Anime is the new favorite of people from every age group, especially young adults. They are drawn to the complex storylines, determination of the heroes, tragic past of the villains all sewn together with a lot of fantasy elements. And when it comes to choosing anime, every time we turn to Netflix. Because this forerunning streaming service offers a vast range of anime to everyone’s taste. In fact, Netflix has so many anime in its stock that it may be a little hustle to find out the one that you’d like. This is why we have narrowed it down to the top 20 anime on Netflix for your advantage.
Top 20 anime to watch on Netflix till date:
1. DOTA: Dragon’s Blood (2021)-
Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Action
Number of Seasons: 2
A bloody treat for action lovers! ‘Dota: Dragon’s Blood is one of the latest anime on Netflix and is already a fan favorite. The show tells the story of a Dragon Knight who is entangled in an encounter between a demon and a dragon.
2. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)-
Genre: Action, Sci-fi, Fantasy
Number of Seasons: 3
This is a story of siblings among whom the sister is affected by a curse and on the way to turn into a demon and the brother, Tanjiro sets off to find a cure for her sister. The rest of the family members were killed by demons. Tanjiro becomes a demon slayer to save his sister and also to avenge his family. If you love action mixed with entertainment, this is what you should watch.
3. Bleach (2004)-
Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy
Number of Seasons: 1
Often compared with all-time great anime like Naruto, this show has gothic elements and emotion together. Soul Reaper Ichigo is responsible for the protection of humanity as he doesn’t let evil souls engulf humans and guide the dead to their afterlives. Stream ‘Bleach’ for a journey of the exciting fantasy world.
4. Great Pretender (2020)-
Genre: Comedy, Action
Number of Seasons: 1
The story is about con artists similar to movies like ‘Money Heist’. A young Japanese conman becomes involved in much bigger scams than he expected. The series delves deeper into the backstories of each of the con artists and makes the anime a highly enjoyable one.
5. Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (2015)-
Genre: Comedy
Number of Seasons: 5
An anime about food. This is not the first time though as we can remember the appetizing meals from Ghibli Studio’s ‘Spirited Away. But in this show food has acquired the place of the driving plot. Souma is an aspiring chef who begins studying at a culinary school where the best young chefs from all over the world are also assembled.
6. Devilman Crybaby (2018)-
Genre: 1
Number of Seasons: Adventure, Sci-fi, Fantasy
The plot revolves around a man with a human heart and demonic body who fights to prevent pure evil. This is an entertaining anime show which depicts the core meaning of being human.
7. The Beginning (2018)-
Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy
Number of Seasons: 2
A sci-fi anime that features the power of technology and some terrible human experiments. A renowned investigator searches for a serial killer named Killer B. If you are into thrillers, this is where you should go.
8. Sword Art Online (2012)-
Genre: Action, Sci-fi, Adventure
Number of Seasons: 4
This is an RPG anime series on the popular list of Netflix. Thousands of gamers become trapped in a virtual game where they have to attempt to escape. Kirito, the main protagonist becomes one of the strongest players, though the story only starts from here.
9. Erased (2016)-
Genre: Mystery, Psychological thriller
Number of Seasons: 1
29 years old Satoru has the ability to go back in time whenever something bad happens near him. Thus he had altered a lot of terrible incidents. But when an incident with a serial killer takes him back in time, Satoru finds out that he has to go back to his fifth-grade body to stop the killer. This is a psychological thriller that will give you the pure essence of a good anime.
10. Blue Period (2021)-
Genre: Drama
Number of Seasons: 1
Yatora Yaguchi is a popular student of high school who is bored with the predictable nature of his life. But one day an unusual accident in the art classroom changes his life and perception forever. This latest anime on Netflix is visually stunning.
11. Blue Exorcist (2011)-
Genre: Comedy, Sci-fi, Mystery
Number of Seasons: 2
Rin Okumura’s life becomes upside down when he discovers that he is Satan’s son. Rin is then sent to a Cross Academy where he will ne train to fight the devil outside and inside him.
12. One Piece (1999)-
Genre: Comedy, Action, Adventure
Number of Seasons: 21
One Piece is arguably one of the best anime shows of all time with much better animation quality. On the hot pursuit of the famous One Piece treasure and the title of Pirate King, an adventurous young pirate Monkey D. Luffy finds himself on an eventful quest. If you are an anime fan or if you are not, One Piece is an anime show which cannot be missed.
13. No Game No Life (2014)-
Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Action
Number of Seasons: 1
Another sibling story where Sora and Shiro are the most feared pro gamers. After they defeat a god in an apparent harmless game, they fall into a world where they have to settle every issue by playing games.
14. Castlevania (2017)-
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-fi
Number of Seasons: 4
With loads of action, mystery, and of course vampires, this series is based on ‘Castlevania: Dracula’s Curse’. This was specially made for the American audience. If you are starving for a sci-fi drama with vampires to spice things up in it, this is the thing for you.
15. Ajin (2016)-
Genre: Action, Mystery
Season: 2
Kei discovers that he is the third of the curious species of Ajin who come back to life after dying. Full of human experiments, fantastic action sequences this anime is quite realistic looking and is bound to give you a good time.
16. Parasyte- the maxim (2014)-
Genre: Sci-fi, Action, Fantasy
Number of Seasons: 1
Infected by a parasite, 17 years old Shinichi Izumi discovers that he must learn to coexist with this creature in his body. From this point, Shinichi’s hard journey begins which results in an engaging anime.
17. Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)-
Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy
Number of Seasons: 1
A masterpiece of all time. The viewers while watching giants fighting robots will find themselves in a psychodrama that deals with postmodern depression.
18. Eden (2021)-
Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy
Number of Seasons: 1
This anime is about the last human of the future Earth who is raised by robots. ‘Eden’ is an anime to watch with your family as it does not contain many graphic and violent scenes like most of the other anime.
19. Attack on Titan (2013)-
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Number of Seasons: 4
This all-time favorite anime series is about giant humanoid creatures called Titans who used to live behind a safe wall but now have broken it down to attack a city. The plot mainly focuses on two children whose loved ones are devoured by the Titans. They then vowed to avenge their death and fight the Titans.
20. Death Note (2006)-
Genre: Mystery, Fantasy
Number of Seasons: 1
Another extremely popular anime that surrounds a high school student Light Yagami who finds a mysterious Notebook on the ground. Whoever’s name will be written on the notebook will die. The light then uses the notebook to clean the evils of the world and turn the world into a just one.
Source: Netflix
