What is Shounen anime?

Media targeting boys roughly 8-18

Newest Shounen Anime You might like

Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia ILLEGALS 2nd Season

(My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2)

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Description:

The second season of Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia ILLEGALS.
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

unreleased

Aired

2026-12-31

BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen - Kashin-tan

(BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 - The Calamity)

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Description:

The fourth and final part of BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

unreleased

Aired

2026-12-31

Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen 2nd Season

(Mission: Yozakura Family Season 2)

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Description:

Second season of Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen.
Type

TV

Status

unreleased

Aired

2026-12-31

Hokuto no Ken: FIST OF THE NORTH STAR

(Fist of the North Star (2026))

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Description:

In 199x, the world was engulfed in the blaze of nuclear war. With the Ocean drying up and the Earth torn asunder, all life seemed to be lost but humans survived stubbornly. However, what dominated the post-apocalyptic world was a seer violence. The remaining humanity was split into two groups: those who kill and take whatever they can and those who are exploited. When all hope seemed lost for the weak, a man in ragged cloth appears. He is Kenshiro, the rightful successor of the Hokuto Shinken martial arts with seven studs-like scars in the shape of the Big Dipper. His journey to becoming a legendary savior begins! (Source: Warner Bros. Japan, edited)
Type

TV

Status

unreleased

Aired

2026-12-31

Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu Movie

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Description:

A re-edit of both anime seasons featuring newly added footage and will depict the story of Ichikawa and Yamada after the events of the TV series.
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Status

unreleased

Aired

2026-02-13

Seihantai na Kimi to Boku

(You and I are Polar Opposites)

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Description:

Miyu Suzuki is a bright and bubbly high schooler who’s got a crush. There’s just one little problem—when it comes to personality, the guy she’s into is her polar opposite! While she’s cheerful, outgoing, and always trying to fit in, her classmate Yusuke Tani is stoic and quiet, and he doesn’t seem to care what people think of him. Will Suzuki be able to overcome her anxieties and ask him out, or will she discover that opposites really don’t attract? (Source: Viz Media)
Type

TV

Status

unreleased

Aired

2026-01-31

Jigokuraku 2nd Season

(Hell's Paradise Season 2)

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Description:

The second season of Jigokuraku.
Type

TV

Status

unreleased

Aired

2026-01-31

Chanto Suenai Kyuuketsuki-chan

(Vampires chan Can't Suck Properly)

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Description:

As a vampire, Luna Ishikawa can be considered a unique transfer student. With her cool demeanor, she has quickly become her class' center of attention. Normally, it would be nearly impossible for Tatsuta Ootori—a completely average guy—to ever interact with her. However, this changes when the two are unexpectedly paired together for cleaning duty! After Tatsuta spontaneously forms a friendship with Luna, his impression of her slowly crumbles: she is not the mysterious and collected girl everyone thinks she is. In fact, she is unable to even suck blood properly! Resolved to help Luna overcome her ineptness, Tatsuta proposes to become her practice partner. Pumping life into their mundane school days, the duo gradually works toward their delectable goal, improving Luna's blood-sucking skills with every bite she takes. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Type

TV

Status

unreleased

Aired

2025-12-31

Undead Unluck Special

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Description:

A one-hour special that is scheduled to broadcast in Winter 2025.
Type

special

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

60 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

unreleased

Aired

2025-12-31

Hime Kishi wa Barbaroi no Yome

(The Barbarian’s Bride)

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Description:

Serafina de Lavillant, the strongest female knight in the West, was sent to subjugate the barbaric tribes of the East. But when her mission fails spectacularly, she’s captured alive and imprisoned. Humiliated and dreading what horrific torture she’ll endure, she asks to be put to death. To her surprise, rather than tearing her limb from limb, the tribe leader asks for her hand…in marriage! Will Serafina face a cruel and abusive arranged marriage? Or will she discover that these tribes aren’t as barbaric as she was led to believe? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Type

TV

Status

unreleased

Aired

2025-10-31

Isekai Munchkin: HP 1 no Mama de Saikyou Saisoku Dungeon Kouryaku

(Otherworldly Munchkin: Let's Speedrun the Dungeon with Only 1 HP!)

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Description:

16-year-old Yukito Kirihara lives with his 14-year-old sister Sana, who he treasures more than anyone else. But when an ogre shows up outside of his window looking for Sana (a shocking event in its own right), Yukito leaps to save her—and is killed. He's offered the promise of reincarnation by a mysterious woman, who gives him a character sheet in a mysterious book. But when Yukito sees Sana in there, too, he sets off to find her, and save them both—even if he only has 1 hp with which to do it! (Source: Kodansha USA)
Type

TV

Status

unreleased

Aired

2025-10-31

Boku no Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

(My Hero Academia Final Season)

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Description:

The eighth and final season of Boku no Hero Academia.
Type

TV

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

unreleased

Aired

2025-10-31

One Punch Man 3

(One-Punch Man 3)

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Description:

The third season of One Punch Man. Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of "special training," he’s become so strong that he's practically invincible. In fact, he's too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch. Alongside Genos, his faithful disciple, Saitama performs his official hero duties as a member of the Hero Association. One day, monsters claiming to be from the Monster Association suddenly appeared, taking a child of Hero Association executive hostage. The S-class heroes gather and plan a raid on the Monster Association hideout to rescue the hostage. Meanwhile, Garou, a "human monster" who was taken by the Monster Association during a battle with the heroes, awakens in the Monster Association hideout. (Source: YouTube Description)
Type

TV

Rating

Violence & profanity

Status

unreleased

Aired

2025-10-31

SANDA

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Description:

The story starts with Sanda, a second-year middle school student, getting attacked with a kitchen knife by his classmate Fuyumura. While Sanda couldn't make sense of the situation at first, he gradually came to believe that Fuyumura's actions were just mean acts stemming off from the latter having a peculiar puberty phase. But that is all a misunderstanding. Fuyumura actually suspects that Sanda is the descendant of a certain lineage...
Type

TV

Status

unreleased

Aired

2025-10-03

Hyakuemu

(100 METERS)

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Description:

Togashi was born to run. As a child, he was naturally gifted and won every 100 meter race effortlessly. But in 6th grade, he meets Komiya, a new student full of determination, but who lacks technique. By teaching him, Togashi gives Komiya a new goal: to win whatever it takes. The years pass, Togashi and Komiya meet again on the track, like rivals, and reveal themselves in their true colors. (Source: Annecy Festival, translated)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Status

upcoming

Aired

2025-09-19

Chainsaw Man: Reze-hen

(Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)

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Description:

Denji became “Chainsaw Man”, a boy with a devil’s heart, and is now part of Special Division 4’s devil hunters. After a date with Makima, the woman of his dreams, Denji takes shelter from the rain. There he meets Reze, a girl who works in a café. (Source: MAPPA CHANNEL).
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

upcoming

Aired

2025-09-19

Kaijuu 8-gou 2nd Season

(Kaiju No.8 Season 2)

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Description:

The second season of Kaijuu 8-gou. Kafka must face new challenges, new Kaiju, and… a new Captain?! (Source: KAIJU NO. 8 EN Twitter)
Type

TV

Episodes

11

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

upcoming

Aired

2025-07-19

Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugenjou-hen Movie 1 - Akaza Sairai

(Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle Part 1 - The Return of Akaza)

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Description:

Tanjiro Kamado – a boy who joined an organization dedicated to hunting down demons called the Demon Slayer Corps after his younger sister Nezuko, was turned into a demon. While growing stronger and deepening his friendships and bonds with fellow corps members, Tanjiro has battled many demons with his comrades, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira. Along the way, his journey has led him to fight alongside the Demon Slayer Corps’ highest-ranking swordsmen, the Hashira, including Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku aboard the Mugen Train, Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui within the Entertainment District, as well as Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji at the Swordsmith Village. As the Demon Slayer Corps members and Hashira engaged in a group strength training program, the Hashira Training, in preparation for the forthcoming battle against the demons, Muzan Kibutsuji appeared at the Ubuyashiki Mansion. With the head of the Demon Corps in danger, Tanjiro and the Hashira rush to the headquarters but are plunged into a deep descent to a mysterious space by the hands of Muzan Kibutsuji. The destination where Tanjiro and the Demon Slayer Corps have fallen is the demons’ stronghold – the Infinity Castle. And so, the battleground is set as the final battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and the demons ignites. (Source: Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

upcoming

Aired

2025-07-18

SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2

(Sakamoto Days Part 2)

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Description:

The second part of SAKAMOTO DAYS.
Type

ONA

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

upcoming

Aired

2025-07-14

Tougen Anki

(Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood)

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Description:

The bloodlines of “Oni” and “Momotarou” have been passed down among certain humans for generations. Long ago, the Oni, aware of their own ferocity, lived in seclusion. However, their peace was shattered by an invasion led by Momotarou. Over thousands of years, these two factions formed the “Momotarou Agency” and the “Oni Agency,” respectively, and have been locked in conflict ever since. The protagonist, Shiki Ichinose, suddenly learns of his Oni lineage following an unexpected attack by Momotarou. This revelation sets Shiki on a path to discover the destiny that lies within his blood — a meeting with the Oni dwelling within him. —A new generation of dark heroics begins here in this tale of demons! (Source: Official Site)
Type

TV

Status

upcoming

Aired

2025-07-11

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