Anime and action go together like peanut butter and jelly. They're the lethal combination that made the community what it is today, and the modern generation is still finding new ways to surprise fans with fights and explosions. Battle shonens have turned punching and friendship speeches into an art form. Survivor looks like a camping trip in comparison to most death game anime.

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Even comedy anime can rival the next Summer blockbuster when it takes its action seriously. While people may have to actually wait before they can start seeing Hollywood action movies again, there are plenty of anime out there within the streaming world to catch up on. These are some of the most popular ones out there according to MyAnimeList.

10 Future Diary (Overall Popularity #15)

Yuno Gasai creepy face from Future Diary

Future Diary has become a core entry within the greater line of death game anime. Before people really get into the deathly obsession and probably right after they've seen Battle Royale, they'll probably start with the future seeing exploits of Yuki Amano and Yuno Gasai.

This series focuses on a clash of future prospects for godhood that are each granted a special diary that can ready the future. Using these devices, special talents, and their wits, they engage in a tense and bloody battle for total supremacy.

9 Hunter X Hunter (Overall Popularity #14)

Hunter X Hunter Main Characters

From the creator of Yu Yu Hakusho is a seminal work that many argue is not only Yoshihiro Togashi's best but may be the best shonen series of them all. Whether or not fans actually agree with that, there's no denying that Hunter x Hunter is a thrill ride from start to its fabled finish.

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Hunters are a special class of citizens that are gifted near-infinite amounts of resources to explore the world and hunt for its greatest treasures and mysteries. Few are greater than Gon Freecss' dad, Ging; and in the hopes of finding him, Gon himself sets out to become a Pro Hunter, finding friends along the way and taking on ghastly threats like no other.

8 Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Rebellion (Overall Popularity #13)

Anime Code Geass Lelouch Lamperouge

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion stands as one of the most consistent and exciting mecha series around. Its world is complicated by a corrupted empire, subjugated Japanese people, and regicidal turmoil that threatens its exiled prince, Lelouch vi Britannia's, life and remaining family.

After a faithful meeting with the mysterious girl, C.C., Lelouch suddenly finds himself with the ability to control anyone he can make eye contact with, albeit with only one command per person. Using this, Lelouch hatches a plan to liberate Japan and avenge his family.

7 Naruto (Overall Popularity #9)

Naruto Uzumaki Brandishing a Kunai knife against a blue background

Modern Shonen Jump just wouldn't be the same if it wasn't for Naruto. This instant classic brought Dragon Ball's fight and friendship formula to the mysterious world of ninjas, where an orphaned and ostracized Naruto Uzumaki strives to find respect.

Not knowing that he harbors the monstrous Nine-Tailed Fox within himself, he trains to become one of his village's best ninjas in the hopes that he can one day become Hokage. What ensues is an anime staple complete with epic fights, cool powers, and an anime bromance that will go down in history.

6 My Hero Academia (Overall Popularity #7)

Deku

Following in the wake of Naruto's ending (the Boruto series notwithstanding) is a modern, anime giant that capitalizes on the current superhero boom. In My Hero Academia, 80% of society has been gifted with superhuman abilities known as Quirks. While this has been convenient in some areas, it has inspired new levels of crime only seen before in Western comics.

To complete the era of supervillains is the arrival of superheroes which, in this world, are revered as licensed protectors and brands. The greatest of them all is none other than All Might; and when he nears his retirement, it's up to Midoriya Izuku to take his place. All he needs to do is pass his hero courses first.

5 Tokyo Ghoul (Overall Popularity #6)

Kaneki from Tokyo Ghoul makes a menacing snarl

In Tokyo Ghoul, humanity is at constant conflict with the human eating race known as Ghouls. Though Ghouls may look exactly like humans on the surface, they have a biological need to consume flesh and have the strength and a special appendage known as a kakuhou to do it.

Kaneki Ken used to be a regular college student until a date gone horribly wrong results in him becoming a Ghoul himself. Now confronted by the secret world of Ghouls and the various prejudices and conflicts they face, Kaneki must now come to terms with what it truly means to be human.

4 One-Punch Man (Overall Popularity #5)

Saitama and Genos

One-Punch Man is the superhero shonen anime parody that rivals its more traditional contemporaries. Saitama used to be a typical salaryman until he got a taste of the hero life. Wanting to relive the rush of fighting an opponent much stronger than him, he sets out to train to become a hero. In an interesting turn of events, he shoots a little too far.

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After doing 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10K run every day for three years, he suddenly found himself to be the strongest hero alive, capable of defeating any foe with just a punch. How will Saitama find the rush that he desires so and will the world ever give him the credit that he deserves?

3 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Overall Popularity #4)

Ed and Al Elric, Fullmetal Alchemist

If kids could learn about world history from anime (which they probably shouldn't) then they should probably give Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood a watch. This fantastical reimagining of World War II features a powerful and intelligent community known as alchemists. With just the touch of their fingers and a pretty drawing, they're capable of manipulating matter into whatever they need.

Ed and Alphonse Elric were two kids that tried to use this power to resurrect their dead mother. In turn, they gained exceptional alchemist powers but at the expense of their bodies. Now on a journey to turn back to normal, they're granted special government licenses as alchemists and begin uncovering a dark conspiracy that could threaten the world.

2 Sword Art Online (Overall Popularity #3)

Sword Art Online

The isekai genre likely wouldn't be where it is today if it weren't for Sword Art Online. When Kirito manages to get his hands on the latest NerveGear game, Sword Art Online, he gets a little more than he bargained for when the developer somehow traps all of the players within the game world and, in so many words, makes all deaths permanent.

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Now having to fight for his life, Kirito must now struggle to maintain his humanity, protect his friends, and win the game to free everyone. In a tale jampacked with as much action as it has loveable characters and romance, Sword Art Online is the industry's biggest video game anime.

1 Attack On Titan (Overall Popularity #2)

Eren and the Colossal Titan

In a world where only Shonen Jump series have claimed anime supremacy, Attack on Titan changed the world with its meteoric rise. Set in a gritty, alternate universe where human-eating giants known as Titans roam the Earth, humanity hides within a gated kingdom. Its only protectors are a special group of sword-wielding, ziplining heroes known as the Survey Corps.

When the Titans finally manage to invade the very walls that kept them out, Eren Yeager aspires to join the Survey Corps but suddenly finds that destiny (namely his mysterious father) has other plans for him.

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