The selection of anime available on the Netflix platform offers a wide range of options for Japanese animation enthusiasts. This article aims to provide guidance and suggestions for those who wish to explore this catalog, presenting both renowned titles and platform exclusives.
When browsing through Netflix's extensive anime catalog, you may have doubts about which title to choose for a satisfying viewing experience. However, with the right guidance, it is possible to find true pearls that cater to a variety of tastes and preferences.
Netflix, known for its offer of content dubbed in various languages, including Japanese, provides a flexible experience for its users. It is important to highlight that, even with the presence of dubbing, many anime are available in their original version with subtitles, offering a more authentic experience for Japanese language and culture enthusiasts.
In addition to well-known and popular titles, the platform also features a series of exclusive and original productions, which contribute to the diversification of the catalog and attract a broader and more diverse audience. These exclusive titles can be an excellent option for those seeking novelties and unique narratives within the anime universe.
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The best anime on Netflix
Starting with what matters most, that is, those that are worth watching and not being disappointed. Here is a good list of the animes available on the platform that I have listed here following the concept of popularity and rating on MyAnimeList, so there is no point in arguing if some lesser-known anime is not among the top ones.
But not to seem cruel, I put a list of extras at the end of the article, there you can find almost all the anime that can be found on Netflix and that are not in this list with the best. It may be the first time that any reader wants to see an anime on netflix, so we will list the ones and want to start with the best.
Unfortunately not all the best anime will be on this list. Some arrived just after writing this article, anime like PsychoPass which is one of my favorites is now available on Netflix.
Death Note
Light Yagami, a high school student and genius, finds a peculiar notebook called Death Note. This notebook is originally a possession of the Shinigamis, but due to an irrelevant event, it ends up falling to Earth.
This notebook has the power to kill anyone whose name is written in it and as long as the person who wrote it knows the exact face of the target person. And as light hates the deplorable and suho state the world is in, he decides to clean the world of criminals and scum with this notebook.
Your Name - Kimi no na wa
Mitsuha Miyamizu, a high school girl, who deeply desires to live life in the bustling city of Tokyo. She has a dream that contrasts with her present life in the countryside. Meanwhile, in the city, Taki Tachibana lives a busy life as a high school student, while doubting his time with his part-time job and hoping for a future in architecture.
One day, Mitsuha wakes up in a room that isn't hers and suddenly finds herself living her dream life in Tokyo - but in Taki's body! Elsewhere, Taki finds himself living Mitsuha's life in the humble countryside. In search of an answer to this strange phenomenon, they start looking for each other.
Castlevania
There is a legend that every 100 years Vlad Dracula would rise from the darkness with the main goal of dominating the entire Earth. The only ones capable of preventing such a threat are the members of the Belmont family, also called Count Dracula's clan of hunters.
Now, these brave warriors embark on this dangerous quest to save Eastern Europe from the vampire's hands. This is a Netflix original animation with an American team, but it tries to be faithful to the traits of the Japanese game made by Konami.
One-Punch Man
Saitama is, on first impression, common and weak, yet he has a peculiar hobby of being a hero. He had this dream since he was a child and for this he trained for long 3 years, and lost all his hair as a result but also managed to become powerful to the point of defeating any enemy in a single punch.
But that doesn't mean he's happy. On the contrary, he is now experiencing a setback as he can no longer enjoy all the beauty and fun of the fights, thus becoming extremely bored. But everything changes with the arrival of a cyborg named Genos, who wants to become a disciple of Saitama after witnessing his power.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki are normal high school girls with ordinary lives, but all that changes when they meet Kyuubey, a magical familiar, and Homura Akemi, the new transfer student.
Kyuubey offers them a proposal: he will grant any of their wishes, and in return, each of them will become a magical girl, gaining enough power to fulfill their dreams. However, Homura Akemi, a magical girl, urges them not to accept the offer, stating that everything is not what it seems.Sword Art Online
In 2022, virtual reality technology is extremely advanced, and a great roleplaying game called Sword Art online was released, where players can control their avatars using only their thoughts, which are totally inside the virtual world forgetting their body in the real world..
Kirito, is one of the 10,000 players in this game. However, a chain of dark events occur from the game's opening day. The game's creator trapped them inside the game until they fully completed the one hundred stages of the game. But with the warning that there wouldn't be a second chance, and anyone who dies within the game will also die in reality.
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
The Holy Grail War is a battle that takes place between seven mages who play the role of Masters. Masters, who through the use of the seals of command, which are given to them as a means of identifying the members of the war, manage to command Heroic Spirits to fight for them in battle.
In the fifth Holy Grail War, Rin Toosaka is the chosen one for the competition. With her servant Archer, she wishes to obtain the ultimate prize – the Holy Grail, a magical artifact capable of granting its wielder any wish.
So at the same time, one of Rin's classmates, Emiya Shirou, accidentally ends up entering the competition and commanding a servant known as Saber. But finding themselves facing common enemies, Rin and Shirou decide to form a temporary alliance while challenging their opponents in the Holy Grail War.
Os Sete Pecados Capitais - Nanatsu no Taizai
In a world similar to Europe in the Middle Ages, the feared and respected Holy Knights of Britannia use magic to protect the region of Britannia and its kingdoms. However, a small group of Knights are accused of treason and of trying to overthrow the rulers.
This group was dispersed, but rumors of their existence continue to exist, in which these legendary knights called the “Seven Deadly Sins” contained roaming the land.
The Irregular at Magic High School - Mahouka
At the dawn of the 21st century, magic, which was considered a fairy tale, became a systematized technology. In contrast to the past, it is now taught as a technical skill. At First Secondary School, the institution for magicians, students are separated into two groups based on their college entrance exam scores.
And the story follows Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba, two brothers who are enrolled in this school. But upon taking the exam, the prodigy Miyuki is placed in the First Course, while Tatsuya is left for the Second Course.
Although his practical test results and status as a "weed" show he is magically inept, he possesses extraordinary technical knowledge, physical combat capabilities, and unique magical techniques - making Tatsuya the irregular in a magical school.
Fate/Zero
Promising to grant any wish, the Holy Grail has caused three wars in the past, each so cruel it has left no winners. Despite this, the wealthy Einzbern family is confident that the Fourth Holy Grail War will not have the same outcome.
And for this reason alone, the terrifying "mage killer" Kiritsugu Emiya is hired by the Einzberns, with the marriage of their only daughter Irisviel as a binding contract. Kiritsugu is now in a fierce game where everyone wants and wants survival.
And to do so, the members must face off against six other participants, each armed with a heroic spirit from the past. Accompanied by its own familiar, Saber, the Kiritsugu soon finds its worst enemy in Kirei Kotomine.
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
Kusuo is a high school student who faces an unusual dilemma, living with very strong psychic powers. For most, these powers are a good thing, but for him they couldn't be more contrary to this opinion. And all he wants is an ordinary life free from the problems his powers cause.
But although kusuo tries not to attract attention by keeping his powers hidden, he ends up having the opposite result, and attracts the attention of his classmates. He is then forced to deal with the madness of his colleagues but always longing for a peace that doesn't seem to come.
Violet Evergarden
A girl who spent her life being used as a weapon of war, and not taught to have feelings or anything else that would make her more human in nature. She had only one goal and purpose, to take orders and carry them out even if it cost her life.
But this ends when she is "given" to an army officer who does not see her as a weapon, he sees her as a fragile girl who deserves affection, however he cannot fulfill her desires. However, after a battle the officer dies and the girl was removed from the battlefronts as the war ended.
However, this girl loses her life's purpose and has to face some dilemmas to be able to live her life on her own. For this she needs to know the meaning of the things the officer said to her, which she heard but did not understand.
Devilman Crybaby
Akira fudou is a teenager who has always had a kind heart, and even when his childhood friend asked for his help in discovering demons he didn't turn him down. However, having arrived at the place where they would find the demons, they are attacked. However, to save his childhood friend Akira is possessed by a demon and becomes a Devilman.
While this brings him great power, this partnership also brings some compromises and risks for akira. So his job now is to find and destroy demons that are a great danger to humanity.
Fate/EXTRA Last Encore
Tsukimihara Academy, an artificial high school that serves as the stage for the Holy Grail War. In it dwell souls who have a qualification to become a “master”. But there are altogether 256 souls, and of these 128 will be chosen.
Hakuno is one of these chosen souls, and manages to summon his servant after being nearly killed and pursued by an unknown existence. However, his servant, namely, frees him from his pursuer and together with hakuno they must begin their journey. So discovering the various secrets and trying to survive in the process.
Other anime on Netflix that we strongly recommend:
- Sidonia no Kishi
- Magi: Adventure of Sinbad
- Little Witch Academia
- Fate/Apocrypha
- Kakegurui
- AICO;
- High School of the Dead
- AJIN: Demi-Human
- Kill la Kill
- Gurren Lagann
- Blue Exorcist
Classic Anime on Netflix
For this topic, those anime that everyone should watch, even if they're not an addict like me. These are the ones that anyone watches and enjoys. However, they are classics that have managed to attract many people to the world of anime. And best of all, they can be found on the platform.
- One Piece
- Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Naruto
- Bakugan
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- Samurai X
- Beyblade: Metal Fusion
- Pokémon
- Digimon
Netflix Original Anime
The following anime were distributed or created by Netflix or in partnership with it. They generally have official dubbing in most countries that Netflix usually dubs.
- 7 Seeds
- A Condition Called Love
- A Whisker Away
- A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-
- Aggretsuko
- Ajin: Demi-Human
- Akuma-kun
- Altered Carbon: Resleeved
- B – The Beginning
- Back Street Girls
- Baki the Grappler
- Bastard!!
- Beastars
- Beat & Motion
- Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
- Blame! (film)
- Blue Period (manga)
- BNA: Brand New Animal
- Bright: Samurai Soul
- Bubble (2022 film)
- Cagaster of an Insect Cage
- Cannon Busters
- Carole & Tuesday
- Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa
- Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time
- Chi's Sweet Home
- Children of the Whales
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Dandadan
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Devil May Cry (TV series)
- Devilman Crybaby
- Dino Girl Gauko
- DokiDoki! PreCure
- Dorohedoro
- Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan
- Dragon's Dogma (TV series)
- Drifting Dragons
- Drifting Home
- Eden (2021 TV series)
- Edens Zero
- Exception (TV series)
- Fate/Apocrypha
- Fate/Extra
- Forest of Piano
- Four Knights of the Apocalypse
- Gamera Rebirth
- Garōden
- Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045
- Godzilla Singular Point
- Good Night World
- Great Pretender (TV series)
- Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance
- Hero Mask
- Hi Score Girl
- High-Rise Invasion
- ID-0
- Ingress (TV series)
- Japan Sinks
- Japan Sinks 2020
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
- Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
- Kakegurui (2017 TV series)
- Kakegurui Twin
- Kengan Ashura
- Kimi ni Todoke
- Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya
- Komi Can't Communicate
- Kotaro Lives Alone
- Kuromukuro
- Lady Napoleon
- Last Hope (TV series)
- Levius (manga)
- Little Witch Academia
- Lookism (manhwa)
- Lost Song (TV series)
- Maboroshi
- Make My Day (TV series)
- Monsters (manga)
- Moonrise (TV series)
- My Daemon
- My Happy Marriage
- My Oni Girl
- Onimusha (TV series)
- Onmyōji (novel series)
- Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
- Pacific Rim: The Black
- Pluto (manga)
- Pokémon (TV series)
- Pokémon Concierge
- Record of Ragnarok
- Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness
- Revisions (TV series)
- Rilakkuma and Kaoru
- Rising Impact
- Romantic Killer
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
- Shaman King
- Shaman King: Flowers
- Sirius the Jaeger
- Skull Island (TV series)
- Smile PreCure!
- Spriggan (manga)
- Super Crooks
- Sword Gai
- Teasing Master Takagi-san
- Tekken: Bloodline
- The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
- The Grimm Variations
- The Imaginary (film)
- The Orbital Children
- The Seven Deadly Sins (manga)
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh
- The Way of the Househusband
- Thermae Romae
- Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe
- Tiger & Bunny
- Time Patrol Bon
- Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy
- Ultraman (manga)
- Ultramarine Magmell
- Uncle from Another World
- Vampire in the Garden
- Violet Evergarden
- Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune
- Yasuke (TV series)
What do you think of Netflix anime?
Well folks, these are all the anime that have been or are being released on Netflix. There are not many, due to the fact that this platform is not specialized in this type of entertainment and it is still progressing. But I don't think it will take long for her to direct more attention to this sector.
Consequently, we will soon see the platform broadcasting several titles simultaneously with Japan, since at least in Brazil this industry is successful. But anyway, this is the list of titles that are available for now, however Netflix usually releases several off-season anime, so soon we may have several additional titles.
All we can do is wait for the updates, however the article ends here. If you have any questions, criticisms or anything like that, just leave it in the comments. And don't forget to share on social media, and leave your note to let us know if you liked the content. In the most thanks to you for reading the article until here and until the next one, bye.
