Best seinen anime
944 anime about seinen, 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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3.8Encouragement of Climb Season 2
TV · 2014 · 24 ep
Encouragement of Climb Season 2Yama no Susume Second SeasonTV · 2014 · 24 ep3.8Continuing their treks through the high peaks of Japan, the mountaineering girls are back for more! First-year high school student Aoi Yukimura, a shy girl with a fear of heights, and her wildly energetic friend Hinata Kuraue set out once…
3.8Vinland Saga Season 2: Drowning in the Shadow
ONA · 2023 · 1 ep
Vinland Saga Season 2: Drowning in the ShadowONA · 2023 · 1 ep3.8Episode 6.5 of VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2 . The short video depicts a scene not shown in the anime where Thorfinn, as he appears as a member of Askeladd's raiders, cuts down some men in the middle of a raid. When he enters a nearby house, he…
3.8Initial D Legend 1: Awakening
Movie · 2014 · 1 ep
Initial D Legend 1: AwakeningNew Initial D Movie: Legend 1 - KakuseiMovie · 2014 · 1 ep3.8Koichiro of the Akina Speedstars witnesses a mysterious driver outmaneuver rival Keisuke of the Akagi RedSuns. The race, he later discovers, was won by none other than his own co-worker, Takumi. What happens next is the stuff of street…
3.8Lupin the 3rd Part 2
TV · 1977 · 155 ep
Lupin the 3rd Part 2Lupin III: Part IITV · 1977 · 155 ep3.8Stealthy, smug, sharp, and silly. These words only begin to describe the greatest thief in the world, Lupin the Third. Ever at his side are the quick-draw sharpshooter Daisuke Jigen and the deadly, honor-bound swordsman Goemon Ishikawa…
3.8Initial D Legend 2: Racer
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
Initial D Legend 2: RacerNew Initial D Movie: Legend 2 - TousouMovie · 2015 · 1 ep3.8The leader of rival group Myogi NightKids, Takeshi, wants to challenge the now infamous Takumi in a race down Akina. As Takumi questions his identity as a racer, he discovers that, behind the wheel, there’s more to lose than just a simple…
3.8Let's Go Karaoke!
TV · 2025 · 5 ep
Let's Go Karaoke!Karaoke Iko!TV · 2025 · 5 ep3.8The president of the chorus club, Satomi Oka, is approached by a yakuza named Kyoji Narita. Kyoji’s yakuza group holds a customary karaoke competition, and whoever earns the title of worst singer must get a tattoo. Since he was asked to be…
3.8Hanada Shounen-shi
TV · 2002 · 25 ep
Hanada Shounen-shiTV · 2002 · 25 ep3.8Young Ichiro Hanada lives with his parents and grandfather in a quiet rural town. He is a little brat who constantly teases his sister, insults his mother, fights with everybody, and eats a lot. Ichiro has a near-death experience when he…
3.7One-Punch Man Season 2
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
One-Punch Man Season 2One Punch Man 2nd SeasonTV · 2019 · 12 ep3.7Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special training,” he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch…
3.7INUYASHIKI LAST HERO
TV · 2017 · 11 ep
INUYASHIKI LAST HEROInuyashikiTV · 2017 · 11 ep3.7Ichiro Inuyashiki is down on his luck. While only 58 years old, his geriatric looks often have him written off as a pathetic old man by the world around him and he's constantly ignored and disrespected by his family despite all that he's…
Mature
3.7SCHOOL-LIVE!
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
SCHOOL-LIVE!Gakkougurashi!TV · 2015 · 12 ep3.7Why would anyone form a School Living Club? Could four girls, their advisor, and a puppy really love their school so much that they’d want to live in it? Or is there another reason, something that lurks behind the façade of their…
3.7KONOSUBA -An Explosion on This Wonderful World!
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
KONOSUBA -An Explosion on This Wonderful World!Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen wo!TV · 2023 · 12 ep3.7This feisty young wizard will stop at nothing to master the spell that saved her life: Explosion! Megumin, the “Greatest Genius of the Crimson Magic Clan,” has chosen to devote her studies to the powerful offensive magic used by her…
3.7NEW GAME!
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
NEW GAME!New Game!TV · 2016 · 12 ep3.7Fresh out of high school, 18-year-old Aoba Suzukaze is bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and ready for her first day of work at her dream job. She’s joining the character design team at Eagle Jump, the company that makes her favorite video games!…
3.7Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
Kubo Won't Let Me Be InvisibleKubo-san wa Mob wo YurusanaiTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.7Junta Shiraishi has just one goal: to experience youth to the fullest! But this is easier said than done. Junta is so socially invisible that people at school would swear he skipped class even when he’s sitting right behind them…
3.7Wagnaria!!
TV · 2010 · 13 ep
Wagnaria!!Working!!TV · 2010 · 13 ep3.7Set in a family restaurant in Hokkaido, the northern prefecture of Japan, 16-year-old high school student Souta Takanashi works part-time along with his strange co-workers: Popura Taneshima, a high school girl who's a year older than…
3.7Sweetness & Lightning
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Sweetness & LightningAmaama to InazumaTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.7Having lost his wife, math teacher Kouhei Inuzuka is doing his best to raise his young daughter Tsumugi as a single father. He's pretty bad at cooking and doesn't have a huge appetite to begin with, but chance brings his little family and…
3.7The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel BehaviorBokura wa Minna Kawai-souTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.7Usa, a high-school student aspiring to begin a bachelor lifestyle, moves into a new apartment only to discover that he not only shares a room with a perverted roommate that has an obsession for underaged girls, but also that another girl…
3.7Gushing Over Magical Girls
TV · 2024 · 13 ep
Gushing Over Magical GirlsMahou Shoujo ni AkogareteTV · 2024 · 13 ep3.7Hiiragi Utena is a major fangirl of the magical girls protecting her city, so when she has the chance to become one herself, she leaps at the chance to join their technicolor ranks… but when she transforms, she learns she isn’t fated to be…
3.7Arakawa Under the Bridge
TV · 2010 · 13 ep
Arakawa Under the BridgeTV · 2010 · 13 ep3.7Ko Ichinomiya's family motto is "Never be indebted to anyone," but after losing his pants and falling into the Arakawa River, he quickly finds himself in debt to his savior, the cutely insane Nino (who happens to live under the bridge). To…
3.7The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace
TV · 2021 · 11 ep
The Idaten Deities Know Only PeaceHeion Sedai no Idaten-tachiTV · 2021 · 11 ep3.7It has been 800 years since the incredibly fast and powerful gods of battle known as the Idaten had sealed away the demons after an intense battle. Now, that battle is just considered a myth or a fairytale. While the current generation of…
3.7I Have a Crush at Work
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
I Have a Crush at WorkKono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga ImasuTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.7Yui Mitsuya and Masugu Tateishi aren't just any coworkers-they totally have the hots for each other. His helpful yet humble attitude makes her giddy, and her cuteness leaves him grinning like a fool. Problem is, they're trying to keep…
3.7Kingdom
TV · 2012 · 38 ep
KingdomTV · 2012 · 38 ep3.7When low-born servant boys Piao and Xin set out to become the world’s greatest war generals, they quickly find themselves caught up in a violent struggle between two noblemen plotting to overthrow the King. After Piao is killed protecting…
3.7The Way of the Househusband Part 2
ONA · 2021 · 5 ep
The Way of the Househusband Part 2Gokushufudou Part 2ONA · 2021 · 5 ep3.7Once a terrifying yakuza, "Immortal Dragon" Tatsu now continues to conquer the challenges of mundane life. While his beloved wife Miku works, Tatsu equips his trusted apron, takes care of their finances, hunts down the biggest store sales…
3.7The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest ClanSaikyou no Shienshoku "Wajutsushi" de Aru Ore wa Sekai Saikyou Clan wo ShitagaeruTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.7Noel is the grandson of legendary Seeker Overdeath and dreams of surpassing his strength. But it turns out that Noel is nothing but a Talker, the weakest class of them all. Undeterred, he uses his silver tongue to gather allies, develop…
3.7Servant x Service
TV · 2013 · 13 ep
Servant x ServiceTV · 2013 · 13 ep3.7Frustrating, insufficient, and irritating is how most citizens would describe civil servants. However, three new employees are about to discover what really happens behind the scenes. Lucy Yamagami, bent on revenge against the civil…
3.7Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage
TV · 2023 · 10 ep
Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of CourageOusama Ranking: Yuuki no TakarabakoTV · 2023 · 10 ep3.7Get ready for a new collection of stories from Ranking of Kings! (Source: Crunchyroll)
Mature
3.7Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
Movie · 2012 · 1 ep
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the KingBerserk: Ougon Jidai-hen I - Haou no TamagoMovie · 2012 · 1 ep3.7Guts, an immensely strong sword-for-hire, has little direction in his life, simply fighting one battle after the next. However, this all changes suddenly when he meets and is bested by Griffith, a beautiful and charismatic young man who…
3.7Dead Mount Death Play Part 2
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
Dead Mount Death Play Part 2TV · 2023 · 12 ep3.7Polka Shinoyama's life takes a dramatic turn after being forced to use his magical powers in public. His divination cabinet attracts the attention of several people hellbent on exposing his true nature as the reincarnation of Corpse God, a…
Mature
3.7This Monster Wants to Eat Me
TV · 2025 · 13 ep
This Monster Wants to Eat MeWatashi wo Tabetai, HitodenashiTV · 2025 · 13 ep3.7Hinako lives alone by the sea, quietly drifting through life after losing her family years ago. One day, a mermaid named Shiori saves her from a monster and says she’s come to eat her—just not yet. Until then, Shiori will stay by her side…
3.7Genshiken
TV · 2004 · 12 ep
GenshikenTV · 2004 · 12 ep3.7Sasahara Kanji is a college freshman who decides to join a student society to share his hidden thoughts on manga, anime and gaming. When he first visited Genshiken, short for "Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuu Kai" (Society for the Study of…
3.7Wandering Son
TV · 2011 · 11 ep
Wandering SonHourou MusukoTV · 2011 · 11 ep3.7Fifth grader Shuuichi Nitori is considered by most to be one of the prettiest girls in school, but much to her dismay, she is actually biologically male. Fortunately, Shuuichi has a childhood friend who shares similar feelings of gender…
3.7MF GHOST
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
MF GHOSTMF GhostTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.7202X A.D., a future beyond Initial D. Self-driving cars are in widespread use in Japan, and public roadways are used for auto racing. In such an era, a race called MFG has become popular around the globe. Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini……
3.7Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
Deaimon: Recipe for HappinessDeaimonTV · 2022 · 12 ep3.7Nagomu Irino returns to his Kyoto home for the first time in ten years when his father is hospitalized. Nagomu is eager to take over Ryokushou, the family's Japanese sweet shop, but he's instead asked to be a father figure to Itsuka…
3.7Lupin the 3rd
TV · 1971 · 23 ep
Lupin the 3rdLupin IIITV · 1971 · 23 ep3.7Hard-boiled, cocky, classy and silly. These words only begin to describe the amazing master thief Lupin the Third. With the help of some quick gunplay by his partner Jigen, Lupin takes on the world in elaborate heists, classic car chases…
3.7Hozuki's Coolheadedness
TV · 2014 · 13 ep
Hozuki's CoolheadednessHoozuki no ReitetsuTV · 2014 · 13 ep3.7Hoozuki is the aide to the great king of Hell, King Enma. Calm and super-sadistic, Hoozuki tries to resolve the various problems in Hell, including a rampaging Momotarou and his companions. However, he also likes spending his free time on…
3.7Gunsmith Cats
OVA · 1995 · 3 ep
Gunsmith CatsOVA · 1995 · 3 ep3.7Rally Vincent knows her weapons well, while her partner Minne May Hopkins loves to play with explosives. The pair run a gun-shop illegally and one day Bill Collins of the ATF, blackmails Rally and Minnie May into working for the ATF…
3.7Hidamari Sketch
TV · 2007 · 12 ep
Hidamari SketchTV · 2007 · 12 ep3.7For years, Yuno has dreamed of attending Yamabuki Arts High School, but now that she's been accepted, it means the scary prospect of moving away from her home and family for the first time! Fortunately, Yuno quickly learns that if her new…