Saturday-night staples and after-school obsessions share this list, from the block's first broadcasts in 1998 to its Adult Swim years. Some made fans for life; some only made the schedule.
1Cowboy BebopThe 1998 space-western that headlined the revived Toonami block on Adult Swim in May 2012.1000pts
2Dragon Ball ZGoku's battles arrived on Toonami in 1998 and became the block's signature show.999pts
3Space DandyWatanabe's 2014 sci-fi comedy, which premiered on Toonami before it aired in Japan.597pts
4One PieceLuffy's pirate crew first reached Toonami in 2005 in the 4Kids dub.597pts
5Eureka SevenA 2005 coming-of-age mecha series about sky surfing, on Toonami from 2012.597pts
6Rurouni KenshinA wandering swordsman sworn never to kill again, aired on Toonami in 2003.597pts
7Hunter x HunterThe 2011 adaptation of Togashi's adventure manga, on Toonami from 2016.542pts
8Mob Psycho 100A shy psychic schoolboy tries to live a normal life; on Toonami from 2018.542pts
9FLCLGainax's six-episode burst of guitars, robots and adolescence, on Toonami from 2013.542pts
10NarutoThe ninja saga that ran on Toonami in both its Cartoon Network and Adult Swim eras.542pts
11Outlaw StarA 1998 space adventure about a mercenary and a starship, shown on Toonami from 2001.478pts
12One-Punch ManA hero who wins every fight with one punch and is bored by it, on Toonami from 2016.478pts
13Tenchi Muyo!A sci-fi harem comedy about a teenager whose home fills with alien women, a Toonami staple from 2000.478pts
14Demon SlayerTanjiro hunts demons to save his sister; on Toonami from 2019.478pts
15Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone ComplexA 2002 cyberpunk police procedural with Major Kusanagi's Section 9, on Toonami from 2012.478pts
16Mobile Suit GundamThe 1979 original real-robot series, which Toonami aired in 2001.404pts
17My Hero AcademiaA powerless boy enrolls in a school for superheroes; on Toonami from 2018.404pts
18InuyashaA schoolgirl and a half-demon hunt jewel shards in feudal Japan; on Toonami from 2012.404pts
19The Big OA 1999 noir mecha series set in an amnesiac city, which Toonami aired in 2001.319pts
20Samurai ChamplooWatanabe's hip-hop samurai road trip, added to Toonami in 2016.319pts
21JoJo's Bizarre AdventureThe flamboyant generational saga of the Joestar family, on Toonami from 2016.319pts
22Dragon Ball SuperThe 2015 continuation of Dragon Ball Z, which drew huge ratings on Toonami from 2017.319pts
23Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodThe faithful 2009 adaptation of the alchemist brothers' story, aired on Toonami from 2012.319pts
24Attack on TitanHumanity's last city fights man-eating giants; the series ran on Toonami across seven runs from 2014.319pts
25Gurren LagannGainax's 2007 drill-powered mecha epic, on Toonami from 2014.319pts
26BleachA teenager gains the powers of a Soul Reaper; a fixture of the revived block from 2012.217pts
27LazarusShinichiro Watanabe's 2025 action series, which premiered on Toonami.217pts
28Yu Yu HakushoA delinquent turned spirit detective fights demons in this 1992 series, on Toonami from 2003.217pts
29Mobile Suit Gundam WingThe 2000 Toonami hit that introduced many American viewers to giant-robot war drama.217pts
30Kill la KillStudio Trigger's 2013 school-uniform battle series, on Toonami from 2015.217pts
31Sailor MoonThe magical-girl classic that joined Toonami in 1998.0pts
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May 26, 2012: Toonami came back on Adult Swim with Cowboy Bebop in the 2:30 a.m. slot. The same show across 16 lists: https://youpick.best/articles/cowboy-bebop-ranked-many-ways
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