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Best Animation TV Series of the 2020s

Top 500 most popular Animation series that started in the 2020s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Arcane

★ 9.0
451K 18 2021–2024
Visually striking · Class divide

Invincible

★ 8.7
348K 34 2021–present
Adult animation · Graphic violence

Jujutsu Kaisen

★ 8.5
216K 63 2020–present
Anime · Graphic violence

What If...?

★ 7.3
162K 26 2021–2024
Anthology · Episodic

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

★ 8.3
132K 20 2022–present
Adult animation · Gut punch

Solo Leveling

★ 8.5
118K 26 2024–present
Anime · Adrenaline

Chainsaw Man

★ 8.3
108K 13 2022–2022
Anime · Graphic violence

Blue Eye Samurai

★ 8.7
106K 14 2023–present
Revenge · Visually striking

Velma

★ 1.7
82K 21 2023–2024
Cringe comedy · Adult animation

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

★ 8.9
81K 39 2023–present
Anime · Melancholic · Bittersweet

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War

★ 9.0
79K 51 2022–present
Anime · Adrenaline

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

★ 7.8
68K 47 2021–2024
Deep worldbuilding · Found family

Spy x Family

★ 8.2
64K 50 2022–present
Found family · Anime · Warm humor

Dandadan

★ 8.3
57K 25 2024–present
Anime · Chaotic energy

X-Men '97

★ 8.7
57K 21 2024–present
Nostalgic · Ensemble cast

The Legend of Vox Machina

★ 8.4
56K 49 2022–present
High fantasy · Adult animation

I Am Groot

★ 6.7
47K 10 2022–2023
Kids & family · Family-safe

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

★ 8.1
46K 6 2022–2022
Anthology · Visually striking

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

★ 8.2
45K 55 2021–present
Anime · High fantasy

Inside Job

★ 7.7
39K 18 2021–2022
Adult animation · Genius lead

Solar Opposites

★ 7.9
37K 63 2020–2025
Adult animation · Chaotic energy

Scavengers Reign

★ 8.6
37K 12 2023–2023
Visually striking · Atmospheric

Tokyo Revengers

★ 7.7
34K 51 2021–present
Anime · Time travel

Devil May Cry

★ 7.5
34K 24 2025–present
Adult animation · Adrenaline
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