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10 Best Action Anime, Ranked According To MyAnimeList
10Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009-2010) is an alternate version of the previous Fullmetal Alchemist (2003-2004) anime. Its weighted score is 9.23 (scored by 1,040,597 users). Brotherhood is often considered the superior series, in large part because it more closely follows Hiromu Arakawa's original manga and completes the entire story.
This action anime, which also falls under the genres military, adventure, comedy, drama, magic, fantasy, and shounen, follows brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric as they search for the Philosopher's Stone to restore Ed's body and Al's arm and leg.
9Gintama°
Half of the genre's top ten were related to Gintama (2006-), but the top-rated series out of all of them was the fourth season (2009-2010), which encompasses episodes 266-316. Its weighted score is 9.12 (scored by 106,198 users).
This action anime also falls under the genres comedy, historical, parody, samurai, sci-fi, and shounen. Gintama takes place in an alternate-reality Edo in which swords have been banned and Japan is conquered by alien overlords.
8Hunter X Hunter (2011)
Hunter X Hunter (2011-2014) has received high praise, receiving a weighted score of 9.12 (scored by 637,854 users). Its a remake of the fan-favorite Hunter X Hunter anime from 1999, but, while the 90s show ran for 64 episodes, this series ran for 148 episodes. This action anime is also listed in the genres of adventure, fantasy, shounen, and superpower.
In this world, being a hunter is a viable but dangerous career. There are a variety of hunters ranging from those who capture criminals to those on the hunt for lost treasures, and even some who cook. This series follows twelve-year-old Gon Freecss and his friends as they take the Hunter Exam and travel the world to make their dreams as hunters come true.
7Attack On Titan Season 3 Part 2
Attack On Titan Season 3 Part 2 (2019) currently has a weighted score of 9.08 (scored by 316,489 users). The action anime also falls under the genres of drama, fantasy, military, mystery, shounen, and superpower.
In the dystopian world of Attack On Titan, people live in communities surrounded by large walls to keep out gigantic man-eaters known as Titans. The series follows Eren Yeager and the Corps who are on a mission to protect the people and stop the titans.
6Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Rebellion R2
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (2008), the sequel series to Code Geass (2006-2007), has a weighted score of 8.92 (scored by 693,495 users) and also falls under the genres of military, sci-fi, superpower, drama, and mecha.
Lelouch Lamperouge serves as the masked vigilante Zero on a quest to create a revolution to topple the Holy Britannian Empire. It's an original anime series that won numerous awards, including "The Best TV Animation" award at the thirteenth Animation Kobe event and "The Most Popular Anime" award at the Animage 's 30th Annual Anime Grand Prix.
5Mob Psycho 100 II
Another sequel series, Mob Psycho 100 II (2019) has a weighted score of 8.89 (scored by 285,809 users). In addition to action, the anime is listed in the slice of life, comedy, and supernatural genres.
Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama is a supernatural psychic who is growing into his powers. He works with his mentor Reigen Arataka to take on supernatural requests that range from exorcisms to battling urban legends.
4Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba
One of the most recent anime on this list, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019) has a weighted score of 8.84 (scored by 408,107 users). This action anime is also in the genres of demons, historical, shounen, and supernatural.
Tanjirou Kamado is on a quest to avenge his murdered family by killing the demons who slew them. Along with his sister-turned-demon Nezuko and a mysterious group called the Demon Slayer Corps, Tankirou is slaying demons and trying to preserve his sister's humanity.
3Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-Hen
Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen (2017) is the third movie adaptation of the Monogatari Series. It's actually a prequel to the second film. It has a weighted score of 8.83 (scored by 120,952 users), and the action anime also falls under the genres mystery, supernatural, and vampire.
The Monogatari Series was originally a light novel series that focuses on high schooler Koyomi Araragi after he survives a vampire attack and consequently helps girls dealing with supernatural phenomena. Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen takes place after Koyomi has (spoilers) revived the legendary vampire Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade and become her servant—and a vampire!
2Cowboy Bebop
One of the most famous anime of all time in the United States, Cowboy Bebop (1998-1999) is a big reason many Americans, in particular, became anime fans. It has a weighted score of 8.79 (scored by 491,566 users), and it also falls under the categories of adventure, comedy, drama, sci-fi, and space.
The series takes place in the year 2071 when Earth is uninhabitable and humans have taken up living on colonized planets and moons. The begins with a ragtag team of bounty hunters, Spike Spiegel and Jet Black, who are joined by a genetically engineered corgi named Ein, femme fatale Faye Valentine, and whiz kid Edward Wong.
1Vinland Saga
Vinland Saga (2019), an action anime that also counts in the adventure, drama, historical, and seinen genres, earned a weighted score of 8.78 (scored by 155,624 users). The 24 episode series is an adaptation of the first volumes of the manga.
Thorfinn is living the life of a mercenary and dreams of Vinland, a legendary place where there is no need for fighting. But, as the war between England and the Danes rages on, that place seems like nothing more than a dream. Out for revenge against the man who murdered his father, will Thorfinn the Viking ever know peace?
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