Best space anime
473 anime about space, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
Highest rated
3.9Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
TV · 1996 · 34 ep
Sailor Moon Sailor StarsBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Sailor StarsTV · 1996 · 34 ep3.9Like the R Season, SailorStars is divided into two arcs: The first arc solves some conflicts from the SuperS season, and also sees the return of the Outer Senshi, Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna, and Hotaru (now reborn as a child). The second arc…
Mature
3.9Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
OVA · 1996 · 12 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS TeamKidou Senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS ShoutaiOVA · 1996 · 12 ep3.9UC 0079 - After the success of Operation Odessa, more and more Earth Federation soldiers are sent to earth to free it from the hands of the Principality of Zeon. As Zeonic troops retreat to unknown parts of the world, it's up to the Earth…
3.9Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
Movie · 2003 · 1 ep
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystemInterstella5555: The 5tory of The 5ecret 5tar 5ystemMovie · 2003 · 1 ep3.9This film is a visual companion piece to "Discovery", an album by Daft Punk. It tells the story of a band of four extraterrestrial musicians who are kidnapped and brought back to Earth by an evil manager. Their only hopes lie with a space…
Mature
3.9Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
ONA · 2015 · 4 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam ThunderboltKidou Senshi Gundam ThunderboltONA · 2015 · 4 ep3.9The story is set in the same One Year War in UC 0079 as the first Mobile Suit Gundam anime series. It follows the battles between two ace pilots of the Principality of Zeon and the Earth Federation at the "Thunderbolt Sector," a shoal zone…
3.9Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Movie · 1984 · 1 ep
Macross: Do You Remember Love?Movie · 1984 · 1 ep3.9A.D. 2009 - The human race is in the middle of a three-way war with a race of giant humanoid aliens called the Zentraedi (male) and Meltrandi (female). After executing a space fold that sent it and part of South Atalia Island to the edge…
Mature
3.9Getter Robo: Armageddon
OVA · 1998 · 13 ep
Getter Robo: ArmageddonChange!! Getter Robo: Sekai Saigo no HiOVA · 1998 · 13 ep3.9Sent to jail after being accused of murdering Getter Robo creator Dr. Saotome, Ryoma Nagare must once again team up with his former comrades and pilot Getter Robo when Saotome returns from the dead and threatens humanity by unleashing his…
3.9Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie: Part 1
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie: Part 1Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos Movie 1Movie · 2023 · 1 ep3.9Usagi Tsukino and her friends are living peaceful lives as ordinary high school students. Mamoru Chiba, Usagi's boyfriend, is headed to America to study abroad. At the airport, after Mamoru proposes to Usagi, he is then mysteriously…
3.9Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden: Spiral Labyrinth
OVA · 1999 · 28 ep
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden: Spiral LabyrinthGinga Eiyuu Densetsu Gaiden (1999)OVA · 1999 · 28 ep3.9A prequel to Legend of Galactic Heroes, focusing more on Yang Wen-li; how he became the hero of El Facile and how he handled a couple of assignments he received afterward. Spiral Labyrinth also continues with the background of Reinhard and…
3.9Macross Delta: Zettai Live!!!!!!
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Macross Delta: Zettai Live!!!!!!Macross Δ Movie 2: Zettai Live!!!Movie · 2021 · 1 ep3.9The year is 2068. Conflict between the Windermere Kingdom and the New U.N. Government has been quelled by Hayate's Valkyrie squad and Tactical Sound Unit Walküre. Walküre holds a concert to celebrate the ceasefire in Windermere, but a…
3.8The Last: Naruto the Movie
Movie · 2014 · 1 ep
The Last: Naruto the MovieMovie · 2014 · 1 ep3.8The moon is beginning to fall, and at the rate it's going, it is doomed to fall on the Earth. The countdown for the survival of the planet begins. Among the havoc, Hinata's younger sister Hanabi is captured by the mysterious enemy, Toneri…
3.8Date A Live IV
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
Date A Live IVTV · 2022 · 12 ep3.8Despite the numerous challenges he has overcome so far, Shidou Itsuka's mission with Ratatoskr is far from over. In a departure from his daily routine, Shidou encounters a starving woman lying on the street and ends up helping her. After…
3.8ARIA The ANIMATION
TV · 2005 · 13 ep
ARIA The ANIMATIONAria the AnimationTV · 2005 · 13 ep3.8Drift peacefully into Neo Venezia, a city on the planet Aqua (formerly known as Mars). By the 24th century, humans have found a way to colonize the previously uninhabitable planet. As futuristic as that sounds, Neo Venezia is still teeming…
3.8Sailor Moon R
TV · 1993 · 43 ep
Sailor Moon RBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon RTV · 1993 · 43 ep3.8The season is divided into two arcs. The first arc shows Usagi and Co. having their memories restored from the first season. Their enemies are a pair of aliens, Ail and Ann, who are seeking human energy to restore their life tree. Mamoru…
3.8Macross Frontier
TV · 2008 · 25 ep
Macross FrontierMacross FTV · 2008 · 25 ep3.8After being threatened by extinction at the hands of alien invaders called the Zentradi, humanity undertook the task of guaranteeing itself a future by launching fleets of colony ships into space. On Macross Frontier, one such fleet, high…
3.8Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Movie · 1988 · 1 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's CounterattackKidou Senshi Gundam: Gyakushuu no CharMovie · 1988 · 1 ep3.8U.C. 0093. 13 years have passed since the events of the original Mobile Suit Gundam series. But the foundations of peace are once again threatened by a new Neo Zeon army, led by the infamous Char Aznable! Their ultimate goal is to plunge…
3.8Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season 3
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season 3Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Crystal Season IIITV · 2016 · 13 ep3.8The new season will assemble all 10 Senshi — specifically, the popular outer Senshi such as Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune, and Sailor Saturn will join Sailor Moon, Sailor Chibi Moon, and the others. The new season will adapt the arc from…
3.8The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
TV · 1993 · 26 ep
The Irresponsible Captain TylorMusekinin Kanchou TylorTV · 1993 · 26 ep3.8Justy Ueki Tylor had his life all planned out: join the military, get a cushy desk job, and then retire with a big fat pension check. The perfect plan... until he wandered into a hostage situation and somehow managed to save an admiral!…
3.8Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars
Movie · 1988 · 1 ep
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of StarsGinga Eiyuu Densetsu: Waga Yuku wa Hoshi no TaikaiMovie · 1988 · 1 ep3.8This movie, based on an anecdote of "Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu" written by novelist Tanaka Yoshiki, preludes the 110-episodes TV series by describing the first encounter between the ambitious young man Reinhard von Museal under the imperial…
3.8Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
Movie · 1982 · 1 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in SpaceKidou Senshi Gundam III: Meguriai Sora-henMovie · 1982 · 1 ep3.8The One Year War comes to a close, as the Zeon forces now retreat back into space. Amuro learns much more about his Newtype abilities and tries to use them the best way he can. He's pushed to his limit as he encounters the infamous Char…
3.8Armored Trooper Votoms
TV · 1983 · 52 ep
Armored Trooper VotomsSoukou Kihei VotomsTV · 1983 · 52 ep3.8A century of bloodshed between warring star systems has plunged nearly 200 worlds into the flames of war. Now, an uneasy truce has settled across the Astragius Galaxy... Chirico Cuvie, a special forces powered-armor pilot is suddenly…
3.8Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Part 2
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Part 2Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Eternal Movie 2Movie · 2021 · 1 ep3.8The threat of the Dead Moon Circus still looms over Usagi Tsukino and the Sailor Guardians. Driven into a corner, the Earth plunges further into darkness as nightmares continue to spread. The Outer Sailor Guardians sense that something is…
3.8Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1stMahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1stMovie · 2010 · 1 ep3.8The movie is based on the first season's story but features new battle animations and a new transformation sequence.
3.8The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar
TV · 1997 · 49 ep
The King of Braves: GaoGaiGarYuusha-Ou GaoGaiGarTV · 1997 · 49 ep3.8In the year 2005, a race of alien monsters called Zonders emerge from underground and launch a series of attacks on the city of Tokyo. The only defense against these creatures is the secret agency known as the Gutsy Geoid Guard (or 3G) and…
3.8Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express – the Movie
Movie · 2026 · 1 ep
Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express – the MovieGinga Tokkyuu Milky☆Subway Movie: Kakueki Teisha Gekijou YukiMovie · 2026 · 1 ep3.8Theatrical version of Ginga Tokkyuu Milky☆Subway with additional new scenes. Six delinquents are tasked with cleaning a train as part of a community service program. But when the train suddenly takes off, chaos ensues. (Source: Netflix)
3.8Aikatsu! 4
TV · 2015 · 26 ep
Aikatsu! 4TV · 2015 · 26 ep3.8The three members of Luminous started their tour in Hokkaido, where they met two girls who love singing and dancing: Nono Daichi and Risa Shirakaba. (Source: Anime News Network, edited)
3.8Memories
Movie · 1995 · 3 ep
MemoriesMovie · 1995 · 3 ep3.8Memories is a compilation of three standalone short films encompassing different genres. Magnetic Rose — a science fiction tale that tells a chilling story of love, loss, and the unwillingness to forget. Stink Bomb — a tongue-in-cheek…
3.8Outlaw Star
TV · 1998 · 24 ep
Outlaw StarSeihou Bukyou Outlaw StarTV · 1998 · 24 ep3.8Gene Starwind is a jack-of-all-trades responsible for odd jobs and bounty hunting with his partner, Jim Hawking. Stuck on a rundown planet, he’s going nowhere fast. But when a bodyguard job goes sideways, he finds himself the proud owner…
3.8Macross
TV · 1982 · 36 ep
MacrossTV · 1982 · 36 ep3.8In 1999, a giant alien spacecraft crash lands on South Ataria island. Humanity proceeds to attempt to rebuild this marvel, but political conflicts centered around the Macross result in a global war. After 10 years, the Unification Wars are…
3.8Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue TheseGinga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These - KaikouTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.8In humanity's distant future, two interstellar states—the monarchic Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance—are embroiled in a never-ending war. The story focuses on the exploits of rivals Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen…
Mature
3.8Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet NineSidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei SenekiTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.8Having narrowly avoided the collision with the asteroid, the Sidonia sets a course for the Lem system in order to wipe out the Gauna nest. (Source: Polygon Pictures)
3.8Mobile Fighter G Gundam
TV · 1994 · 49 ep
Mobile Fighter G GundamKidou Butouden G GundamTV · 1994 · 49 ep3.8It is time for the "Gundam Fight" tournament! Each country sends a Gundam to Earth for this prestigious tournament in the hopes of winning power and glory for their homeland! But this time, there's an unseen evil lurking behind the scene…
3.8Sgt. Frog
TV · 2004 · 358 ep
Sgt. FrogKeroro GunsouTV · 2004 · 358 ep3.8Keroro is a frog-like alien sent from his home planet on a mission to conquer Earth. But when his cover is blown, his battalion abandons him and he ends up in the home of the Hinata family. There, he's forced to do household chores and…
Mature
3.8Macross Plus
OVA · 1994 · 4 ep
Macross PlusOVA · 1994 · 4 ep3.8The year is 2040 and the galaxy is flourishing with several colonies and advanced technology. AI is near perfection and the current top idol is the near-completed Virturoid Idol Sharon Apple. All that is missing are her actual feelings…
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…
3.8Sailor Moon R: The Movie
Movie · 1993 · 1 ep
Sailor Moon R: The MovieBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R: The MovieMovie · 1993 · 1 ep3.8When Mamoru was little he gave a rose to a little boy named Fiore. Fiore promised that one day he would bring Mamoru lots of flowers. Now Fiore has come back to earth but his intentions are not merely to fulfil a promise... (Source: Anime…
3.8Toward the Terra (TV)
TV · 2007 · 24 ep
Toward the Terra (TV)Terra e... (TV)TV · 2007 · 24 ep3.8In the future, humans are living on colonized planets and are controlled in every aspect of their life by a system of computers. Evolution has resulted in the birth of people with extraordinary powers. This new race is called Mu. Hated and…