Netflix is growing its anime library in this COVID-19 pandemic. It is very difficult to choose a good anime series from a huge pile. So, we are here to tell you the 15 best anime series on Netflix.
Dragon Ball Z
Genre: Action, Adventure
Originally aired: 1989-1996
The highlight of the old Japanese anime and comic series Dragon Ball is Dragon Ball Z. It is based on the time when the main character Goku has grown up after the following first series Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball Z is the first anime that starts making the anime genre of action by using unique techniques such as Kamehameha.
Ghost in the Shell
Genre: Science Fiction
Originally aired: from 2002
The first title of the anime series of Ghost in the Shell is Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. It got aired in 2002, following the earlier story of Ghost in the Shell, a movie that was released in 1995. In the story of 2030, the members of Public Security Section 9 investigates about the many incidents. The new title of the sci-fi anime will come on Netflix in 2020.
Code Geass
Genre: Dark Fantasy, Mecha
Originally aired: from 2006
Code Geass is a famous anime franchise in Japan, and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion is the first title. In this anime series, Lelouch vi Britannia stands against the Holy Britannian Empire to take the revenge of the murder of his mother and protect his sister also. The main character is not a hero but a villain.
Conan The Boy in Future
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Originally aired: 1978
Conan The Boy in Future is also known as Future Boy Conan. It is popular as the anime series that was first directed by Hayao Miyazaki. In the original Sci-Fi novel The Incredible Tide, when the tragic war takes place between the United Staes and Russia, then the lead Canon survives in the frame of 2008. But, Hayao Miyazaki reworked on the story so the children can enjoy it while watching.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Dark Fantasy
Originally aired: 2009-2010
This animes is one of the most famous sci-fi anime worldwide, which is based on the original comic with 27 volumes. Alchemist brothers Edward and Alphonse lose their part of the body or the whole body as they break the law. The earlier title Fullmetal Alchemist is different from the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, which ends up with the anime’s original story.
Re: Zero − Starting Life in Another World
Genre: Isekai, Adventure, Dark Fantasy
Originally aired: from 2016
As a fan of anime series, you can’t ignore the genre of Isekai anime. In this anime series, the characters went to the parallel world from their daily lives. It is one of the best famous Isekai anime to watch on Netflix. The hero Subaru died and recovered so many times as he has a special ability in the fantasy world to achieve his goals.
The Seven Deadly Sins
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Originally aired: from 2014
It is an adventure anime, which is based on the famous ongoing comic with 40 volumes (from February 2020). The lead role Meliodas, who is the leader of a group of knights called Seven Deadly Sins, starts his adventures to save the Liones Kingdom, which the Liones third princess Elizabeth told him to do for her kingdom.
Violet Evergarden
Genre: Drama
Originally aired: from 2018
It is based on the light novel that received the fifth Kyoto Animation Award in 2015. It is a famous ongoing anime that is produced by Kyoto Animation. It doesn’t serve the battle scene in the war or not the science fiction theme as the lead role Violet Evergarden, experienced the large-scale war. It is a woman’s journey story who searches for her life.
The Promised Neverland
Genre: Dark Fantasy
Originally aired: from 2019
One of the most famous ongoing Weekly Shonen Jump comic The Promised Neverland was aired on TV in 2019 as an anime with its first 12 episodes. The story is set in 2045, where the orphans Emma and Ray survive in the harsh world by holding the cruel destiny.
Pocket Monster/Pokémon
Genre: Kids, Family, Adventure
Originally aired: from 1997
Pocket Monster/Pokémon is famous and popular all over the world. In 1997, season 1 of the anime series started after releasing the original video game, and still, the anime is going on. In this story, the main character Satoshi travels all around the world with his partner Pikachu and other Pokemon. This anime is for kids and adults.
Doraemon
Genre: Kids, Family, Comedy, Science Fiction
Originally aired: from 2005
Doraemon is still one of the most popular anime in between children in Japan and all over the world. The first series of Doraemon aired on TV in 1973, and the current series are distributed from 2005. It is about a robot named Doraemon, who comes from the 22nd century. The robot helps the Nobita with magical gadgets to fly in the sky, teleport, and also do many incredible things.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Originally aired: 2006-2009
This anime series is one of the most important Japanese anime, which has a popular anime and a light novel in Japan. The story shows the daily high school life and excellent unreality due to the club SOS Brigade’s members, including aliens.
Sword Art Online
Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure
Originally aired: from 2012
This anime series is known for the popular ongoing anime and light novels. The hero Kirito and the heroine Asuna play the MMORPG named Sword Art Online, which takes them in the world of virtual reality. The brain of the players is connected to the game physically as well as mentally.
Gin Tama
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Originally aired: 2008-2018
Gin Tama is originally made as a Weekly Shonen Jump comic that completed its story in 2018. The story is set during the fictional Edo period in Japan that got attacked by aliens. This unique world is inspired by the different characters in the real world, along with local news, politics, pop cultures, and more.
7 Seeds
Genre: Science Fiction
Originally aired: from 2019
The Sci-Fi anime 7 Seeds first started on Netflix with 12 episodes in the season 1 in 2019, and the next season come now in 2020 with 24 episodes. The story begins with a prediction that a meteor will fall on the earth, and selected people should be cryonically-preserved to pass humanity in other generations.
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