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<td width="75%" valign="top">This article attempts to list the most influential and notable [[anime]] ever produced, sorted by category. Following each title, you will find the year of original release and any creator or other references (e.g. "director"). A brief description of ''why'' the work is considered notable follows (for some entries).

For further reference, see the following articles:
*[[Anime]]
*[[List of anime]]
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==Contemporary classics==  	 
[[Image:Steamboy.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Promotional poster for ''Steamboy'']] 	 
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*''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)]]'' (2004), [[Hayao Miyazaki]] (director). The latest masterpiece by master animator Miyazaki. While it makes heavy use of [[Computer graphics|CG]], the classic crisp, [[Traditional animation|hand-animated]] style [[Studio Ghibli]] is known for is still clearly evident. 	 
*''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' (2004), [[Shinichiro Watanabe]] (director) 	 
*''[[Steamboy]]'' (2004), [[Katsuhiro Otomo]] (director) 	 
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==Comedy anime==
[[Image:Kimen-gumi1.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Highschool! Kimen-gumi]]'']]
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*''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' (1981), Rumiko Takahashi (original manga). One of the quintessential comedy anime of all time. Features a large cast of characters, and the stories are almost always fresh and fun. Many series have copied the comedy style of this series.
*''[[Dr. Slump]]'' (1981), [[Akira Toriyama]] (original manga). Follows the antics of a wacky "mad" scientist who builds a little girl robot so he can have a family. Unfortunately, the robot doesn't always act the way a normal child would or should, and insane comedy ensues.
*''[[Highschool! Kimen-gumi]]'' (1985), [[Motoei Shinzawa]] (original manga). Focuses on a group of "funny-faced" (''kimen-gumi'' means "funny-faced group") misfits as they go through highschool. This series helped launched the careers of two musical groups: [[Onyanko Club]] and [[Ushiroyubi Sasare-gumi]].
*''[[Ranma ½]]'' (1989), [[Rumiko Takahashi]]
*''[[Crayon Shin-chan]]'' (1992), [[Yoshito Usui]]
*''[[Dokkiri Doctor]]'' (1998), [[Kazunori Mizuno]] (Director)
*''[[Excel Saga]]'' (1999), [[Rikdo Koshi]] (original manga). ''Excel Saga'' is an insane parody series that lampoons every genre of anime in existence.
*''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' (2002), [[Azuma Kiyohiko]] (original manga). ''Azumanga Daioh'' follow the trials and triumphs of everyday life in a Japanese high school.
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==Drama anime==
[[Image:UtenaTenjou.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'']]
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*''[[Perfect Blue]]'' (1997), [[Satoshi Kon]]
*''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' (1997), [[Kunihiko Ikuhara]] (director)
*''[[Jin-Roh]]'' (1998), [[Hiroyuki Okiura]] (director)
*''[[Boogiepop Phantom]]'' (2000), [[Takashi Watanabe]] (director)
*''[[Millennium Actress]]'' (2001), [[Satoshi Kon]] (director)
*''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' (2003) [[Seiji Mizushima]](director), Hiromu Arakawa (original manga)
*''[[Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien]]'' (2003) [[Watanabe Tetsuya]](director)
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==Fantasy anime==  
[[Image:Oh My Goddess 1x21.png|thumb|right|[[Belldandy]] and Holy Bell<br/>from ''[[Ah! My Goddess (TV)]]'']]
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*''[[Angel's Egg]]'' (1985), [[Mamoru Oshii]]/[[Yoshitaka Amano]] (character design)
*''[[Dragon Quest]]''(1989), [[Yuji Horii]]
*''[[Record of Lodoss War]]'' (1990), based on novels by [[Ryo Mizuno]] 
*''[[Oh My Goddess! (OVA)]]'' (1993-1994), [[Kosuke Fujishima]] ([[Oh My Goddess! (manga)|original manga]])
*''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' (1994), [[CLAMP]] (original manga)
*''[[The Slayers]]'' (1995), based on novels by [[Hajime Kanzaka]]
*''[[The Vision of Escaflowne]]'' (1996), [[Kazuki Akane]], based on manga by [[Katsu Aki]] and [[Yuzuro Yashiro]]
*''[[Berserk (manga)|Berserk]]'' (1997), [[Kentaro Miura]]
*''[[InuYasha]]'' (2000), Rumiko Takahashi
*''[[Final Fantasy: Unlimited]]'' (2001), [[Mahiro Maeda]]
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==Groundbreaking anime==
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*''[[Astro Boy]]'' (1963), [[Osamu Tezuka]] (director and original manga)
*''[[Gigantor]]'' (1963), [[Mitsuteru Yokoyama]] (original manga)
*''[[Kimba the White Lion]]'' (1965), Osamu Tezuka (original manga)
*''[[Speed Racer]]'' (1967), [[Tatsuo Yoshida]] (director and original manga)
*''[[Cyborg 009]]'' (1968), [[Shotaro Ishinomori]] (original manga)
*''[[Lupin III]]'' (1971), [[Monkey Punch]] (original manga)
*''[[Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman|Gatchaman]]'' (1972) aka ''[[Battle of the Planets]]'', Tatsuo Yoshida (original manga)
*''[[Devilman]]'' (1972), [[Go Nagai]] (original manga)
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==Harem anime==
{{seealso|Harem anime}}
[[Image:Tenchi.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'']]
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*''[[Ranma ½]]'' (1989), Rumiko Takahashi (original manga)
*''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' (1991), [[Masaki Kajishima]]
*''[[Love Hina]]'' (2000), [[Ken Akamatsu]] (original manga)
*''[[Green Green]]'' (2003), [[Chisaku Matsumoto]]
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==Horror anime==
[[image:Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust poster.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Vampire Hunter D]]'']]
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*''[[Wicked City (film)|Wicked City]]'' (1987), [[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]] (director), [[Hideyuki Kikuchi]] (original novel)
*''[[Doomed Megalopolis]]'' (1991), [[Rintaro]] (director), [[Hiroshi Aramata]] (original story)
*''[[Pet Shop of Horrors]]'' (1999), [[Toshio Hirata]] (director), [[Matsuri Akino]] (original story)
*''[[Blood: The Last Vampire]]'' (2000), Mamoru Oshii (story), [[Hiroyuki Kitakubo]] (director)
*''[[Vampire Hunter D]]: Bloodlust'' (2000), [[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]] (director)
*''[[Hellsing]]'' (2002), [[Kohta Hirano]]
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==Kodomo (children's) anime==
{{seealso|Kodomo}}
[[Image:DRMN 01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|''[[Doraemon]]'']]
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*''[[Panda! Go, Panda!]]'' (1972), [[Isao Takahata]]
*''[[Doraemon]]'' (1979), [[Fujiko Fujio]]
*''[[Anpanman]]'' (1988), [[Takashi Yanase]]
*''[[Magical Taruruuto-Kun]]'' (1990), [[Tatsuya Egawa]]
*''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' (1997), [[Satoshi Tajiri]]
*''[[Hamtaro]]'' (2000), [[Ritsuko Kawai]]
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==Giant Robot (Mecha) anime==
{{seealso|Mecha}}
[[Image:EvaUnit02Still.jpg|thumb|right|A mecha (in this shot, Eva Unit 02) from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''.]]
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*''[[Tetsujin 28-go]]'' (1963), [[Mitsuteru Yokoyama]] (original manga)
*''[[Mazinger Z]]'' (1972), [[Go Nagai]] (original manga)
*''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' (1979), [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]] (director)
*''[[Patlabor]]'' (1983), [[Mamoru Oshii]] (director), [[Masami Yuki]] (original manga)
*''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' (1987), [[Kenichi Sonoda]] (character design)
*''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' (1995), [[Hideaki Anno]] (director) This show is recognized by many fans as hard to categorize, but a consensus has been reached that it is basically a mecha.
*''[[The Big O]]'' (1999)
*''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'' (2001) Koichi Chigira
*''[[RahXephon]]'' (2002), [[Yutaka Izubuchi]] (creator)
*''[[Eureka Seven]]'' (2005)
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==Mystery anime==
[[Image:Hitomi no Naka no Ansatsusha.jpg|thumb|right|Poster for fifth ''[[Case Closed]]'' movie.]]
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*''[[Case Closed]]'' (1996), [[Gosho Aoyama]] (original manga)
*''[[Detective Academy Q]]'' (2003), [[Noriyuki Abe]] (Director)
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==Romance anime==
[[Image:Oscar10.jpg|thumb|right|Oscar Jarjayes from ''[[The Rose of Versailles]]'']]
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*''[[The Rose of Versailles]]'' (1979), [[Riyoko Ikeda]] (original manga)
*''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'' (1986), Rumiko Takahashi (original manga)
*''[[Kimagure Orange Road]]'' (1987), [[Izumi Matsumoto]] (original manga)
*''[[Video Girl Ai]]'' (1992), [[Masakazu Katsura]] (original manga), Mizuho Nishikubo (director)
*''[[Marmalade Boy]]'' (1994), [[Wataru Yoshizumi]] (original manga)
*''[[Kare Kano|His & Her Circumstances]]'' (1998), [[Masami Tsuda]] (original manga), Hideaki Anno (director)
*''[[Onegai Teacher]]'' (2001) Please! (Author) [[Shizuru Hayashiya]] (Art)
*''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]'' (2002), [[Kou Fumizuki]] (original manga)
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==Samurai-era anime==
{{seealso|History of Japan#Feudal Japan}}
[[Image:tsukikageran4.jpg|thumb|right|Ran and Meow from ''[[Tsukikage Ran]]'']]
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*''[[Yōtōden]]'' (1987) [[Osamu Yamazaki]] (director)
*''[[The Hakkenden]]'' (1990), [[Takashi Anno]] (director) and [[Yukio Okamoto]] (director), [[Kyokutei Bakin]] (original novel)
*''[[Ninja Scroll]]'' (1995), [[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]] (director)
*''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' (1996), [[Nobuhiro Watsuki]] (original manga)
*''[[Tsukikage Ran]]'' (2000), [[Akitaro Daichi]] (director)
*''[[Samurai Deeper Kyo]]'' (2002), [[Akimine Kamijyo]] (original manga)
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==Science Fiction anime==
[[Image:Cover-akira.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Akira (film)|Akira]]'']]
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*''[[Captain Future]]'' (1979), [[Tomoharu Katsumata]] (director), [[Edmond Hamilton]] (original stories)
*''[[Ulysses 31]]'' (1981)
*''[[Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise]]'' (1987), [[Hiroyuki Yamaga]] (director)
*''[[Akira (film)|Akira]]'' (1988), [[Katsuhiro Otomo]] (director and original manga)
*''[[Ghost in the Shell (film)|Ghost in the Shell]]'' (1995), [[Mamoru Oshii]] (director)
*''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' (1998), [[Shinichiro Watanabe]] (director)
*''[[The Irresponsible Captain Tylor]] (1998)
*''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'' (1998), [[Chiaki J. Konaka]]
*''[[Crest of the Stars]] (1999), [[Morioka Hiroyuki.]] (creator)
*''[[FLCL]]'' (2000), [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]] and others (director)
*''[[Metropolis (2001 movie)|Metropolis]]'' (2001), [[Rintaro]] (director), [[Osamu Tezuka]] (original manga)
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==Shōjo anime==
{{seealso|Shojo}}
[[Image:Kodocha.jpg|thumb|right|Characters from ''[[Kodocha]]'' (''Kodomo no Omocha'')]]
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Titles listed in this section can fit into other categories on this page. However, they were placed here as they exemplify the traits found in typical "shōjo" anime.
*''[[Princess Knight|Ribbon No Kishi]]'' (1967), [[Osamu Tezuka]]
*''[[Aim for the Ace!]]'' (1973), [[Sumika Yamamoto]]
*''[[Candy Candy]]'' (1974), [[Kyoko Mizuki]]
*''[[Sailor Moon]]'' (1992), [[Naoko Takeuchi]]
*''[[Wedding Peach]]'' (1995)
*''[[Kodocha]]'' (''Kodomo no Omocha'') (1996), [[Miho Obana]]
*''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' (English anime is known as ''Cardcaptors'') (1998), [[CLAMP]]
*''[[Fruits Basket]]'' (2001), [[Studio DEEN]] (by Natsuki Takaya)
*''[[Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne]]'' (Arina Tanemura))

==Shōnen anime==
{{seealso|Shonen}}
[[Image:Dbcast.jpg|thumb|right|Characters from ''[[Dragon Ball (TV series)|Dragon Ball]]'']]
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Titles listed in this section can fit into other categories on this page. However, they were placed here as they exemplify the traits found in typical "shōnen" anime.
*''[[Dragon Ball (TV series)|Dragon Ball]]'' (1986), [[Akira Toriyama]]
*''[[Saint Seiya]]'' (''Knights of the Zodiac'') (1986), [[Masami Kurumada]]
*''[[Ronin Warriors]]'' (''Yoroiden-Samurai Troopers'') (1988), [[Hajime Yatate]]
*''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' (1992), [[Nobuhiro Watsuki]]
*''[[YuYu Hakusho|Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' (1997), [[Yoshihiro Togashi]]<!--The anime release is titled "Yu Yu Hakusho"-->
*''[[Digimon]]''(1997), [[Akiyoshi Hongo]] (original manga and anime)
*''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' (second series anime, ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'' in Japan) (2000), [[Kazuki Takahashi]] (original manga, 1996)
*''[[One Piece]]'' (1997), [[Eiichiro Oda]]
*''[[Hikaru no Go]]'' (2001), [[Yumi Hotta]] (original manga story), [[Takeshi Obata]] (original manga artist)
*''[[Bleach_(manga)|Bleach]]'' (2002), [[Tite Kubo]] 
*''[[Naruto]]'' (2002), [[Masashi Kishimoto]] (original manga, 1999)

==Space opera anime==
{{seealso|Space opera}}
[[Image:Legend of Galactic Heroes dvd1jp boxcover.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]'']]
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*''[[Space Battleship Yamato]]'' (1974) aka ''Star Blazers'', [[Leiji Matsumoto]] (director)
*''[[Captain Harlock]]'' (1978), [[Rintaro]] (director), Leiji Matsumoto (original manga)
*''[[The Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'' (1982), [[Noburo Ishiguro]] (director)
*''[[Gunbuster]]'' (1988), [[Hideaki Anno]] (director)
*''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]'' (1988), Noburo Ishiguro (director), [[Yoshiki Tanaka]] (original story)
*''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' (1996), [[Tatsuo Sato]] (director), [[Kia Asamiya]] (original manga)
*''[[Crest of the Stars]]'' (1999), [[Morioka Hiroyuki]] (original novels)
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==Sports anime==
[[Image:Captain tsubasa team.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Captain Tsubasa]]'' team shot]]
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*''[[Ashita No Joe]]'' (1970), [[Osamu Dezaki]] (director) [[Tetsuo Chiba]] & [[Asao Takamori]] (original manga creator)
*''[[Captain Tsubasa]]'' (1983), [[Yoichi Takahashi]]
*''[[Touch (manga)|Touch]]'' (1985), [[Mitsuru Adachi]] (original manga)
*''[[Slam Dunk (manga)|Slam Dunk]]'' (1993), [[Takehiko Inoue]] (original manga)
*''[[Battle Athletes]]'' [[OVA]] (1997), Kazuhiro Ozawa (director)
*''[[Initial D]]'' (1998), [[Shuichi Shigeno]] (original manga)
*''[[Princess Nine]]'' (1998) [[Tomomi Mochizuki]] (director)
*''[[Fighting Spirit]]'' (''Hajime no Ippo'') (2000) [[Jyoji "George" Morikawa]] (original manga)
*''[[The Prince of Tennis|Prince of Tennis]]'' (2001), [[Takeshi Konomi]] (original manga)
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==Studio Ghibli anime==
{{seealso|Studio Ghibli}}
[[Image:1totoro.jpg|thumb|250px|right|''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'']]
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*''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]'' (1984), [[Hayao Miyazaki]] (director and original manga)
*''[[Castle in the Sky]]'' (1986), Hayao Miyazaki (director)
*''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'' (1988), [[Isao Takahata]] (director)
*''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' (1988), Hayao Miyazaki (director)
*''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'' (1989), Hayao Miyazaki (director)
*''[[Porco Rosso]]'' (1992), Hayao Miyazaki (director)
*''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' (1997), Hayao Miyazaki (director)
*''[[Spirited Away]]'' (2001), Hayao Miyazaki (director)
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