# The 15 Best Anime Movies of the 2020s

> Record-breaking franchise blockbusters share this field with quiet one-hour films and an Oscar winner. The decade's big screen anime, set against each other.

*By YPB Team · Published October 1, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-15-best-anime-movies-of-the-2020s*

---

## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **The Boy and the Heron** — score 1000/1000
   Hayao Miyazaki's 2023 film that won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
2. **Josee, the Tiger and the Fish** — score 694/1000
   Bones' 2020 romance about a wheelchair user and a diving student in Osaka.
3. **Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle** — score 592/1000
   The 2025 first part of Demon Slayer's final-arc film trilogy.
4. **Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle** — score 592/1000
   The 2024 film staging the long-awaited match between Karasuno and Nekoma.
5. **Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero** — score 582/1000
   The 2022 Dragon Ball film that put Gohan and Piccolo at the centre.
6. **Suzume** — score 582/1000
   Makoto Shinkai's 2022 road movie about a girl closing doors to disaster across Japan.
7. **Blue Giant** — score 513/1000
   The 2023 jazz film about a teenage saxophonist chasing the stage in Tokyo.
8. **Jujutsu Kaisen 0** — score 513/1000
   MAPPA's 2021 prequel film about Yuta Okkotsu and the curse of Rika, released in Japan on December 24, 2021.
9. **Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc** — score 434/1000
   MAPPA's 2025 film adapting the Bomb Girl arc, premiered in Japan on September 19, 2025.
10. **One Piece Film: Red** — score 434/1000
   The 2022 One Piece film centred on the singer Uta and Shanks.
11. **The First Slam Dunk** — score 342/1000
   Takehiko Inoue's 2022 basketball film, directed by the manga's own creator.
12. **Belle** — score 342/1000
   Mamoru Hosoda's 2021 retelling of Beauty and the Beast inside a virtual world.
13. **Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time** — score 233/1000
   Hideaki Anno's 2021 film that closed the Rebuild of Evangelion series.
14. **Demon Slayer: Mugen Train** — score 233/1000
   The 2020 Demon Slayer film that became Japan's highest-grossing release of all time.
15. **Look Back** — score 0/1000
   Studio Durian's 2024 one-hour adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's one-shot about two girls who draw manga.

Tags: movies, 2020s, animation