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The Best of 2023 Anime From brand new shows to exciting manga releases, it's an incredible year for anime fans! Help us rank everything surrounding 2023 anime, including the best series from each season, the best opening songs, and more.

# The Best Shonen Anime Of 2023, Ranked

Anna Lindwasser

Updated July 3, 202448.6K views18 items

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Vote up your favorite shonen anime of 2023.

There's this persistent opinion that the greats of shonen anime all came out a long time ago. While shows like One Piece and Hunter x Hunter are awesome, there's plenty of new shonen anime that's also worth watching. With that in mind, we're counting down some of the top shonen of 2023.

Looking for a melancholy vibe? You might want to watch Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Hoping for some humor? Mashle: Magic and Muscles might be just the vibe you're looking for. Want a sequel to a beloved old favorite? Bleach has finally updated with the Thousand-Year Blood War Arc.

What's your favorite shonen anime from 2023?

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## Jujutsu Kaisen (Season 2)

Jujutsu Kaisen (Season 2)

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  - Jujutsu Kaisen
  - MAPPA

Release Date: July 6

When Yuji Itadori's school is attacked by a Curse, he swallows an ancient artifact that leads to him housing one of the most dangerous Curses in history in his body. He could have been executed, but Jujutsu High School teacher Satoru Gojo insists on training him to become a Sorcerer who fights Curses too.

Season 2 focuses on Gojo's past, and then flashes forward to one of the most dangerous threats that the Sorcerers have ever faced.

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1,972 votes

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## Hell's Paradise

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  - Hell's Paradise
  - MAPPA

Release Date: April 1

Gabimaru is an elite ninja who is slated for execution. He's convinced himself that he doesn't care what happens to him, but something in him clearly wants to live, because he foils every attempt to take his life. His real motivation is that he wants to make it home to his wife.

Sagiri, an executioner who finds him intriguing, volunteers him for a mission: go with a group of prisoners to a mysterious island and bring the secret to immortality back to the emperor. If he succeeds, he'll be pardoned - but if he fails, he'll lose his life.

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1,512 votes

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## Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Swordsmith Village Arc)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Swordsmith Village Arc)

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  - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
  - ufotable

Release Date: April 9

What appears to be a simple excursion to the Swordsmith Village to pick up Tanjiro's repaired sword turns into an all-out brawl between humans and demons. The big bad of this arc is Hantengu, a seemingly pathetic Upper Moon who can divide his body into multiple bodies with different powers and representative emotions.

Not only does this arc showcase a pretty awesome fight, it also delves into Muichiro and Mitsuri's backstories.

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1,634 votes

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## Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (Season 2)

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  - Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
  - Pierrot

Release Date: July 8

After a decade-long wait, the final arc of Bleach is finally being animated. Ichigo Kurosaki has gotten used to protecting Karakura Town from Hollows, but he's about to face a much more dangerous threat - an ancient terror named Yhwach who seeks to pit Soul Reapers and Quincys against each other, and to destroy both the human realm and Soul Society.

Stopping him will be the hardest thing that Ichigo has ever done, but he's determined to try.

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1,246 votes

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## Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

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  - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
  - Madhouse

Release Date: September 29

After defeating the Demon King, mage Frieren, hero Himmel, priest Heiter, and warrior Eisen have one last celebration and then go their separate ways. Because Frieren is an elf with an extremely long lifespan, she doesn't entirely understand how humans age. So when she finally sees her friends again, they're all elderly and on the verge of passing away.

Frieren is filled with regret for not taking the time to properly get to know these humans before she loses them. But she gets another chance to get it right in the form of a new apprentice named Fern.

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905 votes

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## Mashle: Magic and Muscles

Release Date: April 8

If your favorite character in Naruto is Rock Lee, you need to watch this show.

In Mash Burnedead's world, pretty much everyone has magical powers that are identified by cracks in their skin. Not having powers is a huge deal, since the government has gone out of its way to try and breed non-magic users out of the population.

Mash doesn't have powers, but he ends up having to pretend that he does and enroll in a magic school in order to protect his grandfather. He manages this by being so strong that his physical feats seem magical.

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934 votes

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