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Ranking: The top 30 best anime with monsters according to fans


Anime about monsters combine fantasy, horror and adventure with exciting fights and complex characters. The focus is on creatures such as demons, ghouls, vampires or huge beasts. This ranking shows which titles are particularly popular with fans.

Fan favorites

A live poll has been running for some time on the English-language website Ranker.com, where fans from all over the world can vote on which anime with monsters they like best.

We looked at the current interim results on May 5, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. and of course we don’t want to withhold them from you. As usual, you can find the top 30 rankings below these lines.

What do you think of the fans’ opinion? Is a title missing or can one be deleted? Please let us know in the comments!

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RANKING

30. Kemono Jihen

29. Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh

28. Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions

27. Fireforce

26. Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke

25. The Monster Girls

24. Dororo

23. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

22. Delicious in Dungeons

21. The Rising of the Shield Hero
The Rising of the Shield Hero

20. Tokyo Ghoul

19. Rosario + Vampires

18. Noragami

17. Hell’s Paradise
Hell's Paradise

16. Elfen Lied

15. High School DxD

14. Goblin Slayer

13. Chainsaw Man

12. Hellsing

11. Parasyte

10. Solo Leveling
Solo leveling

9. Pokémon
Pokémon

8. Claymore

7. Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisen

6. Bleach
Bleach

5. Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan

4. Berserk
Berserk

3. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

2. Kaiju No. 8
Kaiju No. 8

1. Demon Slayer
Demon Slayer

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