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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3.6Area 88
OVA · 1985 · 3 ep
Area 88OVA · 1985 · 3 ep3.6In a cruel twist of fate, talented young pilot Shin Kazama is tricked into serving as a mercenary for Area 88. A hell on Earth where men survive by gunning down anyone who stands in their way. To return home, Shin must sell his soul to the…
3.6My Daddy Long Legs
TV · 1990 · 40 ep
My Daddy Long LegsWatashi no Ashinaga OjisanTV · 1990 · 40 ep3.6Daddy Long Legs is based on the novel of the same name by Jean Webster. It chronicles the adventures of Judy Abbott, an orphan in New York. During a meeting for the superintendent, with other important and rich people in attendance, a…
3.6Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables
TV · 2009 · 39 ep
Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green GablesTV · 2009 · 39 ep3.6Anne Shirley goes through quite a lot of adventures before she ends up in Green Gables. She is living with a family and helps out by looking after the kids, helping in the chores around the home... Meanwhile she discovers more about who…
3.5Bubble
ONA · 2022 · 1 ep
BubbleONA · 2022 · 1 ep3.5In a Tokyo where gravity has broken, a boy and a girl are drawn to each other... The story is set in Tokyo, after bubbles that broke the laws of gravity rained down upon the world. Cut off from the outside world, Tokyo has become a…
3.5Afro Samurai
TV · 2007 · 5 ep
Afro SamuraiTV · 2007 · 5 ep3.5After watching his father die in a duel against an unbeatable villian known only as 'Justice,' young Afro fixes his life on the study of swords and revenge. The tale of Afro Samurai is one of bloody hardship and pain. Along his solitary…
3.5The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
The Café Terrace and Its GoddessesMegami no Café TerraceTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.5After inheriting his late grandmother’s failing café, Hayato sees it as a bother and plans to sell it for a quick buck. Until he discovers five beautiful girls staying there! When they beg him to keep the café open, Hayato reluctantly…
3.5HIGH CARD
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
HIGH CARDHigh CardTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.5After discovering that his orphanage was on the brink of closing due to financial stress, Finn, who was living freely on the streets, set out for a casino with the aim of making a fortune. However, nothing could have prepared Finn for the…
3.5Mr. Villain's Day Off
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
Mr. Villain's Day OffKyuujitsu no Warumono-sanTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.5The man known as General within a villainous organization that plans to take over the world is usually fighting to the death against the Rangers who protect the Earth... But today is his day off. To heal his tired soul from working so hard…
3.5Seraph of the End: Kyuuketsuki Shahal
OVA · 2016 · 1 ep
Seraph of the End: Kyuuketsuki ShahalOwari no Seraph: Kyuuketsuki ShaharOVA · 2016 · 1 ep3.5The OVA story is set before the main story's "Battle in Nagoya" arc. The Shinoa Squad is ordered another mission from Guren to rescue a human girl named Riko from a mysterious vampire Shahal, and bring her back to her family. But Ferid and…
3.5Once Upon a Witch's Death
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
Once Upon a Witch's DeathAru Majo ga Shinu MadeTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.5On Meg’s seventeenth birthday, she learns that she only has one year left to live. Her mentor—the Eternal Witch, Faust—explains that she is cursed and the only way to save herself is to grow a seed of life using one thousand tears of joy…
3.5VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork Girl
Movie · 2025 · 1 ep
VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork GirlVirgin Punk: Clockwork GirlMovie · 2025 · 1 ep3.5The year is 2099. Humanity has advanced, overcoming all injuries and illnesses with the development of the Medical Android Technology “Somadea.” However, along with the development of Somadea, crimes misusing said technology have rapidly…
3.5DIGIMON BEATBREAK
TV · 2025 · 49 ep
DIGIMON BEATBREAKDigimon BeatbreakTV · 2025 · 49 ep3.5GLITCH THE FUTURE. Tomoro Tenma lives in a world where human thoughts and emotions—known as “e-Pulse”—power AI devices called Sapotama. But when Digimon begin materializing from Sapotama and feeding on e-Pulse, society begins to fracture…
3.5Ojiisan no Lamp
Movie · 2011 · 1 ep
Ojiisan no LampMovie · 2011 · 1 ep3.5A boy finds a strange object while playing hide-and-seek. His grandfather tells him the story of his own youth, and the important role the old lamp played. This story is about the modernization of Japan and the changes that came with it…
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…
3.5Giant Gorg
TV · 1984 · 26 ep
Giant GorgTV · 1984 · 26 ep3.5Austral Island is located 2,000 km south from Samoa islands. The existence of the island was removed from the official records, and Tagami Yu made a journey to search for the reason. He sailed for the island with Dr. Waive who was his…
3.5Round Vernian Vifam
TV · 1983 · 46 ep
Round Vernian VifamGinga Hyouryuu VifamTV · 1983 · 46 ep3.5AD. 2058, on the Clayad which was the 3rd planet of the Ypserlon system, which was 43 light years away from Earth, suddently aliens raided the planet.The emigrants on the Clayad had to escape from the planet. Because of the confusion…
3.5Sunny
Special · 2024 · 1 ep
SunnyHaru (2024)Special · 2024 · 1 ep3.5Music video directed by Kohta Morie for the song Sunny by Yorushika. Note: The song featured in this music video also serves as the second opening theme of the anime Sousou no Frieren, and as well theme song to a 2024 web commercial for…
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3.5Boruto: Naruto the Movie
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
Boruto: Naruto the MovieMovie · 2015 · 1 ep3.5Boruto is the son of Naruto who completely rejects his father. Behind this, he has feelings of wanting to surpass Naruto, who is respected as a hero. He ends up meeting his father's friend Sasuke, and requests to become... his apprentice!?…
3.5Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Movie · 2009 · 1 ep
Afro Samurai: ResurrectionMovie · 2009 · 1 ep3.5Afro Samurai found peace after avenging his father. But the master is forced back into the game by sexy Sio, a deadly woman from his past who won’t quit until Afro pays for his sins. (Source: Funimation)
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3.5Bubblegum Crisis
OVA · 1987 · 8 ep
Bubblegum CrisisOVA · 1987 · 8 ep3.5In the near future, Tokyo was left flattened as a result from a great earthquake. A new city, MegaTokyo, was then recreated due in no small part from the aid of a multi-million dollar company, Genom Corp. Genom created and mass-produced…
3.5HIGH CARD Season 2
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
HIGH CARD Season 2High Card Season 2TV · 2024 · 12 ep3.5Second season of HIGH CARD .
3.5Ringing Bell
Movie · 1978 · 1 ep
Ringing BellChirin no SuzuMovie · 1978 · 1 ep3.5A little lamb's life is turned upside down by the wolf that killed his mother. He seeks to avenge his mother, but in order to defeat the wolf, he must become one. (Source: Anime News Network)
3.5DARLING in the FRANXX
TV · 2018 · 24 ep
DARLING in the FRANXXDarling in the FranXXTV · 2018 · 24 ep3.5The distant future: Humanity established the mobile fort city, Plantation, upon the ruined wasteland. Within the city were pilot quarters, Mistilteinn, otherwise known as the “Birdcage.” That is where the children live... Their only…
3.5A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
A Returner's Magic Should Be SpecialKikansha no Mahou wa Tokubetsu desuTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.5Another dimension that continues to taint our world, the Shadow World. Humanity is faced with the worst calamity, known as the Shadow Labyrinth. In spite of their desperate attacks, Desir Herrman and his friends lose their battle to the…
3.5The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to SaviorHigeki no Genkyou to Naru Saikyou Gedou Last Boss Joou wa Tami no Tame ni Tsukushimasu.TV · 2023 · 12 ep3.5It’s one thing to get reincarnated as a righteous hero. It’s another thing entirely to get reincarnated as a villain! Our protagonist was just reincarnated into the body of Princess Pride Royal Ivy, the last boss and ultimate villain of…
3.5Symphogear
TV · 2012 · 13 ep
SymphogearSenki Zesshou SymphogearTV · 2012 · 13 ep3.5With the coming of spring, Hibiki Tachibana and Miku Kohinata start their first year in high school school at the prestigious Lydian Music Academy. That their idol, the singer Tsubasa Kazanari, also attends Lydian is just an added bonus…
3.5Sunday Without God
TV · 2013 · 12 ep
Sunday Without GodKamisama no Inai NichiyoubiTV · 2013 · 12 ep3.5Fifteen years ago, God abandoned the world and closed the gate to Heaven, leaving the souls of humankind trapped in limbo. With the dead unable to rest and the living unable to have children, the world is slowly coming to a halt. The only…
3.5The Perfect Insider
TV · 2015 · 11 ep
The Perfect InsiderSubete ga F ni NaruTV · 2015 · 11 ep3.5The story of the original Subete ga F ni Naru novel revolves around Souhei Saikawa, a member of the Saikawa Research Lab. He goes on a vacation held by the lab, and Moe Nishinosono, the daughter of his mentor, joins the group on their…
3.5Altair: A Record of Battles
TV · 2017 · 24 ep
Altair: A Record of BattlesShoukoku no AltairTV · 2017 · 24 ep3.5For generations the Türkiye Devleti and the Balt-Rhein Empire have stood in stern opposition to each other. Then one night, when an imperial minister is found assassinated, the two nations are plunged into a potentially explosive…
3.5Madlax
TV · 2004 · 26 ep
MadlaxTV · 2004 · 26 ep3.5In the country of Gazth-Sonika, civil war rages. There, a mercenary called Madlax plies her trade, with almost supernatural skill. In the seemingly peaceful country of Nafrece, Margaret Burton lives a tranquil life. As separate as their…
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3.5Dororo
TV · 1969 · 26 ep
DororoDororo to HyakkimaruTV · 1969 · 26 ep3.5Hyakkimaru is a young man who lacks 48 body parts because they were taken from him by demons before birth, as payment by his father, Kagemitsu Daigo, to obtain his wish to take over the country. When the baby boy was born he was missing 48…
3.5Brigadoon
TV · 2000 · 26 ep
BrigadoonBrigadoon: Marin to MelanTV · 2000 · 26 ep3.5Marin is a typical junior high school girl with a sunny disposition and a loving adoptive family. Her life takes a drastic change when a mysterious mirage is seen in the sky above the entire earth. Killer androids called Monomakia descend…
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)
3.5Tiger Mask
TV · 1969 · 105 ep
Tiger MaskTV · 1969 · 105 ep3.5Tiger Mask (whose real name was Naoto Date) was a feared heel wrestler in America who was extremely vicious in the ring. However, he became a face after returning to Japan when a young boy said that he wanted to be a villain like Tiger…
3.4Fate/stay night
TV · 2006 · 24 ep
Fate/stay nightTV · 2006 · 24 ep3.4Raised by a mysterious sorcerer after the death of his parents in a catastrophic fire, Shirou Emiya has only just begun to learn small tidbits of magic. When he is caught in a battle between two powerful Magi, however, he ends up…
3.4I Parry Everything
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
I Parry EverythingOre wa Subete wo "Parry" suru: Gyaku Kanchigai no Sekai Saikyou wa Boukensha ni NaritaiTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.4The Kingdom of Clays faces a dire crisis: an assassination attempt has just been made on its own Princess Lynneburg, and its neighboring countries eye the aftermath like starving vultures, plotting the Kingdom’s downfall. The ensuing…