The Best Anime Of All Time
All-time best selling tv anime average sales rankings update. (1979-2013) Legend: (Year) Average sales | Title [Studio] = Currently on sale (2005) 139,252 The world of Golden Eggs [PLUS heads] (1995) 111,559 Shin Seiki Evangelion [Gainax] (2006) 100,458 The world of Golden Eggs 2nd season [PLUS heads] (2009) *78,671 Bakemonogatari [Shaft] (2011 ...
Top 10 Most Popular Anime of All Time
1 The Tale of Princess Kaguya: $53,400,000. It is both surprising and unsurprising that a Studio Ghibli film is at the top of this list. On the one hand, they are responsible for four other entries on the list, making it easy to believe that they could take the top spot for most expensive production.
The Wind Rises is considered by many to be Hayao Miyazaki’s magnum opus. It was the last film he made before he announced his retirement. The story, which follows Jiro Horikoshi, a real-life man who designed airplanes in Japan that were later used for warfare.
5 From Up On Poppy Hill: $28,000,000. From Up on Poppy Hill is Studio Ghibli’s earliest film in the 2010s, with a 2011 release date. The film, like many of the later Studio Ghibli films, is a drama about two teenagers in 1960s Japan who are working with their friends to try to save an old school club building where they spend time.
The film combines several Doraemon stories into one complete narrative, and its release was incredibly successful in Japan. It was the second highest-grossing film in Japan in 2014, following only Frozen. The money spent on production costs seems worth it, if the box office gross is anything to go by.
While films like Akira and Ghost in the Shell gained a following outside of Japan, Pokemon: The First Movie was arguably the first anime flick to truly feel like a big deal in the West.
1 Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train ($410 million+) Debuting in 2020 in Japan before going global in 2021, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train has been an unprecedented hit. A continuation of the popular anime series, Mugen Train adapts a canon arc from the manga, something that most films of this type tend to avoid.
The oldest film to make the cut, Princess Mononoke might just be Hayao Miyazaki's magnum opus, which means it's also one of the best movies of all time. Like many of Miyazaki's works, Princess Mononoke tackles environmental themes through a fantasy-laced narrative. While still overflowing with imagination, this 1997 epic is not quite as whimsical as some of the director's other projects, and that is by no means a criticism.
The franchise has produced more than 40 movies, and Stand by Me Doraemon presents a convincing case for being the best of the bunch. The plot sees Doraemon, a robot cat, traveling to the past to lead Nobita, a clumsy kid, away from a catastrophic future. It's a coming of age story with a twist.
Dragon Ball needs no introduction since the show has served as an entry-level shounen anime for plenty of people. For all of its success, Dragon Ball had to wait nearly two decades after its heyday to produce a proper theatrical movie. Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' walked so that Dragon Ball Super: Broly could run and smash through a few box office records along the way.
Zero the Enforcer is simply an entertaining film that moves at a good pace and comes with a fun final reveal. While not especially unique, this movie demonstrates Case Closed ’s impeccable ability to craft tight mysteries with memorable payoffs.
Over the last two de cades, anime has firmly established itself on a global scale. Gone are the days when Japanese animated movies or series were limited to obscure VHS releases and short TV blocks; nowadays, the most popular anime films tend to get theatrical releases out of Japan, and fans from all across the world can follow the seasonal shows.
Kaguya Shinomiya. Anime: Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War. Kaguya represents the exact opposite of our last pick, as it seems that her wealth was actually her greatest downfall. She’s the daughter of one of the richest men in Japan, which by today’s standards puts his net worth at least over 4 billion.
Ōkuninushi. Anime: Noragami Aragoto. This one is pure speculation, but I think it has a good basis. Ōkuninushi or Daikokuten is one of the gods of fortune within Noragami. In particular, he’s the god of farming, commerce, nation-building… all things associated with them dolla dolla bills.
Yumeko Jabami. Anime: Kakegurui. I mean, this show would have been a lot more dull if all the characters weren’t filthy rich. It’s a show about gambling, after all. Yumeko is our protagonist and just a few episodes in we learn a few things about her.
Out of all the characters on this list, this man probably has the most realistic climb to wealth: being that he simply found oil in America. And we all know how lucrative the oil business is. So he founded the Speedwagon Foundation, which seems to have more than its fair share of funds.
Our first hint at her wealth was the discovery that she single-handedly brought moe to their town.
But I think it’s a pretty safe bet to say that Hanako’s family is pretty loaded. Firstly, she has a butler. Which is always a good sign.
So a good amount of money can make you relevant in most stories. And anime has seen its fair share of money bag characters.