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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)

The Liberator

★ 7.6
8K 4 2020–2020
War & military · Real history

Link Click

★ 8.5
8K 31 2021–present
Time travel · Puzzle plot

Shangri-La Frontier

★ 7.6
8K 51 2023–2026
Anime · Genius lead

The Great North

★ 7.0
8K 97 2021–2025
Warm humor · Adult animation

Carol & the End of the World

★ 7.2
7K 10 2023–2023
Adult animation · Character study

Zootopia+

★ 6.8
7K 6 2022–2022
Kids & family · Family-safe

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

★ 8.7
7K 7 2022–2022
Unsettling · Disturbing

Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight

★ 7.9
7K 5 2025–2025
Whimsical · Kids & family

Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

★ 8.4
7K 25 2024–2025
Faith & religion · Philosophical

The Misfit of Demon King Academy

★ 7.0
7K 37 2020–2024
Anime · High fantasy

Wistoria: Wand and Sword

★ 7.7
7K 25 2024–present
Anime · High fantasy

Q-Force

★ 6.7
7K 10 2021–2021
Adult animation · Queer stories

Witch Hat Atelier

★ 8.4
7K 14 2026–present
Anime · Wonder & awe

Yasuke

★ 6.2
7K 6 2021–2021
Anime · Distinctive score

My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999

★ 7.6
7K 13 2023–2023
Anime · Love story

Pacific Rim: The Black

★ 7.1
7K 14 2021–2022
Post-apocalyptic · Survival

The Dangers in My Heart

★ 8.1
7K 27 2023–2027
Coming of age · Anime · Love story

Baki Hanma

★ 7.0
7K 39 2021–2023
Anime · Graphic violence · Campy

SK8 the Infinity

★ 8.0
7K 14 2021–present
Anime · Sports · Friendship

M.O.D.O.K.

★ 6.3
7K 10 2021–2021
Adult animation · Absurdist

Stranger Things: Tales from '85

★ 5.9
7K 20 2026–present
Nostalgic · Supernatural

Tomodachi Game

★ 7.6
7K 12 2022–2022
Anime · Morally gray · Tense

Sentenced to Be a Hero

★ 7.9
7K 12 2026–present
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Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro

★ 7.1
7K 24 2021–2023
Anime · School & campus
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