TOHO's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of TOHO? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best TOHO 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: Dr. STONE
  2. #2 2018 25 great titles Best: Teasing Master Takagi-san
  3. #3 2015 24 great titles Best: The Boy and the Beast
  4. #4 2023 22 great titles Best: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
  5. #5 2014 22 great titles Best: Haikyu!!
  6. #6 2020 20 great titles Best: JUJUTSU KAISEN
  7. #7 2017 21 great titles Best: Little Witch Academia
  8. #8 2016 19 great titles Best: My Hero Academia
  9. #9 2024 18 great titles Best: Kaiju No. 8
  10. #10 2012 18 great titles Best: Wolf Children
  11. #11 2010 17 great titles Best: The Secret World of Arrietty
  12. #12 2013 17 great titles Best: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
  13. #13 2006 12 great titles Best: Memories of Matsuko
  14. #14 2025 11 great titles Best: JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death - The Movie
  15. #15 2008 11 great titles Best: Ponyo
  16. #16 2005 11 great titles Best: Always - Sunset on Third Street
  17. #17 2021 10 great titles Best: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
  18. #18 2004 10 great titles Best: Howl's Moving Castle
  19. #19 2011 10 great titles Best: Usagi Drop
  20. #20 2022 9 great titles Best: SPY x FAMILY
  21. #21 2009 9 great titles Best: Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
  22. #22 1972 8 great titles Best: Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
  23. #23 1965 7 great titles Best: Red Beard
  24. #24 2007 7 great titles Best: Sky of Love
  25. #25 2001 7 great titles Best: Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven
  26. #26 1964 6 great titles Best: Woman in the Dunes
  27. #27 2002 6 great titles Best: Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
  28. #28 1973 6 great titles Best: Lady Snowblood
  29. #29 1962 6 great titles Best: Sanjuro
  30. #30 1969 6 great titles Best: Goyokin
  31. #31 1954 5 great titles Best: Seven Samurai
  32. #32 1980 5 great titles Best: Kagemusha
  33. #33 1967 5 great titles Best: Samurai Rebellion
  34. #34 1996 5 great titles Best: Shall We Dance?
  35. #35 2003 5 great titles Best: Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital