One of the few post-apocalyptic series that doesn’t take itself so seriously, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts is a brilliant mélange of all things strange and wonderful. Voltron is delicious pulp with political subtext and personal relevance. Whether the Paladins are fighting a giant space worm/manta-ray that projects optical illusions to lure its prey, competing on an alien game show, or navigating a white hole, every set piece and fantastical logline always resolves thanks to the personal development of a character. Showrunners Lauren Montgomery and Joaquim Dos Santos-known for their work on two of the most beloved shows in modern animation, Avatar: The Last Airbender and its follow-up, The Legend of Korra-brought along writers from the two series to saturate Voltron in empathy and imagination, such that the series’ true complexities lie in its interpersonal relationships. That’s what eight briskly released seasons of Netflix’s Voltron: Legendary Defender taught animation fans with its relentlessly fresh take, which always felt more like a lively reincarnation than a defibrillated cash-grab. You may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but you can certainly do so with a series about transforming robots and an intergalactic battle against fascism-as long as you put the right people in charge. It’s the streaming version of your sex-ed teacher’s anonymous slips of paper, except the laughs aren’t sniggers-they’re hard-won, empathic guffaws. By admitting, as Andrew does in the series premiere, that “everything is so embarrassing”-and not only for teens- Big Mouth squares a space in which there’s no question that can’t be asked, and no answer that applies the same way to everyone. Its goal is to cut through the humiliations of sex, to break through the shame shellacked atop our “gross little dirtbag” selves to reveal the perfectly normal yearning underneath: for pleasure, for touch, for emotional connection for approval, confidence, intimacy, love. But as implied by its theme song, Charles Bradley’s “Changes,” the series is sweeter than it appears at first blush. It’s wickedly bawdy (one episode’s end credits roll over an extended description of Andrew’s dad’s testicles) and devilishly funny (another uses a note-perfect Seinfeld send-up to explain the blowjob “head push” and the term “mons pubis”).
Netflix’s puberty-focused animated series, from creators Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Jennifer Flackett, and Mark Levin, follows four friends through the earliest stages of that difficult time of life: Andrew (John Mulaney) sports inconvenient erections Nick (Kroll) awaits his first pubic hairs Jessi (Jessi Klein) begins menstruating at the Statue of Liberty Jay (Jason Mantzoukas) conceives rococo ways to get off with his pillow.
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Here are the 20 best animated TV shows on Netflix: 20. Whether you’re in the mood for a Japanese import, a dark adult comedy, or something you can watch with your kids, Paste has you covered.
(Speaking of, be sure to check out our dedicated list of the best anime series on Netflix, as well as our list of the best TV shows on Netflix overall.) The biggest addition? We’ve decided it’s only fair to consider anime series under the “animated TV shows” umbrella, and it has had an impact on the list.
Beloved back-catalogue like Futurama, Family Guy, and Archer are long gone, as Netflix’s competitors batten down the hatches in the Streaming Wars, and Netflix original series, such as Castlevania, are a growing proportion of the list.
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This latest update to our list of the best animated TV shows on Netflix reflects how rapidly the platform has changed-and continues to change-in the animation space, especially.