Driven by massive global demand, Netflix Anime has transformed itself from a casual distributor into one of the most aggressive power players in the entire anime production ecosystem. By heavily investing in high-profile co-productions, securing exclusive streaming rights, and greenlighting critically acclaimed Netflix Originals, the streaming giant has successfully institutionalized anime for a global audience.
If you are subscribed to any of Netflix’s streaming plans, here are the top 35 anime you should watch, ranked by their popularity on Netflix’s streaming platform.
35. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
- Genre: Historical, Drama, Suspense
- Plot: Set in a fictionalized 15th-century Europe where heretical ideas are punished by torture and death, a young prodigy named Rafal is forced to hide his obsession with the forbidden geocentric model of the universe. When he encounters a scholar who has discovered proof that the Earth revolves around the Sun, Rafal risks everything to preserve this dangerous truth.
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34. Ajin: Demi-Human
- Genre: Supernatural, Dark Fantasy, Sci-Fi
- Plot: Kei Nagai discovers he is an Ajin, a rare immortal sub-species of huma, after surviving a fatal traffic accident. Instantly classified as a threat and pursued by the government for inhumane experimentation, Kei goes on the run, caught between a society that fears him and a faction of radical Ajin bent on terrorism.
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33. Call of the Night
- Genre: Romance, Supernatural, Slice of Life
- Plot: Suffering from insomnia and dissatisfaction with daily life, middle-schooler Ko Yamori slips out to wander the city streets at night. He encounters Nazuna Nanakusa, a quirky vampire who shows him the nocturnal world’s liberating freedom, prompting Ko to try to fall in love with her so he can become a vampire himself.
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32. Dorohedoro
- Genre: Dark Fantasy, Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy
- Plot: In a bleak metropolis known as “The Hole,” sorcerers regularly kidnap citizens to use as test subjects for their magic. Caiman, a man with a lizard head and a severe case of amnesia, hunts these sorcerers alongside his friend Nikaido, hoping to find the one who cursed him and recover his human memories.
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31. My Dress-Up Darling
- Genre: Romance, Slice of Life, Comedy
- Plot: Wakana Gojo is a quiet high school student who secretly spends his time crafting traditional Hina dolls. His solitary world is upended when Marin Kitagawa, a popular and vibrant girl in his class, discovers his sewing talent and enlists his help to create high-quality cosplay outfits for her hobbies.
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30. Beastars
- Genre: Drama, Psychological, Anthropomorphic
- Plot: In a modern society of anthropomorphic animals divided by the tension between carnivores and herbivores, Legoshi, a gentle, timid gray wolf, struggles to control his predatory instincts at Cherryton Academy. When an herbivore student is brutally murdered, suspicion falls on the carnivores, complicating Legoshi’s blossoming feelings for a small rabbit named Haru.
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29. Kuroko’s Basketball
- Genre: Sports, Shonen
- Plot: Taiga Kagami and Tetsuya Kuroko, the mysterious Sixth Man of the legendary Middle School Generation of Miracles, join the Seirin High basketball team. Together, they aim to take their school to the national tournament by defeating Kuroko’s fiercely talented former teammates one by one.
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28. Hajime no Ippo
- Genre: Sports, Shonen, Comedy
- Plot: Ippo Makunouchi is a gentle, bullied high school student who spends his free time helping his mother with their family fishing boat business. After being rescued from a beating by a professional boxer, Ippo takes up boxing himself, discovering an innate power and a relentless drive to find out what it truly means to be strong.
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27. The Eminence in Shadow
- Genre: Isekai, Dark Fantasy, Comedy
- Plot: Cid Kagenou desires to be neither a main character nor a villain, but a mastermind operating from the shadows. Reincarnated into a world with real magic, he creates a fictional evil cult to fight against, entirely unaware that the cult actually exists and that his exaggerated lies are completely true.
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26. Hell’s Paradise
- Genre: Action, Dark Fantasy, Shonen
- Plot: Gabimaru the Hollow, an elite and seemingly immortal ninja from Iwagakure village, is sentenced to death. He is offered a full pardon if he can travel to a mysterious, paradise-like island and retrieve the Elixir of Life alongside an executioner named Sagiri, facing deadly monstrosities and rival criminals.
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25. Black Clover
- Genre: Fantasy, Action, Shonen
- Plot: Asta and Yuno are orphans raised together in a world where magic is everything. While Yuno is a prodigy with immense magical power, Asta is born completely devoid of it. When they turn 15, Yuno receives a legendary four-leaf grimoire, while Asta receives a mysterious five-leaf grimoire containing rare Anti-Magic, setting them off on a race to become the Wizard King.
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24. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
- Genre: Isekai, Fantasy, Adventure
- Plot: A 34-year-old NEET dies saving a stranger and is reincarnated into a magical world as a baby named Rudeus Greyrat. Retaining his memories and regrets from his past life, Rudeus resolves to overcome his personal trauma, master magic, and live his new life to its absolute fullest potential.
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23. Oshi no Ko
- Genre: Drama, Mystery, Supernatural
- Plot: A small-town gynecologist and his terminal patient are mysteriously reincarnated as the twin children of their favorite pop idol, Ai Hoshino. As they grow up alongside her in the glittering entertainment industry, a shocking tragedy forces them to navigate the dark, cutthroat underbelly of showbiz to uncover a devastating family secret.
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22. Monster
- Genre: Psychological Thriller, Mystery, Seinen
- Plot: Dr. Kenzo Tenma, an elite Japanese brain surgeon working in Germany, chooses to save the life of a young boy named Johan over the city’s mayor. Years later, Tenma’s life is ruined when a string of horrific murders reveals that the boy he saved has grown up to become a brilliant, charismatic, psychopathic monster.
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21. Pluto
- Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Mecha
- Plot: In a futuristic world where humans and high-functioning robots coexist, the world’s seven most advanced robots and their human advocates are systematically destroyed one by one. Gesicht, a robotic detective for Europol, takes the case, only to realize that he himself is one of the killer’s main targets.
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20. Record of Ragnarok
- Genre: Action, Supernatural, Martial Arts
- Plot: Every 1,000 years, the gods assemble to decide the fate of humanity, ultimately choosing to completely wipe them out. The Valkyrie Brunhilde convinces the gods to hold Ragnarok; a tournament of 13 matches between the world’s historical figures and the strongest deities to determine if mankind survives.
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19. Castlevania
- Genre: Dark Fantasy, Action, Horror
- Plot: When his human wife is unjustly burned at the stake by a corrupt church, the vampire count Dracula declares war on humanity, unleashing an army of demons across Wallachia. Trevor Belmont, the last survivor of a disgraced family of monster hunters, joins forces with the magician Sypha Belnades and Dracula’s dhampir son Alucard to stop him.
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18. Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Genre: Mecha, Psychological, Sci-Fi
- Plot: Fifteen years after a global catastrophe known as the Second Impact, teenager Shinji Ikari is summoned to the futuristic city of Tokyo-3 by his estranged father. Shinji is forced to pilot a giant bio-mechanical weapon called an Evangelion to defend the remnants of humanity against mysterious alien entities known as “Angels.”
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17. One Punch Man
- Genre: Action, Comedy, Parody, Shonen
- Plot: Saitama is a hero who trained so hard that his hair fell out and he gained the ability to defeat any opponent with a single punch. Bored by his lack of a challenge, he joins the Hero Association alongside his cyborg disciple Genos, searching for an opponent strong enough to give him a real fight.
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16. The Seven Deadly Sins
- Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action
- Plot: Princess Elizabeth of the Liones Kingdom escapes her home when the Holy Knights pull off a military coup. She searches for the Seven Deadly Sins; a disbanded group of legendary, powerful knights accused of plotting to overthrow the kingdom, hoping to enlist their leader, Meliodas, to reclaim her home.
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15. Sakamoto Days
- Genre: Action, Comedy, Shonen
- Plot: Taro Sakamoto was an elite hitman feared by the underworld until he fell in love, got married, and retired to open a neighbourhood convenience store. Despite putting on weight and embracing a peaceful life, Sakamoto must protect his family and shop from bounty hunters and rival assassins using his deadly reflex skills, all while strictly adhering to his wife’s rule to never kill again.
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14. Mob Psycho 100
- Genre: Supernatural, Action, Comedy, Slice of Life
- Plot: Shigeo “Mob” Kageyama is an ordinary middle school boy with world-shattering psychic abilities. To keep his powers under control, Mob suppresses his emotions, working a low-paying job for a charismatic con artist named Reigen Arataka while trying to learn how to live a normal, everyday life.
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13. Suzume
- Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
- Plot: Suzume, a 17-year-old girl living in a quiet town in Kyushu, encounters a mysterious young man traveling the country looking for doors. After following him into the mountains, she opens a strange door, triggering a chain reaction that releases giant supernatural forces of destruction across Japan that she must travel to close.
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12. Death Note
- Genre: Psychological Thriller, Supernatural, Suspense
- Plot: Light Yagami, a brilliant high school student, discovers a supernatural notebook dropped by a Shinigami named Ryuk. Learning that anyone whose name is written in the notebook will die, Light embarks on a crusade to rid the world of criminals under the alias Kira, drawing the attention of an eccentric international detective known as L.
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11. The Apothecary Diaries
- Genre: Mystery, Historical, Drama
- Plot: Maomao, a young woman trained in herbal medicine in the red-light district, is kidnapped and sold into service within the Emperor’s Rear Palace. When she uses her medical knowledge to quietly solve a mysterious illness plaguing the imperial heirs, she is noticed by an influential eunuch named Jinshi, thrusting her into political intrigue.
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10. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Cyberpunk
- Plot: David Martinez, a street kid trying to survive in Night City, loses everything in a tragic drive-by shooting. Desperate to take control of his fate, he modifies his body with a rare piece of military cyberware, becoming an edgerunner, a mercenary outlaw working within the city’s dangerous, corporate-run underworld.
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9. Vinland Saga
- Genre: Historical, Action, Drama
- Plot: Thorfinn, a young boy raised by legendary Viking warriors, watches his peaceful father get murdered by a mercenary leader named Askeladd. Thorfinn joins Askeladd’s crew solely to earn the right to challenge him to a fair duel, growing up on blood-soaked battlefields while seeking a legendary paradise across the sea known as Vinland.
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8. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
- Genre: Action, Supernatural, Fantasy
- Plot: Spanning multiple generations of the Joestar bloodline, this generational epic follows various family members nicknamed “JoJo” as they utilize unique martial arts and spectral entities known as “Stands” to fight against vampires, ancient beings, and reality-altering supernatural villains.
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7. My Hero Academia
- Genre: Superhero, Action, Shonen
- Plot: In a society where 80% of the population possesses supernatural abilities called “Quirks,” Izuku Midoriya is born completely ordinary. His life changes forever when he encounters All Might, the world’s greatest hero, who chooses Midoriya as his successor, passing down an adaptable power that allows him to enroll in an elite high school for heroes.
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6. Spy x Family
- Genre: Comedy, Action, Slice of Life
- Plot: Twilight, an elite master spy, is forced to construct a fake family from scratch to infiltrate a prestigious political school. He adopts an orphan named Anya and marries a woman named Yor, completely unaware that his new daughter is a telepath and his new wife is a lethal underground assassin.
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5. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
- Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Slice of Life
- Plot: Frieren, an elven mage who belongs to the legendary party that defeated the Demon King, faces a world moving forward without her. Because elves experience time across thousands of years, she watches her human comrades grow old and pass away, prompting her to embark on a new journey to better understand the short span of human lives.
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4. Jujutsu Kaisen
- Genre: Dark Fantasy, Action, Shonen
- Plot: Yuji Itadori, a high school student with extraordinary physical strength, swallows a rotting, mummified finger to protect his school friends from supernatural monsters. He becomes the host of Sukuna, the legendary King of Curses, forcing him to join a secret society of Jujutsu Sorcerers to execute the remaining fingers before his own death sentence.
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3. Dan Da Dan
- Genre: Supernatural, Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy
- Plot: Momo Ayase, a high school girl from a family of spirit mediums, believes firmly in ghosts but rejects aliens, while her classmate Okarun believes in aliens but rejects ghosts. To prove each other wrong, they visit separate hotspot locations, accidentally encountering actual spirits and extraterrestrial forces that completely alter their daily lives.
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2. One Piece
- Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
- Plot: Monkey D. Luffy, a young boy whose body gains the properties of rubber after eating a magical Devil Fruit, sets out to sea to form his own pirate crew. Together with the Straw Hat Pirates, he navigates dangerous oceans, fights oppressive regimes, and searches for the legendary treasure left behind by the King of the Pirates.
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1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Genre: Dark Fantasy, Action, Shonen
- Plot: Tanjiro Kamado returns home to find his family slaughtered by a demon, with his younger sister Nezuko transformed into a feral monster. To find a cure and restore her humanity, Tanjiro trains to join the Demon Slayer Corps, tracking down the progenitor of all demons across historical Taisho-era Japan.
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