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Action Anime from 2016

65 action anime that aired in 2016, ranked by score.

  1. 1
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable

    TV · 39 ep · spring

    The year is 1999. Morioh, a normally quiet and peaceful town, has recently become a hotbed of strange activity.

  2. 2
    Mob Psycho 100

    TV · 12 ep · summer

    Eighth-grader Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama has tapped into his inner wellspring of psychic prowess at a young age.

  3. 3
    Assassination Classroom Second Season

    TV · 25 ep · winter

    Returning from their summer vacation, the students of Class 3-E at the prestigious Kunugigaoka Middle School find themselves up against unbeatable odds.

  4. 4
    Bungo Stray Dogs 2

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    Despite their differences in position, three men—the youngest senior executive of the Port Mafia, Osamu Dazai; the lowest ranking member, Sakunosuke Oda; and the intelligence…

  5. 5
    Durarara!! x2 Ketsu

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    As Mikado Ryuugamine continues to purge the Dollars from within in accordance with his warped sense of justice, Masaomi Kida hopes to bring his friend back to his senses by…

  6. 6
    Drifters

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    At the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Toyohisa Shimazu is the rearguard for his retreating troops, and is critically wounded when he suddenly finds himself in a modern, gleaming…

  7. 7
    Ushio & Tora (2016)

    TV · 13 ep · spring

    Continuation of Ushio to Tora TV series.

  8. 8
    My Hero Academia

    TV · 13 ep · spring

    The appearance of "quirks," newly discovered super powers, has been steadily increasing over the years, with 80 percent of humanity possessing various abilities from…

  9. 9
    Magi: Adventure of Sinbad

    TV · 13 ep · spring

    In the small, impoverished Tison Village of the Parthevia Empire, a boy, Sinbad, is born to the jaded ex-soldier Badr and his kind-hearted wife Esra.

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    91 Days

    TV · 12 ep · summer

    As a child living in the town of Lawless, Angelo Lagusa has witnessed a tragedy: his parents and younger brother have been mercilessly slaughtered by the Vanetti mafia family.

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    Bungo Stray Dogs

    TV · 12 ep · spring

    For weeks, Atsushi Nakajima's orphanage has been plagued by a mystical tiger that only he seems to be unaware of.

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    GATE Part 2

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    Several months have passed since the infamous Ginza Incident, with tensions between the Empire and JSDF escalating in the vast and mysterious "Special Region" over peace…

  13. 13
    D.Gray-man HALLOW

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    Despite the recent Akuma attack, the members of the Black Order are in high spirits as they set about moving to a new base.

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    Grimgar: Ashes and Illusions

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    Fear, survival, instinct. Thrown into a foreign land with nothing but hazy memories and the knowledge of their name, they can feel only these three emotions resonating deep…

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    Alderamin on the Sky

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    Ikta Solork is a carefree young man who only wants two things in life: a woman on his arm and a place to nap.

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    Ajin: Demi-Human 2nd Season

    TV · 13 ep · fall

    After escaping certain death, Kei Nagai and his new companion Kou Nakano plot revenge on Satou, their fellow Ajin who is hellbent on world domination.

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    Space Patrol Luluco

    TV · 13 ep · spring

    Living an abnormal existence in Ogikubo, an intergalactic melting pot of humans and aliens as well as the only Space Immigration Zone on Earth, Luluco is a bubbly middle school…

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    The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance

    TV · 8 ep · summer

    Continuing on his quest to retake Ecbatana, Prince Arslan and his company march toward the city.

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    Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!!

    TV · 12 ep · summer

    Waking up to find herself in a parallel version of Fuyuki City, Illyasviel "Illya" von Einzbern is lost and alone.

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    Ajin: Demi-Human

    TV · 13 ep · winter

    Mysterious immortal humans known as "Ajin" first appeared 17 years ago in Africa. Upon their discovery, they were labeled as a threat to mankind, as they might use their powers…

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    Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc

    TV · 11 ep · summer

    Hope's Peak Academy's unconventional class 77-B is about to have an even more eccentric addition: Chisa Yukizome, an alumna with the title of Super High School-Level…

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    Witchy Pretty Cure!

    TV · 50 ep · winter

    In the human realm, witches and wizards seem to be mere creations of fantasy. Ever the adventurous teenager, Mirai Asahina sets out to disprove this notion by following the…

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    Nanbaka

    TV · 13 ep · fall

    Nanba is the world's most formidable prison, built to incarcerate criminals who are too slippery to stay in ordinary confinement.

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    High School Fleet

    TV · 12 ep · spring

    A hundred years after catastrophic shifts in tectonic plates caused most of its area to submerge, Japan now thrives as a maritime nation.

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    Twin Star Exorcists

    TV · 50 ep · spring

    Magano, a parallel realm filled with monsters known as "Kegare," is a place where exorcists deal with all impurities.

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    Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress

    TV · 12 ep · spring

    The world is in the midst of the industrial revolution when horrific creatures emerge from a mysterious virus, ripping through the flesh of humans to sate their never-ending…

  27. 27
    Tales of Zestiria the X

    TV · 12 ep · summer

    The Celestial Records speak of the existence of the "Seraphim," a race of divine beings who give blessings to humanity and are offered prayers by them in return.

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    Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc

    TV · 12 ep · summer

    After Makoto Naegi and his fellow survivors escaped Hope's Peak Academy to the world beyond, they soon join the Future Foundation, an organization dedicated to combating…

  29. 29
    Dimension W

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    In the near future, humans have discovered a fourth dimension, Dimension W, and a supposedly infinite source of energy within.

  30. 30
    Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

    TV · 146 ep · fall

    After his mother wins a free trip to the islands, Pokémon trainer Satoshi and his partner Pikachu head for Melemele Island of the beautiful Alola region, which is filled with…

  31. 31
    The Asterisk War Season 2

    TV · 12 ep · spring

    Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 2nd Season continues the story of Genestella students Ayato Amagiri and Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld, who have progressed to the next round of the Phoenix…

  32. 32
    Concrete Revolutio The Last Song

    TV · 11 ep · spring

    Titans from outer space, life forms from a mystical world, phantoms and goblins from ancient times, cyborgs created by scientists, relics that rose out of the ruins of ancient…

  33. 33
    ViVid Strike!

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    The aggressive Fuuka Reventon often finds herself in fights as she struggles to make a living.

  34. 34
    The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War

    TV · 4 ep · summer

    The Seven Deadly Sins, along with Elizabeth Liones and Hawk, have won the Kingdom of Leones back from the Holy Knights.

  35. 35
    Magical Girl Raising Project

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    For many girls in N-City, playing the popular social role-playing game Magical Girl Raising Project is as close as they could come to being a real magical girl.

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    Servamp

    TV · 12 ep · summer

    Mahiru Shirota firmly believes that simple is best and troublesome things should be avoided at all costs.

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    Myriad Colors Phantom World

    TV · 13 ep · winter

    Phantoms: supernatural entities such as ghosts or youkai that, until recently, were thought to be superstition.

  38. 38
    The Outcast Season 1

    TV · 12 ep · summer

    When university student Zhang Chulan returns to his home village, he is devastated to learn that his grandfather Zhang Xilin's grave has been desecrated.

  39. 39
    Touken Ranbu - Hanamaru

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    In the year 2205, a special sage known as Saniwa has the ability to breathe life into inanimate objects.

  40. 40
    Brave Witches

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    As humanity's war with the Neuroi—a mysterious, hostile alien race possessing weapons of unparalleled power—continues being fought across Europe and Africa, a new fighter…

  41. 41
    Izetta: The Last Witch

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    After Germania invaded a neighboring country in 1939, Europe spiraled into a devastating war. During the war, Germania set its sights on the weak alpine country of Elystadt.

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    Cardfight!! Vanguard G Stride Gate

    TV · 24 ep · spring

    The second half of the second season of Cardfight!! Vanguard G series.

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    Cardfight!! Vanguard G Next

    TV · 52 ep · fall

    Third season of Cardfight!! Vanguard G series.

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    Rewrite

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    Kazamatsuri, a modern, well-developed city renowned for its burgeoning greenery and rich Japanese culture, is home to Kotarou Tennouji, a high schooler least privy to the…

  45. 45
    Terra Formars: Revenge

    TV · 13 ep · spring

    In Terra Formars Revenge, the crew members of the Annex I continue to fight against Terraformars—the large humanoid cockroaches that evolved from the ones sent to Mars centuries…

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    Digimon Universe App Monsters

    TV · 52 ep · fall

    Everyone in the world uses smartphone apps. But inside them lurks unknown creatures called "Appli Monsters," or "Appmon." The Appmon are AI lifeforms with the ability to think…

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    Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    Lux, a former prince of an empire named Arcadia that was overthrown via a rebellion five years earlier, accidentally trespasses in a female dormitory's bathing area, sees the…

  48. 48
    Pandora in the Crimson Shell

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    Onboard a cruise ship heading to the scenic Cenancle Island, the full-body cyborg Nene Nanakorobi, a bubbly young girl who dreams of world peace, meets inventor Uzal Delilah.

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    Qualidea Code

    TV · 12 ep · summer

    On a quiet and peaceful day, the skies split open and extradimensional beings, designated as the Unknown, launch a swift and brutal attack against humanity.

  50. 50
    Berserk (2016)

    TV · 12 ep · summer

    Now branded for death and destined to be hunted by demons until the day he dies, Guts embarks on a journey to defy such a gruesome fate, as waves of beasts relentlessly pursue…

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    Hundred

    TV · 12 ep · spring

    When an extraterrestrial organism known as "Savage" attacks mankind, the only technology capable of combating the enemy is a weapon known as “Hundred.” A survivor of a Savage…

  52. 52
    Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    In the year 2027, the video game Phantasy Star Online 2 is all the rage at Seiga Academy. Every student is on board the fad—except for Itsuki Tachibana, a well-rounded student…

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    Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia

    TV · 12 ep · summer

    Hida Kizuna possesses the HHG (Heart Hybrid Gear) ability, but it is not strong enough to make him particularly important.

  54. 54
    Luck & Logic

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    "Logic" is the concept that governs emotions, abilities, ideals, memories, and all other abstract properties that make up life in various worlds.

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    Ange Vierge

    TV · 12 ep · summer

    Five separate worlds—Black, White, Green, Red, and Blue—are linked by the "Halo" and exist in a harmonious balance.

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    Screechers Wild!

    TV · 40 ep · spring

    Bang! One day, the Universe exploded! The explosion produced a number of light crystals which scattered in the Earth and became energy coins.

  57. 57
    Taboo Tattoo

    TV · 12 ep · summer

    By all accounts, middle schooler Seigi is pretty unremarkable except for his martial arts prowess and a desire to protect the weak.

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    Soul Buster

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    Keishuu, China. The history books say that in the era of the Three Kingdoms, this land was a place of never-ending war.

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    Endride

    TV · 24 ep · spring

    Shun Asanaga is a 15-year-old junior high school student with an optimistic and bright personality.

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    Divine Gate

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    The legend of the Divine Gate is a story told to young children that depicts the merging of the living world, the heavens, and the underworld. "Adapters"—people born with unique…

  61. 61
    Bloodivores

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    60 years ago, a strange case of insomnia struck the population, forcing them to stay awake for more than a full week. The victims, completely sleep deprived, all went mad.

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    Duel Masters Versus Revolution Final

    TV · 51 ep · spring

    It is the sequel of Versus Revolution, continuing the chain of events after the battle between the Invaders and Revolutionary.

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    Cheating Craft

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    In a world where academic success decides your entire future, the exam room becomes a ruthless battlefield. Passing the exams guarantees a successful future.

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    Big Order (TV)

    TV · 10 ep · spring

    Ten years ago, a fairy by the name of Daisy appeared and asked the child Eiji Hoshimiya what his one and only wish was.

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    Ragnastrike Angels

    TV · 12 ep · spring

    In the near future, massive hostile beings called "Fiarem" are waging war on Earth. To defend the world from this alien threat, Japan unleashes a special team known as "Ragna…