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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3.8Galaxy Express 999
TV · 1978 · 113 ep
Galaxy Express 999Ginga Tetsudou 999TV · 1978 · 113 ep3.8After witnessing the death of his mother and being left for dead at the hands of Count Mecha, ten-year old Tetsuro Hoshino is awakened by a mysterious woman, Maetal. In exchange for only his company, Maetal offers him the ride of his life…
3.7Claymore
TV · 2007 · 26 ep
ClaymoreTV · 2007 · 26 ep3.7A brutal scourge stalks the land. Yoma, monsters driven by a hunger satisfied by only one quarry - Humanity. The dark breed knows but a singular foe: Claymore. Human-Yoma hybrids of extraordinary strength and cunning, the Claymores roam…
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3.7Reincarnated as a Sword
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
Reincarnated as a SwordTensei shitara Ken deshitaTV · 2022 · 12 ep3.7Some isekai protagonists are reincarnated as powerful warriors or skilled wizards, but our protagonist was reborn in another life as a sentient sword! He’s taken up by Fran, a desperate girl fleeing evil-doers intent on selling her into…
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3.7Ragna Crimson
TV · 2023 · 24 ep
Ragna CrimsonTV · 2023 · 24 ep3.7Dragons reign terror over the earth, sea and sky. If sworn dragon hunters like Ragna are to have any hope of dealing death to these seemingly invincible, fire-breathing beasts, they must find a way to level the odds. Ragna teams up with a…
3.7Sweetness & Lightning
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Sweetness & LightningAmaama to InazumaTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.7Having lost his wife, math teacher Kouhei Inuzuka is doing his best to raise his young daughter Tsumugi as a single father. He's pretty bad at cooking and doesn't have a huge appetite to begin with, but chance brings his little family and…
3.7Ghost Stories
TV · 2000 · 19 ep
Ghost StoriesGakkou no KaidanTV · 2000 · 19 ep3.7Kids and ghosts. When young Satsuki finds an old book of spells from her passed away mother, she gains the power to fight ghosts that are haunting her new school. With the help of her friends, and of a really wicked devil cat, she must…
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3.7Mission: Yozakura Family
TV · 2024 · 27 ep
Mission: Yozakura FamilyYozakura-san Chi no DaisakusenTV · 2024 · 27 ep3.7Taiyou Asano is a super shy high school student and the only person he can talk to is his childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura. It turns out that Mutsumi is the daughter of the ultimate spy family! Even worse, Mutsumi is being harassed by…
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3.7This Monster Wants to Eat Me
TV · 2025 · 13 ep
This Monster Wants to Eat MeWatashi wo Tabetai, HitodenashiTV · 2025 · 13 ep3.7Hinako lives alone by the sea, quietly drifting through life after losing her family years ago. One day, a mermaid named Shiori saves her from a monster and says she’s come to eat her—just not yet. Until then, Shiori will stay by her side…
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3.7The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be ArchenemiesKatsute Mahou Shoujo to Aku wa Tekitai shiteita.TV · 2024 · 12 ep3.7An evil organization invades and destroys everything in its path. The brains of the brutal operation is the king’s right-hand man, an evil lieutenant named Mira. Everything changes when a magical girl named Byakuya Mimori tries to stop the…
3.7The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún
OVA · 2019 · 1 ep
The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a RúnTotsukuni no ShoujoOVA · 2019 · 1 ep3.7In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic…
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3.7Symphogear G
TV · 2013 · 13 ep
Symphogear GSenki Zesshou Symphogear GTV · 2013 · 13 ep3.7The sky is waiting. With their normal lives secured, the Symphogear wielders join a Japanese-American research initiative. Each, living their own lives, has been given a single order: protect Sacrist S. As a completed relic, it is of…
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3.7Symphogear GX
TV · 2015 · 13 ep
Symphogear GXSenki Zesshou Symphogear GXTV · 2015 · 13 ep3.7Following the events of Senki Zesshou Symphogear G , Hibiki Tachibana, Tsubasa Kazanari, and Chris Yukine continue to operate under the command of Genjuurou Kazanari. Meanwhile, Maria Cadenzavna Eve, Kirika Akatsuki, and Shirabe Tsukuyomi…
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…
3.6The Heroic Legend of Arslan
TV · 2015 · 25 ep
The Heroic Legend of ArslanArslan Senki (TV)TV · 2015 · 25 ep3.6The manga’s story: In the prosperous kingdom of Pars lies the Royal Capital of Ecbatana, a city of splendor and wonder, ruled by the undefeated and fearsome King Andragoras. Arslan is the young and curious prince of Pars who, despite his…
3.6Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
Sugar Apple Fairy TaleTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.6In a world where fairies are bought and sold to the highest bidder, humans aren’t exactly on friendly terms with the fae folk. But friendship is exactly what Anne Halford seeks with Challe, her new fairy bodyguard, though he’s not so keen…
3.6Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister
TV · 2024 · 24 ep
Tying the Knot with an Amagami SisterAmagami-san Chi no EnmusubiTV · 2024 · 24 ep3.6Uryuu Kamihate is a high school student striving to enter Kyoto University’s medical school. After being raised at an orphanage, Uryuu is taken in by the chief priest at Amagami Shrine, where he begins to live as a freeloader—and to…
3.6Her Blue Sky
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Her Blue SkySora no Aosa wo Shiru Hito yoMovie · 2019 · 1 ep3.6The story is set in a town nestled in the mountains and centers on high school second-year student and aspiring musician Aoi Aioi, her older sister Akane Aioi, Akane's ex-boyfriend and struggling guitarist Shinnosuke Kanomura, and Shinno —…
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3.6Raven of the Inner Palace
TV · 2022 · 13 ep
Raven of the Inner PalaceKoukyuu no KarasuTV · 2022 · 13 ep3.6Deep within the inner palace lives a special consort who does not serve the emperor despite her position as a consort. She is known as the Raven Consort. People who have seen her say she looks like an old woman, while others say she looks…
3.6Now and Then, Here and There
TV · 1999 · 13 ep
Now and Then, Here and ThereIma, Soko ni Iru BokuTV · 1999 · 13 ep3.6Shu is a typical Japanese boy, but has an unbeatable, optimistic and determined attitude. However, when he sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes named Lala-Ru up on a smokestack, he is soon pulled into a strange desert world. Shu soon…
3.6Vision of Escaflowne
TV · 1996 · 26 ep
Vision of EscaflowneTenkuu no EscaflowneTV · 1996 · 26 ep3.6High school student Hitomi is transported from Earth to the magical world of Gaea, where she meets boy prince Van Fanel, and is caught up in his quest to unite the countries of Gaea against the ominous Zaibach empire. On the way, she…
3.6Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac
TV · 1986 · 114 ep
Saint Seiya: Knights of the ZodiacSaint SeiyaTV · 1986 · 114 ep3.6Ages ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystical Cloth of Pegasus. He is joined by…
3.6Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
TV · 1990 · 39 ep
Nadia: The Secret of Blue WaterFushigi no Umi no NadiaTV · 1990 · 39 ep3.6In 1889, the world is on the pinnacle of great discoveries in technology. In mankind's grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle, obsessed with restoring the former Atlantean empire to the glory it once held, begins his…
3.6Grow Up Show
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
Grow Up ShowGrow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-danTV · 2026 · 13 ep3.6The anime's story is set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, during the height of Japan's economic boom, when the circus is a major form of entertainment. Different circus troupes travel throughout Japan to perform and compete for a chance…
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3.6Candy Candy
TV · 1976 · 115 ep
Candy CandyTV · 1976 · 115 ep3.6This story is about a girl, Candy, who is a orphan. She is a nice and optimistic girl and she has a warm heart. When she was a child, she lived in an orphanage called Pony's Home. She had a good friend called Ann. And she met the "handsome…
3.6Galaxy Express 999 (Movie)
Movie · 1979 · 1 ep
Galaxy Express 999 (Movie)Ginga Tetsudou 999 (Movie)Movie · 1979 · 1 ep3.6After the death of his mother at the hands of the evil robot Count Mecha, young Tetsuro has become a delinquent street urchin who dreams only of revenge. Tetsuro lives in a far future world in which humans have the choice to travel to…
3.6Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
Movie · 2022 · 1 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's IslandKidou Senshi Gundam: Cucuruz Doan no ShimaMovie · 2022 · 1 ep3.6After a covert mission goes wrong, Mobile Suit pilot Amuro Ray and his comrades are stranded on a remote island. The battalion was sent to a land called the Island of No Return to clear off any enemy forces, only to find a group of…
3.6Taiyou no Kiba Dougram
TV · 1981 · 75 ep
Taiyou no Kiba DougramTV · 1981 · 75 ep3.6The story is centered around a small group of guerilla freedom fighters on a colonial planet named Deloyer, who are known as the "Deloyer 7", or "Sun Fang" team. In an unexpected coup, the elected Governor of Deloyer becomes dictator and…
3.6Black Butler
TV · 2008 · 24 ep
Black ButlerKuroshitsujiTV · 2008 · 24 ep3.6In Victorian-era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the…
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3.6Kemono Jihen
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
Kemono JihenTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.6Special detective Kohachi Inugami is sent to investigate a grisly phenomenon involving animal corpses near a remote mountain village. But after meeting a strange boy who agrees to help, he discovers cursed supernatural forces at work…
3.6Little Busters!
TV · 2012 · 26 ep
Little Busters!TV · 2012 · 26 ep3.6When tragedy struck Riki Naoe as a child, he was rescued from grief over his parent's deaths when four other kids "recruited" him for their group—the "Little Busters." Now in high school, Riki and the other Busters are still fast…
3.6Hayate the Combat Butler
TV · 2007 · 52 ep
Hayate the Combat ButlerHayate no Gotoku!TV · 2007 · 52 ep3.6Hayate Ayasaki's life wasn't great, but when he loses the job he used to support his good-for-nothing family, and his deadbeat parents sell him to the Yakuza for cash, it really hits rock bottom! Faced with having to pay off the huge debt…
3.6Nina the Starry Bride
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
Nina the Starry BrideHoshifuru Oukoku no NinaTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.6Nina, a girl living as an orphan in the Fortna Castle Town, happens to have eyes of the same deep blue hue as lapis lazuli—just like the God of the Stars. They’re also the same color as the eyes of the recently deceased Princess Alisha…
3.6My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Movie
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! MovieOtome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta... MovieMovie · 2023 · 1 ep3.6After Katarina avoids her own death flag, she and her friends run into a mysterious young man traveling with a caravan. Who is this young man and what does he want?
3.6Heidi, Girl of the Alps
TV · 1974 · 52 ep
Heidi, Girl of the AlpsAlps no Shoujo HeidiTV · 1974 · 52 ep3.6After becoming an orphan, Heidi is forced to live with her grandfather Öhi, who lives in the Alps. She learns he's a very bitter man who only accepted by force to take her in. But Heidi's kindness may be able to open his heart…
3.6Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
Ghost in the Shell: The New MovieKoukaku Kidoutai: Shin MovieMovie · 2015 · 1 ep3.6Set in a futuristic Japan after the end of a brutal world war, science has advanced by leaps and bounds giving humanity the choice to prolong life and reduce suffering with the use of sophisticated cybernetics. With all of humanity linked…
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3.6Fantastic Children
TV · 2004 · 26 ep
Fantastic ChildrenTV · 2004 · 26 ep3.6A group of enigmatic white-haired children has been spotted at different times and places in Europe for over 500 years. Always with the appearance of 11-year-olds, they behave far more mature than they should be, never grow old, and seem…