![]() Onmyoji takes its time to put its players and pieces into place. There’s demon-slaying, magic twists and turns, and poignant revelations woven together into a storyline that’ll keep you invested. This tale is a journey into the supernatural wrapped in a character-driven bromance. The series weaves history and legend together into a harrowing tale of friendship, honor, and sacrifice as the pair embark on a mission to defend the capital against a villainous mage plotting against the emperor. As he travels across Japan solving cases and connecting the dots of a larger mystery brewing. Set in ancient Japan, Onmyoji follows Abe no Seimei, a celebrated spell caster, as he meets and befriends noble Minamoto no Hiromasa. This first ever adaptation of Baku Yumemakura’s novel by the same name offers a near-perfect balance of outstanding animation, slow burn, and engaging storytelling. If you’re in need of a slightly more light-hearted fare, this sword and sorcery story will certainly balance out the seemingly endless real-world chaos. This fantasy series is built on aesthetically pleasing visuals, endearing character design and free-wheeling worldbuilding. It’s a race against time to come up with enough money, and a solution, to save his sister after she’s swallowed by a dragon. Delicious in Dungeonīased on Ryoko Kui’s manga Delicious in Dungeon follows Laios and his trio of adventurers. ![]() Akuma Kun is the kind of fantasy series that isn’t afraid to be philosophical as this duo learn more about their world, its magic system and the part Ichiro’s expected to play in bringing about the Millennium Kingdom. The narrative’s constantly engaging and brought to life by a dynamic voice cast. The show is thematically rich without being heavy-handed. There’s an excellent balance of wit, whimsy and pragmatism between Ichiro and Mephisto’s different personalities as they solve mysteries and contemplate life’s big issues. Each case offers new opportunities to build out the world and explore themes of good and evil, destiny as Ichiro struggles to keep his head above water all while knowing his demon father expects great things from him. The series’ animation series blends in hand-drawn elements that give the show a vibrant and unique visuals. Ichiro and his demon-human hybrid compatriot Mephisto solve paranormal crimes. This twelve episode adaptation follows boy genius, Ichiro aka Akuma Kun, taken in and raised by demons. This list will also be periodically amended to remove series no longer available on Netflix, as well as add anime shows now available for streaming on the service. Some titles may not currently be available on international platforms (yet). Note : As this is a list of anime series to watch, no anime movies were considered for this feature. That’s why it’s joining the list alongside the highly anticipated Netflix original Akuma Kun this month. But Studio Trigger’s (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners) latest, Delicious in Dungeon dropped January 4 and is definitely worth a watch. If you’ve been keeping pace with the streamer’s release schedule then you know it’s been a slow start to the year. But whatever your preference: action anime, light novel, slice of life, comedy, supernatural or horror there’s an anime series certain to capture your current mood. ![]() The tricky part lies in balancing the mix of re-watchable favs with new titles. That meant to make the list, a series had all the hallmarks of the distinctive animation and story style and originated in Japan. All year, the best anime on Netflix list sifted through the library’s titles highlighting gems among its traditional anime series, new and old. Thankfully, the changes ultimately proved to be a sound strategic move. Several series saw their seasons reduced, while others disappeared from the library altogether. As the streaming giant expanded its original anime, and anime-inspired series in 2023, it slowly stopped renewing licenses. Last year was full of Netflix shaking up anime library, which is unlikely to change in 2024.
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