The 18 Best Anime of the 2000s
Shonen juggernauts, mind-bending thrillers, cult favorites and tearjerking dramas defined a golden decade of anime. Where do you stand?
1Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
The 2009 epic following two brothers using alchemy to restore their bodies, often cited as the greatest anime of all time.
1000pts
2Clannad: After Story
The 2008 emotional drama continuing a young couple's life through love, family, and loss.
904pts
3Welcome to the NHK
The 2006 dark comedy-drama about a reclusive shut-in confronting his paranoia and isolation.
872pts
4Black Lagoon
The 2006 action series about a salaryman who joins a band of mercenary smugglers in Southeast Asia.
814pts
5Samurai Champloo
The 2004 hip-hop-infused Edo-era series following two swordsmen and a girl searching for a samurai.
775pts
6Bleach
The 2004 supernatural shonen about a teen who becomes a Soul Reaper protecting the living from spirits.
616pts
7Ouran High School Host Club
The 2006 comedy about a scholarship girl who joins an elite school's host club.
616pts
8Gurren Lagann
The 2007 over-the-top mecha series about humans drilling their way to the surface and beyond.
616pts
9Higurashi When They Cry
The 2006 horror mystery set in a rural village trapped in deadly repeating timelines.
616pts
10Toradora!
The 2008 romantic comedy pairing a fierce tiny girl with a misunderstood gentle boy.
616pts
11Death Note
The 2006 psychological thriller about a student who gains a notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it.
542pts
12Code Geass
The 2006 mecha drama about an exiled prince who gains a power to command absolute obedience.
542pts
13Eureka Seven
The 2005 coming-of-age mecha series blending air-surfing robots with a sweeping love story.
542pts
14Fullmetal Alchemist
The original 2003 adaptation of the alchemist brothers' quest, with its own divergent ending.
542pts
15Naruto
The 2002 long-running shonen series about an outcast ninja striving to become his village's leader.
542pts
16Mushishi
The 2005 atmospheric series following a wandering researcher of supernatural creatures called Mushi.
542pts
17The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
The 2006 genre-bending series about a high schooler who unknowingly has god-like powers.
452pts
18Monster
The 2004 psychological suspense series about a surgeon hunting a former patient turned serial killer.
452pts
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