Best anime of 1999 — top 15 ranked

The best anime that premiered in 1999, ranked by MyAnimeList user score. One Piece leads with a score of 8.72, followed by Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal and Great Teacher Onizuka. The 15 titles below average 8.03/10 and are drawn from MyAnimeList's top 2,000.

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  1. 1 One Piece poster

    One Piece

    TV · Fall 1999 · Toei Animation
    ActionAdventureFantasyShounen
    ★ 8.72
    2.7M members
    #62 on MAL
  2. 2 Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal poster

    Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal

    Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku-hen
    OVA · 4 eps · Winter 1999 · Studio Deen
    ActionAdult CastDramaHistoricalRomance
    ★ 8.69
    295.1K members
    #71 on MAL
  3. 3 Great Teacher Onizuka poster

    Great Teacher Onizuka

    TV · 43 eps · Summer 1999 · Studio Pierrot
    ComedyDelinquentsSchoolShounenWorkplace
    ★ 8.68
    939.6K members
    #75 on MAL
  4. 4 Hunter x Hunter poster

    Hunter x Hunter

    TV · 62 eps · Fall 1999 · Nippon Animation
    ActionAdventureFantasyShounen
    ★ 8.44
    660.1K members
    #202 on MAL
  5. 5 Initial D Second Stage poster

    Initial D Second Stage

    TV · 13 eps · Fall 1999 · Pastel
    ActionDramaRacingSeinen
    ★ 8.20
    269.3K members
    #452 on MAL
  6. 6 Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden (1999) poster

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden (1999)

    Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu Gaiden (1999)
    OVA · 28 eps · Fall 1999 · K-Factory
    ActionAdult CastDramaMilitarySci-Fi
    ★ 8.06
    23.3K members
    #667 on MAL
  7. 7 Case Closed Movie 03: The Last Wizard of the Century poster

    Case Closed Movie 03: The Last Wizard of the Century

    Meitantei Conan Movie 03: Seikimatsu no Majutsushi
    Movie · 1 ep · Spring 1999 · TMS Entertainment
    AdventureComedyDetectiveMysteryShounen
    ★ 8.04
    73.6K members
    #708 on MAL
  8. 8 ∀ Gundam poster

    ∀ Gundam

    Turn A Gundam
    TV · 50 eps · Spring 1999 · Sunrise
    AdventureAward WinningDramaMechaMilitary
    ★ 7.84
    57.2K members
    #1,094 on MAL
  9. 9 Digimon: Digital Monsters poster

    Digimon: Digital Monsters

    Digimon Adventure
    TV · 54 eps · Spring 1999 · Toei Animation
    ActionAdventureComedyFantasyIsekai
    ★ 7.79
    431.2K members
    #1,206 on MAL
  10. 10 Master Keaton OVA poster

    Master Keaton OVA

    OVA · 15 eps · Fall 1999 · Madhouse
    Adult CastAdventureDramaHistoricalMystery
    ★ 7.77
    12.8K members
    #1,279 on MAL
  11. 11 Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena poster

    Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena

    Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Adolescence Mokushiroku
    Movie · 1 ep · Summer 1999 · J.C.Staff
    Avant GardeDramaGirls LoveMahou ShoujoSchool
    ★ 7.72
    63.8K members
    #1,426 on MAL
  12. 12 Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie poster

    Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie

    Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 1
    Movie · 1 ep · Summer 1999 · Madhouse
    Award WinningComedyDramaMahou ShoujoShoujo
    ★ 7.64
    107.5K members
    #1,653 on MAL
  13. 13 Crest of the Stars poster

    Crest of the Stars

    Seikai no Monshou
    TV · 13 eps · Winter 1999 · Sunrise
    ActionMilitaryRomanceSci-FiSpace
    ★ 7.63
    59K members
    #1,703 on MAL
  14. 14 Digimon: The Movie poster

    Digimon: The Movie

    Digimon Adventure Movie
    Movie · 1 ep · Winter 1999 · Toei Animation
    ActionFantasyKidsSci-Fi
    ★ 7.62
    121.8K members
    #1,718 on MAL
  15. 15 Now and Then, Here and There poster

    Now and Then, Here and There

    Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku
    TV · 13 eps · Fall 1999 · AIC
    AdventureDramaFantasyIsekaiMilitary
    ★ 7.58
    163.8K members
    #1,878 on MAL

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