Best Animation TV shows

This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Animation TV shows" contains films with the following parameters. Style: anime, 2d animation, exciting, captivating, humorous and adult cartoon. Plot: friendship, escapades, teenager, good versus evil, male protagonist, heroes, youth, magic, villain and monster. Genre: Animation, Adventure and Fantasy. Country: USA, Japan and Canada.
Best Animation TV shows
Best Animation TV shows
TOP TV Shows: Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005), Gravity Falls (2012), Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015), The Owl House (2020), Rick and Morty (2013), Adventure Time (2010), Arcane (2021), Dragons: Race to the Edge (2015), DuckTales (2017), The Legend of Korra (2012), Phineas and Ferb (2007), Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016), Final Space (2018), The Dragon Prince (2018), Over the Garden Wall (2014), Hazbin Hotel (2019), Metal Family (2018), The Amazing World of Gumball (2011), Steven Universe (2013), Jackie Chan Adventures (2000).

List of Best TV Shows

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Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
Style: exciting, captivating, adult animation, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, teen fantasy ...
Plot: supernatural ability, friends, chosen one, martial arts, friendship, peril, training, heroic mission, save the day, honor, magical, good versus evil ...
Time: 2000s
Place: asia
Is relevant ?
 8.9
 133K
Gravity Falls (2012)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.
Style: captivating, exciting, offbeat, anime, adult animation ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens, family friendly, adult ...
Plot: supernatural, friendship, small town, youth, twins, magical, child protagonist, mysterious place, summer vacation, monster, imaginary, good versus evil ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: oregon, usa, california
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Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Intergalactic warrior Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diaz family. She continues to battle villains throughout the universe and high school, mainly to protect her extremely powerful wand, an object that still confuses her.
Style: captivating, exciting, sincere, semi serious, anime ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens, preschool
Plot: princess, friendship, good versus evil, teenage life, family relations, youth, magic wand, high school life, magical girl, imaginary, butterfly, parents and children ...
Is relevant ?
 8.5
 19K
The Owl House (2020)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: An animated fantasy-comedy series that follows Luz, a self-assured teenage girl who accidentally stumbles upon a portal to a magical world where she befriends a rebellious witch, Eda, and an adorably tiny warrior, King. Despite not having magical ...
Style: atmospheric, entertaining, stylized, light, colorful ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot: witchcraft, witch, magic, teenager, portal, parallel universe, good versus evil, friendship, apprentice, female protagonist, lesbian, fantasy world ...
Time: 2020s
Place: dominican republic
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 9.1
 595K
Rick and Morty (2013)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: An animated series that follows the exploits of a super scientist and his not-so-bright grandson.
Style: adult animation, adult cartoon, entertaining, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience: teens, kids, adult
Plot: mad scientist, time travel, scientist, dark humor, prodigy, graphic violence, relatives, grandfather grandson relationship, family relations, youth, satire, imaginary ...
Time: 2010s, future, 2020s, 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
 8.6
 111K
Adventure Time (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story: Told in eight parts, Islands tells the story of Finn, Jake, BMO and Susan Strong leaving Ooo and traveling across the ocean to solve the mystery of Finn's past. During their trip, they unlock secrets, encounter various creatures, make new ...
Style: exciting, feel good, surreal, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: friends, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, buddies, young heroes, king, creature, princess, escapades, post apocalypse, boy, youth ...
Time: 2010s
Is relevant ?
 9.0
 263K
Arcane (2021)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story: Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.
Style: exciting, futuristic, anime, adult animation, suspense ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: battles, power, steampunk, legend, lgbt, fight, warrior, gang, magical, girl, skill, magic ...
Time: future
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Dragons: Race to the Edge (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Unlock the secrets of the Dragon Eye and come face to face with more dragons than anyone has ever imagined as Hiccup, Toothless and the Dragon Riders soar to the edge of adventure.
Style: captivating, entertaining, exciting, funny, action adventure ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: dragon, viking, physical disability, friends, rescue team, puzzle, teenage protagonist, animal training, creature feature, family drama, male protagonist, twins ...
Place: fictional island
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 8.3
 12K
DuckTales (2017)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story: The adventures of billionaire Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, their famous uncle Donald Duck, pilot extraordinaire Launchpad, Mrs. Beakly, Webby and Roboduck. Adventures and hidden treasures are everywhere, in their hometown ...
Style: humorous, funny, suspense, anime, comfort ...
Audience: kids, preschool
Plot: cartoon duck, anthropomorphic animal, treasure hunt, magic, anthropomorphism, donald duck, anthropomorphic dog, treasure, millionaire, mansion, topical humor, obsessive quest ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s
Place: usa
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The Legend of Korra (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The Legend of Korra is an American animated television series that premiered on the Nickelodeon television network in 2012. It was created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino as a sequel to their series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which ...
Style: exciting, anime, suspenseful, stylized, manga ...
Audience: kids, teens, chick flick, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: supernatural ability, martial arts, danger, training, friendship, peril, magical, youth, teenage girl, good versus evil, chosen one, female warrior ...
Time: 2000s, 1920s, 20th century
Place: idaho, asia
Is relevant ?
Phineas and Ferb (2007)
Genre: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace, who tries to bust them. Meanwhile, their pet platypus plots against evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz.
Style: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot: invention, siblings relations, young heroes, mischievous children, experimenting, scientist, rivals, good versus evil, secret identity, brother sister relationship, chaos and mayhem, secret agent ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: After uncovering a mysterious amulet, an average teen assumes an unlikely destiny and sets out to save two worlds. Created by Guillermo del Toro.
Style: exciting, captivating, entertaining, sincere, anime ...
Audience: kids, preschool
Plot: protector, good versus evil, amulet, friends, magical sword, troll, double life, small town, supernatural, parallel world, love and romance, superhero ...
Is relevant ?
 8.2
 48K
Final Space (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: An astronaut named Gary and his planet-destroying sidekick Mooncake embark on serialized journeys through space in order to unlock the mystery of “Final Space,” the last point in the universe, if it actually does exist.
Style: feel good, exciting, entertaining, light, captivating ...
Audience: teens, kids, adult
Plot: outer space, robot, space travel, alien, space battle, friendship, team, heroes, space wars, escapades, spacecraft, good versus evil ...
Time: future
Is relevant ?
The Dragon Prince (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story: An extraordinary discovery inspires two human princes and an elven assassin to team up on an epic quest to bring peace to their warring lands.
Style: exciting, feel good, captivating, enigmatic, anime ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, preschool
Plot: dragon, sword and sorcery, elf, heir to the throne, magic, prince, imaginary kingdom, save the kingdom, egg, conflict, exile, border ...
Time: medieval times
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Over the Garden Wall (2014)
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story: Two brothers find themselves lost in a mysterious land and try to find their way home.
Style: dark fantasy, atmospheric, enigmatic, period piece, adult animation ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, horror for children ...
Plot: folk horror, siblings relations, beast, getting home, forest, danger, brother brother relationship, child protagonist, children, imaginary, brothers, travel ...
Time: 2010s, 80s
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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated is the eleventh incarnation of Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo animated series, and the first incarnation not to be first-run on Saturday mornings. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network ...
Style: humorous, suspenseful, light, anime, detective ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, teen fantasy, toddlers ...
Plot: scooby doo, monster, curses spells and rituals, witch, friends, investigation, team, cartoon dog, amateur detective, talking animal, villain, fear ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
 7.8
 19K
Hazbin Hotel (2019)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Musical
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 32 min.
TV show
Story: In attempt to find a non-violent alternative for reducing Hell's overpopulation, the daughter of Lucifer opens a rehabilitation hotel that offers a group of misfit demons a chance at redemption.
Style: adult animation, anime, horror musical, sitcom, dark comedy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: hell, hotel, demon, redemption, direction and purpose, afterlife, follow your dream, punishment, heaven and hell, violence, lucifer, singing ...
Is relevant ?
 8.4
 477
Metal Family (2018)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Music
Country: Russia
TV show
Story: Metal Family follows the daily lives of Glam and Victoria, two metal fans that fell in love and had two children together, Dee and Heavy.
Style: semi serious, heavy, entertaining, light
Plot: affair, heavy metal, parents and children, family relations, love, children, kids and family, friends, husband wife relationship, teenager, friendship, couples ...
Time: 21st century
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The Amazing World of Gumball (2011)
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Ireland, USA, Germany
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story: The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during ...
Style: humorous, not serious, offbeat, light, captivating ...
Audience: teens, kids, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: friendship, family life, social relations, buddies, friends, plan gone awry, fish, eccentric family, youth, teenage life, ghost, teacher ...
Time: 2010s
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Steven Universe (2013)
Genre: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story: A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
Style: touching, stylized, captivating, offbeat, witty ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: supernatural ability, gem, goodhearted, intergalactic, danger, youth, heroes, save the world, supernatural, imaginary, alien, outer space ...
Is relevant ?
Jackie Chan Adventures (2000)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Jackie Chan Adventures is an American animated television series chronicling the adventures of a fictionalized version of action film star Jackie Chan. Many of the episodes contain references to Chan's actual works. This series ran on ...
Style: humorous, exciting, tense, anime, colorful ...
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, kids, boys' night
Plot: good versus evil, curses spells and rituals, martial arts, heroic mission, archaeologist, heroes, save the day, danger, escapades, chaos and mayhem, rivalry, chase ...
Time: 2000s
Place: asia
Is relevant ?
 8.4
 125K
Naruto (2002)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Many years ago, in the hidden village of Konoha, lived a great demon fox. When it swung one of it's nine tails, a tsunami occurred. The fourth hokage sealed this demon fox inside a boy in exchange for his own life. Naruto was that boy, and he ...
Style: anime, exciting, manga, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens, manly
Plot: determination, friends, danger, ninja, rivalry, friendship, master warrior, training, good versus evil, teenage life, youth, naruto ...
Place: japan
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Naruto: Shippuden (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Naruto Shippuuden is the continuation of the original animated TV series Naruto.The story revolves around an older and slightly more matured Uzumaki Naruto and his quest to save his friend Uchiha Sasuke from the grips of the snake-like Shinobi, ...
Style: anime, manga, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot: master warrior, friendship, supernatural ability, young heroes, ninja, heroes, good versus evil, mission, team, sword fight, youth, self discovery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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 8.6
 45K
Young Justice (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.
Style: heroic, exciting, serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens
Plot: superhero, superhero team, justice league, team, fighting crime, heroine, good versus evil, courage, batman, heroes, superman, superhuman powers ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: usa
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DARLING in the FRANXX (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: The story is set in the distant future. The land is ruined, and humanity establishes the mobile fort city Plantation. Pilots produced inside Plantation live in Mistilteinn, also know as the "birdcage." Children live there knowing nothing ...
Style: anime, mecha, emotional, exciting, futuristic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: first love, super weapon, teenager, true love, friendship, plot twist, twists and turns, love, distopia, fight, battles, save the world ...
Time: future
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The Promised Neverland (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The one adored as the mother is not the real parent. The people living here together are not actual siblings. The Gracefield House is where orphaned children live. An irreplaceable home where 38 siblings and Mom live happy lives, even with no blood ...
Style: anime, tense, touching, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: friendship, murder, hopes, death, betrayal, survival, scheming, danger, dishonesty, livestock, broken leg, vengeance ...
Time: future, 2040s, 21st century
Place: japan
Is relevant ?
 7.0
 11K
Timon & Pumbaa (1995)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, South Korea, Philippines, Australia, Taiwan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa, often simply referred to as Timon & Pumbaa, is an animated comedy television series made by the Walt Disney Company. It centers on Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog from the Disney film franchise ...
Style: humorous, feel good, captivating, anime, colorful ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, preschool
Plot: jungle, animal life, odd couple, friendship, friends, imaginary, childhood, pig, furry, friends who live together, disorder, social misfits ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: africa
Is relevant ?
 8.7
 433K
The Simpsons (1989)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop ...
Style: sitcom, adult animation, humorous, adult cartoon, parody ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, toddlers ...
Plot: dark humor, social satire, goofy hero, suburbs, siblings relations, satire, bully, family relations, working class, beer, eccentric family, family life ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 90s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place: usa, nova scotia
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DreamWorks Dragons (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: DreamWorks Dragons is an American computer-animated television series airing on Cartoon Network based on the 2010 film How to Train Your Dragon. The series serves as a bridge between the first film and its 2014 sequel. Riders of Berk follows Hiccup ...
Style: exciting, semi serious, humorous, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: dragon, viking, young kid, enemy, animal training, friends, training, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, young heroes, creature, heroes ...
Time: medieval times
Place: fictional island
Is relevant ?
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, South Korea, Japan, USA
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story: Normal high school kids by day, protectors of Paris by night! Miraculous follows the heroic adventures of Marinette and Adrien as they transform into Ladybug and Cat Noir and set out to capture akumas, creatures responsible for turning the people of ...
Style: feel good, captivating, sweet, entertaining, sincere ...
Audience: teens, kids, preschool
Plot: superhero, friendship, heroine, supernatural ability, good versus evil, female protagonist, transformation, magic, school, teenage girl, teenager, teenage superhero ...
Time: 2010s
Place: paris france, france
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