Best shounen anime
1,570 anime about shounen, 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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4.0Silver Spoon Season 2
TV · 2014 · 11 ep
Silver Spoon Season 2Gin no Saji 2nd SeasonTV · 2014 · 11 ep4.0As the new semester begins at Ooezo Agricultural High School, Hachiken is now used to the tough lifestyle of a rural, agricultural high school. While Hachiken still wonders what he will do in the future, he continues to discover both the…
4.0Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of ConceptsHaikyuu!! Movie 4: Concept no TatakaiMovie · 2017 · 1 ep4.0A compilation film depicting the match against Shiratorizawa Academy in the third season of the anime series.
4.0Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Mashiba vs Kimura
OVA · 2003 · 1 ep
Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Mashiba vs KimuraHajime no Ippo: Mashiba vs. KimuraOVA · 2003 · 1 ep4.0Kimura finally has his championship match. It takes place at the annual champion carnival. But now he must face the intense champion, Mashiba for the Junior Lightweight championship. (Source: Anime News Network)
4.0Cross Game
TV · 2009 · 50 ep
Cross GameTV · 2009 · 50 ep4.0The main character is Kou Kitamura, son of the owner of Kitamura Sports. In the same neighborhood is a batting center run by the Tsukishima family. Due to their proximity and the relationship between their businesses, the Kitamura and…
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4.0Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
OVA · 2015 · 6 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam: The OriginKidou Senshi Gundam: The OriginOVA · 2015 · 6 ep4.0The first episode, Aoi Hitomi no Casval, tells the story of Casval Rem Deikun and Artesia Som Deikun (Char and Sayla, before Char became known as the Red Comet) before the One-Year War in UC.0068. The story for the second episode…
4.0ARIA The NATURAL
TV · 2006 · 26 ep
ARIA The NATURALAria the NaturalTV · 2006 · 26 ep4.0Akari Mizunashi continues her training to become a Prima Undine (a professional tour guide gondolier) along with her friends Aika and Alice in the peaceful city of Neo Venezia. Despite the fact that these three girls are from competing…
4.0Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc
TV · 2025 · 13 ep
Black Butler: Emerald Witch ArcKuroshitsuji: Midori no Majo-henTV · 2025 · 13 ep4.0Ciel and his loyal butler Sebastian brave a cursed forest in Germany to uncover the truth behind eerie deaths. (Source: Crunchyroll)
4.0Draw This, Then Die!
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Draw This, Then Die!Kore Kaite ShineTV · 2026 · 12 ep4.0First-year high school student Ai Yasumi lives on the island of Izu Oshima and loves reading manga. But after a certain turning point, she sets her sights on creating stories of her own! As she dives into the world of manga-making, Ai…
4.0Detective Conan: Episode "ONE"
Special · 2016 · 1 ep
Detective Conan: Episode "ONE"Meitantei Conan: Episode One - Chiisaku Natta MeitanteiSpecial · 2016 · 1 ep4.0A special commemorating the 20th anniversary of the anime series. The special is a retelling of how Kudo Shinichi was transformed into a child. It all started when Ran lost her smartphone. Shinichi promises to replace it, but the high…
4.0BLEACH 20th Anime Anniversary Official Trailer
Special · 2024 · 1 ep
BLEACH 20th Anime Anniversary Official TrailerBleach 20th PVSpecial · 2024 · 1 ep4.0A special animation made to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the BLEACH anime.
4.0Naruto
TV · 2002 · 220 ep
NarutoTV · 2002 · 220 ep4.0Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf village. Moments prior to his birth, a huge demon known as the Kyuubi, the Nine-tailed Fox, attacked Konohagakure and wreaked havoc. In order to…
4.0That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
TV · 2018 · 24 ep
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a SlimeTensei shitara Slime Datta KenTV · 2018 · 24 ep4.0Lonely thirty-seven-year-old Satoru Mikami is stuck in a dead-end job, unhappy with his mundane life, but after dying at the hands of a robber, he awakens to a fresh start in a fantasy realm...as a slime monster! As he acclimates to his…
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4.0Solo Leveling
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
Solo LevelingOre dake Level Up na KenTV · 2024 · 12 ep4.0They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Seong Jin-U. After being brutally slaughtered by monsters in a high-ranking dungeon, Jin-U came back with the System, a program…
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4.0Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
TV · 2023 · 11 ep
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village ArcKimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-henTV · 2023 · 11 ep4.0Tanjiro’s journey leads him to the Swordsmith Village, where he reunites with two Hashira, members of the Demon Slayer Corps’ highest-ranking swordsmen - Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji. With the shadows of…
4.0Hell’s Paradise
TV · 2023 · 13 ep
Hell’s ParadiseJigokurakuTV · 2023 · 13 ep4.0The Edo period is nearing its end. Gabimaru, a shinobi formerly known as the strongest in Iwagakure who is now a death row convict, is told that he will be acquitted and set free if he can bring back the Elixir of Life from an island that…
4.0Noragami Aragoto
TV · 2015 · 13 ep
Noragami AragotoTV · 2015 · 13 ep4.0Life for minor god Yato isn't getting any easier. He's still broke, shrineless, and his partner-slash-sword-regalia has zero respect for him. Worse yet, Bishamon, one of the deadliest war gods, is after his life. Blaming him for the death…
4.0SPY x FAMILY Season 2
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
SPY x FAMILY Season 2Spy x Family Season 2TV · 2023 · 12 ep4.0The Forger family will face a new familial mission as Yor heads on a cruise ship expedition! (Source: Crunchyroll News)
4.0The Quintessential Quintuplets 2
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
The Quintessential Quintuplets 25-toubun no Hanayome ∬TV · 2021 · 12 ep4.0Through their tutor Fuutarou Uesugi's diligent guidance, the Nakano quintuplets' academic performance shows signs of improvement, even if their path to graduation is still rocky. However, as they continue to cause various situations that…
4.0Daily Lives of High School Boys
TV · 2012 · 12 ep
Daily Lives of High School BoysDanshi Koukousei no NichijouTV · 2012 · 12 ep4.0Tadakuni, Hidenori, and Yoshitake are students at the all-boys academy, Sanada North High School. This is a tale about just that—their daily lives as students. Winning the basketball tournament? Finding true love? You won't find any of…
4.0JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: STONE OCEAN
ONA · 2021 · 12 ep
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: STONE OCEANJoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 6: Stone OceanONA · 2021 · 12 ep4.0In Florida, 2011, Jolyne Kuujou sits in a jail cell like her father Joutarou once did; yet this situation is not of her own choice. Framed for a crime she didn’t commit, and manipulated into serving a longer sentence, Jolyne is ready to…
4.0Shangri-La Frontier
TV · 2023 · 25 ep
Shangri-La FrontierShangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to suTV · 2023 · 25 ep4.0"When was the last time I played a game that wasn't crap?" This is a world in the near future where games that use display screens are classified as retro. Anything that can't keep up with state-of-the-art VR technology is called a "crap…
4.0Kuroko's Basketball 2
TV · 2013 · 25 ep
Kuroko's Basketball 2Kuroko no Basket 2nd SeasonTV · 2013 · 25 ep4.0With the Interhigh Championship finally over, Seirin's basketball team refocuses their efforts, training harder than ever to get the chance to participate in the Winter Cup. Both Kuroko and Kagami see old friends walk back into their…
4.0Trigun
TV · 1998 · 26 ep
TrigunTV · 1998 · 26 ep4.0Vash the Stampede is a wanted man with a habit of turning entire towns into rubble. The price on his head is a fortune, and his path of destruction reaches across the arid wastelands of a desert planet. Unfortunately, most encounters with…
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4.0Moriarty the Patriot
TV · 2020 · 11 ep
Moriarty the PatriotYuukoku no MoriartyTV · 2020 · 11 ep4.0In the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty wants to topple it all. Frustrated by the systemic inequity, Moriarty…
4.0Dr. STONE Special Episode – RYUSUI
Special · 2022 · 1 ep
Dr. STONE Special Episode – RYUSUIDr. Stone: RyuusuiSpecial · 2022 · 1 ep4.0Now that brains and brawns have united forces, the next step in Senkuu's plan to unravel the mystery behind the green light that once petrified humanity is to go to the other side of the Earth and investigate its origin. However, to…
4.0Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 2
TV · 2021 · 21 ep
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 2Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 2nd SeasonTV · 2021 · 21 ep4.0Suzuki Iruma, human and deeply non-aggressive, one day becomes the grandson of the great demon Sullivan. Doted on beyond belief, Iruma starts school where "Grandpa" serves as the chair... and finds, to his surprise, that he enjoys life…
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4.0To Your Eternity Season 2
TV · 2022 · 20 ep
To Your Eternity Season 2Fumetsu no Anata e Season 2TV · 2022 · 20 ep4.0After seeing enough death and tragedy, the immortal Fushi secludes himself on an island, defending himself from enemy Nokkers. However, instead of attacking Fushi in isolation, Nokkers begin targeting the settlements outside of his reach…
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4.0Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard KingBlack Clover: Mahou Tei no KenMovie · 2023 · 1 ep4.0As a lionhearted boy who can’t wield magic strives for the title of Wizard King, four banished Wizard Kings of yore return to crush the Clover Kingdom. (Source: Netflix)
4.0Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
TV · 2004 · 26 ep
Beck: Mongolian Chop SquadBeckTV · 2004 · 26 ep4.0Tanaka Yukio, better known by his nickname Koyuki is a 14 year old who feels disconnected from life in general. Through the act of saving a mismatched dog, he meets guitarist Minami Ryuusuke, and becomes involved in Ryuusuke's new band…
4.0Ace of the Diamond
TV · 2013 · 75 ep
Ace of the DiamondDiamond no AceTV · 2013 · 75 ep4.0With a stray pitch that completely missed the batter, Eijun Sawamura loses his final middle school baseball game. Frustrated by this defeat, Eijun and his teammates vow to reach the national tournament once they are in high school. But…
4.0One Piece: Stampede
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
One Piece: StampedeOne Piece Movie 14: StampedeMovie · 2019 · 1 ep4.0Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hats arrive aboard the Sunny to the Pirates Festival, the world's largest celebration created by and for pirates. Buena Festa, the festival organizer, invites the Straw Hats and all Worst Generation crews to…
4.0InuYasha: The Final Act
TV · 2009 · 26 ep
InuYasha: The Final ActInuYasha: Kanketsu-henTV · 2009 · 26 ep4.0Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippou and their neko-mata friend Kirara, are now in the final leg of their quest to put an end to the elusive demon, Naraku and all of the chaos and evil he has caused, and to ultimately undo the…
4.0World Trigger 2nd Season
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
World Trigger 2nd SeasonTV · 2021 · 12 ep4.0The border defense organization "Border" was established to fight against the attacks of the "Neighbors" who possess unknown power. Osamu Mikumo, a member of the Border, forms the Mikumo Squad with Yuma Kuga, a Neighbor who he met by…
4.0Blue Box Season 2
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Blue Box Season 2Ao no Hako Season 2TV · 2026 · 12 ep4.0The second season of Ao no Hako .
4.0Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Champion Road
Special · 2003 · 1 ep
Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Champion RoadHajime no Ippo: Champion RoadSpecial · 2003 · 1 ep4.0As the new Champion, Ippo must protect his title against some of the best boxers available. Makunouchi Ippo is the new Featherweight champion of Japan and is now ready for his first title defense. His opponent, the former Jr. Featherweight…
4.0Blue Exorcist -The Blue Night Saga-
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
Blue Exorcist -The Blue Night Saga-Ao no Exorcist: Yosuga-henTV · 2025 · 12 ep4.0Yukio parts ways with Rin and makes his way to the Illuminati. In order to face Yukio, who is seeking strength and the truth, Rin decides that he must learn the secret of their birth. With Mephisto’s guidance, he embarks on a journey to…