What is Spriggan? Everything You Need to Know About the Netflix Anime
Among Netflix's upcoming gauntlet of anime releases is the revival of a series Netflix calls «The Landmark of Action Manga.» The title in question is Spriggan, based on the manga of the same name by Hiroshi Takashige with artwork by Ryoji Minagawa.
Spriggan began publication in 1989 and ran until 1996, around which time the manga was released in the U.S. as Striker. However, the American version was heavily censored to «mask anti-American sentiments» according to MyAnimeList.
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Fans of old-school anime cinema might recall the 1998 adaptation by Studio 4°C, which had lots of slick action and plenty of gorgeously detailed guns. It's the kind of anime looked back on more for its incredible visuals than for its storyline. The critical and audience reception among broad film aggregates and even MyAnimeList are fairly mixed on the movie.
Yet despite the film being more of a cult film with a niche following, the new series release has the potential to reignite interest. This comes around the same time that Seven Seas Entertainment is licensing the original manga to be released in the west under its original name.
If ever there was a time for Spriggan to come back strong and stake its claim as a «Landmark» as Netflix's marketing so boldly claims, this would be the time. So what is Spriggan, and exactly why should this Netflix ONA be on your radar?
In Cornish folklore, Spriggans are faeries with childlike visages despite old grotesque bodies. Perhaps not the most marketable protagonist, which is likely why the manga forgoes that in place of Yu Ominae, a trained fighter, and agent for the ARCAM corporation.
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