The 16 Best Toei Animation Anime

Saturday-morning staples and cult classics, from fighting epics to magical girls and giant robots. Some are global phenomena, others mostly beloved at home.

1. 1
   Dragon Ball Z

   The 1989 sequel series that made Super Saiyans, Namek and Cell household names worldwide.
   1000pts
2. 2
   One Piece

   The long-running adventure of Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat crew in search of the ultimate treasure.
   913pts
3. 3
   Slam Dunk

   The 1993 basketball anime about delinquent Hanamichi Sakuragi joining the Shohoku team.
   629pts
4. 4
   Mazinger Z

   The 1972 mecha pioneer in which Kouji Kabuto pilots a giant robot against Dr. Hell.
   629pts
5. 5
   Cutie Honey

   The 1973 transformation heroine series from Go Nagai about a cyborg girl fighting Panther Claw.
   584pts
6. 6
   Digimon Adventure

   The 1999 series in which a group of kids and their Digimon partners are pulled into a digital world.
   414pts
7. 7
   Dragon Ball

   The 1986 adaptation of Akira Toriyama's manga following young Goku's martial arts adventures.
   414pts
8. 8
   Saint Seiya

   The 1986 series about Pegasus Seiya and the Bronze Saints defending Athena in mythic armor.
   341pts
9. 9
   Pretty Cure

   The 2004 magical girl series Futari wa Pretty Cure that launched Toei's long-running franchise.
   341pts
10. 10
    Dragon Ball Super

    The 2015 continuation that brought Goku and Vegeta into new tournaments and god-level fights.
    257pts
11. 11
    Fist of the North Star

    The brutal post-apocalyptic martial arts saga of Kenshiro, master of an assassination art.
    257pts
12. 12
    Galaxy Express 999

    The 1978 space-train fantasy about Tetsuro's journey with the mysterious Maetel.
    257pts
13. 13
    GeGeGe no Kitaro

    The yokai series about a one-eyed boy who defends humans from supernatural threats.
    257pts
14. 14
    Sailor Moon

    The 1992 magical girl classic about Usagi and her fellow guardians fighting evil in the name of the Moon.
    159pts
15. 15
    Space Pirate Captain Harlock

    The 1978 space opera about a rebel pirate captain who defies a corrupt Earth.
    159pts
16. 16
    Ojamajo Doremi

    The 1999 magical girl series about apprentice witches in a human-world setting.
    159pts

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