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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)

TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You

★ 7.7
7K 31 2020–2023
Love story · Cozy · Wholesome

One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga

★ 7.7
7K 21 2024–2025
Anime · Wonder & awe

Lazarus

★ 7.0
6K 13 2025–2025
Near-future tech · Anime

Dug Days

★ 8.0
6K 5 2021–2021
Wholesome · Kids & family

Exploding Kittens

★ 6.8
6K 9 2024–2024
Adult animation · Absurdist

Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy

★ 7.7
6K 37 2021–2024
Anime · High fantasy

Murder Drones

★ 7.5
6K 8 2021–2024
Adult animation · Found family

Kotaro Lives Alone

★ 8.3
6K 10 2022–2022
Child's perspective · Found family

Wizards

★ 8.0
6K 10 2020–2020
High fantasy · Deep worldbuilding

Captain Fall

★ 6.9
6K 10 2023–2023
Adult animation · Raunchy

Moriarty the Patriot

★ 8.0
6K 26 2020–2022
Antihero lead · Anime

High-Rise Invasion

★ 6.5
6K 12 2021–2021
Survival · Anime

Win or Lose

★ 8.0
6K 8 2025–2025
Sports · Kids & family

Maya and the Three

★ 8.0
6K 9 2021–2021
Visually striking

The Guardians of Justice (Will Save You!)

★ 5.1
6K 7 2022–present
Satirical · Ironic & meta · Parody

Tomo-chan Is a Girl!

★ 7.5
6K 13 2023–2023
Anime · School & campus

Tekken: Bloodline

★ 6.5
6K 6 2022–2022
Anime · Adrenaline · Revenge

The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat

★ 7.3
6K 12 2021–2021
Anime · High fantasy · Genius lead

Little Demon

★ 7.0
6K 10 2022–2022
Adult animation · Dark comedy

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

★ 3.3
6K 39 2022–2026
Kids & family · Family-safe

Trese

★ 7.0
6K 6 2021–2021
Urban fantasy · Supernatural

Wonder Egg Priority

★ 7.2
6K 13 2021–2021
Mental health · Anime

Sausage Party: Foodtopia

★ 5.7
6K 16 2024–present
Adult animation · Raunchy

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie

★ 6.7
5K 12 2022–2022
Anime · Love story
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