(Nene Sakura, a newbie programmer from New Game. Image by destex on Wallhaven)
A curated list of animes every developer should watch.
Legend: 🎞 = Anime series, 📽 = Anime Movie
TITLE | GENRE | SEASON/YEAR | MAL SCORE |
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🎞 Angel Beats! | Action, Comedy, Drama, School, Supernatural | Spring 2010 | ⭐ 8.18 |
📽 Battle Programmer Shirase | Comedy, Ecchi, Sci-Fi | 2004 | ⭐ 7.64 |
📽 Blood-C: The Last Dark | Action, Horror, Supernatural, Vampire | 2012 | ⭐ 7.21 |
📽 Byousoku 5 Centimeter | Drama, Romance, Slice of Life | 2007 | ⭐ 7.78 |
🎞 Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! | Drama, Comedy, Slice of Life, Romance, School | Fall 2012 | ⭐ 7.78 |
🎞 Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren | Drama, Comedy, Slice of Life, Romance, School | Winter 2014 | ⭐ 7.56 |
📽 Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Movie: Take On Me | Drama, Comedy, Slice of Life, Romance, School | Winter 2018 | ⭐ 8.17 |
🎞 Cowboy Bebop | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Space | Spring 1998 | ⭐ 8.79 |
🎞 Dagashi Kashi | Comedy, Shounen, Slice of Life | Winter 2016 | ⭐ 6.65 |
🎞 Deca-Dence | Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure | Summer 2020 | ⭐ 7.57 |
🎞 Guilty Crown | Action, Sci-Fi, Super Power, Drama, Romance, Mecha | Fall 2011 | ⭐ 7.55 |
🎞 Kamisama no Memochou | Mystery | Summer 2011 | ⭐ 7.55 |
📽 Koukaku Kidoutai | Action, Mecha, Police, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Seinen | 1995 | ⭐ 8.30 |
🎞 New Game! | Game, Slice of Life, Comedy | Summer 2016 | ⭐ 7.64 |
🎞 New Game!! | Game, Slice of Life, Comedy | Summer 2017 | ⭐ 7.79 |
🎞 No Game No Life | Game, Adventure, Comedy, Supernatural, Ecchi, Fantasy | Spring 2014 | ⭐ 8.24 |
📽 No Game No Life: Zero | Game, Supernatural, Drama, Romance, Fantasy | Summer 2017 | ⭐ 8.38 |
🎞 Persona 5 the Animation | Action, Fantasy, Supernatural | Spring 2018 | ⭐ 6.51 |
🎞 Psycho-Pass | Action, Sci-Fi, Police, Psychological | Fall 2012 | ⭐ 8.39 |
🎞 Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata | Harem, Comedy, Romance, Ecchi, School | Winter 2015 | ⭐ 7.55 |
🎞 Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo | Slice of Life, Comedy, Drama, Romance, School | Fall 2012 | ⭐ 8.22 |
🎞 Sekirei | Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Harem, Super Power | Summer 2008 | ⭐ 7.16 |
🎞 Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san | Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural | Spring 2019 | ⭐ 7.38 |
🎞 Steins Gate | Thriller, Sci-Fi | Spring 2011 | ⭐ 9.12 |
🎞 Sword Art Online | Action, Game, Adventure, Romance, Fantasy | Summer 2012 | ⭐ 7.30 |
📽 Summer Wars | Sci-Fi, Comedy | 2009 | ⭐ 8.11 |
📽 The Animatrix | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi | 2003 | ⭐ 7.29 |
🎞 Tonikaku Kawaii | Comedy, Romance, Shounen | Fall 2020 | ⭐ 7.78 |
🎞 Zankyou no Terror | Mystery, Psychological, Thriller | Summer 2014 | ⭐ 8.13 |
🎞 Monster | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Police, Psychological, Seinen, Thriller | Spring 2004 | ⭐ 8.73 |
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