New Anime Released on Netflix
A comprehensive list of all the new anime on Netflix whether that’s new anime series or new anime movies.
December 1st, 2021
8.4/10 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Season 5 - Stone Ocean)
Language: Japanese TV-MA
Multiple generations of the Joestar family -- all with the same nickname -- confront supernatural villains through a series of time periods.
Genre: Animation, Action, AdventureCast: Matthew Mercer, Daisuke Ono, David Vincent
Runtime: 30 min
Awards: 2 wins & 10 nominations
November 25th, 2021
8.6/10 Super Crooks (Season 1)
Language: Japanese TV-MA
Johnny Bolt recruits a group of ragtag supervillains for one last heist. Their target: A ruthless super-powered crime boss. What can go wrong?
Genre: Animation, Action, AdventureCast: Kenjirô Tsuda, Maaya Sakamoto, Jun'ichi Suwabe
November 19th, 2021
8.8/10 One-Punch Man (Season 1)
Language: Japanese TV-PG
The most powerful superhero in the world can kill anyone with one blow. But nothing can challenge him, so he struggles with ennui and depression.
Genre: Animation, Action, ComedyCast: Makoto Furukawa, Kaito Ishikawa, Max Mittelman
Runtime: 24 min
Awards: 3 nominations
November 15th, 2021
7.9/10 Kuroko's Basketball: Last Game (2017)
Language: Japanese TV-14
Kuroko reunites with the "Generation of Miracles" when former rivals are humiliated in an exhibition game against a notorious street basketball team.
Genre: Animation, Drama, SportDirector: Shunsuke Tada
Cast: Sôichirô Hoshi, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tetsu Inada
Runtime: 91 min
November 1st, 2021
7.9/10 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Season 4)
Language: Japanese TV-MA
Multiple generations of the Joestar family -- all with the same nickname -- confront supernatural villains through a series of time periods.
Genre: Animation, Action, AdventureDirector: Jun'ichi Yamamoto
Cast: Tsutomu Isobe, Katsuyuki Konishi, Rikiya Koyama
Runtime: 100 min
October 21st, 2021
9.2/10 Komi Can't Communicate (Season 1 - New Episodes Weekly)
Language: Japanese TV-G
At a high school full of unique characters, Tadano helps his shy and unsociable classmate Komi reach her goal of making friends with 100 people.
Genre: Animation, Comedy, DramaCast: Yukiyo Fujii, Noriko Hidaka, Rina Hidaka
Runtime: 24 mins
October 13th, 2021
8.5/10 Violet Evergarden the Movie (2020)
Language: Japanese TV-PG
As the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.
Genre: Animation, Drama, FantasyDirector: Taichi Ishidate
Cast: Yui Ishikawa, Daisuke Namikawa, Takehito Koyasu
Runtime: 140 min
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
October 9th, 2021
8.6/10 Blue Period (Season 1 - New Episodes Weekly)
Language: Japanese TV-14
Bored with life, popular high schooler Yatora Yaguchi jumps into the beautiful yet unrelenting world of art after finding inspiration in a painting.
Genre: Animation, DramaCast: Yumiri Hanamori, Hiromu Mineta
Runtime: 24 mins
October 8th, 2021
7.7/10 Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020)
Language: Japanese TV-Y7
Koko grows up in the jungle with a solitary Zarude. When he meets Ash and Pikachu, he discovers the human world -- and a plot threatening his home!
Genre: Animation, Action, AdventureDirector: Tetsuo Yajima
Cast: James Carter Cathcart, Megumi Hayashibara, Ken'yû Horiuchi
Runtime: 99 min
October 7th, 2021
7.3/10 The Way of the Househusband (Part 2)
Language: Japanese TV-14
After disappearing from the underworld, the legendary yakuza Tatsu, "the Immortal Dragon," resurfaces -- as a fiercely devoted stay-at-home husband.
Genre: Animation, Action, ComedyCast: Kenjirô Tsuda, Shizuka Itô, Kazuyuki Okitsu
Runtime: 16 min
October 1st, 2021
7.7/10 Yowamushi Pedal (Season 1)
Language: Japanese TV-14
A timid, anime-loving teen gets drawn into a school cycling club, where his new friends help him face tough challenges to develop his racing talent.
Genre: Animation, Comedy, DramaCast: Kôsuke Toriumi, Daiki Yamashita, Jun Fukushima
Runtime: 23 min
6.8/10 The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light (2021)
Language: Japanese TV-14
Meliodas and his friends jump back into action when the new era of peace is threatened by a powerful magical alliance that could spell the end for all.
Genre: AnimationDirector: Takayuki Hamana
Cast: Sora Amamiya, Jun Fukuyama, Yûki Kaji
Runtime: 79 min
September 30th, 2021
9.6/10 Baki Hanma (Season 1)
Language: Japanese TV-MA
To gain the skills he needs to surpass his powerful father, Baki enters Arizona State Prison to take on the notorious inmate known as Mr. Unchained.
Genre: Animation, Action, DramaCast: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Akio Otsuka, Hochu Otsuka, Kenji Nojima, Mami Koyama, Takaya Hashi
Runtime: 25 mins
September 15th, 2021
6.7/10 Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004)
Language: Japanese TV-PG
Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura learn they'll be protecting an actress from being hurt while making her next film, but it turns out she's a princess.
Genre: Animation, Action, AdventureDirector: Tensai Okamura
Cast: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Noriaki Sugiyama
Runtime: 82 min
6.5/10 Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006)
Language: Japanese TV-PG
Exuberant ninja Naruto teams up with his pals Sakura and Kakashi to escort Prince Michiru and his son, Hikaru, to the Crescent Moon kingdom.
Genre: Animation, Action, AdventureDirector: Toshiyuki Tsuru
Cast: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Yôichi Masukawa
Runtime: 95 min
6.5/10 Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)
Language: Japanese TV-PG
While on a mission to return a missing pet, Naruto and two fellow ninjas are ambushed by brutal knights led by the enigmatic Temujin.
Genre: Animation, Action, AdventureDirector: Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Cast: Junko Takeuchi, Shôtarô Morikubo, Chie Nakamura
Runtime: 97 min
7.0/10 Naruto Shippûden: The Lost Tower (2010)
Language: Japanese TV-PG
When Naruto is sent to recover a missing nin, the rogue manages to send him 20 years into the past, where he unites with his father to battle evil.
Genre: Animation, Action, AdventureDirector: Masahiko Murata
Cast: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Satoshi Hino
Runtime: 85 min
Awards: 2 nominations
6.9/10 Naruto Shippuden: The Movie (2007)
Language: Japanese TV-PG
The adventures of adolescent ninja Naruto Uzumaki continue as he's tasked with protecting a priestess from a demon -- but to do so, he must die.
Genre: Animation, Action, AdventureDirector: Hajime Kamegaki
Cast: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Yôichi Masukawa
Runtime: 94 min
7.3/10 Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011)
Language: Japanese TV-14
Mistakenly accused of an attack on the Fourth Raikage, ninja Naruto is imprisoned in the impenetrable Hozuki Castle and his powers are sealed.
Genre: Animation, Action, MysteryDirector: Masahiko Murata
Cast: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Rikiya Koyama
Runtime: 108 min
Awards: 1 nomination
7.2/10 Naruto Shippûden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009)
Language: Japanese TV-PG
When four out of five ninja villages are destroyed, the leader of the one spared tries to find the true culprit and protect his land.
Genre: Animation, Action, FantasyDirector: Masahiko Murata
Cast: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Satoshi Hino
Runtime: 95 min
Awards: 1 win & 6 nominations
7.0/10 Naruto Shippûden the Movie: Bonds (2008)
Language: Japanese TV-14
When strange ninjas ambush the village of Konohagakure, it's up to adolescent ninja Naruto and his long-missing pal, Sasuke, to save the planet.
Genre: Animation, Action, FantasyDirector: Hajime Kamegaki
Cast: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Noriaki Sugiyama
Runtime: 98 min
7.3/10 InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)
Language: Japanese TV-PG
A powerful demon has been sealed away for 200 years. But when the demon's son is awakened, the fate of the world is in jeopardy.
Genre: Animation, Action, AdventureDirector: Toshiya Shinohara
Cast: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani
Runtime: 100 min
7.3/10 InuYasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004)
Language: Japanese TV-PG
Ai, a young half-demon who has escaped from Horai Island to try to help her people, returns with potential saviors InuYasha, Sesshomaru and Kikyo.
Genre: Animation, Action, AdventureDirector: Toshiya Shinohara
Cast: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani
Runtime: 89 min
7.7/10 InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)
Language: Japanese TV-14
The Great Dog Demon beaqueathed one of the Three Swords of the Fang to each of his two sons. Now the evil power of the third sword has been awakened.
Genre: Animation, Action, AdventureDirector: Toshiya Shinohara
Cast: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani
Runtime: 99 min
7.5/10 InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
Language: Japanese TV-14
With their biggest foe seemingly defeated, InuYasha and his friends return to everyday life. But the peace is soon shattered by an emerging new enemy.
Genre: Action, Animation, ComedyDirector: Toshiya Shinohara
Cast: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani
Runtime: 99 min
