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Chaika: The Coffin Princess

List of the best assassin anime, voted on by Ranker&#39;s anime community. This may not be the most popular genre of Japanese animation, but all of these shows are worth checking out if you&#39;re looking for something new to watch. This poll includes video clips of each show, so if you haven&#39;t seen one you can watch it right here on this page. Explore the underground world of professional eliminators as they stalk their prey, inching closer and closer toward their next targets. The shows that are listed may have different sub-genres, but they&#39;re all about taking out people for money&nbsp;in one way or another.

List ranges from Future Diary to <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-like-darker-than-black-recommendations/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Darker than Black</a>: Gemini of the Meteor, plus much more. What is the greatest assassin anime of all time? Scroll down and find out for yourself!

Action

Tokyo Ghoul

Here are the best action <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-anime-series-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime series</a> of all time, ranked by fans everywhere. From superhero&nbsp;anime, like One-Punch Man and My Hero Academia, to sword fighting anime, like Berserk and Bleach, the most popular action anime list features martial arts, car chases, and visually stunning fight animation. Other good action animes include One Piece, Naruto, and The Seven Deadly Sins.

Vote up the top action-packed&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-anime-series-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime shows to watch</a>, and add your favorites if they&#39;re missing from the list.

Samurai Champloo

Looking for good anime to watch? Here are the best anime shows of all time, ranked by fans everywhere. Top anime series include popular shows&nbsp;like Death Note, Attack on Titan, and many&nbsp;more. Plus, with so much&nbsp;<a href="/list/new-anime-debuting-in-2018/elise-yeakley" target="_blank">new anime debuting</a> each year, the list of best anime will only grow. The blanket term &quot;anime&quot; in the US can refer to any animation originating in Japan, and specifically differentiates a few aspects of Japanese animation from more Western styles. For example, the <a href="/list/funniest-anime-shows/ranker-anime">top comedy&nbsp;animes</a> can be be much more explicit in their humor.&nbsp;This includes the Japanese propensity to feature adult themes, cool action scenes,&nbsp;and stories in animation, as opposed to Western &quot;cartoons&quot; aimed primarily at children, as well as the exaggerated, fantasy-oriented and colorful style of Japanese animated visuals.

Anime TV series first found popularity <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-set-outside-japan/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">outside of Japan</a> in the 1980s and have continued to find larger&nbsp;audiences in the West. A number of famous anime shows&nbsp;originating in Japan - such as Cowboy Bebop or Dragon Ball Z - have found enthusiastic audiences for dubbed versions in <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/countries-where-english-is-the-official-language/best-world-journeys?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">English speaking countries</a>. The anime style has grown so popular in the US, it has stared to significantly influence the style and aesthetics of American animation. Shows such as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Afro Samurai, and Samurai Jack have borrowed heavily from anime in terms of pacing, subject matter, and design.

Ranking the greatest anime ever is certainly a difficult task, but it&#39;s time to settle this once and for all: which of the most popular anime shows crack the top 100., the top 10, or even the top 10 anime of all time?

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Hellsing Ultimate

For those of you looking for anime that is a bit more mature, like <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-seinen-anime-and-manga/ranker-anime">seinen anime</a>, here&#39;s a&nbsp;list of the best adult anime of all time. One of the worst stereotypes about anime is that it&#39;s just for children, but the shows below prove that to be completely wrong. What makes an anime mature or &quot;adult?&quot; It isn&#39;t just the plot, but the themes and ideals that are presented in the show that would likely go over the head of a younger viewer. In fact, many are great&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-to-watch-while-you-and-_39_re-stoned/ranker-anime">stoner anime</a>, filled with jokes and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/comedic-relief-characters-in-anime/ranker-anime">funny anime characters</a> that children just won&#39;t understand.&nbsp;Take Samurai Champloo, for instance, which addresses some heavy topics. Ghost in the Shell is another great example of an adult anime series, where the subject matter revolves around politics and philosophy, both of which will not likely not be understood by someone under the age of 18.

What is the best anime series for adults to watch? Vote for your favorites on the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-harem-anime/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime list</a> below, but only if you&#39;ve actually seen the series. Is one of your top mature <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-anime-series-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime shows</a> missing? Add it to the poll so that others can vote for it also.

Fantasy

From classics, like Wolf&#39;s Rain, to newer series, like The Seven Deadly Sins, here are the&nbsp;best fantasy <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-anime-series-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime series</a> of time, and we want you to vote for <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-ultimate-favorites-list/stevo200?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">your favorites</a>! How do you know what constitutes a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-fantasy-tv-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">fantasy show</a>? Fantasy anime such as Naruto&nbsp;Shippuden&nbsp;typically involves various forms of magic, supernatural elements and mystical creatures that you wouldn&#39;t typically see in other genres. The setting of these shows is more than not a distant or imaginary world, such as the Demon Plane in the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-martial-arts-anime/ranker-anime">great martial arts anime</a>&nbsp;Yu Yu Hakushu. Featuring fantasy adventure, dark fantasy, and action fantasy, other good fantasy anime on this list include Fairy Tail, Black Butler, and Akame ga Kill!

Vote up the top fantasy anime shows to watch, and add your favorites if they&#39;re missing from the list.&nbsp;

Romance

It&#39;s time to get in touch with your emotional side, as we&#39;re ranking the top romance <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/saddest-anime-series-of-all-time/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime that</a> has ever been made. These shows typically depict two people falling in love; it starts with a crush and the audience watches it blossom from there. Good romance anime highlights all kinds of relationships, from schoolyard crushes and first kisses to crossdressing&nbsp;anime&nbsp;about&nbsp;adults developing a relationship at work. They also feature some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/sexy-anime-girls-that-are-too-hot/ranker-anime">sexiest anime characters</a>&nbsp;and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-anime-characters/ranker-characters">anime girls</a> ever created.&nbsp;Sometimes referred to as love anime, these shows can be a little more slow-paced than your typical <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-shoujo-anime-and-manga/ranker-anime">shoujo&nbsp;anime</a>, but that isn&#39;t to say they&#39;re boring. In fact some of the best romance anime isn&#39;t strictly about love, but rather a combination of multiple genres.

In the hit series Inuyasha, the love between Inuyasha and Kagome is strong throughout the series, but it takes a back seat to the fighting and action scenes that really drive the show. The same goes for the popular Eureka 7, where Renton and Eureka fall in love while piloting mechs and fighting the evil United Federation.&nbsp;Now, if anime romance is your kind of thing, be sure to vote up the best series below.

Don&#39;t forget, if one of your favorite romantic <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-anime-series-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime shows</a> is missing from the poll, you can add it so that others can vote for it too. Add as many series as you like, as long as they tell a love story with intense feelings and emotions.

Survival

List of the best survival game anime, voted on by Ranker's anime community. If you're looking for movies and shows like The Hunger Games or Battle Royale, then these series may really interest you.&nbsp;Watch children and adults alike battle to the death when they're put in situations where it's every man from himself. If you're new to the survival game genre then be warned- there is a usually a lot of extreme violence, including limbs being torn from bodies and so much more. Several extremely popular anime of the last 5 years fall into the survival game genre, including Sword Art Online a Wand Deadman Wonderland. This poll includes video clips of each show, so if you haven't seen one you can watch it right here on this page. The shows that are listed may have different sub-genres, but they're all about survival game in one way or another. Everything from Future Diary to Hunter X Hunter is included on this list. What is the greatest survival game anime of all time? Scroll down and find out for yourself!

Baby Steps

List of the best sports anime, voted on by Ranker's anime community. The anime sports genre boasts a huge array of amazing shows, covering just about every sport you can think of (Ping Pong: The Animation can verify this.) Must-watch sports anime includes Eyeshield 21, <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-prince-of-tennis-anime-characters/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Prince of Tennis</a> and Slam Dunk, but there are so many other great shows that are less known but just as good.&nbsp;This poll includes video clips of each show, so you can watch each top sports anime right here on this page. If your favorite anime about sports is missing, add it to the list so that others can vote for it too! &nbsp; The shows that are listed may have different sub-genres, but they're all about sports in one way or another. What is the greatest sport anime of all time? Scroll down and help fans&nbsp;decide once and for all.Make sure you check out the best <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-kurokos-basketball-quotes/ranker-anime" target="_blank">Kuroko's Basketball quotes</a> is you consider yourself a fan.

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It&#39;s hard not to love an anime with epic <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/top-7-manliest-swordfights-on-film/matt-blackwood?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">sword fights</a> and Edo period ideals. Here is Ranker&#39;s list of the best samurai anime of all time, as voted on by fans of the genre. With so much great samurai anime out there, it&#39;s hard to say what the best one is. If you&#39;re more interested in some good old fashioned shootin&#39;, then you&#39;ll want to check out these <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-western-anime/ranker-anime">top western anime series</a> instead.&nbsp;People often cite Shiniciro Watanabe&#39;s Samurai Champloo as the greatest samurari anime, but there are plenty of other greats, such as Samurai X, Afro Samurai and Ninja Scroll. We&#39;ve included the first episode of each show when available, so check out a few you haven&#39;t seen before if you&#39;re looking for a <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/upcoming-anime-2019-recommendations/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">new anime to watch</a>.

If you add a new show to the list, make sure it falls under the specific &quot;samurai&quot; genre. Shows like Bleach&nbsp;may have swordplay, but you wouldn&#39;t consider it to be a true samurai series.

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Supernatural & Paranormal

Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

Do you have a taste for the supernatural when you watch anime? There's nothing wrong with that. In fact plenty of anime series have incorporated supernatural elements over the years. These shows feature demons, shinigami, ghosts, gods and other unworldly characters, offering a different dynamic compared to more realistic shows. Supernatural anime often features a human working side by side with an unknown force of nature. Take the relationship between <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-ryuk-quotes-death-note/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Light Yagami and Ryuk</a> in the hit series Death Note, for example. The two act as a team throughout the series, but not without consequence to Light (after all, he's just entertainment for the death god.) &nbsp;On this list you can vote for what you consider to be the top supernatural anime. Is one of your favorite shows missing? Simply add it to the list and others will be able to vote for it too. Just make sure if you add an anime to the list, make sure it can fall under the supernatural genre. That means shows with witches, super powers, strange abilities and anything that is mysterious and out of the ordinary. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Black Butler

List of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/funny-game-day-signs/ashley-reign?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the funniest</a> anime of all time, as voted on by the Ranker anime community. Although many great animes have comedy elements to them, the shows below are true&nbsp;comedy <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/saddest-anime-series-of-all-time/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime that</a> will really have you in stitches from start to finish. Many of them have jokes that translate well from Japanese to <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-dubbed-anime/ranker-anime">English dub&nbsp;anime</a>, such as <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-gender-switch-anime/reference">anime gender bender</a>&nbsp;plots.&nbsp;Does Gin Tama&nbsp;make you laugh so hard that you cry? Top comedy <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-anime-series-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime shows</a> are the ones that make us laugh not only once, but again and again. Vote for what you think are the funniest animes ever and let your opinion be known.

Guilty Crown

Are you looking for sad anime that will make you cry? Well look no further, because for this list we&#39;re ranking the saddest anime of all time. These series come from a wide variety of genres, but they share the commonality of being depressing as hell. Yes we&#39;ve included mainstream shows like Naruto, but don&#39;t even try to say that show doesn&#39;t have some of the saddest moments in anime history. Films are included here too, so you&#39;ll be seeing sad anime movies like 5 Centimeters Per Second and Grave of the Fireflies on the list below.&nbsp;

Sometimes even one death in an anime can cloud the whole series with sadness. Perhaps the saddest death in all of anime goes to Maes Hughes from Fullmetal Alchemist. The funeral and burial scene is notorious for making people cry, especially when Hughes&#39; daughter Elicia starts to ask her mom where daddy is (the scene is included below if you want to watch it).

Are we missing a really sad or depressing anime that you feel deserves to be here? Go ahead and add it to the list! How melancholy something makes you feel is subjective, so don&#39;t be afraid to add an obscure or less mentioned anime.

A common theme among <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-action-anime/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">popular action anime</a> is that some kind of military force or army is often the driving force behind the show's story. If you're a fan of these kind of plot lines, then help us vote on this list of the best military anime of all time. Many of the anime on this list revolves around the ranks of an army or military, including Code Geass, <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-full-metal-panic-anime-characters/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Full Metal Panic</a>! and Strike Witches. However some of the shows listed here have a military in them, but don't strictly revolve around it. Full Metal Alchemist, for example, follows Edward Elrich and his journey to find the Philospher's Stone, all while showing him become a dog of the military and dealing with the higher ups that give him orders. The shows on this list include both older and new military anime, so vote for your favorites and watch them rise to the top! If one of your top anime about a military or army is missing, then please add it to the list so others can vote on it too.

Ready to go on an adventure? Here's our list of the best adventure anime of all time, ranked by anime fans like you. What classifies an anime as an adventure series? The characters in the show are typically on some kind of journey, traveling unfamiliar territory and working towards some kind of goal. In Samurai Champloo, the main characters are traveling through Japan in search of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/full-list-of-samurai-champloo-episodes/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the samurai who smells of sunflowers</a>, for example. Adventure anime often features a group of heroes, rather than just one or two protagonists. The shows below are both old new, featuring established shows like Cowboy Bebop and newer ones like Sword Art Online and Log Horizon. Give an upvote to the series below that you would highly reccommend to other fans, and downvote any that you've seen and didn't really enjoy. If a series is missing, please add it to the list so that others can vote for that show too!

Animated Movies

Grave of the Fireflies

A list of all the best anime movies ever made, many of which are streaming on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. This anime movie list can be voted on by fans like you, so vote up your top anime movies of all time and watch them climb up the poll. If you want more details about a certain&nbsp;anime movie or anime OVA on this list, click on the movie to see the trailer and get details. This list&nbsp;of&nbsp;good anime movies&nbsp;can also be copied to start your own. We also have lists of the <a href="/list/best-mecha-anime/ranker-anime">best mecha anime of all time</a>, as well as the <a href="/list/best-samurai-anime/ranker-anime">greatest samurai anime</a>.

This list features famous action classic anime movies, like Akira and Ninja Scroll, as well as new and popular anime movies, like A Letter to Momo and Ponyo (although that movie is almost 8 years old now). Vote up the best anime movies ever, and see if your favorites are ranked in the top 10.&nbsp;

If you didn&#39;t find what you were looking for on this list I suggest checking out the <a href="/list/animation-movies-and-films/reference">animated movies list</a>, <a href="/list/fantasy-movies-and-films/reference">fantasy movies lists</a>,&nbsp;or <a href="/list/all-3d-movies-or-list-of-3d-films/all-genre-movies-lists">3d films list</a>. You can also check out the best fantasy and sci-fi movies that are streaming on <a href="/list/the-best-fantasy-and-sci-fi-movies-on-netflix-instant/polkadotking">Netflix</a>&nbsp;and <a href="/list/best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-movies-on-amazon-prime/ranker-film">Amazon Prime</a>&nbsp;if you want to see more than just the best must-watch anime movies of all time.&nbsp;

Dragon Ball Z

If you&#39;re one of those people who only watches anime in Japanese, we don&#39;t blame you. English dubs can really ruin a series if they&#39;re not good, but for this list we&#39;re ranking the best English <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-on-hulu/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">dubbed anime series</a> of all time. Which <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-english-anime-voice-actors/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">English voice actors</a> really got it right? We want you to vote up the anime series with the best English dub, no matter what genre the show is. Many of these top <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/anime-that-deserve-a-movie-adaptation/ranker-anime">anime should be&nbsp;live action movies</a>. Some good examples of great English dub characters are&nbsp;Vic Mignogna&#39;s Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist, or Christopher Sabat&#39;s Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z. Both actors have received a ton of accolades for their work with their respected characters, including many awards.

We know that everyone has their own preferences, so we&#39;re letting you add any of your top English anime dubs to the list if they&#39;re not already here. Your pick might get downvoted to oblivion, but hey, maybe other people will love it too!

Code Geass

Here is Ranker's list of the best seinen <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-different-from-the-manga/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime and manga</a>, with help from voters like you. Just so everyone is clear, seinen isn't as much a genre as it is a demographic. Seinen anime and manga cater to adults ages 18 and older, so the content is often mature and violent. Seinen can be many genres, including sports, action, mecha, and more. The series we've listed here are considered to be the top seinen anime or manga, but we're not always perfect with our choices. If one of your favorite series is missing, please add it to the list so others can vote on it too!In most cases these titles are both anime and manga, but some like Sun-Ken Rock are exclusively manga. Some of the best classic examples of seinen series include Ghost in the Shell: Stand Along Complex, Berserk, and Elfen Lied. We've included new 2014 seinen anime too, such as Black Bullet and Hamatora.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you're a fan of Black Lagoon check out the best <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-revy-rebecca-quotes/ranker-anime" target="_blank">Revy quotes</a>.

Teens

Shounen&nbsp;(or &quot;shōnen&quot;)&nbsp;is one of the most popular&nbsp;genres of anime. It is&nbsp;geared toward&nbsp;teenage boys and usually features a male protagonist who embarks on an adventure filled with challenges. The truth is, the world could always use more shounen anime because it is filled with several positive themes,&nbsp;such as believing in yourself and hard work paying off. The genre often crosses over with <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-fantasy-anime-v1/ranker-anime" target="_blank">fantasy</a> and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-action-anime/ranker-anime" target="_blank">action anime</a>, and does not often focus too heavily on romance.&nbsp;

Below, you&rsquo;ll find tons of great examples of this popular anime genre.&nbsp;Vote up the top&nbsp;shonen <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-anime-series-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime to watch</a>, and add other good shounen anime missing from the list.&nbsp;

Netflix

Gurren Lagann

This is a&nbsp;list of the best anime on Netflix, voted on by over 70,000 anime fans like you and updated monthly. For new anime on Netflix check the bottom of the list, as those shows haven&#39;t been voted on a lot yet. There are some heavy hitters currently streaming on the service. What do you think are the top anime&nbsp;on Netflix? Be sure to vote for your favorites so that your voice is heard! Check out other popular anime lists as well, such as the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-on-hulu/ranker-anime">best anime streaming on Hulu</a>&nbsp;and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-romance-anime/ranker-anime">best romance anime</a>.

Genres below include fighting, mecha, comedy, vampire, adventure, and much more.&nbsp;Netflix is currently streaming over 50&nbsp;good anime series. This list of anime will help you figure out which are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-anime-series-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best anime shows</a> available right now, so you can be sure to spend your time on the best of the best.

Be sure to also check out&nbsp;the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-anime-movies-on-netflix/crystal-brackett">best anime movies streaming on Netflix</a>!&nbsp;

High School

Sweet Blue Flowers

High school in anime is just like high school in real life- it's full of drama, romance, crazy teachers and a whole lot of excitement. This is our list of the best high school anime, voted on by Ranker's anime community. This may not be the most popular genre of Japanese animation, but all of these shows are worth checking out if you're looking for something new to watch. This poll includes video clips of each show, so if you haven't seen one you can watch it right here on this page. Experience high school through the eyes of incredible characters and their struggles to make it through those tough years. The shows that are listed may have different sub-genres, but they're all about high school in one way or another. The list you're viewing is made up of many different anime, including Star Driver and Toradora!. What is the greatest high school anime of all time? Scroll down and find out for yourself!

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List of the best mafia anime, voted on by Ranker&#39;s anime community. Anime about the mob or syndicate may not be the most popular genre of Japanese animation, but all of these shows are worth checking out if you&#39;re looking for something new to watch. Although Baccano! is the only true anime that is about the actual mafia, there are plenty of other great &quot;mafia-esque&quot; anime that exist.&nbsp;The shows that are listed may have different sub-genres, but they&#39;re all about the mafia in one way or another.

Examples of anime on this list include Black Lagoon and Cuticle Detective Inaba. What is the greatest mafia anime of all time? Scroll down and find out for yourself!

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Bungo Stray Dogs

Bungo Stray Dogs is a 2016 anime series adapted from the manga series written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa. The story centers on individuals who are gifted with super natural powers and use them for different purposes including holding a business, solving mysteries, and carrying out missions assigned by the mafia. The story mainly follows the members of the "Armed Detective Agency" and their everyday lives.

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91 Days

91 Days is a 2016 Japanese anime television series. Set during the Prohibition era, the series follows Angelo Lagusa and his quest to seek revenge against the Vanetti Family. 

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Gangsta

Gangsta is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kohske and 2015 anime series. In the town of Ergastulum, which is full of mafia, hoodlums, prostitutes, and dirty cops, "Handymen" Worick Arcangelo and Nicolas Brown take on jobs for both the mob and the police force that no one else can handle. 

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Durarara!!

Durarara!! (Brain's Base, 2010), often shortened to DRRR!!, is a Japanese supernatural anime series based on the light novel by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. A young man looking for excitement moves to Ikebukuro, a district in Tokyo, where he finds a world of mystery in which the past and present mesh.

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Black Lagoon

Black Lagoon (Madhouse, 2006) is a Japanese action anime series based on the manga by Rei Hiroe. Tired of the corporate life, a Japanese businessman opts to stick with the mercenaries that kidnapped him, becoming part of their gang.

Baccano!

Baccano! is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. The series, often told from multiple points of view, is mostly set within a fictional United States during various time periods, most notably the Prohibition era. It focuses on various people, including alchemists, thieves, thugs, Mafiosi and Camorristi, who are unconnected to one another. After an immortality elixir is recreated in 1930 Manhattan, the characters begin to cross paths, setting off events that spiral further and further out of control.
The first novel was released in February 2003 under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint, and as of March 2013, twenty novels have been released. The novels were adapted into a sixteen episode anime television series directed by Takahiro Omori and produced by Brain's Base and Aniplex. The first thirteen episodes were aired on WOWOW from July 26, 2007, to November 1, 2007; the final three were released direct-to-DVD. The series was also adapted into a two-volume manga, an adventure video game for the Nintendo DS and two drama CDs.

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Darker than Black

Darker than Black, known in Japan as Darker than Black: The Black Contractor, is an anime television series created, directed and written by Tensai Okamura and animated by Bones. It premiered across Japan from April 5, 2007 on MBS, TBS, and its affiliated broadcast stations, with its satellite television premiere in Japan on Animax in May 2007. The music for the series is composed by Yoko Kanno. The series has also been adapted into two manga series, which are serialized in Monthly Asuka and in Young Gangan.
A sequel titled Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor premiered in Japan on October 8, 2009.

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La storia della Arcana Famiglia

La storia della Arcana Famiglia is a Japanese visual novel series by HuneX and Comfort. The first game was released on October 27, 2011 for the PlayStation Portable. A fan disc titled Arcana Famiglia -Vascello Phantasma no Majutsushi- was released on June 21, 2012 featuring two new characters: Ash and Joshua. A spin-off cooking game titled Arcana Famiglia -Festa Regalo!- was released on December 13, 2012. The first game has been adapted into a manga and anime series along with various franchise-related merchandise such as drama CDs, music CDs, and fanbooks, etc.

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Tokyo Ghoul (Studio Pierrot, 2014) is a Japanese dark fantasy anime series based on the manga by Sui Ishida. A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a superpowered human who feeds on human flesh, and becomes a half ghoul.

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Akame Ga Kill!

Akame ga Kill!

Akame ga Kill! (White Fox, 2014) is a Japanese action anime series based on the manga by Takahiro and Tetsuya Tashiro. Tatsumi, a young villager who travels to the Capital to raise money for his home, is recruited by an assassin group known as Night Raid to help them in their fight against the corrupt Empire.

Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom

Nitroplus and Kadokawa Shoten have adapted the story, from the visual novel game created by Nitroplus, and distributed by Hirameki International, into an anime series produced by Bee Train under the direction of Koichi Mashimo, titled Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom. The series went on air on April 2, 2009. The series is about a Japanese national who gets kidnapped by an assassin syndicate called Inferno after he had personally witnessed an assassination while visiting the United States. 

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Gungrave

Gungrave is a Japanese animated television series based on the video game of the same name, created by Yasuhiro Nightow. The series is directed by Toshiyuki Tsuru, from a screenplay by Yousuke Kuroda, and produced by Madhouse Studios.
The series follows Brandon Heat and Harry MacDowell as they rise through the ranks of the Millennion crime syndicate.
Gungrave aired on TV Tokyo from October 6, 2003 to March 29, 2004, totaling twenty-six episodes. Like the Gungrave video game, and its sequel Gungrave: Overdose, the series' music is provided by Tsuneo Imahori; this also includes the series' opening theme.
In 2003 Geneon Entertainment, formally Pioneer Entertainment, announced the license of Gungrave in North America. On July 3, 2008, Geneon Entertainment and Funimation Entertainment announced an agreement to distribute select titles in North America after Geneon ceased distribution of their own titles in October 2007. While Geneon Entertainment will still retain the license, Funimation Entertainment will assume exclusive rights to the manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution of select titles.

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La Storia Della Arcana Famiglia

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Lupin III

Lupin III, also written as Lupin the Third or Lupin the 3rd, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It follows the escapades of master thief Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of novels.
The Lupin III manga, which first appeared in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967, spawned a media franchise that includes numerous manga, four anime television series, five animated feature films, two live-action films, three OVAs, yearly television specials since 1989, music CDs, video games, and a musical. Many different companies have owned the English-language distribution rights to various Lupin III properties at various times, with just the first two movies having been released by over 10 companies alone. Tokyopop acquired the license to the original manga in 2002, and later the second series in 2004. Funimation Entertainment purchased the rights to several of the television specials and films in 2002, and the fourth television series in 2012. Geneon licensed and dubbed 79 episodes of the second television series, 26 of which were broadcast on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim during 2003.

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Heat Guy J

Heat Guy J is a 26 episode science fiction anime series created by Escaflowne director Kazuki Akane and Satelight.
Heat Guy J was licensed and distributed in the U.S. in 2003 by Pioneer. It was re-released by Funimation Entertainment in the fall of 2009. The first 13 episodes of the show also was broadcast on the cable channel MTV2. A one volume manga was created based on the series, and was licensed and distributed by TOKYOPOP. The show was picked up for a UK DVD release by Manga Entertainment starting in March 2006. It was packaged in double DVD sets to make up for the long delayed release of the series.

K Project

K (also called K Project) is a 2012 anime series directed by Shingo Suzuki. When prominent member of the infamous HOMRA is murdered, Red Clansmen seek vengeance on a young man who looks just like the killer - an ordinary, friendly high school student named Yashiro Isana.

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List of the best mafia anime, voted on by Ranker's anime community. Anime about the mob or syndicate may not be the most popular genre of Japanese animation, ...