What is the best anime remake of all time?

Some of these redid a story the first version got wrong; others redrew a classic for a new decade. Original-version loyalists will have opinions.

1. 1
   Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

   Bones' 2009–2010 series that retold Hiromu Arakawa's manga from the first chapter to its ending in 64 episodes, after the 2003 anime had switched to an original story.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Kino's Journey (2017)

   Lerche's 2017 series adapting Keiichi Sigsawa's light novels again, 14 years after the 2003 anime.
   871pts
3. 3
   Ranma ½ (2024)

   MAPPA's 2024 remake of Rumiko Takahashi's martial-arts comedy, with the lead voice cast of the 1989 anime returning.
   768pts
4. 4
   Trigun Stampede

   Studio Orange's 2023 CG reimagining of Yasuhiro Nightow's Trigun, which Madhouse first adapted in 1998.
   742pts
5. 5
   Hunter x Hunter (2011)

   Madhouse's 2011–2014 series that restarted Yoshihiro Togashi's manga from the beginning and ran 148 episodes, well past where Nippon Animation's 1999 TV series stopped.
   548pts
6. 6
   Fruits Basket (2019)

   TMS Entertainment's 2019–2021 series that adapted Natsuki Takaya's manga to its ending over three seasons, where the 2001 version covered only the early volumes.
   548pts
7. 7
   The Adventure of Dai (2020)

   Toei Animation's 2020–2022 series that adapted the whole manga in 100 episodes, where the 1991 anime ended after 46.
   548pts
8. 8
   Rurouni Kenshin (2023)

   Liden Films' 2023 series that restarted Nobuhiro Watsuki's manga from its first chapter, decades after the 1996 TV anime.
   464pts
9. 9
   Shaman King (2021)

   Bridge's 2021–2022 series that adapted Hiroyuki Takei's manga through its ending, two decades after the 2001 anime.
   464pts
10. 10
    GeGeGe no Kitaro (2018)

    Toei Animation's 2018–2020 series, the sixth TV adaptation of Shigeru Mizuki's yokai manga, set in present-day Japan.
    464pts
11. 11
    Sailor Moon Crystal

    Toei Animation's 2014 series that adapts Naoko Takeuchi's manga more closely than Toei's original 1992 anime did.
    365pts
12. 12
    Dororo (2019)

    MAPPA and Tezuka Productions' 2019 retelling of Osamu Tezuka's samurai manga, which was first animated as a TV series in 1969.
    365pts
13. 13
    Spice and Wolf (2024)

    Passione's 2024 remake of Isuna Hasekura's light novels, first animated in 2008, with the original lead voice actors returning.
    365pts
14. 14
    Hellsing Ultimate

    An OVA series released from 2006 to 2012 that follows Kouta Hirano's manga closely, after the 2001 Gonzo TV series told its own story.
    365pts
15. 15
    Devilman Crybaby

    Science Saru's 2018 Netflix series directed by Masaaki Yuasa that reimagines Go Nagai's 1972 Devilman in the present day.
    249pts
16. 16
    Urusei Yatsura (2022)

    David Production's 2022–2024 remake of Rumiko Takahashi's sci-fi comedy, which was first adapted as a TV series in 1981.
    0pts

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