Fantasy's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Fantasy? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Fantasy titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2019 25 great titles Best: The Legend of Hei
  2. #2 2021 25 great titles Best: Zack Snyder's Justice League
  3. #3 2020 25 great titles Best: Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
  4. #4 2025 25 great titles Best: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
  5. #5 2018 25 great titles Best: Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
  6. #6 2022 25 great titles Best: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
  7. #7 2012 25 great titles Best: Wolf Children
  8. #8 2017 25 great titles Best: Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
  9. #9 2015 25 great titles Best: Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
  10. #10 2023 25 great titles Best: Once Upon a Studio
  11. #11 2013 25 great titles Best: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
  12. #12 2014 25 great titles Best: Song of the Sea
  13. #13 2007 25 great titles Best: Ratatouille
  14. #14 2016 25 great titles Best: Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
  15. #15 2004 25 great titles Best: Howl's Moving Castle
  16. #16 2001 25 great titles Best: Spirited Away
  17. #17 2009 25 great titles Best: Coraline
  18. #18 2024 25 great titles Best: Flow
  19. #19 2010 25 great titles Best: How to Train Your Dragon
  20. #20 2006 25 great titles Best: Pan's Labyrinth
  21. #21 2008 25 great titles Best: Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
  22. #22 2011 25 great titles Best: Hotarubi no Mori e
  23. #23 1988 25 great titles Best: My Neighbor Totoro
  24. #24 2002 25 great titles Best: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  25. #25 2000 25 great titles Best: A Dog's Will
  26. #26 2003 25 great titles Best: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  27. #27 1999 25 great titles Best: The Green Mile
  28. #28 1993 25 great titles Best: The Nightmare Before Christmas
  29. #29 2005 25 great titles Best: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  30. #30 1994 25 great titles Best: The Kingdom
  31. #31 1987 25 great titles Best: Wings of Desire
  32. #32 1998 25 great titles Best: Hunter × Hunter Pilot
  33. #33 1995 25 great titles Best: A Little Princess
  34. #34 1984 25 great titles Best: Warriors of the Wind
  35. #35 1986 25 great titles Best: Castle in the Sky
  36. #36 1991 25 great titles Best: Beauty and the Beast
  37. #37 1982 25 great titles Best: Vincent
  38. #38 1992 25 great titles Best: Porco Rosso
  39. #39 1989 25 great titles Best: Kiki's Delivery Service
  40. #40 1985 25 great titles Best: Angel's Egg