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Addictive anime
You know how it starts: "just one more episode" — this list is the usual suspect behind that line, with pacing that won't let you put the remote down.
Addictive anime
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Fall 2015
Airing8.7One Punch Man
Fall 1999
9.0ONE PIECE
Spring 2009
8.0Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST
Fall 2002
7.9NARUTO
Spring 2017
8.3Boku no Hero Academia 2
Fall 2022
8.1Chainsaw Man
Spring 2016
8.2Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Winter 2007
8.4NARUTO: Shippuuden
Spring 2014
7.9Haikyuu!!
Fall 2017
8.3Black Clover
Spring 2022
8.3SPY×FAMILY
Winter 2019
8.1Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunousen
Summer 2019
7.7Dr. STONE
Spring 2014
7.8No Game No Life
Fall 2008
7.8Toradora!
Winter 2014
7.9Noragami
Winter 2016
7.9Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
Fall 2004
8.5BLEACH
Fall 2006
7.7Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch
Fall 2012
7.4JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV)
Spring 2019
8.0One Punch Man 2
Fall 2018
7.0Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
Summer 2017
8.2Kakegurui
Winter 2021
7.6Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
Summer 2017
8.1Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e
Winter 2024
8.5Ore dake Level Up na Ken
Spring 2020
7.9Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai?: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunousen
Fall 2013
7.3Kill la Kill
Spring 2021
7.8Boku no Hero Academia 5
Spring 2015
7.7Shokugeki no Souma
Summer 2015
8.6Overlord
Fall 2015
7.3Haikyuu!! 2nd Season
Spring 2015
8.3Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka
Fall 2024
7.2Dandadan
Fall 2009
8.3FAIRY TAIL
Summer 2020
8.1Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season
Winter 2017
8.7Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 2
Fall 2016
8.3Haikyuu!!: Karasuno Koukou VS Shiratorizawa Gakuen Koukou
Summer 2016
7.9Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan
Spring 2014
8.1JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders
Winter 2021
8.0Dr. STONE: STONE WARS
Fall 2022
7.6Blue Lock
Winter 2019
6.9Go-toubun no Hanayome
Winter 2012
8.1High School DxD
Fall 2022
6.5Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!
Summer 2020
7.0Kanojo, Okarishimasu
Summer 2020
8.5THE GOD OF HIGH SCHOOL
Spring 2006
7.9Gintama
Winter 2010
8.3Durarara!!
Winter 2020
8.9Haikyuu!! TO THE TOP
Spring 2022
8.3Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic
Winter 2015
6.7JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders - Egypt-hen
Summer 2010
7.6Gakuen Mokushiroku: HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD
Spring 2023
7.8MASHLE
Spring 2012
7.3Kuroko no Basket
Winter 2014
6.9Nisekoi
Spring 2021
7.2Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san
Summer 2020
7.6Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou
Winter 2018
8.7Overlord II
Fall 2022
7.9Bocchi the Rock!
Summer 2016
7.3Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara
Fall 2008
8.0Kuroshitsuji
Spring 1989
8.5Dragon Ball Z
Fall 2020
7.8Haikyuu!! TO THE TOP 2
Spring 2006
7.3BLACK LAGOON
Summer 2015
7.7Prison School
Summer 2018
7.2Overlord III
Fall 2015
8.2Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry
Summer 2019
8.3Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Kurenai Densetsu
Spring 2011
7.1Nichijou
Winter 2019
7.6Kakegurui ××
Fall 2013
8.0Log Horizon
Fall 2023
8.0SPY×FAMILY Season 2
Winter 2021
8.2SK∞
Summer 2018
7.8Grand Blue
Winter 1986
6.9Dragon Ball
Summer 2013
8.0Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei - The Animation
Winter 2021
8.1Go-toubun no Hanayome ∬
Spring 2020
6.5GREAT PRETENDER
Summer 2019
7.8Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou
Fall 2017
5.7Shokugeki no Souma: San no Sara
Spring 2017
7.7BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS
Summer 2014
8.5Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
Winter 2024
6.4Dungeon Meshi
Winter 2019
7.3Domestic na Kanojo
Summer 2015
8.1Dragon Ball Super
Summer 2022
7.9Lycoris Recoil
Spring 2000
6.6FLCL
Summer 2018
7.2Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu
Fall 2021
8.1Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei suru
Spring 2023
7.6Dr. STONE: NEW WORLD
Spring 2006
7.3Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu
Fall 2019
6.7Shinchou Yuusha: Kono Yuusha ga Ore TUEEE Kuse ni Shinchou Sugiru
Fall 2014
7.1Trinity Seven
Summer 2013
7.3High School DxD NEW
Spring 2015
8.4Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo
Winter 2018
7.7Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan 2
Spring 2024
8.2WIND BREAKER
Summer 2025
7.4Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru Season 2
Spring 2014
8.0FAIRY TAIL (2014)
Fall 2023
8.0Shangri-La Frontier
Fall 2013
7.0Kuroko no Basket 2nd SEASON
Fall 2017
7.3Blend S
Winter 2020
7.8Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.
Winter 2024
7.3MASHLE: Kami Shinkakusha Kouho Senbatsu Shiken-hen
Winter 2015
8.2Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
Spring 2024
7.1Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 3
Spring 2015
8.5High School DxD BorN
Summer 2024
7.6[Oshi no Ko] 2nd Season
Fall 2019
8.4Shokugeki no Souma: Shin no Sara
Summer 1999
7.0GTO
Winter 2020
7.7Darwin's Game
Fall 2000
6.8Inuyasha
Summer 2015
7.7Himouto! Umaru-chan
Summer 2021
6.6Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu
Summer 2015
7.4Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou
Winter 2018
7.7Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san
Fall 2019
8.2Mairimashita! Iruma-kun
Spring 2010
7.7K-ON!!
Winter 2017
8.1Little Witch Academia (TV)
Summer 2021
7.1Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon S
Spring 2015
7.2Nisekoi:
Fall 2014
7.6Amagi Brilliant Park
Fall 2022
8.1Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.
Winter 2015
8.3Kuroko no Basket 3rd SEASON
Fall 2017
8.3Houseki no Kuni
Fall 1992
5.7Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho
Summer 2017
7.4Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.
Fall 2018
6.7Zombie Land Saga
Summer 2020
8.5Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!
Spring 2021
7.2Odd Taxi
Spring 2020
7.9Shokugeki no Souma: Gou no Sara
Summer 2018
7.3Asobi Asobase
Spring 2020
7.3Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta…
Spring 1997
5.9Pocket Monsters
Summer 2017
8.1Hajimete no Gal
Fall 2024
7.5Ao no Hako
Spring 2007
Airing8.4Lucky☆Star
Summer 2026
6.5Mushoku Tensei III: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
Spring 2008
7.5To LOVE-Ru
Fall 2024
6.8Blue Lock VS. U-20 JAPAN
Spring 2021
6.5Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level MAX ni Nattemashita
Summer 2022
Airing9.0Kanojo, Okarishimasu 2nd Season
Spring 2026
Airing7.8Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 4th Season
Spring 2026
7.0Yomi no Tsugai
Summer 2025
8.5Mizu Zokusei no Mahou Tsukai
Summer 2025
8.3Dr. STONE: SCIENCE FUTURE Part 2
Spring 2026
7.9Dr. STONE: SCIENCE FUTURE Part 3
Spring 2026
Airing8.1Akane-banashi
Summer 2026
Airing7.9Grand Blue Season 3
Summer 2026
5.7Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo 3rd Season
Spring 2026
Airing7.2Saikyou no Shokugyou wa Yuusha demo Kenja demo Naku Kanteishi (Kari) Rashii desu yo?
Summer 2026
7.4Hell Mode: Yarikomi-zuki no Gamer wa Haisettei no Isekai de Musou Suru 2nd Season
Fall 2025
7.7Nageki no Bourei wa Intai Shitai 2
Fall 2025
8.6Ranma 1/2 (2024) 2nd Season
Fall 2025
Airing5.6Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Part 2
Summer 2026
6.9Sekai Saikyou no Kouei: Meikyuukoku no Shinjin Tansakusha
Spring 2026
6.2Higeki no Genkyou to Naru Saikyou Gedou Last Boss Joou wa Tami no Tame ni Tsukushimasu. Season 2
Spring 2026
7.3Kanojo, Okarishimasu 5th Season
Fall 2025
6.7Isekai Quartet 3
Spring 2026
7.6Jidou Hanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyuu wo Samayou 3rd Season
Winter 2026
NewMF Ghost 3rd Season
Shiguang Dailiren III
Summer 2026
6.7Suterare Seijo no Isekai Gohantabi: Kakure Skill de Camping Car wo Shoukan Shimashita
Spring 2026
6.4Maid-san wa Taberu dake
Spring 2026
5.6Ichijouma Mankitsu-gurashi!
Spring 2026
7.4Iya na Kao sare nagara Opantsu Misete Moraitai Returns
Spring 2026
Airing7.3BAKI-DOU Part 2
Summer 2026
8.3BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita
Fall 2025
6.6IRIS OUT
Spring 2025
7.0Koisuru ONE PIECE
Spring 2025
Airing7.3Sousou no Frieren: ●● no Mahou Part 2
Summer 2026
6.7Bungou Stray Dogs Wan! 2
Spring 2025
7.6Umayuru: Pretty Gray
Jebal Joyonghi Jom Hae!
Fall 2025
Airing5.2Ganso! Bandori-chan
Summer 2026
4.9Perfect Addiction
Winter 2026
6.1High School! Kimengumi (2026)
Winter 2025
5.4NEET Kunoichi to Naze ka Dousei Hajimemashita OVAs
Summer 2025
Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Haikara!
Summer 2025
6.3Tooi-san wa Seishun Shitai! "Baka to SmaPho to Romance to"
Fall 2025
4.3Nohara Hiroshi: Hiru Meshi no Ryuugi
Winter 2026
5.1Omae wa Mada Gunma wo Shiranai: Reiwa-ban
Summer 2019
5.8Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Picture Drama
Winter 2025
6.7minute! kaiju no. 8
Spring 2026
4.8Nikke Nichi! Non Non Zenshou Kichi
Spring 2025
6.4Chotto dake Ai ga Omoi Dark Elf ga Isekai kara Oikakete Kita Mini Anime Gekijou
Spring 2026
6.4Girls und Panzer: Ribbon no Musha Pilot-ban
Summer 2025
Airing5.1Cardfight!! Vanguard: Divinez - Deluxe Kesshou-hen
Summer 2026
6.0Snack HAZAMA
Summer 2025
5.3Koisuru ONE PIECE: ONE PIECE DAY'25 Zenyasai Tokubetsu-hen
Spring 2025
7.7PetitCure: Precure Fairies
Fanren Xiu Xian Zhuan Di Si Ji
Dou Po Cangqiong: Nian Fan 4
Spring 2025
AiringTerra Live
Summer 2026
6.7Youjo Shenki 2
Sui Kin Chi Ka Moku Dotten Amen SP Dance PV
Spring 2025
7.0Araiguma Calcal-dan
Wu Dong Qiankun 5
Summer 2025
AiringFate/Grand Order: Fujimaru Ritsuka wa Wakaranai Season 3
Spring 2026
5.7Odekake Kozame Season 2
SFBC "Fake" Commercial Film
Summer 2022
Airing5.4MyGO!!!!! Member no Nichijou
Fall 2025
5.3Ugoku! Neko Mukashi Banashi
Winter 2025
AiringSora-iro Utility × BIRDIE WING: Golf Girls' Story Mini Anime
Yi Nian Yongheng 4
Fanren Xiu Xian Zhuan Di Wu Ji
Spring 2025
4.9Kanchigai no Atelier Meister Mini Anime
Spring 2025
Nmeneko
Fall 2025
Chou Futsuu Mahou Shoujo Asumi Toruverse
Spring 2026
Himitsu no AiPri: Mankai Buzzrium Live!
Coffee Kousou
Ginga Tokkyuu Milky☆Subway: PARCO Original Animation
Summer 2026
Plannosaurus Gachi Koseibutsu-bu
Quanzhi Gaoshou: Rongyao Xiao Juchang
Dushi Gu Xian Yi
Xiuluo Wushen 2
Fall 2025
AiringOshi ga Buka ni Narimashita
Dao Yao Xing
Summer 2025
AiringChibi Godzilla no Gyakushuu 3
Spring 2026
PetitCure: Precure Fairies Season 3
Summer 2025
5.0Tsuihou Shiro Madoushi Mini Anime
Summer 2025
Obusu ni Hanataba wo
Spring 2025
Chikuwa Senki: Ore no Kawaii de Chikyuu Shinryaku
Tudi Ge Ge Shi Da Lao
Shixiong A Shixiong Nian Fan 2
Jongtama x Gintama Collab Kettei Promotion Anime
Xianwu Zhuan 4
Winter 2026
Black Jack Yanen
Spring 2013
Juusen Battle Monsuno (2013)
Spring 2025
Chibizenji-sensei Inokori Kougiroku
Taigu Zhan Hun
Winter 2026
GelPiyo
Winter 2025
Fate/Grand Order: Fujimaru Ritsuka wa Wakaranai Season 2 Specials
Summer 2025
AiringPunirunes Puni 3
Spring 2026
Transformers: Wild King W
Summer 2014
Juusen Battle Monsuno (2014)
Tianming Da Zhuzai
Spring 2026
Looney Tunes Gokko
Host ni Iroiro Kiitemita
Zui Qiang Shengji
Shen Zai Jiong Tu
Spring 2025
AiringYouTuNya 3
Spring 2026
Shou 3 Ashibe QQ Goma-chan
Wanjie Zhuzai
Spring 2026
AiringOshiri Dandy the Young
Yao Shen Ji 10
Summer 2003
AiringMousou Kagaku Series: Wandaba Style - Mix JUICE no Tsukurikata
Spring 2026
Kumarba Season 3
Wo de Wei Xin Tong Longgong
Jueshi Shen Huang
Fall 1996
The☆Doraemons: Mystery X'mas Daisakusen
Xiao Xian Zhi Yao
Winter 2024
NewEnjou Bokumetsu! Mahou Shoujo Aiko
Summer 2026
Fate/Grand Order: Fujimaru Ritsuka wa Wakaranai Season 4
Winter 2026
Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume XX
YooHoo Chingudeul
Summer 2025
NewMusashino! Bonus
You Shou Yan 6th Season
Wo Zai Tianting Shou Feipin
Summer 2024
Nuno Sanpo: Opening Movie-ppoi Anime PV
Man Huang Xian Jie
Fei Ren Zai 3
Jueshi Zhan Hun 2
Jigu-eui Juin-eun Goyang-ida
Spring 2008
Yatterman Specials
minini Animation Series
Honkaku Lemon Anime: -196 (#ichikyuuroku)
Wan Jian Wangzuo
Winter 2019
The Idolm@ster SideM Wake Atte Mini! Specials
Xian Ji Xun Zong
Fudanshi Shoukan: Isekai de Shinjuu ni Hameraremashita 7th Season
Fall 2024
Okaimono Panda! (ONA)
Fall 2025
AiringOshiri Tantei 9 Part 2
Summer 2026
Aware! Meisaku-kun (2026)
Fall 2016
Airing100% Pascal-sensei
Winter 2024
Gasonshi!!: Esper Shoujo to Ninja no Abiko Monogatari
Wu Hun Dalu
Spookiz
Choegang Top Plate
Fall 2025
Dokodemo Makibao: World Tour
Spring 2015
Good Morning!!! Doronjo
Fall 2015
Xuccess Heaven
Fall 2025
AiringAtashin'chi NEXT 2
Princess Catch! Tiniping
Qiyun Dantian: Kaiju Qiandao Zhizun Dantian
Spring 2025
Synapusyu THE MOVIE: Pushu Hoppe Dancing PARTY
Wo, Xiu Xianjie De Gongdi
Zhu Bajie Chi Xigua
Summer 2026
Pie no Mi: Oshi no Mori e Youkoso!
Shi Wang Zhe A? 3
Xiao Ling Mofa Shijie Xiaoyuan Qixiang Qu
Compu Movie
Power Battle Watch Car Season 2
Nasreddin
Manzai Taikouki
Dotori Munhwasenteo
Metal Cardbot S
Summer 2025
Neko Konogoro: Tenka Toitsu-hen
Zhege Nianji Huan Neng Dang Daxia Ma 2nd Season
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Addictive anime anime
What makes an anime "addictive" instead of falling under another category?
The pace that won't let you put it down — the "just one more episode" that turns into three; it can overlap with intriguing or adrenaline-fueled, but the specific criterion here is the hook.
Are these all long series?
It's not about length — there are short addictive titles just as much as huge long-running franchises; the criterion is pace, not episode count.