Toei Animation's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 1993 7 great titles Best: Slam Dunk
  2. #2 2015 6 great titles Best: Dragon Ball Super
  3. #3 2018 6 great titles Best: Dragon Ball Super: Broly
  4. #4 2012 6 great titles Best: Saint Seiya Omega
  5. #5 2014 6 great titles Best: Sailor Moon Crystal
  6. #6 2017 6 great titles Best: One Piece Episode of East Blue
  7. #7 2023 6 great titles Best: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Part 2
  8. #8 1994 6 great titles Best: Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice
  9. #9 1986 5 great titles Best: Saint Seiya
  10. #10 1981 5 great titles Best: Queen Millennia
  11. #11 1978 5 great titles Best: Starzinger
  12. #12 2006 5 great titles Best: Powerpuff Girls Z
  13. #13 2007 5 great titles Best: Lovely★Complex
  14. #14 2002 5 great titles Best: Digimon Frontier
  15. #15 1995 5 great titles Best: Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole
  16. #16 1989 5 great titles Best: Dragon Ball Z
  17. #17 2010 5 great titles Best: Digimon Fusion
  18. #18 2022 5 great titles Best: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
  19. #19 2000 5 great titles Best: Our War Game
  20. #20 2004 5 great titles Best: Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture
  21. #21 2013 5 great titles Best: Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
  22. #22 2016 5 great titles Best: One Piece Film: GOLD
  23. #23 2005 5 great titles Best: One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island