Best meta anime
474 anime about meta, 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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4.2Kaguya-sama: Love is War
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
Kaguya-sama: Love is WarKaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai ZunousenTV · 2019 · 12 ep4.2Known for being both brilliant and powerful, Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya lead the illustrious Shuchiin Academy as near equals. And everyone thinks they’d make a great couple. Pride and arrogance are in ample supply, so the only…
3.9No Game, No Life
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
No Game, No LifeNo Game No LifeTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.9Bored with life and considering the real world to be just a “crappy game,” savvy sibling shut-ins Sora and Shiro have withdrawn into their own fantasy world filled with video games. However, one day they find themselves summoned to another…
4.0KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!
TV · 2016 · 10 ep
KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!TV · 2016 · 10 ep4.0Kazuma Satou decides that today is the day to get out of the house for a bit. Since he dies, pointlessly, it's clearly a bad choice. The goddess who greets him in the afterlife, however, offers him a chance to be reborn in a world not…
4.2Neon Genesis Evangelion
TV · 1995 · 26 ep
Neon Genesis EvangelionShinseiki EvangelionTV · 1995 · 26 ep4.2In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special…
4.3Kaguya-sama: Love is War?
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
Kaguya-sama: Love is War?Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai? Tensai-tachi no Renai ZunousenTV · 2020 · 12 ep4.3After a slow but eventful summer vacation, Shuchiin Academy's second term is now starting in full force. As August transitions into September, Miyuki Shirogane's birthday looms ever closer, leaving Kaguya Shinomiya in a serious predicament…
3.9My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU
TV · 2013 · 13 ep
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFUYahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.TV · 2013 · 13 ep3.9This romantic comedy revolves around an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about living their adolescent lives…
4.2The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
TV · 2016 · 120 ep
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nanTV · 2016 · 120 ep4.2To the average person, psychic abilities might seem a blessing; for Kusuo Saiki, however, this couldn't be further from the truth. Gifted with a wide assortment of supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to x-ray vision, he finds…
4.1Bakemonogatari
TV · 2009 · 15 ep
BakemonogatariTV · 2009 · 15 ep4.1First season of the Monogatari Series, part 1/6. Contains the arcs Hitagi Crab, Mayoi Snail, Suruga Monkey, Nadeko Snake, and Tsubasa Cat from the Bakemonogatari light novels. Thanks to Meme Oshino, Koyomi Araragi, a high school student…
3.8Komi Can’t Communicate
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
Komi Can’t CommunicateKomi-san wa, Comyushou desu.TV · 2021 · 12 ep3.8Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that’s just the way he likes it. But all that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof—she’s…
4.0The Eminence in Shadow
TV · 2022 · 20 ep
The Eminence in ShadowKage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!TV · 2022 · 20 ep4.0Some people just aren’t suited to playing the part of the flashy, in-your-face hero or the dastardly, mustache-twirling villain with larger-than-life panache. Instead, they operate in the shadows and pull the strings of society through wit…
4.3Gintama
TV · 2006 · 201 ep
GintamaTV · 2006 · 201 ep4.3Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to…
4.5Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
TV · 2022 · 13 ep
Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra RomanticTV · 2022 · 13 ep4.5The elite members of Shuchiin Academy's student council continue their competitive day-to-day antics. Council president Miyuki Shirogane clashes daily against vice-president Kaguya Shinomiya, each fighting tooth and nail to trick the other…Highest rated
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4.5Gintama Season 3
TV · 2015 · 51 ep
Gintama Season 3Gintama°TV · 2015 · 51 ep4.5Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura return as the fun-loving but broke members of the Yorozuya team! Living in an alternate-reality Edo, where swords are prohibited and alien overlords have conquered Japan, they try to thrive on doing whatever…
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4.5Gintama: THE VERY FINAL
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Gintama: THE VERY FINALGintama: The FinalMovie · 2021 · 1 ep4.5Two years have passed following the Tendoshuu's invasion of the O-Edo Central Terminal. Since then, the Yorozuya have gone their separate ways. Foreseeing Utsuro's return, Gintoki Sakata begins surveying Earth's ley lines for traces of the… 4.5Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
TV · 2022 · 13 ep
Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra RomanticTV · 2022 · 13 ep4.5The elite members of Shuchiin Academy's student council continue their competitive day-to-day antics. Council president Miyuki Shirogane clashes daily against vice-president Kaguya Shinomiya, each fighting tooth and nail to trick the other…
4.5Owarimonogatari Second Season
Special · 2017 · 7 ep
Owarimonogatari Second SeasonOwarimonogatari 2nd SeasonSpecial · 2017 · 7 ep4.5Third and “Final Season” of the Monogatari Series, part 4/5. Contains the arcs Mayoi Hell, Hitagi Rendezvous, and Ougi Dark from the Owarimonogatari light novels. Koyomi wakes up to see Mayoi Hachikuji before him, the girl who supposedly…
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4.5Gintama Season 2
TV · 2011 · 51 ep
Gintama Season 2Gintama'TV · 2011 · 51 ep4.5After a one-year hiatus, Shinpachi Shimura returns to Edo, only to stumble upon a shocking surprise: Gintoki and Kagura, his fellow Yorozuya members, have become completely different characters! Fleeing from the Yorozuya headquarters in…
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4.5Gintama Season 2 Part 2
TV · 2012 · 13 ep
Gintama Season 2 Part 2Gintama': EnchousenTV · 2012 · 13 ep4.5While Gintoki Sakata was away, the Yorozuya found themselves a new leader: Kintoki, Gintoki's golden-haired doppelganger. In order to regain his former position, Gintoki will need the help of those around him, a troubling feat when no one…
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4.5Gintama Season 4
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
Gintama Season 4Gintama.TV · 2017 · 12 ep4.5After joining the resistance against the bakufu, Gintoki and the gang are in hiding, along with Katsura and his Joui rebels. The Yorozuya is soon approached by Nobume Imai and two members of the Kiheitai, who explain that the Harusame…
4.4Monogatari Series Second Season
TV · 2013 · 26 ep
Monogatari Series Second SeasonMonogatari Series: Second SeasonTV · 2013 · 26 ep4.4Second season of the Monogatari Series, part 1/2. Contains the arcs Tsubasa Tiger, Mayoi Jiangshi, Nadeko Medusa, Shinobu Time, and Hitagi End, from the Nekomonogatari White, Kabukimonogatari, Otorimonogatari, Onimonogatari and…
4.3BOCCHI THE ROCK!
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
BOCCHI THE ROCK!Bocchi the Rock!TV · 2022 · 12 ep4.3Hitori Gotou, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around people that she’d always start her conversations with “Ah...” During her middle school years, she started playing the guitar, wanting to join a band because she…
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4.3Gintama.: Silver Soul Arc - Second Half War
TV · 2018 · 14 ep
Gintama.: Silver Soul Arc - Second Half WarGintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen - Kouhan-senTV · 2018 · 14 ep4.3Following the temporary retreat of the Altana Liberation Army from the Kabuki District, the state of the war has seemingly improved. However, as the Oniwaban, Shinsengumi, and residents of the district combat the army's remnants, Edo's…
4.3Revue Starlight: The Movie
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Revue Starlight: The MovieShoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight MovieMovie · 2021 · 1 ep4.3The stage emulates life and compresses it, setting free skills learned over lifetimes in brief but dazzling displays for the amusement and judgment of others. For the performers, it is the ultimate risk, and some will rise while others…
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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…
4.3LOOK BACK
Movie · 2024 · 1 ep
LOOK BACKLook BackMovie · 2024 · 1 ep4.3Ayumu Fujino is a fourth grader who draws a manga strip for the school newspaper. Her art makes her the star of the class, but one day she's told that Kyomoto, a student who refuses to come to school, would also like to submit a manga for…
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4.3Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
TV · 2024 · 25 ep
Orb: On the Movements of the EarthChi. Chikyuu no Undou ni TsuiteTV · 2024 · 25 ep4.3The setting is 15th-century Europe. It was a time when heretical ideas lead those to who possessed such a mindset to being burned at the stake for their beliefs. The protagonist, Rafał, a child prodigy, is expected to major in theology…
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4.3Gintama.: Silver Soul Arc
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Gintama.: Silver Soul ArcGintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-henTV · 2018 · 12 ep4.3Utsuro's ultimate plan is revealed: spark a universal war that will ultimately lead to the destruction of Earth, allowing him to finally die but taking the universe down with him. Gintoki and others must team up with old allies and former…
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4.3MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season
ONA · 2024 · 14 ep
MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER SeasonMonogatari Series: Off & Monster SeasonONA · 2024 · 14 ep4.3The sequel to the 'Final Season' story arc of the Monogatari series. From the past to the future, their story continues. Now that he has graduated from high school, Koyomi Araragi’s story ends here. His story is truly over now, but the… 4.3Kaguya-sama: Love is War?
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
Kaguya-sama: Love is War?Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai? Tensai-tachi no Renai ZunousenTV · 2020 · 12 ep4.3After a slow but eventful summer vacation, Shuchiin Academy's second term is now starting in full force. As August transitions into September, Miyuki Shirogane's birthday looms ever closer, leaving Kaguya Shinomiya in a serious predicament… 4.3Gintama
TV · 2006 · 201 ep
GintamaTV · 2006 · 201 ep4.3Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to…
4.3Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Movie · 1997 · 1 ep
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of EvangelionShinseiki Evangelion Movie: Air/Magokoro wo, Kimi niMovie · 1997 · 1 ep4.3NERV faces a brutal attack from SEELE, but with Asuka in a coma, and Shinji in a nervous breakdown, things soon turn into the surreal. This movie provides a concurrent ending to the final two episodes of the show Neon Genesis Evangelion…
4.3Perfect Blue
Movie · 1998 · 1 ep
Perfect BlueMovie · 1998 · 1 ep4.3Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren’t ready to see her go... Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and…
4.3Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a TimeShin Evangelion Movie:||Movie · 2021 · 1 ep4.3In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka, and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There, each of them live a life far different…
4.3Chihayafuru 3
TV · 2019 · 24 ep
Chihayafuru 3TV · 2019 · 24 ep4.3They may have just won their most coveted karuta tournament, but members of the Mizusawa karuta team still have a long way to go. Each member chases their dreams, and with a win under their collective belt, those dreams are closer in reach…
4.2The Tatami Galaxy
TV · 2010 · 11 ep
The Tatami GalaxyYojouhan Shinwa TaikeiTV · 2010 · 11 ep4.2When a college dropout stops for a late night bite at a mysterious ramen stand, he crosses paths with a self-proclaimed deity of matrimony. This bizarre meeting sends the young man hurtling through a horrifying flashback to his…
4.2Zoku Owarimonogatari
TV · 2019 · 6 ep
Zoku OwarimonogatariTV · 2019 · 6 ep4.2Third season of the Monogatari Series, part 5/5. Contains the arc Koyomi Reverse from the Zoku Owarimonogatari light novel. The morning after high school graduation, Koyomi is standing in front of the mirror above the sink to wash his face…
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4.2Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
Showa Genroku Rakugo ShinjuShouwa Genroku Rakugo ShinjuuTV · 2016 · 13 ep4.2The story revolves around a mature prisoner who was released on good behavior during Japan's Shouwa Genroku era (1960s to early 1970s). He is called Yotarou by others, a term that means an "anti-hero" or a "dim-witted man." When he returns… 4.2Kaguya-sama: Love is War
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
Kaguya-sama: Love is WarKaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai ZunousenTV · 2019 · 12 ep4.2Known for being both brilliant and powerful, Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya lead the illustrious Shuchiin Academy as near equals. And everyone thinks they’d make a great couple. Pride and arrogance are in ample supply, so the only… 4.2Neon Genesis Evangelion
TV · 1995 · 26 ep
Neon Genesis EvangelionShinseiki EvangelionTV · 1995 · 26 ep4.2In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special… 4.2The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
TV · 2016 · 120 ep
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nanTV · 2016 · 120 ep4.2To the average person, psychic abilities might seem a blessing; for Kusuo Saiki, however, this couldn't be further from the truth. Gifted with a wide assortment of supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to x-ray vision, he finds…
4.2The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Season 2
TV · 2018 · 24 ep
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Season 2Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan 2TV · 2018 · 24 ep4.2The disastrous life of the gifted psychic Kusuo Saiki continues, despite his utmost effort to live an ordinary life. Although he has certainly grown accustomed to dealing with his troublesome friends—who are his biggest hurdle to achieving…
4.2Revolutionary Girl Utena
TV · 1997 · 39 ep
Revolutionary Girl UtenaShoujo Kakumei UtenaTV · 1997 · 39 ep4.2Just after Utena's parents died, she was consoled by a prince who gave her a ring with a rose crest on it. Utena was so impressed by the Prince that she vowed to become one herself one day. A few years later, Utena is attending Ohtori…
4.2Saekano the Movie: Finale
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Saekano the Movie: FinaleSaenai Heroine no Sodatekata FineMovie · 2019 · 1 ep4.2After Eriri and Utaha leave Blessing Software, Tomoya and Megumi work alongside Izumi, Michiru, and Hashima in order to create their next game together: "How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend." However, Tomoya is stuck when it comes to writing…
4.2Bakuman. 3rd Season
TV · 2012 · 25 ep
Bakuman. 3rd SeasonTV · 2012 · 25 ep4.2Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi have come a long way since they started making manga in middle school, but trials still await them as they head towards their goal of getting an anime adaptation for one of their manga. As they continue to…
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4.2Gintama - The Movie
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Gintama - The MovieGintama Movie 1: Shinyaku Benizakura-henMovie · 2010 · 1 ep4.2Odd Jobs Gin has taken on a lot of odd work in the past, and when you're a Jack of All Trades agency based in a feudal Japan that's been conquered and colonized by aliens, the term "Odd Jobs" means REALLY ODD jobs. But when some more than… 4.1Bakemonogatari
TV · 2009 · 15 ep
BakemonogatariTV · 2009 · 15 ep4.1First season of the Monogatari Series, part 1/6. Contains the arcs Hitagi Crab, Mayoi Snail, Suruga Monkey, Nadeko Snake, and Tsubasa Cat from the Bakemonogatari light novels. Thanks to Meme Oshino, Koyomi Araragi, a high school student…
4.1My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax!
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax!Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. KanTV · 2020 · 12 ep4.1As the members of the Service Club band together to host a school prom, Hachiman, Yukino and Yui will have to put their feelings into words and truly learn to understand each other at long last… if the Service Club can even stay afloat…
4.1The Eminence in Shadow Season 2
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
The Eminence in Shadow Season 2Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! 2nd SeasonTV · 2023 · 12 ep4.1Everything has been going according to plan, but the hour of awakening draws near. Cid Kagenou and Shadow Garden investigate the Lawless City, a cesspool where the red moon hangs low in the sky and three powerful monarchs rule the streets…