Top 10 Anime to Watch on Netflix

Top 10 Anime to Watch on Netflix: The visual entertainment by which the whole world is now besotted is without any doubt anime. Action-packed adventures, peculiar comedy, motivational stories, and life lessons- with all its weaponry anime has successfully been reigning over the hungry young-adult minds and continue to do so even to a significantly higher level.

And the forerunning streaming platform Netflix is ever bountiful in presenting a vast range of anime movies and shows to its subscribers. Besides delivering some of the best Netflix originals, it also offers a number of pre-existing anime.

This long list makes it even harder to distinguish ten anime as the top scorers, yet in terms of animation, quality, and plot some anime definitely deserves special acknowledgment.

Let’s have a look at Top 10 Anime to Watch

10) Death Note (2006)-

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As the title suggests, the protagonist Light Yagami, who is an ordinary high school student at the beginning of the story, finds a death note on the ground which specializes in killing off any person whose name is written in the notebook. The light uses the notebook to make a crime-free world and eventually becomes entangled in a cat and mouse game with a renowned detective.

9) Baki (2018)-

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In 2018, Netflix released Baki which covers the second half of the manga ‘Baki the Grappler’ run in 1991. The story follows Baki Hanma, a young fighter, who trains to be a mighty warrior, and his series of hand-to-hand brawls with five inmate escapees. This anime acquired praise for its marvelous animation and intense action scenes.

8) Naruto Shippuden (2007)-

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By now almost everyone is familiar with the headstrong young ninja who is all over the internet. The series was too long to be shown in one section. ‘Naruto Shippuden’ conveys the story of Naruto to a three-year time zone and we discover him confronting a powerful organization of rogue ninja, along with a deity who aims to destroy humanity and the legendary Madara Uchiha. The anime presents some extraordinary scenes of Jutsu and solidifies the message of friendship and determination.

7) Sword Art Online (2012)-

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‘Sword at Online’ is one of the best among the anime set in a game. It is divided into three seasons where in Season 1 ten thousand players are found to be trapped inside a mortally fatal VR game that is connected to the real world. A love story between the protagonist Kirito and another player Asuna follows.

The second season deals with a murderous group from the first game and Asuna’s friend who has a real-life disease.

Lastly, in the final season, we find Kirito in a coma and revelation that his consciousness is to be saved by placing itself into a new VR environment.

6) Violet Evergarden (2018)-

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Violet is an Auto Memory doll who ghost-writes for physically unable people. Before being a doll, she had been an abandoned child who grew to be a skilled soldier.

Violet tries to creep her way back into society but finds the difficulty of the task for her identity crisis and survivor’s guilt. This anime is a favorite of the viewers because of its dealing with however concealer, psychological issues.

5) Hunter x Hunter (2011)-

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For many, this is the anime deserving to gain the top place of the list. Hunter x Hunter tells the story of a young hunter named Gon who searches for his father and on the way encounters a lot of friends and enemies. The series is perfect for being light and dark at the right places as it shows the characters fight with their life energy.

4)Code Geass: Lelouche of the Rebellion (2006)-

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The story revolves around Lelouche, an exiled prince who leads a rebellion against the British Emperor to achieve freedom for Japan and to eliminate the emperor who is actually his father. During the course, Lelouche comes across a witch who gives him a Geass to command anyone he wishes but only once. The storyline is well-paced and the protagonist stands out by being one of the most profoundly sketched characters.

3) Castlevania (2017)-

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‘Castlevania’ is technically not an anime, but is related to the industry. It is a bloody story of an enraged Dracula who sets off a war against humanity after his beloved human woman is murdered under the accusation of being a witch.

The anime takes the viewers to various arches where Trevor Belmont, joined by female magician Sypha and Dracula’s son Alucard arm against Dracula. Though the series has come to an end, Netflix is planning on making a spin-off around Trevor’s descendants.

2) Demon Slayer (2019)-

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This anime took the anime world by storm in 2019, and besides displaying a stunning visual and fabricating great characters, made the audience recognize the demons as what can be called “tragic villains”. Tanjiro, a teenage boy, joins the Demon Slayer Corps to find the cure for his sister’s demon curse. At various nooks of the anime, we feel the strong bond between the siblings and witness the upsurge of emotion that is essentially a characteristic of an anime of high quality.

1)Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)-

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The 2009 anime has been a satisfactory adaptation that does not quite sway from its original source material, unlike its previous adaptations. Edward and Alphonse are two brothers who strive to get their real bodies back.

On the way to achieving that, they get caught in a massive conspiracy that puts the lives of everyone in the country at stake. The characters of this anime show real depth and this is why it is the top favorite anime for most viewers.

 

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