller and scored like an opera.
JoJo's Bizarre AdventureA serialised absurdity that reinvents its own rules every generation and commits absolutely to each one.
Hellsing UltimateTen episodes with a feature budget each, spent entirely on a vampire enjoying himself.
MonsterSeventy-four episodes of moral thriller that never reach for a fight scene and never lose their grip.
Vinland SagaA revenge story that spends two seasons dismantling the appeal of revenge, and Askeladd is why it works.
NarutoThe character writing is top tier and the episode-to-episode craft frequently is not, and it lands anyway.
One PieceThe best-plotted long-form adventure in the medium, delivered at a pace that tests your patience.
