Best Sci-Fi Anime
1,001 sci-fi anime ranked by community score. Scores come from the wider anime community; ratings on AnimeHunt are shown on each title.
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3.8Gungrave
TV · 2003 · 26 ep
GungraveTV · 2003 · 26 ep3.8After a tragic scene with the murder of his friends, Brandon Heat follows his only friend Harry McDowel into Millennion, the largest mafia syndicate. While Harry McDowel is striving for power, Brandon is only staying in Millennion to see…
3.8Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Movie · 2004 · 1 ep
Ghost in the Shell 2: InnocenceInnocenceMovie · 2004 · 1 ep3.8The year is 2032. With the advancement of medical technology humanity has grown into a more technologically driven creature, creating a breed of cyborg citizen. Along with the development of cybernetics the world has seen rapid development…
3.8Digimon Tamers
TV · 2001 · 51 ep
Digimon TamersTV · 2001 · 51 ep3.8Takato Matsuda, Ruki Matsuno, and Lee Jenrya are children who have, by fate, received real Digimon, unlike the imaginary ones in the card game they play. Each of the children, or "Digimon Tamers", have their different views on how Digimon…
3.8Outlaw Star
TV · 1998 · 24 ep
Outlaw StarSeihou Bukyou Outlaw StarTV · 1998 · 24 ep3.8Gene Starwind is a jack-of-all-trades responsible for odd jobs and bounty hunting with his partner, Jim Hawking. Stuck on a rundown planet, he’s going nowhere fast. But when a bodyguard job goes sideways, he finds himself the proud owner…
3.8The Irregular at Magic High School: Reminiscence Arc
Special · 2021 · 1 ep
The Irregular at Magic High School: Reminiscence ArcMahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Tsuioku-henSpecial · 2021 · 1 ep3.8April 2095. A century has passed since magic was established as actual technology. The two siblings enroll at a prestigious school for magicians called the National Magic University Affiliated First High School, better known as “Magic High…
3.8Macross
TV · 1982 · 36 ep
MacrossTV · 1982 · 36 ep3.8In 1999, a giant alien spacecraft crash lands on South Ataria island. Humanity proceeds to attempt to rebuild this marvel, but political conflicts centered around the Macross result in a global war. After 10 years, the Unification Wars are…
3.8Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue TheseGinga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These - KaikouTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.8In humanity's distant future, two interstellar states—the monarchic Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance—are embroiled in a never-ending war. The story focuses on the exploits of rivals Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen…
3.8Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider
TV · 2025 · 24 ep
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen RiderToujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni NaritaiTV · 2025 · 24 ep3.8Tanzaburo Tojima has dreamt of becoming a Kamen Rider his whole life. But now that he’s 40 years old, he’s starting to think his dream may never come true…until he’s swept up in a series of crimes inspired by the infamous “Shocker”! From…
3.8Persona 3 the Movie: #3 Falling Down
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
Persona 3 the Movie: #3 Falling DownPersona 3 the Movie 3: Falling DownMovie · 2015 · 1 ep3.8As the season turns to autumn, Makoto and the other members of S.E.E.S. inch ever closer to the end of their battles with the Shadows. Through the battles, some must face the deaths of friends and family, some must notice what precious…
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3.8Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet NineSidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei SenekiTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.8Having narrowly avoided the collision with the asteroid, the Sidonia sets a course for the Lem system in order to wipe out the Gauna nest. (Source: Polygon Pictures)
3.8Arknights: PERISH IN FROST
TV · 2023 · 8 ep
Arknights: PERISH IN FROSTArknights: Perish in FrostTV · 2023 · 8 ep3.8Oripathy, an incurable disease that slowly crystallizes the bodies of those infected until their deaths. Rhodes Island is a pharmaceutical company that endeavors to find a cure and solve the problems that follow in the disease's wake, and…
3.8Fate/Grand Carnival
OVA · 2020 · 4 ep
Fate/Grand CarnivalOVA · 2020 · 4 ep3.8Series focused on parodies and stories based on Fate/Grand Order . Episodes: 1) The First Singularity Party As more and more Servants join Chaldea, maintaining resources for so many is becoming a problem. And so, a cruel order has been…
3.8Mobile Fighter G Gundam
TV · 1994 · 49 ep
Mobile Fighter G GundamKidou Butouden G GundamTV · 1994 · 49 ep3.8It is time for the "Gundam Fight" tournament! Each country sends a Gundam to Earth for this prestigious tournament in the hopes of winning power and glory for their homeland! But this time, there's an unseen evil lurking behind the scene…
3.8Princess Principal: ~Crown Handler~ 1
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Princess Principal: ~Crown Handler~ 1Princess Principal: Crown Handler 1Movie · 2021 · 1 ep3.8The story is set in London at the end of the 19th century. A new task has been assigned to Team White Pigeon, a group of spies from the Commonwealth. It is a delivery of a used bookstore owner to the Commonwealth. Ange, Dorothy and Chise…
3.8Sgt. Frog
TV · 2004 · 358 ep
Sgt. FrogKeroro GunsouTV · 2004 · 358 ep3.8Keroro is a frog-like alien sent from his home planet on a mission to conquer Earth. But when his cover is blown, his battalion abandons him and he ends up in the home of the Hinata family. There, he's forced to do household chores and…
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3.8Macross Plus
OVA · 1994 · 4 ep
Macross PlusOVA · 1994 · 4 ep3.8The year is 2040 and the galaxy is flourishing with several colonies and advanced technology. AI is near perfection and the current top idol is the near-completed Virturoid Idol Sharon Apple. All that is missing are her actual feelings…
3.8Galaxy Express 999
TV · 1978 · 113 ep
Galaxy Express 999Ginga Tetsudou 999TV · 1978 · 113 ep3.8After witnessing the death of his mother and being left for dead at the hands of Count Mecha, ten-year old Tetsuro Hoshino is awakened by a mysterious woman, Maetal. In exchange for only his company, Maetal offers him the ride of his life…
3.8Assassination Classroom the Movie: Our Time
Movie · 2026 · 1 ep
Assassination Classroom the Movie: Our TimeAnsatsu Kyoushitsu Movie: Minna no JikanMovie · 2026 · 1 ep3.8A new movie to commemorate Assassination Classroom's 10th anniversary of the TV anime. It adapts episodes previously omitted in the original anime series. As graduation nears, Class 3-E reflects on their year with Koro Sensei and the…
3.8Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - Byouki no Kuni - For You
Movie · 2007 · 1 ep
Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - Byouki no Kuni - For YouMovie · 2007 · 1 ep3.8The film adapts a story from volume 5 of the Kino no Tabi light novel series and tells of another country Kino travels through.
3.8Toward the Terra (TV)
TV · 2007 · 24 ep
Toward the Terra (TV)Terra e... (TV)TV · 2007 · 24 ep3.8In the future, humans are living on colonized planets and are controlled in every aspect of their life by a system of computers. Evolution has resulted in the birth of people with extraordinary powers. This new race is called Mu. Hated and…
3.8Lupin the 3rd Part 2
TV · 1977 · 155 ep
Lupin the 3rd Part 2Lupin III: Part IITV · 1977 · 155 ep3.8Stealthy, smug, sharp, and silly. These words only begin to describe the greatest thief in the world, Lupin the Third. Ever at his side are the quick-draw sharpshooter Daisuke Jigen and the deadly, honor-bound swordsman Goemon Ishikawa…
3.8MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN RE:0096
TV · 2016 · 22 ep
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN RE:0096Kidou Senshi Gundam Unicorn RE:0096TV · 2016 · 22 ep3.8U.C. 0096. Three years after Char’s rebellion, Banagher Links, a boy who lives on the manufacturing colony Industrial 7, meets a mysterious girl named Audrey Burne. She claims to seek to prevent a potential war by interfering with the…
3.8Mujin Wakusei Survive
TV · 2003 · 52 ep
Mujin Wakusei SurviveTV · 2003 · 52 ep3.8In the future, most of mankind lives in artificial space colonies, climate-controlled and completely safe. The orphan girl Luna, selected to receive a scholarship at the prestigious Soria Academy, finds herself in quite different…
3.8Gintama: Dai Hanseikai
Special · 2010 · 1 ep
Gintama: Dai HanseikaiSpecial · 2010 · 1 ep3.8Some of the characters get together and talk about "regrets" they have after 4 years of anime Gintama. Soon they fight over who gets more screen time. Special of the Gintama Harumatsuri live event.
3.8Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
Movie · 2009 · 1 ep
Macross Frontier: The False SongstressMacross F Movie 1: Itsuwari no UtahimeMovie · 2009 · 1 ep3.8Half retelling of the original Frontier series, half new story. Conspiracies arise within the Frontier government when Sheryl Nome arrives to the colonial fleet for her concert and is soon marked as a spy for Galaxy while childhood…
3.8Arpeggio of Blue Steel - Cadenza
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
Arpeggio of Blue Steel - CadenzaAoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Movie 2 - CadenzaMovie · 2015 · 1 ep3.8This is one of the movies announced in the August issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Ours magazine. This will be an entirely brand-new work.
3.8Star☆Twinkle Precure
TV · 2019 · 49 ep
Star☆Twinkle PrecureTV · 2019 · 49 ep3.8The story begins when the protagonist Hikaru meets aliens Lala, Prunce, and Fuwa while watching the night sky. She learns of the "Star Palace," where the 12 Star Princesses of the constellations kept the balance of the universe until they…
3.8Banner of the Stars II
TV · 2001 · 10 ep
Banner of the Stars IISeikai no Senki IITV · 2001 · 10 ep3.8Due to a lack of ambassadors for the recently-conquered worlds the rapidly advancing fleet of the Bebaus brothers leave behind, Lafiel is appointed Territorial Ambassador of the planet Lobnas II. Upon arriving to the planet Jinto and…
3.8The Mysterious Cities of Gold
TV · 1982 · 39 ep
The Mysterious Cities of GoldTaiyou no Ko EstebanTV · 1982 · 39 ep3.81532. Esteban (12) is a foundling from Barcelona, with a mysterious power of ordering the Sun to appear, for which he is called "Child of the Sun". Upon the death of his adoptive father, Esteban learns he was rescued as a baby from a…
3.8Voy@ger
ONA · 2021 · 1 ep
Voy@gerONA · 2021 · 1 ep3.8This is a world of the near future. The five shining stars invite you to this wonderful journey. Are you ready? To the future!!!!! A concept movie celebrating the 16th Anniversary of the THE iDOLM@STER series, directed by Atsushi Nishigori…
3.7One-Punch Man Season 2
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
One-Punch Man Season 2One Punch Man 2nd SeasonTV · 2019 · 12 ep3.7Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special training,” he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch…
3.7WONDER EGG PRIORITY
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
WONDER EGG PRIORITYWonder Egg PriorityTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.7This is the story of Ai, an introverted girl whose fate is forever changed when she acquires a mysterious “Wonder Egg” from a deserted arcade. That night, her dreams blend into reality, and as other girls obtain their own Wonder Eggs, Ai…
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3.7Blood Blockade Battlefront
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Blood Blockade BattlefrontKekkai SensenTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.7A breach between Earth and the netherworlds has opened up over the city of New York, trapping New Yorkers and creatures from other dimensions in an impenetrable bubble. They've lived together for years, in a world of crazy crime sci-fi…
3.7My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Movie · 2018 · 1 ep
My Hero Academia: Two HeroesBoku no Hero Academia the Movie 1: Futari no HeroMovie · 2018 · 1 ep3.7The climactic finals are over, and U.A. is getting ready for the summer training camp. Deku and All Might receive an invitation from a certain person to go overseas to a giant artificial moving city called I-Island. This island, a kind of…
3.7Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2
TV · 2020 · 11 ep
Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld 2nd SeasonTV · 2020 · 11 ep3.7The final load test... The war between the Human Empire and the Dark Territory has engulfed Underworld entirely. The battle has shifted course with the Dark Territory army led by Gabriel, who seeks to capture Alice, the Priestess of Light…
3.7INUYASHIKI LAST HERO
TV · 2017 · 11 ep
INUYASHIKI LAST HEROInuyashikiTV · 2017 · 11 ep3.7Ichiro Inuyashiki is down on his luck. While only 58 years old, his geriatric looks often have him written off as a pathetic old man by the world around him and he's constantly ignored and disrespected by his family despite all that he's…Looking for something else? Filter sci-fi anime by year, status and format.