And if you were confused by seeing wildly different shows like Devilman Crybaby and Pokémon sitting next to each other in a feed, this list is for you.
All this is to say you should give the art form a shot if you haven’t already. Much of the anime on streaming platforms has influenced or was influenced by the TV and cinema of America and elsewhere. Anime is also distinct from but has always been part of a positive feedback loop of cultural influence with animation and art around the world. Anime encompasses countless different genres and subgenres and caters to several distinct demographics and tastes, just like live-action TV and film in the States. The service has invested truckloads of money into this segment of its programming over the years, producing original series and movies, as well as making big-ticket licensing acquisitions for world-famous franchises like Neon Genesis Evangelion, Attack on Titan, Cardcaptor Sakura, and others on the platform.īut with so many options available, it’s hard for newcomers to know where to start, and Netflix doesn’t help by lumping its whole library under an “Anime” genre category. This is, of course, because anime is popular and good. This article is regularly updated as more titles join Netflix.Įvery month, Netflix shuffles in more and more Japanese anime to its massive library of titles.
