Some of the Best Time Travel Anime — 2023

Alice McKnight
6 min readJan 18, 2023

Recently, I’ve been trying to scratch that itch that only certain anime can satisfy. Time Travel. Time travel anime isn’t exactly airing every season, so when you find a good one it’s something special. And sure, rewatching some old favorites is always fun, but I’ve been trying to focus my watching habits on some of the newer titles that have been coming out.

I’ve decided to share the top 5 time travel anime that I’ve been watching lately in hope that it will help some others who may be searching for the perfect show to sit down with.

Vivy: Flourite Eye’s Song
Genres:
Action, Sci-fi, Suspense, Music
Rating: R-17+
Released: 2021

Synopsis: When highly evolved AIs set out to eradicate mankind, the carnage that ensues fills the air with the stench of fresh blood and burning bodies. In a desperate bid to prevent the calamity from ever occurring, a scientist bets everything on a remnant from the past.

Turning the clock back a hundred years, AIs are already an integral part of human society, programmed with specific missions meant to be carried out for their entire course of operation. Vivy, the first ever autonomous AI, is a songstress tasked with spreading happiness through her voice. In a theme park where she hardly ever gets a proper audience, she strives to pour her heart out into her performances, bound to repeat it day after day — that is, until an advanced AI from the future appears…

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Alice McKnight

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