Best orphan anime
270 anime about orphan, 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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4.1Mononoke
TV · 2007 · 12 ep
MononokeTV · 2007 · 12 ep4.1In feudal Japan, evil spirits known as mononoke plague both households and the countryside, leaving a trail of fear in their wake. One mysterious person has the power to slay the mononoke where they stand; he is known only as the Medicine…
4.1Rainbow
TV · 2010 · 26 ep
RainbowRainbow: Nisha Rokubou no ShichininTV · 2010 · 26 ep4.1Seven teenagers in 1955 have to learn to live together in the same hold in the reformatory of Shounan. Confined in a hall where suffering and humiliation are daily, they are waiting for a ray of hope in a dark, incarcerating world. The…
4.1Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast -
TV · 2025 · 13 ep
Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast -BanG Dream! Ave MujicaTV · 2025 · 13 ep4.1"Will you give me the rest of your life?" After losing everything in a single night, Sakiko Togawa reaches out toward an even deeper abyss, one that will drag everyone around her down as well. Gathering the lives of girls burdened with…
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4.1Symphogear XV
TV · 2019 · 13 ep
Symphogear XVSenki Zesshou Symphogear XVTV · 2019 · 13 ep4.1Humanity is finally confronted with the threat of the Custodians—the ancient, sentient species held responsible for cursing humanity to speak different languages thousands of years ago. The Symphogear wielders—Hibiki Tachibana, Tsubasa…
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4.0Dororo
TV · 2019 · 24 ep
DororoTV · 2019 · 24 ep4.0Dororo, a young orphan thief, meets Hyakkimaru, a powerful ronin. Hyakkimaru's father, a greedy feudal lord, had made a pact with 12 demons, offering his yet-unborn son's body parts in exchange for great power. Thus, Hyakkimaru - who was…
4.0Weathering With You
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Weathering With YouTenki no KoMovie · 2019 · 1 ep4.0High school student Hodaka leaves his home on an isolated island and moves to Tokyo, but he immediately becomes broke. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds a job as a writer for a shady occult magazine. After he starts his…
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4.0To Your Eternity
TV · 2021 · 20 ep
To Your EternityFumetsu no Anata eTV · 2021 · 20 ep4.0In the beginning, an "orb" is cast unto Earth. "It" can do two things: change into the form of the thing that stimulates "it"; and come back to life after death. "It" morphs from orb to rock, then to wolf, and finally to boy, but roams…
4.0Bungo Stray Dogs 2
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Bungo Stray Dogs 2Bungou Stray Dogs 2nd SeasonTV · 2016 · 12 ep4.0Despite their differences in position, three men—the youngest senior executive of the Port Mafia, Osamu Dazai, the lowest ranking member, Sakunosuke Oda, and the intelligence agent, Angou Sakaguchi—gather at the Lupin Bar at the end of the…
4.0Tengoku Daimakyo
TV · 2023 · 13 ep
Tengoku DaimakyoTengoku DaimakyouTV · 2023 · 13 ep4.0In the year 2024, the world has collapsed. Grotesque monsters lurk amongst the ruins of Japan, while remaining people scrape together what they can to survive. Kiruko, an odd-job girl in Nakano, accepts a mysterious woman's dying wish to…
4.0Lycoris Recoil
TV · 2022 · 13 ep
Lycoris RecoilTV · 2022 · 13 ep4.0“LycoReco” is a café with a traditional Japanese twist located in downtown Tokyo. But the delicious coffee and sugary sweets are not the only orders this café takes! From delivering packages short distances, to pick-ups and drop-offs on…
4.0Suzume
Movie · 2022 · 1 ep
SuzumeSuzume no TojimariMovie · 2022 · 1 ep4.0The story follows Suzume, a 17-year-old girl from a quiet Kyushu town who meets a young man looking for a door. They find a door within ruins in the mountain, and Suzume opens it. Soon, more doors begin to open around Japan, bringing…
4.0Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Movie · 1984 · 1 ep
Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindKaze no Tani no NausicaäMovie · 1984 · 1 ep4.0A thousand years after a global war, a seaside kingdom known as the Valley Of The Wind remains one of only a few areas still populated. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley are engaged in a constant…
4.0SPY x FAMILY CODE: White
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
SPY x FAMILY CODE: WhiteSpy x Family Movie: Code: WhiteMovie · 2023 · 1 ep4.0Survive family vacation, save the world. He's a spy. She's an assassin. Together, Loid and Yor keep their double lives to themselves while pretending to be the perfect family. However, their adopted daughter Anya, a telepath, knows both of…
4.0Bunny Drop
TV · 2011 · 11 ep
Bunny DropUsagi DropTV · 2011 · 11 ep4.0Going home from his grandfather's funeral, thirty-year-old Daikichi is floored to discover that the old man had an illegitimate child with a younger lover. The rest of his family is equally shocked and embarrassed by this surprise…
4.0Kotaro Lives Alone
ONA · 2022 · 10 ep
Kotaro Lives AloneKotarou wa HitorigurashiONA · 2022 · 10 ep4.0A lonely little boy moves into a ramshackle apartment building all on his own and makes friends with the broke manga artist who lives next door. (Source: Netflix)
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…
4.0Black 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)
4.0Naruto
TV · 2002 · 220 ep
NarutoTV · 2002 · 220 ep4.0Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf village. Moments prior to his birth, a huge demon known as the Kyuubi, the Nine-tailed Fox, attacked Konohagakure and wreaked havoc. In order to…
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4.0Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
TV · 2023 · 11 ep
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village ArcKimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-henTV · 2023 · 11 ep4.0Tanjiro’s journey leads him to the Swordsmith Village, where he reunites with two Hashira, members of the Demon Slayer Corps’ highest-ranking swordsmen - Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji. With the shadows of…
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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…![Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower](https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/anime/cover/large/bx20791-yPCX5GJuMH2k.png)
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4.0Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flowerFate/stay night Movie: Heaven's Feel - I. Presage FlowerMovie · 2017 · 1 ep4.010 years after the Holy Grail War—a battle waged by Masters and Servants over the wish-granting container, the Holy Grail—another war breaks out in Fuyuki City. Shirou Emiya—the adopted son of Kiritsugu Emiya, a participant of the previous…
4.0InuYasha: The Final Act
TV · 2009 · 26 ep
InuYasha: The Final ActInuYasha: Kanketsu-henTV · 2009 · 26 ep4.0Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippou and their neko-mata friend Kirara, are now in the final leg of their quest to put an end to the elusive demon, Naraku and all of the chaos and evil he has caused, and to ultimately undo the…
4.0Mobile Suit GUNDAM Iron Blooded Orphans 2
TV · 2016 · 25 ep
Mobile Suit GUNDAM Iron Blooded Orphans 2Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans 2nd SeasonTV · 2016 · 25 ep4.0Learning about the world from her journey to Earth, Kudelia founded Admoss Company to strive for the financial independence of Mars. While inspecting a mining site of halfmetal, Orga Itsuka, leader of Tekkadan hired by Admoss as guards…
4.0Blue Exorcist -The Blue Night Saga-
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
Blue Exorcist -The Blue Night Saga-Ao no Exorcist: Yosuga-henTV · 2025 · 12 ep4.0Yukio parts ways with Rin and makes his way to the Illuminati. In order to face Yukio, who is seeking strength and the truth, Rin decides that he must learn the secret of their birth. With Mephisto’s guidance, he embarks on a journey to…
4.0xxxHOLiC◆Kei
TV · 2008 · 13 ep
xxxHOLiC◆KeiTV · 2008 · 13 ep4.0Still working to get his wish complete, Watanuki finds himself into more mess than he can handle when certain facts about his everyday life gets revealed and when he needs to learn the lesson of Yuuko the hard way. (Source: Anime News…
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…
4.0Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's
Movie · 2012 · 1 ep
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A'sMahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A'sMovie · 2012 · 1 ep4.0Sequel of Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st.
4.0Black Clover
TV · 2017 · 170 ep
Black CloverTV · 2017 · 170 ep4.0In a world where magic is everything, Asta and Yuno are both found abandoned at a church on the same day. While Yuno is gifted with exceptional magical powers, Asta is the only one in this world without any. At the age of fifteen, both…
4.0Kill la Kill
TV · 2013 · 24 ep
Kill la KillTV · 2013 · 24 ep4.0After the murder of her father, Ryuuko Matoi has been wandering the land in search of his killer. Following her only lead—the missing half of his invention, the Scissor Blade—she arrives at the prestigious Honnouji Academy, a high school…
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4.0Durarara!!
TV · 2010 · 24 ep
Durarara!!TV · 2010 · 24 ep4.0In Tokyo's downtown district of Ikebukuro, amidst many strange rumors and warnings of anonymous gangs and dangerous occupants, one urban legend stands out above the rest—the existence of a headless "Black Rider" who is said to be seen…
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4.0Akira
Movie · 1988 · 1 ep
AkiraMovie · 1988 · 1 ep4.0It's the year 2019, thirty-one years have passed since the start of World War III. A top-secret child with amazing powers of the mind breaks free from custody and accidentally gets a motorcycle gang involved in the project. This incident…
4.0Yona of the Dawn
TV · 2014 · 24 ep
Yona of the DawnAkatsuki no YonaTV · 2014 · 24 ep4.0Since Yona is the only princess of a grand kingdom, she has been raised with great care by her doting father and protected by her childhood friend/guard Hak and others. However, her fate changes on her 16th birthday, when her beloved…
4.0The Boy and the Beast
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
The Boy and the BeastBakemono no KoMovie · 2015 · 1 ep4.0When Kyuuta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, stumbles into a fantastic world of beasts, he’s taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who’s been searching for the perfect apprentice. Despite…
4.0Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 2nd SeasonTV · 2020 · 12 ep4.0When Myne learns that the temple is in need of mana for their relics, she sees it as her chance to be cured of her life-threatening mana disorder. After seeing their bountiful library, she throws herself headfirst into the temple's grasp…
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…
4.0Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3
TV · 2022 · 10 ep
Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 3rd SeasonTV · 2022 · 10 ep4.0An immense display of mana in front of the Knight’s Order has earned Myne the attention of nobles. The result? Yet more people appear hoping to exploit the young apprentice shrine maiden’s value. And so the High Priest decides to shelter…