Five anime films and series on the AI Realism Index, ranked from most to least realistic. The list runs from Ghost in the Shell (1995) to Moonrise (2025). Each score is the average of four marks out of 10, for technical feasibility, human behaviour, institutional response and causal consistency. See how the scores work.
Ghost in the Shell has the top score at 7.9/10. The average across all 5 is 7.4.
Ranking
| Rank | Title | Year | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghost in the Shell | 1995 | 7.9 |
| 2 | Psycho-Pass | 2012 | 7.6 |
| 3 | Pluto | 2023 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Plastic Memories | 2015 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Moonrise | 2025 | 6.5 |
Why each one scored where it did
1. Ghost in the Shell (1995): 7.9
The 1995 film’s hacked memories and competing agencies hold up well. Its self-aware AI is still speculative. Read the case file.
2. Psycho-Pass (2012): 7.6
Psycho-Pass gets mind-reading wrong and gets the social effects of automated scoring right. Read the case file.
3. Pluto (2023): 7.5
A murder mystery about the world’s greatest robots. The most realistic crime in it is a memory the detective’s own agency deleted. Read the case file.
4. Plastic Memories (2015): 7.4
A romance about androids with a fixed lifespan, and about a company that collects the products people love and erases them. Read the case file.
5. Moonrise (2025): 6.5
An AI keeps Earth peaceful by sending criminals and pollution to the Moon: a system that draws its boundary in the wrong place. Read the case file.
Questions
What is the most realistic AI anime?
On the AI Realism Index it is Ghost in the Shell (1995), at 7.9/10.
Which anime scores lowest?
Moonrise (2025), at 6.5/10.
Other rankings
- Every title on the index, ranked
- Most realistic AI movies, ranked
- Most realistic AI TV shows, ranked
- Most realistic AI video games, ranked
Last updated 18 October 2026. Want a title scored? Suggest one.