Updated May 12, 2024 by testing

Anime is a form of entertainment that is usually taken for granted but it’s a fact that there are many anime out there that had such an impact on the masses that they won a lot of awards. The stories of these anime are so heart-touching that they were able to move the hearts of the fans and they do deserve all the grace they’re getting. So today, we’ll be talking about some of the best award-winning anime out there. Are you guys ready? Let’s get started!

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ANIME THAT WON AWARDS

14. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Title	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Genre	Sports
Type	TV
Episodes	26
Studios	Production I.G
Premiered	2002
Duration	25 minutes per episode

This anime takes us to the year 2029 where a government organization named the Public Peace Section is doing their best to combat the criminals that have disrupted the peace of the society. This is a story of Major Motoko Kusanagi and her team that will make you feel the adrenaline rush you’ve been wanting to feel for a long time!

This anime won the Excellence Prize at the 2002 Japan Media Arts Festival due to being entertaining and easy to understand. 

13. Odd Taxi

Title	Odd Taxi
Genre	Mystery
Type	TV
Episodes	13
Studios	O.L.M
Premiered	2021
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Odd Taxi tells us the story of a bored taxi driver named Hiroshi Odokawa who lives a very mundane life. He’s antisocial, has no family and chooses to keep quiet because he has different opinions than most people out there. He only has two friends named Gouriki and Kakibana. His friends are also as weird as him. All of Odokawa’s everyday interactions lead to a mystery that involves a missing girl. How will Odokawa deal with this mess?

Odd Taxi won the Best Anime Series of 2021 in the IGN “Best of” Awards. 

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12. Tamako Love Story

Title	Tamako Love Story
Genre	Romance
Type	Movie
Episodes	1
Studios	Kyoto Animation
Premiered	2014
Duration	1 hour 23 minutes

Tanako’s friends have big plans for them and they’re super-excited for that. However, Tamako decides to stick to her plan of helping her family at their mochi shop. While Mochizou Ooji plans to leave for university in Tokyo at the end of the school year. Tamako doesn’t know how her life is going to change as Mochizou is getting close to confessing his feelings. This Movie won the Encouragement Prize/New Face Award at the 2014 Japan Media Arts Festival. 

11. Shirobako

Title	Shirobako
Genre	Comedy
Type	TV
Episodes	24
Studios	P.A Works
Premiered	2014
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Aoi felt extremely happy when her club’s first project was successful. This encouraged Aoi and her friends to pursue careers in the animation industry. After graduation, Aoi worked as a production assistant for a big animation studio and realized how hard that work actually is. However, she keeps moving forward as she and her friends want to create an animated piece of their own. Together, they see success in different ways. 

This anime won the Animation Kobe Television Award in 2015 and also won the Animation of the Year Award at the Tokyo Anime Awards in 2016. 

10. The Tatami Galaxy

Title	The Tatami Galaxy
Genre	Action
Type	TV
Episodes	11
Studios	Madhouse
Premiered	2010
Duration	23 minutes per episode

We’re introduced to an unnamed third-year university student who had dreamt of living the best college life ever. However, his social life doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. The only friend he has keeps getting him in trouble. He has no girlfriend and lives a very lonely life. So,when given a chance to relive his two years at college by a god, he takes it. Each time, he makes different choices in order for him to feel something exciting. Will he ever be satisfied with the results?

The Tatami Galaxy won the Tokyo Anime Award in 2011. 

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9. Zombieland Saga

Title	Zombieland Saga
Genre	Comedy
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	MAPPA
Premiered	2018
Duration	23 minutes per episode

The year is 2008. It’s a typical morning. Sakura is ready to leave for school. But as soon as she leaves, she gets hit by a truck and dies. When she opens her eyes, she realizes that she has been turned into a  zombie by  Koutarou Tatsumi. She meets six other girls who have become zombies as well. They were turned into a zombie idol group now and they must also hide their identity from normal people. Zombieland Saga won the Animation of the Year Award in the Tokyo Anime Awards Festival in 2019. 

8. Serial Experiments Lain

Title	Serial Experiments Lain
Genre	Horror
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Triangle Staff
Premiered	1998
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Chisa’s friends received a strange email saying that “I have only abandoned my body. I still live here” several days after she took her own life. Lain is one of the girls who received that email and as soon as she opens it, she gets sucked into the world of Wired. She started seeing men in black everywhere she went. She started encountering mysteries one after the other. Soon. the lines between reality and cyberspace begin to blur and Lain finds herself lost and confused. 

This anime received the Excellence Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 1998. It’s definitely one of the Best Horror Anime!

7. Yuri!!! On Ice

Title	Yuri!!! On Ice
Genre	Sports
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	MAPPA
Premiered	2016
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Yuuri Katsuki was sure to win the Figure Skating Grand Prix  unfortunately, fate was not in his favor and suffered a crushing defeat. Depressed, he hid himself in his parents’ house, thinking of giving up figure skating for good. But then, Victor Nikiforove and Yuri Plistesky walked into his life. They gave Yuuri a new reason to compete again as a figure skater and let everybody know that he’s the best!

This anime won three awards at the Tokyo Anime Awards Festival in 2019. 

6. Magical Girl Madoka Magica

Title	Magical Girl Madoka Magica
Genre	Action, Drama
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Shaft
Premiered	2011
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Madoka Kaname lived a happy and peaceful life with his family and friends. One day, she comes across a girl named Homura who was coming in her dreams for a  few days. She warned her not to form a contract with a creature named Kyubey. But Kyuubey knows how to manipulate. Madoka had to form a contract with him and that’s exactly the start of all the troubles. 

This anime bagged a bunch of awards including the Television Award, the Animation Kobe Award and an award at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2011. 

5. Gurren Lagann

Title	Gurren Lagann
Genre	Action, Mecha
Type	TV
Episodes	27
Studios	Gainax
Premiered	2007
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Simon and Kamina both live in a subterranean village and wish to go to the surface. They use a mecha named Lagann to go to the surface and fight the Lordgenome’s forces alongside other humans. This is just the start of their exciting adventures. 

Gurren Lagann bagged a bunch of awards including the 7th Tokyo Anime Award, the 12th Animation Kobe Award and the Excellence Prize at the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival. 

4. Neon Genesis Evangelion

Title	Neon Genesis Evangelion
Genre	Action, Sci-fi
Type	TV
Episodes	26
Studios	Gainax
Premiered	1995
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Neon Genesis Evangelion introduces us to an organization named NERV that uses big mechas named Evangelions in order to combat monsters named Angels. They are piloted by Shinji Ikari, Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley. They’re all going towards the Human Instrumentality Project that Shinji’s father wants to complete in order to be reunited with his dead wife. This is a deep story about human emotions and how complicated they become. 

This anime bagged the “Best Loved Series” at the Anime Grand Prix in 1996. 

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3. Jujutsu Kaisen

Title	Jujutsu Kaisen
Genre	Action, Fantasy
Type	TV
Episodes	24
Studios	MAPPA
Premiered	2020
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Yuuji Itadori had joined the Occult Research Club at his school and had to eat a cursed object in order to protect his friend from cursed souls. Now, a demon named Sukuna has taken over Itadori’s body and is able to control him at will. Enter Gojo Satoru, a sorcerer who takes Itadori to the Tokyo Metropolitan High School in order to train him to become a Jujutsu Sorcerer. Will Itadori ever be able to get rid of the demon inside him?

Jujutsu Kaisen bagged the Anime of the Year Award at the 5th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2021. 

2. Demon Slayer

Title	Demon Slayer
Genre	Action, Fantasy
Type	TV
Episodes	26
Studios	ufotable
Premiered	2019
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Demon Slayer tells us the story of Tanjiro Kamado who shoulders his family’s responsibility ever since his father died. One day, he was out in town for some business and when he came back, he found his family slaughtered by a demon named Muzan Kibutsuji. He only left his sister named Nezuko but she had also turned into a demon. However, Nezuko retained some of her humanity and avoided eating humans. Now, Tanjiro decides to start his journey to find a cure for Nezuko as well as take his revenge on Muzan. 

Demon Slayer won the Animation of the Year at the Japan Academy Prize in 2021. 

1. Attack on Titan

Title	Attack on Titan
Genre	Action, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	86
Studios	Wit Studio
Premiered	2013
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Humanity has been forced to live inside the walls due to the titans roaming free and eating humans whenever they want. However, one day, a massive titan appeared out of nowhere and kicked a hole inside one of the walls. The titans started entering the walls and wreaking havoc everywhere. Eren Jaeger’s mother became a victim of one of the Titans. That’s when Eren decided to join the Survey Corps which had only one goal; to exterminate all the titans from the face of the earth. Attack on Titan has won many awards including the Kodansha Manga Award and the Harvey Award. Attack on Titan is un doubtedly one of the Best Anime in History. 

Conclusion

We’re at the end of our blog with some of the Best Award Winning Anime. Honestly, all of these anime deserved the awards they got because of the impact they made on the people. Comment down below your favorite anime from this list. We’ll come back with more recommendation blogs. See you guys in the next one!