/anime-for-dev

A curated list of animes every developer should watch.

Sakura-san reading C++ book (Nene Sakura, a newbie programmer from New Game. Image by destex on Wallhaven)

Animes for Developer

A curated list of animes every developer should watch.

Legend: 🎞 = Anime series, 📽 = Anime Movie

TITLE GENRE SEASON/YEAR MAL SCORE
🎞 .hack//Sign Game, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Mystery, Magic, Fantasy Spring 2002 ⭐ 7.00
🎞 Accel World Action, Romance, Sci-Fi Fall 2021 ⭐ 7.27
🎞 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
🎞 Bokutachi no Remake Drama, Romance, Slice of Life 2021 ⭐ 7.52
📽 Byousoku 5 Centimeter Drama, Romance, Slice of Life 2007 ⭐ 7.78
🎞 Bungou Stray Dogs Action, Comedy, Mystery, Seinen, Super Power, Supernatural Spring 2016 ⭐ 7.78
🎞 Bungou Stray Dogs 2nd Season Action, Mystery, Seinen, Super Power, Supernatural Fall 2016 ⭐ 8.22
🎞 Bungou Stray Dogs 3rd Season Action, Mystery, Seinen, Super Power, Supernatural Spring 2019 ⭐ 8.16
🎞 Choujigen Game Neptune The Animation Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Supernatural Summer 2013 ⭐ 6.95
🎞 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
🎞️ Darwin's Game Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi Winter 2020 ⭐ 7.27
🎞 Deca-Dence Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure Summer 2020 ⭐ 7.57
🎞 Digimon Adventure Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Kids Spring 1999 ⭐ 7.80
🎞 Neon Genesis Evangelion Action, Sci-Fi, Dementia, Psychological, Drama, Mecha Fall 1995 ⭐ 8.31
🎞 Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited Action, Comedy, Police, Mystery Spring 2020 ⭐ 7.63
🎞 Godzilla: S.P Action, Sci-Fi, Mecha Spring 2021 ⭐ 7.07
🎞 Guilty Crown Action, Sci-Fi, Super Power, Drama, Romance, Mecha Fall 2011 ⭐ 7.55
📽 Hello World Sci-Fi, Drama, Romance 2019 ⭐ 7.61
🎞 Kamisama ni Natta Hi Drama, Fantasy Fall 2020 ⭐ 7.58
🎞 Kamisama no Memochou Mystery Summer 2011 ⭐ 7.55
🎞 Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko Adventure, Slice of Life, Magic, Fantasy Fall 2020 ⭐ 6.91
🎞 Kemono Jihen Action, Mystery, Demons, Supernatural, Shounen Winter 2021 ⭐ 7.46
📽 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
🎞 Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita Comedy, Romance Winter 2020 ⭐ 7.35
🎞 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
🎞 Serial Experiments Lain Dementia, Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Supernatural Summer 1998 ⭐ 8.02
🎞 Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural Spring 2019 ⭐ 7.38
🎞 Steins; Gate Thriller, Sci-Fi Spring 2011 ⭐ 9.12
📽 Steins; Gate Movie: Fuka Ryouiki no Deja Vu Sci-Fi, Drama 2013 ⭐ 8.51
🎞 Steins; Gate 0 Sci-Fi, Thriller Spring 2018 ⭐ 8.52
🎞 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) Comedy, Mystery, Parody, School, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life Spring 2006 ⭐ 7.89
🎞 Sword Art Online Action, Game, Adventure, Romance, Fantasy Summer 2012 ⭐ 7.30
🎞 Sword Art Online II Action, Game, Adventure, Romance, Fantasy Summer 2014 ⭐ 6.86
📽 Sword Art Online Movie: Ordinal Scale Action, Game, Adventure, Romance, Fantasy 2017 ⭐ 7.70
🎞 Sword Art Online: Alicization Action, Game, Adventure, Romance, Fantasy Fall 2018 ⭐ 7.59
🎞 Sword Art Online: Alicization - War Of Underworld Action, Game, Adventure, Romance, Fantasy Summer 2020 ⭐ 7.46
📽 Summer Wars Sci-Fi, Comedy 2009 ⭐ 8.11
📽 The Animatrix Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Anime 2003 ⭐ 7.29
🎞 Tonikaku Kawaii Comedy, Romance, Shounen Fall 2020 ⭐ 7.78
🎞 Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song Sci-Fi, Music Spring 2021 ⭐ 8.04
🎞 Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Zexal Action, Fantasy Spring 2011 ⭐ 6.35
🎞 Zankyou no Terror Mystery, Psychological, Thriller Summer 2014 ⭐ 8.13
🎞 Kingdom 2nd Season Action, Historical, Military Summer 2013 ⭐ 8.36

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