Best demon anime
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020) leads the demon list, with a community score of 8.7, ahead of Jujutsu Kaisen. The 40 shows span 1992 to 2023, and 4 of them came out in the last five years. 38 of them carry the AniList tag "Demons". Most are also fantasy, action, and demon. 36 are series and 3 are movies; the typical series runs 13 episodes. Ranked by how plainly each story is built on demon, then community score and popularity. Each entry says what it was matched on.
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”
Jujutsu Kaisen
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
The Seven Deadly Sins
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Princess Mononoke
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”
Fairy Tail Final Season
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “demon”
The Devil is a Part-Timer!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”, “demon lord”, “satan”
Soul Eater
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “demon”
Dororo
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”, “demons”
Chainsaw Man
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Overlord
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Black Butler: Book of Circus
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”
Black Clover
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Blue Exorcist
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”, “demons”, “satan”
Kamisama Kiss
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”, “demons”
Bleach
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Berserk
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 2
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”, “demons”
Beyond the Boundary
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Fire Force
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Devilman: Crybaby
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”, “demons”
Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”
Blood Blockade Battlefront
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
InuYasha: The Final Act
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”
High School DxD
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
D.Gray-man
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Claymore
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Part 2
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”
The World God Only Knows II
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”
Beelzebub
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”, “demon lord”
Problem children are coming from another world, aren't they?
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”
Blood Lad
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”
MUSHI-SHI -Next Passage-
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Rage of Bahamut: Genesis
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons; synopsis mentions “demon”, “demons”
Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers-
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Mononoke
Why it fits: AniList tag: Demons
Questions about demon anime
What is the best demon anime?
By AniVids' ranking, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train comes first, followed by Jujutsu Kaisen and The Seven Deadly Sins.
What are the newest and oldest demon anime on this list?
The newest is Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (2023) and the oldest is Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (1992).
How many demon anime are there?
AniVids has 260 demon titles that match (counting each season, movie and special), and 205 separate franchises where it is plainly central. This page lists the best 40.