121 Best Anime Guild, Group, Clan, and Team Names Listed (Curated & Ranked) + Generator

First introduced around 1917 with a simple, chalk-based short film by Shimokawa Oten,¹ anime has grown into an enormously popular art form that reaches far beyond Japan’s borders.

In the 21st century, it’s estimated that anime makes up more than half of all of the world’s animation!²

Japan has more than 400 major anime studios, which together cover the full scope of genres, from fantasy to thrillers to comedy.³

Whether creating a guild/clan name for gaming or choosing a team name for a different type of activity, anime can provide plenty of inspiration.

Below, we have the list of anime group name ideas.

Scroll past the list for our name generator and tips on creating your own great anime guild or group name.

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The Espada⁴
Bleach
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The Phantom Troupe⁴
Hunter X Hunter
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The Akatsuki
Naruto
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The Straw Hat Pirates⁵
One Piece
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Hunter Association⁶
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Akatsuki Collective⁴
Naruto
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The League of Villains⁴
My Hero Academia
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Dragonball Z
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One Piece
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Moving Castle Matrix
Howl’s Moving Castle
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Bleach
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Tokyo Ghoul
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Berskerk
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The Never Learning Network
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Team Rocket⁵
Pokemon
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NERV⁶
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Psycho-Pass
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Code Geass
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Berskerk
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Naruto
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Band of Seven⁴
InuYasha
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High School DxD
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Assassination Classroom
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Alchemists⁶
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Team Dragon Ball Z
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Academia Heroes
My Hero Academia
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One Piece Adventurers
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Paranormal Liberation Front⁵
My Hero Academia
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Balanced on a Knife-Edge
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Code Geass
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The Phantomhive
Black Butler
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The Holy Knights
The Seven Deadly Sins
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Kokoro Club
heart
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Cyborg 009
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When Stars Align
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Collecting New Swords
Katanagatari
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Black Order
D.Gray-man
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The Genki Group
cheerful
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Senpai Mentors
upperclassmen
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Catastrophe-Level Storm Dragons
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
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Anime Otakus
superfans
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One-Punch Men
One-Punch Man
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The Kohai Krew
underclassmen
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Microwaveable Messages
Steins; Gate
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Slime Reincarnated
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Just Like Naruto
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In the Sky Castle
Castle In The Sky
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The Chunibyo Club
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Sumimasen Squad
sorry
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Considered Kawaii
cute
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Doujinshi People
superfans
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Past Problems Solvers
From the New World
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Ghouls of Tokyo
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Invocation⁹
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Dark and Vicious Forces
From the New World
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Spirited Away Squad
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Catbus Passengers
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The Dark Guild
Fairy Tail
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Honorable Senseis
teachers
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Into a Parallel World
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Susuwatari Soot Sprites
My Neighbor Totoro
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Ganbatte! Force
good luck
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Kemonomimi Kollective
animal features
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The Sugoi Squad
exceptional
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Alchemists in Full Metal
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Fending Off Parasites
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The Elric Brotherhood
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Team Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro
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Elysium
Angel Beats
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Renowned Rakugo Performers
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
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The Monster League
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Magic Notebook Network
Death Note
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The Loli League
innocent
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Hatchin's Voices of Reason
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Pursuit of Immortality
Baccano!
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Within Multiple Timelines
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Disillusioned With the System
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Phantom Thieves
Persona 5
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Gurren Brigade
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Interrupted Journeys
Michiko & Hatchin
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girls with glasses
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Born With Magic Powers
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Rakugo to Survive
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
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The Homunculi⁴
Fullmetal Alchemist
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Space Brothers
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Kiki's Krew
Kiki’s Delivery Service
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The Mecha Matrix
super robots
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Deviant Blades Collective
Katanagatari
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Spunky Genki Set
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Descent Into Power
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Moshi Moshi, Moshi Moshi
excuse me
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Cosplay Collective
costumes
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Anime Underground
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The Rakugo Rivals
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
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Former Yakuza Members
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
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Penguin Drum Finders
Mawaru Penguindrum
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Penguin Hat Revival
Mawaru Penguindrum
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Jotun⁹
Norse giant with superhuman strength
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Tracking Multiple Timelines
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System Truth-Seekers
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SOS Brigade⁶
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Ruthless Slayer Stoppers
Monster
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Navigating the Abyss
Made In Abyss
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Cats and Kawamotos
March Comes In Like A Lion

Anime Group Name Generator

How to Create a Great Anime Group Name

As noted above, commercial Japanese animation has been around since the early 1900s, and there are over 400 studios in the anime industry. That’s a ton of inspiration to pull group name ideas from — over 100 years and countless animated works!

You’re spoiled for choice in creating your group name, but we have some tips to help you narrow down that plethora of options.

You might want to start by making a list of some of your favorite anime. While taking inspiration from the title itself might not be as original as you’d like, by creating a list, you can then think of story elements, dialogue, or characters to inspire your team name.

There are many examples of this on our list, from Studio Ghibli productions like My Neighbor Totoro to more recent works like That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.

You might also consider making a parody of or altering the name of an anime you’re familiar with. Using Fullmetal Alchemist as an example, you could substitute either word for any number of replacements — from something silly like “Full Pizza Alchemists” or “Fullmetal Kittens” to an intimidating name like “Blood Alchemists.”

With our list of ideas and our tips for creating your own name, you should be able to come up with multiple possibilities for your group.

But if you’re really stumped for ideas, you can always turn to an online name generator — which lets you create an anime-inspired team name in just a few seconds.