Best Animation Shows of the 2020s (Ranked)

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Arcane

★9.0Ended

#1Score 8.99459.4k IMDb votes

Set in utopian Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun, the story follows the origins of two iconic League champions-and the power that will tear them apart.

Invincible 2021

★8.7Ongoing

#2Score 8.69355k IMDb votes

An adult animated series based on the Skybound/Image comic about a teenager whose father is the most powerful superhero on the planet.

Blue Eye Samurai

★8.7Ongoing

#3Score 8.67108k IMDb votes

Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.

X-Men 97

★8.7Ongoing

#4Score 8.6560.7k IMDb votes

A band of mutants use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them; they're challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.

Scavengers Reign

★8.6Ended

#5Score 8.5338k IMDb votes

The crew of a damaged deep space freighter strands on a beautiful but dangerous planet.

The Owl House

★8.6Ended

#6Score 8.5026.9k IMDb votes

Accidentally sent to the world of the Boiling Isles before a trip to summer camp, a teenage human named Luz longs to become a witch and is aided by rebellious Eda and pint-sized demon King.

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba

★8.5Ended

#7Score 8.49239.3k IMDb votes

A family is attacked by demons and only two members survive - Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko, who is turning into a demon slowly. Tanjiro sets out to become a demon slayer to avenge his family and cure his sister.

Jujutsu Kaisen

★8.5Ongoing

#8Score 8.49224.1k IMDb votes

A boy swallows a cursed talisman - the finger of a demon - and becomes cursed himself. He enters a shaman's school to be able to locate the demon's other body parts and thus exorcise himself.

Smiling Friends

★8.5Ended

#9Score 8.4333.3k IMDb votes

Follows employees of a small company dedicated to bringing happiness to a bizarre yet colorful world.

Star Wars Maul Shadow Lord

★8.5TV-PGOngoing2026-

#10Score 8.4231.4k IMDb votes

After the Clone Wars, Maul plots to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire.

Adventure Time Fionna and Cake

★8.6Ongoing

#11Score 8.4112.6k IMDb votes

Fionna, her best friend Cake and the former Ice King, Simon Petrikov, embark on an adventure through the multiverse, dodging new threats and making self-discoveries along the way.

Pantheon

★8.5Ended

#12Score 8.4024.3k IMDb votes

A young woman begins receiving messages from an unknown number that claims to be her deceased father. Trying to uncover the truth, she stumbles upon a larger conspiracy involving the singularity.

Dont Hug Me Im Scared 2022

★8.7Ended

#13Score 8.397.6k IMDb votes

Follow Red Guy, Yellow Guy and A green duck as they learn about family, electricity and death. Beware the strange and dangerous twists that come their way, as their seemingly safe house reveals that they live in an actual nightmare!

The Legend of Vox Machina

★8.4Ongoing

#14Score 8.3657.2k IMDb votes

In a desperate attempt to pay off a mounting bar tab, a band of misfits end up on a quest to save the realm of Exandria from dark, magical forces.

Violet Evergarden

★8.4Ended

#15Score 8.3543.7k IMDb votes

In the aftermath of a great war, Violet Evergarden, a young female ex-soldier, gets a job at a writers' agency and goes on assignments to create letters that can connect people.

Cyberpunk - Edgerunners

★8.3Ongoing

#16Score 8.28136.6k IMDb votes

A Street Kid trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he chooses to stay alive by becoming an Edgerunner, a Mercenary outlaw also known as a Cyberpunk.

Mighty Nein

★8.4TV-MAOngoing2025-

#17Score 8.2614.8k IMDb votes

Follows a group of criminals and misfits who are the only ones that can prevent the kingdom from plunging into chaos when an arcane artifact capable of reshaping reality falls into the wrong hands.

Prehistoric Planet 2022

★8.4Ended

#18Score 8.2413k IMDb votes

Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas and skies.

The Midnight Gospel

★8.2Ended

#19Score 8.1430.6k IMDb votes

Clancy, a spacecaster with a malfunctioning multiverse simulator, leaves the comfort of his home to interview beings living in dying worlds.

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

★8.3Ended

#20Score 8.108.9k IMDb votes

A girl explores the possibilities in a post-apocalyptic world.

Star Wars Tales of the Jedi

★8.1Ended

#21Score 8.0646.8k IMDb votes

It showcases animated shorts that feature Jedi from the prequel era.

Solar Opposites

★7.9Ended

#22Score 7.8738.1k IMDb votes

A family of aliens move to middle America, where they debate whether life is better there or on their home planet.

Star Wars The Bad Batch

★7.8Ended

#23Score 7.7869.1k IMDb votes

The 'Bad Batch' of elite and experimental clones make their way through an ever-changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone Wars.

Star Trek - Lower Decks

★7.8Ended

#24Score 7.7631.1k IMDb votes

The support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, have to keep up with their duties, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies.

Creature Commandos

★7.8Ongoing

#25Score 7.7630k IMDb votes

A group of nonhuman criminals comprised of an anthropomorphic weasel, a robot, the bride of Frankenstein, a radioactive skeleton, and their human leader are tasked with stopping an evil sorceress.

Close Enough

★7.8Ended

#26Score 7.7314.6k IMDb votes

A comedic look at a couple facing various challenges in their daily lives while trying to cope with their changes from twenties to thirties.

Ten Year Old Tom

★8.1

#27Score 7.702.3k IMDb votes

A young boy learns to deal with all of the bad influences and grown-ups around him.

Inside Job 2021

★7.7Ended

#28Score 7.6839.8k IMDb votes

For employees of the Deep State, conspiracies aren't just theories, they're fact. And keeping them a secret is a full-time job.

Tokyo Revengers

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Tokyo Revengers

★7.7Ongoing

#29Score 7.6735.1k IMDb votes

Hanagaki Takemichi lives an unsatisfying life right up until his death. Waking up 12 years in the past, he reckons with the eventual fate of his friends and tries to prevent an unfortunate future.

DOTA Dragons Blood

★7.7Ended

#30Score 7.6624.1k IMDb votes

After encounters with a dragon and a princess on her own mission, a Dragon Knight becomes embroiled in events larger than he could have ever imagined.

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

★7.7Ended

#31Score 7.6624.1k IMDb votes

Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, only to find out her seven evil exes stand in the way of their love.

Avatar Seven Havens

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Avatar Seven Havens

🔥 HOT★8.0TV-PGOngoing2026-

#32Score 7.652.4k IMDb votes

After a world-shattering disaster, a young Earthbender learns she's the post-Korra Avatar. Now seen as a harbinger of doom, she and her twin race to save the Seven Havens while pursued by humans and spirits alike.

Marvels Hit-Monkey

★7.7Ended

#33Score 7.6311.3k IMDb votes

It tells the tale of a wronged Japanese snow monkey, mentored by the ghost of an American assassin, as he cuts a wide swath through the Tokyo underworld.

Haunted Hotel

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Haunted Hotel

★7.7Ongoing

#34Score 7.6210.3k IMDb votes

A single mom with two kids operates a haunted hotel, aided by her late brother&apos;s ghost who believes they can have ingenious ideas despite his ethereal state.

Kid Cosmic

★8.0Ended

#35Score 7.622.1k IMDb votes

A young boy who dreams of becoming a hero, stumbles across some cosmic stones of power. His dreams appear to have come true.

Calls US

★7.7Ended

#36Score 7.618.8k IMDb votes

Told through a series of interconnected phone conversations, it chronicles the mysterious story of a group of strangers whose lives are thrown into disarray in the lead-up to an apocalyptic event.

My Adventures with Superman

★7.6Ended

#37Score 7.5410.6k IMDb votes

Clark Kent builds his secret Superman identity and embraces his role as the hero of Metropolis, while sharing adventures and falling in love with Lois, a star investigative journalist, who also takes Jimmy Olsen under her wing.

Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

★7.8Ended

#38Score 7.542.4k IMDb votes

A Chinese-American teen living in a small Texas town finds out a demon king is hunting her for the supernatural powers she's been working her whole life to repress.

Star Trek Prodigy

★7.6Ended

#39Score 7.538.3k IMDb votes

A group of teenagers steal a derelict Starfleet vessel and use it to explore the galaxy.

So Help Me Todd

★7.6Ended

#40Score 7.539.5k IMDb votes

Jabari, a charming, streetwear-clad artist on the cusp of real success. After a chance run-in with his cool new photographer neighbor, Meadow, Jabari has to figure out whether he can make space for love in his life.

The Liberator 2020

★7.6Ended

#41Score 7.527.7k IMDb votes

The true story of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.

The Snoopy Show

★8.1Ended

#42Score 7.521.1k IMDb votes

The world's most iconic dog is ready for his close-up. Dive into new adventures with the happy-dancing, high-flying, big-dreaming beagle, who's joined by best friend Woodstock and the rest of the "Peanuts" gang.

Jurassic World Chaos Theory

★7.6Ended

#43Score 7.495.2k IMDb votes

Darius Bowman, a young paleontologist, discovers live dinosaurs in California's wilderness.

Blood of Zeus

★7.5

#44Score 7.4829.3k IMDb votes

A commoner living in ancient Greece, Heron discovers his true heritage as a son of Zeus, and his purpose: to save the world from a demonic army.

Glitch Techs

★7.7Ended

#45Score 7.482.3k IMDb votes

Game-world monsters are wreaking real-world havoc. Here comes tech support.

Long Story Short 2025

★7.6Ongoing

#46Score 7.484.2k IMDb votes

A dysfunctional family&apos;s shared history, inside jokes, and old wounds are explored in this adult animated comedy spanning multiple years.

Devil May Cry 2025

★7.5Ongoing

#47Score 7.4834.6k IMDb votes

When a mysterious villain threatens to open the gates of Hell, a devilishly handsome demon hunter could be the world's best hope for salvation.

Castlevania Nocturne

★7.5Ended

#48Score 7.4824.9k IMDb votes

During the French Revolution, vampire hunter prodigy Richter Belmont fights to uphold his family's legacy and prevent the rise of a ruthless, power-hungry vampire.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

★7.5Ongoing

#49Score 7.4720.2k IMDb votes

The animated series follows Peter Parker on his way to becoming Spider-Man in the MCU, with a journey unlike we've ever seen and a style that celebrates the character's early comic book roots.

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous

★7.5Ended

#50Score 7.4714.4k IMDb votes

Six teens attending an adventure camp on the opposite side of Isla Nublar must band together to survive when dinosaurs wreak havoc on the island.

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