The 300 best-scored of the 867 sci-fi anime with a page here, ranked by the median score the listing sites give them (every one scores 6.5 or better). Type, episodes and total hours on every row, so the two of you can see what fits tonight before you argue about it.
| Anime | Type | Episodes | Hours | Year | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | TV | 64 | 25.6 h | 2009 | 9.08 |
| Steins;Gate | TV | 24 | 9.6 h | 2011 | 9 |
| Gintama Movie 3: Yoshiwara Daienjou (New Gintama the Movie: Yoshiwara in Flames) | MOVIE | 1 | 2.1 h | 2026 | 8.91 |
| Gintama° (Gintama Season 3) | TV | 51 | 20.4 h | 2015 | 8.87 |
| Gintama': Enchousen (Gintama Season 2 Part 2) | TV | 13 | 5.2 h | 2012 | 8.85 |
| Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Season 2) | TV | 25 | 10 h | 2008 | 8.82 |
| Violet Evergarden Movie (Violet Evergarden: The Movie) | MOVIE | 1 | 2.3 h | 2020 | 8.8 |
| Gintama' (Gintama Season 2) | TV | 51 | 20.4 h | 2011 | 8.73 |
| 86 Part 2 (86 EIGHTY-SIX Part 2) | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2021 | 8.71 |
| Boku no Hero Academia: Final Season (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON) | TV | 11 | 4.2 h | 2025 | 8.71 |
| Gintama. (Gintama Season 4) | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2017 | 8.71 |
| Gintama: The Final (Gintama the Movie: The Final) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.7 h | 2021 | 8.71 |
| Gintama Movie 2: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare (Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Odd Jobs) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.8 h | 2013 | 8.7 |
| Takopii no Genzai | ONA | 6 | 2.6 h | 2025 | 8.67 |
| Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion) | TV | 25 | 10 h | 2006 | 8.64 |
| Cowboy Bebop | TV | 26 | 10.4 h | 1998 | 8.64 |
| Violet Evergarden | TV | 13 | 5.2 h | 2018 | 8.64 |
| Gintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen (Gintama Period: Silver Soul Arc) | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2018 | 8.63 |
| Made in Abyss | TV | 13 | 5.4 h | 2017 | 8.62 |
| Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu (Haruhi Movie) | MOVIE | 1 | 2.7 h | 2010 | 8.59 |
| Monogatari Series: Second Season (Story Series: Second Season) | TV | 26 | 10.8 h | 2013 | 8.58 |
| Shiguang Dailiren (Time Agent) | ONA | 11 | 4.2 h | 2021 | 8.57 |
| Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | ONA | 10 | 4.2 h | 2022 | 8.53 |
| Gintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen - Kouhan-sen (Gintama. Silver Soul Arc 2nd Season) | TV | 14 | 5.6 h | 2018 | 8.53 |
| Steins;Gate 0 | TV | 23 | 8.8 h | 2018 | 8.53 |
| Dandadan | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2024 | 8.52 |
| Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou (MADE IN ABYSS: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun) | TV | 12 | 5 h | 2022 | 8.52 |
| Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 2 (Dr. Stone 4th Season Part 2) | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2025 | 8.51 |
| Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG) | TV | 26 | 10.8 h | 2004 | 8.51 |
| Made in Abyss Movie 3: Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei (MADE IN ABYSS: Dawn of the Deep Soul) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.8 h | 2020 | 8.5 |
| One Punch Man | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2015 | 8.5 |
| Yakusoku no Neverland (THE PROMISED NEVERLAND) | TV | 12 | 4.4 h | 2019 | 8.5 |
| Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Heaven-Piercing Gurren Lagann) | TV | 27 | 10.8 h | 2007 | 8.49 |
| Ansatsu Kyoushitsu 2nd Season (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Final Season) | TV | 25 | 9.6 h | 2016 | 8.45 |
| Dandadan 2nd Season | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2025 | 8.45 |
| Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidou Shuki Ningyou (Violet Evergarden I: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.5 h | 2019 | 8.42 |
| Chou Kaguya-hime! (Cosmic Princess Kaguya!) | ONA | 1 | 2.3 h | 2026 | 8.41 |
| Chi. Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Blood. About the Movement of the Earth) | TV | 25 | 10.4 h | 2024 | 8.4 |
| Gintama (Silver Soul) | TV | 201 | 80.4 h | 2006 | 8.4 |
| Kaijuu 8-gou (Monster #8) | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2024 | 8.4 |
| Ling Long 2nd Season | ONA | 12 | 7.6 h | 2025 | 8.4 |
| Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Movie 2: Lagann-hen (Gurren Lagann Movie 2: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars) | MOVIE | 1 | 2.1 h | 2009 | 8.4 |
| Dr. Stone: New World Part 2 (Dr. Stone: New World - Part II) | TV | 11 | 4.2 h | 2023 | 8.39 |
| Made in Abyss Movie 2: Hourou Suru Tasogare (Made in Abyss Movie 2: Wandering Twilight) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.8 h | 2019 | 8.39 |
| Shin Evangelion Movie:|| | MOVIE | 1 | 2.6 h | 2021 | 8.38 |
| Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no Tobira (Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.9 h | 2001 | 8.36 |
| Gintama. Porori-hen | TV | 13 | 5 h | 2017 | 8.36 |
| Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su 2nd Season (Kamige ni Idoman to Su Season 2) | TV | 25 | 9.6 h | 2024 | 8.36 |
| Steins;Gate Movie: Fuka Ryouiki no Déjà vu (Steins;Gate: The Movie) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.5 h | 2013 | 8.36 |
| 86 (86 EIGHTY-SIX) | TV | 11 | 4.2 h | 2021 | 8.35 |
| Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex (Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex) | TV | 26 | 10.4 h | 2002 | 8.35 |
| Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu | TV | 24 | 9.2 h | 2014 | 8.34 |
| Boku no Hero Academia 6th Season (My Hero Academia Season 6) | TV | 25 | 9.6 h | 2022 | 8.33 |
| Shinseiki Evangelion Movie: Air/Magokoro wo, Kimi ni (The End of Evangelion: Episode 25': Love is Destructive/One More Final: I Need Y) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.4 h | 1997 | 8.33 |
| Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 3 (Dr. Stone 4th Season Part 3) | TV | 13 | 5.2 h | 2026 | 8.31 |
| Aria the Origination | TV | 13 | 5.2 h | 2008 | 8.3 |
| Dr. Stone | TV | 24 | 9.6 h | 2019 | 8.3 |
| Dr. Stone: Science Future (Dr. Stone Final Season) | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2025 | 8.3 |
| Dr. Stone: Stone Wars (Doctor Stone Season 2) | TV | 11 | 4.4 h | 2021 | 8.3 |
| Evangelion Movie 2: Ha | MOVIE | 1 | 1.9 h | 2009 | 8.3 |
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