Right now you can watch Scarlet Nexus in Australia on Crunchyroll, and in the US on Crunchyroll — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 64 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch it for Junya Enoki — the performance elevates material that could easily tip into self-seriousness. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Crunchyroll.

There is a reason Scarlet Nexus keeps coming up in conversation. What makes Scarlet Nexus work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Saved by the Other Suppression Force as a child, psychokinetic Yuito enlists in this elite team formed to fight Earth’s enemy. Meanwhile, prodigy Kasane was scouted for her abilities. Kasane’s dreams tell her strange things, dragging the two into an unavoidable fate. The human element stays intact thanks to Junya Enoki and Asami Seto, who anchor every scene. Scarlet Nexus premiered in 2021. Scarlet Nexus resists the temptation to explain everything, trusting the audience to sit with ambiguity. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Scarlet Nexus a chance. The tonal similarities to Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia are real, though Scarlet Nexus carves out its own identity quickly. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Junya Enoki grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

Scarlet Nexus wrapped up in 2021 — and 1 season is available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro's free voice app makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just say the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.