Discover the mind-blowing thrills, mind-bending concepts, and futuristic worlds of this epic journey. These anime will ignite your imagination and take you on an incredible ride through the realms of science fiction. So, if you are ready to be transported into a whole new universe of anime, given below are the top 10 Japanese sci-fi anime that you can binge-watch on Netflix.
1. 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.
2. Pluto
Pluto is a Japanese sci-fi, mystery, thriller, and fantasy anime series starring Shinshu Fuji, Minori Suzuki, and Yōko Hikasa. It has one season. It was released in 2023. It has eight episodes. It is a story that follows a world full of robots. They are seen to be in danger when the seven most advanced robots and their human allies are murdered one by one. The robotic Europol investigator then decides to take up this case, but the mystery deepens and he sees himself struggling to stay alive.
3. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is a Japanese sci-fi fantasy action anime series starring Aoi Yūki, Kenn, Hiroki Tōchi, and Yurika Hino. It was released in 2022. It has one season. It has ten episodes. It is set in a dystopian world, which is riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants. It is a story about a street kid. He is a reckless yet talented kid. He tries to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. When the whole world is at a loss, he strives to become a mercenary outlaw- an edgerunner.
4. 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.
5. Parasyte: The Maxim
Parasyte: The Maxim is a Japanese sci-fi, horror, and fantasy animated series. The manga was published in 1989. It has 10 volumes. The series was released in 2014. It has one season. It has 24 episodes. It is a story about a teenager. He is a 17-year-old high schooler who lives with his mother and father in a quiet neighborhood. He battles an onslaught of parasites from space with the help of Migi, a docile parasitic creature that’s taken over his right hand.
6. 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 years of training have 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.
7. Assassination Classroom
Assassination Classroom is a Japanese sci-fi action anime series starring Ryosuke Yamada, Kang Ji-young, Kanna Hashimoto, and Masanobu Takašima. It has two seasons. It was released in 2016. It has a total of 47 episodes. It is a story about a high school teacher. He is an octopus-faced alien who is camouflaging himself as a teacher. Students in his class have been given a task to kill this teacher even though they love his funny and unique ways.
8. 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.
9. The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins is a Japanese animated series that combines the fantasy and action genres. The show features voice actors such as Misaki Kuno, Yuki Kaji, Sora Amamiya, and Tatsuhisa Suzuki. The series premiered on Netflix in 2021 and consists of five seasons, with a total of 100 episodes. The story follows the third princess of the Kingdom of Liones, who embarks on a quest to find a disbanded group of evil knights to help her take back her realm after it was taken over by tyrants.
10. Trigun
Trigun is a Japanese sci-fi, action, and fantasy anime series. The manga was published in 1997. It has 14 volumes. The series was released in 1998. It has one season. It has 26 episodes. It is set on a fictional planet. It is a story about a famous gunman. He is constantly fighting bounty hunters seeking to obtain the immense bounty on his head. He wanders from town to town on a deserted planet that resembles the Wide West.
