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Best Shounen Anime
The most beloved shounen anime — action, growth, and rivalry.
Showing 50 best shounen anime
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TV · 28 episodes · 2023
During their decade-long quest to defeat the Demon King, the members of the hero's party—Himmel himself, the priest Heiter, the dwarf warrior…
- 2
TV · 64 episodes · 2009
After a horrific alchemy experiment goes wrong in the Elric household, brothers Edward and Alphonse are left in a catastrophic new reality.
- 3
Movie · 1 episode
Despite the immediate challenges following becoming a devil hunter with the Public Safety Bureau, Denji has quickly adapted to his new life and…
- 4
TV · 10 episodes · 2019
Seeking to restore humanity's diminishing hope, the Survey Corps embark on a mission to retake Wall Maria, where the battle against the merciless…
- 5
TV · 51 episodes · 2015
Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura return as the fun-loving but broke members of the Yorozuya team!
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Movie · 1 episode
Two years have passed following the Tendoshuu's invasion of the O-Edo Central Terminal. Since then, the Yorozuya have gone their separate ways.
- 7
TV · 148 episodes · 2011
Hunters devote themselves to accomplishing hazardous tasks, all from traversing the world's uncharted territories to locating rare items and…
- 8
TV · 51 episodes · 2011
After a one-year hiatus, Shinpachi Shimura returns to Edo, only to stumble upon a shocking surprise: Gintoki and Kagura, his fellow Yorozuya…
- 9
TV · 13 episodes · 2012
While Gintoki Sakata was away, the Yorozuya found themselves a new leader: Kintoki, Gintoki's golden-haired doppelganger.
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TV Special · 1 episode
Although the golden age of piracy is about to reach new heights, most people do not seek the glory of finding the elusive One Piece—a treasure…
- 11
TV · 12 episodes · 2017
After joining the resistance against the bakufu, Gintoki and the gang are in hiding, along with Katsura and his Joui rebels.
- 12
TV · 13 episodes · 2022
Substitute Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki spends his days fighting against Hollows, dangerous evil spirits that threaten Karakura Town.
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Movie · 1 episode
As a wild youth, elementary school student Shouya Ishida sought to beat boredom in the cruelest ways.
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Gintama8.9TV · 201 episodes · 2006
Edo is a city that was home to the vigor and ambition of samurai across the country.
- 15
Movie · 1 episode
When Gintoki apprehends a movie pirate at a premiere, he checks the camera's footage and finds himself transported to a bleak, post-apocalyptic…
- 16
TV · 14 episodes · 2018
Following the temporary retreat of the Altana Liberation Army from the Kabuki District, the state of the war has seemingly improved.
- 17
TV Special · 2 episodes
In the wake of Eren Yeager's cataclysmic actions, his friends and former enemies form an alliance against his genocidal rampage.
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Movie · 1 episode
A compilation movie for Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season - Kanketsu-hen.
- 19
TV · 10 episodes · 2026
Following the First-Class Mage Exam, the trio—elven mage Frieren, warrior Stark, and first-class mage Fern—gains access to the dangerous Northern…
- 20
TV · 12 episodes · 2018
After the fierce battle on Rakuyou, the untold past and true goal of the immortal Naraku leader, Utsuro, are finally revealed.
- 21
TV · 16 episodes · 2021
Gabi Braun and Falco Grice have been training their entire lives to inherit one of the seven Titans under Marley's control and aid their nation in…
- 22
TV · 47 episodes · 1980
Yabuki Joe is left downhearted and hopeless after a certain tragic event. In attempt to put the past behind him, Joe leaves the gym behind and…
- 23
TV · 75 episodes · 2000
In his father's absence, teenager Ippo Makunouchi works hard to help his mother run her fishing boat rental business.
- 24
TV · 10 episodes · 2016
After the victory against Aoba Jousai High, Karasuno High School, once called “a fallen powerhouse, a crow that can’t fly,” has finally reached the…
- 25
TV · 12 episodes · 2022
Turning against his former allies and enemies alike, Eren Yeager sets a disastrous plan in motion.
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ONA · 6 episodes
A squid-like creature, known as a Happian, leaves his home planet with the desire to spread happiness across the universe.
- 27
One Piece8.7TV · 1999
Barely surviving in a barrel after passing through a terrible whirlpool at sea, carefree Monkey D. Luffy ends up aboard a ship under attack by…
- 28
TV · 11 episodes · 2025
The final stages of an all-out war between heroes and villains unfold as the world watches its symbols of peace and destruction collide.
- 29
TV · 23 episodes · 2023
The year is 2006, and the halls of Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School echo with the endless bickering and intense debate between two inseparable…
- 30
Movie · 1 episode
Shohoku's "speedster" and point guard, Ryouta Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while…
- 31
TV · 11 episodes · 2022
The devastation of the Mugen Train incident still weighs heavily on the members of the Demon Slayer Corps.
- 32
TV · 13 episodes · 2024
After an eventful winter break, Kyoutarou Ichikawa and Anna Yamada reunite with a stronger bond.
- 33
TV · 13 episodes · 2023
After a brutal surprise attack by the forces of Quincy King Yhwach, the resident Reapers of the Soul Society lick their wounds and mourn their…
- 34
OVA · 4 episodes
When mankind's savagery surpasses his fear of death, there is little hope for those who wish to live honest lives.
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TV · 43 episodes · 1999
Twenty-two-year-old Eikichi Onizuka—ex-biker gang leader, conqueror of Shonan, and virgin—has a dream: to become the greatest high school teacher…
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TV · 26 episodes · 2009
Japanese Featherweight Champion Ippo Makunouchi has successfully defended and retained his title.
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Movie · 1 episode
First anime movie of the trilogy adaptation of the Infinity Castle Arc.
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TV · 14 episodes · 2024
After an awe-inspiring battle with Ichibei Hyousube—leader of the Soul Society's Royal Guard—the powerful Yhwach moves into the final stage of his…
- 39
TV · 12 episodes · 2018
Still threatened by the "Titans" that rob them of their freedom, mankind remains caged inside the two remaining walls.
- 40
TV · 22 episodes · 2014
Kousei Arima is a child prodigy known as the "Human Metronome" for playing the piano with precision and perfection.
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Death Note8.6TV · 37 episodes · 2006
Brutal murders, petty thefts, and senseless violence pollute the human world.
- 42
TV · 25 episodes · 2015
Following their participation at the Inter-High, the Karasuno High School volleyball team attempts to refocus their efforts, aiming to conquer the…
- 43
Look Back8.6Movie · 1 episode
Ayumu Fujino may only be in the fourth grade, but she already basks in high praise for her hand-drawn four-panel comics featured in the school's…
- 44
Movie · 1 episode
Kenma Kozume has never considered volleyball fun or thrilling: it is merely something he is good at.
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TV · 25 episodes · 2013
Japanese Featherweight Champion Makunouchi Ippo has defended his title belt once more with the help of his devastating signature move: the Dempsey…
- 46
TV · 12 episodes · 2026
Kenjaku, the one known as Noritoshi Kamo and most recently as Suguru Getou, has initiated the next step in his destructive, thousand-year plan of…
- 47
TV · 39 episodes · 2018
In the coastal city of Naples, corruption is teeming—the police blatantly conspire with outlaws, drugs run rampant around the youth, and the mafia…
- 48
TV · 25 episodes · 2013
Centuries ago, mankind was slaughtered to near extinction by monstrous humanoid creatures called Titans, forcing humans to hide in fear behind…
- 49
TV · 12 episodes · 2020
Once called a fallen powerhouse and known as "Flightless Crows," Karasuno High School has finally taken flight at nationals.
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Slam Dunk8.6TV · 101 episodes · 1993
Hanamichi Sakuragi, infamous for his temper, massive height, and fire-red hair, enrolls in Shohoku High, hoping to finally get a girlfriend and…