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Top 10 MyAnimeList — Most Popular Anime — May 2026
May 2026 sees Attack on Titan clinging to the top spot on Jikan's Top Anime chart, but the real story is the relentless popularity of decade-old titans. This list, drawn from Jikan's scrape of MyAnimeList, measures community engagement—member counts and user scores—not just hype. Death Note shadows Attack on Titan with 4.3 million members, proving its psychological thrills never age. Meanwhile, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, with a staggering 9.11 score and 3.6 million members, remains the gold standard that modern series like Demon Slayer (8.40, 3.4 million members) chase but can't catch. The data reflects hardcore fandom and casual viewers alike, filtered through Jikan's API that updates monthly.
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Attack on Titan tops with 4.35 million members and an 8.57 score—a grim fantasy epic that turned into a global phenomenon.
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Death Note, with 4.29 million members and an 8.62 score, remains the quintessential cat-and-mouse thriller that refuses to fade.
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood sits at 3.68 million members and a near-perfect 9.11 score, the benchmark for storytelling in anime.
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One-Punch Man draws 3.51 million members and an 8.48 score, proving a hero who wins in one punch still packs a satirical punch.
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, with 3.44 million members and an 8.40 score, rides the wave of its movie success.
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My Hero Academia, at 3.30 million members and a 7.83 score, shows superhero fatigue hasn't hit its fanbase yet.
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Sword Art Online, with 3.30 million members but only a 7.22 score, is the list's most divisive entry—hated and loved in equal measure.
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Hunter x Hunter, with 3.18 million members and a 9.03 score, proves endless hiatuses can't dent its reputation.
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Naruto, at 3.11 million members and an 8.02 score, reminds us that ninja nostalgia runs deep even two decades later.
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Tokyo Ghoul, with 3.05 million members and a 7.79 score, squeaks in as the dark horse, its gothic appeal enduring despite a botched sequel.
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This month's top 10 is a graveyard of finished series, all status 'Finished Airing', which tells you that May 2026 is a quiet period for new blockbusters. Shonen battle anime dominates: nine of ten entries (Sword Art Online is the outlier) trade in superpowers and epic fights. The surprise is Sword Art Online's persistence at rank 7 with 3.3 million members despite a mediocre 7.22 score—its sheer cultural footprint outweighs critical reception. The list reveals a public hungry for comfort watches, not risky new shows. Expect this nostalgia stranglehold to break only when a major sequel like Demon Slayer's next arc finally drops.
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