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.
Highest rated
4.1Fire Force Season 3 Part 2
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
Fire Force Season 3 Part 2Enen no Shouboutai: San no Shou Part 2TV · 2026 · 13 ep4.1As chaos spreads, Shinra and Company 8 fight to stop a final, world-ending blaze. (Source: Crunchyroll News)
4.1Gintama.: Slip Arc
TV · 2017 · 13 ep
Gintama.: Slip ArcGintama. Porori-henTV · 2017 · 13 ep4.1Consists of episodes animated from unused manga chapters, before returning to the Silver Soul Arc on January 8, 2018. Porori is an Onomatopoeia for something (mainly water) falling.
4.1Space Dandy 2
TV · 2014 · 13 ep
Space Dandy 2Space☆Dandy 2nd SeasonTV · 2014 · 13 ep4.1Space Dandy is a dandy guy, in space! This dreamy adventurer with a to-die-for pompadour travels across the galaxy in search of aliens no one has ever laid eyes on. Each new species he discovers earns him a hefty reward, but this dandy has…
4.1Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
Sasaki and Miyano: GraduationSasaki to Miyano Movie: Sotsugyou-henMovie · 2023 · 1 ep4.1Miyano’s world of Boys’ Love manga turns to reality when chance leads him to Sasaki. Now, Sasaki wants to spend every opportunity with him. (Source: Crunchyroll)
Mature
4.1MILGRAM The Second Trial
Special · 2022 · 10 ep
MILGRAM The Second TrialMilgram DainishinSpecial · 2022 · 10 ep4.1Second season of the interactive collaborative multimedia music project between DECO*27 and Takuya Yamanaka. The list of released videos included in this entry are as follows: 1) Haruka - All-Knowing and All-Agony (ハルカ - 全知全悩), Aug 24…
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…
Mature
4.0Baccano!
TV · 2007 · 13 ep
Baccano!TV · 2007 · 13 ep4.0During the early 1930s in Chicago, the transcontinental train, Flying Pussyfoot, is starting its legendary journey that will leave a trail of blood all over the country. At the same time in New York, the ambitious scientist Szilard and his…
4.0Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Movie · 2009 · 1 ep
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) AdvanceEvangelion Movie 2: HaMovie · 2009 · 1 ep4.0In the earliest battles against the monstrous Angels, young Eva pilots Shinji and Rei were forced to carry humanity's hopes on their shoulders. Now, with the deadly onslaught of the Angels escalating and the apocalyptic Third Impact…
4.0Katanagatari
TV · 2010 · 12 ep
KatanagatariTV · 2010 · 12 ep4.0Yasuri Shichika, seventh successor of the Kyotouryuu (bladeless) sword art, lives on an isolated island with his older sister, Nanami. One day Shichika is visited by a woman named Togame, who requests his aid in her quest to find and…
4.0SHIROBAKO
TV · 2014 · 24 ep
SHIROBAKOShirobakoTV · 2014 · 24 ep4.0Once upon a time, five girls made an animated film and it was so much fun that they pledged to get jobs in animation so that someday they could make another film together. Now, two years later, Aoi, Shizuka, Ema, Misa and Midori have…
4.0The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened
ONA · 2019 · 6 ep
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: ReawakenedSaiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan: Ψ-shidou-henONA · 2019 · 6 ep4.0Being an esper seems cool on TV, but in Saiki Kusuo's life as a normal teenager it's a real drag. The hit comedy manga returns in a new anime series! (Source: Netflix) Note: The first 5 episodes take place between Season 2 and the Final…
Mature
4.0Kino's Journey
TV · 2003 · 13 ep
Kino's JourneyKino no Tabi: The Beautiful WorldTV · 2003 · 13 ep4.0Based on a hit light novel series by Keiichi Sigsawa, the philosophical Kino's Journey employs the time-honored motif of the road trip as a vehicle for self-discovery and universal truth. Deeply meditative and cooler than zero, the series…
4.0Sasaki and Miyano
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
Sasaki and MiyanoSasaki to MiyanoTV · 2022 · 12 ep4.0Miyano spends his days reading Boys’ Love manga and worrying about the soft features of his face. His world of fiction becomes reality when a chance encounter leads him to high school senior Sasaki in the middle of a fight. Now, Sasaki…
4.0Millennium Actress
Movie · 2002 · 1 ep
Millennium ActressSennen JoyuuMovie · 2002 · 1 ep4.0Millennium Actress blurs the lines between the past and the present, and truth and fiction, when a documentary filmmaker fulfills his quest to find the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, and learn why she mysteriously vanished at the…
4.0Bakuman. 2nd Season
TV · 2011 · 25 ep
Bakuman. 2nd SeasonTV · 2011 · 25 ep4.0After the decision to serialize Moritaka and Akito has been made, they are introduced to Miura, their new manager. At first, the two thought it was a joke, but Hattori gives them a pep talk before leaving. While Miura doesn't seem like a…
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…
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…
4.0Gridman Universe
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
Gridman UniverseMovie · 2023 · 1 ep4.0A year has passed since the events of SSSS.GRIDMAN . The world is at peace and no one except for Rikka and Utsumi remembers the kaiju, Gridman, or Akane Shinjou. This includes Yuuta, who despite serving as Gridman's host, has no memory of…
4.0Ouran High School Host Club
TV · 2006 · 26 ep
Ouran High School Host ClubOuran Koukou Host ClubTV · 2006 · 26 ep4.0Fujioka Haruhi wins a scholarship to attend Ouran Academy, a school reserved for only the most rich and prestigious. Despite what other students may think of her, she cares little for physical appearances or the fact that she is a…
Mature
4.0Serial Experiments Lain
TV · 1998 · 13 ep
Serial Experiments LainTV · 1998 · 13 ep4.0We're all connected... There is the world around us, a world of people, tactile sensation, and culture. There is the wired world, inside the computer, of images, personalities, virtual experiences, and a culture all of its own. The day…
4.0Daily Lives of High School Boys
TV · 2012 · 12 ep
Daily Lives of High School BoysDanshi Koukousei no NichijouTV · 2012 · 12 ep4.0Tadakuni, Hidenori, and Yoshitake are students at the all-boys academy, Sanada North High School. This is a tale about just that—their daily lives as students. Winning the basketball tournament? Finding true love? You won't find any of…
4.0Kamisama Kiss
TV · 2012 · 13 ep
Kamisama KissKamisama HajimemashitaTV · 2012 · 13 ep4.0Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity…
4.0Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!TV · 2024 · 12 ep4.0Kazuhiko Nukumizu is a high school boy content to blend in with the background mob, until he witnessed his more popular classmate Anna Yanami get dumped by her childhood friend. He felt like he had to try to comfort Yanami, but this led…
4.0Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!TV · 2020 · 12 ep4.0First year high schooler Midori Asakusa loves anime so much, she insists that "concept is everything" in animation. Though she draws a variety of ideas in her sketchbook, she hasn't taken the first step to creating anime, insisting that…
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 .
4.0The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 3
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 3Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo 3rd SeasonTV · 2026 · 12 ep4.0The third season of Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo.
4.0Gintama: Yorinuki Gintama-san on Theater 2D
Movie · 2012 · 2 ep
Gintama: Yorinuki Gintama-san on Theater 2DMovie · 2012 · 2 ep4.0Movie version of the Shinsengumi Crisis arc (episodes 101-105) and the Kabukicho Four Devas arc (episodes 210-214) which were screened in selected theaters in Japan.
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…
4.0FLCL
OVA · 2000 · 6 ep
FLCLOVA · 2000 · 6 ep4.0Naota is a detached sixth grader afflicted by the pangs of puberty. He's fooling around with his brother's ex-girlfriend when a crazed girl on a motor scooter runs him over, brains him with a bass guitar, and moves into his house. This…
4.0Nisemonogatari
TV · 2012 · 11 ep
NisemonogatariTV · 2012 · 11 ep4.0First season of the Monogatari Series, part 5/6. Contains the arcs Karen Bee and Tsukihi Phoenix from the Nisemonogatari light novels. In Bakemonogatari, the story centered on Koyomi Araragi, a third year high school student who has…
4.0Paprika
Movie · 2006 · 1 ep
PaprikaMovie · 2006 · 1 ep4.0Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The magical tale centers on a revolutionary machine that allows scientists to enter and record a…
4.0Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun -
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun -Asobi AsobaseTV · 2018 · 12 ep4.0Olivia is a blonde-haired beauty who was born and raised in Japan, but can’t speak any English. Despite always acting serious and as an intellectual, Kasumi is a bespectacled girl with short hair, who also can’t speak English. Finally…
4.0Bakuman.
TV · 2010 · 25 ep
Bakuman.TV · 2010 · 25 ep4.0Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi are pretty much foils of each other. Mashiro, an average 9th grade student but talented artist, and Takagi, an overall advanced 9th grader and aspiring writer. After great convincing, Takagi convinces…
4.0Tsukimonogatari
Special · 2014 · 4 ep
TsukimonogatariSpecial · 2014 · 4 ep4.0Third season of the Monogatari Series, part 1/5. Contains the arc Yotsugi Doll from the Tsukimonogatari light novel. One day in February, Koyomi Araragi was taking a bath with his younger sister Tsukihi amidst finishing his studies for the…
4.0Penguindrum
TV · 2011 · 24 ep
PenguindrumMawaru PenguindrumTV · 2011 · 24 ep4.0Once you make a decision, does the universe conspire to make it happen? Is destiny a matter of chance, a matter of choice or the complex outcome of thousands of warring strands of fate? All twins Kanba and Shoma know is that when their…
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…