Best anime of the 1980s — top 45 ranked
The highest-rated anime that premiered between 1980 and 1989. Legend of the Galactic Heroes leads with a score of 9.02, followed by Tomorrow's Joe 2 and Grave of the Fireflies. The 45 titles below average 7.95/10 and are drawn from MyAnimeList's top 2,000.
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu★ 9.02372.1K members#11 on MAL -
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Tomorrow's Joe 2
Ashita no Joe 2★ 8.8271.3K members#38 on MAL -
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Grave of the Fireflies
Hotaru no Haka★ 8.55786.4K members#141 on MAL -
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä★ 8.36421.6K members#276 on MAL -
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Castle in the Sky
Tenkuu no Shiro Laputa★ 8.26546.9K members#383 on MAL -
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My Neighbor Totoro
Tonari no Totoro★ 8.251.2M members#403 on MAL -
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Kiki's Delivery Service
Majo no Takkyuubin★ 8.24679.3K members#413 on MAL -
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★ 8.2285.2K members#431 on MAL -
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★ 8.211.3M members#440 on MAL -
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★ 8.16976.3K members#516 on MAL -
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★ 8.0832.1K members#631 on MAL -
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Silver Fang
Ginga Nagareboshi Gin★ 8.0330.5K members#715 on MAL -
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Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Kidou Senshi Gundam 0080: Pocket no Naka no Sensou★ 8.0372.5K members#720 on MAL -
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★ 8.0240.6K members#746 on MAL -
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★ 7.981.2M members#794 on MAL -
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The Ideon: Be Invoked
Densetsu Kyojin Ideon: Hatsudou-hen★ 7.9713.6K members#810 on MAL -
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Fist of the North Star
Hokuto no Ken★ 7.96145.7K members#832 on MAL -
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Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Macross: Do You Remember Love?★ 7.9555.2K members#856 on MAL -
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★ 7.9293.4K members#894 on MAL -
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Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Kidou Senshi Zeta Gundam★ 7.9290.6K members#901 on MAL -
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Super Dimension Fortress Macross
Macross★ 7.89127.1K members#972 on MAL -
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Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer
Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer★ 7.8825.2K members#1,004 on MAL -
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Gunbuster
Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster★ 7.85148K members#1,066 on MAL -
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Waga Yuku wa Hoshi no Taikai★ 7.8446.7K members#1,077 on MAL -
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★ 7.8237.5K members#1,127 on MAL -
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Kabamaru the Ninja
Igano Kabamaru★ 7.8213K members#1,138 on MAL -
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Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
Kidou Senshi Gundam III: Meguriai Sora-hen★ 7.7843.1K members#1,243 on MAL -
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★ 7.78288.8K members#1,252 on MAL -
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Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac
Saint Seiya★ 7.78207.9K members#1,254 on MAL -
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Barefoot Gen
Hadashi no Gen★ 7.7762.6K members#1,270 on MAL -
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Bomber Bikers of Shonan
Shounan Bakusouzoku★ 7.778.8K members#1,283 on MAL -
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The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Taiyou no Ko Esteban★ 7.7616.5K members#1,312 on MAL -
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★ 7.76101.1K members#1,315 on MAL -
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Patlabor: The Mobile Police - The TV Series
Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: On Television★ 7.7448.1K members#1,359 on MAL -
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Armored Trooper Votoms
Soukou Kihei Votoms★ 7.7331.3K members#1,396 on MAL -
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★ 7.7224.1K members#1,404 on MAL -
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Gyakushuu no Char★ 7.7261.3K members#1,416 on MAL -
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A Little Princess Sara
Princess Sara★ 7.7124.6K members#1,451 on MAL -
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Angel's Egg
Tenshi no Tamago★ 7.71193K members#1,458 on MAL -
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Steel Troops
Doraemon Movie 07: Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan★ 7.6910.8K members#1,499 on MAL -
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Space Adventure Cobra
Space Cobra★ 7.6928.6K members#1,523 on MAL -
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Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day
Kimagure Orange☆Road: Ano Hi ni Kaeritai★ 7.6511.9K members#1,626 on MAL -
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Fist of the North Star 2
Hokuto no Ken 2★ 7.5935.6K members#1,834 on MAL -
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★ 7.584.9K members#1,876 on MAL -
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Patlabor: The Movie
Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor the Movie★ 7.5858.4K members#1,883 on MAL