(Nene Sakura, a newbie programmer from New Game. Image by destex on Wallhaven)
A curated list of animes every developer should watch.
Legend: π = Anime series, π½ = Anime Movie
TITLE | GENRE | SEASON/YEAR | MAL SCORE |
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π Angel Beats! | Action, Comedy, Drama, School, Supernatural | Spring 2010 | β 8.18 |
π½ Battle Programmer Shirase | Comedy, Ecchi, Sci-Fi | 2004 | β 7.64 |
π½ Blood-C: The Last Dark | Action, Horror, Supernatural, Vampire | 2012 | β 7.21 |
π½ Byousoku 5 Centimeter | Drama, Romance, Slice of Life | 2007 | β 7.78 |
π Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! | Drama, Comedy, Slice of Life, Romance, School | Fall 2012 | β 7.78 |
π Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren | Drama, Comedy, Slice of Life, Romance, School | Winter 2014 | β 7.56 |
π½ Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Movie: Take On Me | Drama, Comedy, Slice of Life, Romance, School | Winter 2018 | β 8.17 |
π Cowboy Bebop | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Space | Spring 1998 | β 8.79 |
π Dagashi Kashi | Comedy, Shounen, Slice of Life | Winter 2016 | β 6.65 |
π Deca-Dence | Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure | Summer 2020 | β 7.57 |
π Guilty Crown | Action, Sci-Fi, Super Power, Drama, Romance, Mecha | Fall 2011 | β 7.55 |
π Kamisama no Memochou | Mystery | Summer 2011 | β 7.55 |
π½ Koukaku Kidoutai | Action, Mecha, Police, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Seinen | 1995 | β 8.30 |
π New Game! | Game, Slice of Life, Comedy | Summer 2016 | β 7.64 |
π New Game!! | Game, Slice of Life, Comedy | Summer 2017 | β 7.79 |
π No Game No Life | Game, Adventure, Comedy, Supernatural, Ecchi, Fantasy | Spring 2014 | β 8.24 |
π½ No Game No Life: Zero | Game, Supernatural, Drama, Romance, Fantasy | Summer 2017 | β 8.38 |
π Persona 5 the Animation | Action, Fantasy, Supernatural | Spring 2018 | β 6.51 |
π Psycho-Pass | Action, Sci-Fi, Police, Psychological | Fall 2012 | β 8.39 |
π Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata | Harem, Comedy, Romance, Ecchi, School | Winter 2015 | β 7.55 |
π Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo | Slice of Life, Comedy, Drama, Romance, School | Fall 2012 | β 8.22 |
π Sekirei | Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Harem, Super Power | Summer 2008 | β 7.16 |
π Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san | Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural | Spring 2019 | β 7.38 |
π Steins Gate | Thriller, Sci-Fi | Spring 2011 | β 9.12 |
π Sword Art Online | Action, Game, Adventure, Romance, Fantasy | Summer 2012 | β 7.30 |
π½ Summer Wars | Sci-Fi, Comedy | 2009 | β 8.11 |
π½ The Animatrix | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi | 2003 | β 7.29 |
π Tonikaku Kawaii | Comedy, Romance, Shounen | Fall 2020 | β 7.78 |
π Zankyou no Terror | Mystery, Psychological, Thriller | Summer 2014 | β 8.13 |
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