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.
Top rated sci-fi anime
3.8Patlabor the Mobile Police
TV · 1989 · 47 ep
Patlabor the Mobile PoliceKidou Keisatsu Patlabor: On TelevisionTV · 1989 · 47 ep3.8In the future, advanced robotics has created heavy robots ("labors") for use in a variety of functions: construction, fire-fighting, military, and more. However, though the robots are only machines, their operators are also only human…
3.8Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
Movie · 1982 · 1 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in SpaceKidou Senshi Gundam III: Meguriai Sora-henMovie · 1982 · 1 ep3.8The One Year War comes to a close, as the Zeon forces now retreat back into space. Amuro learns much more about his Newtype abilities and tries to use them the best way he can. He's pushed to his limit as he encounters the infamous Char…
3.8Gintama: Nanigoto mo Saisho ga Kanjin nanode Tashou Senobisuru Kurai ga Choudoyoi
Special · 2005 · 1 ep
Gintama: Nanigoto mo Saisho ga Kanjin nanode Tashou Senobisuru Kurai ga ChoudoyoiSpecial · 2005 · 1 ep3.8This special is a set of short comedy stories involving Gintoki and his equally-broke sidekicks Shinpachi and Kagura. One day, Gintoki and his comrades are out viewing the spring flowers when suddenly the Shinsengumi appear, arguing that…
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3.8Birdy the Mighty: Decode 02
TV · 2009 · 12 ep
Birdy the Mighty: Decode 02Tetsuwan Birdy Decode:02TV · 2009 · 12 ep3.8Birdy and Tsutomu are still co-existing in the same body, as Birdy continues her duties as Federation Investigator and celebrity persona, and Tsutomu seeks to balance them with his normal everyday life. When a criminal group connected to…
3.8Armored Trooper Votoms
TV · 1983 · 52 ep
Armored Trooper VotomsSoukou Kihei VotomsTV · 1983 · 52 ep3.8A century of bloodshed between warring star systems has plunged nearly 200 worlds into the flames of war. Now, an uneasy truce has settled across the Astragius Galaxy... Chirico Cuvie, a special forces powered-armor pilot is suddenly…
3.8Giant Robo the Animation: The Day the Earth Stood Still
OVA · 1992 · 7 ep
Giant Robo the Animation: The Day the Earth Stood StillGiant Robo the Animation: Chikyuu ga Seishi Suru HiOVA · 1992 · 7 ep3.810 years ago Dr. Shizuma and his colleagues invented the Shizuma drive which is a revolutionizing new form of renewable and recyclable energy. Though they had to pay a heavy price for their success in a catastrophic accident that the world…
3.8Gintama°: Umai-mono wa Atomawashi ni Suru to Yokodorisareru kara Yappari Saki ni Kue
Special · 2015 · 1 ep
Gintama°: Umai-mono wa Atomawashi ni Suru to Yokodorisareru kara Yappari Saki ni KueSpecial · 2015 · 1 ep3.8A comedic short episode with foodgasms and an extended preview for the SA arc trailer.
3.8Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1stMahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1stMovie · 2010 · 1 ep3.8The movie is based on the first season's story but features new battle animations and a new transformation sequence.
3.8The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar
TV · 1997 · 49 ep
The King of Braves: GaoGaiGarYuusha-Ou GaoGaiGarTV · 1997 · 49 ep3.8In the year 2005, a race of alien monsters called Zonders emerge from underground and launch a series of attacks on the city of Tokyo. The only defense against these creatures is the secret agency known as the Gutsy Geoid Guard (or 3G) and…
3.8Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
OVA · 2005 · 1 ep
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing ManKoukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing ManOVA · 2005 · 1 ep3.8In 2024, the terrorist incident known as "The Laughing Man Incident" occurred in which Ernest Serano, president of the groundbreaking micromachine company, Sereno Genomics, was kidnapped and ransomed. One day, the case having remained…
3.8Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
OVA · 2006 · 1 ep
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual ElevenKoukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual ElevenOVA · 2006 · 1 ep3.8Compilation movie of the "Individual Eleven" story from Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2nd Gig series. (Source: AniDB)
3.8Mobile Police Patlabor: The New Files
OVA · 1990 · 16 ep
Mobile Police Patlabor: The New FilesKidou Keisatsu Patlabor: New OVAOVA · 1990 · 16 ep3.8Special Vehicles Division 2 is back on duty, along with their Ingram Patrol Labor (Patlabor) robots. Using their courage as well as the Ingrams, Captain Goto's motley crew of officers battle crime in Tokyo city. They also deal with their…
3.8Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express – the Movie
Movie · 2026 · 1 ep
Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express – the MovieGinga Tokkyuu Milky☆Subway Movie: Kakueki Teisha Gekijou YukiMovie · 2026 · 1 ep3.8Theatrical version of Ginga Tokkyuu Milky☆Subway with additional new scenes. Six delinquents are tasked with cleaning a train as part of a community service program. But when the train suddenly takes off, chaos ensues. (Source: Netflix)
3.8STUDY ME
Special · 2020 · 1 ep
STUDY MEObenkyou Shitoite yoSpecial · 2020 · 1 ep3.8Music video directed by Koudai Watanabe for the song Study Me by Zutomayo.
3.8DARKEN
Special · 2021 · 1 ep
DARKENKuraku KurokuSpecial · 2021 · 1 ep3.8Music video directed and animated by Koudai Watanabe for the song DARKEN by ZUTOMAYO.
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3.8Charlotte
TV · 2015 · 13 ep
CharlotteTV · 2015 · 13 ep3.8The story centers around the special abilities that occur among a small percentage of boys and girls in puberty. Yuu Otosaka uses his power without others knowing, and lives a fairly normal, average school life. Before him suddenly appears…
3.8Sword Art Online: Alicization
TV · 2018 · 24 ep
Sword Art Online: AlicizationTV · 2018 · 24 ep3.8Kirito awakens in a vast, fantastical forest filled with towering trees. In his search for clues to the truth of his surroundings, he encounters a young boy who seems to know him. He ought to be a simple NPC, but the depth of his emotions…
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3.8Orange
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
OrangeTV · 2016 · 13 ep3.8Everyone has regrets in life. So who wouldn't take the chance to change the past if given the opportunity? When sixteen-year-old Takamiya Naho receives a mysterious letter, claiming to be from her twenty-seven-year-old self, her life is…
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3.8Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of UnderworldTV · 2019 · 12 ep3.8Kirito, Eugeo, and Alice. Six months have passed since the two disciples and an Integrity Knight brought down the pontifex, Administrator. With the fighting over, Alice has been living in her hometown of Rulid Village. Beside her is…
3.8A Certain Scientific Railgun
TV · 2009 · 24 ep
A Certain Scientific RailgunToaru Kagaku no RailgunTV · 2009 · 24 ep3.8Academy City is a highly developed place in terms of technology. It is said to be 20 to 30 years ahead of the rest of the world, and 80% of its 2.3 million residents are students. The focus of studies here is directed towards esper powers…
3.8WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka?TV · 2017 · 12 ep3.8Five hundred years have passed since the humans went extinct at the hands of the fearsome and mysterious ‘Beasts’. The surviving races now make their homes up on floating islands in the sky, out of reach of all but the most mobile of…
3.8One-Punch Man: Road to Hero
OVA · 2015 · 1 ep
One-Punch Man: Road to HeroOne Punch Man: Road to HeroOVA · 2015 · 1 ep3.8OVA bundled with the 10th volume of the One Punch Man manga. It features an original story by the series' mangaka, ONE, about the secret story of the birth of Saitama's hero suit.
3.8The Eden of Grisaia
TV · 2015 · 10 ep
The Eden of GrisaiaGrisaia no RakuenTV · 2015 · 10 ep3.8The Grisaia no Rakuen visual novel continues the Grisaia no Meikyuu visual novel's main route and concludes the trilogy. It also includes a prologue following the five heroines as they arrive at Mihama Academy.
3.8One-Punch Man OVA
Special · 2015 · 6 ep
One-Punch Man OVAOne Punch Man SpecialsSpecial · 2015 · 6 ep3.8Specials included in the DVD/BD volumes of the anime. They feature original stories written by the series' mangaka, ONE The first special is titled "Shinobiyori-sugiru Kage" and takes place after Saitama's fight with Mosquito Girl, and it…
3.8ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister!
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister!Oniichan wa Oshimai!TV · 2023 · 12 ep3.8Mahiro Oyama was just a normal erotic-game loving dude…until he woke up one morning as a woman! Turns out his mad-scientist little sister, Mihari, tried out one of her new experiments on him…with a disastrous outcome, as far as Mahiro’s…
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3.8Princess Principal
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
Princess PrincipalTV · 2017 · 12 ep3.8The "spy action" series follows five girls in 19th century London, a city within the Albion Kingdom divided into east and west by a large wall. The girls serve as undercover spies enrolled as students at the prestigious Queen's Mayfair…
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3.8PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
PSYCHO-PASS: The MoviePsycho-Pass Movie 1Movie · 2015 · 1 ep3.8Year 2116 – Confident with the success of the Sybil System, the Japanese government begins exporting the technology to other countries. However, when foreign terrorists begin slipping through the System's security and attacking from…
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3.8Kyousougiga
TV · 2013 · 10 ep
KyousougigaKyousou Giga (TV)TV · 2013 · 10 ep3.8In Kyoto, nothing changes. No, not that Kyoto, but rather the Mirror Capital Kyoto, the world inside of a painting! Colorful, beautiful, but static, the people of this world live an idyllic, if boring life. That is, until Koto appears…
3.8Pokémon: The First Movie
Movie · 1998 · 1 ep
Pokémon: The First MoviePokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no GyakushuuMovie · 1998 · 1 ep3.8A team of scientists use the DNA of a rare Pokemon, Mew, to create the world's strongest Pokemon, Mewtwo. Not wanting to be used as an experiment, Mewtwo uses its psychic powers in a violent rage to destroy the scientists who created it…
3.8Kill la Kill: GOODBYE AGAIN
Special · 2014 · 1 ep
Kill la Kill: GOODBYE AGAINKill la Kill SpecialsSpecial · 2014 · 1 ep3.8Unaired episode included with the 9th Blu-ray and DVD volumes.
3.8Dragon Ball DAIMA
TV · 2024 · 20 ep
Dragon Ball DAIMADragon Ball DaimaTV · 2024 · 20 ep3.8Goku and company were living peaceful lives when they suddenly turned small due to a conspiracy! When they discover that the reason for this may lie in a world known as the "Demon Realm", a mysterious young Majin named Glorio appears…
3.8Humanity Has Declined
TV · 2012 · 12 ep
Humanity Has DeclinedJinrui wa Suitai ShimashitaTV · 2012 · 12 ep3.8For years, declining birth rates have forced what's left of the human race to cede more and more territory to other beings who have appeared to take advantage of the emptying ecological niche. Now, only a handful of humans remain among the…
3.8ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-kaTV · 2017 · 12 ep3.8"ACCA" is a giant unified syndicate residing in a kingdom split into 13 autonomous regions. ACCA was formed back when there was threat of a coup d'etat, and it has continued to protect the peace of civilians for almost one hundred years…
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3.8Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of UnatoKoutetsujou no Kabaneri Movie 3: Unato KessenMovie · 2019 · 1 ep3.8The film follows a battle between humans and Kabaneri at Haikou Station on the coast of the Sea of Japan, half a year after the story of the original television anime series. (Source: Anime News Network)
3.8Memories
Movie · 1995 · 3 ep
MemoriesMovie · 1995 · 3 ep3.8Memories is a compilation of three standalone short films encompassing different genres. Magnetic Rose — a science fiction tale that tells a chilling story of love, loss, and the unwillingness to forget. Stink Bomb — a tongue-in-cheek…
3.8Sing a Bit of Harmony
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Sing a Bit of HarmonyAi no Utagoe wo KikaseteMovie · 2021 · 1 ep3.8When the beautiful and mysterious Shion transfers to Keibu High School, she quickly becomes popular for her open-hearted personality and exceptional athletic talent… but she turns out to be an AI in the testing phase! Shion’s goal is to…Looking for something else? Filter sci-fi anime by year, status and format.