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Anime

Anime TV Series

Japanese animation traditions and grammar.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 424 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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424 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Death Note

★ 8.9
487K 37 2006–2007
Anime · Intellectual challenge
10/10

One Piece

★ 9.0
358K 1189 1999–present
Sprawling saga
10/10

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

★ 9.1
252K 68 2009–2010
Anime · Deep worldbuilding
10/10

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

★ 8.6
230K 63 2019–2024
Visually striking · Anime
10/10

One Punch Man

★ 8.6
227K 51 2015–present
Anime · Big-budget spectacle
10/10

Naruto: Shippuden

★ 8.7
225K 501 2007–2017
Anime · Sprawling saga
10/10

Jujutsu Kaisen

★ 8.5
213K 63 2020–present
Anime · Graphic violence
10/10

Hunter X Hunter

★ 9.0
198K 148 2011–2014
Anime · Deep worldbuilding
10/10

Dragon Ball Z

★ 8.8
178K 277 1996–2003
Anime · Long-runner · Adrenaline
10/10

Cowboy Bebop

★ 8.9
171K 26 1998–1999
Distinctive score · Anime
10/10

Naruto

★ 8.4
169K 220 2002–2007
Anime · Coming of age
10/10

Vinland Saga

★ 8.9
143K 48 2019–2023
Anime · Revenge · Graphic violence
10/10

My Hero Academia

★ 8.2
123K 182 2016–2026
Anime · Hopeful · School & campus
10/10

Solo Leveling

★ 8.5
115K 26 2024–present
Anime · Adrenaline
10/10

Neon Genesis Evangelion

★ 8.5
112K 26 1995–1996
Existential dread · Anime
10/10

Chainsaw Man

★ 8.3
106K 13 2022–2022
Anime · Graphic violence
10/10

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

★ 8.7
106K 54 2006–2008
Anime · Genius lead · Revenge
10/10

Dragon Ball Z

★ 8.8
104K 291 1989–1996
Anime · Adrenaline
10/10

Steins; Gate

★ 8.8
94K 26 2011–2015
Time travel · Anime · Mystery box
10/10

Bleach

★ 8.2
93K 369 2004–2012
Anime · Sprawling saga
10/10

Fullmetal Alchemist

★ 8.5
86K 51 2003–2004
Anime · Dark tone · Philosophical
10/10

Tokyo Ghoul

★ 7.7
83K 12 2014–2014
Anime · Graphic violence
10/10

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

★ 8.9
79K 39 2023–present
Anime · Melancholic · Bittersweet
10/10

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War

★ 9.0
78K 42 2022–present
Anime · Adrenaline
10/10