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Top 500 most popular Animation series that started in 2020

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Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 128 Adult 10 Adventure 143 Animation 509 Biography 0 Comedy 197 Crime 11 Documentary 8 Drama 54 Family 63 Fantasy 48 Game-Show 0 History 5 Horror 11 Music 13 Musical 3 Mystery 9 News 1 Reality-TV 0 Romance 17 Sci-Fi 11 Short 22 Sport 9 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 0 War 1 Western 1

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 3324 2010s 4238 2000s 2717 1990s 1492 1980s 775 1970s 464 1960s 282 1950s 47 1940s 10 1930s 2 1920s 1 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 224 2025 436 2024 531 2023 552 2022 534 2021 538 2020 509 2019 488 2018 528 2017 475 2016 489 2015 426 2014 419 2013 390 2012 359 2011 351 2010 313 2009 313 2008 275 2007 309 2006 334 2005 294 2004 256 2003 268 2002 232 2001 237 2000 199 1999 219 1998 195 1997 175 1996 155 1995 155 1994 141 1993 116 1992 109 1991 122 1990 105 1989 113 1988 81 1987 89 1986 83 1985 84 1984 77 1983 83 1982 53 1981 57 1980 55 1979 55 1978 53 1977 65 1976 57 1975 44 1974 35 1973 47 1972 50 1971 35 1970 23 1969 45 1968 34 1967 42 1966 40 1965 31 1964 24 1963 16 1962 15 1961 14 1960 21 1959 19 1958 5 1957 9 1956 6 1955 2 1954 1 1953 2 1950 3 1949 4 1947 2 1946 1 1944 1 1943 2 1931 1 1930 1 1928 1

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 0 Stuck the Landing 1 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 1 Gritty 2 Dark tone 3 Feel-good 2 Cozy 1 Wholesome 3 Melancholic 2 Tense 2 Unsettling 1 Whimsical 5 Campy 0 Cynical 1 Hopeful 1 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 2 Bittersweet 3 Chaotic energy 5 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 0 Fast-paced 5 Episodic 4 Serialized 5 Procedural 0 Mystery box 2 Anthology 2 Cliffhanger-driven 0 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 2 Puzzle plot 2 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 5 Satirical 1 Cringe comedy 1 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 1 Dark comedy 4 Warm humor 4 Raunchy 1 Parody 2 Ironic & meta 2

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 2 Detective mystery 1 True crime 0 Heists & cons 2 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 0 Espionage 0 War & military 2 Family saga 0 Coming of age 2 Workplace 1 School & campus 2 Love story 3 Friendship 3 Found family 4 Survival 3 Post-apocalyptic 1 Dystopia 1 Supernatural 3 Space & sci-fi 3 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 0 High fantasy 8 Urban fantasy 3 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 1 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 1 Sports 1 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 1 Real history 1 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 0 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 1 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 1 Female perspective 0 Social commentary 2 Philosophical 2 Existential dread 1 Revenge 0 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 2

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 1 Morally gray 2 Villain's POV 1 Ensemble cast 7 Central duo 1 Strong female lead 1 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 2 Genius lead 1 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 0 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 1 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 7 Intellectual challenge 1 Comfort rewatch 1 Romantic yearning 2 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 3 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 2 Gut punch 1

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 1 Visually striking 10 Stylized direction 6 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 2 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 2 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 5 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 7 Anime 17 Kids & family 4 Young adult 1 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 0 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 1 Sketch & variety 1 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 1 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 0 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 7 Disturbing 1 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 1 Emotionally heavy 2 Easy watching 2

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Jujutsu Kaisen

216K 63 2020–present

Anime · Graphic violence

Solar Opposites

37K 63 2020–2025

Adult animation · Chaotic energy

Smiling Friends

32K 27 2020–2026

Adult animation · Absurdist

Star Trek: Lower Decks

31K 50 2020–2024

Adult animation · Space & sci-fi

The Midnight Gospel

30K 8 2020–2020

Philosophical · Adult animation

Blood of Zeus

29K 24 2020–2025

Adult animation · High fantasy

The Owl House

26K 43 2020–2023

Whimsical · Found family

Dorohedoro

17K 24 2020–2026

Anime · Graphic violence

Close Enough

15K 24 2020–2022

Adult animation · Absurdist

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous

14K 50 2020–2022

Survival · Adrenaline

Rent-a-Girlfriend

13K 60 2020–2026

Anime · Love story · Cringe comedy

Tower of God

12K 39 2020–2024

Deep worldbuilding · Anime

Adventure Time: Distant Lands

11K 4 2020–2021

Whimsical · Bittersweet

The God of High School

10K 13 2020–2020

Anime · Adrenaline · Fast-paced

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

9K 30 2020–2020

Post-apocalyptic · Hopeful

Great Pretender

8K 25 2020–2024

Heists & cons · Anime · Fast-paced

Hoops

8K 10 2020–2020

Raunchy · Adult animation

The Liberator

8K 4 2020–2020

War & military · Real history

The Misfit of Demon King Academy

7K 37 2020–2024

Anime · High fantasy

TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You

7K 31 2020–2023

Love story · Cozy · Wholesome

Wizards

6K 10 2020–2020

High fantasy · Deep worldbuilding

Moriarty the Patriot

6K 26 2020–2022

Antihero lead · Anime

Central Park

5K 39 2020–2022

Feel-good · Wholesome · Warm humor

Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy

5K 18 2020–2021

War & military · Adrenaline

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