Best monster and kaiju anime
Attack on Titan: The Final Season (2020) leads the monster and kaiju list, with a community score of 8.5, ahead of One Punch Man. The 40 shows span 1984 to 2024, and 5 of them came out in the last five years. 22 of them carry the AniList tag "Kaiju". Most are also action, fantasy, and science fiction. 30 are series and 6 are movies; the typical series runs 13 episodes. Ranked by how plainly each story is built on monster and kaiju, then community score and popularity. Each entry says what it was matched on.
Attack on Titan: The Final Season
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju
One Punch Man
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju
Assassination Classroom
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “monster”
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju; synopsis mentions “monster”, “monsters”
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 2
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “monster”, “monsters”
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju
DARLING in the FRANXX
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju
Black Bullet
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju; synopsis mentions “monster”, “monsters”
Hellsing
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “monster”, “monsters”
God Eater
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju; synopsis mentions “monster”, “monsters”
Digimon: Digital Monsters
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju; synopsis mentions “monster”, “monsters”
One Piece: Stampede
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “monster”, “monsters”
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “monster”
The Promised Neverland Season 2
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju
BLOOD-C
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “monster”, “monsters”
SSSS.GRIDMAN
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju
Lycoris Recoil
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “monster”, “giant monster”
Gunbuster
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju; synopsis mentions “monster”, “monsters”
Buso Renkin
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “monster”
Karneval
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “monster”, “monsters”
Deca-Dence
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju
Kaiju No. 8
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju; synopsis mentions “kaiju”
RWBY
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “monster”, “monsters”
Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju
Takt Op. Destiny
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “monster”, “monsters”
Dragon Ball Z Movie 12: Fusion Reborn
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “monster”
Cencoroll
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju; synopsis mentions “monster”
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “monster”, “monsters”
Strike the Blood Second
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju
Pokemon Heroes
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju; synopsis mentions “monster”, “monsters”
Toriko
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju
Schwarzes Marken
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju
Comet Lucifer
Why it fits: AniList tag: Kaiju
Questions about monster and kaiju anime
What is the best monster and kaiju anime?
By AniVids' ranking, Attack on Titan: The Final Season comes first, followed by One Punch Man and Assassination Classroom.
What are the newest and oldest monster and kaiju anime on this list?
The newest is Kaiju No. 8 (2024) and the oldest is Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984).
How many monster and kaiju anime are there?
AniVids has 256 monster and kaiju titles that match (counting each season, movie and special), and 162 separate franchises where it is plainly central. This page lists the best 40.
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