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Top 500 most popular Action series that started in the 2000s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Blade: The Series

★ 6.2
7K 12 2006–2006
Urban fantasy · Supernatural

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

★ 6.9
7K 13 2003–2003
Adrenaline · Kids & family

Vampire Knight

★ 7.1
7K 26 2008–2008
Anime · Love story

The Tick

★ 7.7
6K 9 2001–2002
Parody · Campy · Absurdist

Full Metal Panic!

★ 7.6
6K 53 2002–2006
Anime · Outsider lead

Megas XLR

★ 8.1
6K 26 2004–2005
Chaotic energy · Parody

Threshold

★ 7.2
6K 13 2005–2006
Space & sci-fi · Tense

All Grown Up!

★ 5.5
6K 55 2003–2008
Kids & family · Coming of age

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

★ 6.9
6K 180 2004–2008
School & campus · Anime

Spartacus

★ 6.6
6K 2 2004–2004
Real history · Period piece

Code Lyoko

★ 7.3
6K 97 2003–2007
School & campus · Friendship

Birds of Prey

★ 6.4
6K 14 2002–2003
Strong female lead

Gungrave

★ 7.9
6K 26 2003–2004
Criminal underworld · Anime

Doraemon

★ 8.4
6K 971 2005–present
Kids & family · Whimsical

Underbelly

★ 8.0
6K 69 2008–2013
Criminal underworld · True crime

Mutant X

★ 5.8
6K 66 2001–2004
Action · Adventure · Drama

Law & Order: UK

★ 7.7
5K 53 2009–2014
Procedural · Legal · British TV

The Kill Point

★ 7.3
5K 13 2007–2007
Tense · Heists & cons · Gritty

Fanboy & Chum Chum

★ 3.5
5K 52 2009–2014
Slapstick · Chaotic energy

Blood+

★ 7.5
5K 50 2005–2006
Anime · Serialized · Found family

W.I.T.C.H.

★ 7.3
5K 52 2004–2006
Urban fantasy · Friendship

Kid vs. Kat

★ 6.2
5K 52 2008–2011
Kids & family · Slapstick

Assassin's Creed: Lineage

★ 6.9
5K 3 2009–2009
Period piece · Tight limited run

Drive

★ 7.6
5K 7 2007–2007
Mystery box · Ensemble cast
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