Here is Ranker's list of the best seinen anime and manga, 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.
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1Berserk (OLM, 1997) is a Japanese dark fantasy anime series based on the manga series by... more on Wikipedia2,891688Berserk
Action, Adventure
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Monster is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. The manga was... more on Wikipedia1,6703713
Cowboy Bebop (Sunrise, 1998) is a Japanese sci-fi anime series. Set in the year 2071, it... more on Wikipedia2,310558Cowboy Bebop
Action, Adventure4
Parasyte: The Maxim (Madhouse, 2014) is a Japanese sci-fi horror anime series based on the... more on Wikipedia2,238540Parasyte: The Maxim
Action, Sci-Fi![Psycho-Pass]()
5Psycho-Pass (Production I.G, 2012) is a Japanese sci-fi anime series. Policewoman Akane... more on Wikipedia2,498643Psycho-Pass
Action, Sci-Fi![Steins;Gate]()
6Steins;Gate (White Fox, 2011) is a Japanese sci-fi anime series based on the 2009 visual novel... more on Wikipedia2,481642Steins;Gate
Thriller, Sci-Fi7
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Sunrise, 2006), often referred to as simply Code Geass,... more on Wikipedia1,946489Code Geass
Action, Military8
Attack on Titan (Wit Studio, 2013) is a Japanese fantasy anime television series adapted from... more on Wikipedia3,590961Attack on Titan
Action, Military9
Death Note (Madhouse, 2006) is a Japanese supernatural thriller anime series based on the... more on Wikipedia3,555973Death Note
Mystery, Police![Hellsing Ultimate]()
10Hellsing is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. It chronicles the... more on Wikipedia1,442370![Black Lagoon]()
11Black Lagoon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been... more on Wikipedia1,445380![One Punch Man]()
122,661778Manga OnlyOne-Punch Man is a Japanese superhero web manga created by ONE which began publication in... more on Wikipedia![Death Parade]()
13Death Parade (Madhouse, 2015) is a Japanese supernatural anime series. Decim, the lone... more on Wikipedia1,267345Death Parade
Mystery, Psychological![Darker Then BLACK]()
14Darker than Black, known in Japan as Darker than Black: The Black Contractor, is an anime... more on Wikipedia1,24934015
Trigun (Madhouse, 1998) is a Japanese action anime series based on the manga by Yasuhiro... more on Wikipedia992274Trigun
Action, Sci-Fi![Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]()
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Tokyo Ghoul (Studio Pierrot, 2014) is a Japanese dark fantasy anime series based on the manga... more on Wikipedia2,711883Tokyo Ghoul
Action, Mystery![Elfen Lied]()
18Elfen Lied (Arms, 2004) is a Japanese supernatural horror anime series based on the manga... more on Wikipedia1,405471Elfen Lied
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Ergo Proxy is a science fiction suspense anime television series, produced by Manglobe, which... more on Wikipedia67222220
Deadman Wonderland is a manga series written by Jinsei Kataoka and illustrated by Kazuma... more on Wikipedia930332![Durarara!!]()
21Durarara!! (Brain's Base, 2010), often shortened to DRRR!!, is a Japanese supernatural anime... more on Wikipedia923367Durarara!!
Action, Mystery![91 Days]()
2291 Days is a 2016 Japanese anime television series. Set during the Prohibition era, the series... more on Wikipedia47015823
26 years ago, in a third-year classroom of a middle school, there was a student named Misaki.... more on Wikipedia808315![Baccano!]()
24Baccano! is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi... more on Wikipedia73829325
Vinland Saga is a 2005 Japanese historical manga series written and drawn by award-winning... more on Wikipedia1307Vinland Saga
Adventure, Historical fiction
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