Netflix unveiled a few highlights relating to the 40 new exclusive anime titles set to be presented at AnimeJapan 2022. “Anime is one of the cornerstones of our investment in Japan, watched by nearly 90 percent of our members here last year,"Kohei Obara, Director, Anime Creative, Netflix said. "At the same time, interest in anime has grown worldwide, and more than half of our members globally tuned into it last year."
The lineup includes "Thermae Romae Novae," which launches tomorrow and is the first project from Netflix’s direct partnership with anime creators, "Kotaro Lives Alone" and Rilakkuma’s "Theme Park Adventure," as well as a family-friendly anime films, such as "Bubble," which just premiered at the 72nd Berlin Film Festival becoming available on Netflix from 28 April. The title was produced with top-tier studios like Studio Colorido's Drifting Home.
The platform also announced the return of fan favorite JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure ,"Stone Ocean," which will continue for episodes 13-24 later this year. “From diversifying our slate to bringing back fan favorites, we want to continue growing our members’ discovery and love for anime, both in Japan and around the world with this next chapter of anime on Netflix.”
During the AnimeJapan stage event, Netflix revealed sneak peeks into upcoming titles including new character art and main casts for "The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh," with part 1 premiering in 2022, as well as key art and main trailer of Ghost In The Shell: Sac_2045 Season 2, available from 23 May. Japanese voice talents, such as Megumi Han, Mariya Ise, Yuki Kaji, Junichi Suwabe and Kenjiro Tsuda presented the anime projects to the event attendees.
Anime is one of the cornerstones of our investment in Japan, watched by nearly 90 percent of our members here last year. At the same time, interest in anime has grown worldwide, and more than half of our members globally tuned into it last year.” Kohei Obara Netflix, Thermae Romae Novae, Kotaro Lives Alone, Stone Ocean,
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