Best survival anime
Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2 (2019) leads the survival list, with a community score of 8.5, ahead of Parasyte -the maxim-. The 40 shows span 1984 to 2024, and 5 of them came out in the last five years. 39 of them carry the AniList tag "Survival". Most are also drama, action, and fantasy. 36 are series and 4 are movies; the typical series runs 12 episodes. Ranked by how plainly each story is built on survival, then community score and popularity. Each entry says what it was matched on.
Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival; synopsis mentions “survival”
Parasyte -the maxim-
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Dr. STONE
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Angel Beats!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
No Game No Life: Zero
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Tokyo Ghoul
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Made in Abyss
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Grave of the Fireflies
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Berserk
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival; synopsis mentions “survival”
The Future Diary
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Another
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Classroom of the Elite
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Shiki
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Deadman Wonderland
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival; synopsis mentions “survival”
High School of the Dead
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Part 2
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Land of the Lustrous (TV)
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
BTOOOM!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Danganronpa: The Animation
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Rainbow
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers-
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
School-Live!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
86
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Girls' Last Tour
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “fight to survive”
No. 6
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Wolf's Rain
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Solo Leveling
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Golden Kamuy
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival; synopsis mentions “survival”
Texhnolyze
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Knights of Sidonia
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival; synopsis mentions “survival”
The Promised Neverland Season 2
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Hell's Paradise
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Gantz
Why it fits: AniList tag: Survival
Questions about survival anime
What is the best survival anime?
By AniVids' ranking, Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2 comes first, followed by Parasyte -the maxim- and Dr. STONE.
What are the newest and oldest survival anime on this list?
The newest is Solo Leveling (2024) and the oldest is Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984).
How many survival anime are there?
AniVids has 250 survival titles that match (counting each season, movie and special), and 157 separate franchises where it is plainly central. This page lists the best 40.