31 Best universities for Animation in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Animation. A graph of 47.2K citations received by 5.94K academic papers made by 31 universities in Japan was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Tokyo

For Animation

#5 in Asia
#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Animation

#14 in Asia
#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

3. Nagoya University

For Animation

#44 in Asia
#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

4. Kyoto University

For Animation

#46 in Asia
#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

5. Osaka University

For Animation

#50 in Asia
#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

6. Kyushu University

For Animation

#55 in Asia
#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

7. Hokkaido University

For Animation

#61 in Asia
#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

8. Waseda University

For Animation

#62 in Asia
#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

9. Keio University

For Animation

#63 in Asia
#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

10. Tohoku University

For Animation

#64 in Asia
#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

11. University of Tsukuba

For Animation

#72 in Asia
#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

12. University of Aizu

For Animation

#79 in Asia
#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1993

13. Tokyo University of Science

For Animation

#83 in Asia
#311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

14. Hosei University

For Animation

#93 in Asia
#354 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

15. University of Electro-Communications

For Animation

#108 in Asia
#409 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

16. Gunma University

For Animation

#115 in Asia
#445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

17. Hiroshima University

For Animation

#116 in Asia
#448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

18. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Animation

#118 in Asia
#451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

19. Chuo University

For Animation

#137 in Asia
#515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

20. Kobe University

For Animation

#141 in Asia
#526 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

21. Ritsumeikan University

For Animation

#148 in Asia
#544 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

22. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Animation

#156 in Asia
#564 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

24. Iwate University

For Animation

#173 in Asia
#597 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

25. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Animation

#175 in Asia
#609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

26. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Animation

#176 in Asia
#611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

27. Chiba University

For Animation

#178 in Asia
#615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

28. Yokohama National University

For Animation

#181 in Asia
#623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

29. Kansai University

For Animation

#184 in Asia
#631 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

30. Ibaraki University

For Animation

#190 in Asia
#645 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

31. Doshisha University

For Animation

#193 in Asia
#650 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

The best cities to study Animation in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto, and Suita.