1. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (時をかける少女)
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.
It has an average vote of 7.776 on TMDB.
2. Wolf Children (おおかみこどもの雨と雪)
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
It has an average vote of 8.225 on TMDB.
3. A Letter to Momo (ももへの手紙)
A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.
It has an average vote of 7.361 on TMDB.
4. Sword of the Stranger (ストレンヂア -無皇刃譚-)
Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving the dog from a poison attack, but chaos erupts when the assassins find Kotaro, and No Name must face his past before a horrible fate is met again.
It has an average vote of 7.608 on TMDB.
5. Children Who Chase Lost Voices (星を追う子ども)
The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is attacked by a fearsome monster and saved mysterious boy named Shun. However, Shun disappears and Asuna embarks on a journey of adventure to the land of Agartha with her teacher Mr. Morisaki to meet a Shun again. Through her journey she comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.
It has an average vote of 7.208 on TMDB.
6. Tamako Love Story (たまこラブストーリー)
Devoted to her family’s rice-cake–making business and the high school baton club, Tamako is a little slow when it comes to love. She’s oblivious to her childhood friend Mochizo’s affections, even though all their friends know. With graduation closing in and Mochizo leaving for Tokyo, will Tamako realise her feelings and tell him in time?
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
7. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (人狼 JIN-ROH)
A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. However, unbeknownst to him, he becomes a key player in a dispute between rival police divisions, as he finds himself increasingly involved with the sister of the girl he saw die.
It has an average vote of 7.408 on TMDB.
8. The Transfiguration
When troubled teen Milo, who has a fascination with vampire lore, meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milo's fantasy into reality.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
9. Shelter (Shelter)
Shelter tells the story of Rin, a 17-year-old girl who lives her life inside of a futuristic simulation completely by herself in infinite, beautiful loneliness. Each day, Rin awakens in virtual reality and uses a tablet which controls the simulation to create a new, different, beautiful world for herself. Until one day, everything changes, and Rin comes to learn the true origins behind her life inside a simulation.
It has an average vote of 7.414 on TMDB.
10. A Wind Named Amnesia (風の名はアムネジア)
A wind has swept the Earth taking all the memories from everyone. No one knows who they are, how to speak, or how to use the tools of modern civilization. Two years later, a young man who has been re-educated travels across America on a mysterious journey.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
11. Grandfather's Lamp (おぢいさんのランプ)
A boy finds a strange object while playing hide-and-seek. His grandfather tells him the story of his own youth, and the important role the old lamp played. This story is about the modernization of Japan and the changes that came with it.
It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.
12. Battle of Warsaw 1920 (1920 Bitwa Warszawska)
Poland's winning battle against Soviet Russia as seen through the eyes of two young protagonists, Ola and Jan. She is a Warsaw cabaret dancer, while he is a cavalry officer and poet who believes in socialist ideals
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.
13. Radiohead | In Rainbows From The Basement
A live performance by Radiohead of their 2007 album In Rainbows. This was their first of two full-episode performances, filmed at Maida Vale Studios in London, as part of the ‘From The Basement’ television series produced by Nigel Godrich, Dilly Gent, James Chads and John Woollcombe.
It has an average vote of 7.548 on TMDB.
14. Family of Strangers (閉鎖病棟 それぞれの朝)
Three patients of different backgrounds, illnesses and stages are being treated at a psychiatric clinic in Nagano Prefecture. Their cases range from the criminal to merely asocial. That should be that, but soon matters take a darker turn when a corpse turns up and a murder has occurred. The culprit fingered is one of the patients.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
15. The Buried Forest (埋もれ木)
Three high school girls living out in the country build stories out from their local environment, mountainous and bordered by an unkempt buried forest.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
16. Yona Yona Penguin (よなよなペンギン)
Rintaro directs a tale of three children who visit a land of wonder. This is the first "3D anime" that Madhouse has produced. Oh, and there are penguins.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
17. Africa: The Serengeti
Africa the Serengeti takes you on an extraordinary journey to view a spectacle few humans have ever witnessed: The Great Migration. Journey with more than two million wildebeests, zebras and antelopes as in their annual 500 mile trek across the Serengeti plains.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
18. The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman (刀见笑)
A tale of revenge, honor and greed follows a group of misfits that gets involved with a kitchen cleaver made from the top five swords of the martial arts world in this wild and brash action comedy.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
19. The Drudgery Train (苦役列車)
In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence from their friendship - especially regarding pursuit of the opposite sex. The working class Kanta becomes a sort of unruly anti-hero, maintaining his pride, defiance, and self-assurance even as his prospects seem increasingly grim.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
20. 喊山 (喊山)
(喊山)
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
