5 Best Anime with S-Rank Hunters/Guilds (Like Solo Leveling’s Hunters Association)

If you enjoyed the high-stakes dungeon raids and S-Rank hunter action in Solo Leveling, there’s a solid lineup of anime that offer the same energy. These shows feature elite guilds, ranked fighters, and dangerous missions that require power, teamwork, and strategy. 

From monster-filled zones to government-regulated magic corps, the worlds are full of power scaling, class systems, and guild drama. Each anime listed here brings something fresh, while still capturing that thrill of powerful hunters chasing bigger prey. Here are five of the most popular ones ranked from #5 to #1.

5. The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest

In a fantasy kingdom where power ranks are based on magical crests, Mathias Hildesheimer reincarnates into the future to escape his old "inferior" mark. But the world has grown weaker, and his current "weakest" crest is now misunderstood. 

Joining the Second Academy, Mathias quickly outshines the top-ranking magic users and defeats monsters threatening humanity. Though guilds aren’t central, the anime includes S-rank-level demon extermination missions and a ranking system of magical skill that mirrors Solo Leveling's hunter-class hierarchy in a more fantasy-heavy setting.

4. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

Known as DanMachi, this anime takes place in Orario, where adventurers join Familias (guild-like groups led by gods) to explore the deadly dungeon beneath the city. Bell Cranel, a rookie under Hestia Familia, rises in rank by defeating bosses far beyond his level, gaining skills like Argonaut that let him challenge higher tiers. 

Each Familia has its own hierarchy, and elite adventurers like Ais Wallenstein of Loki Familia function as the “S-Rank” fighters of the world. The battles are brutal, and party strategy matters just as much as raw power.

3. Tower of God

Tower of God revolves around a massive tower filled with floors, trials, and ranking systems. Those who climb gain power, prestige, and even godlike status. Twenty-Fifth Bam, a mysterious boy searching for his friend Rachel, enters the tower and quickly gets wrapped up in tests that sort individuals by power, intelligence, and combat skill. 

Rankers like Yuri Jahad are among the strongest beings in the tower, essentially this universe’s S-Rank hunters. Each level tests characters in battle, puzzles, and alliances, and the danger gets more intense the higher they go.

2. Hunter x Hunter

Hunters are licensed elites who take on everything from monster hunting to treasure hunting, with some specializing in incredibly dangerous work. After passing the Hunter Exam, Gon Freecss and Killua Zoldyck encounter top-ranked hunters like Hisoka, Biscuit Krueger, and Morel. The Phantom Troupe and Zodiacs operate like S-Rank hunters or high-tier guilds. 

The anime’s Chimera Ant arc and Greed Island showcase power-ranked battles, Nen-based fights, and strategic raids that would fit right into the Solo Leveling world, including Gon’s rise in ability and his brutal showdowns.

1. Jujutsu Kaisen

In Jujutsu Kaisen, sorcerers fight Cursed Spirits that haunt the world. Fighters are ranked from Grade 4 up to Special Grade, basically S-Rank. Satoru Gojo, a Special Grade sorcerer at Tokyo Jujutsu High, trains students like Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro, and Nobara Kugisaki to take on threats like Sukuna, a powerful curse sealed inside Yuji. 

The fights involve techniques like Domain Expansion, where entire battlefields are shaped by a sorcerer’s will. The ranking system, guild-like school, and mission-based structure make this a perfect fit for fans of hunter-class warfare.