The Top 20 Anime of 2017 (So Far) Voted by Japanese Fans

Japanese animation is well-loved not just in Japan, but all around the world. The artform has distinctive production techniques and combines graphic art and cinematography, and its industry consists of over hundreds of production studios, including Studio Ghibli and Toei Animation (Dragon Ball, One Piece). In many ways, 2016 may not have been the best year, but when it came to anime, there were certainly some solid material that was released. Last year, Ghibli co-produced the Michaël Dudok de Wit-directed short film The Red Turtle, Makoto Shinkai set new boundaries with his exceedingly successful Your Name. and there were countless cool new shows like My Hero Academia, Mob Psycho 100 and others.

2017 looks to be an even more promising year. Only 4 months remaining till the year ends and tons of new anime series and sequels released this year. So the AT-X, a Japanese anime television network asked the fans to vote the best anime of 2017 so far. The results include 15 titles released in Winter and Spring 2017. So here’s are the results:

20. Armed Girl’s Machiavellism (Busou Shoujo Machiavellism)

16. The Eccentric Family (Seasons 1 and 2)

15. Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

14. Re:Creators

13. Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito

12. Alice & Zouroku

11. Sound! Euphonium 2

09. ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.

08. Natsume’s Book of Friends (Natsume Yuujinchou) (Season 5 and 6)

07. WorldEnd (SukaSuka)

06. Gabriel DropOut

05. Youjo Senki

04. Interviews with Monster Girls (Demi-chan wa Kataritai)

03. Tsuki ga Kirei

02. Kemono Friends

01. Eromanga Sensei