Best Delinquents anime — top 15 ranked

The highest-rated delinquents anime of all time, ranked by MyAnimeList user score. Great Teacher Onizuka leads with a score of 8.68, followed by Rainbow and Banana Fish. The 15 titles below average 7.91/10 and are drawn from MyAnimeList's top 2,000.

  1. 1 Great Teacher Onizuka poster

    Great Teacher Onizuka

    TV · 43 eps · Summer 1999 · Studio Pierrot
    ★ 8.68
    939.6K members
    #75 on MAL
  2. 2 Rainbow poster

    Rainbow

    Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin
    TV · 26 eps · Spring 2010 · Madhouse
    ★ 8.46
    430.7K members
    #185 on MAL
  3. 3 Banana Fish poster

    Banana Fish

    TV · 24 eps · Summer 2018 · MAPPA
    ★ 8.45
    983.2K members
    #193 on MAL
  4. 4 Kyou kara Ore wa!! poster

    Kyou kara Ore wa!!

    OVA · 10 eps · Spring 1993 · Studio Pierrot
    ★ 8.08
    41.4K members
    #643 on MAL
  5. 5 Cromartie High School poster

    Cromartie High School

    Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou
    TV · 26 eps · Fall 2003 · Production I.G
    ★ 7.88
    157.8K members
    #999 on MAL
  6. 6 Beelzebub poster

    Beelzebub

    TV · 60 eps · Winter 2011 · Pierrot Plus
    ★ 7.84
    638.5K members
    #1,073 on MAL
  7. 7 Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc poster

    Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc

    Tokyo Revengers: Santen Sensou-hen
    TV · 13 eps · Fall 2026 · LIDENFILMS
    ★ 7.81
    84.9K members
    #1,173 on MAL
  8. 8 Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc poster

    Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc

    Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku-hen
    TV · 13 eps · Fall 2023 · LIDENFILMS
    ★ 7.81
    287.8K members
    #1,174 on MAL
  9. 9 Tokyo Revengers poster

    Tokyo Revengers

    TV · 24 eps · Spring 2021 · LIDENFILMS
    ★ 7.80
    1.4M members
    #1,200 on MAL
  10. 10 Bomber Bikers of Shonan poster

    Bomber Bikers of Shonan

    Shounan Bakusouzoku
    OVA · 12 eps · Summer 1986 · Toei Animation
    ★ 7.77
    8.8K members
    #1,283 on MAL
  11. 11 Wind Breaker poster

    Wind Breaker

    TV · 13 eps · Spring 2024 · CloverWorks
    ★ 7.70
    491.4K members
    #1,494 on MAL
  12. 12 Wind Breaker Season 2 poster

    Wind Breaker Season 2

    TV · 12 eps · Spring 2025 · CloverWorks
    ★ 7.63
    249.6K members
    #1,709 on MAL
  13. 13 Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown poster

    Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown

    Tokyo Revengers: Seiya Kessen-hen
    TV · 13 eps · Winter 2023 · LIDENFILMS
    ★ 7.61
    443.9K members
    #1,781 on MAL
  14. 14 Air Gear OVA: Black Feathers and the Sleeping Forest - Break on the Sky poster

    Air Gear OVA: Black Feathers and the Sleeping Forest - Break on the Sky

    Air Gear: Kuro no Hane to Nemuri no Mori - Break on the Sky
    OVA · 3 eps · Fall 2010 · Satelight
    ★ 7.55
    69.7K members
    #1,985 on MAL
  15. 15 Be-Bop Highschool poster

    Be-Bop Highschool

    OVA · 7 eps · Winter 1990 · Toei Animation
    ★ 7.55
    12.2K members
    #1,989 on MAL

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