6 Netflix original anime that have garnered critical and fan acclaim

The Japanese animation market has grown in recent years to the point that any streaming platform must have a large catalog of these titles. Netflix has also opted for original anime series, and in its wide variety, there are a few that have not only gained recognition from fans, but also from specialized critics.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunner

The last one to add to the list, and one that caused the most stir in the platform’s catalog, is’Cyberpunk: Edgerunner’, a Netflix original anime series, which is based on the video game of the same name. Here the story follows David, a teenager who, after his mother’s death, tries to find a life in the troubled city of Night City.

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Endowment: Dragon’s blood

Another of the best video game adaptations for the small screen is in ‘Endowment: Dragon’s blood’, one of the best anime on netflix. The story follows the Dragon Knight Davion, who carries within himself the power of a beast and the only one with the ability to destroy a demon, but will need the help of some young people he will meet in his long adventure.

evergreen purple

The story of this post is somewhat difficult to follow, as it contains a long installment of manga and two animated films. Anyway, ‘evergreen purple’ has a season on Netflix of 13 episodes, where we know the story of Violet, a girl known as “the gun”, who is dedicated to being a writer to better understand her past in the war.

Beasts

In 2019, there was one anime that became a social media phenomenon, and it was “Beastars”, an animated series about a world full of anthropomorphic animals and starring a friendly wolf who begins to awaken his wild instinct, but which he has to crack down, ever since a classmate from his school was murdered. Available on Netflix.

Dorohedoro

Don’t be fooled by its aesthetic, “Dorehedoro” is an anime of the same people responsible for “Attack on titans”. But here the story follows Cayman and Nikaido, who want to assassinate the one responsible for casting a spell on them that left his face resembling that of a giant lizard. The sorcerers of this world have the ability to travel to the world of humans to experiment on them.

Castlevania

Finally, another of Netflix’s best anime, and which is also an adaptation of the video game of the same name, ‘Castlevania’. Here the story follows Trevor Belmont, the last of his family, and who wants to eliminate the cause of such a massacre, Dracula, and for this he must go to the city of Gresit, which has fallen into terror caused by the vampire.