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The best animation on Netflix right now
Right now the best animated films and series on Netflix in the United States are Arcane (2021), One Piece (1999) and Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.
Updated November 11, 2026 · streaming in the United States
1. Arcane2021
Series · 2 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.7
Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.
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Series · 23 seasonsAction & Adventure, Comedy, Animation★ 8.8
Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates. Monkey D.
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Crunchyroll3. Avatar: The Last Airbender2005
Series · 3 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.8
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
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Paramount+4. JUJUTSU KAISEN2020
Series · 1 seasonAnimation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure★ 8.6
Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his…
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Crunchyroll5. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse2018
Film · 1h 57mAnimation, Action, Adventure★ 8.4
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man.
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6. BoJack Horseman2014
Series · 6 seasonsAnimation, Comedy, Drama★ 8.5
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?
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Netflix7. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba2019
Series · 5 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.6
After a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.
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Crunchyroll8. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners2022
Series · 2 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.5
In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become a mercenary outlaw — an edgerunner.
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Netflix9. Swapped2026
Film · 1h 42mAdventure, Animation, Family★ 8.8
A small woodland creature and a majestic bird, two natural sworn enemies of the Valley, magically trade places and set off on an adventure of a lifetime to switch back.
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Netflix10. Death Note2006
Series · 1 seasonAnimation, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.6
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god.
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Series · 1 seasonAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.7
Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philosopher’s Stone.
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Amasian TV (free)12. My Hero Academia2016
Series · 8 seasonsAction & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.6
Izuku has dreamt of being a hero all his life—a lofty goal for anyone, but especially challenging for a kid with no superpowers.
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Rakuten Viki+113. Hunter x Hunter2011
Series · 3 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.7
Gon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.
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Crunchyroll+414. Naruto2002
Series · 4 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.4
Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.
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Crunchyroll+615. Dragon Ball Super: Beerus2026
Series · 1 seasonAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 9.6
When Beerus, the God of Destruction, awakens in search of a worthy rival, Goku and his friends face an epic battle to stop him from destroying Earth. Remastered and re-edited version of Dragon Ball Super.
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Crunchyroll16. SPY x FAMILY2022
Series · 3 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Comedy★ 8.5
A spy, an assassin and a telepath come together to pose as a family, each for their own reasons, while hiding their true identities from each other.
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Crunchyroll17. InuYasha2000
Series · 2 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.6
Kagome Higurashi is a modern day young girl who lives with her family by the old Higure shrine. Unbeknownst to Kagome, she is the reincarnation of priestess Kikyo and posseses the "Jewel of Four Souls" (the Shikon jewel).
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Roku Channel (free)+318. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish2022
Film · 1h 43mAnimation, Adventure, Fantasy★ 8.2
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left.
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Netflix19. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure2012
Series · 6 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.6
Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.
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Crunchyroll+420. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End2023
Series · 1 seasonAnimation, Action & Adventure, Drama★ 8.8
After the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity's mortality.
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Crunchyroll21. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle2025
Film · 2h 36mAnimation, Action, Fantasy★ 8.8
The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji begins.
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Crunchyroll22. One-Punch Man2015
Series · 3 seasonsAnimation, Comedy, Action & Adventure★ 8.4
Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible.
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Crunchyroll23. Neon Genesis Evangelion1995
Series · 1 seasonSci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, Drama★ 8.6
At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job.
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Criterion Channel24. Haikyu!!2014
Series · 4 seasonsAnimation, Comedy, Drama★ 8.6
Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched up against the "King of the Court" Tobio Kageyama’s team in their first tournament…
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Tencent Video25. Klaus2019
Film · 1h 37mAnimation, Family, Comedy★ 8.2
A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it.
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Netflix26. KPop Demon Hunters2025
Film · 1h 36mFantasy, Music, Comedy★ 8.0
When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.
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Netflix27. How to Train Your Dragon2010
Film · 1h 38mFantasy, Adventure, Animation★ 7.9
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle.
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Netflix28. Grave of the Fireflies1988
Film · 1h 29mAnimation, Drama, War★ 8.4
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter.
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Netflix29. GOAT2026
Film · 1h 40mAnimation, Comedy, Family★ 8.0
A small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world.
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Netflix30. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio2022
Film · 1h 57mAnimation, Fantasy, Adventure★ 8.0
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.
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Questions
- What are the best animated films and series on Netflix right now?
- In the United States, as of November 11, 2026: Arcane (2021), rated 8.7 out of 10 on TMDB, then One Piece and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- How is this list made?
- Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
- Can it pick something for me?
- Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.
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