Best time travel anime
Steins;Gate (2011) leads the time travel list, with a community score of 8.2, ahead of ERASED. The 40 shows span 1988 to 2022, and 5 of them came out in the last five years. 36 of them carry the AniList tag "Time Manipulation". Most are also action, science fiction, and romance. 30 are series and 6 are movies; the typical series runs 13 episodes. Ranked by how plainly each story is built on time travel, then community score and popularity. Each entry says what it was matched on.
Steins;Gate
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
ERASED
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Tokyo Revengers
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation; synopsis mentions “back in time”
ReLIFE
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation; synopsis mentions “time traveler”
The Tatami Galaxy
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
InuYasha: The Final Act
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
When They Cry: Kai
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Reborn!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Orange
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Accel World
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Gintama Movie 2: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation; synopsis mentions “time machine”
Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
The Future Diary: Redial
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Tokyo Ghoul:re 2
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
LINK CLICK
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
IRODUKU: The World in Colors
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Sailor Moon R
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Mirai Nikki
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Hello World
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
KOKKOKU
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
If Her Flag Breaks
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Kuromukuro
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Pokemon 4Ever
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Noein: to your other self
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Sagrada Reset
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Remake our Life!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Big Order (TV)
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Mirai
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Glasslip
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Occult Academy
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “time traveler”
Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Island
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation; synopsis mentions “time traveler”
Date A Live IV
Why it fits: AniList tag: Time Manipulation
Questions about time travel anime
What is the best time travel anime?
By AniVids' ranking, Steins;Gate comes first, followed by ERASED and Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-.
What are the newest and oldest time travel anime on this list?
The newest is Date A Live IV (2022) and the oldest is Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988).
How many time travel anime are there?
AniVids has 222 time travel titles that match (counting each season, movie and special), and 152 separate franchises where it is plainly central. This page lists the best 40.