Intense Fights and Epic Battles! It is the reasons to be exciting to action anime. From most popular series like Naruto, Bleach to seasonal series like Kill la Kill and Black Lagoon are some of the best shows out there.
In 2023, we witness the return of most anticipated action anime in 2023 like Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, and more new action anime series released in 2023.
You may want to know top action anime released in 2023. Well, here it's the top list of action anime in 2023.
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1. Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 3
The rumbling continues in the final season part 3. The part 2 ended with cliffhanger and come with part 3 announcement. The anime now covered the events of the manga 130th chapter, and thats means only nine manga's chapters left to be adapted to anime. With less material from the manga, instead a film, the part 3 will adapted to the tv anime format just like the previous season.
In achieving his goal of bringing the peace to the Paradise Island, Eren turned into villain and wanted to destroy all human outside the island. He believe Rumbling is necessary to end the cycle of hate in the world. His friend can't accept this kind of action even if it for them, the people of Paradise Island to survive and lead them to kill the Yeagerist which is their comrades. Now, all of his friends turning against him to prevent the rumbling.
In the final episode of Final Season Part 2, it's shown that Eren has arrived in near continent's coast and destroyed Global Allied Fleet army. The last and said to be conclusion, Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 3 - Kanketsu-hen will premiere somewhen in 2023.
Release Date: 2023
Studio: MAPPA
Source: Manga
Genres: Action, Drama, Military, Survival, Shounen
Recommendation: Top 10 Best Shounen Anime
2. Jujutsu Kaisen (TV) 2nd Season
After Yuji, Megumi, Nobara, Maki and Panda classified as Grade 1 Sorcerers in recommended by Mei and Aoi, the story of them and their cursed energy continues in season 2. The second season set to released in 2023.
Release Date: 2023
Studio: ?
Source: Manga
Genres: Action, Fantasy, School, Shounen
3. FLCL: Grunge & FLCL: Shoegaze
After FLCL, and two sequels FLCL Alternative and FLCL Progressive, the original mecha anime will back with two new projects – FLCL: Grunge from Montblanc, FLCL: Shoegaze from Production I.G X NUT. Both series will premiere in 2023.
Release Date: 2023
Studio: MontBlanc Pictures (FLCL Grunge) / Production I.G, Nut (FLCL: Shoegaze)
Source: Original
Genres: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Mecha, Parody
4. Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire
Adapted from Hayaken's Light novel the same title, follow about Inglis, a Hero-King who wish to live again as warrior but instead reborn as a girl in noble family. At her 6, she found it impossible to start her knighthood after getting rejected. But she's still sets out to be the most extraordinary lady squire to master the blade.
Her action will hit the screen in Winter 2023.
Release Date: January 2023 (Winter 2023)
Studio: Studio Comet
Source: Light Novel
Genres: Action, Fantasy
5. The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki Northern War
Brand-new story set on the western part of the Zemurian continent featured in the games and centers around Rean Schwarzer, a professor at Thorst Military Academy in Erebonian Empire.
The Legend of Heroes is a role-playing games developed by Nihon Falcom. The game first release was back in 1989 as part of Dragon Slayer titled Dragon Slayer: Legend of Heroes before introduced a completely new world and new story for their next game. The latest release was The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki in 2021. The anime adapted from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel game series.
Release Date: 2023
Studio: ?
Source: Game
Genre: Action
6. The Legendary Hero Is Dead!
This is the story about the hero getting killed by a perverted farmer who dreams become a hero. A manga by Subaruichi titled The Legendary Hero is Dead! getting anime adaptation in 2023.
Follow Touka, an ordinary perverted farmer live in the Cheza Village. He is dreaming to become hero and getting hero while the real hero, Shion, battling the demon. Shion as the legendary hero, sealed off the Hell's Gate that demon lord used to invade the human realm.
Unfortunately, the seal was incomplete and begun weaken. This lead Touka to dig pitfalls to defend against the demons. On other hand, Shion, on his way to reseal the Gate having fallen into pitfalls Touka dug and dead. Touka, Anri - a necromancer, and Touka's childhood friend Yuna together set out to try to save the world.
Release Date: 2023
Studio: LIDENFILMS
Source: Manga
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Ecchi
7. The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World
The most powerful soldier everyone known, the Iceblade Magician, who led the country victory three years ago ready to have a normal life, something he never had. No one actually know his identity and real name - Ray White -. He enrolls Arnold Academy and hiding his identity as the Iceblade Magician.
Ostracized for being a commoner, Ray befriends the prideful yet kind Amelia Rose, the muscle-brained Evy Armstrong, and the shy and bookish Elisa. Now, he must protect his newfound friends and will do whatever it takes, even if it means confroting his past.
The The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World anime will premiere in the January 2023.
Release Date: January 2023 (Winter 2023)
Studio: ?
Source: Light Novel
Genres: Action, Fantasy, School
8. TRIGUN STAMPEDE
New Trigun anime. The anime follow Vash the Stampede, a gunman who earned a bounty of $$60 billion after accidentally destroying a city with his supernatural powers. However, due to retrograde amnesia, he can't remember it and only able to recall fragments of the destroyed city. His bounty also make it difficult for him to go and stay on any place because of bounty hunter chasing him. This also make the town he visit ends up destroyed, though no one ever gets killed.
This is about an adventurous story filled with action of Vash, travelling on the planets with two insurance agents following him in order to avoid more damages caused by Vash, Meryl and Milly.
Release Date: 2023
Studio: Orange
Source: Manga
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
9. Solo Leveling
Well, yeah. The most hyped upcoming webtoon anime adaptation in 2023. Solo Leveling follow a weak low-ranked hunter named Jinwoo Sung and he is even known as the weakest hunter. No money, no abilities and no other job, he decided to take an opportunity he get when he and his party finds a hidden dungeon.
But, it's turned out different from what he was expected. When he runs into hidden high-rank dungeons within low-rank dungeon, he gets fatally injured, and a mysterious quest appears. On the verge of death, Jinwoo decides to accept the quest and starts leveling up, while the other aren't.
Release Date: 2023
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Source: Web Manga
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
10. Chained Soldier
An action fantasy in the world where demonic gate has unleashed monsters in various parts of Japan. Those monsters known as Shuuki and begin attacking the inhabitants of the Earth. There is a special peach tree inside these portals that can give special powers whoever consumed it, but only to women and it's leading to a matriarchal society.
The story will begins when a boy named Yuuki Wakura meets Uzen Kyouka who suddenly get lost at the entrance of a demon city. He then meets Uzen Kyouka, a beautiful girl who gained the power of the peach and the leader of the 7th Anti-Demon Squad. She orders him to become her slave which accepted by Yuuka and turning him into her slave, in order to defeat Shuuki. Later, Yuuki decides to join the squad as support to Kyouka to fighting the Shuuki and discovering the mystery behind Mato.
Release Date: 2023
Studio: Seven Arcs
Source: Manga
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Supernatural, Harem, Ecchi
Recommendation: Best Action Fantasy Anime
