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Best Animation TV Series of the 2000s

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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Black Lagoon

★ 7.9
22K 24 2006–2006
Graphic violence · Adrenaline

Hellsing

★ 7.7
21K 13 2001–2002
Graphic violence · Anime

Afro Samurai

★ 7.6
20K 5 2007–2007
Revenge · Graphic violence

Shaun the Sheep

★ 8.1
20K 191 2007–2025
Kids & family · Family-safe

Inuyasha

★ 7.9
20K 167 2000–2004
Anime · Supernatural

Ben 10: Alien Force

★ 7.6
19K 46 2008–2010
Kids & family · Adrenaline

Happy Tree Friends

★ 7.0
19K 41 2000–2026
Graphic violence · Dark comedy

Metalocalypse

★ 8.3
19K 64 2006–2023
Music scene · Adult animation

Fighting Spirit

★ 8.8
19K 76 2000–2002
Sports · Anime · Adrenaline

Ergo Proxy

★ 7.8
19K 23 2006–2006
Anime · Dystopia · Philosophical

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

★ 7.8
18K 69 2008–2010
Whimsical · Absurdist

Total Drama

★ 7.3
18K 120 2007–2014
Parody · Reality competition

Clannad

★ 8.2
17K 49 2007–2009
Anime · Tearjerker · Sentimental

Mr. Bean: The Animated Series

★ 6.9
17K 183 2002–2026
Slapstick · Kids & family

Claymore

★ 8.0
17K 26 2007–2007
Anime · Graphic violence

Soul Eater

★ 7.7
17K 51 2008–2009
Anime · Stylized direction

Chowder

★ 7.3
17K 65 2007–2010
Whimsical · Slapstick

Paranoia Agent

★ 7.9
17K 13 2004–2005
Psychological horror · Unsettling

Mushi-Shi

★ 8.5
16K 27 2005–2014
Atmospheric · Anime · Episodic

American Dragon: Jake Long

★ 6.6
15K 55 2005–2007
Kids & family · Family-safe

The Batman

★ 7.4
15K 65 2004–2008
Kids & family

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

★ 7.9
15K 157 2003–2009
Found family · Kids & family

X-Men: Evolution

★ 7.8
15K 52 2000–2003
School & campus · Coming of age

Totally Spies!

★ 7.1
14K 183 2001–2025
Campy · Episodic · Kids & family
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