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Every season brings new anime premieres of different genres. Some stories stand out more than others, but a couple more will steal the audience’s hearts. The problem is when your job or school doesn’t give you enough time to watch the 50 new releases of each season or the pirate anime with more than 700 episodes. But don’t worry; there are anime shows with the perfect number of episodes to binge-watch on a free day, and these are just a few of the best.
The Best 10 Binge Watch Anime
Before we start with the list, it contains a variety of anime genres to suit everyone’s tastes. They don’t have a specific order, but they are a series that you can enjoy on your Me Day or while doing household chores. But be sure that as they are short anime, you will finish all the episodes at the end of the day and won’t get stuck in the best of the series until your next day off.
10. Ore Monogatari!
If you’ve found yourself stuck in the typical romance, schoolboy, and slice-of-life stories, Ore Monogatari is not what you imagine. Yes, you will find the cutest scenes that melt your heart, but what’s interesting here is that the main character doesn’t fit the stereotypical anime heartthrob. This anime shows that beauty is subjective and that someone will love us for who we are, not because of our appearance.
9. Elfen Lied
With a radical change of tone, Elfen Lied is a dark anime where gore is waiting around every corner. When the protagonist meets a mysterious and wounded girl, he decides to make the best decision—taking her home without knowing who she is. Although Lucy seems like an innocent girl, her appearance will make everything and everyone around her fall into a spiral that slides to the worst possible outcome. But Elfen Lied offers an interesting soundtrack that seems to be taken from ecclesiastic music that you can’t miss.
8. Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song
If you are of the generation that had access to the internet at a young age, around 2010, you have probably heard of the Vocaloid sensation. Although these software characters didn’t have their anime, what if Hatsune Miku had her anime version? Vivy is exactly that, a robot idol looking to improve her popularity to sing on the best stage. But her musical career and as a composer became a race in time to save humanity.
7. Violet Evergarden
Humanity and other aspects of it are what this anime is about. Violet is an orphan until a high-ranking soldier, Gilbert, decides to adopt her and make Violet his attack dog. So this girl grows up watching the war with the sole purpose of protecting Gilbert, knowing absolutely nothing else. Ironically, their coexistence in the war makes them closer, and that’s why Gilbert’s last words are incomprehensible to Violet. The next thing you should know is that Violet begins a journey to discover what makes us human, and in each chapter, she will make you cry your eyes out.
6. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Being a teenager is no easy task, but what if we acquire powers in addition to physical changes? Well, this anime explores “Adolescent Syndrome,” which describes the search for young people’s identities. But what about those who want to go unnoticed or suffer bullying? In this series, they can start to become invisible while dealing with an existential crisis. In this anime, Sakuta wants to help people close to him solve their “teenage problems.”
5. Another
Another teenage problem can arise when you have to change your life because your family has to live in another city. But in Another, Kōichi returns to his hometown, and that change worsens when a curse is unleashed due to his arrival. But it is not just any spell; it causes the death of teachers, students, or family members in the worst possible ways. So, the students of Class 9 Grade 3 must unite to find a way to end this curse.
4. Lycoris Recoil
It’s common for a teenager to fantasize about not having to go to school anymore and having all kinds of adventures. But what if they were to become an elite group of assassins on the government’s behalf to keep the country’s peace? Imagine living the hormonal and emotional changes of a teenager. But add the dichotomy of keeping a country ignorant of its corruption or telling the truth because of the threat of a terrorist group. This anime is original; it has no manga and is one of the best anime for binge-watching.
3. Skip and Loafer
More and more teenagers, but unlike the other positions, these ones can live their lives in a “normal” way. Well, we already mentioned that being young has its complications, but it is also the age to see everything with illusion and think about who they want to be. Skip and Loafer is a story that you can identify with any student. You can also enjoy this warm story from the eyes of the main character, the innocent Mitsumi, who moved from the countryside to Tokyo.
2. Yuri!!! on Ice
It is a very unique quality of people to have the hope and motivation to achieve their dreams. Yuuri’s most ambitious goal had been to be a great ice skater, but he began to feel confused about his career. So he returns home to have the time to think better, but as fate would have it, someone records one of his practices and uploads it to the internet. Thanks to this video, the great skater Viktor decides to become Yuuri’s coach and help him get back to skating. The moral of this anime is that even if we are not always at the top, we should never give up on what we want with our hearts.
1. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Magical girls always represent love and hope, and the magic of the heart always manages to overcome despair. The idea of having powers to defend others may sound appealing, especially when you only have to make a wish. But great power leads to great burdens because, in this universe, nothing is free. Although this anime looks cute, it explores the darker facets of emotions at a vulnerable age. This show represents how the stress of school and depression over a broken heart or loss can lead people to dark places. The depth of its story is thanks to Urobucher, who also worked on the Fate saga, and Yuki Kajiura, who delivers an excellent soundtrack.
Love, despair, and more emotions are reflected in these short anime, making them the best. But some will interest you more than others or even several in this list. The best thing about any of the above anime is that they are all perfect for binge-watching. But you won’t end up watching just any story; all of them have strong points and will not disappoint you.
