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Anime by genre

Every genre worth browsing, 14 of them, each a ranked list of anime you can start from the beginning — no sequels, no side stories, no recap editions.

1. Comedy 1663 you can start cold Gintama · Bocchi the Rock! · Dungeon Meshi
2. Action 1446 you can start cold Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood · Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken · Hunter x Hunter (2011)
3. Fantasy 1427 you can start cold Sousou no Frieren · Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood · Hunter x Hunter (2011)
4. Adventure 1233 you can start cold Sousou no Frieren · Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood · Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken
5. Drama 1099 you can start cold Sousou no Frieren · Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood · Steins;Gate
6. Sci-Fi 993 you can start cold Steins;Gate · Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu · Gintama
7. Romance 944 you can start cold Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku-hen · Howl no Ugoku Shiro · Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
8. Supernatural 492 you can start cold Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken · Mushishi · Death Note
9. Mystery 359 you can start cold Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken · Monster · Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
10. Slice of Life 292 you can start cold Mushishi · Chiikawa · Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki
11. Sports 213 you can start cold Hajime no Ippo · The First Slam Dunk · Ping Pong the Animation
12. Suspense 192 you can start cold Steins;Gate · Monster · Shiguang Dailiren
13. Horror 156 you can start cold Kenpuu Denki Berserk · Perfect Blue · Hellsing Ultimate
14. Award Winning 151 you can start cold Sousou no Frieren · Koe no Katachi · Kimi no Na wa.

Why these are not MyAnimeList's genre rankings. Every title on every one of these lists is one you can start from the beginning. Anything with a prequel or a parent story is left out, as are recaps and compilation editions — about half of what MyAnimeList ranks. Genres too thin to browse are not listed.