Best anime of 2012 — top 61 ranked
The best anime that premiered in 2012, ranked by MyAnimeList user score. Gintama: Enchousen leads with a score of 9.02, followed by Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4 and Wolf Children. The 61 titles below average 7.97/10 and are drawn from MyAnimeList's top 2,000.
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Gintama: Enchousen
Gintama': Enchousen★ 9.02363.8K members#13 on MAL -
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Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4
Natsume Yuujinchou Shi★ 8.63269.2K members#100 on MAL -
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Wolf Children
Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki★ 8.56878.6K members#137 on MAL -
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Fate/Zero Season 2
Fate/Zero 2nd Season★ 8.531.2M members#146 on MAL -
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Bakuman. Season 3
Bakuman. 3rd Season★ 8.51351.1K members#157 on MAL -
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Space Brothers
Uchuu Kyoudai★ 8.48213.5K members#178 on MAL -
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★ 8.4149.4K members#224 on MAL -
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal
Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Movie 2: Eien no Monogatari★ 8.38225.2K members#256 on MAL -
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★ 8.321.8M members#315 on MAL -
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Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199
Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199★ 8.32128K members#319 on MAL -
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Kids on the Slope
Sakamichi no Apollon★ 8.29421.1K members#344 on MAL -
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Steins;Gate: Egoistic Poriomania
Steins;Gate: Oukoubakko no Poriomania★ 8.29482.9K members#346 on MAL -
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From the New World
Shinsekai yori★ 8.24832K members#416 on MAL -
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings
Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Movie 1: Hajimari no Monogatari★ 8.23221.6K members#421 on MAL -
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Daily Lives of High School Boys
Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou★ 8.22898.8K members#427 on MAL -
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Kamisama Kiss
Kamisama Hajimemashita★ 8.13745.5K members#563 on MAL -
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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's★ 8.1327.8K members#567 on MAL -
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★ 8.12176.6K members#574 on MAL -
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★ 8.12784K members#580 on MAL -
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One Piece: Episode of Nami - Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends
One Piece: Episode of Nami - Koukaishi no Namida to Nakama no Kizuna★ 8.1077.4K members#610 on MAL -
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★ 8.09321.8K members#626 on MAL -
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★ 8.041.5M members#704 on MAL -
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Kuroko's Basketball
Kuroko no Basket★ 8.041.3M members#706 on MAL -
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The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo★ 8.031.3M members#731 on MAL -
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★ 8.001.1M members#771 on MAL -
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★ 7.9628.2K members#831 on MAL -
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You and Me 2
Kimi to Boku. 2★ 7.9195.3K members#924 on MAL -
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Nekomonogatari Black
Nekomonogatari: Kuro★ 7.91597.2K members#930 on MAL -
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Kokoro Connect OVA
Kokoro Connect: Michi Random★ 7.90276.8K members#946 on MAL -
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Polar Bear Cafe
Shirokuma Cafe★ 7.89104K members#979 on MAL -
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Jormungand Season 2: Perfect Order
Jormungand: Perfect Order★ 7.88211.9K members#989 on MAL -
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KenIchi: The Mightiest Disciple OVA
Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi OVA★ 7.8863.1K members#1,001 on MAL -
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Blast of Tempest
Zetsuen no Tempest★ 7.88630.9K members#1,007 on MAL -
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey
Berserk: Ougon Jidai-hen II - Doldrey Kouryaku★ 7.87236.5K members#1,008 on MAL -
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV)★ 7.871.9M members#1,017 on MAL -
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★ 7.86269.3K members#1,040 on MAL -
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Daily Lives of High School Boys Specials
Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou Specials★ 7.82160.3K members#1,129 on MAL -
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Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
Tasogare Otome x Amnesia★ 7.81457.1K members#1,172 on MAL -
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YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily ♪♪
Yuru Yuri♪♪★ 7.81212.1K members#1,178 on MAL -
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★ 7.79404.7K members#1,211 on MAL -
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Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna★ 7.7771.5K members#1,276 on MAL -
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Library Wars: The Wings of Revolution
Toshokan Sensou: Kakumei no Tsubasa★ 7.7526.4K members#1,341 on MAL -
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★ 7.72899.9K members#1,417 on MAL -
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
Berserk: Ougon Jidai-hen I - Haou no Tamago★ 7.71250.8K members#1,438 on MAL -
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Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!★ 7.701.5M members#1,469 on MAL -
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Humanity Has Declined
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita★ 7.70203.6K members#1,472 on MAL -
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Detective Conan Movie 16: The Eleventh Striker
Meitantei Conan Movie 16: 11-ninme no Striker★ 7.7049.7K members#1,478 on MAL -
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Naruto Shippuden the Movie 6: Road to Ninja
Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 6 - Road to Ninja★ 7.69386.9K members#1,517 on MAL -
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Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Evangelion Movie 3: Q★ 7.68501.8K members#1,535 on MAL -
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★ 7.6827K members#1,543 on MAL -
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★ 7.6759.4K members#1,557 on MAL -
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The World God Only Knows: Tenri Arc
Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Tenri-hen★ 7.66145.3K members#1,591 on MAL -
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Good Luck Girl!
Binbougami ga!★ 7.65252K members#1,613 on MAL -
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Poyopoyo
Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki★ 7.6523.4K members#1,635 on MAL -
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★ 7.65178.6K members#1,643 on MAL -
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Kuroko's Basketball Specials
Kuroko no Basket NG-shuu★ 7.6470.4K members#1,659 on MAL -
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Strike Witches: The Movie
Strike Witches Movie★ 7.5945.5K members#1,849 on MAL -
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Blue Exorcist: The Movie
Ao no Exorcist Movie★ 7.57288.3K members#1,910 on MAL -
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A Letter to Momo
Momo e no Tegami★ 7.5791.8K members#1,928 on MAL -
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★ 7.5549K members#1,984 on MAL -
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Girls und Panzer
Girls & Panzer★ 7.55342.5K members#1,996 on MAL