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Best Animation TV Shows

Hand-drawn, CG, and stop-motion shows for every age.


These animation series are ranked by IMDb score — the ones that audiences worldwide have voted, re-watched, and recommended. Refine by era or cross-reference with another genre. The list begins with the best.
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  1. 01.
    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    2005·Created by Michael Dante DiMartino·9.3

    In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

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  2. 02.
    Bluey

    Bluey

    2018·Created by Joe Brumm·9.3

    Bluey is an inexhaustible six year-old Blue Heeler dog, who loves to play and turns everyday family life into extraordinary adventures, developing her imagination as well as her mental, physical and emotional resilience.

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  3. 03.
    Attack on Titan

    Attack on Titan

    2013·9.1

    100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls – but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill – or be devoured!

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  4. 04.
    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    2009·9.1

    Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philosopher’s Stone. Enemies and allies – the corrupt military, the Homunculi, and foreign alchemists – will alter the Elric brothers course, but their purpose will remain unchanged and their bond unbreakable.

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  5. 05.
    Arcane

    Arcane

    2021·Created by Christian Linke·9.0

    Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.

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  6. 06.
    One Piece

    One Piece

    1999·9.0

    Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates. Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who consumed a "Devil Fruit," decides to follow in the footsteps of his idol, the pirate Shanks, and find the One Piece. It helps, of course, that his body has the properties of rubber and that he's surrounded by a bevy of skilled fighters and thieves to help him along the way. Luffy will do anything to get the One Piece and become King of the Pirates!

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  7. 07.
    Rick and Morty

    Rick and Morty

    2013·Created by Dan Harmon·9.0

    Follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe.

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  8. 08.
    Hunter x Hunter

    Hunter x Hunter

    2011·9.0

    Gon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.

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  9. 09.
    Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

    1992·Created by Bruce Timm·9.0

    Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".

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  10. 10.
    Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

    Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

    2023·8.9

    Decades after her party defeated the Demon King, an old friend's funeral launches the elf wizard Frieren on a journey of self-discovery.

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  11. 11.
    Death Note

    Death Note

    2006·8.9

    Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?

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  12. 12.
    Gravity Falls

    Gravity Falls

    2012·Created by Alex Hirsch·8.9

    Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.

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  13. 13.
    Cowboy Bebop

    Cowboy Bebop

    1998·8.9

    In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime rate, the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) set up a legalized contract system, in which registered bounty hunters, also referred to as "Cowboys", chase criminals and bring them in alive in return for a reward.

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  14. 14.
    Fighting Spirit

    Fighting Spirit

    2000·8.8

    Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...

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  15. 15.
    BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

    2014·Created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg·8.8

    Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?

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  16. 16.
    Vinland Saga

    Vinland Saga

    2019·8.8

    For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, spends his boyhood in a battlefield enhancing his skills in his adventure to redeem his most-desired revenge after his father was murdered.

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  17. 17.
    Steins;Gate

    Steins;Gate

    2011·8.8

    A group of friends have customized their microwave so that it can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN who has been doing their own research on time travel tracks them down and now the characters have to find a way to avoid being captured by them.

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  18. 18.
    Dragon Ball Z

    Dragon Ball Z

    1989·8.8

    Now happily married and with a son, martial arts champion Goku must defend Earth from a series of extraterrestrial invaders bent on destruction.

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  19. 19.
    Takopi's Original Sin

    Takopi's Original Sin

    2025·8.7

    A Happy alien, Takopi, lands on Earth with one mission: to spread happiness! When he meets Shizuka, a lonely fourth grader, he vows to bring back her smile using his magical Happy Gadgets. But as he uncovers the pain in her life, Takopi learns that true happiness may require more than gadgets.

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  20. 20.
    Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

    Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

    2023·Created by Adam Muto·8.7

    Fionna and Cake – with the help of the former Ice King, Simon Petrikov - embark on a multiverse-hopping adventure and journey of self-discovery. All the while a powerful new antagonist determined to track them down and erase them from existence, lurks in the shadows.

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  21. 21.
    Haikyu!!

    Haikyu!!

    2014·8.7

    Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched up against the "King of the Court" Tobio Kageyama’s team in their first tournament and inevitably lose. After the crushing defeat, Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama After entering high school, Hinata joins the volleyball team only to find that Tobio has also joined.

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  22. 22.
    Invincible

    Invincible

    2021·8.7

    Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and enters into his father's tutelage.

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  23. 23.
    Over the Garden Wall

    Over the Garden Wall

    2014·Created by Patrick McHale·8.7

    Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in hope of finding their way home. Join them as they encounter surprises and obstacles on their journey through the wood.

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  24. 24.
    Monster

    Monster

    2004·8.7

    Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.

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  25. 25.
    X-Men '97

    X-Men '97

    2024·8.7

    The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.

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  26. 26.
    Naruto Shippūden

    Naruto Shippūden

    2007·8.7

    After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work. It will not be easy though as he has amassed a few more dangerous enemies, in the likes of the shinobi organization; Akatsuki.

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  27. 27.
    BLUE EYE SAMURAI

    BLUE EYE SAMURAI

    2023·Created by Amber Noizumi·8.7

    Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.

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  28. 28.
    Berserk

    Berserk

    1997·8.7

    Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.

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  29. 29.
    Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

    Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

    2006·8.7

    Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away Japan's autonomous power and imposes its rule through the use of Knightmares. The Empire's rule has never faltered, but cracks have begun to show...

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  30. 30.
    South Park

    South Park

    1997·Created by Trey Parker·8.7

    Follow the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.

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  31. 31.
    Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

    2004·8.7

    The galaxy's most powerful superheroes return to battle the allied villains and criminal plots that endanger the universe.

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  32. 32.
    Gintama

    Gintama

    2006·8.7

    In a world where aliens have invaded Edo Period Japan, skyscrapers, trains and motor bikes have replaced the simple life of Earth inhabitants. One man however, still carries the soul of a samurai, Gintoki Sakata, otherwise known as Yorozuya Gin-san. As reckless as he is, Gintoki carries his own resolve and is ready to take on any challenge with his fellow companions.

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  33. 33.
    The Owl House

    The Owl House

    2020·Created by Dana Terrace·8.6

    An animated fantasy-comedy series that follows Luz, a self-assured teenage girl who accidentally stumbles upon a portal to a magical world where she befriends a rebellious witch, Eda, and an adorably tiny warrior, King. Despite not having magical abilities, Luz pursues her dream of becoming a witch by serving as Eda's apprentice at the Owl House and ultimately finds a new family in an unlikely setting.

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  34. 34.
    TO BE HERO X

    TO BE HERO X

    2025·Created by Li Haoling·8.6

    In a world full of brilliant heroes, it’s the trust of fans that turns heroes into superheroes. If a hero loses the people’s trust, they lose their special abilities. Trust value is collected, quantified, and used to determine a hero’s ranking, displayed on their wrist. Every two years, the top heroes go to a tournament to fight, determine new trust values, and earn their rankings.

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  35. 35.
    Your Lie in April

    Your Lie in April

    2014·8.6

    Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of the girl's violin lead the boy to play the piano again?

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  36. 36.
    The Apothecary Diaries

    The Apothecary Diaries

    2023·8.6

    Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she's sold as a lowly servant to the emperor's palace. But she wasn't meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she's making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!

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  37. 37.
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

    2012·8.6

    Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.

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  38. 38.
    Regular Show

    Regular Show

    2010·Created by J.G. Quintel·8.6

    The surreal misadventures of two best friends - a blue jay and a raccoon - as they seek to liven up their mundane jobs as groundskeepers at the local park.

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  39. 39.
    Primal

    Primal

    2019·Created by Genndy Tartakovsky·8.6

    A caveman forms a bond with a dinosaur as they struggle to survive in a hostile world.

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  40. 40.
    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    2019·8.6

    After a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.

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