

I would like to know if there were animes which reigned supreme on MAL before
and after FMAB made its entry on the list. Has any anime ever dethroned FMAB
(even if temporarily) or has it always been the defending champion, to this
date.

Thanks in Advance.


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Has Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood always been the number 1 top anime on MyAnimeList?


On this [reddit
thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/2pb8tq/myanimelist_top_anime_list_evolution_since_2007/),
you can see state of top anime list since 2007 until 2016. According to it,
FMA: Brotherhood was outscored by Gintama at least for some period of time.

This history thread is not up to date, but at least it answers your question -
yes, there was another top anime since FMA:B was released.


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As of writing this answer, [Gintama: The
Final](https://myanimelist.net/anime/39486/Gintama__The_Final) has surpassed
FMAB to be the #1 rank on MAL.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1g78m.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1g78m.png)

Also, [Fruits Basket: The
Final](https://myanimelist.net/anime/42938/Fruits_Basket__The_Final?q=fruit&cat=anime)
was ranked #1 on MAL for a short period of time. It was also a matter of
heated discussion on MAL for reasons I won't get into.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LYCam.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LYCam.png)


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In July 2022, _FMA:B_ was overtaken by _Kaguya-sama: Love is War - Ultra
Romantic_ , the third season of _Kaguya-sama_. By October 2022 it had regained
its #1 spot.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/AviPe.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/AviPe.png)

In April 2023 [it was overtaken by _Oshi no
Ko_](https://www.animesenpai.net/oshi-no-ko-anime-dethroned-from-its-top-
ranking), but gained #1 back again the following month.

As of November 2023, it has been dethroned again by _Frieren: Beyond Journey's
End_.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7HkU0.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7HkU0.png)

I've heard that _Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War_ and _Chainsaw Man_ also
briefly overtook _FMA:B_ , but haven't been able to confirm it.


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