2010's Best Seinen Anime Series of Every Year

When you look at some of the best decades for seinen anime, the 2010s is a strong contender for the top spot. While the 90s and 2000s had some great years, the 2010s had many amazing series that many fans still watch fondly.

Some years were definitely stronger than others, and some were so jam-packed with quality anime that it was hard to pick just one series. Looking back, these were the best seinen anime each year of the 2010s had to offer.

2010: Working!!

High schooler Souta Takanashi has a fascination for small and cute things. So when pint-sized Popura offers to hire him to work at a family restaurant called Wagnaria, he can't refuse. Now dealing with his eccentric new colleagues and their chaotic activities, Souta's new work life begins.

As far as the chain of life goes, working!! One of the best. It's not often that a series focuses on everyday work life, and it works!! A fun twist that you won't find in other anime. It may not be the most famous series, but the comedy always lands, the cast is fun to follow, and it does a good job of exploring different character relationships.

2011: Kaiji: Against All The Rules

If you are a fan Kakegurui And you have never heard or seen KaijiThen you lose. The series follows Kaiji Ito, a young gambler who finds himself swimming with the sharks when he is forced to board the gambling ship Espoir to pay off a colleague's debt. With more stakes than ever, Kaiji sets out to win it all.

Against all rules 2007's follow-up Kaiji: Ultimate SurvivorKaiji once again meets his fate, this time himself being kidnapped and forced into forced labor. Kaiji once again sets out to make the last gamble to secure his freedom, but with various challenges and temptations on his way, it will not be easy.

2012: Lupine the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine

The Lupine the Third The franchise has been around for decades. With a myriad of anime adaptations and movies released over the years, it's one of the most famous series out there. Anime fans around the world know Lupine, but his friends, especially Fujiko Mine, have become just as recognizable over the years.

As the name suggests, The woman called Fujiko Mine Focuses on the iconic heroine. While Lupine, Daisuke, and Goemon appear throughout the series, Fujiko is the star. The series is visually stunning, and the extra attention paid to Fujiko's character and backstory makes for some of the best overall storytelling in the franchise. It's sometimes darker than the other entries, and that's why it works so well and still stands out after all these years.

2013: Monogatari Series: Second Season

Incredibly dialogue-heavy and often playing on tropes that may turn some anime fans away, monogatari The series may not be for everyone. But if that's something in your wheelhouse, the series offers some of the best visuals, character interactions, and storytelling you'll ever see in an anime.

Divide into six series (Nekomonogatari (White), Kabukimonogatari, Hanamonogatari, Otorimonogatari, Onimonogatariand Koimonogatari), The Monogatari Series: Second Season Continues the story of high school student vampire Koyomi Araragi, focusing on her various interactions with various people in her life and the supernatural events that plague them. It's definitely not everyone's cup of tea, though monogatari The series is a unique genre-bending experience that stands out from the rest.

2014: Mushi-shi: The Next Volume

of 2005 Mushi-shi is an underrated series, which stands out as one of the weirdest anime of the decade that doesn't get the attention it deserves. While the original did very well, the 2014 follow-up, Mushi-shi: The Next VolumeCould be better.

Next section It follows Jinko once again as she helps the people around her get along with the strange supernatural beings known as Mushi. The anthology format makes this an easy series to follow at your own pace, but the realistic atmosphere and well-crafted stories will leave you wanting more after each episode.

2015: One-Punch Man

The last season of A one-punch mananime Might be the most controversial yet, but it doesn't take away from the success of the first season. Season 1 A one-punch man Put the series on the map, setting a standard that fans have since realized hasn't been met.

Saitama's journey to becoming a hero is filled with fun supporting characters, some great-looking villains, and incredibly funny moments that serve as the strong point of the series. While many series with similar setups will be taken seriously, A one-punch man It has fun with its setting, providing solid laughs along with some great action.

2016: March comes like a lion

You won't find many anime about shogi out there. March comes in like a lion Gives you an interesting look at the game, but the real appeal is the well-written characters and their relationships.

The series follows Rei Kiriyama, a young shogi prodigy who, after moving out of his adopted home, becomes reclusive and depressed. Things begin to change when he meets the Kawamoto sisters, Akari, Hinata and Momo. When Akari sets out to draw him out of his shell, Rei struggles to balance the pressures of his professional shogi career while also teaching others how to open up.

2017: Inuyashiki

Inuyashiki It's a great twist on the superhero genre that also mixes in some sci-fi elements. While the anime adaptation is only 11 episodes long, MAPPA's work on the series is top-notch.

58-year-old Ichirou Inuyashiki lives an unfulfilled life, with a family that seems indifferent to his problems and struggles. His life takes a turn for the worse when he learns that he has only a few months to live. Pushed to his breaking point, Inuyashiki runs into a field where he is suddenly engulfed in light. Inuyashiki wakes up to find that his old body has been replaced by a new and improved mechanical one. Thanks to this new lease on life, Inuyashiki sets out to help those in need. But things are not as good as they seem.

2018: Grand Blue Dreaming

Many comedy anime come out every season, but there are some Grand Blue Dreaming It works better than most series. The cast is great, and the series is filled with great laughs to go along with some genuinely beautiful scenes at times.

The series follows new university student Iori Kitahara, who moves into his uncle's scuba diving shop on the Izu Peninsula. When he meets the local diving club, Iori is ready to live his best college life, drinking, partying, and getting up to all kinds of shenanigans.

2019: Kaguya-sama: Love is War

If you are a rom-com fan but tired of the same old formula series Kaguya-sama Definitely an anime you should check out. The series takes place mostly within Shuchin Academy, an elite private school that caters to the children of the rich and famous. Student council president Miyuki Shirogane and vice president Kaguya Shinomiya are the school's top students, and everyone at Shuchin thinks they'd make a good couple. They do the same. The only problem is that both are too proud to admit it. Instead of admitting their feelings directly, both Kaguya and Miyuki began tricking the other into admitting first through various schemes and psychological games.

Love is war Truly living up to its title, every possible confession turns into a strategic chess game between its two leads. The series has a lot of fun with this premise, and while the two are slow to make progress in their relationship, there's enough to keep things interesting as they figure things out.