Best Japanese web series to watch
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
The highest-rated Japanese web series streaming in India right now, ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating. Every pick is on a subscription or free app today.
50 titles across 1 language, average IMDb rating 8.6.
1. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)
Web series · Japanese · 25m/ep · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 9.1 (2.6L votes)
Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philosopher’s Stone. Enemies and allies – the corrupt military, the Homunculi, and foreign alchemists – will alter the Elric br
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
2. One Piece (1999)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · U/A 16+ · Action & Adventure, Comedy · IMDb 9.0 (3.7L votes)
Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates. Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who consumed a "Devil Fruit," decides to follow in the footsteps of his idol, the pirate Sha
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
3. Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · U/A 16+ · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 9.0 (2.1L votes)
Gon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
4. Death Note (2006)
Web series · Japanese · 22m/ep · U/A 16+ · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 8.9 (5L votes)
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
5. Cowboy Bebop (1998)
Web series · Japanese · 25m/ep · A · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.9 (1.7L votes)
In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime rate, the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) set up a legalized contract system, in which registered bounty hunt
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-screen spectacle
6. Vinland Saga (2019)
Web series · Japanese · 25m/ep · Animation, War & Politics · IMDb 8.9 (1.5L votes)
For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, spends his boyhood in a battlefield enhancing his skills in his adventure to redeem his most-desired revenge after his
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
7. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023)
Web series · Japanese · 25m/ep · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.9 (86K votes)
After the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity's mortality. She takes on a new apprentice and promises to fulfill old friends' dying wishes. Can an elven mind make peace w
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + big-hearted warmth
8. Dragon Ball Z (1989)
Web series · Japanese · 26m/ep · U · Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.8 (1.1L votes)
Now happily married and with a son, martial arts champion Goku must defend Earth from a series of extraterrestrial invaders bent on destruction.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
9. Berserk (1997)
Web series · Japanese · 23m/ep · Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.8 (84K votes)
Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges
10. Monster (2004)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · A · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.8 (77K votes)
Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
11. Naruto Shippūden (2007)
Web series · Japanese · 25m/ep · U · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.7 (2.3L votes)
After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work. It will not be easy though as he has amassed a few more dangerous enemies, in the likes of the shinobi organization; Akatsuki.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
12. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006)
Web series · Japanese · 25m/ep · Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.7 (1.1L votes)
Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away Japan's autonomous power and imposes its rule through the use of Knightmares. The Empire's rule has never faltered, but cracks have begun to show...
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-screen spectacle
13. One-Punch Man (2015)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 8.6 (2.3L votes)
Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch, and it turns out that being devastatingly powerful is actually kind of a bor
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + sharp humour
14. Haikyu!! (2014)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 8.7 (58K votes)
Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched up against the "King of the Court" Tobio Kageyama’s team in their first tournament and inevitably lose. After the crushing defeat, Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama Aft
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
15. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · A · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.6 (63K votes)
Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-screen spectacle
16. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)
Web series · Japanese · 41m/ep · U/A 16+ · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.5 (2.4L votes)
After a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
17. JUJUTSU KAISEN (2020)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · U/A 16+ · Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.5 (2.2L votes)
Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Ryomen Sukuna. Guided by the most
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
18. Your Lie in April (2014)
Web series · Japanese · 23m/ep · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 8.6 (55K votes)
Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of the girl's violin lead the boy to play the piano again?
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
19. Solo Leveling (2024)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.5 (1.2L votes)
They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo. After being brutally slaughtered by monsters in a high-ranking dungeon, Jinwoo came back with the System, a program only he could see, that’s leveling him up in every way. Now, he’s inspired to dis
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
20. Takopi's Original Sin (2025)
Web series · Japanese · 22m/ep · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.7 (30K votes)
A Happy alien, Takopi, lands on Earth with one mission: to spread happiness! When he meets Shizuka, a lonely fourth grader, he vows to bring back her smile using his magical Happy Gadgets. But as he uncovers the pain in her life, Takopi learns that true happiness may require more than gadgets.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-hearted warmth
21. Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
Web series · Japanese · 25m/ep · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation · IMDb 8.5 (1.2L votes)
At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to fight
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-screen spectacle
22. Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.5 (88K votes)
Two young brothers are raised as alchemists, but when they are severely injured trying to perform a forbidden act, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them; the fabled philosopher's stone.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-screen spectacle
23. Fighting Spirit (2000)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 8.8 (20K votes)
Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo'
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
24. Mob Psycho 100 (2016)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.5 (73K votes)
Shigeo Kageyama, a.k.a. "Mob," is a boy who has trouble expressing himself, but who happens to be a powerful esper. Mob is determined to live a normal life and keeps his ESP suppressed, but when his emotions surge to a level of 100%, something terrible happens to him! As he's surrounded by false espers, evil spirits, a
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + sharp humour
25. Samurai Champloo (2004)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.5 (65K votes)
Break-dancing but fierce warrior Mugen has to deal with the cold-blooded and conceited Jin, a samurai who believes he is above all. These sworn enemies are brought together by Fuu for a special task.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + breakneck pacing
26. Naruto (2002)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.4 (1.8L votes)
Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
27. Gintama (2006)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.7 (23K votes)
In a world where aliens have invaded Edo Period Japan, skyscrapers, trains and motor bikes have replaced the simple life of Earth inhabitants. One man however, still carries the soul of a samurai, Gintoki Sakata, otherwise known as Yorozuya Gin-san. As reckless as he is, Gintoki carries his own resolve and is ready to
Feels like: sharp humour + big-screen spectacle
28. The Apothecary Diaries (2023)
Web series · Japanese · 23m/ep · U/A 16+ · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.6 (29K votes)
Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she's sold as a lowly servant to the emperor's palace. But she wasn't meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
29. ERASED (2016)
Web series · Japanese · 25m/ep · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (78K votes)
Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just before the disappearance of his classmate Kayo.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
30. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (2019)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Comedy, Animation · IMDb 8.5 (32K votes)
Considered a genius due to having the highest grades in the country, Miyuki Shirogane leads the prestigious Shuchiin Academy's student council as its president, working alongside the beautiful and wealthy vice president Kaguya Shinomiya. The two are often regarded as the perfect couple by students despite them not bein
Feels like: sharp humour + big-hearted warmth
31. Chainsaw Man (2022)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · A · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.3 (1.1L votes)
Denji has a simple dream—to live a happy and peaceful life, spending time with a girl he likes. This is a far cry from reality, however, as Denji is forced by the yakuza into killing devils in order to pay off his crushing debts. Using his pet devil Pochita as a weapon, he is ready to do anything for a bit of cash.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges
32. Violet Evergarden (2018)
Web series · Japanese · 25m/ep · U/A 16+ · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (44K votes)
The war is over, and Violet Evergarden needs a job. Scarred and emotionless, she takes a job as a letter writer to understand herself and her past.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + big-hearted warmth
33. Bleach (2004)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · U · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 8.3 (1L votes)
For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
34. Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (2016)
Web series · Japanese · 25m/ep · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 8.3 (1L votes)
Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the only person to reach out to him was a beautiful girl with silver hair. Determine
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
35. Dan Da Dan (2024)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · U/A 16+ · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.3 (60K votes)
In a bet to prove whether ghosts or aliens exist, two high schoolers face terrifying paranormal threats, gain superpowers and maybe even fall in love?!
Feels like: breakneck pacing + big-screen spectacle
36. Dragon Ball Super (2015)
Web series · Japanese · 23m/ep · U · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.3 (48K votes)
With Majin Buu defeated, Goku has taken a completely new role as...a radish farmer?! With Earth at peace, our heroes have settled into normal lives. But they can’t get too comfortable. Far away, the powerful God of Destruction, Beerus, awakens to a prophecy revealing his demise at the hands of an even more formidable b
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
37. My Hero Academia (2016)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · U · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 8.2 (1.3L votes)
Izuku has dreamt of being a hero all his life—a lofty goal for anyone, but especially challenging for a kid with no superpowers. That’s right, in a world where eighty percent of the population has some kind of super-powered "quirk," Izuku was unlucky enough to be born completely normal. But that’s not enough to stop hi
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + breakneck pacing
38. Detective Conan (1996)
Web series · Japanese · 25m/ep · Animation, Crime · IMDb 8.5 (19K votes)
The son of a world famous mystery writer, Jimmy Kudo, has achieved his own notoriety by assisting the local police as a student detective. He has always been able to solve the most difficult of criminal cases using his wits and power of reason.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
39. Yu Yu Hakusho (1992)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · U · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.5 (19K votes)
After dying to save a boy, delinquent tough guy Yusuke Urameshi is granted another chance at life by redeeming himself as a "Spirit Detective."
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
40. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (2021)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 8.2 (67K votes)
When a 34-year-old underachiever gets run over by a truck, his story doesn't end there. Reincarnated in a new world as an infant, Rudy will seize every opportunity to live the life he's always wanted. Armed with new friends, some freshly acquired magical abilities, and the courage to do the things he's always dreamed o
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + big-hearted warmth
41. SPY x FAMILY (2022)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · U/A 16+ · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.2 (66K votes)
A spy, an assassin and a telepath come together to pose as a family, each for their own reasons, while hiding their true identities from each other.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + sharp humour
42. Parasyte -the maxim- (2014)
Web series · Japanese · 23m/ep · U · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (66K votes)
A species of parasitic aliens descends on Earth and quickly infiltrates humanity by entering the brains of vulnerable targets; insatiable beings that gain total control of their host and are capable of transforming themselves to feed on unsuspecting prey. High school student Shinichi Izumi falls victim to one of these
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + mind-bending twists
43. Gurren Lagann (2007)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.3 (28K votes)
When a young laborer escapes to the world aboveground, he discovers a violent land in which humans battle robots controlled by a power-hungry noble.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + breakneck pacing
44. Fruits Basket (2019)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (14K votes)
After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, 16-year-old high school student Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out… into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Soma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But,
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
45. Slam Dunk (1993)
Web series · Japanese · 23m/ep · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 8.7 (9.7K votes)
Sakuragi Hanamichi is a junior high punk used to getting into fights and being rejected by girls but upon entering high school he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko Akagi. He will do anything in order to win her heart including joining the school basketball team that is aiming to conquer the nation lead by Haruko's b
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
46. Ranking of Kings (2021)
Web series · Japanese · 23m/ep · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.4 (17K votes)
In a world where kings are ranked, a kindly little hearing-impaired prince sets off on a journey to become a powerful king, despite all odds.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + big-hearted warmth
47. Made in Abyss (2017)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (23K votes)
Located in the center of a remote island, the Abyss is the last unexplored region, a huge and treacherous fathomless hole inhabited by strange creatures where only the bravest adventurers descend in search of ancient relics. In the upper levels of the Abyss, Riko, a girl who dreams of becoming an explorer, stumbles upo
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
48. Dragon Ball Super: Beerus (2026)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 9.0 (6.3K votes)
When Beerus, the God of Destruction, awakens in search of a worthy rival, Goku and his friends face an epic battle to stop him from destroying Earth. Remastered and re-edited version of Dragon Ball Super.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
49. Kaiju No. 8 (2024)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.2 (35K votes)
In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in The Defense Force. He makes a promise to enlist with his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Soon, life takes them in separate ways. While employed cleaning up after Kaiju battles, Kafka meets Reno Ichikawa. Reno's determination to join The De
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
50. Dororo (2019)
Web series · Japanese · 24m/ep · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.2 (31K votes)
During the Warring States period, the young thief Dororo encounters Hyakkimaru, a strange, sightless boy who wields fearsome prosthetics in place of his missing limbs. Parts of Hyakkimaru’s body were traded to a group of 12 demons by his father in exchange for power, but thanks to a kindly medicine man, Hyakkimaru surv
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges
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