Netflix original anime and acquisitions News Thread

[PicardMan]

I'm surprised their isn't a thread for a rising power in the world of anime streaming. I had a lot of fun with Seven Deadly Sins and Ajin and enjoyed what I've seen of Kuromukuro so far. I even found Glitter Force to be damn cute enough to be a (very) guilty pleasure. Haven't seen Knights of Sidonia or Magi: Legend of Sinbad yet. Anyway, I think there should be a thread for discussing news items related to Netflix anime, like when is season 2 of Ajin coming out?

 

[Troy Troodon]

I wouldn't exactly call them "Netflix Originals." Netflix had no part in the production of these shows, which were already developed before Netflix began streaming them. If they did make an original, it would probably be in collaboration between Japan and the US, just like they did with IGPX or Batman Gotham Knight.

 

[PicardMan]

I know they weren't produced by Netflix, but they are advertised as "Netflix originals" and put in the Netflix originals section. Essentially, being a "Netflix original" anime means you can't be on Crunchyroll or any other streaming service.

 

[Dudley]

I know they weren't produced by Netflix, but they are advertised as "Netflix originals" and put in the Netflix originals section. Essentially, being a "Netflix original" anime means you can't be on Crunchyroll or any other streaming service.

And it also involves paying extra to buy out the American broadcast rights, so it won't air on US television. They've done that with several cartoons to, like the new Inspector Gadget and Danger Mouse cartoons.


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[wonderfly]

Okay, but weren't Danger Mouse and Inspector Gadget actually commissioned by Netflix? I think the new Voltron was.

It'll be a little more "original" when Netflix actually commissions an anime to be made...I think.

 

[Dudley]

Okay, but weren't Danger Mouse and Inspector Gadget actually commissioned by Netflix? I think the new Voltron was.

It'll be a little more "original" when Netflix actually commissions an anime to be made...I think.

Voltron is part of a content deal between Netflix and Dreamworks Animation. The other two were made for TV broadcast in the UK and Canada. Inspector Gadget was actually going to air in the US on Cartoon Network, before Netflix picked it up.


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[DHB8008]

Okay, but weren't Danger Mouse and Inspector Gadget actually commissioned by Netflix? I think the new Voltron was.

Nope, Danger Mouse was commissioned by the BBC, where the show airs in the UK.

 

[StorytellerMJ5]

It'll be a little more "original" when Netflix actually commissions an anime to be made...I think.

So, Perfect Bones then?

 

[PicardMan]

I still haven't heard any news on that one since February. It may be a long time, like the gap between the announcement of Attack on Titan season 2 and the actual release date.

 

[Yojimbo]

ONA adaptation of Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf coming May 23.

 

[Antiyonder]

At any rate, the anime debuting in the US on Netflix I tend to rewatch every now and then is Little Witch Academia. The series, and while they were on, the two OVA.

Ironically I checked out The Owl House cause of similarities of it mentioned, but I would definitely recommend it on the flipside.

 

[Yojimbo]

11/27/24: The Summer Hikaru Died teaser posted.



3/14/25: Record of Ragnarok is getting a third season.



3/14: List of Netflix's April premieres.

3/21: Trailer for Moonrise posted along with cast and crew info. Streams April 10.


The Summer Hikaru Died trailer posted.



4/2: Netflix will be streaming Riyoko Ikeda's The Rose of Versailles on April 30 in Japanese and English.

 

[The Overlord]

I really enjoyed the Terminator anime, it's the best thing to come out of that franchise since 1991.

 

[Yojimbo]

4/21: Summary of AnimeJapan panel for The Summer Hikaru Died.

5/23: Lost in Starlight poster and trailer posted.



6/2: The Summer Hikaru Dies releases on July 5.



Leviathan premieres on Netflix on July 10.

6/6: WB Japan will be have a panel at Anime Expo on July 5 and one title previewed will be Record of Ragnarok.

6/7: Will stream The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity starting July 5.



6/18: Netflix posts its schedule for the rest of the year.
July 3: DAN DA DAN S2 (weekly episodes)
July 5: The Summer Hikaru Died (weekly episodes)
July 10: Leviathan
July 14 : SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2 (weekly episodes)
July 24: My Melody & Kuromi
August 14: Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II – The Ashes of Rage
September 2025: Pokémon Concierge New Episodes
Later this year: The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity

7/4: Studio Trigger revealed they are making a Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 anime to stream on Netflix, it is in in production, Ichigo Kanno from Studio Trigger drew a poster, 10 episodes, Kai Ikarashi (who was a storyboard artist, animation director, animator, and prop designer for the first series) is directing for the 1st time, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners producer and writer Bartosz Sztybor is again working on the series, and Ichigo Kanno (animation director and key animator on the first series) is the lead character designer, and Masahiko Otsuka is returning as the scriptwriter. It is described as, "It presents a new standalone 10-episode story from the world of Cyberpunk 2077— a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge.

When the world is blinded by spectacle, what extremes do you have to go to make your story matter?"

 

[Anyone00]

From the looks of it from the teaser trailer one of the main characters in Edgerunners 2 is a media indicating they may be leaning on the TTRPG harder.

 

[Yojimbo]

Here's the Edgerunners 2 teaser Anyone00 is referring to.

 

[RoyalRubble]

Netflix Teases New Looks at ‘Blue Eye Samurai,’ ‘Beastars,’ ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2’ and ‘Sakamoto Days’ at Anime Expo.

 

[Yojimbo]

7/5: Record of Ragnarok season 3 trailer released.

Saka Mikami's The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity trailer and openings. Premieres on September 7 with simuldub.

8/21: Record of Raganrok III Trailer #2 posted.

8/27: Devilman Crybaby releases on Blu-ray (a deluxe edition only mentioned) through Anime Limited/Shout! Studios on December 9.

8/28: Cyberpunk Edgerunners Blu-ray set will release on October 28 through Crunchyroll Store.

9/5: Baki-Dou premieres in 2026.

9/27: Yaiba: Samurai Legend is getting a second season and it will cover the Kaguya arc.

edit: The Summer Hikaru Died renewed for a second season.

11/5: Cosmic Princess Kaguya premieres on January 22.

11/11: Record of Ragnarok season 3 premieres on December 10.



12/1: 100 Meter movie (sub) gets added December 31.



12/28: The following are leaving Netflix in 2026:
-Sirius the Jaeger (April 6th, 2026)
-Mob Psycho 100 (May 22nd, 2026)
-From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke (July 1st, 2026)
-Fate/EXTRA Last Encore (August 1st, 2026)
-Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (September 13th, 2026)
-Forest of Piano (September 28th, 2026) Kuromukuro (October 4th, 2026)

1/3: Sneak peek for Love Through a Prism.



1/4: Coming in January reel posted.


1/9: The Ramparts of Ice debuts on April 2, sub and dub.



1/20: Will co-develop original titles with MAPPA.

1/26: All 13 episodes of Baki-Dou premieres tomorrow.

Sparks of Tomorrow premieres exclusively in July.

 

[wonderfly]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:

"Netflix And Kyoto Animation Present Sparks Of Tomorrow"​

"Netflix announced another partnership with a respected animation studio today. The next anime from Kyoto Animation, the team responsible for Clannad, K-On!, and Violet Evergarden among others, will debut their next project, Sparks Of Tomorrow, on the service next July.

The announcement was accompanied by the first trailer, which has some spiffy animation but unfortunately is not subtitled in any way. You can turn on YouTube’s auto-translate, but you won’t get far with sentences like “Kihatsu is someone who will bring about an era of weather in the future!” Fortunately there’s a synopsis to explain the real plot…."

Read the full article here.

And here's the trailer:

 

[Yojimbo]

2/8: Dorohedoro season 2 premieres on April 1.

2/11: Beastars final season part 2 premieres on March 7.