Hulu offers hundreds of anime titles available for streaming (more than 400), including some of the most popular options. Fans of the genre can also find anime-specific streaming services that cater to their favorite shows, but Hulu ranks as one of the top anime streaming services.
Hulu’s Anime Network and Funimation offer exciting and colorful storytelling with compelling characters and rich storylines. While viewers can stream Cartoon Network and Adult Swim live on the Hulu app, there are also many full-length anime movies or series. Hulu’s anime options include a wide range of anime suitable for many viewers. From action to fantasy or adventure, these top anime movies are available, both dubbed and subbed.
Naruto
- Release Year: 2002
- Rating: TV-PG
- Stars: 4.9 out of 5
- # of Seasons: 21
Naruto is one of the most popular anime series of all time, and many fans proclaim it to be the best-dubbed anime on Hulu. Fans grew up alongside the characters, with the series beginning in childhood and ending in adulthood. It follows ninja in training and orphan Naruto Uzumaki and his battles.
Naruto’s manga series was the first to make the US Weekly Best Sellers list. After the original anime series ran, there were subsequent series and movies. Fans of the series could also play a variety of video games.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Release Year: 2009
- Rating: 17+
- Stars: 4.8 out of 5
- # of Seasons: 1
Fullmetal Alchemist is a fantasy adventure anime series following brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric. It’s the follow-up to the Fullmetal Alchemist series and is action-packed with rich colors and vibrant characters. The boys try to bring their mother back from the dead with horrendous results. Eleven-year-old Edward loses his arm and a leg, and his ten-year-old brother Alphonse’s soul becomes bound to a metal suit. They then embark on a quest to find the Philosopher’s Stone to revive their bodies. There was also a live-action adaptation of the manga released in 2018.
Attack on Titan
- Release Year: 2013
- Rating: Not rated
- Stars: 4.3 out of 5
- # of Seasons: 4
This popular anime series is a sci-fi adventure based on a bestselling manga. It tells about a futuristic world with giants called Titans that create chaos for the humans in their dystopia. The main characters are cadets in military training that graduate and then battle to free their village from the reign of the monsters. Full of mystery with its shape-shifter plot lines, Attack on Titan draws viewers in with its excellent storytelling and world-building.
Black Clover
- Release Year: 2017
- Rating: TV-PG
- Stars: 4 out of 5
- # of Seasons: 4
Black Clover is a shonen anime series with action-packed plots and a wide range of characters that each have their own identity. The story centers on two orphans, Aston and Yuno, and their journeys as magical knights in the Clover Kingdom. In 2020, it was one of the most-watched anime series, praised for its intense depiction of female characters as leaders. It’s based on a Japanese manga series published in Shōnen Jump magazine since 2015, with more than 29 installations as of July 2021.
Hunter x Hunter
- Release Year: 2011
- Rating: TV-14
- Stars: 4.7 out of 5
- # of Seasons: 1
Hunter X Hunter (pronounced “hunter hunter”) is an exciting coming-of-age anime about a boy named Gon Freecs who wants to follow in his father’s footsteps as a Hunter. Viewers get a sympathetic look at the world of a young bounty hunter as he learns more about himself and the world. He and his friends pursue their goals and life purposes in exciting story arcs that are still developing.
The manga is very popular and has been published since 1998, totaling 36 volumes. Yoshihiro Togashi wrote and illustrated the shogun anime series and manga, and over the decades, it developed into a large cast of characters that explores a realistic yet magical cityscape.
Legend of Heroes: Trails of the Sky
- Release Year: 2011
- Rating: PG-13
- Stars: 4 out of 5
Legend of Heroes: Trails of the Sky is a film adaptation of a popular Playstation role-playing video game. Estelle and Joshua are siblings who live in the small Liberl Kingdom. They’re raised by a single father, Cassius Bright, whose airship goes missing — they set out on a journey to find him. The movie proceeds from the video game’s plot, even using much of the same music, and includes plenty of exciting fights and beautiful illustrations.
Food Wars!
- Release Year: 2015
- Rating: TV-14
- Stars: 4.6 out of 5
- # of Seasons: 1
Food Wars! is a comedic shounen anime following the adventures of Souma Yukihira following his father’s footsteps in culinary school. The food-centric animations are realistic and mouthwatering, and the kitchen hijinks are endearing. Its details are accurate because one of the co-authors of the manga, Yuki Morisaki, is a real chef. Souma competes against other chefs in his quest to graduate from an exclusive culinary school, with plenty of reaction shots from people tasting the food.
Maid-Sama!
- Release Year: 2010
- Rating: TV-14
- Stars: 4.6 out of 5
- # of Seasons: 1
Maid-Sama! is a lighthearted romance anime. It’s a great starter shoujo anime for beginners to watch. Its focus is on the characters and their kawaii outfits, making this series a favorite for cosplayers.
The story focuses on a newly co-ed high school, Seika High, and its class president, Ayuzawa Misak. One of her classmates, Usui Takumi, discovers a secret she’s been hiding, leading to the overall plot. The series is based on manga, so viewers are encouraged to read it to learn the ending.
