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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3.7Sound! Euphonium: Ready, Set, Monaka
Special · 2015 · 1 ep
Sound! Euphonium: Ready, Set, MonakaHibike! Euphonium: Kakedasu MonakaSpecial · 2015 · 1 ep3.7The 10 members of the concert band club who failed Taki's audition form "Team Monaka" to support the club members participating in the Kyoto Concert Band competition. Even as they support the performers, they continue to hone their…
3.7Hakumei and Mikochi
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Hakumei and MikochiHakumei to MikochiTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.7Nine centimeters (3.5 inches) tall, the tiny girls Hakumei and Mikochi live in the forest. Living in a tiny house in a tree, riding insects and birds, and making umbrellas out of leaves, these tiny girls live a tiny life. Follow their tiny…
3.7And Yet The Town Moves
TV · 2010 · 12 ep
And Yet The Town MovesSoredemo Machi wa MawatteiruTV · 2010 · 12 ep3.7Hotori Arashiyama loves mysteries, but there's one she just can't solve: why does the solution to one problem inevitably seem to lead to another? Like how when Hotori has to start working at the Seaside Maid Cafe after school to pay off a…
3.7Yuru Camp△ Specials
Special · 2018 · 3 ep
Yuru Camp△ SpecialsSpecial · 2018 · 3 ep3.7OVAs included in each of the three volumes of the Yuru Camp△ Blu-ray/DVD. This entry contains the following: BD/DVD Volume 1: へやキャン△episode0 (Heya Camp Episode 0), March 28, 2018. BD/DVD Volume 2: ほらキャン△ (Hora Camp), May 23, 2018. BD/DVD…
3.7Yokohama Shopping Log
OVA · 1998 · 2 ep
Yokohama Shopping LogYokohama Kaidashi KikouOVA · 1998 · 2 ep3.7This is not so much a story as it is a slice of life. Or rather, it is a look into portions of the life of a girl named Alpha, together with the people around her. Alpha runs a little cafe on the outskirts of Yokohama. There are almost no…
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3.7Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction
Movie · 2024 · 1 ep
Dead Dead Demons Dededede DestructionMovie · 2024 · 1 ep3.7The Japan Self-Defense Forces are still looking for a way to combat the alien threat, but so far conventional weapons have had no effect. Maybe it’s time to try something unconventional. Meanwhile, Kadode Koyama and her best friend avidly…
3.7Pop Team Epic Season 2
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
Pop Team Epic Season 2Poputepipikku 2nd SeasonTV · 2022 · 12 ep3.7Crude, rude, and a little…cute? Get ready for the larger-than-life attitude of Popuko and Pipimi, the small and tall stars of Pop Team Epic! Based off the bizarre four-panel webcomic by Bukubu Okawa comes a comedy that’ll throw you off…
3.7Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden
TV · 2026 · 25 ep
Nia Liston: The Merciless MaidenKyouran Reijou Nia Liston: Byoujaku Reijou ni Tensei shita Kamigoroshi no Bujin no Karei Naru MusourokuTV · 2026 · 25 ep3.7A great hero lies undefeated on her deathbed, regretting that she never found a foe who could take her down. She never intended to meet her fate anywhere other than on the battlefield, and her peaceful demise has her wishing desperately…
3.7Emma: A Victorian Romance
TV · 2005 · 12 ep
Emma: A Victorian RomanceEikoku Koi Monogatari EmmaTV · 2005 · 12 ep3.7In 19th-century London, class lines are sharply drawn, and the social standing to which people are born dictates the path their lives will follow. Emma, an honest and hardworking young maid, never felt her place in life to be a burden. But…
3.7Minami-ke Tadaima
TV · 2013 · 13 ep
Minami-ke TadaimaTV · 2013 · 13 ep3.7The everyday lives of the Minami sisters continue. Chiaki, the youngest, continues to call people idiots while worshipping her eldest sister. Kana, the middle, still can't figure out that Fujioka's feelings for her are a crush, not a…
3.7Genshiken OVA
OVA · 2006 · 3 ep
Genshiken OVAOVA · 2006 · 3 ep3.7It's the start of a new year for the Genshiken crew, and that means recruiting new members. Always a dreaded task, The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture manages to get Chika Ogiue pushed onto them from the Manga Club. With her…
3.7Master Keaton
TV · 1998 · 24 ep
Master KeatonTV · 1998 · 24 ep3.7Taichi Keaton is a half-British half-Japanese archeologist and SAS veteran of the Falklands War. He solves mysteries and investigates insurance fraud for Lloyd's around the world. (Source: Anime News Network)
3.7Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre
Special · 2006 · 2 ep
Rozen Maiden: OuvertüreSpecial · 2006 · 2 ep3.7When Jun buys Shinku a brooch, she refuses to accept it at all costs. Souseiseki then confronts Jun with the reason for Shinku's behavior. The tragic story of Suigintou is told, with the revelation of why her hatred for Shinku could last…
3.7ROOM CAMP: Saunas and Grub and Three-Wheeler Bikes
Special · 2020 · 1 ep
ROOM CAMP: Saunas and Grub and Three-Wheeler BikesHeya Camp△: Sauna to Gohan to Sanrin BikeSpecial · 2020 · 1 ep3.7Adaptation of a manga collaboration with the Yamaha Motor Company. Included as an extra with the Blu-ray release. The episode was released early on YouTube for a limited time on April 29th, 2020.
3.7The Concierge
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
The ConciergeHokkyoku Hyakkaten no Concierge-sanMovie · 2023 · 1 ep3.7“The word ‘no’ doesn’t exist in a concierge’s dictionary.” That’s just one of the demanding rules that Akino must abide by in her new job as a saleswoman at the elegant and expansive Hokkyoku Department Store. It’s a very special store —…
3.7Hidamari Sketch Specials
Special · 2007 · 2 ep
Hidamari Sketch SpecialsSpecial · 2007 · 2 ep3.7Sequel of the Hidamari Sketch TV series.
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3.7Hidamari no Ki
TV · 2000 · 25 ep
Hidamari no KiTV · 2000 · 25 ep3.7A story set in the mid-1800's about a young doctor who has been trained in Western-style medicine and a young samurai who is trying to live up to the old traditions of his class and culture. The story is actually based upon real people…
3.7Crayon Shin-chan Movie 22: Gachinko! Gyakushuu no Robo To-chan
Movie · 2014 · 1 ep
Crayon Shin-chan Movie 22: Gachinko! Gyakushuu no Robo To-chanMovie · 2014 · 1 ep3.7Shinnosuke's father, Hiroshi, gets converted into a robot.
3.7New Initial D Movie: Battle Digest
OVA · 2022 · 1 ep
New Initial D Movie: Battle DigestOVA · 2022 · 1 ep3.7Features the battle scenes from the Initial D Legends films with a new soundtrack, in a similar fashion to the Battle Stages. While the original films featured a J-Rock soundtrack, this film features a Eurobeat soundtrack.
3.7Crayon Shin-chan Movie 10: Arashi wo Yobu Appare! Sengoku Daikassen
Movie · 2002 · 1 ep
Crayon Shin-chan Movie 10: Arashi wo Yobu Appare! Sengoku DaikassenMovie · 2002 · 1 ep3.7Shin-chan and his family travel to Samurai's Era by accident and try to save the Princess' city by helping in the war.
3.6Prison School
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Prison SchoolTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.6Hachimitsu Private Academy was a revered and elite all-girls' boarding school on the outskirts of Tokyo...once upon a time. But with the new school year comes a revision to school policy: Boys are to be admitted into the student body for…
3.6Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Haven't You Heard? I'm SakamotoSakamoto desu ga?TV · 2016 · 12 ep3.6First year high school student Sakamoto isn't just cool, he's the coolest! Almost immediately after starting school, he began attracting everyone's attention. The girls love him, and most of the boys resent him. There's even a boy in the…
3.6Interviews with Monster Girls
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
Interviews with Monster GirlsDemi-chan wa KataritaiTV · 2017 · 12 ep3.6Succubus, Dullahan and Vampire. They are known as Ajin, or "demi"s and are slightly different than the average human. They have lived alongside humans for ages under persecution. However, in recent years, they have become accepted as…
3.6Hello World
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Hello WorldMovie · 2019 · 1 ep3.6In Kyoto in the year 2027, Naomi Katagaki, a male high school student encounters a person who is claiming to be Naomi from 10 years in the future. Together, they must change the future and save a classmate, Ruri, whom the younger Naomi…
3.6After the Rain
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
After the RainKoi wa Ameagari no You niTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.6Akira Tachibana was once the ace of a track club, but an injury forced her to quell her passion for sports. Masami Kondou, a divorced father, had ambitions of being a writer and now manages a restaurant, where Akira works. It is the…
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3.6The Witch and the Beast
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
The Witch and the BeastMajo to YajuuTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.6It all started with the 17 "Origins," whose powers were passed down to individuals who still exist around the world today. A man carrying a coffin and a girl with the eyes of a beast appear in a town. The girl was once cursed by a witch…
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3.6Cells at Work! CODE BLACK
TV · 2021 · 13 ep
Cells at Work! CODE BLACKHataraku Saibou BlackTV · 2021 · 13 ep3.6A rookie Red Blood Cell has been bustling about, frantically making oxygen deliveries all around the body! But his workplace is on the brink of going Code Black!! Drinking, smoking, stress, sleep deprivation... Struggling to survive a life…
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3.6AJIN: Demi-Human 2
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
AJIN: Demi-Human 2Ajin Part 2TV · 2016 · 13 ep3.6Kei’s done running, but his decision to fight comes just as Satou launches a second wave of terror. Angered by the government’s refusal to admit the truth about live experiments conducted on captive Ajin, the Ajin terrorist makes a kill…
3.6Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time
TV · 2014 · 21 ep
Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing TimeTonari no Seki-kunTV · 2014 · 21 ep3.6The original manga revolves around a girl named Yokoi who sits next to a boy only known as Seki-kun. During class, Seki-kun continues to not pay attention and instead creates amazing little distractions, such as a detailed golf course with…
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3.6BARTENDER Glass of God
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
BARTENDER Glass of GodBartender: Kami no GlassTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.6At Eden Hall, each glass has a story. A quiet bar lies tucked away in the streets of Tokyo, and it seems only the most desperate souls burdened by their own troubles manage to find its doors. But after a glass of God poured by the…
3.6Knights of Sidonia
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
Knights of SidoniaSidonia no KishiTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.6It's been a thousand years since the Gauna, a strange alien race with no known method of communication, destroyed the solar system. A portion of humanity managed to escape using enormous "seed ships" like the Sidonia, which have allowed…
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3.6Bokurano
TV · 2007 · 24 ep
BokuranoBokura noTV · 2007 · 24 ep3.6During a summer camp, 15 children, 8 males and 7 females, find a grotto by the sea. Deep within they discover working computers and some electronic equipment, and later the owner, a man called Kokopelli. Kokopelli claimed to be a…
3.6From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!Akuyaku Reijou Tensei OjisanTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.6After a traffic accident, 52-year-old civil servant Kenzaburou Tondabayashi awakens to find he's become Grace Auvergne, a duke's daughter, and more importantly the villainess of an otome game. Not wanting to get in the way of the happy…
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3.6Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next LifeHanaori-san wa Tensei shitemo Kenka ga ShitaiTV · 2026 · 12 ep3.6Once the Demon King, now a shut-in NEET—Ryuusei Narukami’s second life is anything but peaceful! When Meteor Hanaori, the Hero who once defeated him, suddenly returns as a normal high school girl, his world is thrown into chaos. Determined…
3.6Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S: Miniature Dragon
ONA · 2021 · 16 ep
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S: Miniature DragonMini DragonONA · 2021 · 16 ep3.6Short animations streamed on Kyoto Animation's YouTube channel in the lead up to the July 7 premiere of the second season. (Source: Crunchyroll) Note: This entry's total count includes episodes 1-13 + the 3 SP episodes that released during…
3.6With You and the Rain
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
With You and the RainAme to Kimi toTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.6On a rainy day, Fuji meets a cute critter posing as a dog and offering an umbrella and a cue card that says, “Please take me home” and she can’t resist. With this dog-poster’s quirky charm and mysterious ways, life together becomes a…