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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)

Blue Lock

★ 8.1
34K 38 2022–present
Sports · Anime · Adrenaline

Kaiju No. 8

★ 8.2
33K 25 2024–2025
Anime · Adrenaline

Secret Level

★ 7.3
32K 16 2024–present
Anthology · Adult animation

Hell's Paradise

★ 8.1
32K 25 2023–present
Anime · Survival

Smiling Friends

★ 8.5
32K 27 2020–2026
Adult animation · Absurdist

Star Trek: Lower Decks

★ 7.8
31K 50 2020–2024
Adult animation · Space & sci-fi

The Midnight Gospel

★ 8.2
30K 8 2020–2020
Philosophical · Adult animation

Masters of the Universe: Revelation

★ 5.6
30K 10 2021–2021
Nostalgic

Blood of Zeus

★ 7.5
29K 24 2020–2025
Adult animation · High fantasy

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord

★ 8.5
29K 10 2026–present
Villain's POV · Space & sci-fi

Creature Commandos

★ 7.8
29K 17 2024–present
Adult animation · Ensemble cast

Takopi's Original Sin

★ 8.7
28K 6 2025–2025
Gut punch · Disturbing · Anime

My Dress-Up Darling

★ 7.9
28K 24 2022–2025
Anime · Wholesome

Star Wars: Visions

★ 7.0
28K 27 2021–present
Anthology · Visually striking

The Apothecary Diaries

★ 8.6
26K 49 2023–present
Genius lead · Anime

Horimiya

★ 8.0
26K 26 2021–2021
Anime · Love story

The Owl House

★ 8.6
26K 43 2020–2023
Whimsical · Found family

Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

★ 9.5
26K 34 2026–present
Anime · Stylized direction

Marvel Zombies

★ 7.0
25K 5 2025–2026
Monster horror · Graphic violence

Castlevania: Nocturne

★ 7.5
24K 16 2023–present
High fantasy · Graphic violence

Dota: Dragon's Blood

★ 7.7
24K 24 2021–2022
High fantasy · Deep worldbuilding

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

★ 7.7
24K 8 2023–2023
Stylized direction

Pantheon

★ 8.5
23K 16 2022–2023
Near-future tech · Philosophical

Common Side Effects

★ 8.5
21K 11 2024–present
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