What anime is most like The Seven Deadly Sins?

Kaiju No. 8 (6.82) tops the list as the closest match to The Seven Deadly Sins on the Anime Codex rubric. Shared strengths in animation and cultural impact — same Shonen demographic.

How are "anime like The Seven Deadly Sins" picks chosen?

Each show is scored on six criteria. We rank every other title by how close its six-criterion profile is to The Seven Deadly Sins, preferring the same demographic — so the matches share what actually made The Seven Deadly Sins good, not just surface tags.

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Anime like The Seven Deadly Sins

These 12 shows score most like The Seven Deadly Sins (Shonen) across all six Codex criteria — not just same-genre guesses, but the closest matches on the actual rubric. Ranked by how near their criterion profile sits to The Seven Deadly Sins.

The short answer

If you liked The Seven Deadly Sins, start with Kaiju No. 8 (6.82 out of 10) — the closest match to it on the Anime Codex six-criterion rubric.

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Kaiju No. 8

Shared strengths in animation and cultural impact — same Shonen demographic.

6.82

Kaiju No. 8

2024Top: Animation 7.8

Shared strengths in animation and cultural impact — same Shonen demographic.

6.55

Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji)

2008Top: Animation 7.5

Shared strengths in animation and cultural impact — same Shonen demographic, same studio.

6.70

Sakamoto Days

2025Top: Character 7.0

Closest profile match on storytelling — same Shonen demographic.

6.40

Kakegurui

2017Top: Animation 7.5

Shared strength in animation — same Shonen demographic.

7.08

MARRIAGETOXIN

2026Top: Animation 7.4

Shared strength in animation — same Shonen demographic.

6.85

Komi Can't Communicate

2021Top: Animation 7.5

Shared strength in animation — same Shonen demographic.

7.13

Kuroko's Basketball

2012Top: Character 7.5

Shared strengths in animation and cultural impact — same Shonen demographic.

6.45

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

2003Top: World 7.5

Shared strength in animation — same Shonen demographic.

6.40

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

2016Top: Character 7.0

Closest profile match on world-building — same Shonen demographic.

6.93

You and I Are Polar Opposites

2026Top: Character 7.5

Shared strength in animation — same Shonen demographic.

6.52

Black Clover

2017Top: Character 6.8

Closest profile match on world-building — same Shonen demographic.

6.92

I Want to End this Love Game

2026Top: Animation 7.3

Shared strength in animation — same Shonen demographic.

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FAQ

What anime is most like The Seven Deadly Sins?: Kaiju No. 8 (6.82) tops the list as the closest match to The Seven Deadly Sins on the Anime Codex rubric. Shared strengths in animation and cultural impact — same Shonen demographic.
How are "anime like The Seven Deadly Sins" picks chosen?: Each show is scored on six criteria. We rank every other title by how close its six-criterion profile is to The Seven Deadly Sins, preferring the same demographic — so the matches share what actually made The Seven Deadly Sins good, not just surface tags.