Top 10 Anime that Sci-fi Fans Need to See
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Fans of Science Fiction series like Star Wars, Star Trek, Alien, Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner, Doctor Who, Westworld, or the X-Files, these are the anime for you. In today’s list we’re looking at shows like Mobile suit Gundam, Akira, Cowboy Bebop, Planetes, and Steins;Gate to find out which series are the best for syfy fans. Expect characters like Spike Spiegel, Okabe Rintaro, and Shinji Ikari to appear here. These recommendations might just give you your future-fix.

00:44 #10. “Legend of the Galactic Heroes” (1988-97)
01:26 #9. “Space Brothers” (2012-14)
02:12 #8. “Knights of Sidonia” (2014-15)
02:57 #7. “Gurren Lagann” (2014)
03:42 #6. “Neon Genesis Evangelion” (1995-96)
04:23 #5. “Psycho-Pass” (2012-14)
05:08 #4. “Ghost in the Shell” series (1995-2015)
05:51 #3, “Steins;Gate” (2014)
#2. “Gundam” series (1979)
#1. “Cowboy Bebop” (1998 – 99)

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10 COMMENTS

  1. I feel like the Macross series should be in there, albeit some weren’t
    amazing, the ones that were were absolutely paramount, i guess gundam sorta
    takes the place, as they’re fairly alike in many ways, but still..

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