The best of Japanese animation and cinema
Japanese productions — from anime to live-action (including co-productions) — ranked by ValorScore.
60 titles
What are the best Japanese anime and movies?
ValorScore gathers 60 titles in this selection, each rated across 14 content axes plus the audience score. At the top are Ennio, o Maestro, Akage no Anne and Conan: O Menino do Futuro — open any of them for the full per-axis analysis, with evidence and the age rating.
★ 8.2Ennio, o Maestro2022BelgiumVS94VIRT80WOKE0
★ 7.7Akage no Anne1979JapanVS94VIRT80WOKE0
★ 8.8Conan: O Menino do Futuro1978JapanVS93VIRT63WOKE0
★ 8.8Hajime no Ippo2000JapanVS93VIRT65WOKE0
★ 8.3おしん1983JapanVS93VIRT70WOKE0
★ 8.71 Litro de Lágrimas2005JapanVS93VIRT67WOKE0
★ 7.5Alps no Shoujo Heidi1974JapanVS93VIRT78WOKE0
Attack on Titan2013JapanVS93VIRT65WOKE0
★ 8.5JoJo's Bizarre Adventure2012JapanVS93VIRT67WOKE0
★ 9.0One Piece1999JapanVS92VIRT58WOKE0
ERASED2016JapanVS92VIRT60WOKE0
★ 8.4Violet Evergarden2018JapanVS92VIRT63WOKE0
★ 8.9Frieren e a Jornada para o Além2023JapanVS92VIRT58WOKE0
★ 8.7Monster2004JapanVS92VIRT60WOKE0
★ 8.1Meu Amigo Totoro1988JapanVS92VIRT67WOKE0
★ 8.2Black Clover2017JapanVS92VIRT67WOKE0
★ 8.6Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba2019JapanVS92VIRT60WOKE0
Ranking of Kings2021JapanVS91VIRT58WOKE0
★ 8.1Crianças Lobo2012JapanVS91VIRT60WOKE0
★ 8.4Summer Snow2000JapanVS91VIRT58WOKE0
★ 8.0Medalist2025JapanVS91VIRT58WOKE0
Yuri!!! on ICE2016JapanVS91VIRT58WOKE0
★ 7.9Rurouni Kenshin2023JapanVS91VIRT58WOKE0
Chainsaw Man2022JapanVS91VIRT53WOKE0
★ 7.4Maquia2018JapanVS91VIRT60WOKE0
TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You2020JapanVS91VIRT53WOKE0
★ 8.3Violet Evergarden: O Filme2020JapanVS91VIRT57WOKE0
★ 7.8Chi's Sweet Home2008JapanVS91VIRT47WOKE0
★ 8.7Naruto Shippuden2007JapanVS91VIRT52WOKE0
★ 7.1Vivant2023JapanVS91VIRT68WOKE0
Yona of the Dawn2014JapanVS91VIRT60WOKE0
Sussurros do Coração1995JapanVS91VIRT58WOKE0
★ 8.2Super Onze2008JapanVS91VIRT57WOKE0
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War2019JapanVS91VIRT52WOKE0
★ 8.2O Castelo Animado2004JapanVS91VIRT58WOKE0
Pai e Filha1949JapanVS91VIRT62WOKE0
★ 8.2Mother2010JapanVS91VIRT58WOKE0
★ 8.1Captain Tsubasa2018JapanVS91VIRT60WOKE0
★ 8.5Detetive Conan1996JapanVS91VIRT57WOKE0
Era Uma Vez em Tóquio1953JapanVS91VIRT58WOKE0
★ 7.7Godzilla Minus One2023JapanVS91VIRT65WOKE0
★ 8.5Mob Psycho 1002016JapanVS91VIRT55WOKE0
★ 8.3The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity2025JapanVS91VIRT53WOKE0
★ 8.1Dr. Stone2019JapanVS91VIRT57WOKE0
DARLING in the FRANXX2018JapanVS91VIRT52WOKE0
★ 8.2Demon Slayer: Mugen Train - O Filme2020JapanVS91VIRT57WOKE0
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK2022JapanVS91VIRT63WOKE0
To Your Eternity2021JapanVS91VIRT55WOKE0
Dragon Ball Z1989JapanVS91VIRT53WOKE0
★ 8.1A Toca do Leão2024JapanVS91VIRT58WOKE0
★ 8.9Death Note2006JapanVS91VIRT50WOKE0
★ 8.3Ashita no Joe1970JapanVS91VIRT55WOKE0
★ 8.3Cyberpunk: Mercenários2022JapanVS91VIRT58WOKE0
★ 8.7HAIKYU!!2014JapanVS91VIRT50WOKE0
★ 8.0O Castelo no Céu1986JapanVS91VIRT58WOKE0
★ 7.5SAKAMOTO DAYS2025JapanVS91VIRT58WOKE0
Steins;Gate 02018JapanVS91VIRT57WOKE0
Your lie in April2014JapanVS91VIRT53WOKE0
★ 8.3Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan2016JapanVS90VIRT53WOKE0
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Castelo Infinito2025JapanVS90VIRT58WOKE0