![]() ![]() The MMO style world introduces plenty of opportunity for monsters, battles and quests with choices the consequences of ripple into the far more somber real world. This story of a family battling debilitating grief and how it’s ravaged their lives and relationships in the real world is surprisingly well-suited to video game anime. Directed by Katsuya Kikuchi with stylized character designs by Suzuna Okuyama and dynamic visuals animated by studio NAZ, leverages its understanding of gaming as a hefty connective thread between the real and digital world to anchor its story and use in-game elements and relationship building to best use. Cinderella wishes her backstory got such a lush and nuanced treatment.īased on the manga by the same name, Good Night World follows the Akabanea family who’ve, although estranged in the real world, found a sense of peace and unknowingly find their way to one another in a VR game called Planet. When paired with a pitch perfect score from the opening to ending My Happy Marriage is a slow burning romance riddled with trials, tribulations pushing its breathtaking narrative. ![]() The character design, landscape shots and close ups are all gorgeous. Set in 19th century Meiji Restoration era-Japan this twelve-episode adaption of Akumi Agitogi’s light novel is a splendid and eye-catching example of the caliber of Kinema Citrus animation work. My Happy Marriage is the story about Miyo Saimori, an unhappy young woman from an abusive family who gets married off to a fearsome and chilly army commander. Simply put, Pluto is a vibrant, emotionally rich sci-fi masterpiece. Pluto never wastes an opportunity to develop its characters, invoke its allegory, or mess with your emotions amidst the mayhem. This well-paced but winding story balances its philosophical musings with action, violence and thrilling cat-and-mouse race to stop a killer. Over eight hour-long episodes Pluto explores humanity's drive to innovate and a world where its creations are increasingly indistinguishable physically and self-aware. Created by Naoki Urasawa (Monster), and reinventing an arc from Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy, Pluto’s comes to extraordinary life with brilliant character design and animation by Studio M2 and an evocative soundscape. As Gesicht hunts for the identity of the perpetrator, Pluto, he realizes the murders are challenges and Pluto has both him and Atom, also known as Astro Boy, in his crosshairs. Pluto follows AI Detective Gesicht’s investigation into serial murders of the world’s most advanced robots and their human allies. 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. But if you’re still getting your bearings, then check out Onmyoji, the latest entry to the list, it's an excellent way to kick off a new year with your Netflix subscription. And lets not forget about highly anticipated series like, Devil May Cry, Tomb Raider, and Stranger Things: Tokyo will make their debut sometime this year as well. 2024 also marks the return of Blood of Zeus, Ultraman, Kengan Ashura and Beastars for new seasons (or story arcs). There’s plenty to be excited for this month and beyond like Mari Okada’s anime film Maboroshi, animation studio MAPPA’s (Attack on Titan) latest, that premiered on January 15, exclusively on Netflix. 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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