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.