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Best Seinen Anime
Mature, character-driven seinen series ranked by community score.
Showing 50 best seinen anime
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TV · 13 episodes · 2022
The elite members of Shuchiin Academy's student council continue their competitive day-to-day antics.
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TV · 22 episodes · 2017
Now in his second year of high school, Rei Kiriyama continues pushing through his struggles in the professional shogi world as well as his personal…
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Monster8.9TV · 74 episodes · 2004
Dr. Kenzou Tenma, an elite neurosurgeon recently engaged to his hospital director's daughter, is well on his way to ascending the hospital…
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TV · 26 episodes · 2020
Following the successful Sanyou campaign, the Qin army, including 1,000-Man Commander Xin, inches ever closer to fulfilling King Ying Zheng's dream…
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TV · 24 episodes · 2023
After his father's death and the destruction of his village at the hands of English raiders, Einar wishes for a peaceful life with his family on…
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Vinland Saga8.8TV · 24 episodes · 2019
Young Thorfinn grew up listening to the stories of old sailors that had traveled the ocean and reached the place of legend, Vinland.
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TV · 26 episodes · 2022
Following the conclusion of the large-scale coalition campaign, the entirety of China is in a state of economic recovery.
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TV · 10 episodes · 2014
Ghostly, primordial beings known as Mushi continue to cause mysterious changes in the lives of humans.
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Movie · 1 episode
After their first kiss, Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane are left unsure where their relationship stands.
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TV · 25 episodes · 2024
Twelve-year-old prodigy Rafal believes in living rationally, so as to earn praise and respect from society while not being led astray by his…
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TV · 13 episodes · 2025
In ancient China, during the Warring States period, a former servant named Xin rises through the ranks with a dream: to become the greatest general…
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TV · 10 episodes · 2014
Perceived as strange and feared by man, over time the misshapen ones came to be known as Mushi.
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TV · 11 episodes · 2026
Satisfied with his investigation of Lala Lai Theatrical Company, Aquamarine "Aqua" Hoshino shifts his focus from revenge to career growth and…
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TV · 10 episodes · 2025
Ever since horse girl Oguri Cap left the small town of Kasamatsu to chase greater heights in Tokyo, she has rapidly gained attention with her…
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Mushi-Shi8.7TV · 26 episodes · 2005
"Mushi": the most basic forms of life in the world. They exist without any goals or purposes aside from simply "being." They are beyond the…
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TV · 11 episodes · 2014
Despite being polar opposites, Makoto "Smile" Tsukimoto and Yutaka "Peco" Hoshino have been best friends since childhood.
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Berserk8.6TV · 25 episodes · 1997
Guts, a man who will one day be known as the Black Swordsman, is a young traveling mercenary characterized by the large greatsword he carries.
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TV · 12 episodes · 2020
After a slow but eventful summer vacation, Shuchiin Academy's second term is now starting in full force.
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TV · 11 episodes · 2023
The Armed Detective Agency is still on the run from the Hunting Dogs, but not all hope is lost.
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TV · 24 episodes · 2024
Adventuring knight Laios Touden leads a small party through a seemingly endless dungeon, a subterranean maze full of dangerous monsters and…
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Movie · 1 episode
On a warm summer day, a boy heard the sound of bells ringing, as if in celebration, in the mountain near his home.
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TV · 13 episodes · 2025
Tokyo is the home of national-level horse girls and the next generation of running prodigies.
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TV Special · 1 episode
Years after graduating from high school, Kaguya Shinomiya finds her old photo album and reminisces about when she was a part of Shuuchiin Academy's…
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[Oshi No Ko]8.5TV · 11 episodes · 2023
In the entertainment world, celebrities often show exaggerated versions of themselves to the public, concealing their true thoughts and struggles…
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TV · 13 episodes · 2024
With the help of producer Masaya Kaburagi, Aquamarine "Aqua" Hoshino and Kana Arima have landed the roles of Touki and Tsurugi in Lala Lai…
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TV Special · 1 episode
The entire countryside comes to a halt midday to witness a rare solar eclipse that is rumored to allow the average person to see Mushi.
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TV · 26 episodes · 2004
Following the closure of the "Laughing Man" case, Section 9 is re-established by Japan's newly elected Prime Minister, Youko Kayabuki, to combat…
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TV · 12 episodes · 2025
Three months have passed since Iori Kitahara began living above Grand Blue, his uncle's scuba diving shop, and joined his university's Diving Club.
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TV · 12 episodes · 2015
The seemingly unimpressive Saitama has a rather unique hobby: being a hero. In order to pursue his childhood dream, Saitama relentlessly trained…
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TV · 99 episodes · 2012
On a fateful summer night in 2006, Mutta Nanba and his younger brother Hibito witness what they believe to be a UFO flying toward the Moon.
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Rainbow8.5TV · 26 episodes · 2010
Japan, 1955: Mario Minakami has just arrived at Shounan Special Reform School along with five other teenagers who have been arrested on serious…
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TV · 12 episodes · 2018
Iori Kitahara moves to the coastal town of Izu for his freshman year at its university, taking residence above Grand Blue, his uncle's scuba diving…
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Pluto8.4ONA · 8 episodes
Gesicht, an android police detective of Europol, is tasked with finding the murderer of Montblanc, a retired war hero robot.
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TV · 12 episodes · 2020
After obtaining information about Asirpa from the foreteller Inkarmat, Saichi Sugimoto, Genjirou Tanigaki, and Cikapasi join the Seventh Division's…
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TV · 9 episodes · 2026
Ever since the novice coach Tsukasa Akeuraji took Inori Yuitsuka under his mentorship, she has improved her figure skating at a fast pace.
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TV · 26 episodes · 2002
In the not so distant future, mankind has advanced to a state where complete body transplants from flesh to machine is possible.
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TV Special · 1 episode
Mysterious, unknowable creatures alien to the laws of nature—known only to some and feared by others—"Mushi" lie behind many of life's strange…
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TV · 13 episodes · 2023
No longer concerned with military affairs, Yukichi Fukuzawa intends to act as a lone bodyguard-for-hire, making use of his deadly swordsmanship.
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TV · 13 episodes · 2026
Ex-convict Keiji Ueji appears in Sapporo, causing all the different factions to travel to the city in hopes of obtaining part of the map to the…
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TV · 12 episodes · 2019
At the renowned Shuchiin Academy, Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya are the student body's top representatives.
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TV · 12 episodes · 2017
In the mysterious future, crystalline organisms called Gems inhabit a world that has been destroyed by six meteors.
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Blue Giant8.4Movie · 1 episode
Ever since a fateful encounter with jazz music, Dai Miyamoto has dreamed of becoming the world's best jazz saxophonist.
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TV · 22 episodes · 2016
Having reached professional status in middle school, Rei Kiriyama is one of the few elite in the world of shogi.
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Medalist8.4TV · 13 episodes · 2025
Tsukasa Akeuraji always dreamed of becoming a competitive solo figure skater, but starting too late in life meant his ambitions never got off the…
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TV · 26 episodes · 1998
Unlike his friends, Takumi Fujiwara is not particularly interested in cars, with little to no knowledge about the world of car enthusiasts and…
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TV · 12 episodes · 2021
The carefree journeys of the four girls continue! As their fleeting yet eventful summer becomes a distant memory, the arrival of fall signals a new…
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OVA · 10 episodes
There exist creatures of darkness and evil that plague the night, devouring any human unfortunate enough to be caught in their grasp.
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TV · 24 episodes · 2014
All of a sudden, they arrived: parasitic aliens that descended upon Earth and quickly infiltrated humanity by burrowing into the brains of…
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One Outs8.3TV · 25 episodes · 2008
Toua Tokuchi is a prodigy when it comes to both baseball and gambling. Pitching nothing but mediocre fastballs, he has made a name for himself by…