Action anime and manga
The guide lists 1,309 titles tagged action. The genre peaked in the 2000s (325 titles). Studios with the most action titles: Toei Animation (61), Sunrise (36) and Studio Pierrot (27). It often comes paired with fantasy, adventure and science fiction.
Best-known action anime
- One Piece 1999
- Digimon Frontier 2002
- Digimon Adventure 02 2000
- Digimon Data Squad 2006
- Digimon Adventure 1999
- Digimon Tamers 2001
- A Certain Magical Index 2008
- Bleach 2004
- Dragon Ball Super 2015
- Dragon Ball Z 1989
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War 2022
- Neon Genesis Evangelion 1995
- Fairy Tail 2009
- Naruto: Shippūden 2007
- Naruto 2002
- The Irregular at Magic High School 2014
- Pokémon 1997
- Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest 2024
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 2000
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers 2007
- Sonic X 2003
- Shaman King 2001
- Psycho-Pass 2012
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 2007
- Kill la Kill 2013
- Berserk 1997
- Ragna Crimson 2023
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's 2008
- Hunter × Hunter 2011
- BlazBlue Alter Memory 2013
Best-known action anime films
- Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna 2020
- One Piece: Stampede 2019
- One Piece Film: Red 2022
- One Piece Film: Gold 2016
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 1984
- Princess Mononoke 1997
- A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion 2013
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children 2005
- Castle in the Sky 1986
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light 2004
- Akira 1988
- Ghost in the Shell 1995
- The Castle of Cagliostro 1979
- Resident Evil: Degeneration 2008
- Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom 2024
- Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance 2009
- Pokémon: The First Movie 1998
- My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising 2019
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes 2018
- The End of Evangelion 1997
- Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess 2012
- Resident Evil: Damnation 2012
- Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew 2005
- Fairy Tail the Movie: Dragon Cry 2017
- Batman Ninja 2018
- Dragon Ball Super: Broly 2018
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 2001
- Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! 1999
- My Hero Academia: You're Next 2024
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train 2020
Best-known action manga
- One Piece 1997
- Bleach 2001
- Naruto 1999
- A Certain Magical Index
- Fairy Tail 2006
- Attack on Titan 2009
- Kinnikuman 1979
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 1987
- Shaman King 1998
- Battle Royale
- Berserk 1989
- Negima! Magister Negi Magi 2003
- Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest 2018
- Spy × Family 2019
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 2016
- Hunter × Hunter 1998
- Saint Seiya: Next Dimension 2006
- Hellsing 1997
- Soul Eater 2004
- Ragna Crimson 2017
- Reborn! 2004
- Initial D 1995
- Elfen Lied 2002
- Afro Samurai
- Tokyo Mew Mew 2000
- Chainsaw Man 2018
- Claymore 2007
- Hayate the Combat Butler 2004
- Vampire Knight 2004
- X 1992