We spent the time remaining from our work with activities we can do at home in 2020 due to pandemic situations. The hobby of a large segment was watching anime. Animes, a value-added by Japanese culture to the whole world, are followed every year. The Anime genre, which we have seen a lot in recent years on the Netflix platform, is followed by many people. Netflix has released a lot of new anime this year as well and will be released for the rest of 2020.
On our list, you will find the best anime broadcast on only the Netflix platform. We will not include the series that aired the new season in 2020 in this article. We only listed the anime that appeared for the first time and aired the first seasons. The animations released this year seem to lag behind last year with the overall average, but there are still beautiful animations that will appeal to every style. Beautiful anime such as The Promised Neverland, Rilakkuma and Kaoru, Kengan Ashura, and Beastars was released last year. We also recommend these productions for those who do not watch. However, our topic is the anime of 2020.
In addition, the animation series Blood of Zeus, which aired in 2020 on Netflix, deserves to be included in this list. However, we did not put it on the list because it is not a Japanese production and does not meet the definition of anime. Still, it is one of our recommendations among the best of this year. We have almost finished a difficult 2020 year; see you on the list for 2021.
Last update on 6.12.2020:
- Blood of Zeus has been added to the article as information.
5. Dragon’s Dogma
The anime is an adaptation of the action role-playing hack and slash video game created by the famous game company Capcom, originally released in 2012. TV Series was released on Netflix on September 17, 2020. You will watch lots of dragons in this production. Dragon’s Dogma’s game, where Action and Adventure are at the top, is highly recommended as well. A total of 7 episodes can be watched on Netflix. You can find details of the second season.
Story of Dragon’s Dogma
The dragon, thought to be extinct, turns the village of Cassardis to ash. Upon this situation, a warrior named Ethan pursues the dragon that caused his family to disappear. A pawn appears next to Ethan on his way to capture the dragon and take revenge. Ethan’s pawn, named Hannah, serves Ethan to protect his life. Faced with many dangers on the journey, Ethan and Hannah embark on a tough fight to survive.
Audience reviews of the anime
- I really liked the credits and music. The rest are watched if there is nothing to do on the job.
- Netflix-made anime that will be good for The Witcher and Skyrim-lovers. Adapted from Capcom’s game of the same name.
- CGI is used while it would be much better if it was made in Castlevania style. Nevertheless, the build quality is high, adapted from the game anime. It was a 7-part short production that can be enjoyed without expecting perfect things. I watched it in Japanese, and half of the English subtitles were not good.
4. Japan Sinks: 2020
The anime, which takes place in Japan and is the earthquake’s subject, is one of the popular productions this year. The show, which was broadcast on Netflix on July 9, 2020, soon became popular. Based on the novel Anime Japan Sinks, ten episodes in total have been released. It is not recommended for those concerned about such disasters. We evaluated the possibilities of the second season of the production that met the audience in the Adventure and Drama genre. See here: Will there be a Japan Sinks: 2020 second season?
Story of Japan Sinks: 2020
A major earthquake hits Japan right after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In the middle of the chaos, the children of the Mutuo family, Ayuma and Gou, together with their family of four, begin to flee the city. However, the Japanese archipelago stubbornly follows them. Finding themselves in the face of terrible facts such as extraordinary circumstances, death, life, reunion, and separation, the Mutou brothers believe in the future and gain the power to survive with great effort.
Audience reviews of the anime
- Should not be watched by those who have earthquake-related concerns. The first minutes say everything is calm and beautiful, and then disasters are overlapping.
- Beautiful anime that I just finished. If you are looking for something to watch on Netflix today, this anime is highly recommended.
- It was partially nice. Coercion and luck escapes have eroded its realism. Besides, today’s popular culture elements were added to the work, and these elements seemed repulsive to me.
3. BNA: Brand New Animal
BNA is another anime released this year on Netflix. Contrary to the usual, the anime was not adapted from manga, the anime was adapted into manga, and a Light novel was published. The action and fantasy anime was broadcast on Netflix as 12 episodes on March 21, 2020. The reviews of the series are above average and this year’s recommended productions. It is a fun production for those who love to watch humanoid animals.
Story of BNA
Studio Trigger’s original anime, BNA, takes place in the 21st century when humanoid animals that lived in the dark for centuries were revealed. One day, a high school student named Michiru suddenly turns into a tanuki human. After going to Anima City, where Kurt Ogami met Shiro, he investigates why he turned into an animal and drifts into a strange chain of events.
Audience reviews of the anime
- The strength of the perspective they use, their effectiveness despite the simplicity of their lines. The enormous color scales, stunning explosions, and action sequences are as impressive as the studio’s other animes. The finale leaves you with a taste. This is exactly what the BNA is.
- The final episode was great, I think the second season is unnecessary, but it would be nice. I suggest you watch it. Don’t be prejudiced by the style of drawing. I was prejudiced at the beginning, but later it started to feel sweet.
- Fantastic 12-episode anime series from Netflix. If I were to define it briefly, I could say that it tells about two separate worlds as monsters and humans and the life of Michiru Kagemori, who is stuck between these two worlds (transformed into a raccoon as a human being), in Anima City. Beastars lovers will love this series too.
2. Great Pretender
Adventure, Comedy-genre Anime, was released on Netflix on June 2, 2020. The production, which scored 8.0 on IMDb, was prepared directly for TV. Not just any manga series adaptation. The series has 14 episodes that have been aired so far, and the first season will consist of 23 episodes in total.
Story of Great Pretender
Our goal is only evil! To deceive you, to trick you, and to steal all your wealth. You can hear our stories in LA, Singapore, London, Shanghai, and Tokyo; why? Because our “CON GAMES” stage has spread all over the world!
Our character Edamura Masato is known as Japan’s best cheater. One day, he and his wife Kudo try to swindle a Frenchman in Asakusa, but they are faced with an unexpected situation. The French, who is they attempted to defraud, turn out to be the mafia.
Audience reviews of the anime
Pretty good anime, I watched the first three episodes yet, but it’s going really enjoyable. It seems there will not be much free time this year. A very good series started.
A wonderful anime with a fraud theme, with a really great script. With the second season in Japan, they gathered the subject so well that I congratulated them. The episodes are also short; you don’t even understand.
I was very surprised to see that a few entries were written about it. I guess it’s about being new.
In short, it is a production that I can recommend with my eyes closed to anyone who loves anime and does not like it.
One of the beautiful anime that I started with the force of my sister. Although I watched the first five episodes, I liked it. The subject of the anime is a fraud. There is such a beautiful scenario that will also happen? Hoot you say.
1. Dorohedoro
The anime adaptation of the manga series written by Q Hayashida of the same name, Dorohedoro, was released on Netflix in this year. Action and dark fantasy genre production was released on January 12, 2020. Prepared by the famous animation studio MAPPA, the anime is one of Netflix’s best anime this year. It consists of 12 episodes in total, and its IMDb score is 8.1. The series is expected to continue with the new season, as the manga provides enough resources. Detail: Dorohedoro Season 2
Story of Dorohedoro
In a city called the “Hole” where death haunts and law and ethics are forgotten, a clan of wizards carries out gruesome experiments using dark magic arts; It’s like hunting humans like a bug and trying various spells on them. Nikaido’s path crosses a dark street with Caiman, who looks more like a reptile than a human. The two of them set out to hunt the wizards in Hole to remove this damn spell. But the chief wizard En sends his team of “cleaners” to stop this lizard man who slaughtered his people and did not commit magic to him, and a great life-and-death struggle begins between the two worlds.
Audience reviews of the anime
- I haven’t watched such a different anime for a long time. The bloody scenes are well done, the main character is very good. You should follow it. The fight scenes are great.
- One of the quality productions where unnecessary cliches are kept to a minimum. It is only necessary to get used to the drawings and the pessimistic mood of the series.
- Its universe was really interesting. There is no need to write for too long.