For the 10th anniversary of the Japan Media Arts Festival, fans were asked to vote on the top ten best of all time. Over 80,000 votes were received in the category, and just under 79,000 in the manga category. People were allowed to vote for up to 10 titles.

The Top 10 are:

1. Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV)

2. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (movie)

3. Laputa: Castle in the Sky (movie)

4. Mobile Suit Gundam (TV)

5. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (movie)

6. Mushi-Shi (TV)

7. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TV)

8. My Neighbor Totoro (movie)

9. Fullmetal Alchemist (TV)

10. Ghost in the Shell (movie)