Best post-apocalyptic anime
Attack on Titan (2013) leads the post-apocalyptic list, with a community score of 8.4, ahead of Dr. STONE. The 40 shows span 1984 to 2019, with none from the last five years. 38 of them carry the AniList tag "Post-Apocalyptic". Most are also science fiction, post apocalypse, and action. 31 are series and 9 are movies; the typical series runs 13 episodes. Ranked by how plainly each story is built on post-apocalyptic, then community score and popularity. Each entry says what it was matched on.
Attack on Titan
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Dr. STONE
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
No Game No Life: Zero
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Trigun
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic; synopsis mentions “wasteland”
Akira
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic; synopsis mentions “apocalypse”
Fire Force
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Blood Blockade Battlefront
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
DARLING in the FRANXX
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic; synopsis mentions “wasteland”
Ergo Proxy
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Guilty Crown
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic; synopsis mentions “apocalypse”
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Aldnoah.Zero
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
School-Live!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Patema Inverted
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Girls' Last Tour
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
God Eater
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Humanity Has Declined
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Wolf's Rain
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
WorldEnd: What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us?
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Texhnolyze
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Knights of Sidonia
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Sunday Without God
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Promare
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Last Exile
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Sound of the Sky
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Casshern Sins
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Kaiba
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Now and Then, Here and There
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Chrome Shelled Regios
Why it fits: AniList tag: Post-Apocalyptic
Questions about post-apocalyptic anime
What is the best post-apocalyptic anime?
By AniVids' ranking, Attack on Titan comes first, followed by Dr. STONE and Neon Genesis Evangelion.
What are the newest and oldest post-apocalyptic anime on this list?
The newest is Fire Force (2019) and the oldest is Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984).
How many post-apocalyptic anime are there?
AniVids has 255 post-apocalyptic titles that match (counting each season, movie and special), and 218 separate franchises where it is plainly central. This page lists the best 40.