Do you ever think that you can travel back in time to warn yourself not to make that one silly mistake that you regret all the time? Then you can relate to the story of these time-travel anime.
If you are in the mood to watch some good time travel anime with twists and thrill or have fun and laugh out loud. Here is the list of 11 Time travel anime that you can watch and complete just in a day.
11. Buddy Complex
7.2/10
(Mecha, Action, Sci-Fi)
No of Episodes: 13 + 2 Final Part
Buddy Complex is the story about a boy, Aloba. While coming back from school, A giant robot attacks Aloba. A mysterious girl saves him and sends him into the future. She tells Aloba to find a pilot named Dio. To stop the war between the two factions, Aloba must find Dio. The fate of the world lies in the hand of Aloba. You can complete this time travel anime in just a day.
10.Orange
7.6/10
(Romance, Slice of Life)
No of Episodes: 13
Have you ever thought that “If I could travel back in the past and just tell myself not to do that one mistake I regret the most!” then you can relate to this anime.
Naho gets a letter from her future self telling her to keep an eye on the new transfer student.
Naho from the future describes herself to consider her choices heavily, so she does not have to regret her decision in the future.
9.Nobunaga Concerto
7.6/10
(Comedy, Sci-Fi)
No of Episodes: 10
Subaru, the main character, does not care about what happened in the past of Japan. It doesn’t have anything to do with his present life.
Just when he gets thrown back in the time of the Sengoku Period. Subaru lands in front of the legendary general Nobunaga Oda himself.
Nobunaga gives the necessary items to make Subaru look like a feudal lord and runs away from there.
Now it’s Subarus responsibility to make sure his cover is not blown and to stay alive.
8.Charlotte
7.8/10
(Comedy, Drama, Supernatural)
No of Episodes: 13 + 1 OVA
Our protagonist, Yuu, has the ability to slip into anyone’s mind for five seconds. Once Nao Tomori catches Yuu while he uses his ability.
She pressures Yuu to join Hoshinoumi Academy. It is a school for people with supernatural abilities.
Where sinful organizations want his powers and deaths of loved ones, Yuu’s only option is to go back to the past and make a few adjustments and doom himself in the process.
7.The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
8.2/10
(Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi)
Movie
What will you do if you suddenly get the power of jumping back in time? Something similar happens to Makoto, A teenage high school student.
After knowing that she can bounce back hours in the past whenever she wants, Makoto decides to make every day of her life full of fun until Makoto meets Chiaki, who came from the future. Makoto soon realizes the consequences of her actions.
6.Tokyo Revengers
8.3/10
(Action, Time Travel)
No of episodes: Running
Tokyo Revengers is one of the anime which everyone is hyped about in 2021. It is the story of a delinquent boy, Takemichi.
One day Takemichi was about to die in a train accident just when he was sent back in the time of his school life. Then he finds out that the trigger of his time traveling is a handshake with a boy.
This boy is the little brother of his past girlfriend, Hinata. She dies in a fight between two gangs. To save his girlfriend, Takimichi needs to stop these two gangs from meeting in the past.
5.Re: Zero
8.3/10
(Isekai, Thriller, Dark Fantasy, Adventure)
No of Episodes: 2 seasons with 25 episodes each
You may think how convenient it would be if you had the power to go back in time and fix the mistakes you made, not if you were Subaru.
Subaru, The protagonist, gets transported to another world. He has the power to return to a particular time, but the only way to trigger it is to die.
Also, this time travel anime is one of the most depressing anime you will ever see.
4.Puella Magi Madoka Magica
8.4/10
(Dark Fantasy, Thriller, Magical Girl)
No of Episodes: 11
One day Kaname, the main character, meets Kyubey. Kyubey is a cat-like creature that grants wishes and magical powers to Kaname.
But in return, she will have to fight witches. When Kaname sees her comrade magical girl die before her, she realizes that it is not as easy to be a magical girl.
Kaname goes back in time to change her fate and to stop herself from being tricked by Kyubey.
3.Erased
8.5/10
(Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller)
No of Episodes: 12
When tragedy is about to happen, Satoru gets sent back a few minutes in time before the futility happens.
Satoru uses this power of his to save many lives. But when Satoru is accused of the murder of his friend, he gets sent back to the time once again.
But this time, he goes 18-years back in life. Satoru gets a chance to make everything right. As a result Satoru must save his friend from getting murdered.
2.The Tatami Galaxy
8.6/10
(Fiction, Humour)
No of Episodes: 11
Watashi spends his whole college life as an outcast. Once he gets a chance to relive his college life and repeat his education, which gives him an opportunity to choose a different path.
This time travel anime is a surreal, beautiful, and mind-bending story of a young guy on a quest to make friends, discover love, and live that rose-colored college life he always dreamed about.
1.Steins;Gate
9.1/10
(Thriller, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller)
No of Episodes: 26
Steins;Gate may look like a Sci-Fi anime initially, but as the story moves forward, you will see it is a genius time travel story.
It is a story about Okabe, who finds a way to send emails in the past. But it has some serious consequences. Okabe wants to travel back in time to save his friend. However fate puts him in a situation where Okabe has to choose between his friend, who he wants to save, and her love, who helped him till this time.
