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Best Anime Movies On Netflix

List of Netflix top anime movies and top-rated anime films.

Netflix's top anime movies are here. 

According to the list, the best-grossing anime movie of all time is at the top. From 1987 to 2020, the list includes anime films on Netflix. 

The Most famous artist Hayao Miyazaki, whose most famous movies are "Spirited away" and "Howls moving castle".

Netflix now offers popular anime films, including classics and originals.

What are the top 20 animes on Netflix movies? Continue reading to be hydrated with movies.

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1. A silent voice

A silent voice

PG- 2016 ‧ Romance, Drama ‧ 2h 10m

IMDb- 8.2

Netflix ranked, A silent voice the 1st best anime movie of all time, making it the list's top 3 in the best anime movie category.

In this movie, Shoya Ishida, a high school student intends to kill himself but changes his mind after remembering the events of his elementary school days. 

In one of his classes, Shoko Nishimiya informed some of the students that she was deaf. Shoya and his friends bully her despite her attempts to integrate with the class. 

As soon as the teacher accuses the principal of bullying, he is only shoya. Soon, everyone is staring at the shoya. Shoya accuses Shoko and the two get into a physical altercation. 

After Shoko transferred to another school, Shoya found the book Shoko left behind and kept it with him.

Original title: Koe no katachi

Initial release: 17 September 2016 (Japan)

Director: Naoko Yamada

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2. Spirited Away

Spirited Away

PG- 2001 ‧ Family, Fantasy ‧ 2h 5m

IMDb- 8.6

The anime movie Spirited Away currently holds the 2nd spot in the top 20 anime films on Netflix, making it the 4th anime movie overall.

A fantastic family movie and an adventurous adventure, this is the highest-grossing anime movie on Netflix and in the world. 

In this movie, there is a story about a girl and her parents accidentally reaching a village of gods, spirits, and witches, where her parents turn into pigs, and we learn about how they came out of the village with her parents.

Chihiro, a 10-year-old girl, and her parents move to a little Japanese town within the countryside in this movie. 

While driving to her father, her father takes a shortcut that leads to the wrong way and leads to the front of the tunnel. As they explored the tunnel and found a town, they stopped.

Original title: Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

Initial release: 20 July 2001 (Japan)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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3. My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising

PG- 2019 ‧ Action/Adventure ‧ 1h 44m

IMDb- 8.6

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising is the 3rd best anime movie on Netflix, making it one of the top 5 anime movies ever.

As the final episode of Season 4 of the anime ends, Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo find themselves fighting side by side against the biggest threat that wants to rule the world: NINE.

Original title: Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

Initial release: 20 December 2019 

Directors: Kohei Horikoshi, Kenji Nagasaki

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4. A Whisker Away

A Whisker Away

PG- 2020 ‧ Fantasy, Romance ‧ 1h 44m

IMDb- 6.7

A Whisker Away anime movie ranks among the best 5 anime movies ever on Netflix.

There is a girl named Miyo Sasaki who loves her classmate Kento Hinode. 

And she turns into a cat to catch his attention, but she is ambitious about both herself and the cat.

A middle-schooler named Miyo Sasaki falls in love with her classmate Kento Hinode. Despite his repudiation, she flirts with him every day after school. 

After discovering a magic mask that can turn her into a cat, Miyo decides to acquire it from a mask seller. 

However, if she uses the mask long enough, she might never become human again.

The cat spent time with Kento Hinode at his home, but she longs to confess to him that the girl he hates and the cat he loves are the same, but she is afraid that he will reject her and will not acknowledge her. 

Original title: Nakitai watashi wa neko o kaburu

Initial release: 18 June 2020

Directors: Junichi Sato, Tomotaka Shibayama

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5. Flavor of youth

Flavor of youth

PG- 2018 ‧ Romance, Drama ‧ 1h 15m

IMDb- 6.6

Few anime movies rank in the top 5 of all time on Netflix as Flavor of youth.

Only rare anime movies are as good as "Flavors of Youth" of 2018 as it is among the best family, romantic, and anime movies available on Netflix. 

There are three stories in this anime movie about youth in three different cities.

It consists of three stories: the first is Hidamari no Choshoku (The Rice Noodles), the second is Chiisana Fashion Show (A Little Fashion Show), and the third is Shanghai Koi (Love in Shanghai).

All three of these stories revolve around the friendship between the characters and the kind of love between them. The moral of the story is friendship and love.

Original title: Si shi qing Chun

Initial release: 4 August 2018 (China)

Directors: Yoshitaka Takeuchi, Haoling Li

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6. 5 centimeters per second

5 centimeters per second

PG- 2007 ‧ Romance, Anime ‧ 1h 3m

IMDb- 7.6

There is no doubt that 5 centimeters per second are the 6th best anime movie ever on Netflix, making it at the top 10 on any list.

"5 centimeters per second" from 2007. It is a romance, a family film, and ranks 12th overall.

Here, the life of a young boy Takaki is interconnected in this anime movie with cruel winter, cold technology, and adult obligations.

Takaki Tno and Akari Shinohara are portrayed in three different aspects of their lives: cruel winter, cold technology, and adult obligation. 

The two friends became friends after Akari Shinohara transferred to Tokyo Elementary School. 

A problem they had during the season caused them to become very close owing to their common interests and attitudes. 

Both of them become best friends and form a close bond with one another, as they refer to each other by their names simply, as this is a sign of the depth of their friendship.

Original title: Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru

Initial release: 3 March 2007

Director: Makoto Shinkai

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7. The Garden of Words

The Garden of Words

PG- 2013 ‧ Romance, Anime ‧ 46 mins

IMDb- 7.5

The Garden of Words is the 7th best anime movie on Netflix of all time, ranking in the top 5 in best anime movies ranking.

Takao Akizuki and Yukari Yukino form a surprising bond in the garden during the rainy season.   

During Tokyo's rainy season, Takao Akizuki, a 15-year-old shoemaker, and Yukari Yukino, a 27-year-old mysterious woman, spend wet mornings at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. 

Meanwhile, Yukari skips her work to sketch shoes' designs while Takao skips his morning class. 

After Yukari left, Takao was puzzled about the meaning and origin of Takao (a form of Japanese poetry).

In the garden, they start talking to each other, but they never formally introduce themselves. 

She started to focus on the work and stopped visiting the garden once Takao finished making Yukari's shoes at the end of the rainy season.

Original title: Koto no ha no Niwa

Initial release: 31 May 2013 (Hong Kong)

Director: Makoto Shinkai

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8. My Neighbor Totoro

My Neighbor Totoro

PG- 1988 ‧ Fantasy, Family ‧ 1h 28m

IMDb- 8.2

No other anime movies rank in the Top 8 of any title higher than My Neighbor Totoro.

Two girls move into a new home closer to their mother, who is hospitalized, and they have an adventure with a forest spirit named Totoro.

A university professor with her two young daughters, 10-year-old Satsuki and her 4-year-old sister Mei, is moved to another house near the hospital where their mother is being treated for a long-term illness.

A nearby forest is inhabited by magical creatures called Totoros, and Satsuki and Mei befriend these Totoros and go on several magical adventures.

Original title: Tonari no Totoro

Initial release: 16 April 1988 (Japan)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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9. Howl’s Moving Castle

Howl’s Moving Castle

PG- 2004 ‧ Fantasy, Adventure ‧ 1h 59m

IMDb- 8.2

Among all anime movies on Netflix, Howl’s Moving Castle is the 9th best anime movie of all time, making it the best anime movie of all time.

Howl's Moving Castle is the 2005 anime movie. It contains fantasy, adventure, and science fiction elements.

A young woman in this anime movie is cursed with black magic by a bad witch, so she becomes the lid lady. 

The young man's moving castle can help her break this spell.

It's a story about Sophie, a young milliner who meets a wizard named Howl on the way home from her sister's house. 

She is transformed into a 90-year-old woman by a witch while returning home. 

She left the town after this incident and traveled to the countryside, where she met a living scarecrow who led her to Howl's Moving Castle, where she went inside without being invited.

Original title: Hauru no ugoku shiro

Initial release: 5 September 2004

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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10. Violet Evergarden: The Movie

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

PG- 2020 ‧ Fantasy, Anime ‧ 2h 20m

IMDb- 8.5

In the sad & romance genre, Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll is the best anime movie on Netflix ever.

This anime movie follows a young girl who loses her hand during the war and has to use a mechanical one to live. Afterward, she returns to the past to finally feel the major's true feeling of "I love you."

Original title: Gekijouban Violet Evergarden

Initial release: 18 September 2020 

Director: Taichi Ishidate


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11. Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

PG- 1997 ‧ Fantasy/Adventure ‧ 2h 15m

IMDb- 8.4

There are many anime movies on Netflix of all time, making Princess Mononoke the 11th  best anime film of all time.

"Princess Mononoke" 1997 is the best family, adventure, fantasy, and best anime movie.

The story centers around Ashitaka, a young boy from a small Japanese village cursed by a supernatural creature that he must sojourn to save. 

He learns that the forest gods and Tatara are at war. In this anime, Ashitaka suffers from a deadly curse while trying to protect his village. To survive, he must visit the forests of the west.

He gets caught up in a fierce human campaign against the forest. Lady Eboshi and her loyal clan use guns against the forest gods and Princess Mononoke, a brave girl raised by a wolf god. 

Original title: Mononoke-Hime

Initial release: 12 July 1997 

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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12. Children Who Chase Lost Voices

Children Who Chase Lost Voices

PG- 2011 ‧ Fantasy/Adventure ‧ 1h 56m

IMDb- 7.2

Children Who Chase Lost Voices anime movie ranks among the best 11 anime movies on Netflix.

During her coming-of-age, a young woman is led deep into a mysterious world by a piece of music she discovers on an old crystal radio left by her father.

Original title: Hoshi o ou kodomo

Initial release: 7 May 2011 

Director: Makoto Shinkai

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13. In the corner of the world 

In the corner of the world

PG- 2016 ‧ War, Drama ‧ 2h 48m

IMDb- 7.8

The anime movie "In the corner of the world" (2016) is one of the best family, animation, war, and anime movies on Netflix of all time. 

During World War 2, an 18-year-old girl is getting married and she has to provide food for her family as there are few amenities as a result of the war and she has to maintain her will to live.

A girl named Suzu lives in the seaside town Eba near Hiroshima, where she is innocent and loves drawing.

Her parents told her that a young man comes with a marriage proposal for her, so she cultivates Nori seaweed for a small family business with her

Original title: Kono sekai no katasumi ni

Initial release: 14 June 2017 

Director: Sunao Katabuchi

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14. The wind rises 

The wind rises

PG- 2013 ‧ Romance, War ‧ 2h 6m

IMDb- 7.8

The wind rises is the 14th best anime movie on Netflix of all time.

A young boy named Jiro Horikoshi designed a fighter plane during World War II in this movie, and a small section of Jiro Horikoshi's life is shown.

Jiro Horikoshi wants to become a pilot, but due to his nearsightedness and eye problem, he is not able to become a pilot. 

One day he read a book about a great aircraft designer and dreamt about him at night. 

Jiro dreams that the aircraft designer tells him that although he has never flown an aircraft in his life, designing and building it is better than flying it. 

Then he decided to study aeronautical engineering at Tokyo Imperial University. 

During his journey to the city, he meets a girl named Naoko Satami traveling with her maid and suddenly an earthquake occurs.

Original title: Kaze tachinu

Initial release: 20 July 2013 

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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15. When Marnie Was There

When Marnie Was There

PG- 2014 ‧ Family, Drama ‧ 1h 43m

IMDb- 7.7

The anime movie When Marnie Was Thereof 2015 is ranked 15th on the list for being considered a top family, romance, and 15th best anime movie of its time. 

It features a girl who suffers from asthma. To give her the chance to live in clean air, her parents sent her to a relative's house. 

She makes friends with a mysterious boy named Marnie.

Anna Sasaki, a girl living with her parents and attending her school in Sapporo, is diagnosed with asthma one day and advised her parents to let her go to the countryside for a few days. 

While exploring the seaside town of her mother's relatives, she discovered a mansion across a salt marsh as her parents made their way to her mother's hometown. 

She finds it to be familiar until she is trapped by the rising tide.

Original title: Omoide no Mânî

Initial release: 19 July 2014

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

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16. Whisper of the Heart

Whisper of the Heart

PG- 1995 ‧ Romance, Family ‧ 1h 51m

IMDb- 7.9

The 16th best anime movie of all time is "Whisper of the Heart" from 1996, a romantic, family, and 16th best anime movie. 

There is a love story in this movie between a girl who loves books, and she went to the library to get them, but all the books she chose were checked out by a boy.

The story focuses on a 14-year-old girl named Shizuku Tsukishima who is interested in creative writing and loves to read. 

In Tokyo, she lives with her parents and older sister. One evening she went to the library to borrow books, but all of them were checked out by a boy.

Original title: Mimi wo sumaseba

Initial release: 15 July 1995 

Director: Yoshifumi Kondō

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17. From Up on Poppy Hill

From Up on Poppy Hill

PG- 2011 ‧ Family, Romance ‧ 1h 32m

IMDb- 7.9

The From Up on Poppy Hills is the 17th best anime movie on Netflix of all time.

When preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games begin, Yokohama students team up to fight for their school's clubhouses... The two gradually become attracted to one another while working there, but are suddenly tested. Despite the difficulties of reality, they keep going.

Original title: Kokuriko-zaka kara

Initial release: 16 July 2011

Director: Gorō Miyazaki

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18. Castle in the Sky

Castle in the Sky

PG- 2011 ‧ 1986 ‧ Fantasy, Adventure ‧ 2h 6m 

IMDb- 8.0

The Castle in the Sky is the 14th best anime movie on Netflix of all time.

A young boy and a girl are finding a legendarily flying castle in this movie, and it is also being discovered by pirates and secret agents.

An agent of the government abducts Sheeta, a young orphan girl, in a flying aircraft so that they can set out to find the legendary flying castle. 

A pirate airship suddenly attacked a government agent's aircraft.

Sheeta's crystal pendant is useful in finding the flying castle, and the pirates attacked them just to take it. 

Sheeta is safely knocked down in a mining town by a young boy, Pazu, who takes her to his home to recover. 

Original title: Tenkû no Shiro Rapyuta

Initial release: 2 August 1986

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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19. Kiki’s Delivery Service  

Kiki’s Delivery Service

PG- 1989 ‧ Family/Adventure ‧ 1h 43m

IMDb- 7.9

"Kiki's Delivery Service" 1990 is the best family, fantasy, and adventure movie, as well as the 19th best anime movie of all time. 

At the mandatory year of her independent life, a young witch travels to a new town and decides to open an air courier service. 

In this anime movie, a young witch named Kiki is 13 years old and has a black cat named Jiji with whom she communicates. She then starts a new courier service while working in the bakery. 

Original title: Majo no takkyûbin

Initial release: 29 July 1989 

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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20. Haikyu!! Movie 4: Battle of Concepts

Haikyu!! Movie 4: Battle of Concepts

PG- 2017 ‧ Animation, Teen ‧ 1h 29m

IMDb- 8.1

Haikyu!! Movie 4: Battle of Concepts is the 20th best anime movie on Netflix of all time.

With a score of 21-19, Karasuno defeats Shiratorizawa, once known as the "Fallen Rivals" and "Flightless Crows". During the upcoming Spring Interhigh Tournament, Karasuno tears up with joy and mixed emotions as he resolves to win.

Original title: The Battle of Concepts

Initial release: 29 September 2017

Director: Susumu Mitsunaka


Bottom Line

Here are the best anime movies on Netflix that will make you laugh, smile, and be inspired. All these movies are available on Netflix, and some can also be found on YouTube. 

To complete this list, you had to watch each movie to get the story of the movie started.

Anime movies are becoming more popular and getting larger in the entertainment industry as you are aware.

There are many movies released every year, and as each new release comes out, it is added to the list according to its performance.

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