Random Best Anime About Slaying Monsters (17 items)

(#2) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Action, Demons, Historical, Shounen, Supernatural
Tanjiro Kamado is living a peaceful life with his family until a demon attack leaves him and his sister Nezuko as the only survivors. Unfortunately, the two of them can't grieve in peace, because Nezuko has been transformed into a demon herself. In order to figure out a way to change her back, Tanjiro joins the Demon Slayer Corps, an organization dedicated to protecting humankind from demon attacks.
(#6) Attack on Titan
- Action, Military, Mystery, Drama, Fantasy, Shounen
The world is overrun by gigantic humanoid monsters called Titans that devour human flesh. In order to protect themselves, humanity has barricaded themselves within a series of walls. Those who venture out to fight the Titans are called the Survey Corps. After his home is attacked by Titans, Eren Jaeger decides to join the Survey Crew. As he takes down Titans, he discovers that they're a lot more than just mindless monsters.
(#5) Hellsing
- Action, Horror, Supernatural, Vampire, Seinen
Both Hellsing and its reboot Hellsing: Ultimate have a place on this list, so take this single entry as a stand-in for both of them. The series focuses on the titular organization, which is dedicated to vampire hunting. One of its key members, Alucard, is a vampire himself. He joined the organization not to protect humanity, but to have the opportunity to sate his personal bloodlust without being hunted down himself.
(#4) The Rising of the Shield Hero
- Fantasy, Isekai
After Naofumi Iwatani is summoned to the world of Melromarc along with three other earthlings, they learn that they're expected to save the world from the Waves of Calamity. These Waves are mysterious in their origin, but one thing that's clear to everyone is that they result in the appearance of dangerous monsters. Those monsters need to be slain, and the job falls to Naofumi and the other heroes.
(#1) Jujutsu Kaisen
- Action, Supernatural, Dark Fantasy
Yuuji Itadori is just a normal high school boy who spends his days lounging in the Occult clubroom and visiting his sick grandfather - until he eats a cursed demon finger. In order to save a classmate who was attacked by curses, Itadori eats the finger of the powerful demon Ryomen Sukuna. His normal life is turned upside down now that he has fused with Sukuna and taken the curse into his own soul. Luckily, he is taken in by the Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu Technical High School where he will train as a Jujutsu sorcerer to fight against curses.
(#14) Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions
- Action, Adventure, Drama
After awakening in the magical world of Grimgar, Haruhiro quickly realizes that the only way to survive is to fight - the only paying job is as a soldier in the Reserve Army, an organization that dedicates itself to protecting Grimgar from monsters and other dangers. Haruhiro and a group of other would-be soldiers band together to take on enemies and keep each other alive. Facing constant danger, it won't be easy, but they'll do what it takes.