5 Best Action Anime About Demons to Binge While Waiting for Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc
There are many amazing supernatural creatures in Japanese mythology, but demons hold a special place – they can even help humans, but always have their own dark agenda.
The most popular anime about demons is coming back! Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc finally got a release date – September 9, 2025.
We still have almost half a year to wait for the premiere, so we suggest you dive into other universes filled with hellish creatures – friendly, scary and cunning.
1. Blue Exorcist, 2011
Brothers Rin and Yukio are orphans raised by exorcist and priest Fujimoto. They are very different – the older is quick on the trigger, the younger has a quiet character – but are willing to do anything for each other.
Rin suddenly discovers superpowers and his real father – Satan – notices it. The boy is a half-demon that the devil wants to use for his own purposes.
But Rin's adoptive father Fujimoto dies at the hands of Satan, and together with his brother, the teenager decides to take revenge on his hellish father and become an exorcist.
2. The Legend of the Legendary Heroes, 2010
Once upon a time, there was a long war between humans and demons. Thanks to magic, the hellish creatures were defeated.
After the victory, the humans divided the lands and formed different countries, the most influential of which is the Roland Empire, but it also suffers a defeat in a confrontation with a neighboring state. The new ruler is the young Sion Astal – a hero-mage who must decide the fate of the world.
3. D.Gray-Man, 2006-2008
The mysterious Millennium Earl appears to people who have suffered loss, promising to resurrect their loved ones – all they have to do is call the deceased and he will take care of the rest. But instead of a happy reunion, the summoned souls turn into bloodthirsty demons.
In the past, Allen fell for the Earl's trick, believing the stranger would resurrect his adoptive father, Mana. After transforming into a monster, the man tried to kill his son. During the fight, Allen awakened supernatural abilities and was able to not only survive, but also return his father's soul to the afterlife.
Having decided to fight demons from now on, Allen joins the secret organization of exorcists, the Black Order, where he learns about the coming end of the world.
4. Dororo, 2019
In exchange for the protection of his lands, Kagemitsu gives the demons forty-eight body parts of his newborn son. As a result, Hyakkimaru was born without limbs, eyes, nose, ears, and skin. Despite this, the baby managed to survive.
The talented doctor Jukai picked up the boy after he was abandoned on the street. The kind man made him prosthetic limbs, and taught him sword fighting.
One day, a demon attacked the orphan Dororo, but Hyakkimaru was nearby and saved him. At that moment, the mask fell from the young man's face and skin grew in its place. Impressed by what he saw, Dororo decided to follow the demon hunter.
5. Inuyasha, 2000-2004
Kagome's family owns a Shinto shrine. The girl has to listen to her grandfather's stories about a holy tree and a mysterious soul stone.
On her fifteenth birthday, she falls into a well that turns out to be a portal to the past. From that moment on, demons began to hunt the girl, demanding the very soul stone her grandfather had spoken of. On top of that, the locals mistook her for the deceased guardian of the mysterious stone – Kikyo.
The girl meets a chained half-demon – Inuyasha. Looking for help, she frees the stranger. However, Inuyasha himself is trying to gain the power of the soul stone for which he was sealed by Kikyo long ago.
