Action & Adventure's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Action & Adventure? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Action & Adventure titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2019 25 great titles Best: The Chosen
  2. #2 2022 25 great titles Best: Weak Hero
  3. #3 2020 25 great titles Best: The Owl House
  4. #4 2021 25 great titles Best: Arcane
  5. #5 2023 25 great titles Best: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
  6. #6 2018 25 great titles Best: Scissor Seven
  7. #7 2024 25 great titles Best: Solo Leveling
  8. #8 2016 25 great titles Best: My Hero Academia
  9. #9 2015 25 great titles Best: Overlord
  10. #10 2012 25 great titles Best: Gravity Falls
  11. #11 2014 25 great titles Best: The Seven Deadly Sins
  12. #12 2025 25 great titles Best: Gachiakuta
  13. #13 2010 25 great titles Best: Regular Show
  14. #14 2013 25 great titles Best: Rick and Morty
  15. #15 2017 25 great titles Best: Black Clover
  16. #16 2011 25 great titles Best: Hunter x Hunter
  17. #17 2026 25 great titles Best: Teach You a Lesson
  18. #18 2008 25 great titles Best: The Spectacular Spider-Man
  19. #19 2004 25 great titles Best: Bleach
  20. #20 2006 25 great titles Best: The Familiar of Zero
  21. #21 2005 25 great titles Best: Avatar: The Last Airbender
  22. #22 2002 25 great titles Best: Naruto
  23. #23 2009 25 great titles Best: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
  24. #24 2007 25 great titles Best: Naruto Shippūden
  25. #25 1999 25 great titles Best: One Piece
  26. #26 2003 25 great titles Best: Teen Titans
  27. #27 2001 25 great titles Best: Digimon Tamers
  28. #28 1998 25 great titles Best: Cardcaptor Sakura
  29. #29 2000 24 great titles Best: Fighting Spirit
  30. #30 1996 24 great titles Best: Rurouni Kenshin
  31. #31 1997 21 great titles Best: Berserk
  32. #32 1995 20 great titles Best: Xena: Warrior Princess
  33. #33 1994 19 great titles Best: Spider-Man
  34. #34 1985 18 great titles Best: ThunderCats
  35. #35 1986 16 great titles Best: Saint Seiya
  36. #36 1993 17 great titles Best: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  37. #37 1983 14 great titles Best: Dungeons & Dragons
  38. #38 1987 14 great titles Best: Star Trek: The Next Generation
  39. #39 1989 13 great titles Best: Ranma ½
  40. #40 1988 13 great titles Best: The Storyteller