Best Sci-Fi Anime of 1995

Fifteen years after the catastrophic Second Impact, humanity is under siege from colossal angelic beings known as Angels, who attack Tokyo-3 one after another. Despite deploying their most advanced weapons and military strategies, mankind is powerless against them. The only hope lies with NERV, a secretive organization led by the cold-hearted Gendou Ikari. NERV operates giant humanoid robots called Evangelions, equipped with cutting-edge weaponry and protective barriers called Absolute Terror Fields, to fight the Angels. After years of abandonment by his father, 14-year-old Shinji Ikari returns to Tokyo-3. He constantly struggles with deep-seated trauma from losing his mother and the emotional neglect from his father. Afraid to form connections, Shinji's life changes when he meets 29-year-old Misato Katsuragi, a high-ranking NERV officer who offers him the maternal warmth he has never known. A sudden Angel attack forces Shinji into action, revealing Gendou's true reason for summoning him: Shinji is the only one who can effectively pilot Evangelion Unit-01, a new robot that syncs with his biological signals. Despite the severe psychological torment of piloting an Evangelion, Shinji defends Tokyo-3 from the angelic threat, unaware of his father's dark schemes.

By the year 2029, Niihama City has transformed into a highly advanced technological hub. Thanks to major breakthroughs in cybernetics, residents can now replace their limbs with mechanical prosthetics. Global connectivity has reached unprecedented levels, and tasked with handling corruption, terrorism, and other perilous threats born from this wave of globalization is the city's Public Security Section 9. Leading the charge in Section 9 is the resolute Major Motoko Kusanagi, who takes on a case concerning a mysterious hacker called the "Puppet Master." This hacker leaves behind victims whose memories have been erased. Much like many inhabitants of this futuristic era, the Puppet Master's body is virtually entirely robotic, granting them immense abilities. As Motoko and her team pursue the elusive criminal's path, additional factions—including Section 6—begin to interfere, compelling her to face the case's extreme complexity. While reflecting on deep philosophical issues, such as the purpose of her own existence, Motoko comes to understand that the very one capable of offering these answers is the Puppet Master themselves.

The United Earth Sphere Alliance has maintained harsh control over Earth and its space colonies for decades. After the colonies voiced opposition, their leader was killed. In the year After Colony 195, rebellious colonists initiate "Operation Meteor," dispatching five powerful mobile suits to Earth for retribution. These "Gundams," constructed from nearly indestructible Gundanium Alloy, launch an offensive against the Alliance and its subordinate organization OZ. One Gundam, piloted by someone using the name of the slain colony leader Heero Yuy, crash-lands into the ocean after an atmospheric duel with OZ's top pilot Zechs Marquise. Upon reaching shore, he is discovered by Relena Peacecraft, the daughter of a politician advocating for peace, who witnesses Heero's descent. Though neither understands it yet, this meeting will deeply influence both their lives, along with those on Earth and in the space colonies.

Tenchi Masaki's ordinary existence is turned upside down when a spaceship belonging to the notorious space pirate Ryouko Hakubi is shot down and crashes near his family's temple. By rescuing Ryouko, Tenchi unknowingly sets off a chain of events that brings a group of alien women from diverse backgrounds into his home. Among them are the refined Princess Aeka of Jurai and her cheerful younger sister Princess Sasami; the absent-minded first-class detective Mihoshi Kuramitsu and her more competent partner Kiyone Makibi; and the eccentric, brilliant scientist Washuu Hakubi. These six women try to adjust to their new surroundings, but their advanced and exotic ways clash with the simple customs of Earth. This often leads to chaos and trouble for the beleaguered Tenchi. Despite the constant headaches they cause, Tenchi starts to develop close bonds with each of them. Through these relationships, he begins to understand his own place in the universe more deeply.

The story of Goldran centers on three boys who must locate alien robot fighters, called Braves, which are hidden as crystals. Their primary foe is the showy and utterly inept Walter, with his henchmen also being comedic.

Sorao is an ordinary student living the typical everyday life of a kid, who accidentally becomes friends with two aliens stranded on Earth. His life changes when he decides to help them find a way back home. When they finally reach the aliens' homeworld, Sorao and Miki discover a blood feud between two different tribes. Things go wrong as the tribes' representatives try to outdo one another in searching for a missing treasure from the past, using a clue that has been uncovered.

During a school yachting trip, fifteen children of various ages are mysteriously carried off to a different world where dinosaurs still roam. In their efforts to return home, they come across talking dinosaurs, revolutionaries, pirates, a princess, and primitive scientists. These strange allies help them evade soldiers, bandits, ferocious dinosaurs, and zealous priests. Tension between the two oldest boys causes a rift in their group, setting up a deceitful scheme of betrayal. Unexpected romances develop in this strained environment, and the children come to understand that each of them holds strengths that can help everyone get back home, provided they cooperate. Loosely inspired by the 1888 novel Deux ans De Vacances by Jules Verne.

Compiler and Assembler have only three days to go back to the 2-D world; if they fail, the council has sworn to annihilate it. How will they spend their final days on Earth? Can they muster the courage to confess their love? If only it were that straightforward. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure is erasing other beings from the 2-D world. Can Compiler and Assembler stop this new menace and reunite with the ones they care about?