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The 30 Best Anime Movies of All Time & Where to Stream Them in 2024

The 30 Best Anime Movies of All Time & Where to Stream Them in 2024

If you're not in the mood to dive into a new anime series because it requires a certain degree of commitment and quite a lot of time, we get you: time is the only resource you can't replenish.

But if you still want to enjoy some anime in a nicely concentrated way, then look no further than the movies.

Back in the day anime movies were held in higher regard compared to the regular TV anime shows, just like movies with actors and TV series were.

The reasons were simple: the higher the budget, the better the animation. In modern days, however, TV animation can sometimes rival the movie one in quality (look at Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, it's mind-blowing), but still, movies provide you with something that no TV series can: it's a complete and cohesive story that has been relayed to you in under two hours.

And not only that, but most of the time these movies don't even require any context or previous knowledge, so they can be enjoyed as stand-alone works. Coincidentally, a lot of anime movies explore quite heavy or philosophical topics, and that differs greatly from what is popular on the TV anime scene.

If you're not in the mood to dive into a new anime series because it requires a certain degree of commitment and quite a lot of time, we get you: time is the only resource you can't replenish.

But if you still want to enjoy some anime in a nicely concentrated way, then look no further than the movies.

Back in the day anime movies were held in higher regard compared to the regular TV anime shows, just like movies with actors and TV series were.

The reasons were simple: the higher the budget, the better the animation. In modern days, however, TV animation can sometimes rival the movie one in quality (look at Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, it's mind-blowing), but still, movies provide you with something that no TV series can: it's a complete and cohesive story that has been relayed to you in under two hours.

And not only that, but most of the time these movies don't even require any context or previous knowledge, so they can be enjoyed as stand-alone works. Coincidentally, a lot of anime movies explore quite heavy or philosophical topics, and that differs greatly from what is popular on the TV anime scene.