List of action anime

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This is a list of action anime television series, films, and OVAs. While not all inclusive, this list contains numerous works that are representative of the genre. For accuracy of the list, the most common English usage is followed by Japanese name and romaji version. The year column represents the first premiere of the work.

English name Japanese name Type Year Director Studio
Abashiri Family あばしり一家 Abashiri Ikka OVA 1991 Takashi Watanabe Studio Pierrot, Tokyo Kids
Absolute Duo アブソリュート・デュオ Absolute Duo TV series 2015 Atsushi Nakayama 8-Bit
A Certain Magical Index とある魔術の Toaru Majutsu no Indekkusu TV series 2008 Hiroshi Nishikiori J.C. Staff
A Certain Magical Index II とある魔術の Toaru Majutsu no Indekkusu TV series 2010 Hiroshi Nishikiori J.C. Staff
A Certain Magical Index: The Movie - The Miracle of Endymion 劇場版 とある魔術の禁書目録 エンデュミオンの奇蹟 Gekijōban Toaru Majutsu no Indekkusu: Endyumion no Kiseki Film 2013 Hiroshi Nishikiori J.C. Staff
A Certain Scientific Railgun とある科学の Toaru Kagaku no Rērugan TV series 2009 Tatsuyuki Nagai J.C. Staff
A Certain Scientific Railgun とある科学の Toaru Kagaku no Rērugan OVA 2010 Tatsuyuki Nagai J.C. Staff
A Certain Scientific Railgun とある科学の Toaru Kagaku no Rērugan S TV series 2013 Tatsuyuki Nagai J.C. Staff
AD Police ADポリス OVA 1990 Takamasa Ikegami, Hidehito Ueda, Akira Nishimori Artmic, AIC
A.D. Police: To Protect and Serve アドバンスドポリス Adobansudo Porisu TV series 1999 Hitoshi Torigoe AIC
Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero はぐれ勇者の Hagure Yūsha no Esutetika TV series 2012 Rion Kujō Arms Corporation
Afro Samurai アフロサムライ Afuro Samurai TV series 2007 Fuminori Kizaki, Jamie Simone Gonzo
Afro Samurai: Resurrection Film 2009 Fuminori Kizaki Gonzo
Agent Aika OVA 1997 Katsuhiko Nishijima Studio Fantasia
Akira アキラ Akira Film 1988 Katsuhiro Otomo TMS Entertainment
Angel Beats! TV series 2010 Seiji Kishi P.A. Works
Angel Beats! Stairway to Heaven OVA 2010 Seiji Kishi P.A. Works
Angel Beats! Hell's Kitchen OVA 2015 Seiji Kishi ks
Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures アラビアンナイト シンドバットの冒険 Arabian Naito: Shindobatto no Bōken TV series 1975 Fumio Kurokawa Nippon Animation
Armitage III アミテージ・ザ・サード Amitēji Za Sādo OVA 1995 Hiroyuki Ochi AIC
Armitage III: Poly-Matrix アミテージ・ザ・サード POLY-MATRIX Film 1997 Hiroyuki Ochi AIC
Armitage III: Dual-Matrix アミテージ・ザ・サード DUAL-MATRIX Film 2002 Katsuhito Akiyama AIC
Armored Trooper Votoms 装甲騎兵ボトムズ Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu TV series 1983 Ryōsuke Takahashi Nippon Sunrise
Attack on Titan 進撃の巨人 Shingeki no Kyojin TV series 2013 Tetsurō Araki Wit Studio, MAPPA
Attack on Titan: Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow Film 2014 Tetsurō Araki Wit Studio, Production I.G
Attack on Titan: Part 2: Wings of Freedom Film 2015 Tetsurō Araki Wit Studio, Production I.G
Baccano バッカーノ! Bakkāno! TV series 2007 Takahiro Omori Brain's Base
Battle Royal High School 魔人伝 Shin Majin Den Batoru Roiyaru Haisukūru OVA 1987 Ichiro Itano Tokuma Shoten
Berserk (1997) ベルセルク Beruseruku TV series 1997 Naohito Takahashi OLM, Inc.
Berserk (2016) ベルセルク Beruseruku TV series 2016 Shin Itagaki GEMBA, Millepensee, Liden Films
Black Jack 21 ブラック・ジャック Burakku Jakku TV series 2006 Satoshi Kuwabara Tezuka Productions
Black Lagoon ブラック・ラグーン Burakku Ragūn TV series 2006 Sunao Katabuchi Madhouse
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage TV series 2006 Sunao Katabuchi Madhouse
Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail OVA 2011 Sunao Katabuchi Madhouse
Black Magic M-66 ブラックマジック M-66 Burakku Majikku Mario Shikkusuti Shikkusu OVA 1987 Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Masamune Shirow AIC, Animate
Black Rock Shooter ブラック★ロックシューター Burakku Rokku Shūtā OVA 2010 Shinobu Yoshioka Ordet
Black Rock Shooter ブラック★ロックシューター Burakku Rokku Shūtā TV series 2012 Shinobu Yoshioka, Hiroyuki Imaishi Ordet, Sanzigen
Blade of the Immortal 無限の住人 Mugen no Jūnin TV series 2008 Kōichi Mashimo Bee Train, Production I.G
Blassreiter ブラスレイター Burasureitā TV series 2008 Ichiro Itano Gonzo
Bleach TV series 2004 Noriyuki Abe Studio Pierrot
Bleach: Memories of Nobody Film 2006 Noriyuki Abe Studio Pierrot
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion BLEACH The DiamondDust Rebellion もう一つの氷輪丸 Burīchi: Za Daiyamondo Dasuto Reberion Mō Hitotsu no Hyōrinmaru Film 2007 Noriyuki Abe Studio Pierrot
Bleach: Fade to Black BLEACH Fade to Black 君の名を呼ぶ Burīchi: Feido to~u Burakku Kimi no Na o Yobu Film 2008 Noriyuki Abe Studio Pierrot
Bleach: Hell Verse BLEACH 地獄篇 Burīchi: Jigoku-hen Film 2010 Noriyuki Abe Studio Pierrot
Blood+ TV series 2005 Junichi Fujisaku Production I.G
Blood-C TV series 2011 Tsutomu Mizushima Production I.G
Blood-C: The Last Dark Film 2012 Naoyoshi Shiotani Production I.G
Blood: The Last Vampire Film 2000 Hiroyuki Kitakubo Production I.G
Blue Exorcist 青の祓魔師 Ao no Ekusoshisuto TV series 2011 Tensai Okamura A-1 Pictures
Blue Exorcist: The Movie Film 2012 Atsushi Takahashi A-1 Pictures
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Impure King Arc TV series 2017 Koichi Hatsumi A-1 Pictures
Blue Seed TV series 1994 Jun Kamiya Production I.G
Blue Seed Beyond OVA 1996 Jun Kamiya, Kiyoshi Murayama Xebec
Btooom! TV series 2012 Kotono Watanabe Madhouse
Burn-Up Scramble TV series 2004 Hiroki Hayashi AIC
Burst Angel 爆裂天使 Bakuretsu Tenshi TV series 2004 Koichi Ohata Gonzo
Burst Angel - Episode Zero: Infinity OVA 2007 Koichi Ohata Gonzo
Busou Renkin 武装錬金 Busō Renkin TV series 2006 Takao Kato Xebec
Cardfight! Vanguard カードファイト!! ヴァンガード Kādofaito!! Vangādo TV series 2011 Hatsuki Tsuji TMS Entertainment, Sotsu, Dentsu
Cardfight! Vanguard: Asia Circuit TV series 2012 Hatsuki Tsuji TMS Entertainment, Sotsu, Dentsu
Cardfight! Vanguard: Link Joker TV series 2013 Hatsuki Tsuji TMS Entertainment
Cardfight! Vanguard: Legion Mate TV series 2014 Hatsuki Tsuji TMS Entertainment
Cardfight! Vanguard G TV series 2014 Yui Umemoto TMS Entertainment
Cardfight! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis TV series 2015 Yui Umemoto TMS Entertainment
Cardfight! Vanguard G: Stride Gate TV series 2016 Yui Umemoto TMS Entertainment
Cardfight! Vanguard G NEXT TV series 2016 itsuro Kawasaki OLM, Inc.
Casshern Sins キャシャーン Sins TV series 2008 Shigeyasu Yamauchi Madhouse, Tatsunoko
The Castle Of Cagliostro ルパン三世 カリオストロの城 Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro no Shiro Film 1979 Hayao Miyazaki Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Chrome Shelled Regios 鋼殻のレギオス Kōkaku no Regiosu TV series 2009 Itsuro Kawasaki Zexcs
Claymore TV series 2009 Hiroyuki Tanaka Madhouse
Cutey Honey キューティーハニー TV series 1973 Tomoharu Katsumata Toei Animation
Cybuster 魔装機神サイバスター Masō Kishin Saibasutā TV series 1999 Hidehito Ueda Ashi Productions
Dance In The Vampire Bund ダンス イン ザ ヴァンパイアバンド Dansu in za Vanpaia Bando TV series 2010 Akiyuki Shinbo, Masahiro Sonoda Shaft
Darker Than Black DARKER THAN BLACK ー黒の契約者ー Dākā Zan Burakku -Kuro no Keiyakusha TV series 2007 Tensai Okamura Bones
Darker Than Black: Beneath the Fully Bloomed Cherry Blossoms OVA 2008 Tensai Okamura Bones
Darker Than Black: Gemini of the Meteor DARKER THAN BLACK ー流星の双子ー Dākā Zan Burakku -Ryūsei no Jemini- TV series 2009 Tensai Okamura Bones
Darker Than Black: Origins DARKER THAN BLACK 外伝 Dākā Zan Burakku Gaiden OVA 2010 Tensai Okamura Bones
Daughter of Twenty Faces 二十面相の娘 Niju Menso no Musume TV series 2008 Nobuo Tomizawa Bones, Telecom Animation Film
Devil Hunter Yohko 魔物ハンター妖子 Mamono Hantā Yōko OVA 1990 Katsuhisa Yamada, Hisashi Abe, Jun'ichi Sakata, Akiyuki Shinbo Madhouse
Devilman デビルマン Debiruman TV series 1972 Masayuki Akechi, Tomoharu Katsumata Toei Animation
Devilman: The Birth OVA 1987 Umanosuke Iida Oh! Production
Devilman: Demon Bird Sirene OVA 1990 Umanosuke Iida Oh! Production
Digimon Adventure デジタルモンスター Dejitaru Monsutā TV series 1999 Hiroyuki Kakudō Toei Animation
Digimon Adventure 02 デジモンアドベンチャー02 Dejimon Adobenchā Zero Tsū TV series 2000 Hiroyuki Kakudō Toei Animation
Digimon Adventure Tri. デジモンアドベンチャーtri Dejimon Adobenchā Torai Film Series 2015 Keitaro Motonaga Toei Animation
Digimon Data Squad デジモンセイバーズ Dejimon Seibāzu TV series 2006 Naoyuki Itou Toei Animation
Digimon Frontier デジモンフロンティア Dejimon Furontia TV series 2002 Yukio Kaizawa Toei Animation
Digimon Fusion デジモンクロスウォーズ Dejimon Kurosu Wōzu TV series 2010 Tetsuya Endo Toei Animation
Digimon Tamers デジモンテイマーズ Dejimon Teimāzu TV series 2001 Yukio Kaizawa Toei Animation
Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters デジモンユニバース アプリモンスターズ Dejimon Yunibāsu Apuri Monsutāzu TV series 2016 Gou Koga Toei Animation
Dirty Pair ダーティペア Dāti Pea TV series 1985 Norio Kashima, Toshifumi Takizawa Nippon Sunrise
Dirty Pair 2 ダーティペア OVA Dāti Pea Orijinaru Bideo Animēshon OVA 1987 Masayoshi Tanidabe Sunrise
Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia ダーティペアの大勝負 ノーランディアの謎 Dāti Pea no Ōshōbu: Nōrandia no Nazo OVA 1984 Masaharu Okuwaki Nippon Sunrise
Dirty Pair Flash ダーティペア Flash Dāti Pea Flash OVA 1994 Tsukasa Sunaga, Tomomi Mochizuki Sunrise
Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy ダーティペア 謀略の005便 Dāti Pea: Bōryaku no 005-bin OVA 1990 Toshifumi Takizawa Sunrise
Dirty Pair: Project Eden ダーティペア Daati Pea Gekijou-ban Film 1986 Kōichi Mashimo Sunrise
Dominion ドミニオン Dominion OVA 1988 Kōichi Mashimo Agent 21
New Dominion: Tank Police OVA 1993 Norubu Furuse J.C. Staff, Bandai Visual
Dragon Ball ドラゴンボール Doragon Bōru TV series 1986 Minoru Okazaki, Daisuke Nishio Toei Animation
Dragon Ball Daima ドラゴンボールダイマ Doragon Bōru Daima TV series 2024 Yoshitaka Yashima, Aya Komaki Toei Animation
Dragon Ball GT ドラゴンボール GT Doragon Bōru Jī Tī TV series 1996 Osamu Kasai Toei Animation
Dragon Ball Super ドラゴンボール超 Doragon Bōru Sūpā TV series 2015 Kimitoshi Chioka, Morio Hatano Toei Animation
Dragon Ball Z ドラゴンボールZ Doragon Bōru Zetto TV series 1989 Daisuke Nishio Toei Animation
Dragon Ball Z Kai ドラゴンボール改 Doragon Bōru Kai TV series 2009 Yasuhiro Nowatari Toei Animation
Fullmetal Alchemist 鋼の錬金術師 Hagane no Renkinjutsushi TV series 2003 Seiji Mizushima Bones
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Hagane no Renkinjutsushi TV series 2010 Yasuhiro Irie Bones
GetBackers ゲットバッカーズ -奪還屋 Gettobakkāzu Dakkan'ya TV series 2002 Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Keitaro Motonaga Studio Deen
Gurren Lagann 天元突破グレンラガン Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann TV series 2007 Hiroyuki Imaishi Gainax
Hajime no Ippo はじめの一歩 Hajime No Ippo TV series 2000 Satoshi Nishimura Madhouse
Hellsing ヘルシング Herushingu TV series 2004 Umanosuke Iida Gonzo, Digimation
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA) ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 JoJo no Kimyō na Bken OVA Series 1993 Hiroyuki Kitakubo A.P.P.P.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV Series) ジョジョの奇妙な冒険ファントムブラッド JoJo no Kimyō na Boken TV series 2007 Junichi Hayama David Production
JoJo´s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 スターダストクルセイダース JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu TV series 2014 Naokatsu Tsuda

Kenichi Suzuki

David Production
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ダイヤモンドは砕けない JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Daiyamondo wa Kudakenai TV series 2016 Naokatsu Tsuda

Toshiyuki Kato

Yuuta Takamura

David Production
Naruto ナルト Naruto TV series 2002 Hayato Date Pierrot
Naruto Shippuden ナルト疾風伝 Naruto Shippūden TV series 2007 Hayato Date

Masa'aki Kumagai

Yasuaki Kurotsu

Pierrot
One Piece ONE PIECE TV series 1999 Konosuke Uda

Junji Shimizu

Munehisa Sakai

Hiroaki Miyamoto

Toshinori Fukazawa

Toei
Sonic X ソニック X Sonikku X TV series 2003 Hajime Kamegaki TMS Entertainment
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Beginning 魔術士オーフェン Majutsushi Ōfen TV series 1998 Hiroshi Watanabe J.C. Staff
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Revenge TV series 1999 Toru Takahashi J.C. Staff
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Wayward Journey TV series 2020 Takayuki Hamana Studio Deen
Soul Eater ソウルイーター Soul Eater TV series 2008 Igarashi Takuya Bones
Sword Art Online ソードアート・オンライン Sōdo Āto Onrain TV series 2012 Tomohiko Ito A-1 Pictures
Sword Art Online II ソードアート・オンライン Sōdo Āto Onrain TV series 2014 Tomohiko Ito A-1 Pictures
Trinity Blood トリニティ・ブラッド Toriniti Buraddo TV series 2005 Tomohiro Hirata Gonzo
Neon Genesis Evangelion 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン Shinseiki Evangerion TV series 1995 Hideaki Anno Gainax,

Tatsunoko Production

Virtua Fighter バーチャファイター

Bācha Faitā

TV series 1995 Hideki Tonokatsu Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Mob Psycho 100 モブサイコ100 Mobu Saiko Hyaku TV series 2016 Yuzuru Tachikawa Bones (studio)

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