Influential Limited Animated Series

Over the Garden Wall (2014)
An Emmy-winning miniseries following two brothers lost in a mysterious forest.

Watership Down (2018)
An adaptation of Richard Adams' novel.

When They Cry: Higurashi (2006)
Based on a visual novel, this horror anime series explores a small town’s dark past.

Infinity Train (2019-2021)
An anthology series exploring self-identity.

FLCL (Fooly Cooly) (2000-2001)
A surreal, six-episode sci-fi anime series.

Samurai 7 (2004)
Loosely based on Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai.

Little Witch Academia (2013)** (original short)
Little Witch Academia follows young witches in training.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
A deconstruction of the magical girl genre.

Neo Yokio (2017-2018)
A satirical look at high society through the lens of a "magistocrat" (magic aristocrat).

Great Pretender (2020)
This anime series follows a group of con artists.

Gunbuster (1988)
A six-episode anime from Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno.

Children of the Whales (2017)
This Netflix anime exploring life on a drifting island in a sand sea.

Erased (2016)
A time-travel murder mystery.

The Legend of Vox Machina (2022-present)** (limited seasons)
Based on a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

Devilman Crybaby (2018)
A dark reimagining of the classic Devilman series on Netflix.

Blood of Zeus (2020)**
A Greek mythology-inspired series on Netflix.

Wakfu (2008-2017)** (French series)
A French fantasy series based on a video game.

Carole & Tuesday (2019)
A musical anime following two girls pursuing their dreams on Mars.

Rilakkuma and Kaoru (2019)
A Japanese stop-motion series about a woman and her lazy bear roommates.

High Score Girl (2018-2019)
Set in the 1990s, this anime centers around two childhood rivals who bond over video games.

Eden (2021)
A Netflix anime about a future world where robots raise a human child.