# Seeking Netflix Anime recommendations **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** netflix, cartoons-animation\ **Created:** [May 29, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685 "2020-05-29T17:06:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/81 "2024-12-21T00:46:12Z")
Here are the Rotten Tomatoes reviews of season one. (94% fresh from critics, 87% fresh from the audience.) > **[Beastars: Season 1 - TV Reviews](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/beastars/s01/reviews)** > > Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and Tickets And if you’d rather sample the manga first, you can try it [here](https://readbeastars.online/manga/beastars-chapter-1/). ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/82 "2024-12-24T05:29:01Z")
I remembered a couple other anime shows I watched on Netflix: **My Hero Academia** and **Spy x Family**. I liked them both (although the former leaned somewhat towards the interminable fight scenes that I’m not always a fan of). ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/83 "2024-12-24T06:40:05Z")
_Spy x Family_ is brilliant, we love it. Never really took to MHA. _Little Witch Academia_, on the other hand, was great. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/84 "2024-12-25T07:57:26Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > I highly recommend [**Terminator Zero**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_Zero) on Netflix! In fact, I think I want to watch it again over my two week Christmas break. I would second that as well. Blue Eyed Samurai is very good. It’s not strictly “anime” as it is produced by an American company. I came across a show called Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune. I only watched one episode that seemed to mostly consist of a group of Earthlings who enlisted in some crappy Starship Troopers-esq space infantry. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/85 "2024-12-25T15:35:08Z")
I thought of another Netflix show I watched: **The Way of the Househusband** , about an ex-yakuza leading a very mundane life shopping, cleaning house, etc. Harmless and funny. ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Sponge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dark_sponge/32/121_2.png) [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/86 "2024-12-26T19:15:47Z")
If you’ve never seen it, Yu Yu Hakusho is definitely worth a watch. It’s old school, and starts off a little slow, but it is one of the best anime of all time. If you notice tropes from other anime it’s because they were taken from YYH, not the other way around. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/87 "2024-12-31T23:24:56Z")
I’m about halfway thru Dandadan, which I started watching because the theme song by Creepy Nuts popped in my feed and is **ridiculously** catchy (one of the perils of a playlist of anime themes). I also think the title being the “dramatic chipmunk” musical sting as written is funny. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/88 "2024-12-31T23:43:33Z")
I’d recommend Pluto. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/89 "2025-01-01T01:52:05Z")
I was reading the chapters of Dandadan as they were released, but lost interest along the way. Looking back I read up to chapter 62, and it doesn’t look as bad as I remembered so maybe I’ll give it another try sometime. I see that season one of the anime covers up to chapter 33 or 34. (179 have been published so far.) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/90 "2025-01-02T23:05:38Z")
New seasons of Dr. Stone and Spy x Family are out on Netflix. I spent New Year’s Day bingeing way too many episodes of Dr. Stone (which is still one of my favourites). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/91 "2025-01-02T23:28:33Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Here are the Rotten Tomatoes reviews of season one. (94% fresh from critics, 87% fresh from the audience.) The series also won a Best Anime award in 2020. > **[Manga Barcelona Limited Edition premia a los mejores mangas y animes del año](https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20201030/4979310906/manga-barcelona-limited-edition-premia-a-los-mejores-mangas-y-animes-del-ano.html)** > > Barcelona, 30 oct (EFE).- El Manga Barcelona Limited Edition, nombre de la edición digital y gratuita que este año ha tomado el clásico salón +Manga Barcelona, ha > # Manga Barcelona Limited Edition awards the best manga and anime of the year > > :snip: > > In the anime category, the winner in the Best Series category was “Beastars”, directed by Shinichi Matsumi and distributed by Netflix… > (Google translation) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/92 "2025-01-12T03:08:16Z")
**Mashle** : A dumb guy with super-strength tries to be the top student at a famous school of witchcraft and wizardry, despite having no magical ability. Kind of like “One Punch Man goes to Hogwarts”. The animation is pretty clunky, but I got some good laughs out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/93 "2025-01-13T00:51:48Z")
I’m an anime enthusiast, so deweight the following recommendations accordingly: Not anime, but the live-action adaptation of the One Piece manga was exceptional, largely due to Iñaki Godoy’s portrayal of the main character, a role I thought would be impossible to nail. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. A classic about 2 boys whose experiment went horribly wrong, and their subsequent attempts to put it right. Great world building, some philosophic depth. Vinland Saga - Can’t praise this enough. Based on historical manga about the Vikings, set in England, Denmark and elsewhere around 1000AD. Four story arcs follow Thorfinn, loosely based upon an historical person. Death Note: I read the manga, but only dipped briefly into the anime. Has favorable reviews. My Happy Marriage: Meh, I enjoyed it but it’s not a rave fave. 3 stars? Your Lie in April: Romantic shonen drama. Shonen works are made for boys, but enjoyed by both genders. Naruto, part I: The parts based on the original manga are great. But there are also parts that are not, which are properly derided as filler. Naruto is a rambunctious kid from a ninja village, generally looked down upon. Naruto is motivated by a desire for acceptance, which is a refreshing motive compared to Hollywood’s obsession with revenge. Delicious in Dungeon - there was a thread here about this fun series. Hajime no Ippo - An old school boxing anime. Overlord - given the mayhem that he tolerates, I’d say that the main character drifts towards LE in this sardonic series. Agreed that that there’s a good case for LN. The main character is a decent man who has had his human empathy removed, but the story is mostly about the world he finds himself in. I found myself rooting for the main character’s opponents more than once. Recommended. Komi Can’t Communicate - a sweet slice of life romance. Kotaro Lives Alone - another slice of life anime about a very mature 4 year old. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/94 "2025-01-13T05:10:22Z")
FWIW, I once posted in the “series you have watched” thread a list of anime that I picked out from browsing a list of Chunkyroll options. This is a combination of things I’ve seen at least some of the anime for and things where I have only read at least some of the manga. All are worth checking out, depending on your tastes. [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GEXH3WK52/mieruko-chan](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GEXH3WK52/mieruko-chan) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G6GG38246/spice-and-wolf](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G6GG38246/spice-and-wolf) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G6WEV3WM6/noragami](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G6WEV3WM6/noragami) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G9VHN9P7W/gleipnir](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G9VHN9P7W/gleipnir) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR3KVPQER/cells-at-work](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR3KVPQER/cells-at-work) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR24PVM76/nichijou---my-ordinary-life](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR24PVM76/nichijou---my-ordinary-life) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRWEW95KR/laid-back-camp](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRWEW95KR/laid-back-camp) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GG5H5X3Z9/space-battleship-yamato](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GG5H5X3Z9/space-battleship-yamato) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G649J4XPY/a-certain-scientific-railgun](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G649J4XPY/a-certain-scientific-railgun) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVNZK5PY/a-certain-magical-index](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVNZK5PY/a-certain-magical-index) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRGG7701R/the-melancholy-of-haruhi-suzumiya](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRGG7701R/the-melancholy-of-haruhi-suzumiya) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GDKHZEJVG/the-disappearance-of-haruhi-suzumiya](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GDKHZEJVG/the-disappearance-of-haruhi-suzumiya) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G68V4NDJ6/junji-ito-collection](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G68V4NDJ6/junji-ito-collection) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR9P3GD46/tonari-no-seki-kun-the-master-of-killing-time](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR9P3GD46/tonari-no-seki-kun-the-master-of-killing-time) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G63K4W296/space-dandy](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G63K4W296/space-dandy) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYQ42D876/ergo-proxy](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYQ42D876/ergo-proxy) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYVDV1N0Y/sing-yesterday-for-me](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYVDV1N0Y/sing-yesterday-for-me) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G6X0P133Y/karakai-jozu-no-takagi-san](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G6X0P133Y/karakai-jozu-no-takagi-san) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G63VMKVQY/yamada-kun-and-the-seven-witches](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G63VMKVQY/yamada-kun-and-the-seven-witches) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GNVHKN75X/life-lessons-with-uramichi-oniisan](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GNVHKN75X/life-lessons-with-uramichi-oniisan) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYGG92K7Y/erased](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYGG92K7Y/erased) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G4PH0WPV2/oddtaxi](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G4PH0WPV2/oddtaxi) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYMGD89VY/barakamon](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYMGD89VY/barakamon) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GY5PDD4PY/a-certain-scientific-accelerator](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GY5PDD4PY/a-certain-scientific-accelerator) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G65VP5ZK6/polar-bear-cafe](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G65VP5ZK6/polar-bear-cafe) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G1XHJV22X/lucifer-and-the-biscuit-hammer](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G1XHJV22X/lucifer-and-the-biscuit-hammer) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G65VE2G36/flying-witch](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G65VE2G36/flying-witch) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G69PVE29Y/space-brothers](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G69PVE29Y/space-brothers) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYVNE7QD6/yakitate-japan](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYVNE7QD6/yakitate-japan) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYDQN15K6/dagashi-kashi](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYDQN15K6/dagashi-kashi) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRP8PGDWR/arakawa-under-the-bridge](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRP8PGDWR/arakawa-under-the-bridge) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GMEHME8EZ/diary-of-our-days-at-the-breakwater](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GMEHME8EZ/diary-of-our-days-at-the-breakwater) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR751MQ4Y/moyashimon](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GR751MQ4Y/moyashimon) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G649445JY/kumamiko--girl-meets-bear](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G649445JY/kumamiko--girl-meets-bear) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRMGZG27R/aho-girl](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRMGZG27R/aho-girl) [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYZXDEXX6/amanchu](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYZXDEXX6/amanchu) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/95 "2025-01-13T08:03:28Z")
Sounds like _Black Clover_, a little. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/96 "2025-01-13T12:06:05Z")
It’s definitely parodying various anime tropes as well, so that could certainly be in the mix. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/97 "2025-01-15T01:12:20Z")
For those subscribing to Crunchyroll I highly recommend the Psycho Pass series and movies, especially the first season. My rave fave. Also great are Bungo Stray Dogs, the absolutely nutso Birdie Wing, and Golden Kamuy. Demon Slayer is wildly popular and good to great. Spy x Family is a lot of fun. Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju made me into a Rakugo fan, despite the fact that I’ve never watched any Rakugo. Those who enjoyed Lucifer and the Bisquit Hammer should check out Planet With. Musashi, Non Non Biyori, The Aquatope on White Sand, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, and Natsume’s Book of Friends are reliable mellow shows. Does anyone know how I can view the original Space Battleship Yamato? Made in Abyss is fantastic and _not for kids_. Cheerful but very dark fantasy. The 2nd season is available on ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/98 "2025-01-15T01:28:22Z")
…HiDive. Watch the movie after the first season and before the 2nd season. Incredible world building. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/99 "2025-01-15T02:11:13Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > Does anyone know how I can view the original Space Battleship Yamato? There was a project to try to recreate something close to the original, [available on Archive dot org](https://archive.org/details/1x-08-the-battle-of-pluto-part-2-hi-q/1x01+-+The+Sleeping+Giant+(HiQ).avi). I looked for it a few days ago after starting watching some episodes of [Tranzor Z](https://archive.org/details/tranzor-z-restored), which I loved as a kid, but it is pretty bad. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685/100 "2025-01-15T15:52:40Z")
There’s a Filipino anime on Netflix called Trese that I liked. It’s a tropey tale of an action girl trying to keep a fragile peace between the human and supernatural worlds, but I thought it was well done. All the creatures are from Filipino folklore. I actually came to it by watching a doc on Filipino monsters. There’s only one six episode season (Thanks Netflix!) but it’s a self contained series. There’s a fair amount of gore if that’s a concern. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-anime-recommendations/854685.md?page=6)