This is a list of action anime television series, films, and OVAs. While not all inclusive, this list contains numerous works that are representative of the genre. For accuracy of the list, the most common English usage is followed by Japanese name and romaji version.
English name | Japanese name | Year | Director | Studio | Ref |
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Mighty Taro's Reckless Training | 大力太郎の無茶修業 Tairiki Tarou no Mucha Shuugyou | 1928 | Kataoka Yoshitarō | キング、ライオン | [1][2] |
Momotaro's Underwater Adventure | 海の桃太郎 Umi no Momotarou | 1932 | Yasuji Murata | Yokohama Cinema Shoukai | [3][4] |
Hatanosuke Takes Down the Inazuma Gang | テク助物語 Tekusuke Monogatari | 1938 | Shiro Miki, Mitsuyo Seo | Geijutsu Eiga-sha | [5][6] |
The Quack Infantry Troop | あひる陸戰隊 Ahiru Rikusentai | 1940 | Seo Mitsuyo | Geijutsu Eiga-sha | [7] |
Devilman | デビルマン Debiruman | 1972 | Masayuki Akechi, Tomoharu Katsumata | Toei Animation | [8] |
Cutey Honey | キューティーハニー Cutey Honey | 1973 | Tomoharu Katsumata | Toei Animation | [9] |
Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures | アラビアンナイト シンドバットの冒険 Arabian Naito: Shindobatto no Bōken | 1975 | Fumio Kurokawa | Nippon Animation | [10] |
The Castle Of Cagliostro | ルパン三世 カリオストロの城 Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro no Shiro | 1979 | Hayao Miyazaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | [11] |
Armored Trooper Votoms | 装甲騎兵ボトムズ Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu | 1983 | Ryōsuke Takahashi | Nippon Sunrise | [12] |
Dirty Pair | ダーティペア Dāti Pea | 1985 | Norio Kashima, Toshifumi Takizawa | Nippon Sunrise | [13] |
Dragon Ball | ドラゴンボール Doragon Bōru | 1986 | Minoru Okazaki, Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation | [14] |
Black Magic M-66 | ブラックマジック M-66 Burakku Majikku Mario Shikkusuti Shikkusu | 1987 | Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Masamune Shirow | AIC, Animate | [15] |
Battle Royal High School | バトルロイヤルハイスクールShin Majin Den Batoru Roiyaru Haisukūru | 1987 | Ichirō Itano | Tokuma Shoten | [16] |
Akira | アキラ Akira | 1988 | Katsuhiro Otomo | TMS Entertainment | [17] |
Devil Hunter Yohko | 魔物ハンター妖子 Mamono Hantā Yōko | 1990 | Katsuhisa Yamada, Hisashi Abe, Jun'ichi Sakata, Akiyuki Shinbo | Madhouse | [18] |
AD Police Files | ADポリス A.D. Police | 1990 | Takamasa Ikegami, Hidehito Ueda, Akira Nishimori | Artmic, AIC | [19] |
Abashiri Family | あばしり一家 Abashiri Ikka | 1991 | Takashi Watanabe | Studio Pierrot, Tokyo Kids | [20] |
Black Jack | ブラック・ジャック Burakku Jakku | 1993 | Satoshi Kuwabara | Tezuka Productions | [21] |
Blue Seed | ブルーシード Blue Seed | 1994 | Jun Kamiya | Production I.G, Production Reed | [22] |
Armitage III | アミテージ・ザ・サード Amitēji Za Sādo | 1995 | Hiroyuki Ochi | AIC | [23] |
Neon Genesis Evangelion | 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン Shinseiki Evangerion | 1995 | Hideaki Anno | Gainax, | [24] |
Virtua Fighter | バーチャファイター Bācha Faitā | 1995 | Hideki Tonokatsu | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | [25] |
Agent AIKa | Agent Aika | 1997 | Katsuhiko Nishijima | Studio Fantasia | [26] |
Berserk (1997) | ベルセルク Beruseruku | 1997 | Naohito Takahashi | OLM, Inc. | [27] |
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen | 魔術士オーフェン Majutsushi Ōfen | 1998 | Hiroshi Watanabe | J.C. Staff | [28] |
Cybuster | 魔装機神サイバスター Masō Kishin Saibasutā | 1999 | Hidehito Ueda | Ashi Productions | [29] |
Digimon Adventure | デジタルモンスター Dejitaru Monsutā | 1999 | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Toei Animation | [30] |
One Piece | ワンピース ONE PIECE | 1999 | Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu,Munehisa Sakai, Hiroaki,
Miyamoto, Toshinori Fukazawa |
Toei | [31] |
Hajime no Ippo | はじめの一歩 Hajime No Ippo | 2000 | Satoshi Nishimura | Madhouse | [32] |
Blood: The Last Vampire | ブラッド ザ ラスト ヴァンパイア Blood: The Last Vampire | 2000 | Hiroyuki Kitakubo | Production I.G | [33] |
Hellsing | ヘルシング Herushingu | 2001 | Umanosuke Iida | Gonzo | [34] |
GetBackers | ゲットバッカーズ -奪還屋 Gettobakkāzu Dakkan'ya | 2002 | Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Keitaro Motonaga | Studio Deen | [35] |
Naruto | ナルト Naruto | 2002 | Hayato Date | Pierrot | [36] |
Fullmetal Alchemist | 鋼の錬金術師 Hagane no Renkinjutsushi | 2003 | Seiji Mizushima | Bones | [37] |
Sonic X | ソニック X Sonikku X | 2003 | Hajime Kamegaki | TMS Entertainment | [38] |
Bleach | - ブリーチ - BLEACH | 2004 | Noriyuki Abe | Studio Pierrot | [39] |
Burn-Up Scramble | バーンナップスクランブル Burn-Up Scramble | 2004 | Hiroki Hayashi | AIC | [40] |
Burst Angel | 爆裂天使 Bakuretsu Tenshi | 2004 | Koichi Ohata | Gonzo | [41] |
Blood+ | ブラッドプラス Blood+ | 2005 | Junichi Fujisaku | Production I.G | [42] |
Trinity Blood | トリニティ・ブラッド Toriniti Buraddo | 2005 | Tomohiro Hirata | Gonzo | [43] |
Black Lagoon | ブラック・ラグーン Burakku Ragūn | 2006 | Sunao Katabuchi | Madhouse | [44] |
Busou Renkin | 武装錬金 Busō Renkin | 2006 | Takao Kato | Xebec | [45] |
Afro Samurai | アフロサムライ Afuro Samurai | 2007 | Fuminori Kizaki | Gonzo | [46] |
Baccano! | バッカーノ! Bakkāno! | 2007 | Takahiro Omori | Brain's Base | [47] |
Claymore | クレイモア Claymore | 2007 | Hiroyuki Tanaka | Madhouse | [48] |
Darker Than Black | Darker than BLACK -黒の契約者- Dākā Zan Burakku -Kuro no Keiyakusha | 2007 | Tensai Okamura | Bones | [49] |
Gurren Lagann | 天元突破グレンラガン Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann | 2007 | Hiroyuki Imaishi | Gainax | [50] |
A Certain Magical Index | とある魔術の Toaru Majutsu no Indekkusu | 2008 | Hiroshi Nishikiori | J.C. Staff | [51] |
Blade of the Immortal | 無限の住人 Mugen no Jūnin | 2008 | Kōichi Mashimo | Bee Train, Production I.G | [52] |
Blassreiter | ブラスレイター Burasureitā | 2008 | Ichiro Itano | Gonzo | [53] |
Casshern Sins | キャシャーン SINS | 2008 | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Madhouse, Tatsunoko | [54] |
Daughter of Twenty Faces | 二十面相の娘 Niju Menso no Musume | 2008 | Nobuo Tomizawa | Bones, Telecom Animation Film | [55] |
Soul Eater | ソウルイーター Soul Eater | 2008 | Igarashi Takuya | Bones | [56] |
Chrome Shelled Regios | 鋼殻のレギオス Kōkaku no Regios | 2009 | Itsuro Kawasaki | Zexcs | [57] |
A Certain Scientific Railgun | とある科学の Toaru Kagaku no Rērugan | 2009 | Tatsuyuki Nagai | J.C. Staff | [58] |
Angel Beats! | エンジェルビーツ! Angel Beats! | 2010 | Seiji Kishi | P.A. Works | [59] |
Dance In The Vampire Bund | ダンス イン ザ ヴァンパイアバンド Dansu in za Vanpaia Bando | 2010 | Akiyuki Shinbo, Masahiro Sonoda | Shaft | [60] |
Cardfight! Vanguard | カードファイト!! ヴァンガード Kādofaito!! Vangādo | 2011 | Hatsuki Tsuji | TMS Entertainment, Sotsu, Dentsu | [61] |
Blue Exorcist | 青の祓魔師 Ao no Exorcist | 2011 | Tensai Okamura | A-1 Pictures | [62] |
Blood-C | ブラッドシー Blood-C | 2011 | Tsutomu Mizushima | Production I.G | [63] |
Black Rock Shooter | ブラック★ロックシューター Burakku Rokku Shūtā | 2012 | Shinobu Yoshioka | Ordet | [64] |
Btooom! | ブートーム! BTOOOM! | 2012 | Kotono Watanabe | Madhouse | [65] |
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV Series) | ジョジョの奇妙な冒険ファントムブラッド JoJo no Kimyō na Boken | 2012 | Junichi Hayama | David Production | [66] |
Sword Art Online | ソードアート・オンライン Sōdo Āto Onrain | 2012 | Tomohiko Itō | A-1 Pictures | [67] |
Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero | はぐれ勇者の Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica | 2012 | Rion Kujō | Arms Corporation | [68] |
Attack on Titan | 進撃の巨人 Shingeki no Kyojin | 2013 | Tetsurō Araki | Wit Studio, MAPPA | [69] |
Absolute Duo | アブソリュート・デュオ Absolute Duo | 2015 | Atsushi Nakayama | 8-Bit | [70] |
Berserk (2016) | ベルセルク Beruseruku | 2016 | Shin Itagaki | GEMBA, Millepensee, Liden Films | [71] |
Mob Psycho 100 | モブサイコ100 Mobu Saiko Hyaku | 2016 | Yuzuru Tachikawa | Bones (studio) | [72] |
Dandadan | ダンダダン Dandadan | 2024 | Fuga Yamashiro | Science SARU | [73] |
Solo Leveling | 俺だけレベルアップな件 Ore dake Level Up na Ken | 2024 | Shunsuke Nakashige | A-1 Pictures | [74] |
References
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- ^ "Tairiki Tarou no Mucha Shuugyou (No. 209)" (PDF). kobe-eiga.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-03-10.
- ^ Umi no Momotarou. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ "Umi no Momotarou (No. 49)" (PDF). kobe-eiga.net (in Japanese).
- ^ Tekusuke Monogatari. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Tekusuke monogatari (Animation, Short), Geijutsu Eiga-sha, retrieved 2025-03-10
- ^ Ahiru Rikusentai. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Devilman. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Cutie Honey. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Arabian Night: Sindbad no Bouken. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Lupin III: Cagliostro no Shiro. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Soukou Kihei Votoms. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Dirty Pair. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Dragon Ball. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Black Magic M-66. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Battle Royal High School. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Akira. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Mamono Hunter Youko. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ AD Police. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Abashiri Ikka. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Black Jack. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Blue Seed. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Armitage III. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Shinseiki Evangelion. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Virtua Fighter. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ AIKa. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Kenpuu Denki Berserk. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Majutsushi Orphen. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Masou Kishin Cybuster. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Digimon Adventure. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ One Piece. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Hajime no Ippo. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Blood: The Last Vampire. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Hellsing. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ GetBackers. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Naruto. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Fullmetal Alchemist. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Sonic X. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Bleach. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Burn Up Scramble. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Bakuretsu Tenshi. Retrieved 2025-03-09 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Blood+. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Trinity Blood. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Black Lagoon. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Busou Renkin. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Afro Samurai. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Baccano!. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Claymore. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Toaru Majutsu no Index. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Mugen no Juunin. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Blassreiter. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Casshern Sins. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Nijuu Mensou no Musume. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Soul Eater. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Koukaku no Regios. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Angel Beats!. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Dance in the Vampire Bund. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Cardfight!! Vanguard. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Ao no Exorcist. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Blood-C. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Black★Rock Shooter (TV). Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Btooom!. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV). Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Sword Art Online. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Shingeki no Kyojin. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Absolute Duo. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Berserk. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Mob Psycho 100. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Dandadan. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
- ^ Ore dake Level Up na Ken. Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via myanimelist.net.
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