Netflix announced at the Tokyo AnimeJapan 2021 Expo on Saturday that it will release 40 new anime titles in 2021, Bloomberg reported, following the success of his Zeus Blood series last year.
The new series to be launched this year includes an adaptation of the Japanese manga Ragnarok Record, with its premiere scheduled for June; Yasuke, about an African samurai in Japan from the feudal era, which will debut on April 29; and Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, based on the video game franchise. Netflix previously announced its anime series The path of the owner of the house, also based on a Japanese manga series, will debut on April 8. Variety notes that the number of anime titles coming to Netflix this year is almost double the number of anime series and movies released in 2020.
“We want to be proud to be the premier entertainment destination with good quality content,” said Taiki Sakurai, Netflix’s chief anime producer. Bloomberg. “The growth of our business is directly linked to the growth of our anime.”
The global anime market reached $ 23 billion last year and is expected to grow to over $ 36 billion by 2025, according to Bloomberg. Sony announced in December that it planned to buy the anime video site Crunchyroll for nearly $ 1.2 billion (although the sale was delayed due to an antitrust investigation by the United States Department of Justice). According to New York Times, Netflix said the number of families that broadcast their anime offerings last year has increased by half compared to 2019.