Universal Heroes

Universal Heroes is a science fiction-action adult animated created by JoAnne Kawase that will be released on Netflix. In this universe, superhumans are a race of humanoids who possess powers and abilities that surpass of what is normal. A young girl named Crystal Holloway was recruited by the Hero Agency and must train herself to the point of being able to defeat any enemy. Universal Heroes has received critical acclaim, with critics praising the animation, character developments and fight sequences.

Heroes

 * Crystal Holloway / Love Sniper - An African-American girl whose goal is to try and make the world a better place. It was later revealed that she possesses an extended lifespan, allowing her to live longer than a normal human due to genetics. Her power is Plasma Burst, which allows her to release plasma over a specific target area causing great damage and delivering great shock waves of pure force.
 * Simon Lapierre / Beast - A hot-tempered boy who hated villains from a young age and was recruited by the agency because of his strength. His power is Transmutation, which allows him to transform into beast and possess a limitless level of strength.
 * Mizuki Kimura / Miss Hurricane - A British girl who was recruited by the agency because of her speed. Her power is Wind Control which allows her to focus air particles into powerful jets of air that retains all of its force even at long distances.
 * Claudia Sommer / Phantom - A young woman who was recruited by the agency because of her intelligence. Her power is Phasing, which allows her to move through solid objects and ignore most physical effects in her way. Because of this, she can combine physical combat with intangibility.
 * Joseph Campbell / Stone Gear - A young boy who was recruited by the agency because of his flexibility. His power is Earth, which allows him to manipulate earth including extracting huge boulders from the ground and hurling it at the enemy at high speeds, impaling the enemy with countless spikes from the earth and in some cases creating giant golems or other creatures from earth and utilize them for combat.

Villains

 * Dragon - Her power is Fire Manipulation, which allows her to create fireballs of different sizes and throw them, causing the targets to burst into flames.
 * Puppet Master - Her power is Puppet Control, which allows her to manipulate her dolls and bring them to life.



Civilians

 * Louvenia Prince - A multi-millionaire and the founder of the Hero Agency. Along with her wealth, she can intuitively understand the mechanics behind any policy, political systems and power dynamics, and understand how to manipulate it. At a young age, she become powerful and influential very quickly and easily and perform feats such as always making the right choice when it comes to advancing her own agenda. She later became Crystal's mentor.
 * Dr. Ali Savage - A support hero and a brilliant doctor who will cure heroes when they are wounded. Her power is Heal, which allows her to restore biotic organisms to their optimal health, curing damaged or withered organisms, wounds, broken bones, low vitality, and poisoning.

Cast

 * Amandla Stenberg as Love Sniper
 * Jean Smart as Louvenia Prince
 * Jimmy Tatro as Beast
 * Kimiko Glenn as Miss Hurricane
 * Daisy Ridley as Phantom
 * Josh Hutcherson as Stone Gear