Best delinquents anime
196 anime about delinquents, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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3.6My Little Monster
TV · 2012 · 13 ep
My Little MonsterTonari no Kaibutsu-kunTV · 2012 · 13 ep3.6Standoffish, reclusive Shizuku Mizutani cares far more about earning stellar grades than cultivating friendships. But her opinions on friendship and relationships begin to change when she meets habitual truant Haru Yoshida, who happens to…
3.6BAKI
ONA · 2018 · 26 ep
BAKIBakiONA · 2018 · 26 ep3.6The protagonist, Baki Hanma, trains with an intense focus to become strong enough to surpass his father, Yujiro Hanma, the strongest fighter in the world. Five of the world's most violent and brutal death row inmates are gathering to face…
3.6D-Frag!
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
D-Frag!TV · 2014 · 12 ep3.6Kazama Kenji likes to believe he is something of a delinquent. Moreover, others seem to like to agree that he is. Of course, Kenji's gang finds their way to a group of four not-so-normal girls—Chitose, Sakura, Minami and Roka—and all at…
3.6Lookism
ONA · 2022 · 8 ep
LookismOemojisangjuuiONA · 2022 · 8 ep3.6In a society that favors good looks, a high school outcast leads a double life switching between his two bodies that are polar opposites in appearance. (Source: Netflix)
3.6Hinomaru Sumo
TV · 2018 · 24 ep
Hinomaru SumoHinomaruzumouTV · 2018 · 24 ep3.6It is a divine ritual, a martial art, a combat sport—it's sumo!! A "small" new student, Ushio Hinomaru, appears before the weak little sumo club of Oodachi High School! The words "big" and "heavy" are the rules to this sport, which does…
3.6The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life
TV · 2026
The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on LifeTsuihou sareta Cheat Fuyo Majutsushi wa Kimama na Second Life wo Ouka suru. Ore wa Buki dake ja Naku, Arayuru Mono ni "Kyouka Point" wo Fuyo Dekiru shi, Ore no Ishi de Itsudemo Kouka wo Kaijo Dekiru kedo, Nokotta Hitotachi Daijoubu?TV · 20263.6Rein, an enchanter, is suddenly expelled from his guild one day. But instead of despairing, he declares, “Now I can do anything!” and begins reclaiming the massive number of enhancement points he once poured into his guildmates’ gear…
3.6Bad Girl
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
Bad GirlTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.6Yuu Yuutani is a first-year high school student with sharp eyes, large piercings and flashy two-tone hair. She's become notorious as a bad girl… but she's really not. At heart, Yuu is an incredibly good girl, but her mind is always full of…
3.6Angel of Legend
OVA · 1996 · 2 ep
Angel of LegendAngel DensetsuOVA · 1996 · 2 ep3.6Angel Densetsu is a story about Seiichirou Kitano, a kind and naive boy with the heart of an angel, but the sinister looks of a devil. This causes many misunderstandings, leading people to assume that he is a villain or heroin addict, and…
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3.6The Gokusen
TV · 2004 · 13 ep
The GokusenGokusenTV · 2004 · 13 ep3.6Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi enters Shirokin High School to become a math teacher. She's assigned as the homeroom teacher for class 2-4, populated by a gang of delinquents. At first, the class tries everything to rattle her cage, but to no…
3.6Chibi Revenger
ONA · 2021 · 24 ep
Chibi RevengerONA · 2021 · 24 ep3.6Chib Reve depicts the daily lives of the five Mizo middle schoolers and the Tokyo Manji gang members, which are not depicted in the main anime. (Source: Tokyo Revengers official website, translated)
3.6Yu Yu Hakusho OVA: "Two Shots" and "All or Nothing"
Special · 2018 · 1 ep
Yu Yu Hakusho OVA: "Two Shots" and "All or Nothing"Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho: Two Shots/Noru ka Soru kaSpecial · 2018 · 1 ep3.6Special included in the 25th anniversary Blu-ray box set. The special will cover the "Two Shot" bonus chapter from the manga's seventh volume, which tells the story of how Kurama and Hiei met, as well as the manga's penultimate chapter…
3.6Be-Bop Highschool
OVA · 1990 · 7 ep
Be-Bop HighschoolOVA · 1990 · 7 ep3.6For the invincible and basically happy punk lads Hiroshi and Toru, what they care about every day is to get a lot of attention from girls and to win the fights against the lads from other schools. Whenever provoked, they just go out…
3.6Slam Dunk: National Domination! Sakuragi Hanamichi
Movie · 1994 · 1 ep
Slam Dunk: National Domination! Sakuragi HanamichiSlam Dunk: Zenkoku Seiha Da! - Sakuragi HanamichiMovie · 1994 · 1 ep3.6Set during the Inter High Championships, Shohoku take on Tsukubu, one of this year's dark horses. It's a clash of acquaintances as Anzai will face his former student which is now the coach of Tsukubu, while Akagi & Kogure meet Godai…
3.6Mazinkaiser
OVA · 2001 · 7 ep
MazinkaiserOVA · 2001 · 7 ep3.6In one of their epic battles, the Mazinger Team suffers a crushing defeat at the hands of Dr. Hell and his minions after Mazinger Z is stolen and its pilot, the legendary Kouji Kabuto, is rendered missing in action. Just when Dr. Hell's…
3.5NANBAKA
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
NANBAKANanbakaTV · 2016 · 13 ep3.5Four men are assigned to the prison: Juugo, a man who attempted to break out of prison and ended up extending his jail time; Uno, a man who likes to gamble with women; Rokku, a man who likes to get into fights; and Nico, a man who likes…
3.5Chainsmoker Cat
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Chainsmoker CatYani NekoTV · 2026 · 12 ep3.5Yani is a catgirl with a seriously bad smoking habit. She smokes so much that her apartment smells like ash and is littered with cigarette butts—and plenty of other trash! Every time she tries to quit, she becomes weak to the cravings and…
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3.5Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga IiRaise wa Tanin ga IiTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.5Somei Renji is Somei Yoshino’s grandfather and leader of the “Somei Group”, the Kansai region’s biggest yakuza group. When he arranges for her to be married to Miyama Kirishima, Yoshino has to move to “Miyama Clan” estate, the Kanto…
3.5Senryu Girl
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
Senryu GirlSenryuu ShoujoTV · 2019 · 12 ep3.5Eiji Busujima was a delinquent in middle school, but now that he’s in high school, he’s trying to put all that behind him. He’s even joined the literature club! Unfortunately, while Eiji’s heart might be in the right place, his face didn’t…
3.5Viral Hit
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
Viral HitKenka DokugakuTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.5Scrawny high school student Hobin Yu is probably the last guy you’d expect to star in a NewTube channel that revolves around fighting. But after following some advice from a mysterious NewTube channel, Hobin is soon knocking out guys…
3.5Inu X Boku Secret Service Special
Special · 2012 · 1 ep
Inu X Boku Secret Service SpecialInu x Boku SS: Miketsukami-kun Henka/Switch/OmamagotoSpecial · 2012 · 1 ep3.5Unaired episode to be released with the seventh volume of the Blu-ray & DVD. It will consist of three short episodes newly written by the manga author Fujiwara Cocoa. Fujiwara also designed a new character called Hana-chan for the…
3.5Kimagure Orange Road
TV · 1987 · 48 ep
Kimagure Orange RoadKimagure Orange☆RoadTV · 1987 · 48 ep3.5It can be hard moving to a new school, and fifteen-year-old Kyosuke has it harder than most. He’s fallen head over heels for his classmate Madoka, a girl who won’t even give him the time of day, and unintentionally ended up dating her best…
3.5Devilman: The Birth
OVA · 1987 · 1 ep
Devilman: The BirthDevilman: Tanjou-henOVA · 1987 · 1 ep3.5Akira is just another normal kid in modern-day Tokyo, until an old friend of his, Ryo, shows up and turns his world upside down. Akira learns that there is an upcoming war of demons on humanity and he has just been enlisted for a major…
3.5Aim for the Ace!
TV · 1973 · 26 ep
Aim for the Ace!Ace wo Nerae!TV · 1973 · 26 ep3.5On her first day at Nishi High School, 15-year-old Hiromi Oka is inspired by top player Reika "Ochoufujin" Ryuuzaki to take up tennis. Shortly after joining the school's tennis club, she encounters Jin Munakata, the club's new coach…
3.5A3! Season Autumn & Winter
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
A3! Season Autumn & WinterTV · 2020 · 12 ep3.5Mankai Company is a far cry from its glory days as an all-male theater. With only one member left and debt collectors at the door, it’s no wonder Izumi Tachibana finds herself in over her head when she boldly confronts the Yakuza’s loan…
3.5K: SEVEN STORIES "Lost Small World - Outside the Cage - "
Movie · 2018 · 1 ep
K: SEVEN STORIES "Lost Small World - Outside the Cage - "K: Seven Stories Movie 4 - Lost Small World - Ori no Mukou niMovie · 2018 · 1 ep3.5Misaki Yata is an energetic youth whose reckless and immature attitude has led him to be shunned by his classmates. Saruhiko Fushimi is a loner whose dysfunctional family, particularity his eccentric father, Niki, has led him to view the…
3.5Umayuru
ONA · 2022 · 24 ep
UmayuruONA · 2022 · 24 ep3.5The Umamusume are up to their usual hijinks—in teeny-tiny chibi form! Each 3-minute short in this miniseries is packed with silly fun, where you can't help but cheer ALL the racers on! Posted on PakaTube!, the official Umamusume YouTube…
3.5Sakigake!! Otokojuku
TV · 1988 · 34 ep
Sakigake!! OtokojukuTV · 1988 · 34 ep3.5Otokojuku - a private school for juvenile delinquents that were previously expelled from normal schools. At this school, Japanese chivalry is taught through feudal and military fundamentals. Similar to an action film, the classes are…
3.5Kakegurui
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
KakeguruiTV · 2017 · 12 ep3.5During daylight hours, an exclusive, elite private school prepares its illustrious students for careers in business, politics, and high society. But when darkness falls, the halls of this esteemed establishment transform into an…
3.5Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren't They?
TV · 2013 · 10 ep
Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren't They?Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou desu yo?TV · 2013 · 10 ep3.5Izayoi Sakamaki, Asuka Kudou, and You Kasugabe have tremendous psychic powers and are bored with the regular world. An envelope arrives for each person, and when each opens their envelope, they are stunned to see the scenery around them…
3.5Handa-kun
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Handa-kunTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.5Hated by everyone around him, Sei Handa goes about his high school life regarded as an outcast—or at least that's what he believes. In reality, Sei is the most popular student on campus, revered by all for his incomparable calligraphy…
3.5Honey Lemon Soda
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
Honey Lemon SodaTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.5In middle school, Uka Ishimori was nicknamed “Stone.” In order to change herself, she enrolled in Hachimitsu High School, known for its culture of student liberty. Seated in at the desk next to her in the same class is Kai Miura, a coolly…
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3.5Tokyo Ghoul: "Jack"
OVA · 2015 · 1 ep
Tokyo Ghoul: "Jack"OVA · 2015 · 1 ep3.5Former baseball player turned delinquent Taishi Fura accidentally witnesses the man-eating "ghoul" known as Lantern injuring his old friend and murdering another. Before the situation gets any worse, Fura's classmate Kishou Arima…
3.5Ahiru no Sora
TV · 2019 · 50 ep
Ahiru no SoraTV · 2019 · 50 ep3.5He may be short in stature, but Sora Kurumatani can soar and score on the basketball court! With a passion for the sport he inherited from his mother, Sora vows to her that he’ll take top prize at a high school basketball tournament… but…
3.5Air Gear
TV · 2006 · 25 ep
Air GearTV · 2006 · 25 ep3.5Minami Itsuki never thought about seriously riding Air Treck motorized roller blades, until he got his butt handed to him by a street gang of Storm Riders. That day, he discovered in a locked up room, a pair of AT's and a box of stickers…
3.5Yu☆Gi☆Oh!
TV · 1998 · 27 ep
Yu☆Gi☆Oh!TV · 1998 · 27 ep3.5Yuugi is a somewhat frail young boy who happens to be a big fan of gaming of any kind. But when he solves an ancient egyptian puzzle he is granted all the powers of darkness. Now when confronted with danger and injustice, he transforms…
3.5K: SEVEN STORIES "R:B - BLAZE -"
Movie · 2018 · 1 ep
K: SEVEN STORIES "R:B - BLAZE -"K: Seven Stories Movie 1 - R:B - BlazeMovie · 2018 · 1 ep3.5A year has gone by since the Blue Clan SCEPTER 4 has disbanded and the Red Clan HOMRA took over as the unofficial go-to people for dealing with the underground community. Lately, the stress of having to constantly keep his destructive…