Best post-apocalyptic anime
356 anime about post-apocalyptic, 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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3.5The Executioner and Her Way of Life
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
The Executioner and Her Way of LifeShokei Shoujo no Virgin RoadTV · 2022 · 12 ep3.5When interdimensional travelers from an otherworldly land known as “Japan” appear, they often bring death and destruction. It’s up to Executioners like Menou to track and exterminate the Lost Ones before they wreak havoc. When Menou…
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…
3.5Arpeggio of Blue Steel
TV · 2013 · 12 ep
Arpeggio of Blue SteelAoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars NovaTV · 2013 · 12 ep3.5In the story, a Fleet of Fog loaded with super weapons suddenly appear all over the world. Without the ability to withstand this fleet, humanity was defeated and could no longer travel the seas. 17 years after the devastating naval war…
3.5Desert Punk
TV · 2004 · 24 ep
Desert PunkSunabouzuTV · 2004 · 24 ep3.5The Great Kanto Desert is a miserable place. It’s also the home of hero-for-hire Desert Punk, the closest thing to a good guy the wasteland’s got. He’s known as the best man for any job, but his reputation is undone by his raging hormones…
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3.5Alice in Borderland
OVA · 2014 · 3 ep
Alice in BorderlandImawa no Kuni no AliceOVA · 2014 · 3 ep3.5Be careful what you wish for. Antisocial misfit Ryouhei Arisu wanted nothing more than to leave his mundane life behind, but a careless wish on a firework transports him to the post-apocalyptic Borderland, a sinister parallel reality where…
3.57SEEDS Part 2
ONA · 2020 · 12 ep
7SEEDS Part 27 Seeds 2nd SeasonONA · 2020 · 12 ep3.5Ryo and Ango are banished from the community for their actions and Team Summer A's remaining members also condemn them and choose to stay. Meanwhile, Hana has survived but is lost and on her own. Ryo and Ango come across Summer B and…
3.5Alien Nine
OVA · 2001 · 4 ep
Alien NineAlien 9OVA · 2001 · 4 ep3.5Yuri Ootani, a girl who has been afraid of aliens, has been chosen to be on the alien party with the class president Kumi Kawamura, whose only intention to join the alien party is to get out of presidential duties, as well as Kasumi Tomine…
3.5Fafner
TV · 2004 · 25 ep
FafnerSoukyuu no Fafner: Dead AggressorTV · 2004 · 25 ep3.5Tatsumiyajima is the central island in the middle of a small cluster of islands, in a sleepy backwater of the Japanese isles. Not much happens there, and the island's young people go to school knowing that their lives are likely to remain…
3.5Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet OVA
Special · 2013 · 2 ep
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet OVASuisei no Gargantia SpecialsSpecial · 2013 · 2 ep3.5Episodes 14 and 15, released with the first and third BD/DVD volumes.
3.5TERMINATOR ZERO
ONA · 2024 · 8 ep
TERMINATOR ZEROTerminator 0ONA · 2024 · 8 ep3.52022: A future war has raged for decades between the few human survivors and an endless army of machines. 1997: The AI known as Skynet gained self-awareness and began its war against humanity. Caught between the future and this past is a…
3.5BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Hell’s Requiem Arc
ONA · 2023 · 15 ep
BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Hell’s Requiem ArcBastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin: Jigoku no Chinkonka-henONA · 2023 · 15 ep3.5With the fall of Meta-llicana Castle and Dark Schneider, Kall-Su continues to terrorize Central Metallion Continent with the help of his Sorcerer Shogun. (Source: Netflix)
3.5Freedom
OVA · 2006 · 7 ep
FreedomOVA · 2006 · 7 ep3.5In the year 2041, mankind created their first space colony on the moon. But after a freak cataclysm devastated human civilisation on Earth, the republic of the moon built a domed megalopolis known as Eden. Now in the year 2267, a boy…
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…
3.5Utawarerumono OVA
OVA · 2009 · 3 ep
Utawarerumono OVAOVA · 2009 · 3 ep3.5A three part OVA of Utawarerumono. The animation work will be done by the same staff that did the opening of the game the show was based on. The story will cover parts that weren't shown in the anime series. (Source: Moon Phase)
3.5Ling Cage
ONA · 2019 · 6 ep
Ling CageLing Long: IncarnationONA · 2019 · 6 ep3.5In the not-too-distant future, the human world has long been overpopulated. Humanity marched to the stars in search of a new home, and just as this was going on, the moon's alignment caused massive earthquakes to ripple across the world…
3.5Saber Marionette J to X
TV · 1998 · 26 ep
Saber Marionette J to XTV · 1998 · 26 ep3.5Taking place mere months after the Saber Marionette J OVA series, this newest installment in the Saber Marionette line follows the continuing adventures of Otaru and his clan of selfless, obsessive marionette girls. This time, the evil…
3.5GANSO! BanG Dream Chan
ONA · 2025 · 52 ep
GANSO! BanG Dream ChanONA · 2025 · 52 ep3.5After taking the girls' band world by storm, "BanG Dream Chan" is back!? Get ready for a huge reunion with all your favorite pop and cute band members in the fun-filled girls' band comedy! Come on, BanG Dream Chan! We are all BanG Dream…
3.4The Faraway Paladin
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
The Faraway PaladinSaihate no PaladinTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.4In the ruined city of the dead far from human civilization lives a single human child named Will. He is raised by three undead: Blood the heroic skeleton warrior, Mary the ladylike mummy priestess, and Gus the crotchety ghost wizard. The…
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3.4Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School - Future Arc
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School - Future ArcDanganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Mirai-henTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.4Makoto Naegi, the Ultimate Hope who defeated the Ultimate Despair, Junko Enoshima, is under suspicion of treason against the Future Foundation for harboring the Remnants of Despair who carried on her will. As top members of the Future…
3.4Chrome Shelled Regios
TV · 2009 · 24 ep
Chrome Shelled RegiosKoukaku no RegiosTV · 2009 · 24 ep3.4In a post-apocalyptic world overrun with mutated beasts called Limbeekoon or Filth Monsters, humanity is forced to live in large mobile cities called Regios and learn to use special weapons called Dite, by harnessing the power of Kei to…
3.4World Conquest Zvezda Plot
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
World Conquest Zvezda PlotSekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no ZvezdaTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.4What does it take to conquer the world?! Every leader of the past has thought of it... but all they have done was to merely dream of its greatness. World domination... nobody has been able to achieve it. Until one little girl by the name…
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3.4BLAME!
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
BLAME!Blame! MovieMovie · 2017 · 1 ep3.4In the distant technological future, civilization has reached its ultimate Net-based form. An "infection" in the past caused the automated systems to spiral out of order, resulting in a multi-leveled city structure that replicates itself…
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3.4Trinity Blood
TV · 2005 · 24 ep
Trinity BloodTV · 2005 · 24 ep3.4The background is in the distant future after the destruction brought about by Armageddon. The war between the vampires and the humans continue to persist. In order to protect the humans from the vampires, the Vatican has to rely on other…
3.4Rewrite: Moon and Terra
TV · 2017 · 11 ep
Rewrite: Moon and TerraRewrite 2nd SeasonTV · 2017 · 11 ep3.4Second season of Rewrite, covering the Moon and Terra routes.
3.4Needless
TV · 2009 · 24 ep
NeedlessTV · 2009 · 24 ep3.4The year is 2130 and the world has been decimated by a devastating third world war, making the planet a dangerous, apocalyptic hellhole. There is, however, one hope: Adam Blade, a fake priest with big fists and a nasty disposition. He's…
3.4Pale Cocoon
OVA · 2005 · 1 ep
Pale CocoonOVA · 2005 · 1 ep3.4A future where the continuity of history has broken off, a world of enormous ruins that continues endlessly. Oceans and continents have vanished, existing only within the archives brought up from the remains. Ura works in the Archive…
3.4Malice@Doll
OVA · 2001 · 3 ep
Malice@DollOVA · 2001 · 3 ep3.4Malice, a sex robot living in an abandoned human city, is assaulted and violated by a mysterious creature. Upon awakening, Malice finds out that she has become human and can pass on her humanity to her fellow machines. However, her gift…
3.4Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star SageOoyukiumi no Kaina: Hoshi no KenjaMovie · 2023 · 1 ep3.4Kaina returns to the icy Canopy, unsure of what he should do next. He and Ririha have brought peace to Atland and Valghia through an alliance. Now supplies run low, and the people need answers. Kaina, Ririha, and their small party set out…
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3.4Dropkick on My Devil!!: Apocalypse Day
Special · 2023 · 1 ep
Dropkick on My Devil!!: Apocalypse DayJashin-chan Dropkick "Seikimatsu-hen"Special · 2023 · 1 ep3.4Thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign supported by its loyal fans, this single-episode special of Dropkick on My Devil! is being made in support of Takamori, a town located in Kumamoto Prefecture's Aso District. Jimbocho has been…
3.4Fafner THE BEYOND
Movie · 2019 · 3 ep
Fafner THE BEYONDSoukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - The BeyondMovie · 2019 · 3 ep3.4The people of Alvis need Soushi's help, since he is the only one that can lead them back to their homeland of Tatsumiyajima, however a group called Benon, who are a combination of Festum and Perseus-type Fafner's, are fighting to prevent…
3.4Doraemon: Nobita's Animal Planet
Movie · 1990 · 1 ep
Doraemon: Nobita's Animal PlanetDoraemon Movie 11: Nobita to Animal PlanetMovie · 1990 · 1 ep3.4Nobita went to a world of animals through the "Wherever Gas", the substance to let you travel anywhere, same as the "Wherever Door" Doraemon uses. They came across with Chippo, a boy who looks like a dog and very adventurous. A group…
3.4Saber Marionette J Again
OVA · 1997 · 6 ep
Saber Marionette J AgainOVA · 1997 · 6 ep3.4Lime, Cherry, and Bloodberry, female-like androids called marionettes, have returned to Otaru`s side. The somewhat reformed marionettes of Faust (Tiger, Luchs, and Panther) are sent to stay with Otaru and friends to learn more about being…
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3.4Black Bullet
TV · 2014 · 13 ep
Black BulletTV · 2014 · 13 ep3.4The Gastrea virus spreads like wildfire, causing each infected host to rapidly mutate, gaining new powers and abilities with every stage of development, even while they continue to attack, kill and infect multiple new hosts. Unable to…
3.4Synduality Noir
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
Synduality NoirSynduality: NoirTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.4The year is 2222. It has been years since Tears of the New Moon, a mysterious rain, poured and wiped out almost the entire human race. The poisonous rain gave birth to deformed creatures devouring humans, and humanity fled from the danger…
3.4Battle Angel Alita
OVA · 1993 · 2 ep
Battle Angel AlitaGunnmOVA · 1993 · 2 ep3.4Doc Ido, a doctor and mechanic who lives and works in the hellish, postapocalyptic "Scrapyard", finds the—miraculously preserved—remains of a female cyborg in a junk heap. After he revives and rebuilds her, the preternaturally…
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3.4SPRIGGAN (ONA)
ONA · 2022 · 6 ep
SPRIGGAN (ONA)Spriggan (ONA)ONA · 2022 · 6 ep3.4A great civilization once existed on this Earth. Possessing knowledge and scientific prowess far exceeding that of modern man, the relics of this ancient civilization remain hidden across this world even now. As high-speed communication…