Here you’ll find 89 Anime that start with B. They are organized from “A Boy and His Dog” to “The Boy and the Beast”. The list includes TV series, films, OVAs and specials, with common genres like action, comedy and drama. Use it for quick browsing, research, blog references, or cataloging anime by title.
Anime that start with B are titles whose official romanized or English names begin with the letter B. Notable examples like “Bleach” and “Berserk” helped define their genres and remain widely referenced.
Below you’ll find the table with Title, Studio, Year, Genre, and Notes.
Title: The official English or romanized name shown for each entry, so you can identify and locate a series quickly.
Studio: The primary production studio or company credited for the work, helping you track creators and production patterns.
Year: The first release year lets you place the title historically and compare trends across eras.
Genre: Up to three primary genres summarize tone and themes so you can filter by interest quickly.
Notes: Quick flags for format, alternate titles, notable popularity, or other useful context for your research or lists.
Anime that start with B
| Title | Alternate titles (romaji / English) | Studio | Year · Genres |
|---|---|---|---|
| B: The Beginning | B: Za Biginingu | Production I.G | 2018 · Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Babel II | Babiru Ni-sei | Toei Animation | 1973 · Action, Sci-Fi, Supernatural |
| Baccano! | Bakkāno! | Brain’s Base | 2007 · Action, Mystery, Supernatural |
| Baka and Test | Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu | Silver Link | 2010 · Comedy, Romance, School |
| Bakemonogatari | Ghost Story | Shaft | 2009 · Mystery, Romance, Supernatural |
| Bakugan Battle Brawlers | Bakugan Batoru Burōrāzu | TMS Entertainment | 2007 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Bakuman. | Bakuman. | J.C.Staff | 2010 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life |
| Bamboo Blade | Banbū Burēdo | AIC ASTA | 2007 · Comedy, Sports, School |
| Banana Fish | Banana Fisshu | MAPPA | 2018 · Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Bananya | Bananya | Gathering | 2016 · Comedy, Slice of Life |
| Barakamon | Barakamon | Kinema Citrus | 2014 · Comedy, Slice of Life |
| Barefoot Gen | Hadashi no Gen | Madhouse | 1983 · Drama, Historical |
| Bartender | Bātendā | Palm Studio | 2006 · Drama, Slice of Life |
| Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls | Basilisk: Kouga Ninpou Chou | Gonzo | 2005 · Action, Fantasy, Historical |
| Battery | Batterī | Zero-G | 2016 · Drama, Sports, Slice of Life |
| Battle Angel Alita | Gunnm; Gally | Madhouse | 1993 · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama |
| Battle Athletes Victory | Batoru Asurītesu Daiundōkai | AIC | 1997 · Sci-Fi, Sports, Comedy |
| Beastars | Bīsutāzu | Orange | 2019 · Drama, Slice of Life, Psychological |
| Beast King GoLion | Hyakujuu-Ou GoLion | Toei Animation | 1981 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi |
| Beast Player Erin | Kemono no Souja Erin | Production I.G | 2009 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
| Beautiful Bones: Sakurako’s Investigation | Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru | Troyca | 2015 · Mystery |
| Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad | Beck | Madhouse | 2004 · Drama, Music, Slice of Life |
| Beelzebub | Beruzebabu | Pierrot+ | 2011 · Action, Comedy, Supernatural |
| Belle | Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime | Studio Chizu | 2021 · Fantasy, Drama, Music |
| Ben-To | Ben-Tō | David Production | 2011 · Action, Comedy |
| Berserk | Kenpuu Denki Berserk | OLM | 1997 · Action, Drama, Fantasy |
| Beyond the Boundary | Kyoukai no Kanata | Kyoto Animation | 2013 · Fantasy, Slice of Life, Supernatural |
| Big O, The | Za Biggu Ō | Sunrise | 1999 · Action, Mecha, Mystery |
| Big Windup! | Ookiku Furikabutte | A-1 Pictures | 2007 · Sports, Comedy, Drama |
| Binbougami ga! | Good Luck Girl! | Sunrise | 2012 · Comedy, Parody, Supernatural |
| Birdy the Mighty: Decode | Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode | A-1 Pictures | 2008 · Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
| Black Blood Brothers | Burakku Buraddo Burazāzu | Group TAC | 2006 · Action, Supernatural, Vampire |
| Black Butler | Kuroshitsuji | A-1 Pictures | 2008 · Action, Fantasy, Supernatural |
| Black Cat | Burakku Kyatto | Gonzo | 2005 · Action, Adventure, Comedy |
| Black Clover | Burakku Kurōbā | Pierrot | 2017 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Black Jack | Burakku Jakku | Tezuka Productions | 1993 · Drama, Medical |
| Black Lagoon | Burakku Ragūn | Madhouse | 2006 · Action, Thriller |
| Black Magic M-66 | Burakku Majikku M-66 | AIC | 1987 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi |
| Black★Rock Shooter | Burakku Rokku Shūtā | Ordet | 2012 · Action, Drama, Fantasy |
| Blame! | Buramu! | Polygon Pictures | 2017 · Action, Sci-Fi, Psychological |
| Blassreiter | Burasureitā | Gonzo | 2008 · Action, Sci-Fi, Horror |
| Bleach | Burīchi | Pierrot | 2004 · Action, Adventure, Supernatural |
| Blend S | Burendo Esu | A-1 Pictures | 2017 · Comedy, Slice of Life |
| Blood Blockade Battlefront | Kekkai Sensen | Bones | 2015 · Action, Comedy, Supernatural |
| Blood+ | Buraddo Purasu | Production I.G | 2005 · Action, Drama, Horror |
| Blood-C | Buraddo-Shī | Production I.G | 2011 · Action, Horror, Supernatural |
| Blood: The Last Vampire | Blood: The Last Vampire | Production I.G | 2000 · Action, Horror, Vampire |
| Blue Comet SPT Layzner | Aoki Ryuusei SPT Reizunā | Sunrise | 1985 · Mecha, Sci-Fi, Drama |
| Blue Dragon | Burū Doragon | Pierrot | 2007 · Adventure, Fantasy |
| Blue Drop | Blue Drop: Tenshi-tachi no Gikyoku | BeSTACK | 2007 · Sci-Fi, Drama, Yuri |
| Blue Exorcist | Ao no Exorcist | A-1 Pictures | 2011 · Action, Fantasy, Supernatural |
| Blue Gender | Burū Jendā | AIC | 1999 · Action, Horror, Mecha |
| Blue Lock | Burū Rokku | 8bit | 2022 · Sports, Action |
| Blue Period | Burū Piriodo | Seven Arcs | 2021 · Drama, Slice of Life, School |
| Blue Seed | Burū Shīdo | Production I.G | 1994 · Action, Adventure, Comedy |
| Blue Spring Ride | Ao Haru Ride | Production I.G | 2014 · Drama, Romance, School |
| Blue Submarine No. 6 | Ao no 6-gou | Gonzo | 1998 · Action, Sci-Fi, Mecha |
| Boarding School Juliet | Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet | Liden Films | 2018 · Comedy, Romance, School |
| Bocchi the Rock! | Bocchi za Rokku! | CloverWorks | 2022 · Comedy, Music, Slice of Life |
| Bodacious Space Pirates | Mouretsu Pirates | Satelight | 2012 · Adventure, Sci-Fi |
| Bofuri | Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu. | Silver Link | 2020 · Action, Adventure, Comedy |
| Bokurano | Bokurano | Gonzo | 2007 · Drama, Mecha, Psychological |
| Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai | Haganai: I don’t have many friends | AIC Build | 2011 · Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life |
| Bonjour Sweet Love Patisserie | Bonjour♪ Koiaji Pâtisserie | Silver Link | 2014 · Romance, Slice of Life |
| Boogiepop Phantom | Būgīpoppu wa Warawanai | Madhouse | 2000 · Horror, Mystery, Psychological |
| Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Boruto: Naruto Nekusuto Jenerēshonzu | Pierrot | 2017 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki | Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun | Project No.9 | 2021 · Drama, Romance, School |
| Bounen no Xamdou | Xam’d: Lost Memories | Bones | 2008 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
| The Boy and the Beast | Bakemono no Ko | Studio Chizu | 2015 · Adventure, Fantasy |
| A Boy and His Dog | Sekai no Meisaku Douwa: Wata no Kuni Hoshi | Toei Animation | 1984 · Fantasy, Romance |
| Boys Be… | Bōizu Bī… | Hal Film Maker | 2000 · Romance, Slice of Life, School |
| Boys Over Flowers | Hana Yori Dango | Toei Animation | 1996 · Drama, Romance, School |
| Brave 10 | Bureibu Ten | TMS Entertainment | 2012 · Action, Adventure, Historical |
| Brave Story | Bureibu Sutōrī | Gonzo | 2006 · Adventure, Fantasy |
| Brave Witches | Bureibu Witchīzu | Silver Link | 2016 · Action, Sci-Fi, Magic |
| Break Blade | Broken Blade | Production I.G | 2010 · Action, Fantasy, Mecha |
| Brigadoon: Marin & Melan | Burigadōn: Marin to Meran | Sunrise | 2000 · Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure |
| Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV | Burazāfuddo: Fainaru Fantajī Fifutīn | A-1 Pictures | 2016 · Action, Fantasy |
| Brothers Conflict | Burazāzu Konfurikuto | Brain’s Base | 2013 · Romance, Harem |
| Bubble | Baburu | Wit Studio | 2022 · Sci-Fi, Action, Romance |
| Bubblegum Crisis | Baburugamu Kuraishisu | Artmic | 1987 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi |
| Buddy Daddies | Badi Dadizu | P.A. Works | 2023 · Action, Comedy, Slice of Life |
| Bungo Stray Dogs | Bungou Stray Dogs | Bones | 2016 · Action, Mystery, Supernatural |
| Bunny Drop | Usagi Drop | Production I.G | 2011 · Slice of Life, Drama |
| Burn the Witch | Bān za Witchi | Studio Colorido | 2020 · Action, Fantasy |
| Burst Angel | Bakuretsu Tenshi | Gonzo | 2004 · Action, Sci-Fi, Mecha |
| Buso Renkin | Busō Renkin | Xebec | 2006 · Action, Comedy, Supernatural |
| Btooom! | Butūmu! | Madhouse | 2012 · Action, Sci-Fi, Psychological |
| By the Grace of the Gods | Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko | Maho Film | 2020 · Fantasy, Slice of Life, Isekai |
Descriptions
B: The Beginning
A Netflix Original (ONA) series following a genius investigator and a mysterious killer in a technologically advanced island nation, blending crime procedural with supernatural action.
Babel II
A classic 1970s TV anime about a boy who learns he is the descendant of an alien and must use his psychic powers to protect Earth from an evil ruler.
Baccano!
A critically acclaimed TV series with a non-linear plot set in 1930s America, weaving together tales of alchemists, gangsters, and an elixir of immortality.
Baka and Test
A high-energy TV comedy set in a school where students battle using summoned avatars whose power is based on their test scores, leading to chaotic class warfare.
Bakemonogatari
The first part of the highly stylized Monogatari series, following a high school student who helps girls afflicted with supernatural oddities. Known for its unique visuals and dialogue.
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
A popular children’s TV series where a group of friends discovers battle monsters from another dimension, using them in a strategic card game to save both their worlds.
Bakuman.
A TV series from the creators of Death Note about two high school students who team up to become professional manga artists, depicting the highs and lows of the manga industry.
Bamboo Blade
A lighthearted TV anime about a down-on-his-luck kendo instructor who forms a five-girl kendo team to win a bet against a rival.
Banana Fish
A modern TV adaptation of a classic 1980s manga, this gritty crime thriller follows a young New York gang leader as he uncovers a dark conspiracy.
Bananya
A charming and surreal series of TV shorts about tiny cats that live inside bananas, documenting their secret, adorable lives when humans aren’t looking.
Barakamon
A heartwarming TV series about a talented but arrogant young calligrapher who is exiled to a remote island and learns to find new inspiration through his quirky neighbors.
Barefoot Gen
A powerful and harrowing anime film depicting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima through the eyes of a young boy, based on the creator’s own experiences.
Bartender
An episodic TV series following a genius bartender who serves the perfect drink to soothe the troubles of his various customers, offering them comfort and guidance.
Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls
A tragic TV anime about two warring ninja clans forced to fight to the death, complicated by the love between the two clans’ young heirs.
Battery
A TV drama about a talented but aloof young baseball pitcher who moves to a rural town and forms a “battery” with a skilled catcher, exploring their complex relationship.
Battle Angel Alita
A classic two-episode OVA based on the cyberpunk manga, following an amnesiac cyborg girl who is rebuilt by a doctor and rediscovers her forgotten, deadly combat skills.
Battle Athletes Victory
A TV series set in the distant future where disputes are settled through athletic competitions. A girl from Earth aims to become the “Cosmo Beauty” champion.
Beastars
A CG anime series set in a world of anthropomorphic animals where a gentle wolf grapples with his predatory instincts after a herbivore classmate is brutally murdered.
Beast King GoLion
The original Japanese TV series that was later edited and adapted into the first season of the classic 1980s mecha show, *Voltron: Defender of the Universe*.
Beast Player Erin
A 50-episode TV anime chronicling the life of a young girl with a unique gift for communicating with and training giant beasts in a fantasy kingdom.
Beautiful Bones: Sakurako’s Investigation
A TV mystery series about a high school boy who accompanies a brilliant but eccentric osteologist (a bone specialist) as she solves murder cases using her forensic skills.
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
A highly regarded TV anime following a directionless teenage boy whose life is changed forever when he meets a gifted guitarist and joins his rock band.
Beelzebub
A shonen TV comedy about a high school delinquent who is forced to become the surrogate father to the infant son of the great Demon King.
Belle
A critically acclaimed film from director Mamoru Hosoda about a shy high school student who becomes a global singing sensation in a massive virtual world.
Ben-To
A bizarre TV action-comedy where students engage in all-out brawls over half-priced bento boxes in a local supermarket every night.
Berserk
The classic 1997 TV adaptation of the dark fantasy manga’s Golden Age arc, following the tragic story of the mercenary Guts and his time in the Band of the Hawk.
Beyond the Boundary
A TV series known for Kyoto Animation’s stunning visuals, about a high school boy who is half-human, half-yokai and a girl from a clan of spirit world warriors.
Big O, The
A stylish neo-noir TV anime about a top “negotiator” in a city with collective amnesia who pilots a giant robot, the Big O, to protect its citizens.
Big Windup!
A character-driven baseball TV series focusing on a pitcher with cripplingly low self-esteem who joins a new high school team that helps him grow.
Binbougami ga!
A slapstick TV comedy about a girl with an excess of good fortune and the poverty god sent to steal it from her to restore balance to the world.
Birdy the Mighty: Decode
A TV series about a high school boy whose body ends up sharing consciousness with a powerful intergalactic federation police officer after an accident.
Black Blood Brothers
A TV series following two vampire brothers, one a powerful Old Blood and the other a newly turned human, as they seek asylum in a secret city for vampires.
Black Butler
A popular TV series set in Victorian London, about a young earl who forms a contract with a demonic butler to avenge his parents’ deaths.
Black Cat
A TV anime based on a Shonen Jump manga, following a legendary assassin who abandons his organization to become a carefree “sweeper” (bounty hunter).
Black Clover
A long-running shonen TV series set in a world where magic is everything, following a boy born with no magic who aims to become the Wizard King.
Black Jack
A classic series of OVAs from the ‘Godfather of Manga’ Osamu Tezuka, about an unlicensed but brilliant rogue surgeon who performs medical miracles for a hefty price.
Black Lagoon
A high-octane TV anime about a Japanese salaryman who is kidnapped by and eventually joins a team of mercenary pirates operating in Southeast Asia.
Black Magic M-66
An action-packed OVA directed by manga artist Masamune Shirow (*Ghost in the Shell*), about a journalist trying to save a young girl from two deadly military androids.
Black★Rock Shooter
A TV series inspired by a popular original character, depicting the real-world emotional struggles of schoolgirls and their alter-egos who fight in a surreal otherworld.
Blame!
A CG anime film adaptation of the acclaimed cyberpunk manga, set in a vast, hostile technological city where a lone wanderer searches for a human with special genes.
Blassreiter
A dark CG-heavy TV anime set in Germany, where humans infected with a demonic virus transform into biomechanical creatures known as “Demoniacs.”
Bleach
One of the “Big Three” shonen anime of the 2000s, this long-running TV series follows a teenager who gains the powers of a Soul Reaper to defend the world from evil spirits.
Blend S
A charming TV comedy about a high school girl who gets a job at a café where the waitresses must adopt specific personas, such as “sadist” or “little sister.”
Blood Blockade Battlefront
A visually inventive TV series about a secret organization that maintains order in a chaotic version of New York City where beings from another dimension live among humans.
Blood+
A TV anime that serves as an alternate-universe retelling of the film *Blood: The Last Vampire*, following an amnesiac schoolgirl who is a key player in a centuries-long war.
Blood-C
A darker, more brutal TV series from the *Blood* franchise, co-created by CLAMP. It follows a seemingly cheerful shrine maiden who hunts monsters at night.
Blood: The Last Vampire
A landmark anime film that pioneered digital animation techniques, about a mysterious girl in a sailor uniform hunting bat-like demons on a US military base in Japan.
Blue Comet SPT Layzner
A classic 1980s real robot TV anime about a half-alien boy who steals an advanced mecha to warn Earth of an impending invasion by his own people.
Blue Dragon
A TV anime based on the Xbox 360 video game, featuring character designs by *Dragon Ball* creator Akira Toriyama. It follows a boy who gains the power to summon a shadow dragon.
Blue Drop
A TV series where a lonely high school girl’s life is turned upside down when a beautiful but cold exchange student arrives, who is secretly the commander of an alien warship.
Blue Exorcist
A popular shonen TV series about the son of Satan who decides to reject his heritage and become an exorcist to defeat his demonic father.
Blue Gender
A gritty post-apocalyptic TV anime where humanity has been driven from Earth by giant insects. A cryogenically frozen soldier awakens to join the fight for survival.
Blue Lock
A high-stakes soccer TV anime with a battle-royale twist, where 300 of Japan’s best high school strikers are pitted against each other in a ruthless training facility.
Blue Period
A TV anime that realistically portrays the passion and struggle of art students, following a high-achieving but unfulfilled high schooler who discovers a love for painting.
Blue Seed
A 90s TV series about a young girl who discovers she is a descendant of a priestly line and must work with a government agency to fight plant-like monsters called Aragami.
Blue Spring Ride
A popular shoujo TV anime about a high school girl who is reunited with a boy she liked in middle school, but finds he has changed dramatically.
Blue Submarine No. 6
A groundbreaking four-episode OVA acclaimed for its early and seamless integration of 2D and 3D CG animation, depicting a post-apocalyptic war between humanity and a mad scientist.
Boarding School Juliet
A TV anime that puts a high-school twist on *Romeo and Juliet*, set at a boarding school where students from two rival nations are strictly forbidden from falling in love.
Bocchi the Rock!
A wildly popular and critically acclaimed TV anime about an extremely shy girl with social anxiety who becomes an internet guitar hero and joins a struggling rock band.
Bodacious Space Pirates
A fun TV adventure about a high school girl who inherits her late father’s spaceship and becomes the captain of a crew of space pirates.
Bofuri
A feel-good TV anime about a girl who, fearing pain in a new VRMMO, puts all her stats into defense and becomes one of the game’s most powerful, unconventional players.
Bokurano
A dark and thought-provoking TV series where a group of children are tricked into piloting a giant robot to defend Earth, with a terrible price for each victory.
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
A TV comedy series about a group of socially awkward high school students who form a club for the sole purpose of making friends.
Bonjour Sweet Love Patisserie
A short-form TV anime based on a mobile game, following a girl who enrolls in an elite confectionery school and interacts with charming male instructors.
Boogiepop Phantom
An atmospheric and surreal TV horror series that tells a fragmented story of strange events in a city, all linked to the urban legend of a shinigami named Boogiepop.
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
The official TV sequel to *Naruto*, following the adventures of Naruto’s son, Boruto Uzumaki, and a new generation of ninja in a more modern Shinobi world.
Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki
A TV anime about one of Japan’s best gamers who believes real life is a poorly balanced game until a popular classmate decides to teach him how to “play” it.
Bounen no Xamdou
An ONA series with high production values, about a high school student who is transformed into a humanoid creature and must learn to control his new powers.
The Boy and the Beast
A spectacular feature film from director Mamoru Hosoda about a lonely human boy who apprentices under a gruff, bear-like beast in a world of supernatural creatures.
A Boy and His Dog
An anime film about a kitten who believes she is a human girl and is adopted by a young man, based on a classic shoujo manga.
Boys Be…
A TV anime that explores the awkwardness and excitement of first love through the interconnected stories of several high school couples.
Boys Over Flowers
The classic shoujo TV anime about a tough, working-class girl who stands up to a group of rich, powerful bullies at an elite high school, only to find love.
Brave 10
A TV anime set during Japan’s Warring States period, following a masterless samurai who joins a group of ten powerful warriors to serve a powerful lord.
Brave Story
An epic fantasy film about a young boy who travels to a magical world called “Vision” in order to find a way to change his destiny and save his family.
Brave Witches
A TV anime spin-off of the *Strike Witches* franchise, focusing on a different squadron of magic-wielding girls who use flying machinery to battle an alien threat.
Break Blade
A series of six films set in a world where people can control quartz, except for the protagonist, who is an “un-sorcerer,” making him the only one who can pilot an ancient golem.
Brigadoon: Marin & Melan
A TV series about an ordinary schoolgirl who is targeted by strange beings from another dimension and is protected by a gun-wielding android protector.
Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV
A five-episode ONA prequel to the *Final Fantasy XV* video game, exploring the backstory and camaraderie of the four main characters.
Brothers Conflict
A TV anime where a high school girl’s life is thrown into chaos when her father remarries, and she suddenly finds herself living with thirteen new, handsome stepbrothers.
Bubble
A Netflix original film from the director of *Attack on Titan*, set in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo where gravity-defying bubbles have isolated the city.
Bubblegum Crisis
A legendary 8-part OVA series with a killer soundtrack, this cyberpunk classic follows four women in powered suits who fight corporate-made androids in a futuristic Tokyo.
Buddy Daddies
An original TV anime about two professional assassins who end up taking in the young daughter of one of their targets, hilariously balancing contract killing with parenting.
Bungo Stray Dogs
A popular TV series where members of the “Armed Detective Agency,” all named after famous literary figures, use their supernatural abilities to solve crimes.
Bunny Drop
A heartwarming and realistic TV anime about a 30-year-old bachelor who decides to raise his late grandfather’s illegitimate six-year-old daughter.
Burn the Witch
A three-episode film/ONA series from *Bleach* author Tite Kubo, set in a “Reverse London” where two witches work to protect and manage dragons.
Burst Angel
A gunslinging TV anime about a group of four female mercenaries in a future where crime is rampant, taking on dangerous jobs with their advanced mecha.
Buso Renkin
A shonen TV series where a high school boy is killed but revived with an alchemical device, joining the fight against monstrous homunculi.
Btooom!
A survival game TV anime where a top-ranked player of an online combat game finds himself trapped on a deserted island, forced to play a real-life version with live bombs.
By the Grace of the Gods
A gentle isekai TV series about a Japanese salaryman who is reincarnated as a young boy in a fantasy world with the blessing of the gods and a mastery over slimes.