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.
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3.5Nyaruko-san: Another Crawling Chaos W
TV · 2013 · 12 ep
Nyaruko-san: Another Crawling Chaos WHaiyore! Nyaruko-san WTV · 2013 · 12 ep3.5Nyaruko still wants Mahiro, as does Hasta. Cthuko wants Nyaruko, but believes both Nyaruko's and Mahiro's "first time" belongs to her. Mahiro's mother, Yoriko, puts up with all of it and cheerfully runs the house where they all live…
3.5Dead Leaves
Movie · 2004 · 1 ep
Dead LeavesMovie · 2004 · 1 ep3.5Pandy and Retro awaken naked on Earth with no recollection of their past. They embark on a devastating crime spree in search of food, clothing and transportation, but are captured by authorities and sent to the infamous lunar penitentiary…
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3.5Arms Alchemy
TV · 2006 · 26 ep
Arms AlchemyBusou RenkinTV · 2006 · 26 ep3.5The story begins when high school student Kazuki Muto is killed one night saving a mysterious girl from a monster, only to wake up in his school dorm, believing it to have been a dream. However, he soon finds out that dream wasn't a dream…
3.5Planet With
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Planet WithTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.5Souya Kuroi has dreams of people with superpowers fighting a massive dragon in the sky, but his real life is almost as weird. He's had amnesia for about two weeks and been taken in by a maid and an anthropomorphic cat. When a UFO in the…
3.5Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the TrailblazerKidou Senshi Gundam 00 Movie: A Wakening of the TrailblazerMovie · 2010 · 1 ep3.5The year is 2314 AD, two years after Celestial Being's last great battle and the world faces a new crisis. A derelict Jupiter exploration ship, abandoned 130 years ago, has left its orbit and is approaching Earth. The ESF has also begun to…
3.5AKB0048
TV · 2012 · 13 ep
AKB0048TV · 2012 · 13 ep3.5The year is 0048, and in the wake of the great wars, all forms of entertainment have been banned by the dystopian and iron-gloved rule of the anti-music DES. To combat this threat to intergalactic harmony, a group of bold young women have…
3.5Majestic Prince
TV · 2013 · 24 ep
Majestic PrinceGinga Kikoutai Majestic PrinceTV · 2013 · 24 ep3.5In the latter half of 21st century, humans leave the Earth and begin to live in space. In order to adapt to the environment in space and deal with the hostile aliens in Jupiter, genetically engineered children called "Princes" are…
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.
3.5Galaxy Angel
TV · 2001 · 25 ep
Galaxy AngelTV · 2001 · 25 ep3.5The Angel Brigade, an elite branch of the Transbaal Empire military, are assigned to search for The Lost Technology, mysterious items from the past that hold unknown powers. Led by the soon to retire Colonel Volcott O' Huey, the Angel…
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…
Mature
3.5Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit FlowerKidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit FlowerMovie · 2017 · 1 ep3.5Eight months after the One Year War, the Earth Federation attempts to secure and destroy the Psycho Zaku from the hands of a cult called South Seas Alliance. Note: This is a compilation film recapping the events from the second season.
3.5Buddy Complex: Into the Skies of Tomorrow
Special · 2014 · 2 ep
Buddy Complex: Into the Skies of TomorrowBuddy Complex: Kanketsu-hen - Ano Sora ni Kaeru Mirai deSpecial · 2014 · 2 ep3.5The 13th episode of the Buddy Complex anime ended on Sunday with a "To be continued" message, and the official Twitter account and website for the anime confirmed that the series will still continue. (Source: Anime News Network)
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3.5Star Wars: Visions Volume 3
ONA · 2025 · 9 ep
Star Wars: Visions Volume 3ONA · 2025 · 9 ep3.5The critically-acclaimed series of animated shorts returns to Japan for a third installment in collaboration with nine anime studios. 1) The Duel: Payback (Mizuno Takanobu, Kamikaze Douga x Anima) 2) The Song of Four Wings (Hiroyasu…
3.5Yukikaze
OVA · 2002 · 5 ep
YukikazeSentou Yousei YukikazeOVA · 2002 · 5 ep3.5This full 3DCG digital animation has story takes place in the far future after a pillar of huge fog appeared suddenly in the South Pole. This pillar, known as Jam, is actually a passage for an earth invasion. In order to oppose the threat…
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3.5Crusher Joe: The Movie
Movie · 1983 · 1 ep
Crusher Joe: The MovieCrusher JoeMovie · 1983 · 1 ep3.5Crushers: intergalactic Jacks-of-All-Trades who will take on any assignment for the right price. Crusher Joe heads a small team of these outer space troubleshooters that includes the cyborg Talos, the beautiful Alfin, and the obligatory…
3.5Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi
ONA · 2026 · 8 ep
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth JediStar Wars: Visions - Kyuuninme no JediONA · 2026 · 8 ep3.5The 8-episode limited anime series is part of an all-new Star Wars: Visions Presents banner, which allows filmmakers to tell longer-form Star Wars: Visions stories. Picking up not long after the events of the Visions shorts, in the new…
3.5Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie
Movie · 1982 · 1 ep
Space Adventure Cobra: The MovieSpace Adventure CobraMovie · 1982 · 1 ep3.5Cobra, a notorious space pirate, is enlisted by bounty hunter Jane to rescue her sister from the strange being known as Crystal Boy, but then finds himself drawn into a complex struggle over the fate of a mysterious wandering planet…
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3.5Sonic X: The Metarex Saga
TV · 2005 · 26 ep
Sonic X: The Metarex SagaSonic X Season 2TV · 2005 · 26 ep3.5Sonic activates Chaos Control in his battle against Dark Oak, most formidable enemy he's faced thus far, to scatter the Chaos Emeralds across the galaxy. Meanwhile, Tails, Amy, and Cream encounter a spaceship that's crash-landed to their…
3.5Tenchi Forever
Movie · 1999 · 1 ep
Tenchi ForeverTenchi Muyou! in Love 2: Harukanaru OmoiMovie · 1999 · 1 ep3.5Tenchi walks into the mountains and disappears. After searching all over Japan for Tenchi, Ayeka and Ryoko finally locate him in Tokyo where he is now several years older. Tenchi appears to be in a parallel world with a mysterious girl…
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…
3.5Galaxy Angel Z
TV · 2002 · 9 ep
Galaxy Angel ZTV · 2002 · 9 ep3.5In the far future, the human race advanced to space, and prospered. However, Jikushin ( earthquake of time and space ) which occurred suddenly intercepted all networks, and all the civilizations were reset. However, the human race begins…
3.5Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
OVA · 1994 · 10 ep
Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVAMusekinin Kanchou Tylor OVAOVA · 1994 · 10 ep3.5Six long months have passed. The Raalgon Empire has developed a horrible new type of weapon, and Tylor has been charged with the duty of intercepting it as it is being transported. But when all that could go wrong does go wrong, the crew…
3.5Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey
OVA · 2002 · 13 ep
Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless OdysseyOVA · 2002 · 13 ep3.5On an archaelogical mission to the end of the known universe, Professor Daiba unwitting unleashes an ancient horror from its confines. Five years later the malevolent alien force sets in motion a plan which reunites the various crewmembers…
3.5Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars
Movie · 1985 · 1 ep
Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star WarsDoraemon Movie 06: Nobita no Little Star WarsMovie · 1985 · 1 ep3.5Papi, the tiny president of a faraway planet, escapes to Earth to avoid being captured by the military forces that took over. Despite being welcomed by Doraemon, Nobita and their friends, the little alien notices that his enemies have also…
3.4I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryoushu!TV · 2025 · 12 ep3.4After a life of honesty left him betrayed, Liam is reborn into a vast interstellar empire with one goal: be the galaxy’s worst evil lord. But no matter how hard he tries to be a tyrant, his “wicked” plans keep backfiring into peace…
3.4Kuromukuro
TV · 2016 · 26 ep
KuromukuroTV · 2016 · 26 ep3.4During the construction of the Kurobe Dam, an ancient artifact was discovered, and so the United Nations Kurobe Research Institute was established. Intellectuals from all over the world gathered to study the object, and the children of…
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3.4Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Seasons 1-2
ONA · 2014 · 26 ep
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Seasons 1-2Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon CrystalONA · 2014 · 26 ep3.4Tsukino Usagi is a clumsy crybaby, but otherwise very cheerful 8th grade student. One day she meets a cat named Luna with a crescent moon on her head, and is transformed into the sailor-suited guardian of love and justice, Sailor Moon! As…
3.4Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXKidou Senshi Gundam: GQuuuuuuXTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.4Amate Yuzuriha is a high-school student living peacefully in a space colony floating in outer space. When she meets a war refugee named Nyaan, Amate is drawn into the illegal mobile suit dueling sport known as Clan Battle. Under the entry…
3.4Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
Special · 2011 · 1 ep
Dragon Ball: Episode of BardockSpecial · 2011 · 1 ep3.4Shown at Jump Festa 2012 hold in December, 2011. Bardock, Goku's father who was suppose to die when Freeza's attack hit him along with the Planet Vegeta, he was sent way back in time, where the planet was inhabited by a strange creatures…
3.4Valvrave the Liberator 2
TV · 2013 · 12 ep
Valvrave the Liberator 2Kakumeiki Valvrave 2nd SeasonTV · 2013 · 12 ep3.4Haruto and his comrades continue to fight against the forces of Dorssia. However, many things remain unanswered in the midst of battle, including the past of L-Elf and his fellow soldiers' past, the destiny of the mysterious girl…
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3.4The Orbital Children
ONA · 2022 · 6 ep
The Orbital ChildrenChikyuugai Shounen ShoujoONA · 2022 · 6 ep3.4The anime is set in 2045, where the Internet and AI are commonplace even in space, and centers on a group of children stranded in space after a large-scale accident occurs in a space station. By using narrowband, social networking, and a…
3.4Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusenmochi Datta node, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei toshite Jiyuu ni IkitaiTV · 2026 · 12 ep3.4Sato Takahiro was an ordinary office worker and hobbyist gamer until the day he woke up on a spaceship–one that strangely resembled a craft from a favorite space-shooter game. With a decked-out ship, a crew full of babes, and a fantastic…
3.4Bodacious Space Pirates
TV · 2012 · 26 ep
Bodacious Space PiratesMouretsu PiratesTV · 2012 · 26 ep3.4When Marika Katou learns that her late father was the captain of a pirate ship, it’s the second biggest surprise of her life. The biggest? Learning that his crew needs her to take over her father’s old job due to the terms of their…
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…
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3.4Kurau Phantom Memory
TV · 2004 · 24 ep
Kurau Phantom MemoryTV · 2004 · 24 ep3.4In a world of mercenary agents, Kurau is a martial arts master and elite thief—but she has a secret. Her body has been fused with a binary alien life form called the Rynax. Every moment Kurau lives is lived twice, one alien sharing her…
3.4Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You
Movie · 1983 · 1 ep
Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only YouMovie · 1983 · 1 ep3.4Lum doesn't need much assistance going ballistic when everyone in Tomobiki gets an invitation to Ataru's wedding -- and she's not listed as the bride! It seems that some 11 years ago, Ataru played "Shadow Tag" with a young girl named Elle…