What is the best military anime?

Space admirals, tank-driving schoolgirls and alchemists in uniform. Hard war dramas sit next to lighter takes on army life.

1. 1
   Legend of the Galactic Heroes

   A 110-episode OVA series released from 1988 to 1997, adapted from Yoshiki Tanaka's novels, about two commanders on opposite sides of an interstellar war.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Strike Witches

   Gonzo's 2008 series about an alternate-history air force of girls who fly with mechanical leg units against alien invaders.
   622pts
3. 3
   Full Metal Panic!

   Gonzo's 2002 adaptation of Shoji Gatoh's light novels, about a teenage mercenary sent undercover to a Tokyo high school to guard a classmate.
   551pts
4. 4
   Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)

   Bones' 2003–2004 series in which Edward Elric serves as a State Alchemist in the army of Amestris, a country shaped by the Ishvalan civil war.
   466pts
5. 5
   Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

   Bones' 2009–2010 series in which Edward Elric serves as a State Alchemist in the army of Amestris and uncovers the secret behind the Ishvalan war.
   466pts
6. 6
   Code Geass

   Sunrise's 2006–2008 series about an exiled prince leading a resistance army against the Holy Britannian Empire.
   363pts
7. 7
   The Saga of Tanya the Evil

   Nut's 2017 adaptation of Carlo Zen's light novels, about a salaryman reborn as a girl mage in an army resembling Germany's in World War I.
   363pts
8. 8
   Attack on Titan

   Wit Studio and MAPPA's 2013–2023 series following cadets who join the Survey Corps, the military branch that fights outside the walls.
   363pts
9. 9
   Mobile Suit Gundam

   Sunrise's 1979 series directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, about a teenage civilian who becomes the pilot of the Earth Federation's prototype mobile suit.
   363pts
10. 10
    Super Dimension Fortress Macross

    The 1982–1983 series about the crew of a giant transforming spaceship fighting an alien war, which launched the Macross franchise.
    363pts
11. 11
    86 Eighty-Six

    A-1 Pictures' 2021–2022 adaptation of Asato Asato's light novels, about a republic that sends a persecuted minority to fight its war in drone units.
    0pts
12. 12
    Violet Evergarden

    Kyoto Animation's 2018 series about a former child soldier who takes a job writing letters for other people after the war ends.
    0pts
13. 13
    Girls und Panzer

    Actas' 2012–2013 series about high-school girls who compete in tank warfare as a school sport.
    0pts

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