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The best sci-fi romance anime you can start from the beginning

127 anime that are both romance and sci-fi, ranked by MyAnimeList, with none of the sequels, side stories or recap editions you cannot start cold. Top of the list: Planetes, Kaiba, Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo.

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1. 1 Planetes TV · 2003 · 26 episodes · Sunrise · #409 on MyAnimeList 90% would recommend
2. 2 Kaiba TV · 2008 · 12 episodes · Madhouse · #532 on MyAnimeList 87% would recommend
3. 3 Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Film · 2006 · Madhouse · #622 on MyAnimeList 91% would recommend
4. 4 Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven Eureka Seven TV · 2005 · 50 episodes · Bones · #672 on MyAnimeList 86% would recommend
5. 5 Ginga Sengoku Gunyuuden Rai Galaxy Warring State Chronicle Rai TV · 1994 · 52 episodes · E&G Films · #836 on MyAnimeList 84% would recommend
6. 6 Plastic Memories TV · 2015 · 13 episodes · Doga Kobo · #894 on MyAnimeList 85% would recommend
7. 7 I Byeol-e Pil-yohan Lost in Starlight ONA · 2025 · 1 episode · Climax Studio · #933 on MyAnimeList 87% would recommend
8. 8 Macross Super Dimension Fortress Macross TV · 1982 · 36 episodes · Tatsunoko Production · #955 on MyAnimeList 86% would recommend
9. 9 Urusei Yatsura TV · 1981 · 195 episodes · Studio Pierrot · #1294 on MyAnimeList 78% would recommend
10. 10 Higashi no Eden Eden of The East TV · 2009 · 11 episodes · Production I.G · #1392 on MyAnimeList 84% would recommend
11. 11 Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka? WorldEnd: What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us? TV · 2017 · 12 episodes · Satelight · #1550 on MyAnimeList 82% would recommend
12. 12 Orange TV · 2016 · 13 episodes · Telecom Animation Film · #1683 on MyAnimeList 81% would recommend
13. 13 Seikai no Monshou Crest of the Stars TV · 1999 · 13 episodes · Sunrise · #1685 on MyAnimeList 81% would recommend
14. 14 Fantastic Children TV · 2004 · 26 episodes · Nippon Animation · #2012 on MyAnimeList 76% would recommend
15. 15 Metropolis Film · 2001 · Madhouse · #2065 on MyAnimeList 79% would recommend
16. 16 Boku ga Aishita Subete no Kimi e To Every You I've Loved Before Film · 2022 · Bakken Record · #2091 on MyAnimeList 81% would recommend
17. 17 Fushigi no Umi no Nadia Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water TV · 1990 · 39 episodes · Gainax · #2100 on MyAnimeList 79% would recommend
18. 18 Kidou Senkan Nadesico Martian Successor Nadesico TV · 1996 · 26 episodes · Xebec · #2150 on MyAnimeList 79% would recommend
19. 19 Hello World Film · 2019 · Graphinica · #2234 on MyAnimeList 79% would recommend
20. 20 Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade Tekkaman Blade TV · 1992 · 49 episodes · Tatsunoko Production · #2261 on MyAnimeList 77% would recommend
21. 21 Kimi wo Aishita Hitori no Boku e To Me, The One Who Loved You Film · 2022 · TMS Entertainment · #2279 on MyAnimeList 79% would recommend
22. 22 Tenchi Muyou! Tenchi Muyo! Tenchi Universe TV · 1995 · 26 episodes · AIC · #2528 on MyAnimeList 78% would recommend
23. 23 Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho The Place Promised in Our Early Days Film · 2004 · CoMix Wave Films · #2594 on MyAnimeList 76% would recommend
24. 24 Urusei Yatsura (2022) Urusei Yatsura TV · 2022 · 23 episodes · David Production · #2664 on MyAnimeList 75% would recommend
25. 25 Ano Natsu de Matteru Waiting in the Summer TV · 2012 · 12 episodes · J.C.Staff · #2673 on MyAnimeList 76% would recommend

Why this is not a MyAnimeList search. Every entry here is one you can start from the beginning. Anything with a prequel or a parent story is left out, as are recaps and compilation editions — about half of what MyAnimeList ranks. Ordered by MyAnimeList position. The percentage is the share of MyAnimeList scorers who rated a title 7 or higher.