Top 10 Netflix Original Adult Animated TV Series
Adult animation reached new heights and began a new era in the 2010s, with shows becoming more mature, enjoyable, and worth watching. Some of these series are even considered among the best animated shows of all time.While many shows may not meet these high standards, especially those produced by Netflix, here are the best Netflix original adult animated TV series, ranked.
BoJack Horseman is an American adult animated sitcom created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. The series stars Will Arnett as the title character, BoJack Horseman. I started watching the show just today. I didn't think it was going to be very good at first. You hear the premise of a horse in his post-fame era after starring on the hit 90s TV series "Horsin' Around."
But it is more than that. As I have finished the whole first season straight (1 am to 6 am) today, it shows the personality and development of five characters.
BoJack Horseman is a 50-year-old anthropomorphic horse struggling with abuse, alcohol, and depression, who previously had fame in a successful 90s family TV sitcom. Diane Nguyen is a 34-year-old misunderstood human ghostwriter who meets BoJack to ghostwrite his memoir. Like BoJack, Diane has problems with depression, alcohol, and drug abuse.
Todd Chavez is a 24-year-old friendly and silly human slacker who ended up living at BoJack's house for five years after a party without ever leaving, shortly after being kicked out by his parents. He is also taught to be independent by BoJack and has a variety of skills, such as understanding the Japanese language, and is creative too, creating his own rock opera.
Princess Carolyn is a 40-year-old pink Persian cat who is BoJack's agent and on-and-off girlfriend. She struggles between work, her personal life, and BoJack and his friends. Mr. Peanutbutter is a 48-year-old energetic, cheerful, and silly yellow dog who was BoJack's rival and borrowed the premise from "Horsin' Around" for "Mr. Peanutbutter's House."
I won't say anything else because I don't want to spoil it for any new fans watching the series. DO NOT spoil the series if you have seen the whole thing here. I highly recommend this show to those who enjoy high-quality entertainment and have a love for animation. It has really inspired my work. This is Netflix's masterpiece.
It is a satirical fantasy sitcom created by Matt Groening, who also created "The Simpsons." It takes place in the medieval fantasy kingdom of Dreamland and follows the story and adventures of Bean, a rebellious and alcoholic princess, her naive elf companion Elfo, and her destructive "personal demon" Luci.
Just to say, Season 4 will premiere on Wednesday, and I'm very sure it won't be the final season. It has a long way to go.
I feel very surprised that I've never seen anyone on this site talk about this show. OK, I get that I have never seen or am planning to watch Adventure Time, but I am more likely to see The Midnight Gospel after I finish BoJack Horseman, ever since I heard of it when it came out.
What's more interesting is that the series is based on actual podcast interviews from The Duncan Trussell Family Hour, with topics on life, death, and everything in between. The series has a very imaginative synopsis, which is about a spacecaster named Clancy Gilroy who lives on a tape-like planet called the Chromatic Ribbon. He finds a colorful void simulator where farmers use powerful bio-organic computers to simulate a variety of universes from which they harvest natural resources and new technology.
Each episode revolves around Clancy's travels through different planets with the simulator. So yeah, it's very weird, colorful, and interesting. I recommend it.
An adult animated sitcom that shares the nostalgia of a dysfunctional family living in the early-to-mid 1970s.
The characters: Frank Murphy is a 39-year-old short-tempered, foul-mouthed Korean War veteran and works as a baggage handler. Susan Murphy is Frank's 36-year-old wife who is a struggling entrepreneur. Kevin Murphy is the eldest child, a troubled 15-year-old who is an aspiring musician. Bill Murphy is a 12-year-old Charlie Brown-esque son cursed by multiple bullies at school.
Maureen Murphy is a 10-year-old and the only Murphy daughter, whom Frank refers to as "princess." She is highly intelligent for her age and has a passion for science. She is also an avid reader of science fiction and enjoys watching "Star Trek" and "Lost in Space."
Unlike "BoJack Horseman," this show has vulgar content such as more profanity (especially from Frank) and more explicit sexual content, so you may want to be more careful about what's going on. Despite this, it's still a good show.
It is a war drama miniseries done in rotoscope form (tracing over footage, frame by frame). It is based on the book The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey by Alex Kershaw, taking place in WWII where maverick U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks and the 157th Infantry Regiment fought for over five hundred days alongside the Allied forces during the Italian campaign.
However, I don't think it looks like an animated series and is more of a live-action series but with a filter on. But still, it's a decent show to watch.
Big Mouth is an American adult animated sitcom created by Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett featuring teens based on Kroll and Goldberg's upbringing in Westchester County, New York, with Kroll voicing his fictional self. The subject centers on young teens living in suburban New York and explores puberty, the human body, and sex. Now, I just don't get why this Nick Kroll show has so much critical acclaim, more than BoJack Horseman has ever received. Even though I am never planning to watch this show, it is very possible that I can relate to the hormonal struggles of one of the teens from the show.
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