The 20 best TV ANIME of 2009
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- CreatorHiromu ArakawaStarsKent WilliamsIemasa KayumiMatthew LeonhartTwo brothers search for a Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their deceased mother goes awry and leaves them in damaged physical forms.
- StarsJun FukuyamaAmi KoshimizuJ. Michael TatumKraft Lawrence goes from town to town to make profits as a travelling merchant, with the help of a wolf deity by the name of Holo.
- CreatorHiro MashimaMasashi SogoStarsCherami LeighTodd HaberkornTia Lynn BallardLucy, an aspiring Celestial Wizard, becomes a friend and ally to powerful wizards Natsu, Gray, and Erza, who are part of the (in)famous wizard guild, Fairy Tail.
- StarsKanae ItôMai NakaharaKana UedaIn Taisho period Japan where women are seen as only good for housework, nine students at an all-girls high school learn how to play baseball to prove that they can compete with the boys.
- StarsAki ToyosakiYôko HikasaSatomi SatôK-ON is about 5 high school girls who become friends through the Light Music Club. Yui the lead guitarist, Tsumugi the keyboardist, Mio the bassist, Azusa the rhythm guitarist, and Ritsu the drummer. K-ON is the story of 5 aspiring musicians and their journey through high school together.
- StarsHiroshi KamiyaEri KitamuraYuka IguchiThird-year high school student Koyomi Araragi is human again. Cured of his vampirism, he seeks to help other supernaturals with their problems. Koyomi becomes involved in their lives, revealing secrets in people he once knew.
- StarsMinori ChiharaTomokazu SugitaAya HiranoA parody of the original show. Based on the parody manga series.
- StarsTodd HaberkornJamie MarchiKent WilliamsSeveral months after their original adventure, Jil and his friends must climb the tower once more to find the friends who abandoned them the last time, discover the true secret of the tower and finally finish their adventure proper.
- StarsMasako NozawaJôji YanamiSean SchemmelGoku is settled with his family and is living in peace. Unfortunately, his peaceful time is momentary as a visitor crashes into the planet claiming to be his brother.
- StarsKappei YamaguchiSatsuki YukinoKumiko WatanabeInuYasha's story draws to a close but not before finding Naraku and the Sacred Jewel, and facing new enemies and new dangers.
- StarsKôhei KiyasuRikiya KoyamaKeiji FujiwaraIppo continues to defend his title and training to reach his goal, Ichiro Miyata. While Takamura goes for the world, and faces the world champion, Brian Hawk. In what is to become his toughest fight so far.
- CreatorMitsuru AdachiStarsMiyu IrinoHaruka TomatsuKenji Nomura5th grader Koh Kitamura lives next door to the Tsukishima family, owners of a batting cage and the Clover cafe.
- CreatorRui AraizumiHajime KanzakaStarsMegumi HayashibaraYasunori MatsumotoLisa OrtizThe adventures of a teenage sorceress and her companions as they quest for gold and glory (especially gold).
- StarsRina SatôBrittney KarbowskiSatomi AraiIn Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Mikoto Misaka and her friends prepare for the Daihasei Festival, a seven-day sports competition between different Esper schools, which, of course, also include the Tokiwadai middle school.
- StarsTetsu InadaTomoaki MaenoKana HanazawaFollow the journey of a mysterious girl, as she must complete her given task to fulfill her wish. To obtain her wish she must pass the test within four seasons.
- StarsRyôko ShiraishiRie KugimiyaRie TanakaHayate is still working as the Sanzenin Butler and this season features a lot more Hinagiku, as scenarios that include herself and Hayate allude to potentially mutual feelings between them. Nagi is also interested in escalating her relationship with Hayate, since Nagi's perception of her relationship with Hayate remains based on the miscommunication that occurred on their first meeting.
- StarsMamiko NotoMorgan BerryDaisuke NamikawaSawako's one wish in life is to make friends. That's a difficult proposition due to her resemblance to Sadako from The Ring. Her life starts to change after she befriends her classmate, Kazehaya, an easygoing guy who is nice even with her.
- StarsKen'ichirô MatsudaKenji AkabaneYoko HondaA modern retelling of the endless battle between Koji Kabuto and Mazinger against Dr. Hell and his army of mechanic brutes.
- CreatorKoji KumetaStarsHiroshi KamiyaKikuko InoueYui HorieThe continuing adventures of the despairing teacher Nozomu Itoshiki and his class of deranged students.
- StarsSatomi HanamuraYumiko KobayashiChristel TakigawaAn apocalyptic look at the possibility of an earthquake of magnitude 7 or greater striking the Tokyo area. Mirai, a middle school freshman girl who goes to Tokyo's artificial Odaiba Island for a robot exhibition with her brother Yutaka at the start of summer vacation. A powerful tremor emanates from an ocean trench, the famed Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge crumble and fall, and the landscape of Tokyo changes in an instant. With the help of a motorcycle delivery woman named Mari who they meet on Odaiba, Mirai and Yutaka strive to head back to their Setagaya home in western Tokyo.