Best Animated TV Series

rumit mittal
3 min readNov 9, 2020

Fans of fantasy, sci-fi, thriller , action and superheroes have plenty to choose from animated tv series.

Death Note (Genre — Thriller, Mystery)

Total Episodes — 37 | IMDB — 9.0 | Rotten Tomatoes — 100%

Death Note is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The story follows Light Yagami, a teen genius who stumbles across a mysterious otherworldly notebook: the “Death Note”, which belonged to the Shinigami Ryuk and grants the user the supernatural ability to kill anyone whose name is written in its pages. The series centers around Light’s subsequent attempts to use the Death Note to carry out a worldwide massacre of individuals whom he deems morally unworthy of life to change the world into a utopian society without crime, using the alias of a god-like vigilante named “Kira” and the subsequent efforts of an elite task-force of law enforcement officers, consisting of members of the Japanese police force, led by L, an enigmatic international detective whose past is shrouded in mystery, to apprehend him and end his reign of terror.

Code Geass (Genre — Fiction, Anime, Thriller)

Seasons — 2 | Total Episodes — 50 | IMDB — 8.6

The Holy Empire of Britannia conquered the country known as Japan and now call it Area 11. Its residents lost their rights to self-govern and are now called Elevens. The Empire uses powerfully destructive robotic weapons called Knightmares to ensure control, but someone is about to stand up against it. Lelouch, the black prince, has endless ambition and uses the power of the Geass to build a world based on his ideals. Suzaku Kururugi, the white knight, aspires to justice and strives to live an honest and fair life.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Genre — Fiction, Anime)

Seasons — 2 | Total Episodes — 64 | IMDB — 9.1

Brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric search for the Philsopher’s Stone, hoping to restore their bodies, which were lost when they attempted to use their alchemy skills to resurrect their deceased mother. Edward, who lost only limbs, joins the State Military, which gives him the freedom to continue the search as he tries to restore his brother, whose soul is tethered to earth by a suit of armor. However, Edward and Alphonse are not the only ones seeking the powerful stone. And as they search, they learn of a plot to transmute the entire country for reasons they cannot comprehend.

Avatar: The Last Airbender (Genre — Action, Adventure, Anime)

Seasons — 3| Total Episodes — 61 | IMDB — 9.2

A young boy Aang with the ability to manipulate natural elements wakes up from a 100-year-long hibernation. He then sets off to use his mystical powers and save the world from destruction.

Attack on Titan (Genre — Fiction, Action, Dark Fantasy)

Seasons — 3| Total Episodes — 59 | IMDB — 8.8

When man-eating Titans first appeared 100 years ago, humans found safety behind massive walls that stopped the giants in their tracks. But the safety they have had for so long is threatened when a colossal Titan smashes through the barriers, causing a flood of the giants into what had been the humans’ safe zone. During the carnage that follows, soldier Eren Jaeger sees one of the creatures devour his mother, which leads him to vow that he will kill every Titan. He enlists some friends who survived to help him, and that group is humanity’s last hope for avoiding extinction at the hands of the monsters.

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