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My Favorite Animated TV Shows

26 Dec 2024 • 23 May 2025

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Animation is my favorite visual storytelling medium and this particular catalog is of Animated TV shows I happen to enjoy dearly and would highly recommend watching them - particularly for boys as I watched most of them when I was a boy. Shows with explicit mature themes are not part of this list. Almost all shows listed here I've watched / explored to completion many times and will probably continue to do so in the future. I'd like to think that the greater part of my world view and personality has been shaped by these shows and I'm grateful to their respective creators! Thank You!

Catalog

n. Name First aired, Country, Genre Notes Links
1 Phineas and Ferb
  • 2007
  • USA
  • SciFi, Musical, Family, Friendship
  • might write a separate article someday
2 Milo Murphy's Law
  • 2016
  • USA
  • Adventure, SciFi, Friendship
  • From the creators of Phineas and Ferb
  • Ended too soon, please bring it back
3 Dr. STONE
  • 2019
  • Japan
  • Sci & Engineering, SciFi, Adventure, Friendship
  • Must Watch for anyone interested in Science/Engineering/History/Humanity
  • Based on Manga of the same name.
4 The Deep (2015)
  • 2015
  • Australia / Canada
  • Adventure, Undersea, Action, Family, Marine Biology
  • Need more unique shows like this
5 Inazuma Eleven
  • 2008
  • Japan / France
  • Sports, Soccer / Football
  • Season 1 in particular is a must watch
  • Soundtrack consists of some of the most amazing pieces of music I've ever heard
  • Supplementary series to good sports rpg video games
6 The Adventures of Tintin
  • 1991
  • France
  • Adventure, Action, Mystery, Crime, Journalism, Family
  • Based on Amazing Tintin Comics created by Herge
7 Future Boy Conan
  • 1978
  • Japan
  • Adventure, Action, SciFi, Fantasy, Drama, Family, Shonen
  • Person responsible for its creation is Hayao Miyazaki, thats all I'll say.
8 Jonny Quest
and
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
  • 1964/1996
  • USA
  • Adventure, Action, SciFi, Family
  • I enjoy these shows so much! They just don't make 'em like they used to!
9 Iron Man: Armored Adventures
  • 2008
  • US / France
  • SciFi, Adventure, Action, Family
  • My favourite characterization / rendition of Iron Man

further exploration