Top 100 Animated TV series as Voted by Japanese Viewers

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TV Asahi has aired a list of the 100 most popular animated TV series in six categories ( teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60+).

The show was presented by actress Nakai Miho and comedians Bakusho Mondai with guests including Ris Shibata, comedic duo Yoiko, Tooru Yamazaki, Shouji Shinagawa, Kazuki Enari, and Chisato Morishita.

The only non-Japanese animation to make the list was Tom and Jerry at position 58 (overall). The list was not limited to shows that aired on TV Asahi.

The top 5 series, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gundam, Dragon Ball, Mahou Sensei Negima and Doraemon received 4998, 3344, 1322, 1185 and 1184 votes respectively. Hana Yori Dango is 100th position received 53 votes.

The list (in Japanese) can be seen here.

The over all top 100 is as follows:

1. Fullmetal Alchemist
2. Gundam
3. Dragon Ball
4. Mahou Sensei Negima
5. Doraemon
6. One Piece
7. Touch
8. Detective Conan
9. Heidi, Girl of the Alps
10. Slam Dunk
11. Saint Seiya
12. Lupin III
13. Sazae-san
14. Pani Poni Dash!
15. Chibi Maruko-chan
16. Crayon Shin-chan
17. Naruto
18. Prince of Tennis
19. Sailor Moon
20. Neon Genesis Evangelion
21. Candy Candy
22. Space Battleship Yamato
23. Astro Boy
24. Kyojin no Hoshi
25. Dog of Flanders
26. Fist of the North Star
27. Bleach
28. Yu Yu Hakusho
29. Go! Anpanman
30. Urusei Yatsura
31. Galaxy Express 999
32. Hunter X Hunter
33. Air
34. Dr. Slump
35. Black Jack
36. Kochikame
36. Atashi'n chi
38. Pokemon
39. Gegege no Kitarou
40. Aim for the Ace!
41. Captain Tsubasa
42. Moomin
43. Tiger Mask
44. Kiteretsu Daihyakka
45. Ranma 1/2
46. The Rose of Versailles
47. Shaman King
48. Inu Yasha
49. Himitsu no Akko-chan
50. Mahoutsukai Sally
50. Kyo Kara Maoh!
50. Rozen Maiden
50. Haré+Guu
54. Digimon
55. Nintama Rantarou
55. Ojarumaru
57. Future Boy Conan
58. Tom & Jerry
59. Tsubasa Chronicle
60. Cats Eye
61. Attack No. 1
62. Rurouni Kenshin
63. Initial D
63. Fafner
63. Ojamajo Doremi
66. City Hunter
67. Zatch Bell
68. Hamtaro
69. Ghost in the Shell
70. Magical Princess Minky Momo
70. Tensai Bakabon
70. Pretty Cure
73. Kotetsu Jeegu
74. Ribbon Knight
75. Cutie Honey
76. Devilman
76. Keroro Gunso
78. Yokai Ningen Bem
78. Jungle Emperor Leo
80. Macross
80. Obake no Q-Taro
82. Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami
82. Mahou no Mako-chan
82. Araiguma Rascal
85. Hana no Ko Lunlun
85. Ikkyu-san
87. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
87. Card Captor Sakura
89. Maison Ikkoku
90. Hakushon Daimaou
91. Honeybee Hutch
91. Gatchaman
93. Akage no Anne
93. Hikaru no Go
95. Captain
96. Saiyuki
97. Kinnikuman
98. A Little Princess Sara
98. Mazinger Z
100. Hana Yori Dango

Thanks to Nicholas Bashour for this item.

[yume-chan]

wow! Tsubasa at 59 & Cardcaptor Sakura at 87! that's not bad at all! ^v^
but, Hagaren no. 1 is teh best! Yatta! ^v^

[Kuro-puppy]

Cardcaptor Sakura is not the first place?
there are series even better than that awesome anime?!

[yume-chan]

of course! Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (Fullmetal Alchemist) is the best anime I ever watch! it even win an award for best anime for 2004! everything about Hagaren is the best! the storyline, the theme songs, the character, the action & the comedy! ^v^

[moezychan]

I thought I watched alot of anime, but my list seems very small now that I know how many anime are out there. 

[Kuro-puppy]

i watched Full Metal Alchemist and it was one hell of a serie but #1? no way!
but i agree with moezy-chan, man there are many good anime's out there

*time to go collecting*

[~Bloody_Rose~]

Nani?!?! TRC and CCS?!?!?! not in the first place?!?!?! Oh my! They shoud've at least reached the top 10 or 20!... My God! I can understand that TRC didn't make it coz it's still new to the eye of the people but... CCS? Well, full metal alchemist is good especially the "who you calling a twerp that can't be seen for being so small" part of edward Elric... but...

[Kuro-puppy]

Nani?!?! TRC and CCS?!?!?! not in the first place?!?!?! Oh my! They shoud've at least reached the top 10 or 20!... My God! I can understand that TRC didn't make it coz it's still new to the eye of the people but... CCS? Well, full metal alchemist is good especially the "who you calling a twerp that can't be seen for being so small" part of edward Elric... but...

well it is more to see wich ones are the most popular right now, it has nothing to do with the quality of the series, just look at pokemon, CCS is so much better than that anime but Pokemon has the 38th place while
CCS only got 87th place

[moezychan]

You're probably right Kuro-puppy-san. This was probably fan voted, and it seems that fans prefer shows that are still current, and not laid to rest. I still say CCS is the best though! Then Tsubasa! Followed closely by Miyazaki-san's movies!

[Tooya_Mizuki]

I think CCS is one of the best too, as a matter of fact, i'm even rewatching it now  .

[Pikari]

It does seem that most of the list is either currently popular anime or super-popular old fan favorites like Saint Seiya, Sailor Moon, Rose of Versailles, etc. I'm surprised Tsubasa got that high, I didn't know it was that popular! But I'm glad to see it.

(I was slightly amused at the anime title just underneath it, too... even though I've never heard of that series. ^^; )

[sofiacardcaptors]

yeah you're pretty right Kuro-puppy o.o
FMA rlz! xD
but I prefer CCS >.< and TC of course O_O

you can see the original list (in japanese) here: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/anime100/contents/ranking/cur/index.html

[D.J.P]

Interesting

- Topic moved to Anime and Manga

[Robin Sena]

No classic anime.

Oh well, I guess it's about the most popular right now.

[Arcademan]

No classic anime.

Oh well, I guess it's about the most popular right now.

Agreed, which is why I don't pay heed to 'Top Shows' lists. Still, seeing Tom and Jerry in the list did get a big laugh from me

[monkey]

Yes i see Tom and Jerry!! i already knew that they were popular in japan tho

nice to see Dragonball nice and high too!!

ooh ooh and Slam Dunk!! hurrah!
of course Evangelion had to be there too.. but 20!? ... geeze thats low for that series...

[Strawberry]

Here is Strawberry's little summary of the results;

I can't believe that Fruits Basket or Chobits never made it into the top 100, it is so popular in the UK & USA and basically it never reached the top 100? I guess popularity of Anime must be really different in Japan.

The top 10 shows abit of a surprise. FMA at number 1? I never knew it would be so popular. I knew Gundam and Dragon Ball is popular, but never knew that Doremon, Slam Dunk or One Piece will make it to the top 10! bah ~ I don't like Slam Dunk much!

Oh, Sailor Moon is at 19 followed by Evangelion at 20. I'm not surprise because thats what I've expected since the popularity of these 2 Anime lives after 10 years.

Bleach at no. 27, thats cool, though I wished it reached abit higher.

Damn! I thought Tsubasa was popular then that! Tom and Jerry annoys me by wining Tsubasa by 1 vote... damn you! Tsubasa rules and should have at least reached the top 20^^

Ghost in the shell at 69? I was expecting it to reach higher, but I'm not a massive fan, so the Strawberry girl doesn't care much lol.

Oh no!!!! Cardcaptor Sakura, Strawberry's favourite Anime at 87! Damn! I thought it was more popular then that!!!! I'm dissapointed because it didn't reach the top 20.... come on and vote for CCS next time will ya? lol 

Finally some of my other favourites such as Tokyo Mew Mew & Pita Ten never made it, oh well they wasn't popular anyway but it would have been nice to see those Anime in the top 100.

[moezychan]

Here is Strawberry's little summary of the results;

I can't believe that Fruits Basket or Chobits never made it into the top 100, it is so popular in the UK & USA and basically it never reached the top 100? I guess popularity of Anime must be really different in Japan.

The top 10 shows abit of a surprise. FMA at number 1? I never knew it would be so popular. I knew Gundam and Dragon Ball is popular, but never knew that Doremon, Slam Dunk or One Piece will make it to the top 10! bah ~ I don't like Slam Dunk much!

Oh, Sailor Moon is at 19 followed by Evangelion at 20. I'm not surprise because thats what I've expected since the popularity of these 2 Anime lives after 10 years.

Bleach at no. 27, thats cool, though I wished it reached abit higher.

Damn! I thought Tsubasa was popular then that! Tom and Jerry annoys me by wining Tsubasa by 1 vote... damn you! Tsubasa rules and should have at least reached the top 20^^

Ghost in the shell at 69? I was expecting it to reach higher, but I'm not a massive fan, so the Strawberry girl doesn't care much lol.

Oh no!!!! Cardcaptor Sakura, Strawberry's favourite Anime at 87! Damn! I thought it was more popular then that!!!! I'm dissapointed because it didn't reach the top 20.... come on and vote for CCS next time will ya? lol 

Finally some of my other favourites such as Tokyo Mew Mew & Pita Ten never made it, oh well they wasn't popular anyway but it would have been nice to see those Anime in the top 100.

Very good well thought out post Strawberry-chan.  That deserves a cookie!

[Okamirei]

-FMA is still ichiban..nothing really suprising about that 
-Wa, Doraemon is still one of the top five??
-Meitantei Conan is still top ten, yey!

Wow, a lot of the anime are really old. Some have been around when my Father was little.  o_o

[Arcademan]

Damn! I thought Tsubasa was popular then that! Tom and Jerry annoys me by wining Tsubasa by 1 vote... damn you! Tsubasa rules and should have at least reached the top 20^^

Nothing wrong with Tom and Jerry...one of the greatest cartoon series ever made...and the ONLY one to crack Japan's list. No Looney Tunes...no Popeye...no Disney. That in itself is impressive.

Also to add, if I had to make a current list of my top shows, Tsubasa, along with Cardcaptor Sakura would be 1-2 but all time list...T&J would be above them, as would Bullwinkle and some others I won't bore you guys with since most likely very few have heard of

[moezychan]

Nothing wrong with Tom and Jerry...one of the greatest cartoon series ever made...and the ONLY one to crack Japan's list. No Looney Tunes...no Popeye...no Disney. That in itself is impressive.

Also to add, if I had to make a current list of my top shows, Tsubasa, along with Cardcaptor Sakura would be 1-2 but all time list...T&J would be above them, as would Bullwinkle and some others I won't bore you guys with since most likely very few have heard of

What you said about Disney reminds me that Hayou Miyazaki is an affiliate of Pixar Animation which is an affiliate of Disney, so yeah that is impressive. One would think that Disney may have made the cut. Good observation Arcademan-sama. 

[LSD]

YEYE FMA is number one!!!!
but TRC has to be at least in the fist 20th

[Strawberry]

Very good well thought out post Strawberry-chan. That deserves a cookie!

Arigatou for the cookie

Anyway, I am also suprised that Cowboy bebop never made it in the top 100 too and also Escaflonwe I thought it will reach about 90.

[Robin Sena]

I bet this is going to change in at least two years.

It's not a fool-proof one.

[Hira]

I have a feeling Hagaren is gonna stay up for a while, which is good
Yeah... I felt that CCS should've been on the top 20 list, as well...
But, um... I know X isn't that great with its filler episodes, but not even making it to 100?

The top 100 list, I think it depends on the mindset of current Japanese kids ranging from 7 to 7teen, maybe considerably older age group is included as well... I mean, even I don't understand why that show Bobo something (don't remember how many bo's there are) is higher than CLAMP anime. There can be people out there who watch anime for the sake of laughs instead of looking for deep meanings, though

[cute_me]

Well i think that CCS and TRC should be on the top 20 or 10 lists i'm really sad about it.