Top 25 Ranked

    Best Anime of 2010

    2010 was a quiet powerhouse of a year — Madoka was still a rumour, but Angel Beats!, Durarara!! and the second season of K-On! reshaped what mainstream anime could feel like. Studios leaned into character-driven stories, and the late-2010 lineup laid the groundwork for the explosion that followed.

    1. 2
      K-ON! Season 2 cover
      Comedy
      Music
      Slice of Life

      It is the new year, which means that the senior members of the Light Music Club are now third-years, with Azusa Nakano being the only second-year.

    2. 3
      Rainbow cover
      Drama
      Psychological
      Thriller

      Seven teenagers in 1955 have to learn to live together in the same hold in the reformatory of Shounan.

    3. 7
      Maid-Sama! cover
      Comedy
      Drama
      Romance

      Being the first female student council president isn't easy, especially when your school just transitioned from an all boys high school to a co-ed one.

    4. 9
      Shiki cover
      Horror
      Mystery
      Supernatural

      During a fiercely hot summer in Sotoba, a peaceful and quiet village with a population of 1300 people, a series of bizarre deaths begin to occur.

    5. 13
      Wagnaria!! cover
      Comedy
      Slice of Life
      Seinen

      Set in a family restaurant in Hokkaido, the northern prefecture of Japan, 16-year-old high school student Souta Takanashi works part-time along with his strange co-workers: Popura Taneshima, a high school girl who's a year older than Souta, yet easily mistaken for an elementary/middle schooler, and Kyoko Shirafuji, the 28-year-old store manager who doesn't bother to do any work at all.

    6. 14
      Arakawa Under the Bridge cover
      Comedy
      Romance
      Seinen

      Ko Ichinomiya's family motto is "Never be indebted to anyone," but after losing his pants and falling into the Arakawa River, he quickly finds himself in debt to his savior, the cutely insane Nino (who happens to live under the bridge).

    7. 21
      Black Butler II cover
      Action
      Comedy
      Fantasy

      In late-nineteenth century England, one year and three months after the dramatic conclusion of the original series, Kuroshitsuji II introduces a new butler and young master.

    8. 22
      Oreimo cover
      Comedy
      Slice of Life

      Kousaka Kyousuke, a normal 17-year-old high school student living in Chiba, has not gotten along with his younger sister Kirino in years.

    9. 23
      Demon King Daimao cover
      Action
      Comedy
      Ecchi

      After enrolling at the Constant Magic Academy, Akuto Sai discovers he's not just a gifted student with magical powers; he's destined to become the Demon King.