This 10-episode run – while absolutely not for younger viewers – is the fullest and most accurate adaptation of the original manga yet seen though, following kind-hearted teenager Akira Fudo as he is forcibly bonded to the archfiend Amon, taking the beast's phenomenal powers for his own to face down a swarm of ancient demons set on reclaiming Earth for their own dominion. One of Japan's darkest 'superheroes', Devilman has been around in one form or another since creator Go Nagai put ink to paper back in 1972. While the shadow of the legendary Studio Ghibli looms large over Modest Heroes – no surprise, given Yonebayashi helmed Arriety and When Marnie Was There for Ghibli – this carves out an identity all its own while showcasing a new generation of anime titans. In Hiromasa Yonebayashi's Kanini & Kanino, two crab siblings must reunite with their father, navigating a stunning undersea world Yoshiyuki Momose's Life Ain't Gonna Lose delivers a gentle slice-of-life tale following a boy plagued with deathly allergies, all painted in lush watercolours and Akihiko Yamashita's Invisible explores loneliness, with a man so ignored by society that he literally fades from view – until fate hands him a chance to be a hero. The second production from up-and-coming animation house Studio Ponoc – following 2017's wonderful Mary and the Witch's Flower – Modest Heroes is an anthology film, with three shorts exploring everyday acts of heroism from multiple perspectives. You may also enjoy our guide to the best sci-fi movies and the best sci-fi books, too.
Here's WIRED's pick of the best anime currently on Netflix UK.
This near-perfect circle means there's a lot of anime available on the streaming giant, and although the selection on Netflix UK is slightly threadbare compared to the US catalogue – largely down to territorial arrangements with Japanese licensors – there's still a wide array of fantastic anime to experience, with enough genre variance to please all tastes. Conveniently enough, investing in original anime productions also helped Netflix break into the Japanese market, building a library of original or exclusively licensed content that it could then make accessible internationally. Anime has never been more popular in the west than it is right now, and part of that success is down to wider availability on streaming platforms.