Action anime

Duels, rivalries and heroes in motion. Action anime ranging from martial arts stories to battles in imagined worlds.

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Chain Chronicle: Short Animation

OVA · 2014 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: An anime adaptation of the game for mobile devices Chain Chronicle. Features eight short episodes that introduces the story, setting, and characters.

★ 6.5

Cutey Honey F

TV · 1997 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: On her sixteenth birthday, Honey Kisaragi goes to meet her father. However, he shows up injured and on the run. Out of nowhere, a group of thugs and a monster show up. A detective, Seiji Hayama, rescues Honey and her father. Unfortunately, the monster captures Honey`s father. A g…

★ 5.9

Let Me Check the Walkthrough First

Zanting! Rang Wo Cha Gonglüe

ONA · Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Because of a mistake in the summoning process, 30-year-old social animal Liu Yinuo was accidentally summoned into the game world. In order to return to reality as soon as possible, Liu Yinuo began to assist the 18-year-old "brave" Tian Enya to save the world. With her excellent c…

★ 5.6

Grendizer U

TV · 2024 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: Duke Fleed is a survivor of the Fleed Planet who has escaped to Earth. Onboard a mysterious "spaceship," he is raised by Dr. Umon as his adoptive son, and becomes known as Daisuke Umon. Years after his arrival, he's faced with the threat of King Vega and his army, who want to con…

★ 5.7

Crying Freeman

OVA · 1988 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Yo Hinomura was an ordinary Japanese potter when a run-in with a Chinese mafia changed his life forever. Now an assassin for the 108 Dragons, Yo is the perfect killing machine. As a sign for remorse over his victims, he sheds tears after eliminating his targets. Because of this, …

★ 5.8

The Unparalleled Black & White

Heibai Wushuang

ONA · Action, Comedy, Supernatural

Synopsis: A story about two young demons who are always slacking off at work, a place that happens to be an organization that vows to keep the balance between the worlds of the living and dead by killing humans! (Source: Cave Scanlations)

★ 6.8

Mazinkaiser SKL

OVA · 2010 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: Prior to the events of the anime, three factions—the Garan Army, the Kiba Army, and the Aira Army, battle for total dominance of Machine Island. The island is basically a prison, isolated from the rest of the world. The island contains a vast amount of resources, allowing the thr…

★ 7.2

HAKUOKI: WARRIOR SPIRIT OF THE BLUE SKY

Hakuouki Movie 2: Shikon Soukyuu

Movie · 2014 · Action, Drama, Supernatural

Synopsis: Second part of two Hakuouki movies.

★ 6.8

Blue Comet SPT Layzner

Aoki Ryuusei SPT Layzner

TV · 1985 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: The story takes place in an alternate reality based in the year 1996, where humanity is advanced enough to develop long-range space travel, as well as bases on both the Moon and Mars. However, the Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union have not ended; ra…

★ 7.7

Swallowed Star

Tunshi Xingkong

ONA · Action, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: One day, an unknown RR virus appeared on earth, and the world fell into disaster. Infected animals mutate into frightening and massively attacking monsters. When humans face destruction, they build walls and build base cities as the last bastion of man. The trials experienced by …

★ 6.0

Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho Picture Drama

Special · 2009 · Action, Comedy

Synopsis: Because the Demon World Tournament winner has requested it, Yusuke, Kuwabara and Kurama get together in front of an audience for each of them to record a morning and evening greeting. The problem is how to get Hiei to do the same.

★ 7.8

DAICON IV Opening Animation

Movie · 1983 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: A "bunny girl" crosses paths with iconic characters from comic books, live-action films, literature and animation. (Source: IMDB)

★ 6.8

Top wo Nerae! & Top wo Nerae 2! Gattai Movie!!

Movie · 2006 · Action, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: This double feature comprises of Gunbuster and Die Buster (aka Gunbuster 2) condensed into a single theatrical release told in two parts with a musical intermission in between. The first part, Gunbuster the Movie, condenses the six episodes of the original OVA into a 95-minute mo…

★ 6.2

Armitage III: Dual Matrix

Armitage III: DUAL-MATRIX

Movie · 2002 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: A few years after they first met, Naomi Armitage and Ross Syllabus have started a family. Despite their normal lives, they must keep their identities a secret because many people believe that Robots do not deserve equal status with humans. Ross has an opportunity to abolish these…

★ 6.3

ViVid Strike! OVA

OVA · 2017 · Action, Mahou Shoujo, Sports

Synopsis: Episodes 5.5, 5.75, and 13 bundled with the second, third, and fourth Blu-ray volumes of ViVid Strike!

Witch and Mercenary

Majo to Youhei

TV · 2027 · Action, Fantasy

Synopsis: Zig—a tall, broad-shouldered mercenary—participates in a witch hunt. Following a fierce duel with the deadly witch, he becomes privy to her desire. "I want you to protect me," she requests, tired of having her life trivialized. Seeking a place to survive, the witch and the mercen…

★ 7.0

Shin Captain Tsubasa

OVA · 1989 · Action, Sports

Synopsis: Shin Captain Tsubasa takes place at the International Jr. Youth tournament (U-16) in Paris, France. After defeating the Argentina Jr. Youth, Italy Jr. Youth and France Jr. Youth teams, Japan Jr. Youth reaches the final against the powerful West Germany Jr. Youth team. The giant g…

★ 6.4

CLAMP School Detectives

CLAMP Gakuen Tanteidan

TV · 1997 · Action, Comedy, Mystery

Synopsis: The CLAMP school, with its integrated curriculum from kindergarten to post-graduate studies, was founded by the largest of Japanese business empires, the House of Imonoyama. Funded entirely out of its own deep pockets, it was hoped that the school would be a haven for young men a…

★ 5.3

Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin Specials

Queen's Blade: Rurou no Senshi Specials

Special · 2009 · Action, Adventure, Ecchi

Synopsis: Special episodes added to DVDs and Blu-rays.

★ 6.0

Labyrinth of Flames

Honoo no Labyrinth

OVA · 2000 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Meet Galan, a Russian spastic geek who'd do anything to be a real, live samurai. But that's just an impossible dream... or is it? When his friend Natsu, who is a successor of Japanese emigrants family, gives him the gift of an ancient sword, strange events unfold, and even strang…

★ 6.4

Afro Samurai Pilot

Special · 2003 · Action

Synopsis: Original pilot for the "Afro Samurai" TV Show, directed and animated by Takeshi Koike.

★ 6.0

Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh

Haja Taisei Dangaiou

OVA · 1987 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: Four psychic teenagers—Mia Alice, Roll Kran, Lamba Nom and Pai Thunder—are brainwashed by the scientist Dr. Tarsan as pilots of his greatest experiment—the giant robot Dangaioh. But as their memories slowly return, these pilots use their abilities and Dangaioh to combat the tyran…

★ 6.6

Yugo the Negotiator

Yuugo: Negotiator

TV · 2004 · Action, Drama, Mystery

Synopsis: "Negotiation means, you turn words into weapons" This is the realization of the popular comic Yu-go that was published in Kondasha Afternoon Magazine over a period of 10 years. Beppu Yuugo is the world's most successfull negotiator. His only weapons are "words." Yuugo doesn't kil…

★ 6.3

Rayearth OVA

OVA · 1997 · Action, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: The Earth lies darkened and deserted. Despite the best efforts of the film's heroine, Hikaru, the evil-filled castle of Cephiro has taken over the world and stands in the center of a lifeless Tokyo. Before the ice-witch Alcyone can take her revenge on Hikaru, she is rescued by La…