Best homeless anime
35 anime about homeless, 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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4.1Fruits Basket (2019)
TV · 2019 · 25 ep
Fruits Basket (2019)Fruits Basket 1st SeasonTV · 2019 · 25 ep4.1Tohru Honda thought her life was headed for misfortune when a family tragedy left her living in a tent. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious Soma clan, she suddenly finds herself living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma. But…
4.2Grave of the Fireflies
Movie · 1988 · 1 ep
Grave of the FirefliesHotaru no HakaMovie · 1988 · 1 ep4.2In the aftermath of a World War II bombing, two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four-year-old sister, the helplessness and indifference of their countrymen is even more painful than the…
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…
3.8Tokyo Revengers Season 2
TV · 2023 · 13 ep
Tokyo Revengers Season 2Tokyo Revengers: Seiya Kessen-henTV · 2023 · 13 ep3.8Despite his best time-leaping efforts, Takemichi Hanagaki continuously fails to prevent the present-day death of Hinata Tachibana, his adolescent love. The adult Takemichi grapples with grief and the ramifications of the Tokyo Manji gang's…
Mature
3.8Paranoia Agent
TV · 2004 · 13 ep
Paranoia AgentMousou DairininTV · 2004 · 13 ep3.8An elementary school kid dubbed with the title "shounen bat" or "lil slugger" has been going around attacking people with his bent, golden bat. Now, two detectives are investigating so they can stop this kid from making any more attacks…
Mature
3.5LAZARUS
TV · 2025 · 13 ep
LAZARUSLazarusTV · 2025 · 13 ep3.5The year is 2052 — an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity prevails across the globe. The reason for this: mankind has been freed from sickness and pain. Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist Dr. Skinner has developed a miracle cure-all…
Mature
3.8Carole & Tuesday
TV · 2019 · 24 ep
Carole & TuesdayTV · 2019 · 24 ep3.8Fifty years have passed since mankind began migrating to the new frontier: Mars. It's an age where most culture is produced by AI, and people are content to be passive consumers. There's a girl. Scrapping a living in the metropolis of Alba…
4.0Tokyo Godfathers
Movie · 2003 · 1 ep
Tokyo GodfathersMovie · 2003 · 1 ep4.0In modern-day Tokyo, three homeless people’s lives are changed forever when they discover a baby girl at a garbage dump on Christmas Eve. As the New Year fast approaches, these three forgotten members of society band together to solve the…
Mature
3.0The Kingdoms of Ruin
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
The Kingdoms of RuinHametsu no OukokuTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.0Witches once blessed the human race with wisdom and peace. But the Redia Empire's "Gear Expansion" brought about a culture of science that far surpassed magic, and witches were viewed as enemies impeding the progress of civilization. Thus…
3.7Arakawa Under the Bridge
TV · 2010 · 13 ep
Arakawa Under the BridgeTV · 2010 · 13 ep3.7Ko Ichinomiya's family motto is "Never be indebted to anyone," but after losing his pants and falling into the Arakawa River, he quickly finds himself in debt to his savior, the cutely insane Nino (who happens to live under the bridge). To…
3.2Gantz
TV · 2004 · 13 ep
GantzTV · 2004 · 13 ep3.2Thought your life was bad? Sometimes, death is worse. There is no salvation, peace, nor god waiting to receive you into their care. But wait, a god? Maybe you are talking about that big black ball stuck in the room with you. Now you are…
3.7The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up TrashSaijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita.TV · 2024 · 12 ep3.7Stars are everything, granting abilities to Tamers. So when Ivy was born without one, her village took it as an ill omen! Now banished, she leads a lonely life of salvaging rubbish to survive. That is until she befriends Sora, a weak…Highest rated
Mature
4.3Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames
Movie · 2026 · 1 ep
Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in FlamesGintama Movie 3: Yoshiwara DaienjouMovie · 2026 · 1 ep4.3Movie remake of the Yoshiwara Enjou arc. Upon meeting a young boy named Haruta who makes a living as a pickpocket, Gintoki discovers that he is pickpocketing out of a desire to meet his long-lost mother, Hiwa, Yoshiwara's number one… 4.2Grave of the Fireflies
Movie · 1988 · 1 ep
Grave of the FirefliesHotaru no HakaMovie · 1988 · 1 ep4.2In the aftermath of a World War II bombing, two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four-year-old sister, the helplessness and indifference of their countrymen is even more painful than the… 4.1Fruits Basket (2019)
TV · 2019 · 25 ep
Fruits Basket (2019)Fruits Basket 1st SeasonTV · 2019 · 25 ep4.1Tohru Honda thought her life was headed for misfortune when a family tragedy left her living in a tent. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious Soma clan, she suddenly finds herself living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma. But… 4.0Tokyo Godfathers
Movie · 2003 · 1 ep
Tokyo GodfathersMovie · 2003 · 1 ep4.0In modern-day Tokyo, three homeless people’s lives are changed forever when they discover a baby girl at a garbage dump on Christmas Eve. As the New Year fast approaches, these three forgotten members of society band together to solve the…
4.0Tomorrow's Joe
TV · 1970 · 79 ep
Tomorrow's JoeAshita no JoeTV · 1970 · 79 ep4.0Joe, a teenage orphan in the slums of the Doya streets, meets Danpei, a homeless, alcoholic ex-boxing coach. Danpei, seeing Joe's boxing talent, decides to train him. When Joe is sent to a terrible juvenile home for petty crimes, he meets… 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…
4.0Nobody'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…
Mature
3.9Tekkonkinkreet
Movie · 2006 · 1 ep
TekkonkinkreetTekkon KinkreetMovie · 2006 · 1 ep3.9Black, a boy who seeks to bend the city to his will through strength, and White, his innocent counterpart, are two orphaned street kids living in the slums of Treasure Town. When real estate developers threaten to transform Treasure Town…Mature
3.8Paranoia Agent
TV · 2004 · 13 ep
Paranoia AgentMousou DairininTV · 2004 · 13 ep3.8An elementary school kid dubbed with the title "shounen bat" or "lil slugger" has been going around attacking people with his bent, golden bat. Now, two detectives are investigating so they can stop this kid from making any more attacks…Mature
3.8Carole & Tuesday
TV · 2019 · 24 ep
Carole & TuesdayTV · 2019 · 24 ep3.8Fifty years have passed since mankind began migrating to the new frontier: Mars. It's an age where most culture is produced by AI, and people are content to be passive consumers. There's a girl. Scrapping a living in the metropolis of Alba… 3.8Tokyo Revengers Season 2
TV · 2023 · 13 ep
Tokyo Revengers Season 2Tokyo Revengers: Seiya Kessen-henTV · 2023 · 13 ep3.8Despite his best time-leaping efforts, Takemichi Hanagaki continuously fails to prevent the present-day death of Hinata Tachibana, his adolescent love. The adult Takemichi grapples with grief and the ramifications of the Tokyo Manji gang's…
3.8Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge
TV · 2010 · 13 ep
Arakawa Under the Bridge x BridgeTV · 2010 · 13 ep3.8In the dry riverbed of Arakawa River, undefeated elite Ichinomiya Kou (aka Ric) met the lovely homeless girl Nino, a self-declared Venusian. Their awkward love stirs up trouble among the other strange inhabitants of the riverbed. (Source… 3.7Arakawa Under the Bridge
TV · 2010 · 13 ep
Arakawa Under the BridgeTV · 2010 · 13 ep3.7Ko Ichinomiya's family motto is "Never be indebted to anyone," but after losing his pants and falling into the Arakawa River, he quickly finds himself in debt to his savior, the cutely insane Nino (who happens to live under the bridge). To… 3.7The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up TrashSaijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita.TV · 2024 · 12 ep3.7Stars are everything, granting abilities to Tamers. So when Ivy was born without one, her village took it as an ill omen! Now banished, she leads a lonely life of salvaging rubbish to survive. That is until she befriends Sora, a weak…
3.7Emma: A Victorian Romance
TV · 2005 · 12 ep
Emma: A Victorian RomanceEikoku Koi Monogatari EmmaTV · 2005 · 12 ep3.7In 19th-century London, class lines are sharply drawn, and the social standing to which people are born dictates the path their lives will follow. Emma, an honest and hardworking young maid, never felt her place in life to be a burden. But…
Mature
3.6Negative Positive Angler
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
Negative Positive AnglerNegaPosi AnglerTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.6The anime's story centers on Tsunehiro Sasaki, a university student with a large debt and is told by his doctor that he only has two years left to live. Living the rest of his days in depression, Tsunehiro one day gets chased by a debt…
3.6Aggretsuko: Season 5
ONA · 2023 · 10 ep
Aggretsuko: Season 5Aggressive Retsuko (ONA) 5th SeasonONA · 2023 · 10 ep3.6The fifth and final season of Aggressive Retsuko .
3.6Chainsaw Days
ONA · 2025 · 5 ep
Chainsaw DaysChainsaw BiyoriONA · 2025 · 5 ep3.6Anime shorts that screens alongside the Chainsaw Man compilation films, which adapts the omake extra end chapters of the manga. Includes: - What a waste - Denji and My Staple Recipe - A mature flavor - Topknot - Getting to Know Power!
3.6Shugo Chara!! Doki
TV · 2008 · 51 ep
Shugo Chara!! DokiTV · 2008 · 51 ep3.6With things having quieted down a bit for the Guardians, they can now focus on things besides fending off the peril of the evil Easter Corporation. Amu is having some troubles deciding which guy she likes the most, and hiding Ikuto in her…
3.5A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
A Salad Bowl of EccentricsHenjin no Salad BowlTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.5Sousuke Kaburaya, an impoverished detective, met Sara, a princess from another world with magical powers. Sara began living with Sousuke, and she quickly adjusted to life in modern Japan. Meanwhile, Livia, a female knight who came from the…
3.5Barefoot Gen 2
Movie · 1986 · 1 ep
Barefoot Gen 2Hadashi no Gen 2Movie · 1986 · 1 ep3.5Three years have passed since the bombing of Hiroshima and Gen is now a fourth-grader. Hiroshima is still a ruin, and Gen must scrounge for scrap metal to help keep himself and his remaining family fed, but at least commerce has returned…Mature
3.5LAZARUS
TV · 2025 · 13 ep
LAZARUSLazarusTV · 2025 · 13 ep3.5The year is 2052 — an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity prevails across the globe. The reason for this: mankind has been freed from sickness and pain. Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist Dr. Skinner has developed a miracle cure-all…
3.5The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
TV · 1980 · 49 ep
The Adventures of Tom SawyerTom Sawyer no BoukenTV · 1980 · 49 ep3.5Tom Sawyer is a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River in the mid 1800s. Along with his best friend Huckleberry Finn, he spends his days ditching school, fishing, climbing trees and having adventures. (Source: Anime News Network)
3.4Air
TV · 2005 · 13 ep
AirTV · 2005 · 13 ep3.4Yukito Kunisaki is on a journey in search of the Winged Maiden who was bound to the sky centuries ago, after hearing an old childhood tale from his mother. As Yukito shows his puppet show to people in an attempt to make some money, he…
3.4World Conquest Zvezda Plot
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
World Conquest Zvezda PlotSekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no ZvezdaTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.4What does it take to conquer the world?! Every leader of the past has thought of it... but all they have done was to merely dream of its greatness. World domination... nobody has been able to achieve it. Until one little girl by the name…
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3.4Graveyard Kitaro
TV · 2008 · 11 ep
Graveyard KitaroHakaba KitarouTV · 2008 · 11 ep3.4Kitarou is a youkai boy born in a cemetery, and aside from his mostly-decayed father, the last living member of the Ghost tribe. He is missing his left eye, but his hair usually covers the empty socket. He fights for peace between humans…
3.4No Home
ONA · 2024 · 8 ep
No HomeJibi EopseoONA · 2024 · 8 ep3.4Hae-Jun Go, who ran from home, and Eun-Yeong Baek, the problem child who lives in a tent. These two, who met under terrible circumstances, are forced to live together in an abandoned dormitory. This is a story of difficult growth between…
3.3Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode: Denzel
OVA · 2009 · 1 ep
Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode: DenzelOVA · 2009 · 1 ep3.3Final Fantasy VII spinoff novel On the Way to a Smile Episode: Denzel will be adapted into an anime for the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete release on April 16. The anime will ship as an extra supplement on Advent Children's…
3.3Gantz: Second Stage
TV · 2004 · 13 ep
Gantz: Second StageGantz 2nd StageTV · 2004 · 13 ep3.3Kurono Kei and his ex-elementary school classmate, Kato Masaru have survived the first two ordeals that the unknown black sphere Gantz has sent them through. Exploding body parts, struggling to stay alive till the last seconds and seeing…
3.3GeGeGe no Kitaro
TV · 2018 · 97 ep
GeGeGe no KitaroGegege no Kitarou (2018)TV · 2018 · 97 ep3.3Nearly twenty years into the 21st century, people have forgotten the existence of Yokai. When a number of unexplainable phenomena plague adults of the human world with confusion and chaos, thirteen-year-old Mana writes a letter to the… 3.2Gantz
TV · 2004 · 13 ep
GantzTV · 2004 · 13 ep3.2Thought your life was bad? Sometimes, death is worse. There is no salvation, peace, nor god waiting to receive you into their care. But wait, a god? Maybe you are talking about that big black ball stuck in the room with you. Now you are…
3.2Zetman
TV · 2012 · 13 ep
ZetmanTV · 2012 · 13 ep3.2The story starts off with a face-off between two rival heroes, ZET and ALPHAS, and then traces their origins - Jin Kanzaki, a young man with the ability to transform into a superhuman being known as ZET, and Kouga Amagi, a young man with a…
3.2The Star of Cottonland
Movie · 1984 · 1 ep
The Star of CottonlandWata no Kuni HoshiMovie · 1984 · 1 ep3.2After two-month-old kitten Chibi-neko is abandoned by her former owners, she is found by 18-year-old Tokio. Although his mother is allergic to cats and has a great fear of them, she agrees to let him keep the kitten because she fears he is…Mature
3.0The Kingdoms of Ruin
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
The Kingdoms of RuinHametsu no OukokuTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.0Witches once blessed the human race with wisdom and peace. But the Redia Empire's "Gear Expansion" brought about a culture of science that far surpassed magic, and witches were viewed as enemies impeding the progress of civilization. Thus…
3.0Gilgamesh
TV · 2003 · 26 ep
GilgameshTV · 2003 · 26 ep3.0After an explosion at an archaeological excavation research facility in the Middle East, the world is changed in unthinkable ways. The sky is suddenly a mirror, electronic devices mysteriously no longer work properly, and children who are…