Fighting anime should entertain audiences with thrilling battles. A battle that drives us wild, pumps our blood and adrenaline, and captures the spirit of the characters we've seen is what we've come to expect from fighting anime.

A great fight can involve hand-to-hand combat, swords, superpower ability, or a combination of all, with different fighting styles and techniques.

2. Beelzebub

 

A delinquent Tatsumi Oga found a baby who turned out to be the son of the great demon king.

He chose to raise the baby, along with the baby's maid, Hilda. The story will follow his life raising the baby while enrolled at Ishiyama High, a school for delinquents.

Beelzebub is an action comedy about the strongest delinquent who raises the baby of the “next demon lord”.

It is served with an average story but still enjoyable to watch, especially the comedy which makes you laugh a lot.

It also features supernatural elements, demons, and conflicts between them. Not to mention that Ishiyama High is also a place for delinquents to fight each other, including the girls.

Release date: January 9, 2011
Studio: Pierrot+

School fighting anime

3. Boku no Hero Academia

 

Set in a world where 80% of the human population have Quirks, a superpower ability, which occurs in children under the age of four.

Izuku Midoriya, a boy who lacks individuality, in a world where most of the population has individuality, dreams of becoming a hero.

Having All Might, the world's greatest hero, as an idol and motivation didn't stop his dream of becoming a hero, despite being a boy without superpowers.

His passion and desire is enough for All Might to pass on his quirk called “One For All” to Izuku, thus beginning his path to becoming a hero by enrolling at Yuei Academy.

A great next-generation shounen anime that you should watch, especially if you enjoy superhero-themed anime. A superhero anime with a great plot and character development. Definitely a perfect anime for new anime fans.

Release date: April 3, 2016
Studio: BONES

4. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

 

Set in 2095, where magic exists and is practiced as a strict discipline, it follows brother and sister Tatsuya and Miyuki as they enroll at First Magic High School, which segregates its students based on magical ability.

Miyuki enters the first course and is seen as one of the top students, while his older brother is demoted to the second course and considered magically incompetent.

However, Tatsuya is seen as unremarkable due to his technical knowledge, combat skills, and unique magical techniques. Good story, good characters. A generally good superpower anime, where the main character is so OP, but still worth a try.

Release date: April 6, 2014
Studio: Madhouse

5. Medaka Box

 

Follow a perfect honor student Medaka Kurokami started a suggestion box where they can help all students with any problem.

Medaka herself is the first freshman student to be elected student council president with 98% of the votes.

Along with his childhood friend Zenkichi Hitoyoshi and other members of the student council, they receive these suggestions in the suggestion box in an unconventional way.

This is where they begin to learn about the Flask Plan, a project to forcibly experiment on regular students, called Normals, and transform them into superhumans called Abnormals.

Release date: April 5, 2012
Studio: Gainax

Gang fighting anime

6. Durara

 

Ikebukuro, a place where violent and mysterious events occur every day. A boy named Mikado Ryuugamine moves to Ikebukuro and expresses his excitement for life in the big city, reuniting with his childhood friend, Masaomi Kida.

In this city, Masaomi warns Mikado not to get involved with dangerous people, including the mysterious gang "The Dollars." A local legend has also become the talk of the town: the Black Knight who rides through Ikebukuro and is rumored to have no head under his helmet, similar to the Dullahan of Irish mythology.

Durarara is definitely a recommended anime that you should try if you haven't already. Random acts of violence occur throughout the city, and all the "main characters" are involved.

It's told from the perspective of eleven main characters in each episode, and a narrator will offer their take on the current situation. At first, you might feel bored, but if you keep watching, you'll find it incredible, like a hidden treasure.

Release date: January 8, 2010
Studio: Brain's Base

Street fighting anime

7. Air Gear

 

Fighting, but in the air, as you pilot the Air Treck, a self-propelled sneaker equipped with powerful suspension, air damping systems and ultra-small in-wheel motors.

Air Gear follows Minami Itsuki, a high school boy who begins his journey into the world of Air Gear street fighting and racing. As time goes by, he becomes involved and participates in more fights, developing his own gang and gaining more territory.

A unique combination of street fighting and sports, Air Gear also delivered a good story, drama, and comedy. Basically, an anime you'd never expect to be so good, but it ended up being a good and enjoyable one.

Release date: April 4, 2006
Studio: Toei Animation

Girls Fighting in Anime

8. Air Master

 

Air Master is actually a street fighting anime starring a tall high school girl named Aikawa Maki. She's known as Air Master on the streets because of her ability to fly through the air while defeating her opponent.

This is a story about her finding and challenging stronger opponents to reach the highest level of street fighting.

Release date: April 2, 2003
Studio: Toei Animation

9. Kill la Kill

 

Set at Honnouji Academy, led by Satsuki Kiryuin as the student council president, Goku Uniforms, a special student outfit constructed with Life Fibers, grants the wearer superhuman abilities.

The school and the city are also organized into a stratified class structure. The higher their rank, the more powerful Goku uniforms they can obtain. This, in turn, affects the social status of the student's family.

Kill la Kill follows a vagrant transfer student named Ryukoi Matoi, armed with a scissor-like longsword that can cut through Goku's uniforms. She's moved to the city to find her father's killer and bring him to Honnouji Academy.

At this militaristic school, she will attempt to challenge Satsuki Kiryuin and her Elite Four along with Senketsu, a Life Fiber sailor uniform that enhances her abilities while transforming.

100% Action. 100% Fighting. Maybe not, there will be some ecchi and comedy. A fighting anime where the characters wear special uniforms to fight and show off their power. The animation is so good and full of emotion that it will get your adrenaline pumping. Kill la Kill is definitely a must-watch fighting anime.

Release date: October 4, 2013
Studio: Trigger

10. Kenka Bancho Otome -Girl Beats Boys-

 

Basically, an anime about a student enrolling in an all-boys school and switching places with her older twin brother. Hikaru and Hinako are twins who have been separated for a long time, with Hinako unaware of her twin brother and living as an orphan until now.

As the son of the powerful Yakuza family, Hikaru is forced to rise to the top of Shishiku Academy, the toughest delinquent school for boys. For some reason, he asks Hinako to switch with him, hide his identity, and fight to lead the school. Please remember that Kenka Bancho Otome is a shoujo anime rather than an action anime, but it's still worth mentioning.

Release date: April 12, 2017
Studios: A-Real, Project No. 9