Netflix Says Half Of Its Audience Watches Anime
Netflix isn’t just about streaming anime, as both Squid Game and All Of Us Are Dead can both attest, but there is a lot of anime available on the streaming giant. And it’s about to get a whole lot more.
Speaking at AnimeJapan 2022, anime creative director Kohei Obara revealed 40 new animes will hit Netflix in 2020, which is the same number that arrived in 2021. She also revealed that over half of Netflix’s global subscribers have watched an anime show or movie over the past year, and in Japan, that number is almost 90 percent.
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“Anime is one of the cornerstones of our investment in Japan, watched by nearly 90% 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,” Obara said (via Variety). “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.”
Recent or coming additions to Netflix's anime arsenal include Thermae Romae Novae, Kotaro Lives Alone, and Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure. They join a growing list of ongoing anime, such as Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Baki Hanma, The Seven Deadly Sins, and Sword Art Online, just to name a few.
Another news series coming to Netflix this year is Tekken: Bloodline. Based on the legendary fighting game Tekken, the anime will focus on Jin Kazama, the grandson of Heihachi Mishima, head of the Mishima Zaibatsu corporation and host of the King of Iron Fist Tournament. Zaibatsu seems to have some harsh lessons to teach Kazama,
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