Updated May 12, 2024 by testing

Sometimes, you just want to get away from the lovey-dovey and mushy feelings that an anime gives you because of the overflowing romance it features. Good news is that there is a whole bunch of anime with little to no romance in them. So today, we’ll be talking about those anime that has no romance in them (but they may have a liiiiiiiiittle romance in somewhere in between, hehe). Let’s get going!

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Best Anime That Contain no Romance!

 

25. Magical Girl Madoka Magica

Title	Magical Girl Madoka Magica
Genre	Action, Drama
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Shaft
Premiered	2011
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Madoka Kaname is a happy and cheerful school girl who lives her life peacefully until a cat-like creature named Kyuubey comes into her life. He wants Madoka to sign a  contract with him to fight witches but in return, she’s able to get one of her wishes granted. Madoka also comes across another girl named Homura Akemi who was against the idea of signing a contract with Kyuubey. Madoka’s life is about to change forever and she will never know a peaceful day ever again in her life. 

 

24. Barakamon

Title	Barakamon
Genre	Slice of Life
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Kinema Citrus
Premiered	2014
Duration	22 minutes per episode

Barakamon tells us the story of a talented calligrapher named Seishuu Handa, who ends up punching a judge who was judging one of his works. As a punishment, his father sends him off to live on a faraway island. The island he was sent to had no modern facilities. Seishuu is an arrogant and moody guy who has trouble adjusting to the rural and backward environment of the island. Also, there’s one little girl named Naru who constantly gets on his nerves. Will he be able to live on that island for long?

 

23. Tomodachi Game

Title	Tomodachi Game
Genre	Drama, Psychological
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Okurutu Noboru
Premiered	2022
Duration	22 minutes per episode

Katagiri Yuichi looks like your average high school student but nothing about him is average. He is the kind of guy who values friendship above everything else. However, he’s hiding something sinister. One day, Yuichi and his friends are dragged into a strange debt repayment game named the “Tomodachi Game”. Now, the main motto of the Tomodachi Game is to not doubt one’s friends. But Yuichi’s friends are not strong enough to hold each other’s backs. Will Yuichi be able to keep everyone together or will they go their own ways and become selfish?

 

22. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders

Title	Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
Genre	Action, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	24
Studios	David Production
Premiered	2014
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Jotaro Kujo is a 17-year-old guy who gets himself imprisoned because he believes that he has been possessed by a ghost and he might hurt others if released. Jotaro’s grandfather, the famous Joseph Joestar, explains to him that he’s not possessed by a ghost but is blessed with a “stand” which is a manifestation of one’s fighting spirit. Joseph is able to convince Jotaro to leave the cell. After a while, a stand stirs up  inside Holly, and threatens to devour her in 50 days. Joseph, Jotaro, and their friends must find out the vampire who is causing all of this and kill him before it’s too late. They’re going to be facing a lot of challenges along the way. 

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21. Death Parade

Title	Death Parade
Genre	Drama, Supernatural
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Madhouse
Premiered	2015
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Death Parade takes us to a place that’s neither hell nor heaven. It’s the kind of place iftwo soulsdie together, they are given another chance at life. However, they must win the challenge before they could be resurrected again. That place is named Quindecim and Decim is a bartender in charge of it. He makes the souls play weird games that will bring their true nature to light. He had been deciding the fates of all the people but there was one girl he cannot seem to decide the fate of. What will become of this woman who has been branded as an irregular?

 

20. Made in Abyss

Title	Made in Abyss
Genre	Drama, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	13
Studios	Kinema Citrus
Premiered	2017
Duration	23 minutes per episode

We’re told the story of a young girl named Riko who wishes to explore the abyss which is full of dangers and wonders. Not a lot of people have returned from there. Riko’s own mother was unable to come back. This gave Riko another push to go inside the Abyss. One day, Riko comes across a robot boy who appeared to have come from the Abyss. She decides to go into the Abyss with the boy. Will she be able to come back or will she be another victim of the Abyss?

 

19. Dororo

Title	Dororo
Genre	Action, Fantasy
Type	TV
Episodes	24
Studios	MAPPA
Premiered	2019
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Lord Daigo sells his newborn son to the demons because they would make his country flourish. Hyakkimaru, the son, was supposed to be discarded by somehow surviving. He was given prosthetics by a kind doctor who took him in and took care of him. Now, Hyakkimaru will take revenge on every single demon who took his body parts. However, his mission is not going to be an easy one. 

 

18. Vinland Saga

Title	Vinland Saga
Genre	Action, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	24
Studios	Wit Studios
Premiered	2019
Duration	23 minutes per episode

One of the Viking’s greatest warriors were wrongfully killed at the hands of Askeladd and his bands of mercenaries. His son, Thorfinn, decides to follow Askeladd and joins his band, hoping to attack and kill him one day. He spent his entire childhood on the battlefield and grew dark and depressed. Will he be able to exact his revenge on Askeladd?

 

17. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Title	Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Genre	Action, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	51
Studios	Bones
Premiered	2003
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Two brothers named Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric defy the rules of alchemy in order to bring their mother back to life. However, they paid a heavy price while trying to do that. Edward lost one of his legs while Alphonse lost his entire body. In order to save Alphonse, Edward sacrificed one of his arms and trapped his brother’s soul inside a metal armor. Now, both brothers are going to find a way to get their limbs back. 

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16. Mob Psycho 100

Title	Mob Psycho 100
Genre	Action, Comedy
Type	TV
Episodes	10
Studios	Bones
Premiered	2016
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Kageyama Shigeo aka Mob is a powerful esper but has trouble socializing and expressing himself. He knows how powerful he is but doesn’t use his powers for his own good. He keeps his ESP low because when his emotions reach 100%, he can’t control himself and there’s destruction everywhere. His life can’t get more complicated as he’s surrounded by evil spirits and fake espers. 

 

15. Demon Slayer

Title	Demon Slayer
Genre	Action, Fantasy
Type	TV
Episodes	26
Studios	ufotable
Premiered	2019
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Tanjiro Kamado shoulders his family’s responsibility as the eldest son ever since his father died. One day, he’s out of town for some work but when he comes back, he finds his family slaughtered by a demon named Muzan Kibutsuji. Only one of his sisters is left to live but she lives as a half-demon. She does suppress her urge to eat humans because she has retained some of her humanity. Now, Tanjiro is ready to go on a  journey to find out his sister’s cure and also eliminate all the demons from the face of the Earth. 

 

14. Attack on Titan

Title	Attack on Titan
Genre	Action, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	86
Studios	Wit Studio
Premiered	2013

Humanity has been forced to live inside the walls because of the flesh-eating titans that appeared out of nowhere. One day, a massive titan appeared and kicked a hole inside one of the walls, letting the titans in. The titans started destroying things and eating people. One of the victims of titans was Eren Jaeger’s mother who got eaten in front of his son. Eren was traumatized by this event but pulled himself up. He decided to join the Survey Corps and put an end to all the titans. Eren wished to see the world beyond walls as well and for that, he must leave his comfort zone. 

 

13. Goblin Slayer

Title	Goblin Slayer
Genre	Action, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	White Fox
Premiered	2018
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Goblin Slayer is a story of a priestess who had just joined an adventure party. She’s excited to go on her first mission with her fellow adventurers. However, her excitement soon turns to horror when a bunch of goblins start torturing her fellow adventurers and killed them brutally. Just when it was her turn to get tortured to death, she was saved by a man in a metal armor. He called himself the Goblin Slayer. The priestess creates a new party with him and a bunch of other people. 

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12. Death Note

Title	Death Note
Genre	Mystery
Type	TV
Episodes	37
Studios	Madhouse
Premiered	2006
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Ryuk, the god of death, drops his “Death Note” into the human world for the sake of his own entertainment. Light Yagami comes across this book and starts using it to kill evil people. However, he has a twisted sense of justice and ends up killing a bunch of innocent people using his deadly book. L is a mastermind detective who gets to know about Light and his wrongdoings. He wants to catch Light red-handed. But Light is not someone to be underestimated. Their battle of wits will result in someone’s death, no less.

 

11. So I’m a Spider, So What?

Title	So, I’m a Spider So What
Genre	Action, Fantasy
Type	TV
Episodes	24
Studios	Millepensee
Premiered	2021
Duration	23 minutes per episode

The protagonist of this anime was reincarnated as a spider in a fantasy world. She was in a dungeon full of monsters and other creatures when she opened her eyes. She had nothing but her knowledge and her spider senses with her. And she’ll use only these to get stronger and to survive. 

 

10. Reincarnated as a Sword

Title	Reincarnated as a Sword
Genre	Action, Fantasy
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	C2C
Premiered	2022
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Our protagonist in this anime got reincarnated as a sentient weapon, a sword, in a fantasy world. Initially, he was super confused. But he soon got the hang of it and started slaying powerful monsters in order to improve his stats and learn new skills. One day, he came across a beast girl who was being mistreated by her master. Then suddenly, a huge monster attacked them. Our protagonist decided to help her and told her to equip him. She was able to fend off the monster using him. She grew fond of our protagonist and named him “Teacher”, while our Teacher named her Fran. That’s where their journey full of adventures and unknown dangers begins.

 

9. Sk8 the Infinity

Title	Sk8 the Infinity
Genre	Sports
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Bones
Premiered	2021
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Reki is a high school student who is obsessed with street skating. He takes part in a secret underground skating competition where all the skaters come and skate with each other. The skating competition is held by a highly eccentric man named “Adam” who is actually an influential person in the real world. Langa is a transfer student in Reki’s class who is skilled at skating naturally. Now, Reiki wants him to compete in the skating competition and that’s when the two start training for it. 

 

8. Kuroko no Basket

Title	Kuroko’s Basketball
Genre	Sports
Type	TV
Episodes	25
Studios	Production I.G
Premiered	2012
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Kuroko no Basket introduces us to the “Generation of Miracles” that are a group of basketball prodigies. They’re 5 in number but there’s also a 6th “phantom” one that the other 5 highly respect. His name is Kuroko. We’re introduced to Taiga Kagami who just returned from America. He comes across Kuroko and finds out that he’s not so special. He’s actually bad at basketball. But his plainness it’s what lets him roll the ball around in the court without anyone noticing him. Kuroko has one goal, he wants to defeat all the members of the Generation of Miracles and for that, he needs Kagami’s help. 

 

7. Blue Lock

Title	Blue Lock
Genre	Sports
Type	TV
Episodes	24
Studios	8bit
Premiered	2022
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Ego is a part of the Football Association that wants to create the best striker in Japan. For that, a bunch of strokers from different teams are grouped together and are supposed to compete with each other to reach the top. This is a battle of wits as well as skills. Ego has his eyes on a few players but will they be able to impress him with their skills?

 

6. Psycho-Pass

Title	Psycho-Pass
Genre	Action, Sci-Fi
Type	TV
Episodes	22
Studios	Production I.G
Premiered	2012
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Psycho-Pass is set in a dystopia of the Sybil System’s governance of Japan. That system dictates everything about an individual. Akane Tsumenori is a police woman who keeps the criminals at bay. However, some of these criminals are turned into Enforcers that help the police in giving insight into a criminal’s mind. Akane is warned not to get too close to them. Akane doesn’t pay heed to this warning and is up for fighting for justice with the help of her Enforcers. 

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5. Bungou Stray Dogs

Title	Bungou Stray Dogs
Genre	Action, Mystery
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Bones
Premiered	2016
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Nakajima Atsushi is an orphan who has been kicked out of his orphanage and is on the verge of death. Just then, he meets two strange men. One of them named Dazai Osamu tried to drown himself in broad daylight just for the thrill of it. The other one named Kunikida Doppo was just flipping through his notepad nervously. It is revealed that the two men are a part of the Armed Detective Agency that deals with the kind of cases even the military cannot handle. Atsushi ends up accompanying them on their missions and gets amazed by each one of them. 

 

4. Black Lagoon

Title	Black Lagoon
Genre	Action
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Madhouse
Premiered	2006
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Rokura Okajima is an average salaryman who was carrying some documents for his company but the ship he’s traveling on is attacked by a band of pirates. The pirates kidnap him but his employer is more concerned about the document he’s carrying than his own life. Rokura decides to join the band of pirates and they name him “Rock”. He initially struggles to get along with them but then adjusts himself and now, he’s all set for exciting adventures. 

 

3. Hunter x Hunter

Title	Hunter x Hunter
Genre	Action, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	148
Studios	Madhouse
Premiered	2011
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Gon Freecs wants to be a Hunter. A Hunter has many benefits. They have lands and riches that normal people don’t have. Gon also wants to look for his missing father after becoming a hunter. In order to become a hunter, Gon must take part in the deadly Hunter Exam. He befriends Kurapika, Leorio and Killua along the way. But there’s someone who’s standing in their way to success, Hisoka. How will Gon and his friends reach their goal with someone like Hisoka standing in their way. 

 

2. One Punch Man

Title	One Punch Man
Genre	Action, Comedy
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Madhouse
Premiered	2015
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Saitama is an overpowered lad who is able to take out anyone in front of him by only a punch. Now he’s bored with his life. He doesn’t get the thrill of fighting anymore. One day, a cyborg named Genos comes to him and asks him to take him in as his disciple. Saitama agrees. Genos also tells Saitama that they should enroll themselves as professional heroes because they have what it takes. Saitama joins the Hero Association in hopes of fighting an opponent stronger than him. 

 

1. Jujutsu Kaisen

Title	Jujutsu Kaisen
Genre	Action, Fantasy
Type	TV
Episodes	24
Studios	MAPPA
Premiered	2020
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Yuuji Itadori has joined the occult club of his school. One day, his club members come across a cursed object that lands them in danger. Itadori ends up eating a cursed object that happens to be one of Sukuna’s fingers and it lets Sukuna, a demon, take over his body. When Gojou Satoru gets to know about it, he takes him to the Tokyo Metropolitan High to train to become a Jujutsu Sorcerer. Many challenges await ahead for Itadori as he trains to become a Jujutsu Sorcerer. 

 

Conclusion

That was it for our list of some of the best anime that has little to no romance. Comment down below your favorite anime without romance and also the anime that we might have missed in this list. We’ll come up with more recommendation blogs. See you at the next one, guys!