Japanese animated movies: the best Fantasy titles

Japanese animated movies in the “Fantasy” genre by popularity (at least 50 TMDB votes), with the top rated titles, the latest releases and where to watch them online in the United States.

305movies listed
8.0/10average rating of the most popular
8.8/10highest rated: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Animationmost frequently associated genre

The top rated « Fantasy » movies

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle poster

Movie8.8Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle2025 · Animation

JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death - The Movie poster

Movie8.6JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death - The Movie2025 · Animation

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc poster

Movie8.5Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc2025 · Animation

Movie8.5Spirited Away2002 · Animation

Movie8.4Howl's Moving Castle2005 · Fantasy

Movie8.3Princess Mononoke1999 · Adventure

Movie8.3Violet Evergarden: The Movie2021 · Animation

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion poster

Movie8.3Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion2024 · Animation

Movie8.3Hotarubi no Mori e2012 · Romance

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train poster

Movie8.2Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train2021 · Animation

Latest releases

Movie6.3THE RIBBON HERO2026 · Animation

Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island poster

Movie7.4Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island2026 · Animation

Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent poster

Movie9.0Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent2026 · Animation

Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil poster

Movie6.8Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil2026 · Animation

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea poster

Movie8.1That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea2026 · Animation

Movie8.1Cosmic Princess Kaguya!2026 · Animation

Movie6.1JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution2025 · Animation

Movie8.5Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc2025 · Animation

Alice in Wonderland –Dive in Wonderland– poster

Movie7.7Alice in Wonderland –Dive in Wonderland–2026 · Animation

Bâan -The Boundaries of Adulthood- poster

Movie6.4Bâan -The Boundaries of Adulthood-2025 · Animation

Movie8.2ChaO2026 · Animation

Movie8.8Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle2025 · Animation

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved poster

Movie8.8Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved2025 · Animation

Movie8.6JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death - The Movie2025 · Animation

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Infiltration Arc poster

Movie8.0Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Infiltration Arc2025 · Animation

Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage poster

Movie7.4Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage2025 · Animation

Movie6.8Magic Candies2024 · Animation

Pokémon: Dragonite and the Special Delivery poster

Movie7.8Pokémon: Dragonite and the Special Delivery2026 · Animation

Inazuma Eleven the Movie: Prologue of New Heroes poster

Movie7.7Inazuma Eleven the Movie: Prologue of New Heroes2024 · Animation

Inazuma Eleven The Movie: Legendary Kickoff poster

Movie8.2Inazuma Eleven The Movie: Legendary Kickoff2024 · Animation

Most popular

Movie8.8Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle2025 · Animation

Movie8.4Howl's Moving Castle2005 · Fantasy

Movie8.5Spirited Away2002 · Animation

Movie8.5Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc2025 · Animation

Movie8.1My Neighbor Totoro1990 · Fantasy

Movie8.3Princess Mononoke1999 · Adventure

Movie7.9Warriors of the Wind1985 · Adventure

Movie7.4The Boy and the Heron2023 · Animation

Movie7.8Ponyo2009 · Animation

Movie7.8Kiki's Delivery Service2019 · Animation

Movie8.0Castle in the Sky1989 · Adventure

Movie7.7Arrietty2012 · Fantasy

Movie6.1JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution2025 · Animation

Movie8.2Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train2021 · Animation

Movie7.9Suzume2023 · Animation

Movie8.1Jujutsu Kaisen 02022 · Animation

Movie8.3Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion2024 · Animation

Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King poster

Movie8.1Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King2023 · Animation

Movie8.0Weathering with You2020 · Animation

Movie7.1The Cat Returns2005 · Adventure

About « Fantasy » movies

The “Fantasy” genre includes 305 movies listed on TMDB with at least 50 user votes. The most popular right now are Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025), Howl's Moving Castle (2005) and Spirited Away (2002).

The top rated « Fantasy » movies include Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025, 8.8/10), JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death - The Movie (2025, 8.6/10) and Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025, 8.5/10). This ranking covers works released from 1999 to 2025. The genre’s 20 most popular movies have an average rating of 8.0/10.

« Fantasy » movies are often also classified as « Animation », « Action » and « Adventure ». Latest releases in the genre: THE RIBBON HERO (August 7, 2026), Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island (July 24, 2026) and Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent (September 29, 2026).

Frequently asked questions

Where to watch « Fantasy » movies online?

Each title page lists the platforms offering the title in the United States (subscription, rental, purchase), according to JustWatch. You can also browse movies by platform.