The Best Anime Films Turning 10 in 2026

In recent years, anime films have made a major splash in the West, with 2025’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle pulling in over $134 million in the US, becoming the highest-grossing international film of all time in North America. Plenty of Studio Ghibli films have also found remarkable success from decade to decade, and occasionally, less immediately recognizable releases manage to pull in impressive audiences. As the medium becomes more popular and respected outside of Japan, fans are seeking out some of the best films of years past, and 2016 was a particularly incredible year for anime films.