Rankings

Best Action Anime TV Shows

38 anime TV shows, ranked by composite score

The best action anime TV shows, ranked by an averaged composite score across five major review platforms. Top of the list: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood with 91/100. Tap any row for the synopsis, trailer and where to watch.

Updated 26 October 2026 · 38 anime TV shows ranked

The Basics

TV Shows Ranked

Spanning 20 years (2007–2027)

Average Overall Score

83.3/100

Average age: 8 years

Highest Overall Score

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

91/100 (all 5 platforms)

Lowest Overall Score

My Hero Academia

84.1/100 (all 5 platforms)

Score Distribution

90+

80–89

70–79

Below 70

Data Completeness

29%

11 of 38 have all 5 scores

Platform Wars

IMDb

83.7

99.4

Kitsu

81.7

AniList

81.8

MAL

82.7

Most Generous

Avg: 99.4/100

Harshest Critic

Kitsu

Avg: 81.7/100

Perfect Scores

IMDb 9+: 5 · RT 100: 9 · KIT 85+: 3 · AL 85+: 9 · MAL 9+: 2

Raw Platform Averages

IMDb: 8.4/10 · RT: 99% · KIT: 81.72/100 · AL: 81.79/100 · MAL: 8.27/10

Genres & Decades

Top-Scoring Genre

Adventure

Avg: 84/100

Most Popular Genre

Action

38 movies

Best Decade

2000s

Avg: 87.3/100

Most Represented Decade

2010s

2 movies

Fun Facts

Most Divisive

Berserk

24 point spread between platforms

Universally Loved

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

Only 1 point spread — everyone agrees

Critic Favourite

My Hero Academia

Critics scored +19.8 higher than users

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Score

IMDb

KIT

MAL

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

2009–2010 Action 1S Ongoing

Details

Score

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

9.1

100

9.11

Vinland Saga

2019–2023 Action 2S Ongoing

Details

Score

89.6

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.8

100

82.7

8.78

Cowboy Bebop

1998–1999 Action 1S Ongoing

Details

Score

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.9

100

82.3

8.75

Attack on Titan

2013–2023 Action 4S Ongoing

Details

Score

88.4

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

9.1

84.5

8.57

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War

2022– Action 4S Ongoing

Details

Score

87.8

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

N/A

83.4

8.98

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

2007 Action 5S Ongoing

Details

Score

87.3

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.3

100

82.2

8.64

Dandadan

2024– Action 3S Ongoing

Details

Score

87.2

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.3

100

85.6

8.42

One Piece

1999– Action 1S Ongoing

Details

Score

87.1

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

N/A

8.73

Neon Genesis Evangelion

1995–1996 Action 1S Ongoing

Details

Score

86.8

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.5

100

82.1

8.37

Chainsaw Man

2022 Action 1S Ongoing

Details

Score

86.3

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.3

84.2

8.43

Solo Leveling

2024– Action 2S Ongoing

Details

Score

86.2

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.5

100

83.1

8.17

Gintama

2005–2021 Action 8S Ongoing

Details

Score

86.1

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.7

N/A

82.1

9.02

Gachiakuta

2025– Action 1S Ongoing

Details

Score

85.4

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

100

82.9

8.22

Hunter x Hunter

2011–2014 Action 1S Ongoing

Details

Score

85.4

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

N/A

84.2

8.43

Jujutsu Kaisen

2020– Action 3S Ongoing

Details

Score

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.5

N/A

85.9

8.50

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

2019–2024 Action 4S Ongoing

Details

Score

84.9

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.6

N/A

86.3

8.41

One Punch Man

2015– Action 3S Ongoing

Details

Score

84.3

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.6

N/A

83.5

8.48

Mob Psycho 100

2016–2022 Action 3S Ongoing

Details

Score

84.1

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.5

N/A

82.4

8.49

My Hero Academia

2016–2025 Action 8S Ongoing

Details

Score

84.1

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.2

100

83.3

7.83

Naruto: Shippuden

2007–2017 Action 21S Ongoing

Details

Score

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.7

N/A

84.1

8.29

Dragon Ball Z

1996–2003 Action 16S Ongoing

Details

Score

83.1

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.8

N/A

82.2

8.21

Fate/Strange Fake

2024– Action 1S Ongoing

Details

Score

82.9

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.3

N/A

81.3

8.44

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

2021– Action 3S Ongoing

Details

Score

82.4

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.2

N/A

82.2

8.33

Naruto

2002–2007 Action 1S Ongoing

Details

Score

82.1

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.4

N/A

84.1

8.02

Dororo

2019 Action 1S Ongoing

Details

Score

81.9

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.2

N/A

82.1

8.26

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

2017 Action Ongoing

Details

Score

81.9

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

7.3

N/A

82.3

8.71

Dr. Stone

2019– Action 4S Ongoing

Details

Score

81.7

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.1

N/A

82.2

8.26

Sentenced to Be a Hero

2025– Action 1S Ongoing

Details

Score

81.3

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.2

N/A

81.3

8.19

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

2018– Action 4S Ongoing

Details

Score

80.9

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

N/A

82.2

8.13

Black Clover

2017–2021 Action 5S Ongoing

Details

Score

80.2

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.2

N/A

78.5

8.14

Bleach

2004–2012 Action 17S Ongoing

Details

Score

79.6

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.2

N/A

77.3

7.99

Berserk

1997–1998 Action 1S Ongoing

Details

Score

79.2

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.7

N/A

82.2

6.34

City Hunter 2New

2027 Action Ongoing

Details

Score

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

N/A

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Hell’s Paradise

2023– Action 2S Ongoing

Details

Score

78.9

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

8.1

N/A

73.6

8.09

City HunterNew

1987–1991 Action 4S Ongoing

Details

Score

77.5

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

7.7

N/A

77.8

7.91

Fire Force

2019– Action 3S Ongoing

Details

Score

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

7.6

N/A

78.6

7.72

Pokémon

1997–2023 Action 25S Ongoing

Details

Score

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

7.6

N/A

72.9

7.42

High School DxD

2012–2018 Action 4S Ongoing

Details

Score

72.7

IMDb RT KIT AL MAL

7.5

N/A

73.8

7.31

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