Top 20 Anime of the 1990s

Ten years that gave anime its arthouse wing and its biggest toy line at the same time. Some of these still get argued about weekly.

1. 1
   Cowboy Bebop

   A 1998 space-western about bounty hunters, scored like a jazz record.
   1000pts

   US
2. 2
   Neon Genesis Evangelion

   Hideaki Anno's 1995 series that put teenage pilots and clinical depression inside giant robots.
   733pts
3. 3
   Princess Mononoke

   Hayao Miyazaki's 1997 epic about a war between forest gods and an iron-working town.
   671pts
4. 4
   Yu Yu Hakusho

   A 1992 shonen about a delinquent who dies, comes back, and works cases for the spirit world.
   595pts
5. 5
   Dragon Ball Z

   The 1989-96 shonen juggernaut of power levels, transformations and week-long fights.
   550pts
6. 6
   Perfect Blue

   Satoshi Kon's 1997 psychological thriller about a pop idol losing the line between roles and life.
   440pts
7. 7
   Trigun

   A 1998 gunslinger western on a desert planet, led by a pacifist with a huge bounty.
   440pts
8. 8
   Rurouni Kenshin

   A 1996 Meiji-era samurai story about a killer who swore never to kill again.
   440pts
9. 9
   Ghost in the Shell

   Mamoru Oshii's 1995 cyberpunk film about a cyborg officer chasing a hacker through a networked city.
   372pts
10. 10
    Revolutionary Girl Utena

    A 1997 series that turned school duels and fairy-tale roles into a study of power.
    372pts
11. 11
    Hunter x Hunter

    The 1999 adaptation of Yoshihiro Togashi's manga about a boy hunting for his absent father.
    293pts
12. 12
    The Vision of Escaflowne

    A 1996 series mixing mecha, high fantasy and shojo romance in one world.
    293pts
13. 13
    Serial Experiments Lain

    A 1998 series about a schoolgirl dissolving into the early internet.
    293pts
14. 14
    Sailor Moon

    The 1992 series that defined the magical-girl team and exported it worldwide.
    293pts
15. 15
    Berserk

    The 1997 adaptation of Kentaro Miura's dark-fantasy manga, ending on its cruellest turn.
    200pts
16. 16
    Great Teacher Onizuka

    A 1999 comedy about an ex-biker who becomes the worst-behaved teacher in the school.
    200pts
17. 17
    Pokemon

    The 1997 series that turned a Game Boy pair into the biggest media franchise on earth.
    200pts
18. 18
    Outlaw Star

    A 1998 space adventure about a salvage crew and a ship nobody else can fly.
    200pts
19. 19
    Slam Dunk

    The 1993 basketball series credited with making the sport popular in Japan.
    0pts
20. 20
    Cardcaptor Sakura

    CLAMP's 1998 series about a girl recovering magical cards, famous for its costume design.
    0pts

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