Interstella5555: The 5tory of The 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

Featuring little to no dialogue and/or characters and the experience is carried by the music and/or visual atmosphere.

Part 1 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/311
Part 2 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5128
Part 3 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8036
Part 4 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8173
Part 5 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9135
Part 6 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9240
Part 7 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9448
Part 8 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9461
Part 9 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20874

A mix of great music and great visuals these are some of the best the medium has to offer.

Sorted by popularity. Not by personal taste.

Arranged by score

Just good song alone is *not* enough to qualify - the video part is just as important, if not more.

Originality is valued, so expect some weird shit (in a good way) to be a part of this collection.

Not sorted in any particular order.

Part 2 here: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/6095

Anime in the "Leijiverse", mostly adapted from Leiji Matsumoto's mangas. Ranked from newest to oldest

These pieces have a harmony, uniqueness or just an x-factor to their overall aesthetic presence, to include music/sound design.

This is not to be confused with animation though. While the two intersect, if something is interesting only for its animation quality, hopefully it's not here.

Feel free to message me if you think I should check something out that could be here. And if you disagree or think there is a better representative of something, let's talk.

A compilation of anime that began airing during the month of December.


The month is most notable for the Directorial debut of Studio Ghibli Legend Hayou Miyazaki with the release of Lupin the IIIrd: Castle of Cagliostro, along with more recently the second season of Demon Slayer and part 1 of Attack on Titan the Final Season.

See Also:

January: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15005
February: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15006
March: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15017
April: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15029
May: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15033
June: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15041
July: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15044
August: ttps://myanimelist.net/stacks/15051
September: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15053
October: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15101
November: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15102

Anime I have seen in vaporwave/future funk videos or thumbnails


Nothing after 2005

Some of the best animes between 1990 and 2010

about Avant Garde genre,

Experimental fiction which shunned conventional storytelling at the time it was created. These stories often invoke unsettled feelings because they reject traditional ways in which we prefer to view (or escape from) the world. Narrative is avant garde works is often of higher importance than the content.

Deconstructions often fall into this genre. Note that simply being darker, edgier, or cynical doesn't mean the work is avant garde.

about the weirdest anime, well, actually I just said it, it's just some bizzare animes, I don't think I'm capable of understanding them all, but why not try? Weird things sometimes have interesting things hidden.

It's no secret that anime can get pretty weird sometimes. Many series take their audiences on a mind-boggling ride, leaving them to question everything they thought they knew about reality. While just about every anime title is weird in its own way, some are just beyond strange. They play with the audiences' minds, relying on psychological storylines and eccentric characters to keep everyone guessing.

Sometimes they don't even feel real at all and seem more like a strange dream. A lot of times, these kinds of series are too much for general audiences, becoming far too confusing to keep up with. But for those who enjoy the challenge, these anime are the perfect watch.

There are totally weird-anime titles that I have put on my other stacks before so I will not want to list them here because this is not a list to evaluate the quality of anime of different themes.

This is just what I found quickly, this list may change in the future

Anime with non-human main protagonists, such as demons, undead, gods, aliens, robots, beasts. For series with multiple main characters, the primary focus has to be on the non-human, or they are all non-human.

Limited to one per series because there are way too many.

Anime series or movies that have been explored/discussed in depth by Beyond Ghibli( Joel O’Connel), given some videos delve into franchises or the portifolio of an specific director, I’ll submit the ones that he gives more attention or seems more important. I tried to follow the order of the videos but I apologize if I made any mistakes.
https://youtube.com/@BeyondGhibli
Check out Part. 2 for the ones that were missing https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29099

Basically a Letterboxd vs MAL comparison for 2023.
It's an interesting look into how normal people view anime.

no recaps no short films basically
"Most Popular Anime Film" aka more than 100k watched and how popular it is right now (March 2023) on Letterboxd (as that's how sorting by Film Popularity works and I'm lazy)
I've also labelled movies with less than 5k ratings as "niche" so now you can blend in with normal people.

11 (22%) of the movies were produced by Studio Ghibli.

The only entry you wouldn't expect is Comet in Moominvalley.

Shoutout to the bunch of movies I had to remove when I realized I missed a few stuff (Redline and Aria the Benedizione)

all anime featured in the iconic baka oppai mashup "a piece of toast"

anime with little to no oversexualization/hypersexualization of female characters. no harems regardless of horniness because it's still weird & misogynistic. i tried to avoid shows that simply have little to no girls at all. i'm tired of feeling grossed out by every anime/manga !!

P1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25489
P3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25491
P4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25500

** i have watched very few of these. this list was compiled based on the recommendations of others. please hmu if you see something that doesn't belong on this list. more recommendations are also welcome ♡ **

Stories told without any dialog/narration, whether verbal or text. Lyrics and text not essential to understanding the story are okay.

One entry per series.

Standalone OVAs from 2000-2009.
Eve no Jikan is labeled on MAL as an ONA, but won the OVA Category during the 2010 Tokyo Anime Award.
There are potentially other OVAs that are labeled as ONAs that aren't included in this list.

Others notable Non OVAs included:
Halo Legends is an ONA.
Mizu no Kotoba is a special.
Interstella5555: The 5tory of The 5ecret 5tar 5ystem is a music video.