MAL Top 50 Anime
Video Game Characters
Streamers
80s Arcade Games
Famous Mangaka
400
For a long time, this anime about a boy trying to reclaim his brother's lost body held the number 1 spot on MAL’s top anime list.
What is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood?
400
This special operations agent is known for his iconic bandana and his love of boxes.
Who is Solid Snake?
400
This Canadian streamer was a former Counterstrike: Global Offensive professional player for Cloud9. In 2022, he briefly played Valorant professionally for Sentinels.
Who is Shroud?
400
Regarded as one of the most influential games of all time, this game features a famous alien species which the player must defend against.
What is Space Invaders?
400
This mangaka is known for being the main character and monster designer for the dragon quest series. There is also this little-known manga he authored known as Dragon Ball.
Who is Akira Toriyama?
800
Taking the 19th spot on MAL’s top anime list is this movie about a boy’s redemption story after he bullied a deaf girl in elementary school.
What is A Silent Voice?
800
This character from Half-Life is known for wielding a crowbar.
Who is Gordan Freeman?
800
This League streamer currently has 5.2 million followers and is known for getting every lane to challenger rank in solo queue. He's also a notorious rage quitter.
Who is Tyler1?
800
In 1981, Nintendo released this popular arcade game, where you play a plumber that must evade barrels rolled by a giant gorilla. This game was also widely considered one of the first platforming games.
What is Donkey Kong?
800
This mangaka won the Guinness World Record for "the most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author" with 516,566,000 copies in print worldwide up until July 2022
Who is Eiichiro Oda?
1200
Taking 4th place on MAL’s top anime list is this anime where Okabe Rintaro and his friends accidentally discover a method of time travel through which they can send text messages to the past.
What is Steins;Gate?
1200
In the first Tekken game, this character threw his father off a cliff.
Who is Kazuya Mishima?
1200
This Valorant streamer is the fiancé to the pro player TenZ.
Who is Kyedae?
1200
In 1980, Namco released this arcade game where the player controls a yellow circle that avoids ghosts and eats all the dots in a maze.
What is Pac Man?
1200
This famous mangaka, despite appearances, is 62 years old. He may be a vampire just like his most popular villain character.
Who is Hirohiko Araki?
1600
In the 23rd spot on MAL’s list is this new anime about a shut-in girl who joins a band and learns to overcome her social anxiety.
What is Bocchi the Rock?
1600
This young god travels with his father to spread his mother’s ashes
Who is Atreus?
1600
This person is known for her singing talents, won the Streamer Award for best VTuber, and is possibly Satan.
Who is Ironmouse?
1600
This game began a golden age for the beat ‘em up genre and inspired the likes of Final Fight and River City Girls.
What is Double Dragon?
1600
This famous mangaka married Naoko Takeuchi, the author of Sailor Moon. He is also notorious for taking lots of breaks.
Who is Yoshihiro Togashi?
2000
Taking the 5th spot on MAL’s top anime list is this comedy anime about a silver-haired samurai who works as an odd jobs freelancer alongside his assistants. Those assistants are a powerful alien, a samurai in training, and a giant pet dog.
What is Gintama?
2000
A crime-fighting dog and rabbit duo who go on bizarre quests.
Who are Sam & Max?
2000
A vtuber whose avatar’s environment is dictated by the viewers and chat.
Who is Codemiko?
2000
This isometric puzzle game features a well-known orange mascot who has stood the test of time.
What is Q*bert?
2000
This mangaka was the author of Fire Punch and Chainsaw Man. He also made a video of him attempting to levitate
Who is Tatsuki Fujimoto?