Not Only 'Arcane': 8 Best Netflix Animated TV Series, Ranked by IMDb

While Arcane is rightfully considered one of Netflix's flagship animated projects, the platform's universe is far richer and more diverse.

Behind its digital curtain lies a gallery of animated masterpieces that set the bar high in their genres.

8. 'Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft', 2024-...

IMDb Score: 5.5/10

Lara Croft inherits her father's company, as well as the materials that Richard Croft had requested be destroyed for her safety.

Years later, family secrets resurface when Lara, now an experienced adventurer, crosses paths with the mercenary Charles Devereaux. Devereaux is hunting for artifacts that could grant supernatural powers.

Armed with her father's journals and supported by a loyal team, Lara follows in Devereaux's footsteps to China.

7. 'Twilight of the Gods', 2024

IMDb Score: 7.3/10

Uninvited, the god Thor bursts in at the wedding of the half-giantess Sigrid, turning the celebration into a bloodbath. Filled with righteous anger, the bride thirsts for revenge.

She assembles a motley crew, including Loki, who is pursuing his own agenda. Together, they embark on a journey through the nine worlds of Norse mythology.

Twilight of the Gods does not strive for a faithful reconstruction of ancient legends. It tells the same story of the destruction of Asgard, but in the guise of an emotional action project pretending to be a children's animation.

6. 'Inside Job', 2021-2022

IMDb Score: 7.7/10

The plot centers on Cognito Inc., a corporation, and its employee Reagan Ridley, a modest engineer who is forced to manage an entire department.

While on the job, she deals with reptilians, psychic mushrooms, and the Illuminati. When she has a chance to stand by the water cooler, she comes across hybrid creatures, a dolphin, and Kennedy's assassin.

If all conspiracy theories and urban legends could be combined into one hilarious animated sitcom, the result would be Inside Job. Created by Shion Takeuchi and Alex Hirsch, the series marks Takeuchi's debut as a showrunner – she previously worked on Gravity Falls.

5. 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off', 2023

IMDb Score: 7.7/10

Scott Pilgrim, the 22-year-old, irresponsible bassist for the band Sex Bob-Omb, falls in love with Ramona Flowers, the girl of his dreams. However, seven of Ramona's evil exes stand between him and a happily-ever-after ending, and Scott must defeat them in a fair fight.

After confronting the first ex, however, Pilgrim's story takes a new trajectory, bringing Ramona herself to the forefront.

4. 'Castlevania', 2017-2021

IMDb Score: 8.3/10

Dracula's wife, Lisa, a healer, is burned at the stake on false charges. Enraged by her death, Dracula vows to drown Wallachia in blood. He summons an army of demons that destroys everything in its path.

However, Trevor Belmont, an excommunicated monster hunter from an ancient lineage, stands up for humanity. Joining him are the sorceress Sypha and Dracula's son, Adrian Alucard Tepes, who is horrified by his father's madness.

3. 'Hilda', 2018-2023

IMDb Score: 8.6/10

The story centers on Hilda, a blue-haired girl with a restless spirit and a passion for exploration. Following an encounter with a giant, Hilda and her mother must leave their small house in the peaceful wilderness and move to the bustling city of Trolberg.

Instead of her usual forest adventures, Hilda must face the reality of school and new, unpredictable fairy-tale creatures.

Luke Pearson's Hilda is a heartwarming animated series based on the comic book series of the same name about a girl living in a world inspired by Norse mythology.

2. 'Blue Eye Samurai', 2023-...

IMDb Score: 8.7/10

The story takes place in Edo-period Japan when the Tokugawa shogunate pursued a policy of total isolation and actively combated foreign influence.

The plot centers on Mizu, a samurai girl of mixed heritage. Her sole goal is to seek revenge against four white men who illegally remain in Japan, one of whom is her father.

Blue Eye Samurai combines historical drama, brutal action, and the poetics of loneliness into a story about a woman who hates her heritage so much that she uses it as fuel for revenge.

1. 'BoJack Horseman', 2014-2020

IMDb Score: 8.8/10

BoJack Horseman is a former sitcom star and an eternal prisoner of his youthful mistakes. The main character lives in Los Angeles populated by anthropomorphic animals and people.

He takes on new, lousy projects and even hires a writer to work on his autobiography. However, nothing can fix the core problem: BoJack's desperate loneliness and self-loathing are slowly dragging him down.

BoJack Horseman occupies a special place among modern tragicomedies. Created exclusively for Netflix by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, the animated series captures the pain and experiences of Generation X.