The ‘flix has just announced that its new CG anime series called Tokyo Override will hit the streamer November 21. The series is set in a future Tokyo in which AI is integrated into daily life — but a group of biker misfits discover that …Read more »
Netflix is doing a lot to hype season two of its live-action One Piece adaptation, including having Luffy actor Iñaki Godoy celebrating his character’s birthday, or slowly revealing new, upcoming cast members. Original manga creator Eiichiro Oda is closely involved with the production, and he …Read more »
The second season of Netflix’s live-action One Piece adaptation has officially started its production! Netflix shared a video of actors Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero, and Taz Skylar flying from their homes around the world to Capetown, South Africa, where they will film. …Read more »
The second season of Netflix’s live-action One Piece probably won’t be here until 2025, but Netflix was eager to let fans know who’s been cast to play members of Baroque Works. There’s also this visual with the actors next to their characters: David Dastmalchian plays …Read more »
Terminator Zero, an anime series that takes place in the Terminator universe, will launch on Netflix on August 29. Production I.G and Skydance Animation teamed up to work on this, with Masashi Kudo in the director’s seat for Production I.G. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and …Read more »
Monkey D. Luffy’s birthday just happened on May 5, and Monkey D. Luffy himself celebrated it. And by that I mean his actor in the highly successful live-action Netflix adaptation of One Piece, Iñaki Godoy, celebrated the birthday. And, wait, is that a teaser? Check …Read more »
The live-action City Hunter movie dropped on Netflix on April 25, and the streaming service proudly announced that during the April 22-28 time period, it took first place in Netflix’s list of Global Top 10 non-English films. It was watched about 5.3 million times, and …Read more »
A few months ago, we learned that Ghibli-alum studio Ponoc was teaming up with Netflix for a multi-picture exclusive streaming deal, starting with the studio’s recent film The Imaginary. Now we’ve learned when that film is set to hit Netflix: July 5. In addition, the …Read more »
My Oni Girl (Suki Demo Kirai na Amanojaku), the new film from Studio Colorido (Drifting Home) has just revealed a trailer and poster. The film, directed by Tomotaka Shibayama (A Whisker Away) and written by Shibayama and Yuko Kakihara (Digimon Adventure tri.), will hit theaters …Read more »
The live-action movie version of Golden Kamuy is set to stream on the ‘flix. The film will hit the service May 19. Based on the manga by Satoru Noda, Golden Kamuy was released in Japanese theaters on January 19. It stars Kento Yamazaki (Kingdom) as …Read more »
Netflix has gotten the rights to stream writer/director Makoto Shinkai’s highly successful anime movie Suzume in 169 countries. And, yes, the United States is one of them. Netflix also notes it will be offering the film to even more nations in 2025. The streaming service …Read more »
Netflix went all out at this month’s AnimeJapan, releasing an absolutely packed 2024 slate. There’s lots to be excited about, from the final season of BEASTARS to the continuation of Delicious in Dungeon to new Gundam and Ultraman. With so many big titles coming to the streaming juggernaut, it’s understandable …Read more »
The Imaginary, the latest film from Studio Ponoc, is coming to the ‘flix. The latest film from the studio founded by Ghibli alum producer Yoshiaki Nishimura and directed by Yoshiyuki Momose (Ni no Kuni) was released in Japanese theaters last month. An exact streaming date …Read more »
Today’s the day: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is on Netflix! This most recent adaptation of the beloved graphic novel series brings back lots of big players from the original film. Combined with Science SARU—the studio behind Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! and DEVILMAN crybaby—that’s a massively impressive roster. …Read more »
Netflix has had a mixed history with their live-action adaptations of anime and manga, with titles like Death Note and Cowboy Bebop not doing well, while their One Piece adaptation has been a hit. How will it be with Netflix’s live-action Yu Yu Hakusho? We’ll …Read more »
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