Best animation series of all time - Page 3

One Piece (1999) follows Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat crew sailing the Grand Line to find the legendary One Piece. It blends epic action, inventive fights, comedy, strong backstories, and themes of friendship, freedom, and dreams. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Vinland Saga: Thorfinn joins his father's killer to seek revenge, then endures brutal battles, slavery and political intrigue across Viking Europe. A gritty, character-driven epic about honor, vengeance and the possibility of change. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Invincible (2021) is a mature animated superhero series about teen Mark Grayson discovering powers while confronting his father Omni-Man. It blends brutal action, family drama, dark deconstruction of heroes, and serialized worldbuilding. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Primal is a raw, cinematic animated adventure about a grieving caveman and a near‑extinct dinosaur who bond while surviving brutal, visceral dangers. Sparse dialogue, stunning visuals, intense violence and deep emotion. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc follows Tanjiro and allies as they face deadlier demons in a secluded blade-making village. The arc blends intense, choreographed battles, emotional drama, sacrifices, and themes of family and perseverance. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Futurama follows Fry, a pizza boy frozen 1,000 years who wakes in 2999 and joins Planet Express. With Leela, Bender and crew, they face sci‑fi adventures mixing satire, absurd comedy, and heart. read more

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) mixes mecha action with deep psychological drama as teen Shinji pilots EVA-01 to fight Angels, facing trauma, identity, and existential, symbolic themes. read more

Genres: Action, Animation, Drama

Dragon Ball (1986) follows young Son Gokû, a super-strong boy with a tail, on a quest for seven Dragon Balls. It mixes slapstick, colorful fantasy and escalating martial-arts into a coming-of-age tale about friendship and rivalry. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Samurai Champloo follows Fuu, who hires two contrasting swordsmen, Mugen and Jin, to find the “samurai who smells of sunflowers.” A genre‑bending Edo road anime mixing samurai action, hip‑hop style, eclectic music, humor and poignant themes of freedom and identity. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Your Lie in April (2014): piano prodigy Kousei, silenced by trauma, is pulled back into music by free-spirited violinist Kaori. A music-driven coming-of-age drama about grief, love and healing. read more

Genres: Animation, Drama, Music

Cyberpunk anime following Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 as they tackle high-tech crime, conspiracies and the Individual Eleven. Season 2 mixes tactical action, political intrigue, Tachikoma levity and philosophical themes. read more

Genres: Action, Animation, Crime

SpongeBob SquarePants follows an optimistic sea sponge in Bikini Bottom—fry cook, accident-prone boating student and loyal friend—whose slapstick, surreal misadventures and memorable cast deliver bright, witty comedy for kids and adults. read more

Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi is a stylized series of prequel-era shorts exploring Ahsoka’s and Count Dooku’s backstories. Intimate, somber character studies mix brisk, cinematic action with moral complexity. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Trigun (1998) follows Vash the Stampede, a goofy pacifist gunman with a huge bounty, as he wanders desert planet Gunsmoke. Comedy, intense gunfights and deep moral drama explore violence, mercy and redemption. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Dororo (2019): In war-torn Japan, Hyakkimaru—born missing body parts after his father’s pact with demons—hunts monsters to reclaim himself. He and the thief Dororo face brutal foes, loss, and moral ambiguity. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Yuji Itadori swallows a demon finger and becomes the vessel of Sukuna. Enrolled at Tokyo Jujutsu High, he fights curses and hunts Sukuna’s fingers, balancing deadly power, friendships, and moral duty amid brutal, stylish battles. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) follows brothers Edward and Alphonse after a failed alchemy ritual—Edward loses limbs, Alphonse is bound to armor. They seek the Philosopher’s Stone, facing moral costs, war, conspiracies, and deep sibling drama. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Kaguya-sama: Love is War is a sharp rom-com at elite Shuchiin Academy: proud president Miyuki and heiress Kaguya treat love as a battlefield, scheming to force confessions amid fast gags, warm support cast, and expressive animation. read more

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Romance

Erased (2016) follows Satoru, a man with "Revival" who is sent 18 years back into his 11-year-old body to prevent childhood kidnappings and his mother's murder, unraveling mysteries and healing past wounds. read more

Genres: Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Naruto: Shippuden follows a matured Naruto aiming to reclaim Sasuke and become Hokage. Epic, emotional long-form tale of escalating ninja battles, deep character growth, world-shaking conflicts and camaraderie. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation