Collection
Anime Classics
22 titles · 1988–2016
The shows and films every anime fan ends up recommending. From Cowboy Bebop and Neon Genesis Evangelion to Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Steins;Gate — the titles that shaped the medium and still hold up today.
Surprise meCowboy Bebop
1998 · Action, Adventure · 1 season
★ 8.5カウボーイビバップ
In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime rate, the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) set up a legalized contract system, in which registered bounty…
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995–1996 · Action, Drama · 1 season
★ 8.6新世紀エヴァンゲリオン
At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to…
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
2009–2010 · Action, Adventure · 1 season
★ 8.7鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST
Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philosopher’s Stone. Enemies and allies – the corrupt military, the Homunculi, and foreign alchemists – will alter the…
Death Note
2006–2007 · Mystery, Fantasy · 1 season
★ 8.6Death Note
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of…
Steins;Gate
2011 · Comedy, Drama · 1 season
★ 8.5STEINS;GATE
A group of friends have customized their microwave so that it can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN who has been doing their own research on time travel tracks them down and now the characters have to find a way to avoid being captured by them.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
2006–2007 · Action, Drama · 2 seasons
★ 8.4コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ
Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away Japan's autonomous power and imposes its rule through the use of Knightmares. The Empire's rule has never faltered, but cracks have begun to show...
Attack on Titan
2013–2023 · Action, Adventure · 4 seasons
★ 8.7進撃の巨人
100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls – but even those brave…
Hunter x Hunter
2011–2014 · Action, Adventure · 1 season
★ 8.7HUNTER×HUNTER
Gon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.
One Piece
1999– · Action, Adventure · 28 seasons
★ 8.8ONE PIECE
Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates.
Naruto
2002–2007 · Action, Adventure · 6 seasons
★ 8.4NARUTO -ナルト-
Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.
Dragon Ball Z
1989–1996 · Action, Adventure · 9 seasons
★ 8.4ドラゴンボールZ
Now happily married and with a son, martial arts champion Goku must defend Earth from a series of extraterrestrial invaders bent on destruction.
Sailor Moon
1992–1997 · Action, Adventure · 5 seasons
★ 8.4美少女戦士セーラームーン
One day, Usagi Tsukino, clumsy 2nd-year middle school student, stumbles upon a talking cat named Luna. Luna tells her that she is destined to be Sailor Moon, "champion of love and justice", and she must search for the fabled Moon Princess. Usagi finds friends that turn out to be destined senshi as well, and…
AkiraMovie
1988 · Action, Sci-Fi · 2 h 4 min
★ 7.9アキラ
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
Ghost in the ShellMovie
1995 · Action, Fantasy · 1 h 23 min
★ 7.9攻殻機動隊
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops,…
Spirited AwayMovie
2001 · Drama, Family · 2 h 5 min
★ 8.5千と千尋の神隠し
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Monster
2004–2005 · Crime, Mystery · 1 season
★ 8.5MONSTER
Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.
Gintama
2006–2018 · Action, Comedy · 10 seasons
★ 8.2銀魂
In a world where aliens have invaded Edo Period Japan, skyscrapers, trains and motor bikes have replaced the simple life of Earth inhabitants. One man however, still carries the soul of a samurai, Gintoki Sakata, otherwise known as Yorozuya Gin-san. As reckless as he is, Gintoki carries his own resolve and is ready…
Samurai Champloo
2004–2005 · Action, Adventure · 1 season
★ 8.3サムライチャンプルー
Break-dancing but fierce warrior Mugen has to deal with the cold-blooded and conceited Jin, a samurai who believes he is above all. These sworn enemies are brought together by Fuu for a special task.
TRIGUN
1998 · Action, Adventure · 1 season
★ 8.1トライガン
Trigun takes place in the distant future on a desert planet. Vash the Stampede is a gunfighter with a legend so ruthless he has a $$60,000,000,000 bounty on his head. Entire towns evacuate at the rumor of his arrival. But the real Vash the Stampede, the enigmatic and conflicted lead character, is more heroic, even…
Yu Yu Hakusho
1992–1994 · Action, Comedy · 4 seasons
★ 8.5幽☆遊☆白書
After dying to save a boy, delinquent tough guy Yusuke Urameshi is granted another chance at life by redeeming himself as a "Spirit Detective."
Mob Psycho 100
2016–2022 · Action, Comedy · 3 seasons
★ 8.5モブサイコ100
Shigeo Kageyama, a.k.a. "Mob," is a boy who has trouble expressing himself, but who happens to be a powerful esper. Mob is determined to live a normal life and keeps his ESP suppressed, but when his emotions surge to a level of 100%, something terrible happens to him! As he's surrounded by false espers, evil…
Princess MononokeMovie
1997 · Action, Drama · 2 h 14 min
★ 8.3もののけ姫
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this…
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Questions & answers
How many anime are in “Anime Classics”?
22 titles, from 1988 to 2016: Cowboy Bebop (1998), Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995), Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009), Death Note (2006), Steins;Gate (2011), Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006), Attack on Titan (2013), Hunter x Hunter (2011), One Piece (1999), Naruto (2002), Dragon Ball Z (1989), Sailor Moon (1992)….
Where can I watch Anime Classics online?
Every title in the collection has its own page with the official trailer and a player; series also have a page for every episode. Open a title and press play — or start with the trailer.
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