Genre trend · 2000–2026
Action anime over the years
Share of new TV anime tagged action each year since 2000. In 2025 it was 36.5%, close to the 32.6% average a decade earlier.
- Share in 2025
- 36.5%
- 61 of 167 new TV series
- Change since 2015
- +3.2 pts
- from 33.3%
- Peak year
- 2003
- 55.0% of new series
- 2026 so far
- 42.0%
- 29 of 69 listed so far
Action share of new TV anime
Percent of TV series premiering each year that are tagged action · 2026 is partial
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| # | Year | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 · 30 of 55 series | 54.5% |
| 2 | 2001 · 49 of 91 series | 53.8% |
| 3 | 2002 · 44 of 88 series | 50.0% |
| 4 | 2003 · 61 of 111 series | 55.0% |
| 5 | 2004 · 62 of 131 series | 47.3% |
| 6 | 2005 · 50 of 134 series | 37.3% |
| 7 | 2006 · 77 of 190 series | 40.5% |
| 8 | 2007 · 65 of 159 series | 40.9% |
| 9 | 2008 · 61 of 161 series | 37.9% |
| 10 | 2009 · 50 of 153 series | 32.7% |
| 11 | 2010 · 43 of 133 series | 32.3% |
| 12 | 2011 · 60 of 167 series | 35.9% |
| 13 | 2012 · 70 of 185 series | 37.8% |
| 14 | 2013 · 75 of 211 series | 35.5% |
| 15 | 2014 · 81 of 241 series | 33.6% |
| 16 | 2015 · 80 of 240 series | 33.3% |
| 17 | 2016 · 87 of 282 series | 30.9% |
| 18 | 2017 · 67 of 264 series | 25.4% |
| 19 | 2018 · 94 of 254 series | 37.0% |
| 20 | 2019 · 76 of 202 series | 37.6% |
| 21 | 2020 · 58 of 194 series | 29.9% |
| 22 | 2021 · 77 of 220 series | 35.0% |
| 23 | 2022 · 78 of 209 series | 37.3% |
| 24 | 2023 · 89 of 222 series | 40.1% |
| 25 | 2024 · 92 of 216 series | 42.6% |
| 26 | 2025 · 61 of 167 series | 36.5% |
| 27 | 2026 (so far) · 29 of 69 series | 42.0% |
Action TV series per year
How many new TV series were tagged action · 1,737 from 2000 to 2025
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| Item | Series |
|---|---|
| ’00 | 30 in 2000 |
| ’01 | 49 in 2001 |
| ’02 | 44 in 2002 |
| ’03 | 61 in 2003 |
| ’04 | 62 in 2004 |
| ’05 | 50 in 2005 |
| ’06 | 77 in 2006 |
| ’07 | 65 in 2007 |
| ’08 | 61 in 2008 |
| ’09 | 50 in 2009 |
| ’10 | 43 in 2010 |
| ’11 | 60 in 2011 |
| ’12 | 70 in 2012 |
| ’13 | 75 in 2013 |
| ’14 | 81 in 2014 |
| ’15 | 80 in 2015 |
| ’16 | 87 in 2016 |
| ’17 | 67 in 2017 |
| ’18 | 94 in 2018 |
| ’19 | 76 in 2019 |
| ’20 | 58 in 2020 |
| ’21 | 77 in 2021 |
| ’22 | 78 in 2022 |
| ’23 | 89 in 2023 |
| ’24 | 92 in 2024 |
| ’25 | 61 in 2025 |
| ’26 | 29 in 2026 |
Defining action series by decade
2000s · most followed
2010s · most followed
How this is measured
Counts are TV series (not films, OVAs or web series) on Kitsu, grouped by the year they premiered, with the action tag. A series can carry many tags, so shares across genres add up to more than 100%. Kitsu's tagging has become more thorough over time and its listing of the latest year is still filling in, so treat sudden jumps in single years with caution; the long-run direction is the reliable part. Browse all action anime →
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Action anime trends FAQ
Is action anime getting more popular?
Its share has stayed roughly level, around 32.6% a decade ago and 36.5% in 2025.
How many action anime came out in 2025?
61 new TV series tagged action premiered in 2025, out of 167 listed on Kitsu.
When were action anime most common?
2003 was the peak, when 55.0% of new TV series were action. It first reached half that level in 2000.