Top 8 Best Action Anime Titles Released in 2025 So Far, Ranked by IMDb
There are dark post-apocalyptic worlds, fantasy universes, and science fiction.
For true fans of the action genre expecting the perfect mix of masterfully staged battle scenes, a gripping plot, and memorable characters, this season is a true feast. We have chosen only the best action titles that deserve your attention so you don't get confused.
8. 'Zenshu', 2025
IMDb Score: 6.9/10
Zenshu is an original anime from MAPPA. This fascinating isekai contains many references to the popular anime Sailor Moon, in which the main character fights evil with the help of a magical object.
The plot introduces us to director and animator Natsuko. The girl works in an animation studio but accidentally enters the world of a failed fantasy-genre anime film.
There, she meets brave heroes who oppose the forces of evil and decides to help them. With the help of a magical object, Natsuko gains strength and fights enemies using her animation skills.
7. 'Lazarus', 2025
IMDb Score: 7.0/10
Lazarus is another original anime series from MAPPA. It was directed and written by Shinichiro Watanabe, who worked on popular titles such as Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo.
The plot takes place in 2052 when a talented scientist invents a cure for pain. The drug gained wild popularity immediately and spread all over the world. Most people on the planet used the drug to forget about pain forever.
However, three years after the drug's introduction, Dr. Skinner revealed that people who took the drug would die within a month. In order to obtain the antidote, Skinner must be found. To this end, a special squad called Lazarus was assembled.
6. 'Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho', 2025
IMDb Score: 7.3/10
If you're a fan of anime like Demon Slayer or Dororo, you'll love this dark action series. Set in Japan, this anime tells the story of a swordsman who becomes a demon slayer.
It introduces us to Jinta, a young man who lost two people dear to him in one tragic night: his lover and his younger sister.
One of the girls awakened her true demonic nature and took another's life in a fit of jealousy and hatred. Alone and determined, Jinta vows to put an end to the demons' outrage.
5. 'Wind Breaker' Season 2, 2024-...
IMDb Score: 7.4/10
If you're a fan of spectacular series about street fights and gang showdowns and have already watched Tokyo Revengers, then Wind Breaker could be a great option.
The plot follows Haruka, a student who enters a school for troubled teens and quickly gains the trust and respect of his peers, becoming the head of his class.
Along with the leaders of the other classes and the Wind Breaker gang, he faces off against reckless and cruel members of rival gangs. The characters occasionally get into risky fights to prove their strength and defend their status as defenders of the city.
4. 'Sakamoto Days', 2025
IMDb Score: 7.5/10
Taro Sakamoto was a charismatic professional killer until he met the love of his life. He changed his priorities, quit his dangerous job, got married, had a daughter, and opened his own shop.
But can a former killer's life ever be calm? Although Sakamoto appears to be a different person, his skills are still there. If someone threatens him, his family, or his friends, he will stand up for them without hesitation.
3. 'Dandadan' Season 2, 2024-...
IMDb Score: 8.3/10
In the fall of 2024, viewers were introduced to the wild and reckless anime Dandadan – and Season 2 is already here.
According to the plot, Momo, Ken and Jin travel to a small hot spring town to investigate a mysterious house rumored to be haunted.
A ferocious spirit from hundreds of years ago possesses Jin, and Momo and Turbo Granny try to escape the trap. The second season of Dandadan looks spectacular and fresh, and is even better than the first.
2. 'To Be Hero X', 2025
IMDb Score: 8.5/10
To Be Hero X is a Chinese-Japanese animated series. The title consists of multiple story arcs, each introducing heroes with special abilities.
In this world, a person's strength is determined by how much faith others have in them. The more people believe in you, the higher you can rise in the hero rankings. Hero X, the strongest, is determined through competitions in which the top 10 can participate.
1. 'Solo Leveling' Season 2, 2024-...
IMDb Score: 8.6/10
The second season of Solo Leveling turned out to be better than the first. There were significantly more large-scale battles, and the action scenes impressed with their dynamics and epicness.
The main character received an S-rank and demonstrated his new power to the fans and other hunters. With cool soundtracks and spectacular animation, this season attracted a lot of attention from fans of action anime once again.
