Best Sci Fi Anime To Stream Before The World Ends

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009-2012)

After their single mother died of a lingering illness, brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric, traveled the world. They wanted to learn more about alchemy to raise their mother from the dead. But it’s impossible to do correctly. The transmutation leaves Al without a body and Ed without his left leg and his right arm. With prosthetics made for Ed and Al’s soul in a suit of amour, they burn down their home. And become State Alchemists in an attempt to find the Philosopher’s Stone and regain their full bodies back.

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One Punch Man (2015-2019)

Saitama is a superhero who can defeat any opponent with just a single punch. But after growing bored of the lack of challenge, he seeks out a worthy opponent. So Saitama becomes a reluctant mentor of Genos, a cyborg seeking revenge against another cyborg who killed his family and destroyed his hometown.

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Steins;Gate (2011-2015)

Rintaro Okabe – a self-proclaimed “mad scientist” – and his friends accidentally discover a method of time travel. They can send text messages to the past, thereby changing the present.

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No. 6 (2011-)

In a dystopian city known as No. 6, Shion – a boy raised in the elite and privileged environment of his home – gives shelter to another boy, Nezumi. What Shion soon discovers is how drastically his life will change after meeting with the mysterious Nezumi.

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Darling in the Franxx (2018)

Set in a dystopian future where children are artificially created and made to defend the remnants of civilization, the story follows a squad of ten pilots. Particularly the partnership between former prodigy Hiro and Zero Two, a hybrid human and elite pilot.

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Plastic Memories (2019)

Humans and androids with human-like appearances live side by side. SAI Corp, the leading android production company, introduce Giftia – the most human-like androids. But they have a lifespan of roughly nine years and four months. Tsukasa Mizugaki is the newest member of Terminal Service One – who collects Giftias when they reach the end of their life spans.

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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K (2016-)

To the average person, psychic powers may seem like a great gift, but to Saiki Kusou, they’re more of an annoyance. Saiki wants to be a normal high school student and avoid attention. But that’s difficult when you’re a super-powerful psychic and situations where you need to use your powers always seem to arise.

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Gintama (2005-2018)

Set in the Edo period, humanity has been conquered by aliens named Amanto. Gintoki Sakata is a samurai who works as a freelancer, alongside his friends Sinpachi Shimura and Kagura, in order to pay the monthly rent.

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Dr Stone (2019-)

In the year 2038 AD, a mysterious flash suddenly petrifies nearly all human life. 3,700 years pass with the human race frozen in stone until a 15-year-old scientific prodigy, Senku Ishigami, is suddenly revived. Alone in the world, Senku experiments with ways to rebuild humanity again.

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Code Geass (2006-2012)

The Holy Empire of Britannia conquered the country known as Japan and now call it Area 11. Its residents lost their rights to self-govern and are now called Elevens. The Empire uses destructive robotic weapons to ensure control, but someone is about to stand up to it. Lelouch, the black prince, can use the power of the Geass to build a world based on his ideals.

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Parasyte (2014-2015)

All of a sudden parasitic aliens descended upon Earth and quickly infiltrated by burrowing into the brains of vulnerable victims. They acquire full control of their hosts and can morph into a variety of forms. High school student Shinichi Izumi is one of those victims, but quick thinking meant that the parasite didn’t reach his brain. But now his right hand is infected instead.

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PSYCHO-PASS (2012-)

In the 22nd century, there is the Sibyl System, an objective means of determining the threat level of each citizen by examining their mental state for signs of criminal intent – also known as their Psycho-Pass. Akane Tsunemori is a novice Inspector. However, as she works alongside veteran Enforcer Shinya Kougami, she soon learns that the Sibyl System’s judgments are not as perfect as her fellow Inspectors assume.

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Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-1996)

Fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm, Shinji is a teenage boy who was recruited by his father to the shadowy organization Nerv. This is where he’ll need to pilot a giant bio-machine mecha named Evangelion into combat against beings known as Angels.

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Inuyashiki (2017)

Inuyaskiki Ichiro was struck by an explosion of extraterrestrial origin and his body is replaced by an incredibly powerful mechanical body. He dedicates himself to using his powers to do good. However, the teenager with him at the time of the explosion, Shishigami Hiro, had the same fate. But Hiro uses his newfound abilities to murder various people for amusement.

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Ergo Proxy (2006)

Within the domed city of Romdo lies one of the last human civilizations on Earth. Humanoid-like robots have been created to assist. However, they have begun contracting a disease which grants them self-awareness. Re-l Mayer is assigned to investigate this phenomenon.

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Gurren Lagann (2007)

Simon and Kamina were born and raised in a deep, underground village. One day while excavating the earth, Simon stumbles upon a mysterious object that turns out to be the ignition key to an ancient artifact of war. So, Simon and Kamina to set off on a journey alongside Yoko to explore the wastelands of the surface.

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Sword Art Online (2012-)

Sword Art Online, or “SAO,” is a video game. It offers a VR gateway into the wondrous world of Aincrad. However, the idyllic fantasy rapidly becomes a brutal nightmare when SAO’s creator traps thousands of players inside the game. So they are unable to return to the real world.

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Outlaw Star (1998)

Gene Starwind has always dreamed of piloting his own ship out into the vast sea of stars. Unfortunately, not all dreams come true. He spends his days working odd jobs alongside his partner, James Hawking, on the small planet Sentinel III instead. However, this all takes a turn when the duo takes on a job from Rachel Sweet.

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Promised Neverland (2019-2021)

Three gifted children of an idyllic orphanage accidentally discover the sinister purpose that they were raised for. They know the need to escape, but time is running out as one of them is about to be ‘adopted’. But they need to come up with a plan in time that lets them all escape with the younger children.

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