What is this genre all about? Shows that are produced outside of East Asia, but are influenced by east asian animation, themes, and culture. Usually has an animation style similar to anime, or contains themes commonly found in anime.
We present you the list of Anime Influenced anime you should watch right now.
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Top 20 Anime Influenced anime you should watch right now. [2026 List]
- 20. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 3: Fire
- 19. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2: Earth
- 18. Arcane Season 2
- 17. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: Water
- 16. LEGO ONE PIECE
- 15. Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
- 14. Arcane
- 13. Devil May Cry Season 2
- 12. The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4
- 11. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
- 10. My Adventures with Superman Season 3
- 9. Gravity Falls Season 2
- 8. Castlevania
- 7. The Mighty Nein
- 6. The Boondocks
- 5. The Legend of Korra Book 1: Air
- 4. Blue Eye Samurai
- 3. X-Men '97 Season 2
- 2. Voltron: Legendary Defender
- 1. Amphibia Season Two
20. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 3: Fire
Third and final season focuses on Aang's quest to defeat the tyrannical Fire Lord. In the season's beginning, Aang and his friends Sokka, Katara, and Toph are traveling through the Fire Nation, conjuring a plan for invading the Fire Nation and looking for a teacher to teach Aang Firebending. Time is against our heroes as Sozin's Comet fast approaches...
Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 3: Fire has finished airing and it has 21 Episodes. It is also Known as: Avatar: The Last Airbender
19. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2: Earth
Aang and his friends Katara and Sokka are on a quest to find an Earthbending teacher. After finding important information concerning the war with the Fire Nation, their journey leads to Ba Sing Se, the capital of the Earth Kingdom, where they uncover great internal government corruption.
Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2: Earth has finished airing and it has 20 Episodes. It is also Known as: Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2: Earth
18. Arcane Season 2
The second and final season of Arcane.
Jinx’s attack on the Council sets the stage for a dire escalation of the conflict between Piltover and Zaun.
Arcane Season 2 has finished airing and it has 9 Episodes. It is also Known as: 『アーケイン』シーズン2, Arcane: League of Legends Season 2
17. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: Water
Aang and his friends Katara and Sokka journey to the North Pole to find a Waterbending master to teach Aang and Katara. The Fire Nation is waging a seemingly endless war against the Earth Kingdom and the Water Tribes. Aang, the current Avatar, must master the four elements (Air, Water, Earth, and Fire) to end the war.
Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: Water has finished airing and it has 20 Episodes. It is also Known as: Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: Water
16. LEGO ONE PIECE
Follow along as Usopp, the Straw Hats’ most reliably unreliable narrator, regales the newest and cutest recruit, the reindeer-boy hybrid Tony Tony Chopper, with the group’s epic exploits across the East Blue and into the legendary Grand Line.
LEGO ONE PIECE has finished airing and it has 2 Episodes. It is also Known as: Captain Usopp the Brave & the Straw Hat
15. Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
In the years since the defeat of Fire Lord Ozai, Aang, the world's last Airbender, discovers a surviving airbender named Tagah and learns of a powerful staff that could restore his culture. With the help of his friends, he joins Tagah on a global quest to find it before a group known as the Denied can claim it and threaten the fragile peace they fought to achieve.
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, Aang: The Last Airbender, Avatar: Aang - The Last Airbender
14. Arcane
Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.
Arcane has finished airing and it has 9 Episodes. It is also Known as: 『アーケイン』, Arcane: League of Legends
13. Devil May Cry Season 2
The second season of the Netflix Devil May Cry series.
A war between worlds ignites as Dante confronts his own devils and must battle the only force that mirrors his own: his estranged twin brother, Vergil.
Devil May Cry Season 2 has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: デビル メイ クライ 2, Devil May Cry Season 2
12. The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4
A year after the Chroma Conclave, Vox Machina has separated, searching for love, family, and purpose. But as always, the call of adventure is a breath away. When a long-slumbering evil awakens to threaten the realm, they must reunite to take on an epic foe.
The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4
11. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
After getting bitten by a radioactive spider, Brooklyn teen Miles Morales gets a crash course in web-slinging from his alternate-dimension counterparts.
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
10. My Adventures with Superman Season 3
The third season of My Adventures with Superman
My Adventures with Superman Season 3 has finished airing and it has 10 Episodes. It is also Known as: アドベンチャー・ウィズ・スーパーマン 3, My Adventures with Superman Season 3
9. Gravity Falls Season 2
Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.
Gravity Falls Season 2 has finished airing and it has 20 Episodes. It is also Known as: Gravity Falls Season 2
8. Castlevania
The last surviving member of a disgraced clan fights to save Eastern Europe from Dracula. Inspired by the classic video game series.
Castlevania has finished airing and it has 4 Episodes. It is also Known as: Akumajou Dracula: Castlevania, 悪魔城ドラキュラ -キャッスルヴァニア-, Castlevania
7. The Mighty Nein
When a powerful arcane relic known as The Beacon falls into dangerous hands, a group of fugitives and outcasts, bound by secrets and scars, must learn to work together to save the realm and stop reality itself from unraveling.
The Mighty Nein has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: The Mighty Nein
6. The Boondocks
Based on the original comic strip Boondocks, Two young brothers (Huey and Riley) move away from their birth city to live with their irascible grandfather out in the suburbs. With one brother being socially and politically motivated and the younger brother a stereotypical black youth who likes rap music and its culture. Socio-political commentary ensues when they meet a whole cast of crazy exaggerated characters set in a mainly white middle upper class neighbourhood.
has finished airing and it has 55 Episodes. It is also Known as: The Boondocks
5. The Legend of Korra Book 1: Air
Taking place 70 years after the events of "Avatar: The Last Airbender," this story follows the adventures of the Avatar after Aang - a passionate, rebellious, and fearless teenage girl from the Southern Water Tribe named Korra. With three of the four elements under her belt (Earth, Water, and Fire), Korra seeks to master the final element, Air. Her quest leads her to the epicenter of the modern "Avatar" world, Republic City - a metropolis that is fueled by steampunk technology. It is a virtual melting pot where benders and non-benders from all nations live and thrive. However, Korra discovers that Republic City is plagued by crime as well as a growing anti-bending revolution that threatens to rip it apart. Under the tutelage of Aang's son, Tenzin, Korra begins her airbending training while dealing with the dangers at large.
The Legend of Korra Book 1: Air has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: Avatar: The Legend of Korra - Book One: Air
4. Blue Eye Samurai
Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.
Blue Eye Samurai has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: ブルーアイ・サムライ, Blue Eye Samurai
3. X-Men '97 Season 2
The second season of X-Men '97
The story continues with the heroic mutant team of X-Men, divided and thrown across different eras in time as they struggle to navigate their return home. Meanwhile, back in the 1990s, suspicious foes and new strains of mutant intolerance are on the rise in the wake of the X-Men’s absence.
X-Men '97 Season 2 has finished airing and it has 9 Episodes. It is also Known as: X-Force '97
2. Voltron: Legendary Defender
Legendary Defender centers on five Earth teenagers — Keith, Lance, Hunk, Pidge and Shiro — who are thrown into the middle of an intergalactic battle and become the last line of defense for Arus and other planets against an evil alien force led by King Zarkon.
Note: The first episode is 68 minutes long and the rest of the episodes are 23 minutes long.
Voltron: Legendary Defender has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: Voltron: Legendary Defender
1. Amphibia Season Two
Second season of Amphibia
Amphibia Season Two has finished airing and it has 20 Episodes. It is also Known as: Amphibia Season Two
