Japanese anime series come with full packages, from epic battles to intense fight scenes, from thrilling mysteries to some sweet romance. These series will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you craving more. So, if you are ready to sizzle up your boring life and are fed up watching humans in reality or films, below are the top 10 Japanese action anime series that you can watch on Netflix.
1. Naruto
Naruto is a Japanese sci-fi and fantasy anime series starring Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Chie Nakamura, and Kazuhiko Inoue. It was released in two parts. Part one was released in 2002 and had 220 episodes. Part two was released in 2006 on Netflix. It has nine seasons and in total 500 episodes. It is a story that follows the dreams of a young ninja. He is in desperate need of recognition from his peers and other villagers and wants to become the leader of the village. He is then guided by a demon spirit and learns to harness his powers as a ninja and fulfill his dreams of becoming the leader and making everyone proud of him.
2. Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese sci-fi and fantasy anime manga series starring Yuichi Nakamura, Takahiro Sakurai, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yuma Uchida, and Junya Enoki. The manga was released in 2018. It has 23 volumes. The anime series was released in 2023 on Netflix. It has two seasons. It has a total of 47 episodes. Jujutsu Kaisen is also called cursed energy which results in the birth of curses. It is a story about a high schooler. He is unnaturally physically strong. His grandfather had a last wish for him when he made him promise to always help people. So, he decides to fulfill his grandfather’s wish and makes a mission to hunt down and consume the remaining 19 fingers of a deadly curse to help others.
3. Kengan Ashura
Kengan Ashura is a Japanese action animated manga series starring Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Chō, Jouji Nakata, and Yumi Uchiyama. The manga was published in 2019. It has 6 volumes. The series was published in 2023. It has three seasons. It has 36 episodes in total. It is a story about a fighter. He mistakenly enters a hidden world led by rich and filthy businessmen. This is a place where corporate disputes are settled in brutal gladiator bouts. Kengan Association chairmanship carries immense power and prestige, and the winner of this tournament is selected by the biggest CEOs in Japan. Fighting and winning is all he wants, not just against the opponent, but also against the memories that haunt him.
4. One-Punch Man
One-Punch Man is a Japanese action animated manga series. The manga was published in 2012. It has 29 volumes. The animated series was released in 2019 on Netflix. It has two seasons. It has 24 episodes in total. We are introduced to a very powerful hero in this story. His three-year training has prepared him to defeat any opponent. Despite his unrivaled strength, he feels bored. No one has the guts to challenge them, so he fights with his problems which are depression and ennui.
5. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese sci-fi and fantasy anime series starring Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kitō, Hiro Shimono, and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka. The manga was published in 2016. It has 23 volumes. The series was released in 2023 boy in town. After his father’s death, he became the sole breadwinner of the family. But one day when he came home he saw his whole family slaughtered by demons. He then made up a mission to avenge his family and bring a cure to un-curse his sister who was cursed by the demon.
6. Vinland Saga
Vinland Saga is a Japanese action animated series. The manga was published in 2005. It has 23 episodes. The anime was released in 2023. It has two seasons. It has 48 episodes in total. It is a story about a young boy. After his father was brutally killed, he was asked to join the mercenary band of none other than his father’s murderer. He then decides to avenge his father’s death but the leader of the band has some other games to play with him.
7. The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins is a Japanese fantasy and action animated series starring Misaki Kuno, Yuki Kaji, Sora Amamiya, and Tatsuhisa Suzuki. It was released in 2021 on Netflix. It has five seasons. It has 100 episodes in total. It is a story about the third princess of the Kingdom of Liones. She begins a quest to find the disbanded group of evil knights i.e. the seven deadly sins, to help her take back her realm, her kingdom that is taken over by the tyrants.
8. Hunter × Hunter
Hunter × Hunter is a Japanese sci-fi action animated series starring Rica Matsumoto, Megumi Han, Mariya Ise, and Erika Harlacher. The manga was published in 1998. It has 37 volumes. The anime series was released in 2014 on Netflix. It has six seasons. It has 148 episodes in total. It is a story about a young boy. He hated his father for leaving him but when he got to know that his father left him because he was a world-renowned hunter of his time, he then became his ideal figure. Now the boy wants to become just like his father, but to be like him he has to go through some rigorous training and pass some examinations. He will then become like his father and will also be able to find his missing father.
9. Baki
Baki is a Japanese action animated series starring Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Takumi Yamazaki, Sora Amamiya, and Kenjiro Tsuda. It was released in 2020 on Netflix. It has three seasons. It has 41 episodes in total. It is a story about a martial arts champion. He trains with an intense focus to become strong because he wants to surpass his legendary and most powerful father. He enters Arizona State Prison to take on the notorious inmate. But five violent death row inmates descend to take him on.
10. Inuyasha
Inuyasha is a Japanese action animated manga series starring Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kikuko Inoue, and Kumiko Watanabe. The manga was released in 1996. It has 56 volumes. The series was released in 2004. It has six seasons. It has a total of 167 episodes. It is a story about a fifteen-year-old middle school girl. She is transported to some other world and there she meets a half-dog demon, half-human. She teams up with the half-demon to find the sacred jewel which is scattered across Japan.
