[Best Anime of the 2020s]
by jukesofhaze | created - 18 Dec 2022 | updated - 3 days ago | PublicNew and popular ongoing anime, 2020 onwards
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1. Vinland Saga (2019–2023)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Following a tragedy, Thorfinn embarks on a journey with the man responsible for it to take his life in a duel as a true and honorable warrior to pay homage.
Stars: Yûto Uemura, Mike Haimoto, Shin'ya Takahashi, Alejandro Saab
Votes: 71,825
2. Chainsaw Man (2022)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Following a betrayal, a young man left for dead is reborn as a powerful devil-human hybrid after merging with his pet devil and is soon enlisted into an organization dedicated to hunting devils.
Stars: Kikunosuke Toya, Ryan Colt Levy, Tomori Kusunoki, Shogo Sakata
Votes: 54,980
3. Golden Kamuy (2018– )
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the early 20th century in Hokkaido, Japan, a treasure hunt between various parties takes place for a hidden stash of gold.
Stars: Chikahiro Kobayashi, Haruka Shiraishi, Fumihiko Tachiki, Kentarô Itô
Votes: 2,484
4. One Piece (1999– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Monkey D. Luffy sets off on an adventure with his pirate crew in hopes of finding the greatest treasure ever, known as the "One Piece."
Stars: Mayumi Tanaka, Akemi Okamura, Laurent Vernin, Tony Beck
Votes: 235,267
5. Dorohedoro (2020)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The amnesiac reptilian-headed Caiman works together with his friend Nikaido in order to recover his memories and survive in a strange and violent world.
Stars: Wataru Takagi, Reina Kondou, Ken'yû Horiuchi, Yoshimasa Hosoya
Votes: 11,451
6. Jujutsu Kaisen (2020– )
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A boy swallows a cursed talisman - the finger of a demon - and becomes cursed himself. He enters a shaman's school to be able to locate the demon's other body parts and thus exorcise himself.
Stars: Junya Enoki, Yuma Uchida, Yûichi Nakamura, Adam McArthur
Votes: 114,696
7. Scissor Seven (2018– )
TV-14 | 13 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Seeking to recover his memories, a scissor-wielding hairdresser, bungling quasi-assassin stumbles into a struggle for power among three feuding factions.
Stars: Jas Patrick, Jill Bartlett, Ronny Chieng, Yuuki Luna
Votes: 4,301
8. Gintama (2005–2021)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, an unemployed samurai finds work however he can.
Stars: Tomokazu Sugita, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Rie Kugimiya, Kazuya Nakai
Votes: 15,203
9. To Your Eternity (2021– )
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A lonely boy wandering the Arctic regions of North America meets a wolf, and the two become fast friends, depending on each other to survive the harsh environment. But the boy has a history, and the wolf is more than meets the eye as well.
Stars: Jacob Hopkins, Dorothy Elias-Fahn, Reiji Kawashima, Kenjirô Tsuda
Votes: 9,755
10. Mob Psycho 100 (2016–2022)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A psychic middle school boy tries to live a normal life and keep his growing powers under control, even though he constantly gets into trouble.
Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Setsuo Ito, Chris Niosi, Akio Ôtsuka
Votes: 44,993
11. Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After his hometown is destroyed and is traumatized, young Eren Jaeger vows to cleanse the earth of the giant humanoid Titans that have brought humanity to the brink of extinction.
Stars: Jessie James Grelle, Bryce Papenbrook, Trina Nishimura, Yûki Kaji
Votes: 511,785
12. Kaiju No. 8 (2024– )
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A man working a job far removed from his childhood dreams gets wrapped up in an unexpected situation...!. Becoming a monster, he aims once again to fulfill his lifelong dream...!.
Stars: Masaya Fukunishi, Asami Seto, Wataru Kato, Fairouz Ai
Votes: 906
13. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A worker in a foreign finance company is bullied and worked around the clock, before a zombie outbreak finally makes him feel alive.
Stars: Shuichiro Umeda, Zeno Robinson, Bill Millsap, Makoto Furukawa
Votes: 6,913
14. Ranking of Kings (2021–2022)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The people of the kingdom look down on the young Prince Bojji, who can neither hear nor speak. They call him "The Useless Prince" while jeering at his supposed foolishness.
Stars: Hinata Minami, Ayumu Murase, SungWon Cho, Emily Fajardo
Votes: 12,135
15. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A Street Kid trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he chooses to stay alive by becoming an Edgerunner, a Mercenary outlaw also known as a Cyberpunk.
Stars: Zach Aguilar, Kenichiro Ohashi, Kagga Jayson, Emi Lo
Votes: 78,900
16. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019– )
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A family is attacked by demons and only two members survive - Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko, who is turning into a demon slowly. Tanjiro sets out to become a demon slayer to avenge his family and cure his sister.
Stars: Natsuki Hanae, Zach Aguilar, Abby Trott, Akari Kitô
Votes: 148,058
17. Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku (2023– )
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A squad of prisoners and their guards are sent to investigate a mysterious island. They get stranded there and must rely on each other to survive the island's mysterious and monstrous residents.
Stars: Chiaki Kobayashi, Yumiri Hanamori, Marisa Duran, Alejandro Saab
Votes: 12,647
18. Spy x Family (2022– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A spy on an undercover mission gets married and adopts a child as part of his cover. His wife and daughter have secrets of their own, and all three must strive to keep together.
Stars: Takuya Eguchi, Atsumi Tanezaki, Alex Organ, Saori Hayami
Votes: 38,962
19. Dr. Stone (2019– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Awakened into a world where humanity has been petrified, scientific genius Senku and his brawny friend Taiju use their skills to rebuild civilization.
Stars: Yûsuke Kobayashi, Manami Numakura, Gen Satô, Kengo Kawanishi
Votes: 27,929
20. Black Clover (2017–2021)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Asta and Yuno were abandoned together at the same church and have been inseparable since. As children, they promised that they would compete against each other to see who would become the next Emperor Magus.
Stars: Dallas Reid, Jill Harris, Cris George, Christopher Sabat
Votes: 34,515
21. Sonny Boy (2021)
TV-14 | Animation, Drama, Mystery
A group of students on summer vacation find themselves transported to another dimension and granted superpowers to survive there.
Stars: Aoi Yûki, Christopher Wehkamp, Siddhartha Minhas, Kristen McGuire
Votes: 1,881
22. No Guns Life (2019– )
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
With no memory of his previous life-or who replaced his head with a giant gun-Juzo Inui now scratches out a living in the dark streets of the city as a Resolver.
Stars: Jun'ichi Suwabe, Manami Numakura, Daiki Yamashita, Kimmie Britt
Votes: 753
23. Migi & Dali (2023)
24 min | Animation, Mystery
Identical twins get adopted into a wealthy family and assume the identity of one child while pursuing a hidden agenda to uncover a past incident
Stars: Jordan Walters, Ayumu Murase, Shun Horie, Kotono Mitsuishi
Votes: 360
24. Great Pretender (2020–2024)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A Japanese conman crosses paths with a French rival, and gets entangled in conspiracies and scams beyond his wildest dreams.
Stars: Chiaki Kobayashi, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Natsumi Fujiwara, Wolf Williams
Votes: 6,708
25. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (2018–2019)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
After experiencing "puberty syndrome" himself, high school pariah Sakuta keeps meeting girls suffering from it, including his sister and actor Mai.
Stars: Kaito Ishikawa, Asami Seto, Yurika Kubo, Atsumi Tanezaki
Votes: 16,728
26. Mashle: Magic and Muscles (2023– )
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Into a world of magicians is born Mash, a young boy who lacks magic but is the strongest person around. His existence and destiny will change his world.
Stars: Chiaki Kobayashi, Reina Ueda, Chô, Reiji Kawashima
Votes: 6,962
27. The Fable (2024– )
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Trained as a ruthless assassin since childhood, a mob hitman is ordered to become a normal law-abiding citizen.
Stars: Kazuyuki Okitsu, Kana Hanazawa, Miyuki Sawashiro
Votes: 132
28. In/Spectre (2020–2023)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Meet the cute, smug, cane-wielding 17-year old Iwanaga Kotoko as she (very) aggressively tries to woo the older Sakuragawa Kurou and act as a mediator/problem-solver for the supernatural world.
Stars: Akari Kitô, Mamoru Miyano, Lizzie Freeman, Brandon Winckler
Votes: 1,324
29. The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace (2021– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Gods defeated demons centuries ago. The demons have returned, but can the new generation of gods stop them?
Stars: Romi Park, Akemi Okamura, Megumi Ogata, Yui Horie
Votes: 594
30. The Promised Neverland (2019–2021)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When three gifted kids at an isolated idyllic orphanage discover the secret and sinister purpose they were raised for, they look for a way to escape from their evil caretaker and lead the other children in a risky escape plan.
Stars: Sumire Morohoshi, Mariya Ise, Shinei Ueki, Lynn
Votes: 46,889
31. Tatami Time Machine Blues (2022)
TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A sweltering midsummer day when Ozu, the protagonist's "terrible friend," accidentally drowns the only remote control for the air conditioning unit in their apartment. While they discuss ... See full summary »
Stars: Jun'ichi Suwabe, Kazuya Nakai, Maaya Sakamoto, Yûko Kaida
Votes: 489
32. Metallic Rouge (2024– )
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Follows Rouge, an android girl, who is on a mission on Mars with her partner Naomi. The mission is to murder Immortal Nine, nine artificial humans who are hostile to the government.
Stars: Yume Miyamoto, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Cassie Ewulu, Monica Flatley
Votes: 345
33. ID:Invaded (2020)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
A detective is called upon to solve a murder in a virtual reality world. But how can he manage a case when its rules can and are constantly being changed?
Stars: Kenjirô Tsuda, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Sarah Emi Bridcutt, Monica Rial
Votes: 3,146
34. Suzume (2022)
PG | 122 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A modern action adventure road story where a 17-year-old girl named Suzume helps a mysterious young man close doors from the other side that are releasing disasters all over in Japan.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura, Eri Fukatsu, Shôta Sometani
Votes: 39,218
35. Undead Unluck (2023– )
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An unlucky girl meets an undead guy. The two work together well with their super abilities, but discover a conspiracy involving superhumans.
Stars: Kahara Moe, Yûichi Nakamura, Michelle Marie, Natsuki Hanae
Votes: 1,606
36. Fena: Pirate Princess (2021)
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure
Fena Houtman, a young orphan girl, has been raised on an island where there is no hope of becoming anything more than chattel, to be used and discarded by soldiers of the British Empire. ... See full summary »
Stars: Asami Seto, Ryôta Suzuki, Takahiro Sakurai, Aoi Yûki
Votes: 953
37. The Witch and the Beast (2024– )
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A cursed girl and a mysterious man join forces to hunt down an evil witch.
Stars: You Taichi, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Xan Cramer, Beth Lipton
Votes: 622
38. Akudama Drive (2020)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Long ago, a war broke out in Japan that pitted Kantou against Kansai and divided the country. Kansai became dependent on Kantou, but slowly the police and government began losing control of Kansai to criminals known as Akudama.
Stars: Tomoyo Kurosawa, Yûichirô Umehara, Maaya Uchida, Jonah Scott
Votes: 2,711
39. Revenger (2023)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A vengeful samurai works with a mysterious organization to take revenge on behalf of those who have no power.
Stars: Kaiji Tang, Eric Vale, Nazeeh Tarsha, Austin Tindle
Votes: 400
40. Viral Hit (2024– )
Animation, Action
After following some advice from a mysterious NewTube channel, Hobin is soon knocking out guys stronger than him and raking in more money than he could have ever dreamed of. Will Hobin be able to keep this up?
Votes: 118
41. Solo Leveling (2024– )
TV-MA | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a world of gifted hunters and monsters, a weak hunter Sung Jinwoo gains extraordinary powers through a mysterious program, leading him to become one of the strongest hunters and conquering even the strongest dungeons.
Stars: Taito Ban, Aleks Le, Min Seung-woo, Haruna Mikawa
Votes: 20,478
42. Kyûketsuki Sugu Shinu (2021– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A vampire so weak he dies at the slightest attack gets his home destroyed by an enthusiastic but inept vampire hunter. Now the two are forced to stay together and work as a team on hunting down vampires.
Stars: Yôko Hikasa, Ian Sinclair, Ellie Dritch, Frank Todaro
Votes: 348
43. Fire Force (2019– )
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A superhuman firefighter force is formed to deal with supernatural fire incidents.
Stars: Derick Snow, Alexis Tipton, Eric Vale, Jeremy Inman
Votes: 11,182
44. Bucchigire! (2022)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
To ensure law and order in Kyoto, a top-secret replacement operation is set in motion.
Stars: Kotori Koiwai, Shin'ichirô Miki, Sumire Uesaka, Yûto Uemura
Votes: 125
45. Good Night World (2023)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Four miserable members of a dysfunctional household have no idea that they've formed a happy family unit in an immersive VR game with each other.
Stars: Ray Chase, Todd Haberkorn, Ben Diskin, Erin Yvette
Votes: 741
46. Shaman King (2021–2022)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Shaman King follows the adventures of a 13-year-old shaman and his teammate a samurai warrior spirit, who traverse the world fighting evil spirits and misguided shamans on their journey to be the next Shaman King.
Stars: Yôko Hikasa, Tara Sands, Masahiko Tanaka, Romi Park
Votes: 2,473
47. Pluto (2023)
TV-14 | 62 min | Animation, Action, Drama
When the world's seven most advanced robots and their human allies are murdered one by one, inspector Gesicht soon discovers that he's also in danger.
Stars: Shinshû Fuji, Yôko Hikasa, Rachel Slotky, Kirk Thornton
Votes: 12,414
48. Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night (2024– )
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Four girls, an illustrator, a former idol, a VTuber, and a composer, form an anonymous artist group called "JELEE", each pursuing their artistic dreams while supporting one another.
Stars: Miku Itou, Rie Takahashi, Miyu Tomita, Miyuri Shimabukuro
Votes: 66
49. Lupin Zero (2022–2023)
TV-MA | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In 1960s Japan, a thief's rebellious grandson and a gun-toting delinquent meet for the first time, forging a friendship that will one day achieve global infamy.
Stars: Tasuku Hatanaka, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Saori Hayami, Toshio Furukawa
Votes: 126
50. BNA (2020)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Morphed into a raccoon beastman, Michiru seeks refuge, and answers, with the aid of wolf beastman Shirou inside the special zone of Anima-City.
Stars: Sumire Morohoshi, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Gara Takashima, Cherami Leigh
Votes: 3,412
51. Sengoku Youko (2024)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The world is divided into two factions: humans and monsters called katawara. Despite being a katawara, Tama loves humans and vows to protect them from evil, even if it means fighting her own kind.
Stars: Sôma Saitô, Maaya Uchida, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Ryohei Kimura
Votes: 125
52. The Dungeon of Black Company (2021)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
In debt and in a new world? Kinji's living a nightmare. Avoiding work is gonna be a tough grind. Does he have what it takes?
Stars: Misaki Kuno, Katsuyuki Konishi, Hiro Shimono, Satomi Satô
Votes: 818
53. Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto (2016)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy
Sakamoto is a genius who is well liked by both girls and boys. Despite the strange situations he may be in, Sakamoto always manages to fix the problem in absolute perfection while still being over the top.
Stars: Bryson Baugus, Hikaru Midorikawa, Zhao Shuang, Jiang Bian
Votes: 2,622
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