Best sci-fi Japanese movies on Netflix in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

24 movies on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.6. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

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   1. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)

   Movie · Japanese · 1h 27m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 8.1 (79.6K votes)

   TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyMature

   SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.

   Netflix
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   2. Godzilla Minus One (2023)

   Movie · Japanese · 2h 5m · U/A 13+ · Science Fiction, Horror · IMDb 7.6 (2.3L votes)

   Visually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature

   In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.

   Netflix
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   3. Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002)

   Movie · Japanese · 1h 47m · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 7.8 (5.2K votes)

   TwistyVisually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-paced

   Noah's Ark, the latest innovation in VR technology, is set for a showcase to Japan's privileged children. However, their carefree fun is cut short when a company employee is found murdered, with his dying message pointing to a clue hidden within the Ark. Along with the Detective Boys and Ran Mouri, Conan Edogawa enter

   Netflix
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   4. Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)

   Movie · Japanese · 1h 34m · U · Animation, Adventure · IMDb 7.4 (11.5K votes)

   HeartwarmingVisually stunning

   Sewashi and Doraemon find themselves way back in time and meet Nobita. It is up to Doraemon to take care of Nobita or else he will not return to the present.

   Netflix
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   5. Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)

   Movie · Japanese · 1h 36m · Animation, Adventure · IMDb 7.5 (6.4K votes)

   TwistyHeartwarmingFamily-friendly

   Nobita travels to the future to show his beloved grandma his bride, but adult Nobita has fled his own wedding.

   Netflix
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   6. GANTZ:O (2016)

   Movie · Japanese · 1h 35m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.1 (18.1K votes)

   Visually stunningMatureFast-pacedDark & gritty

   After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.

   Netflix
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   7. My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)

   Movie · Japanese · 1h 45m · Animation, Action · IMDb 7.0 (8.2K votes)

   Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seat

   A mysterious group called Humarize strongly believes in the Quirk Singularity Doomsday theory which states that when quirks get mixed further in with future generations, that power will bring forth the end of humanity. In order to save everyone, the Pro-Heroes around the world ask UA Academy heroes-in-training to assis

   Netflix
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   8. Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)

   Movie · Japanese · 2h 21m · U/A 13+ · Animation, Fantasy · IMDb 7.1 (3.4K votes)

   Visually stunningHeartwarming

   Iroha's life gets knocked off its orbit when Kaguya, a carefree runaway from the Moon, moves in and convinces her to perform in a virtual world together.

   Netflix
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   9. My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024)

   Movie · Japanese · 1h 50m · Animation, Action · IMDb 7.0 (4.4K votes)

   Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seat

   In a society devastated by the effects of an all-out war between heroes and villains, a mysterious giant fortress suddenly appears, engulfing towns and people one after another. Then, a man reminiscent of All Might, the 'symbol of peace', stands in front of Izuku and his friends...

   Netflix
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    10. BLAME! (2017)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 46m · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.6 (10.3K votes)

    Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatMature

    In the distant technological future, civilization has reached its ultimate Net-based form. An "infection" in the past caused the automated systems to spiral out of order, resulting in a multi-leveled city structure that replicates itself infinitely in all directions. Now humanity has lost access to the city's controls,

    Netflix
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    11. Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2021)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 36m · Animation, Action · IMDb 6.6 (2.9K votes)

    Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittySerious

    Twelve years after Char's rebellion, Hathaway Noa leads an insurgency against Earth Federation, but meeting an enemy officer and a mysterious woman alters his fate.

    Netflix
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    12. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (2026)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 55m · U/A 13+ · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.6 (886 votes)

    Visually stunningEdge-of-seatTwistyDark & gritty

    Haunted by past trauma, Hathaway Noa is drawn to a mysterious girl named Gigi Andalucia, whose strange powers stir memories within him. While swayed by her cryptic words, he continues preparing for Mafty's mission -- the attack on the Adelaide Conference. Meanwhile, Kenneth Sleg of the Earth Federation Forces prepares

    Netflix
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    13. The Door into Summer (2021)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 58m · Science Fiction, Drama · IMDb 6.4 (1.5K votes)

    TwistyVisually stunning

    A pioneering roboticist awakens in 2025 after decades in cryosleep. To change the past and reunite with his adopted sister, he seeks a way back to 1995.

    Netflix
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    14. EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)² (1998)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 9m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.4 (1.0K votes)

    TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyMature

    A highly experimental film presenting a story out of chronological order taking place 15 years after a near-apocalyptic catastrophe, about four traumatized 14 year olds who are tasked with piloting massive humanoid decisive weapons called Evangelion, the psychologically maladjusted adults who handle and command them, a

    Netflix
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    15. Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - the Movie (2026)

    Movie · Japanese · 46m · U/A 13+ · Animation, Action · IMDb 6.8 (338 votes)

    FunnyVisually stunningFast-pacedLight-hearted

    Six delinquents are tasked with cleaning a train as part of a community service program. But when the train suddenly takes off, chaos ensues.

    Netflix
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    16. Altered Carbon: Resleeved (2020)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 15m · A · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.4 (7.6K votes)

    Visually stunningMatureTwistyCold & detached

    On the planet Latimer, Takeshi Kovacs must protect a tattooist while investigating the death of a yakuza boss alongside a no-nonsense CTAC.

    Netflix
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    17. Bubble (2022)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 41m · Animation, Adventure · IMDb 6.4 (10.2K votes)

    Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatHeartwarming

    In an abandoned Tokyo overrun by bubbles and gravitational abnormalities, one gifted young man has a fateful meeting with a mysterious girl.

    Netflix
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    18. Assassination Classroom the Movie: Our Time (2026)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 27m · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 6.4 (226 votes)

    Visually stunningFunnyHeartwarmingEdge-of-seat

    United by a common mission to eliminate their teacher, Koro-sensei, an alien creature with phenomenal strength, join Nagisa and his Class 3-E classmates in brand-new adventures.

    Netflix
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    19. Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War (2021)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 58m · Animation, Action · IMDb 5.9 (666 votes)

    Visually stunningCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

    In the year 2045, after an economic disaster known as the Synchronized Global Default, rapid developments in AI propelled the world to enter a state of "Sustainable War". However, the public is not aware of the threat that AI has towards the human race. A compilation film with newly added footage.

    Netflix
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    20. Scarlet (2025)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 52m · U/A 13+ · Animation, Action · IMDb 6.2 (2.8K votes)

    Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedTwisty

    After failing to avenge her father's murder, Princess Scarlet, wakes up in the "Land of the Dead." In this world filled with madness, if she does not achieve her revenge against her nemesis and reach the "No End Place," she will become "Void" and cease to exist. Can Scarlet find a way to live at the end of her endless

    Netflix
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    21. Sol Levante (2020)

    Movie · Japanese · 4m · Animation, Action · IMDb 4.8 (800 votes)

    Visually stunningLight-heartedStraightforwardSerious

    A young warrior and her familiar search for the sacred place said to fulfill wishes. It's best not to anger the ancient guardians and spirits.

    Netflix
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    22. Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 41m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 5.8 (6.4K votes)

    Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatFast-paced

    Humanity's desperate battle to reclaim the Earth from Godzilla continues. The key to defeating the King of the Monsters may be Mechagodzilla, a robotic weapon thought to have been lost nearly 20,000 years ago.

    Netflix
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    23. Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (2013)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 28m · Science Fiction, Animation · IMDb 5.2 (4.9K votes)

    Fast-pacedVisually stunningEdge-of-seatCold & detached

    Iron Man enlists the help of ruthless vigilante the Punisher to track down War Machine's murderer. All the while, he's being pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Black Widow and Hawkeye, who suspect his involvement in a recent terrorist plot.

    Netflix
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    24. Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 31m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 5.1 (5.8K votes)

    Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatFast-paced

    With no means for defeating Godzilla Earth, mankind watches as King Ghidorah, clad in a golden light, descends on the planet. The heavens and earth shake once again as the war moves to a higher dimension.

    Netflix