Hulu is one of the best mainstream pelt services for have gum anime on the side .   That being said , its anime movie option is true rather circumscribed . Nonetheless , from the available selection , there are some fun and remarkable flick .

These kitchen stove in entries from some of the most recognizable shonen IPs today likeDragon Ball , to an all - fourth dimension anime classic in the form ofAkira , to more recession pick . These gum anime picture all range on review aggregator MyAnimeList with fairly strong scores among the monolithic database of titles cataloged there .

Afro Samurai: Resurrection (7.34)

TheAfro Samuraianime is one of the most playfulness to watch for a stylishly red romp . Afro Samurai : Resurrectionserves as a sequel to the television anime miniseries , with the floor clean up after the titular antihero come after in exacting revenge on Justice . He ’s compelled to clean up his sword again after Jinno and Lady Sio attempt to revive his father Rokutaro for vengeful aim .

standardized to anime dealership likeDragon Ball , Afro Samurai : Resurrectionsimply require the plot to serve as a fomite for the slick activeness , and reason to hear its English - dubbed phonation cast of Samuel L. Jackson , Lucy Liu , Mark Hamill , and industry veterans like Yuri Lowenthal and Liam O’Brien .

Fafner: Heaven And Earth (7.38)

Though it does n’t measure up to other mecha Zanzibar copal genre giants likeGundam , Gurren Lagann , andNeon Genesis Evangelion , theFafnerseries has managed solid wads among sports fan on MyAnimeList . Fafnerrevolves around a group of tike pilots task to crusade a war against the exotic Festum coinage .

TheHeaven and Earthmovie admit place after the events of the originalFafner in the Azureseries with protagonist Kazuki struggling with life after the war two years ago .   The humans and the Festum are then stone against each other once again .

Fairy Tail: The Phoenix Priestess (7.38)

When shonen popularly had massive runs in manga and anime – for better and bad – author Hiro Mashima’sFairy Tailwas one of the longest - running series . The manga ran from 2006 to 2017 , with the Zanzibar copal adaptation run from 2009 to 2019.ThePhoenix Priestesswas the first gum anime movie that the franchise inspired , which is mistily touch as canon to the main story .

The story follows Natsu and co. ’s pursuance to help the priestess   Éclair uncover the enigma fence in her mission to protect and fork over an ancient stone . The positive reception toThe Phoenix Priestessas a one - off story pave the way for a sequel , titledDragon Cry .

Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale (7.57)

Sword Art Onlinebecame one of the most well - known isekai anime after being adapted from Reki Kawahara ’s light novel serial . Given that impulse , the franchise inspired multiple picture show , includingOrdinal Scale . It ’s an original story in the franchise and also canon to the main chronicle , taking place after the case ofSword Art Onlineseason 2 .

The franchise revolves around the principal casting take part in virtual reality MMORPGs , withOrdinal Scaletaking the characters into a new augmented realness applied science that ’s emerged and become popular in the mainstream , though , it of course of instruction has darker posterior motive .

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (7.59)

Kohei Horikoshi’sMy Hero Academiais one of the most popular shonen animeand manga around right on now . That ’s in large part due to its colourful casting of characters from every corner of its world and the superhero premise . My Hero Academia : Two Heroesand   the other   picture show in this franchise do something more or less uncommon for blockbuster shonen serial in that these are canon to the main story .

They are n’t hard cite in the TV anime , butTwo Heroes ' tarradiddle take place in between the Final Exams and Forest Training bow . Deku and All - Might jaw an old friend of the latter on the unreal I - Island , where they ’re break by attacking villains .

Ninja Scroll (7.60)

It ’s a more niche pick today , but veteran animation studio Madhouse’sNinja Scrollis a worthwhile film from the early ' 90s era of anime . Alongside its generation of the sentence , it served as one of the most influential Zanzibar copal when it came to advertise the   genre ’s bearing outside of Japan , namely in the ripe demographics .

Ninja Scrolltakes place in feudal - earned run average Japan , focused on the ronin Kibagami Jubei as he combat a team of supernatural ninjas that are adjudicate to overthrow the shogunate . It was also an anime - original floor for theatrical release .

Trigun: Badlands Rumble (7.94)

Trigunis regarded by veteran soldier anime fans as a classic , and it ’s one of thevarious serial in Hulu ’s packed catalogue of idiot box gum anime . Hulu also hosts the movie associated with it , Trigun : Badlands Rumble , which was unloose 25 age after the manga by Yasuhiro Nightow terminate and 24 years after the gum anime show aired .

The series   follows Vash the Stampede , a pacifist gunman who ’s constantly having to fight off bounty hunters from bolt down him . Madhouse’sBadlands Rumblefollows his adventures go through through a town filled with bounty hunter   looking for a notorious depository financial institution robber . Trigunas a whole has been praised for its creative blend of the sci - fi musical style with westerns , akin toCowboy Bebop .

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (8.02)

Unsurprisingly , cave in the success of theMy Hero AcademiaTV anime and initial moving picture , a sequel was greenlit asHeroes Rising . Like the first movie , Heroes Risingis a canyon entry in the franchise , this time taking position after the event of the Meta Liberation bow .

The plot centerfield around Deku and co. as they take part in a guard program on Nabu Island . thing are placid and peaceful until a scoundrel name Nine appears , hound for a specific Quirk . The motion-picture show was well - get for its stunning vitality , worked up payoff , and its assumption . To date , Heroes Risingis the highest - ratedMy Hero Academiamovie on MyAnimeList .

Dragon Ball Super: Broly (8.13)

Akira Toriyama’sDragon Ballfranchise is one of the most placeable   anime in the shonen musical genre and the medium as a whole . AfterDragon Ball Zbrought the dealership its first - ever canon flick in the form ofBattle of GodsandResurrection F , Supermade another milepost for the enfranchisement by formally canonizing Broly .

It does n’t take much in the way of authorship to make aDragon Ballmovie good , as the plot just needs to be serviceable and coherent enough to move Goku , Vegeta , and co. from grand - exfoliation competitiveness to high-minded - scale fight , andDragon Ball Super : Brolydoes exactly that . Even better , it took a more grounded , humanise approach to its titulary persona . With its likable take on Broly to the   vibrant havoc of the activity , Brolyis arguablythe strongestDragon Ballmovie .

Akira (8.16)

Studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha and director Katsuhiro Otomo’sAkirawas one of the anime movies to make a victorious turning point internationally . The bleak sci - fi dystopian thriller struck such a chord with the execution of its plot and themes that westerly interview had to take notice , helping ram Zanzibar copal as a medium forward worldwide .

1988 ’s anime flick was an adjustment of Otomo ’s manga of the same name , tell a low storey of two champion in a biker mob as one of them becomes a hostile psychical monster due to a botched military experiment . Violent and bloody action is punctuated by themes of the neglect of the youthfulness by tainted political and military institutions , with many consort thatAkira isone of the greatest gum anime movies ever .

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Split image of Akira and Dragon Ball Super: Broly posters.

Afro preparing to draw his sword in Afro Samurai: Resurrection.

One of the titular Fafner mechs in Heaven and Earth.

The members of the Fairy Tail guild in Phoenix Priestess.

The main cast of Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale in key art.

The main cast of My Hero Academia: Two Heroes in key art doing action poses.

A collage of the main cast of Ninja Scroll with their weapons drawn in key art.

Vash with bullet shells falling out of his gun and the supporting cast behind him in Badlands Rumble key art.

A collage of My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising main cast in key art.

A poster for Dragon Ball Super Broly shows Goku and Vegeta with Broly behind them.

Akira movie poster featuring the protagonist walking to his bike.

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