The 15 Greatest Shonen Manga-to-Anime Adaptations

Studio showcases and faithful page-to-screen translations collide here, from genre-defining titans to cult favorites that reshaped what animation could do. Which reigns supreme?

1

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Bones' 2009 adaptation that faithfully follows Hiromu Arakawa's manga to its complete ending.

1000pts

2

Death Note

Madhouse's tense adaptation of the Light-versus-L psychological thriller.

820pts

3

Jujutsu Kaisen

MAPPA's slick adaptation of Gege Akutami's dark sorcery shonen.

761pts

4

Chainsaw Man

MAPPA's cinematic adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's chaotic devil-hunting manga.

717pts

5

Attack on Titan

The towering adaptation of Hajime Isayama's manga about humanity besieged by giants.

666pts

6

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

David Production's stylish, part-by-part adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's saga.

666pts

7

Mob Psycho 100

Bones' inventive adaptation of ONE's psychic coming-of-age comedy.

666pts

8

One Piece

Toei's decades-spanning adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's record-breaking pirate epic.

666pts

9

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War

Studio Pierrot's long-awaited, faithful adaptation of Tite Kubo's final arc.

605pts

10

Dragon Ball Z

Toei's era-defining adaptation of Akira Toriyama's martial-arts saga.

605pts

11

Demon Slayer

Ufotable's visually spectacular adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge's demon-hunting hit.

605pts

12

Naruto

Studio Pierrot's adaptation of Masashi Kishimoto's ninja coming-of-age phenomenon.

532pts

13

Hunter x Hunter (2011)

Madhouse's acclaimed adaptation of Yoshihiro Togashi's adventure epic.

444pts

14

My Hero Academia

Bones' adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi's superhero-school shonen.

444pts

15

Dr. Stone

TMS Entertainment's adaptation of the science-driven survival shonen by Riichiro Inagaki.

444pts