Top 10 Best Martial Arts Anime Series Recommendations

Having watched plenty of fighting anime, I thought I would create a list of martial art related anime list. Unfortunately, not all on the list are pure martial arts, with some being fighting only. Keep in mind the list is in no particular. Enjoy the recommendations!

Anime "Best of" Genre List

Manga	Harem/Ecchi	Samurai	Comedy	Slice of Life
Horror	Action	Sports	School Life	Gundam
Romance	Couples	Shoujo	Magical Girl	Seinen
Mecha	Gore	Josei	Vampire	Tsundere
Psychological	Sci-fi	Gun Action	Ninja	Adventure
Assassin	Demon/Devil	Mystery	Supernatural	Yuri
Sword Fighting	Twins	Gender Bender	Fan Service	Zombie
Pretty/Cute Girls	Netflix	Old Anime	Fantasy	Martial Arts
Awesome Females	Sad	Cyberpunk	Tragedy	Cool
Witch	Loli Girls	Reverse Harem	Oppai	Otaku
Crossdressing	Lolicon	Funny Characters	Plot Twist	Detective
Music	Mafia	Imooto	Loudest	Baseball
Crazy Villians	Kemonomimi Girls	Neko Anime	Black	Moe
Eye-Patched Girls	Maid	Boys	Knight	Video Game
Fairy	Angel	Dragon	Psycho	Bishounen

Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple

Kenichi is a 16-year-old freshman whose high school is infested with delinquents and thugs. Unfortunately, he’s subjected to some long-time bullying. He befriends Miu, a transfer student (who he literally falls for) who turns out to be quite skillful in martial arts. She directs him to a dojo in her residence where there are 6 martial arts masters. Kenichi undergoes torturous training but eventually becomes a proficient fighter who faces quite many formidable opponents. Including, the strongest of all the Eight Greatest Fists Gang.

YuYu Hakusho: Ghost Files

This anime tells the story of a 14-year street delinquent who is struck and killed by a speeding car as he tries to save the life of a young child. As a result of his selfless act, he is given a second chance in life and is appointed the title of “underworld detective”. His work is to maintain a boundary between the world of demons and humans. This manga becomes more focused on martial arts as Yusuke travels to the world of the demons to enforce the laws of the spirits.

Ranma 1/2

Ranma 1/2 tells the story of a sex changing main character Ranma whose curse of turning into a boy/girl is triggered by cold water or hot water. This is quite a hilarious story, as Ranma is given a chance to choose one of Soun’s three daughters and willfully transforms into a girl to advance his goals. The series also contains other characters with charismatic personalities, whose relationships with each other add some great scripting to the story.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

The anime follows the adventure of the Joestar family; the various members discover that they have unique powers that are either associated with Egyptian gods or the Tarot cards. They journey to Northern Africa to save Jotaro’s mother whose life depends on whether or not, they find and defeat the evil entity Dio. Follow their captivating journey as the members take down the supernatural foes.

Rurouni Kenshin

The Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan. It revolves around a former assassin Himura Kenshin a wandering samurai who protects the people of Japan in a time where there was no law and the lawless were thriving. However, he had made a vow to never take another life. Can Kenshin stick to his vow or will he be forced to play by his old playbook and unleash the sheen of blood on his sword?