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Netflix was founded in 1997. It started as a DVD rental company, but it has since gone on to become the biggest streaming service in the world. The platform offers hundreds of TV shows, movies, and documentaries, and, over the last couple of years, theNetflix animecatalog has expanded considerably.
The anime industry is filled with detailed stories that feature well-written characters and unique locations.Netflixhas developed several anime, along with having plenty of other shows. Although its catalog is vast, thebest Netflix animestand above the rest in terms of quality and storytelling.
Updated on July 07, 2025, by Mark Sammut:Netflix might not have as many ongoing anime as other services, but its Winter 2025 lineup is pretty good. Let’s highlight every show airing on the platform.
Winter 2025 Netflix Anime
Winter 2025 is well underway by this point, with nearly every show debuting. Even though there is still a long way to go before an endpoint is reached, a big part of the fun of seasonal content is watching weekly and taking part in the discourse surrounding the shows.
Generally, the anime-exclusive streaming service Crunchyroll should be prioritized for ongoing series since it has the vast majority of series, with other platforms just having a couple of exclusives. Winter 2025 does not deviate from this trend, although Netflix has quite an impressive selection of anime. Let’s highlight all of them.
The first season ofZom 100: Bucket List of the Deadended in December, and every episode is currently available on Netflix. The series centers around Akira Tendo - a man in his early 20s who feels overworked and underpaid. One day Akira wakes up and discovers that Tokyo has been hit by a suddenzombie apocalypse.
The world as he knew it has collapsed, but Akira loves not going to work and does his best to enjoy his newfound freedom. He even makes a bucket list of 100 things to do before he becomes a zombie.Zom 100has a dark concept and plenty of horror moments, but it is a vibrant series with good action and characters.
Uncle from Another Worldis set in modern-day Japan, and it followsTakafumi Takaoka - who goes to the hospital to pick up his uncle. The uncle was hit by a truck and spent the last 17 years in a coma. However, according to him, he was actually in another world where he learned how to use magic.
Takafumi agrees to let his uncle move in with him, and in doing so, he reconnects with his childhood friend, Sumika. The two friends help the uncle to adjust to modern society, and they get to watch his memories from the other world.Uncle from Another Worldis a funIsekai animewith wholesome moments, and the animation is clean.
Beastars’first season debuted in February 2019, and it was adapted by Orange, a studio that specializes in 3DCG animation. It is set in a world filled with anthropomorphic animals, and it mainly focuses on a tall gray wolf named, Legoshi. He attends Cherryton Academy, and he stays in a dorm with other carnivores.
Things turn upside down when an alpaca named Tem is killed and eaten in the middle of the night. This obviously causes issues between the carnivores and herbivores. Legoshi is part of the drama club, and he takes it upon himself to solve Tem’s death. He ends up meeting a rabbit named Haru along the way, and he develops feelings for her.
17Kakegurui
A Well Written Series That Delves Into The World Of Gambling
Kakeguruidebuted on Netflix in 2017, and it focuses on an interesting high school girl named, Yumeko Jabami. She may not be afemme fatale, but Yumeko does have a trait that sets her apart from most female anime characters: she is a compulsive gambler.
The anime kicks off with Yumeko transferring to Hyakkaou Private Academy, a school with an elaborate gambling system. All the other students gamble to improve their social and economic status, and the losers become servants to the rest of the student body. Yumeko gambles for fun, and she doesn’t worry about logic. Her keen observation skills allow her to identify gambling scams.
The Seven Deadly Sins are a group of Holy Knights who serve the Kingdom of Liones, and the anime’s first season sees the majority of the group reassemble after being framed for an attempted coup a decade earlier. The series features gods, demons, angels, giants, and fairies.
The series spans 100 episodes, and itfeatures multiple battles between very powerful characters. The fight scenes are entertaining, and there is a war near the end of the series that offers several surprises. Aside from the action, the series has a fair bit of comedy, and it doesn’t shy away from darker themes either. Unfortunately,The Seven Deadly Sinsloses quite a bit of steam in its later seasons, suffering from a convoluted plot and inconsistent animation.
TheFateseries revolves around various Holy Grail Wars. Each war features powerful mages who summon legendary heroes from history. These servants fight and kill each other until only one hero and master remains. The winners get their wishes granted by the Grail.Fate/Apocryphais unique because it pits two warring mage factions against each other, and both sides get to summon seven heroic servants.
The mages can all use some level of magic, and every heroic spirit possesses magic and enchanted weapons of their own.Fate/Apocryphafeatures some ofthe strongest characters in the franchise, including Vlad the Impaler, Achilles, Atalanta, Frankenstien’s Monster, Karna, and Mordred. The animation is superb, and several of the battles clearly had high production costs. The characters all benefit from being well-written too.
Baki the Grapplerbegan its manga run in 1991, and in 2018 Netflix released an anime that covers the second half of the series. The story focuses on Baki Hanma, a young fighter who trains to become a powerful warrior like his father.
The series focuses on five inmates who break out of prison, and they all head to Japan to fight Baki in a series of no-rules hand-to-hand brawls. The animation is spectacular, and the action sequences are intense, especially since the fighters are capable of performing unnatural physical feats. The final season ended this past August, and it was just as over-the-top as the previous seasons.
Little separatesBakiandKengan Ashurain terms of quality, and the shows are seen as something of a double feature (to the point of spawning a crossover). That said, the latter is arguably more consistent, at least when it comes to pure action.Kengan Ashurarevolves around an underground tournament that pits businesses against each other, witheach organization choosing a fighter to represent them. While not devoid of political shenanigans, the anime almost solely consists of fights, with each episode revolving around one specific round.
Although not exactly deep,Kengan Ashurais an absolute thrill ride that barely has anything resembling a dull moment. Once the tournament gets going, which happens fairly early in season 1, the story never lets off, delivering one great (and brutal) fight after another.
Cyberpunk 2077had a rocky launch, but it is now a well-made game set in a fun new world. Fans of the series returned to that world in September 2022 with the premiere ofCyberpunk: Edgerunners.The first season received a great deal of praise for its characters, animation, and worldbuilding.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunnerscomes from Studio Trigger, which is responsible for series likeKill la KillandDarling in the Franxx.It follows David Martinez, a young street kid who is just trying to live in a city obsessed with tech and body modifications. In doing so, he decides to become an outlaw mercenary. There won’t be a second season because it was meant to be a standalone story.
Demon Slayeroffers stunning visuals and great characters, which is why it took the anime world by storm in 2019. The story focuses onTanjiro Kamado, a teenage boy who joins the Demon Slayer Corpsin order to find a cure for his sister’s demon curse. The series shows just how strong the bond between siblings really is, and it has quite a few action scenes.
The demons are humans who gave up their humanity in exchange for power and long life, but the series does a fantastic job of making audiences care about these villains, who are all tragic in some way.Demon Slayer’s animation and fight scenes took a major leap forward in season two, and they have continued to improve with each additional season. The Hashira and Upper Moon Demons prove just how strong they are, and Muzan gets to demonstrate how terrifying he is.
