Best bullying anime
A Silent Voice (2016) leads the bullying list, with a community score of 8.4, ahead of My Hero Academia. The 40 shows span 1988 to 2024, and 4 of them came out in the last five years. 40 of them carry the AniList tag "Bullying". Most are also school life, comedy, and romance. 36 are series and 2 are movies; the typical series runs 13 episodes. Ranked by how plainly each story is built on bullying, then community score and popularity. Each entry says what it was matched on.
A Silent Voice
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying; synopsis mentions “bully”
My Hero Academia
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Naruto
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
The Rising of the Shield Hero
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Great Teacher Onizuka
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Kamisama Kiss
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Natsume's Book of Friends
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Say "I Love You".
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
March comes in like a lion Season 2
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Wonder Egg Priority
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
The Familiar of Zero
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Paranoia Agent
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Masamune-kun's Revenge
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Hell Girl
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Ranking of Kings
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Special A (S.A)
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Ben-To
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Colorful The Motion Picture
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
School Days
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Flowers of Evil
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Gunbuster
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
The Twelve Kingdoms
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Eyeshield 21
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Wandering Son
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Maria†Holic
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Stars Align
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Diabolik Lovers
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Magical Girl Site
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Yurikuma Arashi
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Boogiepop Phantom
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Assassins Pride
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Girls Bravo
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Classroom of the Elite 3
Why it fits: AniList tag: Bullying
Questions about bullying anime
What is the best bullying anime?
By AniVids' ranking, A Silent Voice comes first, followed by My Hero Academia and Naruto.
What are the newest and oldest bullying anime on this list?
The newest is Classroom of the Elite 3 (2024) and the oldest is Gunbuster (1988).
How many bullying anime are there?
AniVids has 138 bullying titles that match (counting each season, movie and special), and 129 separate franchises where it is plainly central. This page lists the best 40.