List of action anime
 | This article possibly contains original research. (July 2015) |
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 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 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, |
| 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) |