Best foreign anime
621 anime about foreign, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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4.0Princess Tutu
TV · 2002 · 38 ep
Princess TutuTV · 2002 · 38 ep4.0In a fairy tale come to life, the clumsy, sweet, and gentle Ahiru (Japanese for 'duck') seems like an unlikely protagonist. In reality, Ahiru is just as magical as the talking cats and crocodiles that inhabit her town - for Ahiru really is…
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4.0Lady Oscar: The Rose of Versailles
TV · 1979 · 40 ep
Lady Oscar: The Rose of VersaillesVersailles no BaraTV · 1979 · 40 ep4.0Raised from birth as a man, the Lady Oscar commands the palace guards at Versailles in the years before the French Revolution. Her beauty and noble spirit make her a shining figure in the eyes of both men and women but she is torn between…
4.0Pompo: The Cinéphile
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Pompo: The CinéphileEiga Daisuki Pompo-sanMovie · 2021 · 1 ep4.0The manga depicts the craft of movie-making and revolves around Joelle Davidovich "Pompo" Pomponette, a talented movie producer who looks like a little girl. Operating out of the movie capital "Nyallywood," Pompo has been shooting one…
4.0ARIA The NATURAL
TV · 2006 · 26 ep
ARIA The NATURALAria the NaturalTV · 2006 · 26 ep4.0Akari Mizunashi continues her training to become a Prima Undine (a professional tour guide gondolier) along with her friends Aika and Alice in the peaceful city of Neo Venezia. Despite the fact that these three girls are from competing…
4.0Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc
TV · 2025 · 13 ep
Black Butler: Emerald Witch ArcKuroshitsuji: Midori no Majo-henTV · 2025 · 13 ep4.0Ciel and his loyal butler Sebastian brave a cursed forest in Germany to uncover the truth behind eerie deaths. (Source: Crunchyroll)
4.0SPY x FAMILY Season 2
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
SPY x FAMILY Season 2Spy x Family Season 2TV · 2023 · 12 ep4.0The Forger family will face a new familial mission as Yor heads on a cruise ship expedition! (Source: Crunchyroll News)
4.0JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: STONE OCEAN
ONA · 2021 · 12 ep
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: STONE OCEANJoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 6: Stone OceanONA · 2021 · 12 ep4.0In Florida, 2011, Jolyne Kuujou sits in a jail cell like her father Joutarou once did; yet this situation is not of her own choice. Framed for a crime she didn’t commit, and manipulated into serving a longer sentence, Jolyne is ready to…
4.0Spice and Wolf
TV · 2008 · 13 ep
Spice and WolfOokami to KoushinryouTV · 2008 · 13 ep4.0The peddler Kraft Lawrence travels through the world selling all kinds of things. After visiting a village, he discovers a sleeping girl under the pelts in his cart. She has wolf ears and a tail. The wolf girl explains that she has been…
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4.0Moriarty the Patriot
TV · 2020 · 11 ep
Moriarty the PatriotYuukoku no MoriartyTV · 2020 · 11 ep4.0In the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty wants to topple it all. Frustrated by the systemic inequity, Moriarty…
4.0HINAMATSURI
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
HINAMATSURIHinamatsuriTV · 2018 · 12 ep4.0The comedy manga centers around a super-powered girl named Hina and Nitta, a young member of the yakuza. Hina suddenly appears in Nitta's room and threatens him with her extraordinary powers. However, they end up living together. (Source…
4.0The Wind Rises
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep
The Wind RisesKaze TachinuMovie · 2013 · 1 ep4.0Although Jirou Horikoshi's nearsightedness prevents him from ever becoming a pilot, he leaves his hometown to study aeronautical engineering at Tokyo Imperial University for one simple purpose: to design and build planes just like his…
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4.0Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage
TV · 2006 · 12 ep
Black Lagoon: The Second BarrageTV · 2006 · 12 ep4.0Okajima Rokuro - now known almost exclusively as 'Rock' - was once a typical, put-upon Japanese businessman. Then, on a routine business trip, he was kidnapped and ransomed by the Lagoon Company: a band of mercenary pirates operating out…
4.0Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2Youjo Senki IITV · 2026 · 12 ep4.0The second season of Youjo Senki .
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4.0Though I Am an Inept Villainess
TV · 2026 · 11 ep
Though I Am an Inept VillainessFutsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasu ga: Suuguu Chouso Torikae DenTV · 2026 · 11 ep4.0As maidens from the Five Clans battle for the Crown Prince’s heart, jealous Keigetsu uses forbidden magic to swap bodies with the beloved Reirin. Switching places does not guarantee happiness for Keigetsu with her new body's ill health…
4.0Lupin The 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro
Movie · 1979 · 1 ep
Lupin The 3rd: The Castle of CagliostroLupin III: Cagliostro no ShiroMovie · 1979 · 1 ep4.0In the twilight of his career, master thief Lupin the Third's latest and greatest caper has hit a snag. What should've been bags of cash from a national casino turns out to be expert counterfeits! Together with his partner-in-crime Jigen…
4.0Kingdom Season 2
TV · 2013 · 39 ep
Kingdom Season 2Kingdom 2nd SeasonTV · 2013 · 39 ep4.0A year after the devastating battle against the formidable Zhao, the State of Qin has returned its focus to pursuing King Ying Zheng's ambition of conquering the other six states and unifying China. Their next target is Wei, a smaller…
4.0Turn A Gundam
TV · 1999 · 50 ep
Turn A GundamTV · 1999 · 50 ep4.0This story is set thousands of years in the future. The people of Earth have forgotten the space wars of the past, reverting back to a pre-industrial existence. But the lunar settlers known as the Moonrace, who have retained their high…
4.0Nodame Cantabile Finale
TV · 2010 · 11 ep
Nodame Cantabile FinaleTV · 2010 · 11 ep4.0The series continues the relationship between two aspiring classical musicians, Megumi "Nodame" Noda and Shinichi Chiaki, as students and after graduation.
4.0Anne of Green Gables
TV · 1979 · 50 ep
Anne of Green GablesAkage no AnneTV · 1979 · 50 ep4.0Anne is an orphan full of imagination. When she arrives at her new home she learns that sometimes you have to be a sensible person too; at the same time her unique character changes, or at least attracts, the people around her. The story…
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4.0Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
Movie · 2002 · 1 ep
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker StreetMeitantei Conan Movie 06: Baker Street no BoureiMovie · 2002 · 1 ep4.0Conan was invited to a party with many other guests. They were there to test a new virtual game system, when a murder mystery occured. Now Conan must go into the game system to figure out who the murderer is with the help of the famous…
4.0Romeo's Blue Skies
TV · 1995 · 33 ep
Romeo's Blue SkiesRomeo no Aoi SoraTV · 1995 · 33 ep4.0Romeo, a young boy living in the Alps of Italian Switzerland, signs a contract with a shady individual to pay for his sick father's doctor, who will take him across the mountains to Italy, to Milan, where he will be sold as a chimney…
4.0Major S4
TV · 2008 · 26 ep
Major S4TV · 2008 · 26 ep4.0Having finished high school, Gorou Honda sets his sights on becoming a professional baseball player. His dreams are much more ambitious than becoming a Japanese Baseball League player, so he instead decides to move to the birthplace of his…
4.0Aria the Benedizione
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Aria the BenedizioneMovie · 2021 · 1 ep4.0The final part of the “Ao no Curtain Call” trilogy.
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4.0Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 2
TV · 2018 · 13 ep
Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 2Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Seekers 2TV · 2018 · 13 ep4.0Both friends and foes have followed Shang Bu Huan across the Wasteland of Spirits from Xi You. With the Sorcerous Sword Index in jeopardy, he must fight to keep the demon swords out of the wrong hands. (Source: Anime News Network)
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4.0JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
TV · 2014 · 24 ep
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust CrusadersJoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 3: Stardust CrusadersTV · 2014 · 24 ep4.0In a Japanese jail sits 17-year-old Jotaro Kujo: punk, fighter, delinquent...and possessed by a force beyond his control! Around the world, evil spirits are awakening: "Stands," monstrous invisible creatures which give their bearers…
4.0Fullmetal Alchemist
TV · 2003 · 51 ep
Fullmetal AlchemistTV · 2003 · 51 ep4.0The rules of alchemy state that to gain something, one must lose something of equal value. Alchemy is the process of taking apart and reconstructing an object into a different entity, with the rules of alchemy to govern this procedure…
4.0Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
TV · 2024 · 25 ep
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLFOokami to Koushinryou: Merchant Meets the Wise WolfTV · 2024 · 25 ep4.0Lawrence is a traveling merchant selling various goods from a horse-drawn cart. One day, he arrives at a village and meets a beautiful girl with the ears and tail of an animal! Her name is Holo the Wisewolf and she brings bountiful…
4.0The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star
OVA · 2016 · 3 ep
The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a StarMahoutsukai no Yome: Hoshi Matsu HitoOVA · 2016 · 3 ep4.0The three-part OVA series will chronicle a story taking place before Chise meets the Magus. Chise Hatori has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share…
4.0Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail
OVA · 2010 · 5 ep
Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood TrailOVA · 2010 · 5 ep4.0Roberta, the terrorist-turned-maid that made her appearence in the first season of 'Black Lagoon', returns in this five-episode OVA series - and this time, all bets are off! Roberta's benefactor, the patriarch of the Lovelace clan, is…
4.0Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
ONA · 2023 · 8 ep
Scott Pilgrim Takes OffONA · 2023 · 8 ep4.0When girl meets boy, love takes off... Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, but learns he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. Then things get even more complicated. Based on the graphic novels by…
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4.0Lupin the 3rd Part V
TV · 2018 · 24 ep
Lupin the 3rd Part VLupin III: Part 5TV · 2018 · 24 ep4.0A legendary thief deserves a legendary heist, and Lupin has set his sights on his biggest bounty yet: Marco Polo, a dark-web marketplace where criminals lurk and there’s money for the taking. But just as Lupin swipes his latest fortune and…
4.0ARIA The OVA ~ARIETTA~
OVA · 2007 · 1 ep
ARIA The OVA ~ARIETTA~Aria the OVA: AriettaOVA · 2007 · 1 ep4.0Akari Mizunashi dreams of life after attaining her goal of becoming a Prima Undine, but upon waking realizes that she might not actually have the confidence to run Aria Company on her own. Wary of the future, she seeks advice from her…
4.0Nobody's Boy Remi
TV · 1977 · 51 ep
Nobody's Boy RemiIe Naki KoTV · 1977 · 51 ep4.0Remi is a boy living happily with his mother in the French countryside. But everything changes when his estranged father comes home and, in desperate need of money, reveals that Remi is adopted, and sells him. Heartbroken, Remi ends up…
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4.0Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Travels in the East
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Travels in the EastThunderbolt FantasyTV · 2016 · 13 ep4.0In an Eastern-styled fantasy setting, a brother and sister team of sacred guardians is beset by the Xuan Gui Zong, minions of Miè Tian Hai, who seeks the Tian Xing Jiàn sword that they possess. Hai's appearance leads to the defeat of the…
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3.9Saga of Tanya the Evil
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
Saga of Tanya the EvilYoujo SenkiTV · 2017 · 12 ep3.9The novel series centers on a young girl who fights on the frontlines in war. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and nearly transparent white skin, and she flies through the air and mercilessly strikes down her opponents. Her name is Tanya…
3.9Black Lagoon
TV · 2006 · 12 ep
Black LagoonTV · 2006 · 12 ep3.9Okajima Rokuro is a Japanese businessman in a town full of Japanese businessmen. His normal day consists of social drinking with clients and being kicked around by his bosses. He finally gets a break though, as he's sent by his company to…