These days, I only manage to rewatch about one series a year unless I’m convalescing from something, but here are a few series that have made it to the head of the rewatch queue over the years:

• Shoujo Kakumei Utena
• Escaflowne
• Cowboy Bebop
• Trigun
• Ergo Proxy
• Pumpkin Scissors
• Zegapain
• Zipang
• Madoka Magica
• Kill la Kill
• Gurren Lagann
• The Skull Man
• Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi
• Utawarerumono (original series only—the other two are weaker)
• Concrete Revolutio
• Princess Tutu
• Noein
• Mawaru Penguindrum

Ebichu!

“You can’t put it there, That’s her shithole!”

Is short, crass and free on YouTube (you cannot stream it anywhere)

I wouldn’t say regularly, but I have rewatched Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist (both original and brotherhood), and Samurai Champloo several times.

Edit: Frieren will probably be on my multiple rewatch list in the future.

Single episodes:

Little Witch Academia - the original OVA. There isn’t a single wasted frame - it’s just 23 minutes of pure genius. (And as a matter of fact, I just rewatched it again last night).

Sword Art Online S01E04 - The Black Swordsman. The introduction of Silica and Pina and just a great, warm, funny, satisfying standalone episode, and particularly because it’s sort of an antidote to S01E03, The Red-nosed Reindeer, which is arguably better, but so emotionally devastating.

YuruYuri S01E05 - When Akari and the Cicadas Cry. Kyouko drags Ayano to Comiket, Chitose discovers yuri doujins, and Chinatsu kisses Akari. Funny and cute even by YuruYuri’s lofty standards.

86 Episode 23 - the last third of this episode is quite simply the most beautiful and touching thing I’ve ever seen, and it brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.

Akudama Drive Episode 12 - It seems like it should be tragic, but it just kicks so much ass. " Serves you right."

Non Non Biyori S01E10 - We Watched the First Sunrise of the Year - I just love the dynamic between Kaede and Renge

Movies:

Spirited Away Duh. How could I not?

Ghost in the Shell (1995) Still the most concise visit to that universe. I like much of the rest of the franchise too, but that movie stands above them all.

The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi Just a great movie from start to finish. “John… Smith!”

Redline Buried under the stylish carnage and sensory overload is a satisfying tale of honor and redemption, and a surprisingly cute love story.

Series:

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Even after all these years and all these rewatches, it just grabs me by the throat and drags me along.

Kemurikusa - Low budget done right. Great mysterious setting, good characters and satisfying story.

FLCL - I especially like episode 1 and episide 3, but it’s short enough and there are enough other good moments that I figure I might as well watch it all, so I do.

And a couple of recent additions: Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! and Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! Eizouken is an unabashed love letter to anime with wonderful characters, and Makeine is a great multi-genre whatever-it-is, and Anna in particular is a terrific character.

FLCL because it’s funny and short and really good.

Inuyasha because it’s my favorite. Tho, I rewatch FLCL more often because it’s only 6 episodes.

I keep forgetting a new FLCL even exists. I need to finish that one.

I don’t really rewatch things because there is still so much more things to watch that I haven’t and there is limited time to watch anime. I have rewatched Non Non Biyori’s first episode a few times. The first minutes are really good and I really like the cherry blossom tree scene including the build up to it. I don’t have a dedicated time in the year to watch it though.

FLCL is a quick, fun six part jaunt I love to revisit.

Cowboy Bebop is so episodic you can just throw any one of them on out of order and have a good time.

And anything Miyazaki. I’ve watched Kiki’s Delivery Service, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Princess Monanoke half a dozen times each.

I wouldn’t say regularly, but I’ve watched Princess Mononoke more than once. Likewise Akira.

Though they are topped by Porco Rosso, perhaps my favourite Ghibli movie. Primarily for that one line - you can guess which one - but other reasons as well.

I’m on the 9th rewatch of Bocchi the Rock and the 4th rewatch of Yuru Camp.

Seitokai Yakuindomo That anime is very nice, recommended watching it alone (because of dirty jokes)

Trigun- the original series, I’ve watched it completely three times and started a fourth when I was disappointed by the new series.

The theme song kicks ass, the story is a bit of a slow burn at first when you think it is just a light hearted buffoon wandering the wasteland but it slowly develops into a western adventure with bigger stakes than anyone on the planet really realizes are happening.

Ninja scroll. whenever the wife is out of town.

I go through Slayers every couple of years. It’s hard to call it “good”, but it’s by far my favorite anime.

It’s the only anime I’ve ever seen that really captures the spirit of a D&D player. The characters successfully beat the BBEG in every season, but act like dysfunctional clowns the whole way through.

Evangelion

A Certain Scientific Railgun yearly. It’s what got me into anime back in 2021, started a >4 year long streak of watching anime every single day. It’s not a set date, I just start the rewatch 365 (366 on leap years) days after I last finished it. I’ve seen it four times now: first subs, then dubbed, then again in '23, then again in '24.

Haibane Renmei roughly every spring. Part of a discord server that did a group rewatch in '24 and '25. Looking forward to next year