List of the best anime on Netflix

The selection of animes available on the Netflix platform offers a wide range of options for enthusiasts of Japanese animation. This article aims to provide guidance and suggestions for those who wish to explore this catalog, presenting both renowned titles and exclusives from the platform.

When navigating through Netflix’s extensive anime catalog, one may wonder which title to choose for a satisfying viewing experience. However, with the right guidance, it is possible to find true gems that cater to a variety of tastes and preferences.

Netflix, known for its offering of dubbed content 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 animes are available in their original version with subtitles, thus offering a more authentic experience for fans of the Japanese language and culture.

In addition to well-known and popular titles, the platform also features a series of exclusive and original productions that 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 new and unique narratives within the anime universe.

The Best Animes on Netflix

Starting with what matters most, that is, those that are worth watching and will not disappoint. Here is a good list of animes available on the platform that I have compiled here based on popularity and ratings on MyAnimeList, so there is no point in arguing if a lesser-known anime is not among the top ones.

But to not seem cruel, I have included a list of extras at the end of the article, where you will find almost all the animes that can be found on Netflix and that are not on this list of the best. It may be the first time that some reader wants to watch an anime on Netflix, so let’s list the ones that intend to start with the best.

Unfortunately, not all the best animes will be on this list. Some arrived only after the writing of this article, animes like PsychoPass, which is one of my favorites, are already 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, as long as the person who wrote it knows the exact face of the target. And since Light hates the deplorable and filthy state the world is in, he decides to cleanse the world of criminals and scum with this notebook.

Your Name – Kimi no na wa

Mitsuha Miyamizu, a high school girl, deeply wishes 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 juggling his part-time job and hoping for a future in architecture.

One day, Mitsuha wakes up in a room that is not hers and suddenly finds herself living the 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 begin to look 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 stopping such a threat are the members of the Belmont family, also known as the clan of hunters against Count Dracula.

Now, these brave warriors embark on this dangerous mission to save Eastern Europe from the vampire’s hands. This is an original Netflix animation with an American team, but it tries to stay true to the traits of the Japanese game made by Konami.

One-Punch Man

Saitama is, at first glance, ordinary and weak, but he has a peculiar hobby of being a hero. Since childhood, he had this dream and for this, he trained for three long years, losing all his hair as a consequence, but he also managed to become powerful enough to defeat any enemy in a single punch.

But this does not mean that he is happy. On the contrary, he now lives in a slump since he can no longer enjoy all the beauty and fun of battles, thus becoming extremely bored. But everything changes with the arrival of a cyborg named Genos, who wishes to become Saitama’s disciple after witnessing his power.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki are normal high school girls with ordinary lives, but all of this changes when they meet Kyuubey, a magical familiar, and Homura Akemi, the new transfer student.

Kyuubey offers them a proposal: he will grant any one of their wishes and, in exchange, 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 large RPG game called Sword Art Online has been released, where players can control their avatars using only their thoughts, fully immersing themselves in the virtual world while forgetting their bodies in the real world.

Kirito is one of the 10,000 players in this game. However, a chain of dark events occurs from the game’s launch day. The game’s creator traps them inside the game until they completely clear all one hundred stages. But with the warning that there will be no second chance, and anyone who dies in the game will also die in reality.

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

The Holy Grail War is a battle that occurs between seven mages who act as Masters. Masters, who through the use of command seals, which are given to them as a way to identify the participants of the war, can command Heroic Spirits to fight for them in battle.

In the fifth Holy Grail War, Rin Toosaka is one of the chosen for the competition. With her servant, Archer, she wishes to obtain the ultimate prize – the Holy Grail, a magical artifact capable of granting its bearer any wish.

At the same time, one of Rin’s classmates, Emiya Shirou, accidentally enters the competition and commands a servant known as Saber. However, upon encountering common enemies, Rin and Shirou decide to form a temporary alliance while challenging their opponents in the Holy Grail War.

The Seven Deadly Sins – Nanatsu no Taizai

In a world resembling medieval Europe, 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 is accused of treason and of attempting to depose the rulers.

This group was dispersed, but rumors of their existence continue to circulate, in which these legendary knights known as the “Seven Deadly Sins” are said to be wandering the land.

The Irregular at Magic High School – Mahouka

At the dawn of the 21st century, magic, which was considered fairy tales, has become a systematized technology. In contrast to the past, it is now taught as a technical skill. At First High School, the institution for magicians, students are separated into two groups based on their entrance exam scores.

The story follows Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba, two siblings 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 that he is magically inept, he possesses extraordinary technical knowledge, physical combat abilities, and unique magical techniques – making Tatsuya the irregular in a magical school.

Fate/Zero

With the promise of granting any wish, the Holy Grail has caused three wars in the past, each so cruel that it left no winners. Despite this, the wealthy Einzbern family trusts that the Fourth Holy Grail War will not have the same outcome.

And just for this reason, the terrible “mage killer” Kiritsugu Emiya is hired by the Einzberns, with the marriage of their only daughter Irisviel as a mandatory contract. Kiritsugu is now in a fierce game where all he wants is survival.

To do so, the participants must face six other competitors, each armed with a heroic spirit from the past. Accompanied by his own familiar, Saber, Kiritsugu soon finds his worst enemy in Kirei Kotomine.

Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan

Kusuo is a high school student facing an uncommon 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 longs for is a normal 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 draws the attention of his classmates. He is then forced to deal with the madness of his classmates while always longing for a peace that seems never to come.

Violet Evergarden

A girl who spent her life being used as a weapon of war, and was not taught to have feelings or anything else that would give her a more human nature. She only had one goal and purpose, to receive orders and execute them 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, yet he cannot fulfill her wishes. However, after a battle, the officer dies and the girl is pulled from the front lines as the war is over.

However, this girl loses her purpose in life and must face some dilemmas to learn how to live her life on her own. For this, she needs to understand what the things the officer said to her mean, which she heard but did not comprehend.

Devilman Crybaby

Akira Fudou is a teenager who has always had a kind heart, and even when his childhood friend asked for his help to discover demons, he did not refuse. However, upon arriving at the place where they would find the demons, they are attacked. To save his childhood friend, Akira is possessed by a demon and becomes a Devilman.

Although this brings him great power, this partnership also brings some commitments and risks for Akira. Thus, his job now is to find and destroy demons that pose 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. It houses souls that qualify to become a “master.” However, there are a total of 256 souls, and 128 of these 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, Saber, frees him from his pursuer, and together with Hakuno, they must begin their journey, discovering various secrets and trying to survive in the process.

Other animes on Netflix that we highly recommend:

• Sidonia no Kishi
• Magi: Adventure of Sinbad
• Little Witch Academia
• Fate/Apocrypha
• Kakegurui
• A.I.C.O;
• High School of the Dead
• AJIN: Demi-Human
• Kill la Kill
• Gurren Lagann
• Blue Exorcist

Classic Animes on Netflix

For this topic, those animes that everyone should watch, even if they are not a junkie 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 animes. 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

Original Animes from Netflix

The following animes were distributed or created by Netflix or in conjunction with it. They usually have official dubbing in most countries where Netflix tends to dub.

• 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 did you think of the animes on Netflix?

Well folks, these are all the animes that have been or are being released on Netflix. There aren’t many, due to the fact that this platform is not specialized in this type of entertainment and it is still progressing. However, I don’t believe it will take long for it to direct more attention to this sector.

Consequently, we will soon see the platform streaming 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 tends to release several animes out of season, so soon we may have several additional titles.

What remains for us is to wait for updates; however, the article ends here. If you have any questions, criticisms, or anything of the sort, just leave them in the comments. And don’t forget to share on social media, and leave your rating to let us know if you liked the content. Thank you for reading the article up to here, and see you next time, bye.