This includes classics of the genre as well as notable titles from recent years.
Netflix continues to delight anime fans by offering cult classics and new hits. This list includes only the most worthy titles, including epic battles, touching dramas, captivating fantasies, and witty comedies.
1. Blue Period, 2021
High school student Yatora suddenly loses interest in life. Hanging out with friends is boring, and studying brings him no pleasure.
He stumbles upon a painting by a girl in the art club and is amazed by it. Yatora becomes interested in painting and enrolls in art school. This new hobby completely changes his life.
This anime, based on the manga of the same name, immerses viewers in the creative process, leaving with a sense of euphoria from this exciting new hobby.
2. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, 2022
In the near future, people invented cybernetic implants that increase the wearer's strength and endurance and prolong life. However, abusing this technology can cause cyberpsychosis, a form of paranoia.
After his mother's death, David Martinez, a schoolboy, decides to implant a military prosthesis to take revenge on those responsible. It is the Arasaka Corporation, and it practically controls the metropolis of Night City.
3. Dandadan, 2024-...
High school student Momo believes in ghosts. Her antisocial classmate, Ken, is fascinated by aliens. He sets out to prove to Momo that ghosts don't exist and that only aliens are real.
He goes to an old tunnel where, according to rumors, a powerful spirit lives. Momo goes to an abandoned hospital supposedly favored by aliens. As it turns out, both ghosts and UFOs are quite real, and the students find themselves in mortal danger.
4. Dorohedoro, 2020-2025
Humanity is trapped in a dirty place called the Hole. It is a testing ground for mages, a race capable of performing miracles and living in a more civilized dimension.
One day, Nikaido, the owner of a restaurant in the Hole, finds Caiman, a half-human, half-lizard creature on the verge of life and death. A mage has cursed Caiman, depriving him of his memory. With Nikaido's help, Caiman sets out to find the villain and regain his memories and former appearance.
5. Monster, 2004-2005
One day, young surgeon Tenma Kenzo saves Johan, a boy wounded in the head after his parents were brutally murdered. Several years later, Tenma witnesses Johan commit a crime.
Realizing that he had saved the life of a monster, Tenma decides to correct his mistake. Meanwhile, Nina, Johann's twin sister, is looking for her brother to finish what she started. After all, she was the one who shot him that terrible day.
Monster is one of the best detective anime series. The two main characters, Tenma and Nina, act in parallel, often interfering with each other.