Last updated on March 19th, 2023 at 02:29 pm
With many pirated sites getting taken down, Netflix is slowly but surely rising to a stable source. And so we bring you the Top 25 Best English Anime on Netflix Ranked.
This article will focus on the dubbed anime you can watch on Netflix. We’ve also mentioned the MyAnimeList rating, genre, plot, and episode count to help you further.
In terms of availability, we focused on areas of high viewership. These areas include the countries of India, the US, the UK, & Canada.
So, let’s get into our listing of the Top 25 Best English Anime on Netflix Ranked without further ado.
Top 25 Best English Anime on Netflix Ranked
25) Kakegurui
Japanese Name | Kakegurui |
MAL Rating | 7.25 |
Number of Episodes | 24 (2 seasons) |
Genre(s) | Drama, Mystery, Psychological |
Studio | MAPPA |
Aired | 2017 – 2019 |
In the Hyakkou Private Academy, the school of the rich, exists a concrete social hierarchy. This hierarchy is decided through students gambling away their fortunes against each other.
Those who lose become pets of the winners, and so the system of the elite thrives. However, chaos is brought to this very hierarchy as Yumeko Jabami, a crazy gambler begins knocking down the elite.
24) Blue Exorcist
Anime Name | Ao no Exorcist |
MAL Ratings | 7.50 |
Number of Episodes | 37 (2 seasons) |
Genre(s) | Action, Fantasy |
Studio | A-1 Pictures |
Aired | 2011 – 2017 |
Rin and Yukio Okumura are orphaned twins under the care of Father Shiro. However, one day, Rin learns that they are actually the sons of Satan and that he is Satan’s successor.
But with Satan and his Minions constantly causing harm to his friends and family, he resolves to become an Exorcist. And so, we follow the story of the exorcist son of Satan, who swears to defeat him.
23) Fairy Tail
Japanese Name | Fairy Tail |
MAL Rating | 7.66 |
Number of Episodes | 328 (3 seasons) |
Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Ecchi |
Studio(s) | Satelight, A-1 Pictures |
Aired | 2009 – 2019 |
The plot revolves around Lucy Heartfillia and Natsu Dragneel, members of the famous Fairy Tail Guild.
The story focuses on Natsu’s search for a dragon who raised him named Igneel. And so the story takes us on multiple adventures with a wide range of characters who possess different magical powers.
22) Black Butler
Anime Name | Kuroshitsuji |
MAL Ratings | 7.67 |
Number of Episodes | 36 (2 seasons) |
Genre(s) | Action, Comedy, Mystery, Supernatural |
Studio | A-1 Pictures |
Aired | 2008 – 2010 |
Ciel Phantomhive is a young boy who is the head of the aristocratic Phantomhive household. Set in the Victorian British Empire era, Ciel makes a deal with the devil, who serves him as a butler.
The butler named Sebastian Michaelis makes the deal under tense conditions thus the price for power is high. And so in exchange for his soul, Ciel is now his master and uses Sebastian on the Queen’s missions.
21) Seven Deadly Sins
Japanese Name | Nanatsu no Taizai |
MAL Rating | 7.68 |
Number of Episodes | 96 (4 seasons) |
Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Ecchi |
Studio(s) | A-1 Pictures (Season 1 – 2) Studio Deen (Season 3 – 4) |
Aired | 2014 – 2021 |
The Seven Deadly Sins was a group of disbanded knights in the kingdom of Liones now wanted for treason. However, the kingdom in danger of the Holy Knights, Elizabeth, the third princess of the Liones, endeavors to fix this issue.
But with other powers in play, she requires the help of The Seven Deadly Sins in order to bring about peace. And so the previously disbanded knights reunite for some adventure, heroics, and fun.
20) Devilman: Crybaby
Anime Name | Devilman: Crybaby |
MAL Ratings | 7.76 |
Number of Episodes | 10 |
Genre(s) | Action, Avant Garde, Horror, Supernatural, Gore |
Studio | Science SARU |
Aired | 2018 |
The story revolves around Akira Fudo, who merges with a demon named Amon to help his friend Ryo Asuka. However, it is soon made clear that other forces are in action as he discovers other devilmen like himself.
And so, with these other devilmen using their superpowers to cause a ruckus and harm others, Akira steps up to defend the humans.
19) Beastars
Anime Name | Beastars |
MAL Ratings | 7.85 |
Number of Episodes | 24 (2 seasons) |
Genre(s) | Drama, Psychological, Slice of Life |
Studio | Orange |
Aired | 2019 |
The story is set in a world of anthropomorphic animals where predators and prey cohabit in a civilized society. Though predators and prey live peacefully alongside each other, the undercurrent of discrimination and suspicion is always there.
Legoshi has been judged by the prey around him for his nature as a wolf. That suspicion increases when his fellow member of the drama club dies of suspicious circumstances.
There’s also Haru, a bunny with whom he has fallen in love. Is a world without the food chain possible, or will instinct take over peaceful times?
18) Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
Anime Name | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken |
MAL Ratings | 7.90 |
Number of Episodes | 190 (5 seasons) |
Genre(s) | Action, Adventure, Supernatural |
Studio | David Production |
Aired | 2012 – 2021 |
This series follows the story of the Joestar family and especially focuses on Jonathan and his adopted brother Dio Brando. As a rivalry blooms between the two, each one of them is eager to one-up the other.
And so, the series takes us through multiple adventures of the different generations of the Joestar star family. All of which starts with the two brothers: Jonathan Joestar and Dio Brando.
17) Bleach
Anime Name | Bleach |
MAL Ratings | 7.91 |
Number of Episodes | 379 (2 seasons) |
Genre(s) | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Studio | Pierrot |
Aired | 2004 – 2022 |
Ichigo is an ordinary teenager, except that he can see ghosts. One fateful night, he is visited by Rukia, a young woman clad in a black kimono and wielding a sword, who claims to be a Shinigami.
When they are suddenly attacked by a frightening being called the Hollow, Ichigo receives the Shinigami powers from an injured Rukia to protect the people around them. With this begins the journey of Ichigo Kurosaki, the Substitute Shinigami.
16) Komi Can’t Communicate
Anime Name | Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu. |
MAL Ratings | 7.95 |
Number of Episodes | 24 (2 seasons) |
Genre(s) | Comedy, Romance |
Studio | OLM |
Aired | 2021 – 2022 |
Though Komi is very beautiful and popular among her peers, she can’t make any friends thanks to her communication disorder. She’s bracing herself for another lonely school year as she enrolls in high school, but that’s when she meets Tadano.
A simple and ordinary boy from her class, Tadano shows incredible patience and kindness to the anxiety-prone girl, becoming her first friend. With the help of Tadano, Komi now sets out to fulfill her dream of making 100 friends.
15) Maid Sama!
Anime Name | Kaichou wa Maid-sama! |
MAL Ratings | 8.01 |
Number of Episodes | 25 |
Genre(s) | Romance, Comedy |
Studio | J.C.Staff |
Aired | 2010 |
Misaki Ayuzawa is a hardworking student council president who lives a double life. During the day, she is a simple student; however, as this life ends, she works part-time as a maid in a maid café.
However, her reputation and standing as student council president is soon threatened as Takumi Usui finds out about her secret. And so as two slowly become friends and overcome obstacles together, there is a sense of romance that blossoms.
14) Ouran High School Host Club
Anime Name | Ouran Koukou Host Club |
MAL Ratings | 8.16 |
Number of Episodes | 26 |
Genre(s) | Comedy, Romance, Reverse Harem |
Studio | Bones |
Aired | 2006 |
Haruki Fujioka is a working-class scholarship student who enrolls in the elite Ouran High School. She is a normal girl looking for a quiet place to read a book.
But things don’t look well for her as she stumbles into the host club room. And so the boys of the host club teach her the musings of the rich while she teaches them true friendship.
13) Great Pretender
Anime Name | Great Pretender |
MAL Ratings | 8.24 |
Number of Episodes | 23 |
Genre(s) | Action, Adventure, Mystery |
Studio | Wit Studio |
Aired | 2020 |
Makoto Edamura is a con man who claims to be Japan’s greatest swindler. However, his title is questioned when he gets swindled by a foreigner and outed about his deeds to the police.
And so now, on the run, he follows Laurent Thierry to Los Angeles. Here he finds out that Laurent actually has ties to an international criminal organization. And as Makoto joins it, he meets colorful associates that unravel a thread of deceptions for the greater good.
12) Naruto Shippuden
Anime Name | Naruto Shippuden |
MAL Ratings | 8.25 |
Number of Episodes | 500 |
Genre(s) | Action, Fantasy |
Studio | Pierrot |
Aired | 2007 – 2017 |
This is a continuation of the Naruto series in which Naruto Uzumaki, an orphan, aims to become the next Hokage. However, the ninjas are faced with the danger posed by Akatsuki.
And so they must now prepare for battle and train to protect their loved ones. Thus the growing distance between friends and the need to protect others brings about a great story.
11) Erased
Anime Name | Boku dake ga Inai Machi |
MAL Ratings | 8.31 |
Number of Episodes | 12 |
Genre(s) | Mystery, Supernatural, Suspense, Psychological |
Studio | A-1 Pictures |
Aired | 2016 |
One day an ordinary 29-year-old man realizes that he possesses an ability called Revival. With this, he can go back in time to prevent a recent death of a person.
But when he is falsely accused of killing his mother, he finds himself 18 years in the past. So now, as a child with an adult’s mind, he must figure out how to set things right.
10) Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Anime Name | Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. |
MAL Ratings | 8.32 |
Number of Episodes | 11 + 1 movie |
Genre(s) | Drama, Supernatural |
Studio | A-1 Pictures |
Aired | 2011 – 2013 |
After the death of Menma, her group of childhood friends ends up drifting apart. Years later, one of them, Jintan, who is now a social recluse, is haunted by Menma’s ghost.
Menma, however, insists that she is there to have a wish fulfilled but does not remember what it is. And so the group of childhood friends is forced to reunite in order to fulfill her last wish and let her rest in peace.
9) Neon Genesis Evangelion
Anime Name | Neon Genesis Evangelion |
MAL Ratings | 8.34 |
Number of Episodes | 26 + 2 movies |
Genre(s) | Action, Avant Garde, Drama, Sci-Fi, Suspense, Mecha, Psychological |
Studio | Gainax, Tatsunoko Production |
Aired | 1995 – 1997 |
Still suffering from the apocalyptic Second Impact, humanity is on its last stand as monstrous beings called the Angels to begin to invade Tokyo-3. The only way to defeat these Angels is the Evangelions, huge robotic weapons controlled by NERV.
Shinji Ikari is the teenage son of Gendou, the president of NERV, and returns to Tokyo-3 years later. Still burdened with the childhood trauma of his mother’s death and his father’s negligence, Shinji has to suffer through the worst of his life as he pilots an Evangelion to protect mankind.
8) The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
Anime Name | Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan |
MAL Ratings | 8.42 |
Number of Episodes | 150 (3 seasons) |
Genre(s) | Comedy, Supernatural |
Studio | J.C.Staff, Egg Firm |
Aired | 2016 – 2019 |
This series follows the comical life of Saiki Kusuo. Saiki is born with a plethora of superpowers, including psychokinesis and teleportation.
But when placed in daily school life, his socially aversive attitude makes normal situations extremely amusing. With friends, crushes, villains, and others there to add to his despair, life is truly a disaster for him.
7) Haikyuu!!
Anime Name | Haikyuu!! |
MAL Ratings | 8.44 |
Number of Episodes | 85 (4 seasons) |
Genre(s) | Sports, Comedy, Drama |
Studio | Production I.G. |
Aired | 2014 – 2021 |
Shouyou Hinata, a short volleyball-loving player, finally has the opportunity to showcase his talent. With the determination to follow a volleyball champion’s footsteps, he sets his goals to the sky.
And so, with a whole team, an amazing setter, and a lot to learn from his peers, he joins the Karasuno volleyball team to fulfill his dreams.
6) Demon Slayer
Anime Name | Kimetsu no Yaiba |
MAL Ratings | 8.52 |
Number of Episodes | 37+ (2 seasons) + 1 movie |
Genre(s) | Action, Fantasy |
Studio | ufotable |
Aired | 2018 – present |
One day a teenager Tanjiro Kamado, returns home to a dead family and a demon sister. With the resolve to turn her back into a human, he sets out to become a Demon Slayer.
Here in the Demon Slayer Corps, he meets friends who risk their lives for humankind. And so the good-natured boy takes up the sword and cherishes the tradition passed on by his dead father to defeat Muzan Kibutsuji, the man responsible for his family’s massacre.
5) Your Lie in April
Anime Name | Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso |
MAL Ratings | 8.65 |
Number of Episodes | 22 |
Genre(s) | Drama, Romance |
Studio | A-1 Pictures |
Aired | 2014 – 2015 |
Kousei Arima is traumatized by his mother’s death. The former prodigy pianist is now unable to hear the sound of the piano.
Years later, he meets a free-spirited musician Kaori Miyazono. This girl is a gust of fresh change and so changes his life for the better by force with violin. And so, as a little love blossoms, music is created and hearts are broken.
4) One Piece
Anime Name | One Piece |
MAL Ratings | 8.68 |
Number of Episodes | 1053+ |
Genre(s) | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Aired | 1999 – present |
This is the story of Monkey D. Luffy, a young man who dreams of becoming the Pirate King. In his pursuit to find the One Piece treasure, he faces a number of obstacles.
Thus he makes new friends, comrades, and enemies. And so as he pursues his dream and fulfills those of others as he sets off on an adventure of a lifetime.
3) Violet Evergarden
Anime Name | Violet Evergarden |
MAL Ratings | 8.76 |
Number of Episodes | 13 + 2 movies |
Genre(s) | Drama, Fantasy |
Studio | Kyoto Animation |
Aired | 2018 – 2020 |
Violet is a child of war created and trained to be a soldier from birth. However, after the war is over, she is only left with the last words of her dead guardian Major Gilbert.
And so as she attempts to return to normal society, she searches for the meaning of the words “I love you” as a ghostwriter. Thus she works to help herself and many others along her journey.
2) Hunter x Hunter
Anime Name | Hunter x Hunter |
MAL Ratings | 9.04 |
Number of Episodes | 148 |
Genre(s) | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Studio | Madhouse |
Aired | 2011 – 2014 |
Gon Freecss has lived his entire life on Whale Island without knowing his parents. When he learns that his father is a world-famous Hunter, he sets out on an adventure to find his father and become a Hunter in the process.
On this journey, he meets some new friends: Killua from the infamous Zoldyck family, Kurapika, who is looking to avenge his clan, and Leorio, who wants to become a doctor. With his friends and his bravery, Gon moves on with his ambition to find his father.
1) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Anime Name | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood |
MAL Ratings | 9.11 |
Number of Episodes | 64 |
Genre(s) | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
Studio | Bones |
Aired | 2009 – 2010 |
After the Elric brothers practice forbidden alchemy to resurrect their dead mother, they face severe consequences. Edward loses an arm and a leg, and Alphonse loses his entire body.
The concept of equivalent exchange forces the two brothers to join the military in search of something to help them. And so the two work together with others to gain back their bodies and protect humankind.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What is the Best English Anime on Netflix 2023?
Ans. The best English anime on Netflix in 2023 was Attack on Titan. However, not all of its seasons have been dubbed.
Q2. What is the best English dubbed anime on Netflix?
Ans. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is noted to be the best English dubbed anime on Netflix.
Q3. What country has the most dubbed anime on Netflix?
Ans. The country with the most dubbed anime on Netflix is the USA.
Q4. What anime should I watch?
Ans – Of course, this answer depends solely on preference, but you could start with Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Your Lie in April, Erased, or Jujutsu Kaisen.
Q5. Does Netflix have anime in English?
Ans. Yes, Netflix does have anime in English.
Q6. What is the top anime right now?
Ans. Attack on Titan: Final Season – The Final Chapters is currently the top anime right now.
With this, we conclude with our listing of the Top 25 Best English Anime on Netflix Ranked. We hope we’ve helped you with our listing of the English dubbed anime on Netflix.
We’ll be back soon with another listing of anime that’ll help you out, so until then, stay safe, stay tuned, and stay hyped.
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