Sci-Fi Anime
Sci-fi anime is where directors throw big ideas at you -- time loops, AI, alternate timelines -- and expect you to just keep up. *Steins;Gate* is the go-to benchmark, mixing otaku humor with surprisingly tight time-travel writing. A lot of it is character drama wrapped in wild concepts, not just mecha and technobabble.
Common Misconception
Anime sci-fi is just mecha battles or technobabble.
Underrated Pick
Planetes -- space garbage collectors dealing with politics, class, and their own dreams in a surprisingly human way.
Steins;Gate
White Fox
Gintama Season 4
Bandai Namco Pictures
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
K-Factory
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Sunrise
Takopi's Original Sin
Enishiya
Cowboy Bebop
Sunrise
86 Eighty-Six Part 2
A-1 Pictures
Gurren Lagann
Gainax
Made in Abyss
Kinema Citrus
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Trigger
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Kyoto Animation
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Khara
Alien Stage
LICO
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Gainax
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
Production I.G
Aria the Origination
HAL Film Maker
Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
Studio Colorido
Pluto
Studio M2
Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-
Wit Studio
Swallowed Star 3rd Season
Sparkly Key Animation Studio
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199
Xebec
Psycho-Pass
Production I.G
Parasyte: The Maxim
Madhouse
Shelter
A-1 Pictures
Redline
Madhouse
Ling Cage 2
YHKT Entertainment
Scissor Seven: Fragments of Memory
Sharefun Studio
Space Dandy 2nd Season
Bones
Girls' Last Tour
White Fox
World Trigger 3rd Season
Toei Animation
Stand By Me Doraemon 2
Shirogumi
Symphogear XV
Satelight
Aria the Natural
HAL Film Maker
Megalobox 2: Nomad
TMS Entertainment
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's
Seven Arcs
Akira
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
A Certain Scientific Railgun T
J.C.Staff
Future Boy Conan
Nippon Animation
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden
K-Factory
Interstella5555: The 5tory of The 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
Toei Animation
Fire Force Season 3 Part 2
David Production
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
Gonzo
Serial Experiments Lain
Triangle Staff
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Popular Sci-Fi Manga
36 total
EDGE Series: Kamigami no Inai Hoshi de - Boku to Senpai no Uhauha Zaboom
47 ch / 2 vol
Adam no Rokkotsu
8 ch / 1 vol
Kimi Shi ni Tamou Ryuuseigun
Remember11
2 vol
20th Century Boys
249 ch / 22 vol
86―EIGHTY-SIX
Honkai Impact 3rd: Second Eruption
66 ch / 6 vol
Space Brothers
Made in Abyss
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
8 ch / 1 vol
The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya
8 ch / 2 vol
A Certain Magical Index NT
178 ch / 23 vol
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Sci-Fi anime?
Based on community scores, Steins;Gate (rated 9.07/10) is the highest-rated Sci-Fi anime. Rankings update as new scores come in.
How many Sci-Fi anime are there?
AnimePulse currently tracks 96 Sci-Fi anime titles, including TV series, movies, OVAs, and specials.
What's a common misconception about Sci-Fi anime?
Anime sci-fi is just mecha battles or technobabble.
What's an underrated Sci-Fi anime?
Planetes -- space garbage collectors dealing with politics, class, and their own dreams in a surprisingly human way.